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I'm not sure if posing questions in the title is appropriate, makes it sound a bit more like an editorial, imo. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:31, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Title can wait just now, I've some email queries outstanding and a good chance of responses to questions nobody else has asked. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:23, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Still waiting on an official response from the Canadian Rights people, going to bump the date on this and give them another prod. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:15, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Emailed Pirate Party of Canada last night, said they'd respond so sent list of questions BCC'd to scoop. At least get something this way, but may hold back PPC responses pending CRIA response. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:39, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

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The "lying lobbyists" section title seems a bit biased. --SVTCobra 19:57, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I concur with SVT. "And, perhaps unsurprisingly, the blog entry Hogarth attempted to misdirect Wikinews with ..." is not neutral. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:06, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Let me prove it... Please start reading the documents! I'm just about to put up an additional PDF that is the third legal document proving what the lobbyist wrote on his blog is a lie or he's incompetent. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:06, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * The inline image shows Sookman is not correct. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:29, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, but there has to be a way to phrase that less scathingly. We are supposed to be objective, after all. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:33, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll change the text, but not the sub-heading. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:04, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Is this better know. I do want to stick by the "lying lobbyists?" (question mark important). With more from the various affidavits incorporated around it this seems to become a more likely intent; one which I play down in the text. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:09, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't like the "lying lobbyists?" with or without the question mark. I find it leading. However, don't look to me for further comments or review notes; I just don't have the time. Cheers, --SVTCobra 19:37, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Legal notes
Since none of the people who've written stories on this seem to have done the work....

 * http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/SI-88-47/FullText.html
 * It is the responsibility of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs to set the fee for "services in respect of registration under the Copyright Act, notwithstanding section 41 of that Act."
 * SI/88-47 March 30, 1988

 * Legal Deposit of Publications Regulations
 * SOR/2006-337 December 12, 2006
 * "...pursuant to subsection 10(2) of the Library and Archives of Canada Act"

 * Interesting, but not really relevant,

" DEPOSIT — NON-PAPER PUBLICATIONS 2. In order to make a publication and its contents that uses a medium other than paper accessible to the Librarian and Archivist, the publisher shall (a) before providing a copy of the publication to the Librarian and Archivist, (i) decrypt encrypted data contained in the publication, and (ii) remove or disable security systems or devices that are designed to restrict or limit access to the publication; and (b) when providing a copy of the publication to the Librarian and Archivist, (i) provide a copy of software specifically created by the publisher that is necessary to access the publication, (ii) provide a copy of technical or other information necessary to access the publication, including a copy of manuals that accompany the publication, and (iii) provide any available descriptive data about the publication including its title, creator, language, date of publication, format, subject and copyright information. "

Review worries
There is, so far, already so much in this I'm concerned about getting a good review carried out when I do put it up. Can people who might be able to do this start reviewing the documents listed. To deal with this properly I've just dumped the various papers here and linked in external links sections. All emails should have been shared with scoop by the time I'm putting for review.

Please periodically check it still flows; with so many lengthy documents to repeatedly crosscheck there are times I find myself puzzled at where two new paragraphs belong and how should flow. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:15, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Review of revision 923233 [Failed]

 * I beg to differ, and will resubmit for another reviewer's opinion. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:48, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * As I pointed out above, there are 3 very substantial documents need read, and a needed understanding of who the CMRRA and CARDOC are to satisfy the criteria this is disputed on. My approach would be: copyedit for style, grammar; verify per sources (including the initial legal filing and affidavits listed as external links), check style/grammar edits do not remove important, nuanced, legalistic terms, and then, only then, can you review for NPOV. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:14, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * *shrugs* I still stand by my above comment. I'm not disputing that what you've written is true, I'm concerned that it's not neutral. Regardless of how incompetent, dumb, lying, etc., Sookman might really be, the point is: Wikinews shouldn't care. On a side note, I see that has now toned down the part in question slightly. Cheers, Tempodivalse  [talk]  20:31, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Just to note, I tried to tone down the article a bit. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:53, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I do strongly object to this. Durova was asked to review on NPOV amongst other points and did not tag or raise neutrality issues with me. The vast majority of her edits were not "toning down" but changes to active voice. If you mischaracterise such, how can I trust your accuracy on neutrality issues? --Brian McNeil / talk 02:44, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Less 'diplomatic' response: I gave all four majors ample opportunity to respond. Most are not in compliance with Internet standards, run mail servers for their domains, and have disabled the RFC-mandated postmaster address. If this section is cut, the article would fail NPOV. Apart from that I now see nothing wrong with it other than a cybernannying attitude that I might get sued for libel in, factually, stating that a CRIA lobbyist is a liar. I would have welcomed the lawsuit - so should other Wikinewsies. --Brian McNeil / talk 02:50, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

 * * sigh* ... I thought that Durova's edits were smoothing the somewhat sharp tone; perhaps my perception was incorrect. Again, I've clearly indicated in my review above why I feel that this article is not neutral enough, and can elaborate more if necessary. has also expressed some concerns in an above section about bias as well. If other reviewers think the article is OK, then I'll defer judgement. This is not personal and I don't want hard feelings, I'm just doing what I think is best for the project. Tempodivalse  [talk]  02:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I was getting the "rolled-up-newspaper" treatment in Skype chat; never any question it was not neutral, just "normal" for investigative journalism. I don't want to start on-wiki disputes, I'm reasonably confident SVTCobra's concerns are already addressed. --Brian McNeil / talk 03:02, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Should be formally reviewed and published as-is. Looks accurate, and balanced to me. The character of a person appointed by a company to speak for them (at first or second hand), and the contextual qualification of the contents of said statements, is one of the paramount duties of the journalist, or at least, that's what I've been taught. Ktetch (talk) 03:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

 * When reviewed, please slip in a for appearance/layout. I retire, disillusioned that nobody can simply read the source and external links in 9 hours. --Brian McNeil / talk 04:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I did, but since i'm new, not much I can do about it. Ktetch (talk) 05:04, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, this simply didn't make it into Google News. An inquisition is being held. Developers may face the rack. ;-) Oh, and I got the noeditsection in as early as I could. Ktech, if you c/e some stuff to pub standard before it gets review you should easily be able to get the privilege. We'll need every reviewer we can get for the competition; could be 15+ articles every day. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:59, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

FAC
As I'm 99.9% confident this is the most comprehensive coverage of this issue and exposes a Machiavellian lobbyist to public scrutiny I would like this, when appropriate, put forward as a WN:FAC. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:02, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

FAC --Brian McNeil / talk 17:58, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


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21:10 Local time?
Are these children in school until 9PM? I wonder when the school day starts? No wonder they were in a hurry to get out!

-15:40, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

 * I think they were doing evening classes, not that they actually stayed in school up to that long. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:08, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Find me all the red balloons; MIT wins DARPA challenge

I find they way they did it rather disappointing. This proves more the power of money over the power of social networks. This approach would take a large amount of money if the data size is big, and in real world situation there is no official answer, so they can never be sure whether they have it right. I can imagine a large group of coordinated people spamming a common answer, posing it as the correct one, and fetch away all the prize money.

The CNN article says: "We're giving $2,000 per balloon to the first person to send us the correct coordinates, but that's not all ..."

