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Zürich Oerlikon story
Good work! You need a star (*) for the source template to work. --Hrothulf 10:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Swiss army recruit
I will look some more at this later. --SVTCobra 10:24, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

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A Swiss chairlift derails: 1 dead
It is a good article, but there are too many picture links. Could you remove some? Or just leave a link and put "Pictures of the chairlifts and related"?  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 20:37, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:UCLA student tasered repeatedly

POV
This article fails to: 1) tell what country we are in - no, you can't assume everybody knows it's USA, though most probably will. And 2) to explain what a TASER is - no, police outside the states don't necessarily use them, so people might not know, without using Google... rwl 16:42, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. Hope I address these concerns. -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 16:55, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

After watching the YouTube video twice, I fail to see Tabatabainejad asking anyone to join his resistance. What is this based on? - Kevin, regular reader

Kevin, the API source mentions this. -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 18:00, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Scary
What shocks me most about the video, to say the truth, is not what the officers are doing (gross as it is), but that everybody else is just standing round watching (and perhaps filming). Talk about Civil courage :( . Sean Heron 00:23, 18 November 2006 (UTC) P.S. good to have had this reported.

UCLA Student TAZERED
It was not tha LAPD, It was UCLA Campus Police

There has been no follow up on the story, the Lawsuit etc...

And since in my experiancecampus police are the biggest pushovers there are, it seems it was determined that they were right and the the ne'er do will was wrong.

Would love to hear more avbout the case.

where is the follow up on this? did the campus police turn into pariahs? if not lets make them famous! we need pictures of them as abusers posted on walls and websites... make the stakes higher for them.

Serves the fucker right. He's probably a terrorist. Just look at that name! It sounds arabic! He's gotta be part of al-kayda with a foreigner name like that. Damn sand niggers with their scribble language.

[/xenophobic racist]

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Brazilian model dies of anorexia

November 17, 2006

Anorexia nervosa claimed the life of another model. Ana Carolina Reston was 21 years old when she died on November 14 in São Paulo from a generalized infection caused by anorexia, an eating disorder in which sufferers obsessively deprive themselves of food in pursuit of an ultra-slim look.

She was 5'8'' tall and weighed only 88 pounds. Doctors consider this weight normal for a 12-year-old girl who is no more than 5 feet tall. Her mother has revealed to the press that her diet, since the last two months, consisted only of apples and tomatoes.

Reston's death is set to strengthen claims of links between the fashion industry and eating disorders. It comes shortly after one of Europe's most prestigious catwalk shows, in the Spanish capital, banned underweight models, using their body mass index as a guide.

It was the death of another model, Luisel Ramos from Uruguay that first cast light on the problem of models starving themselves to achieve "the perfect form". Ramos died of a heart failure during a fashion show.

Anorexia is a common eating disorder in which people strive to get thin because they think that they are overweight.

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China reinstates ban on Wikimedia after short-lived loosening

November 17, 2006

HEFEI, China (Wikinews) After about one week of free access to Chinese Wikipedia, millions of netizens in mainland China found their access blocked once again. All requests for pages on the site are now answered only with the error message "The page cannot be displayed."

According to test results and feedback available so far, everything has been reverted to what it was before mid-October. No direct access to any project page under the Wikimedia Foundation is available, and the keyword "zh.wikipedia.org", which is the URL of Chinese Wikipedia, is a banned search term. Attempts to search for that string in any search engine outside mainland China (Google, Yahoo, AltaVista, etc) results in the blocking of access to that search engine for several minutes.

The Chinese government had lifted its ban on all non-Chinese versions of Wikipedia in mid-October, and the Chinese version on November 12. Whether the five-day partial absence of censorship (with politically sensitive contents still forbidden) was intentional or accidental is still unknown, however it had allowed millions in China to witness the Chinese Wikipedia's attainment of 100,000 entries. Many netizens had expressed their delight on online bulletin boards and chat rooms all over the country.

No reason has been given as to why this happened.


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Audit Commission ethics report on Liverpool City Council questions Mike Storey appointment

November 17, 2006

The has delivered a report that questions the reappointment of, the former leader of. It also brings into question the conduct of his replacement as leader,.

This follows a report from KPMG, which the council has refused to release. Earlier in 2006 the council was the subject of a series of reports from alleged council insiders via a blog. These allegations have surfaced again on several other blogs.


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Talk:China reinstates ban on Wikimedia after short-lived loosening

Wiki being banned again for no reason whatsoever
Luoyang,HN China,Leigh Tsong On the night of Nov. 16th,2006 while several pals in a mainland China BBS were celebrating the lifting ban of Wikipaedia, they did not have a slightest idea of what is going to happen the next morning. But when they woke up the next day, logged on their computer to Wiki,they quickly realized that what had been discussed last night had just turned out to be the new knell of their experience with Wikipaedia.

What they did not realize is that,this time things are getting much more complicated,not only the Chinese version of Wikipaedia namely\"zh.wikipedia.org\",but other Wiki site under the Wikimedia Foundations were smothered. Even the attempt of visiting Wiki through proxy site such as U.Pen. cannot save Wiki from the endangered fate.

However,Wiki users in mainland China finally found their way of getting access to Wikipaedia again,using much more troublesome proxy sites with less attention of the government censorship.

The reason Wikipaedia is banned this time is still unknown at present,and all the users of the well-known online encyclopedia in mainland China are still crossing their fingers for their window of fair and square to the outside world.

AP link
I added the AP link to the sources. Lots more info and quotes there that someone with more time than myself can use to extend this article. Rob T Firefly 20:26, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Al Jazeera reports ban on Wikipedia has ben lifted
see Al Jaxeera []

Reasons for ban in October said to be the way in which Taiwan and Tibet were treated. Ban said to remain on the account of 1989 Tiananmen Square event.

The big search engines have been accused of conspiring with the China gov't to suppress access to information.

More reseatch needed - conflicting reports. Fentonrobb 18:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Such reports have also come up on some other sources. It seems that these are latecomers to the story of the original lifting of the ban, which this story is about the end of. Rob T Firefly 00:25, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


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Welcome
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Your signature
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There is new policy on Wikinews about signatures. I am asking that you remove Image:Flag of United States.svg out of your signature as it "pollutes" the file links. Please read w:WP:SIG for more information. I hope that you are willing to follow this policy on my behalf. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:05, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Audio Wikinews
Hi,

I noticed you were willing to work on this project. Welcome! Everything you need to know about the project can be learnt from listening to the latest recordings (ignoring my horrible foreign accent of course). Try Audacity if you don't have it already, it's really easy and allows ogg-exporting if you have the codices... maybe it'll take some time installing but it's all freely downloadable and worthwile! You can copy-paste the intro jingle from one of gumboyaya's works in the archive. I'll post the jingles I used in my last brief on Commons next week if I find the time.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:58, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

PS: here's my newsletter :-p

Deadly crash at Dayton, Ohio air show
This story has now been published. --SVTCobra 23:15, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:U.S. soldiers kill 9 suspected al-Qaeda members near Baghdad

al jazeera had an article on it, didn't read but i think the bakery attack is perceived as a revenge action, with the bakers suspected of informing on the militants.80.56.39.16 15:40, 17 November 2006 (UTC)


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Justice Sachar committee says Indian Muslims "lag behind" other communities

November 17, 2006

The Justice Rajinder Sachar Committee report states that Indian Muslims are "lagging behind" other religious communities and need to be provided more "equal opportunities". The report, however, remains silent on the issue of reservations for Muslims in the workplace and educational institutions.

The report went on to say that the community is relatively poorer, more illiterate, has lower access to education, lower representation in public and private sector jobs and lower availability of bank credit for self-employment. In urban areas, the report said that Muslims mostly lives in slums characterised by poor municipal infrastructure.

The committee says that the community is "only slightly better off than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and worse off than Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and in some cases, behind Dalits."

The report suggests educational reforms in madrassas, and the allocation of 15% of all government funds to Muslims.

Justice Sachar, who led the seven-member team, submitted his report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who praised the comprehensive nature of the study and indicated that it would be tabled in the next session of Parliament.


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Convoy attacked in Iraq, 5 kidnapped

November 17, 2006 Five contractors, four Americans and an Austrian, working for Crescent Security Group were kidnapped in Iraq after their convoy was attacked and hijacked by militants. At least 2 of the American men have been freed by police officers, but the security guard from Austria, a 25 year-old former soldier, has been killed. His body was found in Safwan, Iraq according to a police officer for the Basra, Iraq police force.

"Police were able to free two of the foreigners kidnapped and they are in good health," said the Basra provincial governor, Mohammed al-Waili.

The men were on their way to Nassiriya, Iraq and were taking a road that is supposed to be guarded to ensure the safety of convoys traveling in the region.

The fate of the other two missing men is not yet known.

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New PlayStation 3 lines people up in stores today

November 17, 2006

The new PlayStation 3 is getting more people lining up in stores than people walking out. EBay has pages full of PlayStation 3s, retailing at US$500-$600, auctioning at about US$3,000 up to US$5,000. The gaming console, which would normally sell for between five to six hundred dollars, sold out in minutes at stores across the US.

Some incidents of violence have been reported. Two gunmen in Putnam, Connecticut, for example, came up to 15 to 20 people standing outside Wal-Mart a little after 3:00 a.m. EST and demanded money. One man resisted and was shot in the chest and shoulder. Police are now searching for the suspects.

EBay is restricting PlayStation 3's to only experienced eBay sellers with high ratings. Only one PS3 can be listed per eBay account. The listing has to include a photo of the pre-order receipt and the seller must guarantee shipment within 30 days starting from the date of purchase.

One individual stood in line for 3 entire days in order to purchase the PS3. He claimed to have bought the game console for $300 and then sold it on Ebay for a grand total of $3000.


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User:Amlder20~enwikinews

I am Amlder20, formerly Draig goch20 and I am mainly a wikipedia volunteer editor, but I shall be here in order to support any news articles if possible.

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User talk:82.78.246.4

Welcome
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Spam
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Block
I noticed afterwards:) Thanks for fixing it, by blocking the correct user :), I need Sleep :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:07, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * ;) Jacques Divol 09:09, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I thought it might have been a school kid Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 10:08, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

Smoking Ban
Yes I do live in Ireland.

The smoking ban is respected almost everywhere. It is absolutely excellent. Public support for it is very high. I support it fully (i'm a non-smoker). Even most smokers support it! Smoking levels have fallen since the ban, and air quality is far superior to the way it was.

In France, you have a much higher smoking rate than Ireland... and French people seem to be less respectful of the government - so I doubt it would be as effective!

I think smoking in restaurants is disgusting, revolting, ignorant and very mean and unfair. I hope it is outlawed throught Europe.

Smoking bans now exist in Ireland, Scotland, parts of the USA, Canada, India, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Italy, and many other places. → CGorman (Talk) 21:52, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

thanks ! Jacques Divol 08:44, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Morocco
Its appearently french. Could you please look at it to see if anything can be salvaged? Bawolff ☺☻ 22:27, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * i am late sorry Jacques Divol 19:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Votre bienvenu a moi
Excusez-moi pour mon pauvre Francais. Merci beaucoup Patio 13:11, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Rfda
This is a message to inform you that I have added every administrator to the Rfda section on WN:A. This is not personal and I feel as if the community, who did not have the option of voting for or against most of the administrators, should be able to choose who they want to be in charge. I also want to say that I value everyones work on this site and I know that everyone does their best. I hope that none of you will take this personally and I hope that all of us will continue to work together. Jason Safoutin 12:12, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you
For your welcome; actually been here for a long while and cooperating in wikipedia since late 2001 (late 2002 with this handle), but never touched (edited) a wikinews article before; it looks like we have some common interests, so I'll recognize you from now on in the history pages :). Rvalles 06:03, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