I think "offering US$2,000 to anyone who gave them the coordinates of a balloon." in this wikinews article is not collect. Because they didn't gave "anyone" but just " the first person". I'm afraid that I'm not so acquainted with English sentences,but I felt something look odd. How do you think?--121.114.230.197 (talk) 10:17, 13 December 2009 (UTC)


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WHO: 36 million cured of tuberculosis in last fifteen years

December 8, 2009 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that over the last fifteen years, some 36 million people have been cured of tuberculosis, and about 8-million tuberculosis cases have been avoided. The information is contained in the WHO’s 2009 Global Tuberculosis Control Report Update. The Direct Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) strategy was given credit for the success.

The report added, however, that millions of people still do not have access to high quality tuberculosis care. The disease is second only to HIV/AIDS in the number of people it kills each year. About 1.8 million died of tuberculosis in 2008. Dr. Mario Raviglione, director of the WHO’s Stop TB Department, is in Washington, D.C. for the release of the report. He commented that “what we are demonstrating with this new report is that on the one hand we have fairly good benefits from the investments in TB control over the last 10 to 15 years and at the same time [...] we have problems that persist and are possibly getting worse."

"I believe that there is little commitment in many countries to expand rapidly and urgently what needs to be done for MDR-TB. Here we are dealing with a really serious urgent problem.  We are talking about a half a million cases…emerging every year,” he continued.

The WHO official noted that only a small percentage, perhaps six or seven percent, of MDR-TB cases are even detected. "Only half of them are properly treated," he says. “That to me is a tremendous delay and is a lack of [a] sense of urgency." Unless more is done, he predicted that there will be severe consequences.

“Multi-drug resistant TB is the most serious form of tuberculosis because it does not respond to the conventional treatment that we give to patients with TB. The consequence is that we are just allowing this disease to spread unchecked in many parts of the world."


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Talk:COP15, Alternative "texts" divide climate summit

You said you wanted comments in the edit summary, so here goes. (It should be noted i'm not a particularly good writer, so take anything i say with a grain of salt). It looks pretty good. Two things i noticed is that WWF should have its full name written out the first time its used (preferably with wikilink). Also, i think "alternative text" should be clarified earlier in the article. For the first little bit, i was confused by what was meant by the phrase. (perhaps use the phrase alternative treaty instead or something). Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:58, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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Sorry! I clicked a button, not on purpose, and that changed the article. I'll try to reset it, but if I can't - please help me! Skalman (talk) 21:58, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Ok, I reset the mistake. It wasn't so hard. Skalman (talk) 22:01, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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"The crux of the biscuit is the Apostrophe(')" — Frank Zappa.

The "text's" what? The "Text's" crazy conditions, or was it meant to be plural? --Brian McNeil / talk 16:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Meant to be plural. Would you look over the article - what should be changed, can it be expaned with more details. Thanks Mrchris (talk) 17:56, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Good grief! 's means the following object belongs to . The possessive use of the apostrophe. Which is wrong. there is no apostrophe in the plural texts. I'll see if the text is better in about a half hour after I eat. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:12, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I moved to review. RE: Verifiability: Text claims developing countries don't like this, disputed by FT. - Can not see where the FT claims that developing countries like the text. Mrchris (talk) 22:28, 9 December 2009 (UTC)


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Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:58, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

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Brown, Coakley win Massachusetts Senate seat primaries amid low voter turnout

December 9, 2009 Massachusetts  and   who represents the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District have won their parties' respective primaries amid low voter turnout to  of the late  who died after losing his battle with brain cancer last August.

Coakley won out by 47 percent over three other candidates, who included Representative who represents ;, the co-founder and former CEO of , a national youth service organization which was founded in Boston; and , a managing director of private equity firm  and managing partner of the  basketball team.

Coakley went into the campaign with a large lead, announcing her candidacy just days after Kennedy's death. Her status as Attorney General has helped her name recognition as she was the only candidate with statewide name recognition. Capuano is less known due to the fact his name only appears on the ballot in the communities he serves as part of the 8th congressional district.

Brown, the State Senator for the Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District and an officer in the, won by a landslide with 89 percent over , an attorney and businessman who ran against Ted Kennedy as the Republican nominee in the along seeking two other offices.

Voter turnout was low, mostly because of the timing of the primary, which is just a month after voters went to the polls in November to vote in local elections, combined with the cold temperatures as winter finally arrived in Massachusetts this past week with the first snow occurring on Saturday.

said that he expected turnout to be "very light" with 500,000 to 900,000 voters out of Massachusetts 4.1 million registered voters participating. He added that the turnout would be much closer to "to the 5 than to the 9." Galvin further noted that turnout would mostly consist of Democrat and Republican voters and not independents noting that, "My instinct is that the independents are not participating."

Capuano's campaign hoped that low turnout would help him due to the large number of voters in the Boston area where Capuano is widely known and liked due to his representation of the area plus his past as of, Massachusetts.

Wikinews reporter Patrick Mannion noted that turnout was low at his local polling place, with no campaigners outside holding signs and only 155 votes recorded on the machine for his precinct.

The Democrat candidates gave their concessions to Coakley, with Capunao noting, "I want to congratulate the next senator of Massachusetts, Martha Coakley. She ran a good campaign and it was a good clean campaign. I want to be there to make her the next senator." Pagliuca said, "We've really got to reverse this problem of unemployment and I'll work with the nominee to get that done." He said of Coakley, "She'll be a strong, progressive leader for our state."

Khazei addressed his supporters saying, "We all came into this campaign knowing the climb was steep, the calendar short and the odds long, but you were so committed to the idea that citizens matter and can make a difference that you sacrificed and worked and, boy, did you work, and you brought pride to the campaign and the Commonwealth."

Brown repeatedly noted that voters have a choice in the overwhelmingly Democratic state saying, "Send another partisan placeholder to the United States Senate or we can try something new, we can elect an independent voice for all of Massachusetts — and that's the US senator I promise to be." Brown also appealed to independents noting, "Never underestimate the independent spirit of Massachusetts. A year has passed since one-party rule came to Washington and the last thing we need is more of it." Brown closed by stating, "I believe in limited government and the boundless power of the free market to create jobs and wealth for our people."

Brown and Coakley will now face each other along with independent candidate Joseph Kennedy, who has no relation to the late Senator or his family, in the special election which will be held on January 19, 2010.

The winner will take over the Senate seat once held by Ted Kennedy himself along with former Presidents and the brother of Ted Kennedy,. Other notable past Senators include, , , and his son  The winner will replace , a longtime friend of Senator Kennedy who is currently holding the seat as a interim appointee.