How to?
Hi,

I have created the article Arcelor declares merger with Mittal Steel, but don't know how to suggest it for the main page. Please have a look into it. Ambuj.Saxena 14:18, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * ok Jacques Divol 14:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking into it. Does the addition of Publish achieve what is required? Ambuj.Saxena 14:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * no problem, and yes, you're right about the publish tag Jacques Divol 18:14, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

thank you
thank you for the welcome. please help me with Ullrich and Sevilla suspended from Tour De France. thanks. --Ysangkok 10:18, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * you're wellcome, if i have time, i'll check your article, i am on some other task on fr: Jacques Divol 10:34, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Hello, neighbor
Your english language efforts would certainly exceed my efforts to report in the french language. I will make a try to clarify your english meaning on the news item French PM to visit Beirut. Please alert me if I go wrong. Best regards, -Edbrown05 19:29, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh well, edit conflict with BrainCandle, maybe later :) Edbrown05 19:50, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
 * ) Jacques Divol

Re: sad the images from lebanon
Yeah, it's a shame really. I'm playing with the idea about mailing IRIN and inquiry about whether the photos could be uploaded to the Commons. IRIN got a very liberal policy for their photos, so I'm not ruling anything out... :-) --Jambalaya 23:27, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Your edits to Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Centre
Hi,

I was wondering why you changed the date back to the incorrect version, from the correct one posted by the IP user. I have reinstated his version and added a cite, please contact me if there are any problems. --GW Simulations 17:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

RfA :(
Thanks for voting on my RfA. Unfortunately a consensus was not reached. Anyway, thanks for voting. MyName 01:16, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, this message is the same for everyone :)

Letters to Editor
Sorry my answer to User:Jidanni was a little vague. I was under the impression that he already knew about the wiki format and was referring to putting up a notice for new users. MyName 21:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, I saw you referred to a wikinews mailing list. How do I go about signing up for it? MyName 21:14, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, will do. MyName 22:03, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Userboxes
I'm new here.What article can I go to see userboxes?--Cute 1 4 u 00:48, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh no! ;-) MyName 00:54, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Deletions.
After you deleted a couple of articles that I submitted for deletion, I don't see those deletion requests in my contributions. Somehow that does not feel right. Shouldn't the deletion requests be allowed to stand?
 * deletion are deletion. When you delete an article it's hidden completly except for admins. It's the way all the wikis works. A speedy deletion 'ld be done rapidly.

 * I don't understand you "don't feel right". Are you on wikinews to promote yourself ? Are you planning to be Admin, so you need to show you are actif on wikinews ? The best way to do that is to Write news article, not to complain because someone else take on his own time to manage deletion.
 * Collaboration is important for wikinews. If you don't like that others correct your work it will be difficult for you and us.
 * By the way, some people list their actions on their User Page. Feel free to add all your actions on this page.

Jacques Divol 11:48, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I forgot to sign off earlier. I had just asked a technical question. You need not question my motives in response. A technical explanation would have sufficed, or you could have pointed me to a page that explains the deletion policies. This response wasn't necessary. Pandoo 12:18, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, i reacted to your "don't feel right". i apolodgize for my hot tempered answer not very fair... again i am sorry. Jacques Divol 19:02, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Liberal contestant Ignatieff's ex speaks out
Divol, would you mind looking at the above talk page? The anon has repeatedly cited what he/she alleges is the interview subject's private phone number. I find this incredibly concerning from a legal and ethical POV. I refactored the page to remove the number but I really think it needs to be deleted. Thanks, Sarah Ewart (Talk) 14:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * your're right, no personal phone could be write on wikinews for obvious reason. Jacques Divol 19:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

It's my summertime break in Beaujolais

 * see you next week or so !
 * Jacques Divol 19:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Don't drink to much of the cheap stuff. ;-) And I hope you have good weather to enjoy the countryside. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks Biran and never cheap stuff!, half of my familly is from Beaujolais (up to XVIe century...). My favorite is fr:Moulin_%C3%A0_vent_%28AOC%29 Jacques Divol 06:44, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

commons image was deleted-
The image on Missing French girls Emeline and Melissa found safe/fr:Alerte-enlevement en France: Melissa et Emeline — was deleted because: In category Images with unknown source as of 9 July 2006; not edited for 46 days. Do you by any chance remember the source and license so I could get it undeleted. Also you may be intreasted in commons:template:Used on Wikinews (nevermind the template was deleted). Thanks, Bawolff ☺☻ 04:59, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It was an "Amber Alert" picture. So anyone have duty to use this image. it can be deleted now as the girls are found, it's better. I don't think Commons manage this kind of copyright anyway... We need a specific Commons or namespace on Commons for all Wikinews in order to use less restricted content as all journalist are able to ... Jacques Divol 19:58, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
 * ok. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:34, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin vote
Thanks for supporting my successful admin nomination! I will try to live up to the confidence that's been shown in me. Crimson 17:19, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

WN:A
thanks for catching that! Doldrums 13:16, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Trains collide in Northern France
We could use your knowledge of French for translating reports/quotes in this article, not to mention your familiarity with the country. I guess you'll notice the article anyway, but just thought I should draw your attention to it. Thanks. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 12:31, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

ISO norms are POV? RE
What right do we have to decide who is or is not a country or nation? I am not saying what you are doing is wrong...I am glad that someone is trying. But the way I see it is we are all the same...all humans...We don't need lables or a list of countries that rank whether or not they justify as a nation. I get labled all the time in the US. I come here becuase I thought it would be different. Jason Safoutin 20:44, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i agree with you. very much. we are all human. first of all. all other maters are without importance. i tried to find a solution, not to hurt anyone. i missed my goal it seems Jacques Divol 20:49, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I was not saying that YOU yourself were insulting. I understand you are helping, as am I...or at least we are both trying. You did not offend me personally, I just don't agree with lables. I also think that we should still work to find a solution...I was not discouraging you. Jason Safoutin 20:52, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Divol, please don't make this whole Israel issue into something it's not. The views held by those nations who do not recognise Israel do not necessarily reflect my own. I personally believe that a Jewish state must exist to compensate for the suffering of the Jewish people, who are (as you mentioned) humans. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 08:34, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * you created the "Israel issue", i just tried to understand why and tried to help resolve it. Jacques Divol 09:24, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I understand that and respect your efforts. Have fun! PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 11:02, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * ok thanks PVJ, Jacques Divol 11:20, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * ok, i understand, myself i have 2 POV about them : one as computer scientist (used for the poll i asked), and one as human (yes labels can hurt or be dangerous). Jacques Divol
 * The Wikipedia article about the ISO highlights certain flaws in the working of that organisation. One is the slective voting procedure, Wikipedia states that There are member bodies that are national bodies that are considered to be the most representative standards body in each country. These are the only members of ISO that have voting rights. For countries that don't have standards organizations on their own there is a membership category called correspondent members. These are informed about the work going on in ISO but are not allowed to take part in the actual standardization work. This means that certain groups and countries may not be able to express their POV during the formulation of ISO names. Secondly, ISO International Standards are not in any way binding on either governments or industry merely by virtue of being International Standards. This is to allow for situations where certain types of standards may conflict with social, cultural or legislative expectations and requirements. This also reflects the fact that national and international experts responsible for creating these standards do not always agree and not all proposals become standards by unanimous vote. The individual nations and their standards bodies remain the final arbiters., which means that just because the ISO agreed on something, it does not imply that individual governments (whose POVs we must represent to be neutral) may not have agreed to the ISO standard itself. Thus, the ISO itself is not the final authority on such matters, and we do not have the right to imply that it is. I respect your efforts to find a solution to the current standoff but unfortunately, the ISO nomenclature idea has too many flaws to be put into practice. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 14:22, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * thankq, you know, i know very well some ISO "flaws". But it was an idea to try. Ok, if international norms are not consensual. We need to follow an open minded, sensible, intelligent way . Jacques Divol

Divol please help my articles like the gas station one. 169.244.99.10 17:59, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

User:Daniel575
Actually, I am not currently involved in a content dispute with this user, since I had already withdrawn myself from the Israel arguement by the time he "joined the fight". In any case, I blocked him more because he refered to Administrators who had warned him about his behaviour (you, me, Brian, Ilya, Messed and others) as "anti-Semites" than because of his "annihilation" comments. Nontheless, I suppose you could reblock him if you wish, but like I said he has been warned by a lot of sysops. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 07:20, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

RfDA
I have decided to leave the project after the RfDA against me was approved by a majority of users. It has been great working with you, and the contributions you make (especially your efforts in translating French) aremuch appreciated. Good luck, and best regards. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 10:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

DB Locked
Thanks for deleting David is gay and I was sick yesterday. I would have blanked and marked, but the DB was locked. User:Thunderhead unlogged @ school talk

astronemy category
There used to be one, but it failed a deletion request (too close to space). Bawolff ☺☻ 23:54, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 * okay, in French "Space" is more related to technology (or too generic) (or too trekki :) . "Astronomy" for scientific mater not for engeneering. no problem. Jacques Divol 00:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

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Vancouver storm pollutes water; 2 million waterless

November 17, 2006

Severe rainfall on the 16th of November has led to a water quality warning affecting more than two million people living in the Greater Vancouver metropolitan region. Wednesday's storm triggered severe landslides in the region's three water reservoirs, creating sediment levels up to ninety times higher than permitted under federal health standards. The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority issued a warning to residents advising them to boil all water intended for personal consumption. The advisory is mandatory for hospitals, daycares, and other public facilities, and is in effect until further notice.

The region's Chief Medical Health Officer has advised that tap water not be used for anything. "We know that with turbidity levels this high there is an increased risk of gastrointestinal illness. So people need to be aware of that, although it's their choice," warned Dr. Patricia Daly. "If I'm asked, I'm telling the public: Don't drink the water from the tap at this time. Drink bottled water or boil your water for a full minute."

Commercial operations were affected as well. Food stores were ordered to turn off produce sprayers used to cool vegetables, and restaurants had to stop serving many food products. Many of Vancouver's hundreds of coffee shops were quiet.

The Greater Vancouver area has received a total of 236.8mm of rain this month. The rainfall record of 350.8mm was set in 1983, according to measurements taken at Vancouver International Airport. BC Hydro, the province's primary electrical provider, was busy repairing power and telephone lines blown down in the heavy winds. Over 220,000 customers were left without electricity in the aftermath of the storm, with more rain expected on Sunday.


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Microsoft pushing community Wi-Fi

November 17, 2006

Microsoft, along with MetroFi, are set to construct a community wide Wi-Fi network in Portland, Oregon. Craig Mathias, founder of Farpoint Group, believes that one day Wi-Fi will offer a viable alternative to Cable and DSL.

"I think muni Wi-Fi will become enormous," said Mathias.

Currently 68 cities in the United States have city wide Wi-Fi with 132 more planning deployments.

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Michigan coaching icon Bo Schembechler dies

November 23, 2006

Renowned University of Michigan college football coach Bo Schembechler, died Friday at the age of 77.

Schembechler collapsed at the studios of WXYZ-TV after taping a TV show on the eve of the Wolverines' No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with perennial rival Ohio State. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he died at 11:42 a.m. "The electrical part of the heart was working fine but the mechanical part was not working," said Dr. Shukri David, the head of cardiology at Providence Hospital. "The heart was sending signals to the heart muscle to contract. The muscle was not responding."

Schembechler had a heart attack on the eve of his first Rose Bowl in 1970 and another one in 1987. He had two quadruple heart-bypass operations, and doctors implanted a pacemaker to regulate his heartbeat after he became ill during a taping at WXYZ on Oct. 20.