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Spanish: Hola Brian McNeil, gracias por la bienvenida, yo participo en la Wikipedia en español, tienes cuenta ahi. Saludos, cordialmente Globalphilosophy (talk)  03:26, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

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Hola Globalphilosophy. Espero no te incomode, he sacado la categoría "Peruvian Wikipedians" de tu página de usuario, que no existe aquí. Saludos. Ah, la firma, no se permite usar imágenes en ellas aquí. ¡Gracias! --Diego Grez return fire 02:57, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

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Talk:Brown, Coakley win Massachusetts Senate seat primaries amid low voter turnout

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Went to go vote and hoped to interview some voters at least, but what Secretary Galvin said was true... because the place was dead, there was two or three voters standing about, the only people were the poll staff and three cops doing security detail. My precinct's optical scanner only stated that 155 votes had been cast (including mine). No campaigners outside, they may have been there earlier because there were some Coakley signs leaning against the wall, but other than that, no sign holders. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 05:39, 9 December 2009 (UTC)


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Hubble telescope spots oldest galaxies ever seen

December 10, 2009

American and European scientists say the upgraded Hubble space telescope has spotted the oldest galaxies ever seen. The images were taken with the telescope's new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) in August this year.

The galaxies are about 13 billion light years from Earth, meaning they formed less than one billion years after the Big Bang — the cosmological model of the initial conditions and subsequent development of the universe.

WFC3 was installed in May this year, during a mission by the space shuttle Atlantis to repair and upgrade Hubble. Experts say the new instrument will let them peer even further back in time, to when the universe was in its infancy. The more distant a galaxy is, the more its light is "redshifted" due to expansion of the universe. Light from the furthest galaxies is shifted to infrared wavelengths invisible to the human eye, but WFC3 can detect these.

The new image was taken in August, in the same region as a 2004 visible light image known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. The 2004 photo previously showed the most distant galaxies, but the new infrared pictures from the WFC3 allow even more remote galaxies to be seen.

Capturing the image took four days, and the total exposure lasted 173,000 seconds. In the three months since, twelve scientific papers have been submitted on it. On Tuesday one of these confirmed the galaxies as the furthest ever seen.

They are also the oldest, with the light from them having taken around 13 billion years to reach Earth.

"At these distances, you're really looking back in time, like you have a time machine," said Ray Villard, of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. "Those things don't exist anymore."

The photo could be one of the ultimate achievements of the Hubble telescope, now almost twenty years old.

"These new observations are likely to be the most sensitive images Hubble will ever take," said Professor Jim Dunlop of the University of Edinburgh.

The servicing mission in May extended the telescope's life by around five years, but it is scheduled to be replaced by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2014. This will use infrared imaging and have a greater collecting area than Hubble, and it is thought that it may be able make out objects from just 100 million years after the Big Bang.

"We've really pushed Hubble to its limits," said Villard, "and we need a bigger space telescope to go back even farther. It shows us there are really exciting things to look for with the Webb telescope."


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Danish unofficial draft version of UNCCC treaty leaks, G77 reacts sharply

December 10, 2009

On the third day of the two-week in Copenhagen, the leaders of developing countries said that EU and US emissions cuts plans are not enough. After a Danish unofficial draft version of the future treaty leaked, they reacted with a demand of shift of emission cuts to developed world industries.

The host Danish government's draft version of a treaty was published by UK newspaper The Guardian without the government's consent. The draft says that "developing countries, except the least developed which may contribute at their own discretion, commit to nationally appropriate mitigation actions". The quantitative consideration in it is that a 50% emissions cut globally (from 1990 levels) by 2050 should be achieved, with most industrialised nations implementing 80% cuts. Deputy Head of the Chinese delegation Su Wei recalled the 1997, which includes the statement "no developing nations are committed to emission cuts or sharing of funding for mitigation and adaptation in poor parts of the world". Su Wei said, "The EU position cannot be justified. The [Kyoto] protocol among other agreements stipulate clearly what developed and developing countries should do."

In an interview with , a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, the Chairman of commented on the event, mentioning the previous Denmark-Africa friendly political relations:

A member of poverty-focused charity,, Antonio Hill commented to the BBC, speaking positively about the idea of transferring finance from industrialised to developing countries — to help them curb their emissions and help them protect against the impacts of climate change. Antonio Hill said that otherwise industrialised nations had to offer considerably bigger cuts. Commentators say the G77 block statements are substantially reasonable, since many of emissions sources are geographically located in developing countries, but owned by citizens of developed countries.

Executive secretary of the UNFCCC said the document had no weight at the conference:

Head of the global climate initiative World Wide Fund for Nature Kim Carstensen commented on the event, pledging not to to distract to the 'Danish text' and to concentrate on subsequent official actions at Copenhagen:


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 * I had been working on COP15, "Danish text" divides climate summit, could these be merged.
 * From what I have read, the document is not a "draft version of UNCCC treaty" but a alternative treaty outside of the Kyoto framework. I think the page title should be something like COP15, Unoffical "Danish text" leaks, G77 reacts sharply.

 * If you think you can pull off the merge, go for it! "Technically" you should merge to oldest, but that's sometimes just a micro-stub. It would be great to see an article a day on the conference, so if there's a few-sentence para needs cut, save a copy for later - just in case. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:25, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

I accept the merging proposal and title change. Will try to realise in three hours. Gryllida (page, contributions, talk) 10:31, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

✅ Gryllida (page, contributions, talk) 10:58, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

❌, as I think the current title is more informative, and the word "unofficial" is enough to emphasize the status of the document. Gryllida (page, contributions, talk) 11:06, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I still think that it is not a "draft version of UNCCC treaty" but a alternative treaty outside/instead of the Kyoto framework. here is how I think it should be described - The ‘Danish text’ calls for a new and alternate framework instead of the Kyoto Protocol. It has caused anger among developing countries who fear that could replace negotiations under Bali Road Map. - this is why -  Brazil, South Africa, India and China, the BASIC bloc, have called for all climate change negotiations to be held under the UNFCCC framework.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrchris (talk • contribs) 16:06, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

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editprotected Please add links for Copenhagen, the EU, the US, and Denmark in the lead. And please add this to Category:Europe and transfer it out of Category:Climate (otherwise unused; I imagine it would in practice virtually duplicate the scope of Category:Weather, if not Category:Climate change, too) and into Category:Climate change, Category:Weather, and Category:Environment. Heavy Water (talk) 21:41, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅, there was a lot in this request, please check if I did it adequately. --SVTCobra 23:54, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, actually you did miss the EU and US links and the Weather cat (but I'm second-guessing my suggestion of the Weather cat). Heavy Water (talk) 00:31, 31 December 2023 (UTC)


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Finally, some positive headlines.


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Oxford to use online voting for Professor of Poetry election

December 10, 2009 The University of Oxford has announced that it plans to introduce online voting for the 2010 election for the position of Professor of Poetry. Under the current rules, voters have to visit Oxford on the day of the election to cast their vote. The proposals, which require the approval of the university's governing authorities, would allow votes to be cast online or in person over a number of days. The hope is that overall turnout will improve: about 300,000 people were eligible to vote in the last election for the position as they were graduates or academics of the university, but less than 500 did.

The 2010 election follows the controversy of 2009, which saw candidate Derek Walcott withdraw before the contest after anonymous letters were sent to more than 100 Oxford academics giving details of an allegation of sexual harassment made against him in 1982. The eventual winner, Ruth Padel, resigned when it emerged that she had briefed student journalists about the allegations. Walcott described the election campaign as "low and degrading".

Although the university has said that it wants to make the election "more accessible", there are concerns that the changes will make the process worse. The director of the Poetry Society, Judith Palmer, said that changes would not address "the bigger problem", as the election process is "notoriously bruising". She added that many poets in the past have refused to consider running and said that these reforms would "probably increase the number of good candidates ruling themselves out."