"This is a tremendous shock and an irreplaceable loss," University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman said at a news conference at Providence Hospital in Southfield, where the coach died.

The seven-time Big Ten coach of the year compiled a 194-48-5 record at Michigan from 1969-89. Schembechler's record in 26 years of coaching was 234-65-8.


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User:King Xel

This is, indeed, a second account of User:Thunderhead, however it is not listed in the Thunderhead user directory. [[User:Thunderhead|Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 01:16, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:New Zealand girls planned "undie run" defended by politician

There is an error in this article. Year 13 was Seventh Form in New Zealand. I can't find the story on stuff.co.nz, so I don't know what the real year was.
 * Thanks for that. The error is actually quite embarrasing seeing as I live in New Zealand. And since I have lived in both the South Island and the North I have experinced both types of systems used (SI uses years/high schools and NI uses standards and forms/colleges). --Nzgabriel | Talk 01:27, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

"to banned" should be "to be banned". 81.152.72.174 (talk) 21:16, 13 August 2010 (UTC)


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My profile of Wikipedia

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User talk:Sandycx

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User talk:Amlder20~enwikinews

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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.

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New Zealand National party rejects waterfront stadium

November 18, 2006

The New Zealand National party is rejecting the government's ambitions to build a new stadium on Auckland, New Zealand's waterfront for the 2011 Rugby World Cup final instead it is backing the option of an upgrade of Eden Park.

Yesterday, Friday, Member of Parliaments (MP) from the National party met with Trevor Mallard, sports minister, to discuss the possibility of a waterfront stadium but National remain unmoved. Deputy leader, Gerry Brownlee, said: "If it was a new car I wouldn't buy it."

It was reported that John Key, Gerry Brownlee, Katherine Rich and Murray McCully were all present at the meeting with Mr Mallard. And all of those MPs threw a lot of questions at Mr Mallard.

Mr Mallard said: "I actually thought it was a very positive meeting. I thought Catherine Rich and John Key's level of understanding increased and their enthusiasm was very positive."

Mr Brownlee said: "The [NZ]$385 million Eden Park costings seemed relatively certain against the $500 million waterfront estimate, where the price would not be known till it's built."

The reason for the debate is because to host the Rugby World Cup the venue which is used for the final game has to have 60,000 seats, all of New Zealand's stadiums are currently under that minimum.

Mr Mallard confirmed that North Harbour Stadium is also being considered as a "very good back-up option." This is mainly because it can begin upgrading of its stadium before Eden Park or the waterfront stadium. "North Harbour could be called on if you ran into problems with the other options," Mr Mallard said, "There are consenting issues there with buildability and there would still be a lot of transport issues getting people there and there's not a lot of infrastructure around it."

The decision of which stadium will be the venue of the grand final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup final will be made this Friday by the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council, which is asking for the public's opinion to help them with their decision. The council's decision is the one the government will go with according to Mr Mallard: "There's no way the Government would override the councils' decisions."

Mr Mallard added: "I love Eden Park, and my gut feeling for a long time was to upgrade it. If you like I've got a romantic attachment, so for me if Aucklanders decide that's their approach I will back them."

The International Rugby Board also announced the Rugby World Cup will be played around September. 2011 instead of around the June period.


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Talk:Islamic groups protest Pakistani rape law reform

= False POV stuff =

PVJ59 moved this article on false pretenses. Prior article title was better. Using "Islamic fundamentalist" is not POV. If it is, tell wikipedia to remove its article... Pls move back Towsonu2003 04:21, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The Catholic Church remains vehemently opposed to the use of condoms even though AIDS kills thousands of people every hour. Does that mean we can start refering to the Church as fundamentalist? Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 07:27, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't get the metaphor. "Islamist fudamentalism" is not pov, and imho its wikipage proves it... Towsonu2003 18:40, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


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Indian Army to preserve British-era architecture

November 18, 2006

The Indian Government is planning to introduce legislation to ensure that cantonments, churches and cemeteries built by the British during the Raj are preserved as heritage structures.

There are 62 cantonments and 650 military stations in the country, some of which are in disrepair. The new law will ensure that the Army does its bit to prevent other such structures from becoming dilapidated.

One example is the St. Martin's Church which was founded in 1929 by Field Marshall Sir William Birdwood of the British Indian Army. The plaster has peeled off the structures cracked walls, and heavy seepage has damaged the dome. The church also serves as a makeshift school-cum-storehouse for local residents.

Conservation Architect Ratish Nanda said the move is significant because it will not only protect heritage in the cantonments but also areas around it, adding that cantonments will "show the way forward". Urban Designer K T Ravindran said, "This law means that areas where we have built heritage will not fall into the hands of open market."

Some of the main aims of the law are to ensure that:–
 * The Indian Army follows schemes of restricting construction and development plans in the cantonment area.
 * Preemptive measures are taken to protect heritage.
 * Construction that affects heritage buildings is carried out only after permission is obtained from the Cantonment Board.
 * Any construction disfiguring a heritage site can be challenged in a court of law.
 * The Cantonment Board conserves and maintains ancient and historical monuments.


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New Zealand Qantas Television Awards announced

November 18, 2006

The 2006 QANTAS New Zealand Television Awards were announced tonight (NZDT). The winners and their respective categories follow.

Best comedy finalists were pulp sport, bro'Town and The Unauthorised History of New Zealand with Pulp Sport taking out the prize.

The best observational reality (non format) show out of Snotties, The Zoo and Tough Act was Snotties.

Best reality (format) show finalists were Downsize Me!, Sensing Murder and Shock Treatment. The winner being Sensing Murder.

Best current affairs report finalist were Alex Teka, Detox Diary, Not Fit to Practise and Turning the Tide. The winner was Detox Diary.

Best news or current affairs presenter of the year finalists were Shane Taurima, Willie Jackson, John Campbell and Susan Wood. Winner was John Campbell, the prize was awarded to him by his producer, Carol Hirschfield. Mr Campbell was "stupidly proud."