The post of Professor of Poetry dates from 1708, with the most recent holder being the academic Christopher Ricks. Former holders include Seamus Heaney and W. H. Auden. It has been described as the "second-best poetry job in England", after that of Poet Laureate. The professor has to give three lectures during the year and to deliver every other year a speech giving thanks to benefactors during the ceremony for the presentation of honorary degrees. There is no obligation to write poetry for the university during the five-year tenure of the post, although past holders have taken steps to encourage student poetry. Padel would have been the first woman to hold the post.


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'World' stops turning for longest-running US soap opera

December 10, 2009 As the World Turns, the longest-running soap opera on American television, was canceled Tuesday by CBS, the network which has aired the show since its first episode in 1956. This news comes just three months after the ending of Guiding Light, formerly the longest-running soap in radio and television history, which had entertained generations of Americans for seven decades.

In the announcement, Barbara Bloom, senior vice president of daytime programing at CBS, wrote, "It's extremely difficult to say good-bye to a long-running series that's been close to our hearts for so long...The almanacs will show As the World Turns as a pioneer of the format, a hallmark for quality with its numerous Emmys, the launching pad for many television and film stars and a daytime ratings powerhouse for parts of three decades."

The cancellation comes at a particularly bad time not only for the people involved with producing the soap, but also for the soap opera industry in general. With the cancellation announcement, the number of daytime soap operas on the air in the United States will shrink from seven to six. By comparison, there were 12 soap operas on the air in 1997 and 19 in 1973.

While the revelation may have hurt, it was not entirely a surprise. The ratings for the soap opera have fallen to 2.5 million viewers, over 60% from 1993, when the show was watched by 6.5 million viewers daily. Soap Opera Digest editorial director Lynn Leahey said not to call for the death of the genre; its next act may prove more profitable on the Internet. "It has to be turned into a business model. I do think there's huge potential there. I think if we can deliver the content where people are instead of expecting them to sit in front of their TVs, there's hope," Leahey said.

The news was taken particularly hard at  As the World Turns ' Brooklyn studios, where the building was closed off to press on Tuesday. "We are disappointed and saddened by the news that the show is not being renewed. It will certainly be a loss for all of us, and for the show's loyal audience," said executive producer Christopher Goutman in a prepared statement. "It's a hell of a Christmas present," said actress Eileen Fulton, whose spitfire character Lisa was an integral part of the canvas in the show's top-rated years in the 1960s and 1970s. "I'm just very sad. I'm sad for all of the people who work out there in Brooklyn. We're a family. I hate to be split up. It's like a divorce."

The series, which focuses on the lives, loves and torments in the small Midwestern town of Oakdale, will have a nine-month swan song; the final episode will not be airing until September 2010. Until that time, Procter & Gamble's TeleNext Media will be trying to find a new home for the show, either on another television network or online. If As the World Turns leaves the air entirely, Procter & Gamble, the company which coined the term "soap opera," will officially end its 76-year partnership between its cleaning products and the dramatic medium.


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Official: Iraqi elections now set for March 7

December 10, 2009 Iraq has changed the date of its general elections for the second time in a day, with officials saying the vote will now take place on Sunday, March 7.

The presidential chief-of-staff, Nasser al-Ani, announced the date to reporters on Tuesday, hours after Iraqi officials had said the vote would happen on Saturday, March 6.

Officials have not explained the reason for the one-day delay. However, local media reports say Kurdish groups objected to the March 6 date because it coincides with the anniversary of the 1975 Algiers Agreement between Iran and Iraq.

The vote was originally set for January 16, but the government postponed the date because parliament took months to approve an electoral law the Iraqi constitution says must be in place 60 days before the vote. That law was passed on Sunday.


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Thousands of Indonesians protest against corruption

December 10, 2009 Several thousand people marched earlier today in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, to protest corruption in the country.

Most of them were students protesting the latest corruption scandal in the country. It involves allegations that a US$600 million government bailout was given to Century Bank on condition that some of the money be used to fund the president's re-election campaign.

"Today's aim is not to attack politically any party. We just want to send a message to our fellow countrymen [...] that justice cannot be served while corruption is still rampant in our country," said the organiser of the demonstration, Usman Hamid, as quoted by the Al Jazeera news agency.

The legislature is investigating the bailout and the possible roles played by Vice President Boediono and Finance Minister Sri Mulyani in orchestrating a deal. The government, however, denies the charges.

Thousands more demonstrated in other cities and towns across the country. Most rallies were without incident, but in the town of Makassar, located in South Sulawesi, students armed with rocks and wooden planks clashed with anti-riot police.

The news media report that police fired tear gas to break up the crowd after protesters tried to storm the provincial governor's office. There was no immediate report of injuries or arrests among the 2,000 protesters.


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Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League becomes Gippsland Football League as Wonthaggi concedes move

December 10, 2009 The West Gippsland Latrobe Football League members have voted to rename it the Gippsland Football League (GFL) from the 2010 season. The GFL is the only major Australian rules football league in the Gippsland region of Australia.

The league currently represents the Western, Central and Southern regions of Gippsland with Bairnsdale possibly joining from the East Gippsland Football League. Currently, Sale and Maffra are located furthest east of the GFL's clubs, Warragul furthest west and Wonthaggi furthest south.

At the same meeting, Wonthaggi Power was formally accepted into the competition. The club accepted the move after a dispute with the Victorian Country Football League over leaving the Alberton Football League.


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Monster waves make way for rare surfing competition

December 10, 2009

Massive waves pounded the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii Tuesday, allowing for a rare surfing competition to take place.

The contest is known as the Eddie Aikau competition, named after a noted Hawaiian surfer who was lost at sea during the 1970s. It has only taken place eight times in the past 25 years.

Tens of thousands of spectators from across the state gathered to watch 28 expert surfers tackle the 40-foot waves. Competitor Jamie O'Brien said, "We were all stoked out there, smiling, laughing and having a good time." He added, "This is like a natural arena out here for this and it's amazing to be a part of it."

The monstrous waves were caused by two cyclones to the northwest of the islands. Conditions have to be nearly perfect for the competition to commence.

The winner was 24 year-old Greg Long, a first-time entrant who took home a $55,000 prize.

The dangerous conditions inflicted one injury, but safety teams were on standby to deal with any accidents.


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2009–10 UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 field set

December 10, 2009

The 2009–10 Champions League Round of 16 field is set after the Group Stage finished Wednesday. , Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea,, Barcelona, , and Arsenal all reach the first knockout round via winning their respective groups. Joining them are group stage runners-up Bayern Munich,, Milan, Porto, , Internazionale, and.

In the first knockout round, teams are drawn at random — though teams from the same association or country cannot be drawn together — and play two legs, the aggregate score of which will decide which team advances to the quarter-finals. In addition, group stage winners will play the second leg at their home stadium.

The first-leg games will be played on Feb. 16 and 17, 2010 and the second-leg games will be played on Feb. 23 and 24, 2010. The draw for the Round of 16 will be held on Dec. 18 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Eight third-place teams from the group stage will join the Europa League Round of the 32. They are: Juventus, Wolfsburg,, Atlético Madrid, Liverpool, Rubin Kazan, , and.


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Gunmen seize at least 75 hostages in Philippines

December 11, 2009 The Philippine military said today that gunmen have seized at least 75 people, most of them schoolchildren, after a raid on a remote elementary school in the southern Philippines.

Military officials said that about fifteen gunmen from the Manobo tribe abducted some of the residents of a village on the Mindanao island on Thursday.

The group, reportedly armed with M-14 and M-16 rifles, captured four teachers and the school principal of the New Maasim Elementary School, and an unknown number of students. Police said that fifteen of children were later released. The seizure occurred shortly after the flag ceremony, when they were due to start classes. Two foresters for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources were also taken hostage.

Negotiations are being made to release the captives, according to a local police chief. "Negotiations are ongoing. We are trying to find out how the others can be released," said Lino Calingasan to the Reuters news agency.

Local police have filed charges against the suspected kidnappers, however, they reported that the gunmen didn't seem to want to hurt or kill the hostages. Officials said that the gunmen appear to be using them as human shields to escape.

The southern Philippines suffers from frequent banditry, loosely supervised government-armed militias, and Muslim and communist insurgents. Last month, 57 people in an election convoy were massacred in the southern part of the Maguindanao province, which has since been placed under martial law.


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Guinea arrests 100 soldiers in connection with attempted assassination of leader

December 11, 2009 Guinea's military government has said that it arrested about 100 soldiers, as it investigates the attempted assassination of military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara.

According to state officials, the detained soldiers are allies of presidential guard chief Lieutenant Aboubacar Sidiki Diakite, who is suspected of being behind last Thursday's shooting.

Diakite, who also goes under the name of "Toumba," is still at large; a reward worth 200 million Guinean francs or about US$40,000 was reportedly offered for information leading to his capture.

Meanwhile, a top Guinean military official has made his first public appearance since taking over government affairs while Camara recovers from head wounds in a Moroccan hospital.

General Sekouba Konate, Guinea's defence minister, appeared on state television on Wednesday meeting with soldiers, and urging them to be disciplined and united. There are fears in Guinea that a power struggle may break out while Camara recovers.

Camara's medical condition remains unclear, although government officials say he is doing well.

On Wednesday, the government suspended crisis talks with opposition groups until Camara returns home. One opposition leader accused the government of withdrawing from the talks to stay in power longer. The opposition has called for Camara and other military leaders to step down. Before the December 3 shooting, however, the junta had said Camara must be part of any transitional government.

Camara was apparently shot during an argument with Diakite over who should take responsibility for the killing of dozens of opposition protesters in Guinea's capital, Conakry, on September 28.


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Somali pirates release Greek-owned ship

December 11, 2009 Somali pirates released a Greek-owned cargo ship and its 24 Ukrainian crew members earlier today, after seven months in captivity.

The director of Greek shipping firm Alloceans Shipping, Spyros Minas, announced that pirates freed the Ariana, after the company paid a ransom. The released sailors were in good health, Minas noted.

Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko also announced the crew's release from. "I congratulate the nation, and I congratulate the families on the successful operation to free our sailors," he commented.

The shipping company did not reveal the size of the ransom, but pirates told reporters the amount was more than US$2.5 million. The pirates claimed it was worth US$3 million.

The Ariana, reported to be carrying several thousand tons of, was en route from Brazil to the Middle East when it was seized by pirates.

Pirates have continued to hijack vessels off the eastern coast of Africa despite the presence of foreign naval patrols in the area. They are still believed to be holding around 260 crew members on nearly a dozen captured ships.

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UN: 4.8 million Ethiopians in need of food aid

December 11, 2009 The United Nations has estimated that about 4.8 million people in Ethiopia will need 529,148 tons of emergency food aid worth approximately US$270 million in the first half of next year.

"Despite the collaborative efforts of the government and humanitarian partners to address ongoing humanitarian challenges in Ethiopia, humanitarian needs are expected to remain," read a statement on the UN official website.

The UN's figure has decreased a bit from January's numbers, which suggested that 4.9 million people were in need of food aid in the country. In August, the UN's estimate went up to 6.2 million.

Ethiopia's current food crisis has been primarily caused by prolonged, heavy droughts, which have ruined crops, as well as higher food prices.


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Corpse of former President of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos stolen

December 11, 2009

The corpse of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has been stolen by grave robbers. Officials report that his body was taken overnight from the Deftera Cemetery in Nicosia. The theft was reported one day before the anniversary of his death. Police reported that fresh mounds of dirt were piled up beside the grave. The motive is still unclear.

The leader of the Diko party, Papadopoulos’s former alliance, released a statement. Marios Garoyan called the act a "heinous and terrible crime".

A heavy smoker, Papadopoulos died on the 12th of December, 2008 after a battle with lung cancer. He was the President of Cyprus from the 23rd of February, 2003 until 23 February 2008.


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Protesters serenade Lockheed Martin outside firm's UK HQ

December 12, 2009 Fourteen peace activists from pressure group Trident Ploughshares, dressed mainly in Santa hats, with the occasional nuclear weapons inspector or reindeer, descended upon the low-key London based UK Headquarters of American arms giant Lockheed Martin on Thursday. Activists, campaigning for nuclear disarmament and against the government’s plans to replace the trident nuclear missile system, leafleted passersby; informing them of Lockheed’s low key presence in the area and of the government’s plans to expand the Trident system, involving investments of as much as £75 billion (US$121.8 billion).

Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest arms manufacturer, create the warheads and delivery mechanisms of Britain and America's nuclear capabilities. They lead the UK-based consortium to develop a replacement to the UK Trident nuclear missile system. Many believe that the UK plans to replace the Trident system go against international obligations in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NNPT).

The NNPT calls for countries without nuclear weapons not to develop them, and countries with them to negotiate the elimination of their weapons. Negotiations since the treaty's inception have concentrated on reducing stockpiles, not the elimination of nuclear weapons. In 1996, the International Court of Justice said that, "there is an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control".

Trident's proposed replacement is currently under preliminary work and will be developed at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) near Aldermaston. The AWE is currently privately owned, publicly funded, and two-thirds owned by American interests. The UK-based share is held by Serco Group.

Several members of the public stopped and signed a Christmas card for Lockheed Martin. The protesters' festive greeting called for Lockheed Martin to invest their skills and finances in people and peace, as opposed to into weaponry. Many also signed petitions against the government’s proposed Trident replacement system, calling for the £75 billion to be invested elsewhere. Surveys on the British YouGov site indicate 65% of UK citizens would prefer the funds be spent elsewhere.

While protesters were leafleting on the street, Lockheed alerted police to the demonstration. According to police on the scene, Lockheed staff were alarmed by the sight of a bike helmet clipped to our reporter's camera bag; citing this as evidence of intent to breach the peace. Police reassured Lockheed that no breach of the peace was likely to take place and left.