No finalist was for the award of TV journalist so the winner was Mike McRoberts and the first thing he said when he arrived on stage was: "Crikey dick."

Peter Day was awarded for current affair camera. Current affairs reporter was Hadyn Jones. The best news or current affairs editor was Shahir Daud.

Lifestyle and information programme finalists were House Trap, Target and The Living Room. The winner was Target.

The best popular documentary section finalists were Give My Children Back, Earthquake and Million Dollar Tumour (all of which aired on TV3). The winner was Million Dollar Tumour.

The best arts/festival documentary was Artsville.

The best factual camera was awarded to David Stipson. Paul Sutorius was the best factual editor.

Geoff Husson got the award for the best non-drama director.

The winner of favourite female, as voted by the public "by a country mile", was Hillary Barry.

Public voted favourite male was Simon Dallow taking the award, who was "lost for words...truly shocked..."

The favourite programme nominees were Shortland Street, Outrageous Fortune, NZ Idol, Sensing Murder, Downsize Me!, Dancing With The Stars, Target and bro'Town. The winner was, as voted by the public, Shortland Street.

Grey's Anatomy won the best international programme as voted by the public.

Best sports or event coverage out of Na Ratou Mo Tatou, V8 Supercars Pukekohe or 3 News election night was Na Ratou Mo Tatou (ANZAC day coverage).

Best entertainment nominees were What Now; the Gunge and Run Awards, Dave Dobbyn; One Night in Matata and Snatch out Booty and the winner was Dave Dobbyn; One Night in Matata.

The best non factual script writer went to David Brechin-Smith.

Fred Renata, best camera non factual, and best editing for non-factual went to Bryan Shaw.

The best drama director went to Brendan Donovan.

Finalists were for best news report team are, "David-Benson Pope" on 3 News, "Robert Hewitt" on One News and "Gaza" on 3 News. Winner was 3 News for "Gaza".

"The most important category." Best current affairs show finalists were Fair Go, Sunday, Campbell Live. Winner was Campbell Live, when on stage Mr Campbell said: "Bloody Stoked."

Best news finalists were 3 News and One News and the winner was One News.

Bruce Adams was awarded with best news camera.

Best news reporter was given to Michael Holland.

Best children/youth programme winners was Let's Get Inventin'.

Best actress finalists were Kate Atkinson, Robyn Malcolm and Kate Elliot. The award was awarded to Kate Elliot.

Best actor finalists were Antony Starr, Ryan O'Kane and Scott Wills and the winner was Ryan O'Kane.

The last award, best drama, the finalists were The Insiders Guide to Love, Doves of War, Outrageous Fortune. The winner of best drama was The Insiders Guide to Love.


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I watched the TV3 coverage of the awards on 9.00 p.m. -10.30 p.m. and filled in the information on the go, jeez it was hard, but worth it. --Nzgabriel | Talk 09:37, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


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Islamic Jihad considers halting rocket-fire into Israel

November 18, 2006 The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad may stop firing rockets into Israel, following a request to that effect by President Mahmoud Abbas. Mr. Abbas met leaders of the group and urged them to halt the violence. "Abbas said the truce is a national necessity. We said the truce must be mutual ... and part of a national consensus." said Khedr Habib, an Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza.

The group's website quoted Khaled al-Batch, another leader of the group, as saying the proposal was "worth studying." While Islamic Jihad is not the only group to fire rockets across the border, it has repeatedly rejected calls to cease its actions. An Israeli woman was killed by a Qassam rocket in the town of Sderoth three days ago. Over 400 Palestinians, including many civilians, have been killed by attacks since June, which Israel says are aimed at Palestinian fighters.


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Talk:Teenage boys rape 13-year-old in Zurich, film act on cellphone

Please don't add material / sources dated after the date on the article. Also inline links are discouraged. an == External links == section can be used as the last section in the article. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:31, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Moved
Renamed the article as rape is not just an act... Towsonu2003 18:38, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Rape is indeed an act, and the headline reflected this accurately. Use of "act" refers to an earlier description of what occurred, namely the rape.  It is similar to using "he" rather than looking childish by repeating someone's name. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't have time for such childish discussions... Do as it pleases you... Towsonu2003 23:14, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


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Anant Gupta returns after spending 5 days with his abductors

November 18, 2006

Anant Gupta who was kidnapped from the elite locality of Sector 14, Noida, India has returned home. He was kidnapped on November 13, 2006 and released by his abductors yesterday morning. The police have made an arrest in the city of New Delhi. The other two accused are absconding. The boy claimed that he was kept in a jungle and was treated nicely by the three men.

At a press conference the police claimed that they had identified the kidnappers within 10 hours of the kidnapping. Police said that the three year old Anant was kept at a house in New Delhi and later shifted to Mathura. The kidnappers had threatened the family with dire consequences if their demands were not met.

A day after insisting that no ransom was paid the police finally admitted that a sum of Rs. 5 million was paid to the criminals. The ransom amount was later recovered from the home of the accused.

In a fresh twist to the story, the grandfather of the boy told the media that it was an autorickshaw driver who brought his grandson home and not the police. The Uttar Pradesh police had claimed that the boy was rescued on Friday by the Special Task Force near the state border.

There were several raids conducted in the western regions of the state and several people were detained for questioning even though there are a few loose ends that need to be bridged.

This was one of the first instances of kidnapping cases involving an executive of high-profile software company in the recent times. Stories of abduction are common in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.


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Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency

November 18, 2006

Royal is now a leading candidate to succeed Jacques Chirac in May 2007. She was elected yesterday by over 100,000 activists after a moderate, and some say Blairite, campaign.

In the early hours of Friday morning, the result of a vote by members of the French Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste, PS) was announced, with centrist Ségolène Royal leading the poll to become their candidate in next year's election for.