After leafleting for over an hour, activists moved to Carlisle Place, where Lockheed’s office is located, to present the Christmas card and sing. The building on Carlisle Place is an offices complex shared by several firms, previously owned by the Catholic Church. Lockheed Martin refused to allow a delegation of one activist and our reporter into the building to present the card to their reception. Nor was anyone prepared to accept it at the door. The card was accepted by the building manager, otherwise unaffiliated with Lockheed, on the assurance that it would be presented to the firm's reception. The building security guard and premises manager stayed at the entrance after accepting the card, to listen to the campaigner’s renditions of suitably modified festive songs and ensure free passage of visitors and staff in and out of the building. The activists started with a song to the tune of Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer, the alternative lyrics being, "Lockheed the big bomb maker Does some very nasty work  Building new nuclear weapons  Carlisle Place is where they lurk".

While singing, one of the activists; dressed as a nuclear weapons inspector with a Santa mask, lay down on the pavement in front of the building, with flowers resting atop his black body bag. Singing continued for over fifteen minutes before activists said their final goodbyes to building staff and security cameras and retired to the nearby Stop the War Coalition offices for hot refreshments.

According to the Premises Manager, Lockheed Martin's lease on their Carlisle Place offices expires in less than two years time. Lockheed will likely not renew the lease, instead relocating due to the location becoming public knowledge, and a target for further demonstrations.

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You Know what I find strange? The fact that they have to continue to export most of thier food to pay off debt incurred when the World bank ( or one of those orginizations) Gave thm a "loan". 164.116.47.179 (talk) 15:46, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Two things: Much of what is exported from Ethiopia is Coffee, not food. That is one of the primary sources of money for Ethiopia, and without that, the country would fall to tatters. Secondly, Ethiopia has a population of 80 million. Only 5 million of them need food aid. That's not bad for a very poor country. Ethiopia could be doing much better with proper management (especially given its vast water supplies, but near total lack of irrigation), but it's not doing that bad, all things considered. Gopher65talk 16:49, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Which sort of brings us to the crux of the situation - is aid going to improve them from "not doing that bad" to "doing good"? The discussions involving the pros and cons of aid of any form inevitably break down to discussions of the value of life and so on, but the issue of hunger in Ethiopia is hardly new - one can trace at least 30 years of concentrated aid efforts dating back to the massive famines of the 1980s, and statistically, there has been little change since then. Immediate food aid feels very much like putting a band-aid on a wound that's already infected - it might ameliorate problems in the immediate area, but the infection is eventually going to kill the whole body. Real solutions need to create long-term change - taking advantage of the aforementioned water supply would be a very good start, as would improvement of farming technology. Unfortunately, until Ethiopia and its neighboring countries can assume a semblance of government that doesn't threaten positive investment in its future, the 5 million starving Ethiopians are likely to continue to periodically go hungry. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.3.63.153 (talk) 04:41, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


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Government of Canada okays WIND Mobile launch, overturning CRTC decision

December 13, 2009

Industry Canada announced today that the government, through the Privy Council Office, has effectively overturned a decision by the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) regarding the status of Globalive Wireless Management Corporation, which was set to launch in November under the WIND Mobile brand.

In a release issued this morning, Tony Clement, Minister of Industry is quoted as saying "Globalive is a Canadian company, and meets Canadian ownership and control requirements under the Telecommunications Act," differing with the CRTC's decision, where they ruled that control-in-fact of Globalive was with Cairo-based Orascom Telecom Holding S.A.E., the corporation holding much of Globalive's equity and debt. A decision had been rendered under Canadian Ownership and Control regulations by Industry Canada at the time of the Advanced Wireless Spectrum (AWS) auction held in 2007–2008, at which time they had ruled that Globalive did meet the tests of ownership and control under the same regulation, as referenced by the Order-in-Council included with the government's announcement this morning.

With the decision by the government, Globalive is now permitted to launch their wireless service, which is expected to occur in the Calgary and Toronto markets in time for the busy holiday shopping season.

"This is a new day for wireless in Canada. This holiday season we will start to provide Canadians with the competitive choice that they want and deserve," said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman and CEO of Globalive Communications Corporation, in a release sent out today.

Not everyone was quite as enthusiastic however, with Michael Hennessey, Senior VP of Regulatory and Government Affairs for TELUS Communications quoted as saying "If Wind is Canadian then so was King Tut," in a comment posted to Twitter, according to the CBC.

TELUS had led the charge in requesting the CRTC review the ownership structure of Globalive/WIND, and had received support from Shaw Communications, along with new entrant Public Mobile, all of whom were reported to have signed an open letter to Industry Minister Clement published in Parliament Hill newspaper The Hill Times upon the announcement that he would be reviewing said decision by the CRTC. There is no word yet on whether TELUS or other carriers will attempt to appeal the ruling.


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GLOBALIVE WELCOMES GOVERNMENT OF CANADA DECISION AND PREPARES TO BRING WIND MOBILE TO MARKET

Canadas newest wireless provider invites Canadians to sign up on WINDmobile.ca today

TORONTO December 11, 2009 WIND Mobile declared a new day for wireless in Canada today, in response to an announcement made by the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, to vary a recent decision of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

The Government of Canada variance is effective immediately and provides a clear path for WIND Mobile to enter the Canadian wireless market and to become Canadas first national wireless alternative in over a decade.

This is a new day for wireless in Canada. This holiday season we will start to provide Canadians with the competitive choice that they want and deserve, said Anthony Lacavera, Chairman of Globalive and WIND Mobile. We thank the Government of Canada for a decision that will serve the best interests of Canadian consumers.

In its decision today, the Government of Canada concluded that Globalive is a Canadian company that meets the Canadian ownership and control requirements under the Telecommunications Act by varying an October 29 CRTC decision (Telecom Decision CRTC 2009-678).

For too long, Canadians have suffered from higher prices and an underwhelming customer experience, said Ken Campbell, CEO of WIND Mobile. We look forward to offering the most unforgettably positive mobile experience in Canada. In return, were asking Canadians to make a new choice in wireless and sign up on WINDmobile.ca today.

A national survey found that 60 per cent of Canadians are frustrated when dealing with service providers due to factors like alack of unbiased advice, inability to change their service plans, and in particular, hidden service fees. In addition, Canadians pay an average of 60 per cent more for wireless than Americans.

For over a year, weve been engaged in conversation with Canadians who have been telling us they want more from their mobile experience, said Lacavera. But the conversation isnt over its just beginning. We will always be listening, always inviting thoughts, comments and opinions about how to make things better.

About Globalive and WIND Mobile Globalive provides voice, text and data services to Canadians under the brand name WIND on a next-generation wireless network and is committed to offering a level of wireless service presently not available in Canada. WIND is built on actual conversations that are happening with Canadians who are passionate about wireless and creating a better mobile offering nationally. For more information about WIND Mobile, please visit www.windmobile.ca ( http://www.windmobile.ca/ ).

Letter to Tony Clement
Because the website for The Hill Times is horrid, I wasn't able to find a copy of the letter that TELUS, Shaw and Public Mobile were reported to have signed. Still looking.


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Thousands continue to flee fighting in Yemen

December 11, 2009

The United Nations refugee agency reports thousands of civilians continue to flee their homes in northern Yemen as fighting between government troops and Al Houti rebel forces enters a fifth month. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the situation in the Saada province remains particularly tense as more people arrive there. The U.N. refugee agency reports clashes have broken out in a number of districts in the Saada province as more people arrive. It says the situation in the Razeh district is particularly serious.

The UNHCR says the civilian population there faces restrictions of movement and lacks basic services such as electricity and water. It says shortages of food and other commodities are pushing prices up sharply and an increasing number of people cannot afford to buy what they need.

U.N. refugee spokesman Andrej Mahecic says the influx of huge numbers of people in neighboring Hajjah and Amran provinces is putting a strain on shelter and aid.

"Over the past month alone, the IDP [internally displaced people] population of al-Mazrak One camp in Hajjah governorate has doubled. There are now some 21,000 IDPs living in a camp initially designed to shelter up to 10,000 people and overcrowding is presently the top concern for us," he said. "At least some 500 families in al-Mazrak camp are sharing their tents, normally meant for one family, with one or two other households. We estimate another 1,300 families who are accommodated in 48 large communal tents in four transit areas of the camp, are presently waiting for allocation of a family tent."

The UNHCR reports overcrowding in the camp is hampering delivery of humanitarian services. The agency says it reached an agreement with Yemeni authorities this week to build a third camp. And, plans are underway to set up a camp that would potentially house some 7,000 people.

Mahecic says the number of IDPs settling with local populations outside the camps has increased as well. He says local communities are bearing the brunt of the continuing displacement in Yemen. He says aid agencies are looking at ways they can assist host families.

The U.N. refugee agency reports an estimated 175,000 people have been affected by the conflict in Yemen since 2004, including those displaced by the latest crisis.


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Talk:Protesters serenade Lockheed Martin outside firm's UK HQ

Thanks
Thanks all for help, reviewing, editing etc. --Juleshs31 (talk) 14:47, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

OR Notes:
Juleshs31 (talk) 19:57, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Midday-2pm, Victoria. Opp. Queen Mother Sports Centre.
 * Trident Ploughshare, London Catholic Worker?
 * They're Leafleting, they set up table with various pressure group flyers.
 * Banners go up on railings.
 * They're Still leafleting...
 * LM relieve the boredom by phoning the police, CPSO on bike turns up. Asks about demo and quizes me about credentials and my bike *helmet. Laughs at idea of breach of the peace from the 50+ hippie crowd, takes leaflets from activists, calls in and leaves.
 * Schoolkids jostling for leaflets, use pic?
 * Activists decide enough leafleting, leave 2 with stand and rest walk to 22 carlisle place. Arrive, security + manager come out. Present *card, not allowed in. No LM delegate? Nope.
 * They give xmas cardto building manager.
 * Nuke inspector santa lies in bodybag.
 * Singing carols. e.g, rudolf tune. Lyrics:
 * Lockheed the big bomb maker
 * Does some very nasty work
 * Building new nuclear weapons
 * Carlisle Place is where they lurk
 * Told to move off steps onto street, people entering+leaving building.
 * Woman employee confronts me over having photo taken, reassure her it'll not be used.
 * According to security LMs lease there expires in 16-18 months. Probably leave and relocate then.
 * Leave for tea at Stop The War @PCS office opposite stall.

Photos are to come, am switching to review now so as to get article up before too long after the event, will be becoming stale for a new story by tommorrow. Publish text only, then tommorrow i'll add photos of the event (having minor tech probs.). Juleshs31 (talk) 20:34, 11 December 2009 (UTC)

Note to editor doing review, sorry for lack of Wikilinks, was having problems getting them to work without including 'w:' visibly in the article, i.e. Trident Ploughshares. Obviously i'm doing it wrong, sorry not very good at wiki markup yet.

I've no time to review it properly right now (sorry!), but you put a pipe at the end of the wikilink like this: Trident Ploughshares. That will automatically turn into Trident Ploughshares when you save the page. You can also get a link to go somewhere other than what its text says. a free online news source would turn into a free online news source. Oh, I bulleted your listed notes, hope you don't mind. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:47, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah okay thanks, it was the | symbol I was missing. Thanks for tidying the OR notes also :) --Juleshs31 (talk) 11:14, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Leaflets?
Were you actually handing out leaflets at the demonstration? That's right out the window. If you're reporting for Wikinews you must be uninvolved as much as possible. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:57, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Brian, no I was not. I was entirely uninvolved with the leafleting, singing etc. Wasn't even wearing a santa hat :P Sorry if my notes style makes it sound like I was leafleting, when I say "Still leafleting..." I mean "The activists are still leafleting". Sorry for confusion. --Juleshs31 (talk) 12:00, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. The notes did concern me; it it had been "They're still leafletting". And, any chance of just one picture for the moment? It'll look better when published if it has one. Adding a day or more after publication would break policy by being a significant content change to the story. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:05, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah sure, am trying to clarify copyright status of my images, I'd love to contribute but as a semi-pro photographer, I can't give them away for commercial use. I mean, it's one thing stock shots for wikipedia for commercial use, but photojournalism's different you know? I'm okay with putting one up with the usual commons CC license and then adding more once i've clarified copyright for uploading locally to WN. Would that be okay? Add a couple now then add more in a day or so? Or is that still significant content change? --Juleshs31 (talk) 12:09, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid it would be a significant content change. Local upload is only meant to be for Fair Use; per some Foundation resolution or other. Basically, if it is your work and you can't/won't put it on Commons is shouldn't be on Wikinews either. Yes, this hampers Wikinews' mission. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:23, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * That's frustrating, as I am more than happy for my work to be used non-commercially by open news sources like Wikinews, activist news sources like Indymedia and by pressure groups etc, but if a paper wants to use one of my images, as they currently do, they need to pay me, camera kit aint free, especially as a student! I mean, look at Indymedia, professional photogs will have a write up, with good photos, up same day as a demo/action. These are pros who earn a living from their images and usually go to indymedia before they submit to their clients! It's because most photos want to give something back to the community, in this case through indymedia, and not just sell their images. For me, it's also about experience and exposure as a student/semi-pro. Can I not upload a couple images now under the commons license, attributing them to me in the description box bit, and then upload the rest onto Flickr and link from the description something like "More photos of this action Here" etc? --Juleshs31 (talk) 12:31, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, what do you mean by "c/e"? --Juleshs31 (talk) 12:33, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Your idea would work. Our mission is to create as much free content as possible, so we'd prefer you to effectively donate all your images, but I think that halfway house would work. Release one or two freely on Commons and link to the rest. Flickr lets you use the sort of noncommercial license you're on about, too, that wouldn't be suitable for Wikinews. C/e means "copyedit" by the way. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:38, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, well i'll put two images up now for the article, then i'll edit their descriptions or the article or something tommorrow linking to a Flickr set (the set being licensed under a CC non-commercial license) of more images from the action. Thanks --Juleshs31 (talk) 12:42, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm aware the commercial issue with stuff on Commons is a headache for anyone who'd like to see their pictures paid-for if a mainstream source wants to use them. The best we can offer on that is that I always nag people to use image credit; change that if you have a larger collection (including the linked-from image) on Flickr. I would be happy to discuss any ways the WN:EDP could be extended, but do read the associated Fondation image resolution. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:17, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Review of revision 921491 [Passed]
Thanks, i've since added two more images, so draft needs approval. Although the formatting at the bottom of the text between the images is a bit dodgy and i'm not sure how to fix the alignment so that might need changing before republish. --Juleshs31 (talk) 13:34, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