While many parties contest the presidential elections, the winner is expected to be an official candidate of one of the two main parties, the Socialists and the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Speaking on French television tonight, François Hollande, leader of the PS and Royal's partner, announced a party recruitment drive to reinforce Royal's campaign against the larger UMP.

“Ask what you can do for your country”
Royal spent Friday in her home town of, where she addressed the world's press, and spoke with supporters, before returning to Paris.

The selection has kept columnists and editorial writers busy. In her Friday press conference, she spoke directly to the French people; her words, “Gather, mobilise, ask what you can do for your country,” reminding John Lichfield (The Independent, London) of John F. Kennedy. The Manchester Guardian's Martin Kettle used Royal's success as an opportunity to criticise Tony Blair for appearing to back Nicolas Sarkozy of the UMP.

The UMP, the leading conservative party, plans to select its candidate in January. This is the first French presidential campaign where the party candidates are selected by a ballot of the mass membership.

French presidential elections traditionally involve a number of candidates (last elections in 2002 saw the French people choosing between 16 candidates.) One of the questions is now the ability of Royal to unite the French left. Traditionally, parties on the parliamentarian left (MDC, Les Verts, Parti Radical de Gauche, Parti Communiste) have been involved in a number of coalitions, most recently before the 2002 elections. Unity in government does not reflect in the polls as the governing majority was represented by four candidates in 2002: Lionel Jospin (PS), Robert Hue (PC), Noël Mamère (Les Verts), Jean-Pierre Chevènement (MDC). The division of the left in the first round of the elections in 2002 is one of the given explanations for the surprise second round opposing Jean-Marie Le Pen (FN) and Jacques Chirac.

France is a parliamentary democracy, where the President is the Head of State, but independent of both the National Assembly (legislature) and the executive, which is led by the Prime Minister. The presidency is a high profile and influential role, currently filled by conservative-aligned veteran statesman, Jacques Chirac, whose second term expires in May 2007.


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Heh, I facepalmed. Oops... Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:47, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
 * If I had a punt for every time I ... :) --InfantGorilla (talk) 20:49, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Why did you self-publish ?

 * Ten dead, nine injured as Super Typhoon Megi clears Philippines

Why did you self-publish this? -- Cirt (talk) 08:41, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

 * I didn't write it: Bobby122 did. The edits you see are my copy-edits - I fixed a few errors in the posted article, and added 2 sources to update the weather report that Bobby122 posted.  It was sailing close to the wind on self-publish, but I don't think I crossed the line.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:54, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * It was a self-publish. Please, do not do this again. Thank you, -- Cirt (talk) 08:56, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * I reviewed it and published it. Please see discussion, at Water_cooler/policy. -- Cirt (talk) 09:02, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

 * (edit conflict)
 * I guess you feel I crossed the line, though I didn't hide anything and no-one else commented in 16 hours. For the record, this is the diff:
 * The diff has lots of red text, mostly because I deleted several sentences and switched around the order of the paragraphs.
 * I won't review again after I have made this extent of edits, unless others comment that my publish was legit.
 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:11, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Nothing personal, it may be an honest assumption - but it opens the door to others taking this model down a slippery slope. Surely you can see that? -- Cirt (talk) 09:16, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see that. It is absolutely a legit discussion to have.  We need a line in the sand somewhere. --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see that. It is absolutely a legit discussion to have.  We need a line in the sand somewhere. --InfantGorilla (talk) 09:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Missing photo
It must be a mistake at the University of Winchester, because I can't upload this:

An aerial photograph released by the University of Winchester for news use
 * http://www.winchester.ac.uk/newsandevents/Pages/UniversityarchaeologistsrevealnewevidencethatcouldmakeWinchesterhometoBritain%E2%80%99searliestknownhospital.aspx

Fair use asserted for identification and description of the subject in the article Archaeologists uncover Britain's earliest known hospital

--InfantGorilla (talk) 23:35, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

 * I think it is slashdotted! --InfantGorilla (talk) 23:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

The server is no longer overloaded, but the link to the photo still doesn't work. Oh well, it will be too late to add to the article soon. --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:24, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

FAC
I was thinking of closing the FAC for the Aussie teachers article, but first I'd like you to comment on if you'd had any further thoughts on your comment. If you were opposed to it passing without more discussion based on that, I'd be inclined to leave the nom. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:03, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * No - these discussion shouldn't stay open for ever. It looks to me like it passed, which will make me proud.  People have had a chance to respond to my comments and didn't: that is fine.  In a nutshell, the story is an example of a Wikinewsie working pretty damn hard on a tricky story, even though he would have to have worked even harder to reach a standard that I would call 'right'.  Whether that qualifies it to be an FA or not, I don't know, which is why I didn't vote. --InfantGorilla (talk) 16:12, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for the link fix! Much appreciated! ;) Care to review/pub? -- Cirt (talk) 20:34, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
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 * Hehe, Diego beat me to it. I got too involved in a stealthy c/e, so I was too slow.  I got edit-conflicted, so I submitted my ideas for re-flagging.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 21:03, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!

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Brad and Angelina's bodyguards arrested after allegedly saying racial slurs to parents

November 18, 2006

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's bodyguards have been accused of saying racial slurs to parents of an Islamic school in south Mumbai, India. The parents have told the media that the bodyguards said "YOU BLOODY INDIANS AND YOU BLOODY MUSLIMS" when they came to pick up their children from the school. The 3 bodyguards were arrested and later released on surety of Rs 25,000.

Brad Pitt appeared in an interview with NDTV and denied all charges on the bodyguards. He said that the bodyguards were fathers too and would never say such a thing. Pitt also said that he would have never even chosen bodyguards who weren't tolerant towards other religions. "I have to say that we are horrified by these allegations," Pitt said in an interview for NDTV, which will broadcast tonight.

The incident occurred when the gates of the school, in which they were filming, were opened up to allow parents to pick up their children.