London?
I guess Carlisle Place is in London? That should be clarified, there are other places in the UK you know. Other than that very minor nitpick, great work! the wub "?!"  22:30, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Carlisle Place is in London Victoria, I thought I said that, hmm must have been edited out.../checks/ yup it's gone, yeah good point not sure what happened to it. Thanks for the feedback :) --JulesMattsson (talk) 11:06, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I've made that change, edit just needs sighting. Thanks, would have missed that :) --JulesMattsson (talk) 11:11, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

Edit Protected
editprotected Could someone please add Category:Christmas, please? Surf Dog (talk) 03:54, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * ✅ in line with Wikinews categorisation methods. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:18, 5 July 2012 (UTC)


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New York City Mass Transit facing service cuts

December 11, 2009

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is proposing to make service cuts to close its expected US$343 million (€234m, GBP £211m) budget deficit. The plan includes the elimination of multiple bus lines in The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, the elimination of the W (Astoria, Queens to Lower Manhattan) and the Z (Jamaica, Queens to Lower Manhattan via Brooklyn) train services. Also included in the plan are cuts of nighttime bus and train service.

"We're not going to rely on anyone else to do anything for us. We're going to rely on ourselves." MTA board member Mitchell Pally said, commenting on the New York state's budget plan cutting $143 million of tax revenue from the agency. MTA Chairman Jay Walder has said in the past that he would not raise fares ahead of schedule.

Gene Russianoff of the Straphangers Campaign, a commuter advocacy group, said that the agency should take money from its current construction and maintenance fund, and put it into maintaining these services.


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User:Bddpaux

For the remainder of 2024, if you leave a message on my Talk page or contact me via email, it is highly probable that I will be very slow to respond. I have not retired or resigned but am notably busy IRL. I have given this project 16 years. I need some time to see what this project is becoming during it's next iteration. I think we are chest deep in a big pivot point around here. I hope good things result from that.--Bddpaux (talk) 14:44, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

'''News is the first draft of history.

Absolutely free advice for any new writers here:

[These are statements of opinion, wrought by many years of experience here and are NOT official policy.]
 * Always remember: We attempt to speak to an international audience. That doesn't mean that an event/story which occurred 4 blocks away from your house isn't valuable... it may be! But articles should appeal to a large scale of English speaking readers.

 * I live by this rule about articles/submissions here: Get it, write it, submit it, move on. You'll be helping yourself if you adopt that motto too. At times, an unpublished article might need to be refreshed with more up-to-date information (known as 'gatwicking'). No big deal. However, sometimes: it's just time to move on from a potential story. There is ALWAYS plenty of news to be published.

 * Lastly, are you trying to submit self-aggrandizing fluffery that gratifies you and exalts your name/interests/hobbies/business/accomplishments, or are you here to function as a journalist? We value the latter much more than the former.

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Things I dearly love: For Wikipedians Contributing Reporter Awards

2010

 * Texas woman accused of shooting landlord dies in hospital (with OR)
 * Church van flips killing four, injuring fifteen in Georgia, US (minor assistance with clean-up − pre-publication)
 * Oil-eating microbe found in the Gulf of Mexico (minor assistance with sentence structure, post-publication)
 * Major fire results in significant damage to Texas apartment complex (with OR and a barely acceptable photo)
 * Texas Commissioner of Agriculture visits schools to kick off National School Lunch Week (with OR)

2011

 * Freshwater lakes in Texas show signs of extreme drought (with OR, photos and featured on Main Page)
 * Drought conditions and high winds lead to wildfires in Texas (with OR, videos and featured on Main Page - - this was a major scoop for me)
 * At least four dead and hundreds of homes destroyed after week of wildfires rage throughout Texas (with OR, photo and featured on Main Page)
 * Texas wildfires push public resources to the limit
 * Texas continues to suffer record-breaking drought
 * School Principal found dead in Tennessee classroom; teen held by police

2012

 * Report indicates Texas state parks still suffering following worst drought on recordv(with OR, and featured on Main page) --with significant help from User:KTo288
 * Texas teen enters guilty plea in shooting trial
 * Texas college student found dead on campus
 * Large Texas hospital dismisses 75 employees
 * Three students killed in Ohio school shooting, others injured
 * Wikinews interviews Americans Elect presidential candidate Mike Ballantine (essentially all OR)
 * Terry Teen, 1960s Rockabilly artist, injured in collision with loads of OR and I was acquainted with the subject
 * 1960s Rockabilly music artist Terry Teen dies aged 70
 * Louisiana State University loses spot in college world series
 * Wikinews interviews 17-year-old author of 'LEGO Heavy Weapons' (mostly OR)
 * Drought conditions hit much of US again in 2012
 * Small Texas town hosts large baseball tournament (mostly OR)
 * Cities across Texas increase efforts to combat mosquitos
 * Multiple planes perform aerial spraying over greater Dallas, Texas in effort to combat mosquitoes
 * Wikinews finds citizens' feelings, actions throughout Texas regarding West Nile virus threat vary greatly
 * Tropical Storm Isaac creates worries across US gulf states

2013

 * Needed rains blanket much of Texas, more expected, in early 2013
 * 13th Annual Beverly Hills film festival opens
 * Wikinews interviews President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians
 * Public officials, experts discuss lessons learned during West, Texas explosion
 * US 'Black Friday' shoppers gather hours, even days before some stores' openings
 * Public health officials advise on rising flu levels in Texas 2013/2014 season
 * Healthcare workers, public officials struggle to address influenza outbreak across much of U.S.
 * Man drowns in Texas lake after falling from boat
 * Woman shot, killed during standoff with police in Longview, Texas
 * Controversy brews surrounding small Texas church
 * Science museum hosts first-ever 'Maker Faire' for city of Tyler, Texas

2014

 * Early reports indicate massive blizzard to strike northeastern portions of US late Thursday
 * Forensic pathologist identifies remains of Texas woman missing since 2006
 * Texas police name 'person of interest' in DeBerry woman's disappearance
 * Community members host fundraiser to help family of slain Texas woman
 * Texas Governor Perry indicted on two felony counts
 * Wikinews interviews Kristian Hanson, producer-director of indie horror film 'Sledge'
 * Two-time plane crash survivor, Austin Hatch, scores first goal in college sports
 * Three found dead at Fort Hood US military base

2015

 * Perry out, Abbott in: Texas gets new governor
 * Torrential rains cause deaths, wreak havoc across much of Texas
 * 100th annual East Texas State Fair opens

2016

 * Prominent Texas attorney dead, just days following daughter's suicide
 * Multiple people wounded in Houston, Texas shooting

2017

 * Modern radio drama 'Paranoria, TX' releases 100th episode
 * Wikinews visits set of indie film 'Dead on Set'
 * Wikinews interviews producer of horror film '6:66PM'

2019

 * Wikinews attends Maker Faire in Tyler, Texas
 * Former Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court
 * Wikinews attends Texas Haunters Convention

2021

 * Winter storms hammer Texas, fatalities reported
 * Wikinews attends 2021 Texas Haunters Convention

2022

 * Texas identifies first death involving monkeypox

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