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This is a list of sources for an article. Please do not delete.

http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/zdravi-skola-spolecnost/clanek.phtml?id=290324

http://www.novinky.cz/zena/zdravi/nemit-deti-bude-normou--uz-ted-je-bezdetna-petina-zen_100909_4c0h6.html

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Blair agrees Iraq is a disaster

November 18, 2006

Veteran broadcast journalist Sir David Frost recently interviewed British Prime Minister Tony Blair for Al Jazeera English.

In the first episode of "Frost over the World", a series of weekly interviews broadcast on Al Jazeera English in Britain by Sky TV, Frost asserted that "Iraq had been pretty much of a disaster from the start".

Responding, Blair said difficulties arose from "a deliberate strategy with al-Qaeda with Sunni insurgents on one hand, Iranian-backed elements with Shia militias on the other, to create a situation in which the will of the majority for peace is displaced by the will of the minority for war".

In response, a Downing Street spokeswoman said that the Prime Minister had been misrepresented, and that, in responding to Frost, he had merely been acknowledging the question, not agreeing that Iraq was a disaster. She said it would be "disingenuous to portray that as an admission". Despite that, several broadsheet papers headlined the remark as an admission that Iraq had been a disaster and Sir Menzies Campbell, leader of the UK Liberal Democrat Party, demanded that Blair should now apologise.

Less than 24 hours later a Downing Street spokesman claimed Mr. Blair's "tongue had 'slipped'", and that Mr. Blair did not think Saddam Hussein's removal nor the invasion was a disaster.

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Talk:Justice Sachar committee says Indian Muslims "lag behind" other communities

Provided more "equal opportunities"? Is that gramatically correct? Nearly Headless Nick 15:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think what the Committee means is that the oppurtunities provided must be more equal in nature. Since it has been quoted directly, I was apprehensive about editing it. Making it "more equal oppurtunities" should probably fix the grammar thing though. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 16:22, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


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Studying Online

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User talk:Zirland/Ongoing

Sorry about being a bit over-zealous and zapping this.

It looked like oddly placed linkspam as the edit was from an IP address.

What might be worth doing is using the source template for these, then if they go in an article they can be cut and pasted, and others can look at the page and see the title. There's a Javascript button below the edit box to insert the source template, it looks as follows:

--Brian McNeil / talk 17:50, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

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"Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs

November 18, 2006

Speaking in today,, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations, said “this is the moment of truth. We are playing with a powder keg”. This followed disagreement about the role that UN would play in providing a force to help deal with the crisis in Darfur.

Kofi Annan, retiring, yesterday announced agreement of African, Arab and European leaders to provide a 20,000 force to supplement the 7,000 African Union peacekeepers trying to cope with the situation that had resulted in 240,000 being killed and 2.5 million being displaced during three years of conflict in the western region. However,, the Sudanese foreign minister, said: "What we agreed upon in Addis Ababa was the African Union (AU) force assuming full command, while the UN role would be confined to providing technical and logistical assistance to the AU mission." No dates had been agreed for the deployment of the UN forces.

Egeland said that the delay would cause the situation to become infinitely worse and would prevent the ingress of humanitarian aid to the millions affected.

New violence
The African Union is reported as saying that Birmaza, a northern village, has been attacked by the Sudanese government troops and militia with air support. 70 dead are reported. The Sudan government has denied that it supports the Janjaweed.

Darfur conflict threatens to spread
Chad Prime Minister says that “mercenaries in the pay of the Sudanese” have invaded towns in northeast Central African Republic. He said troops would be sent to help the Republic resist these incursions. Sudan continues to deny supporting the mercenaries.


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MIT researchers explore method of transferring electricity wirelessly

November 19, 2006

Wednesday at the American Institute of Physics Industrial Physics Forum meeting in San Francisco, a group of researchers proposed new research into an old way, invented by Nikola Tesla, to transfer power wirelessly. Marin Soljacic and his MIT colleagues revived an idea which involves a source that creates a short range oscillating field. Nearby circuits that resonate at the frequency of the source absorb some of the energy. The system would operate in much the same way as the coils inside a transformer, except that the researchers believe they can develop sources that transfer energy over much longer distances than is typical in transformers. Technology based on this proposal could mean wireless gadgets such as cell phones and iPods never have to be plugged into a wall outlet. The researchers also propose that it could power micro-robots or other machines that are too small to carry their own batteries. Eventually it might enable electric transportation such as buses to recharge wirelessly through power sources near the roadway. One potential problem with the system could be its inefficiency. Soljacic's calculations show that it is at best 60% efficient.


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Talk:Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency

Article is not long enough for this source to be useful: --InfantGorilla 21:19, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Royal's website is "Creative Commons Paternité", so I can paste Friday's "what you can do for your country" speech to Wikinews. Is this useful? Je remercie les militants du parti socialiste qui sont venus voter en masse et qui ont donné à toutes celles et tous ceux qui veulent que ça change la force d’y croire.

Je ne tire de ce résultat aucune gloire personnelle mais je mesure l’immense responsabilité de ne pas décevoir toutes celles et ceux qui espèrent. L’élection présidentielle va à l’essentiel : la possibilité pour chacun de choisir son destin et de le maîtriser dans les turbulences du monde d’aujourd’hui. Oui, la France peut reprendre la main. Oui elle peut croire suffisamment en elle, renouer avec le meilleur de son histoire, se projeter à nouveau dans l’avenir pour construire un destin commun.

[...]

Le monde a changé, la France a bougé, alors la politique doit changer. Je veux non seulement incarner ce changement profond mais le construire avec tous. La politique doit partir de la réalité de la vie des gens, être attentive aux leçons que le peuple donne, comprendre que le citoyen est le mieux placé pour faire le diagnostic de sa vie et pour dire au nom de quelles valeurs la gauche doit agir. La France doit donner à chacun les moyens de prendre effectivement son existence en mains. Voilà pourquoi les libertés individuelles appellent des solidarités et des garanties collectives à construire.

N’ayons pas peur des idées neuves, puisons-les dans la vie quotidienne du peuple français, dans ses souffrances, dans ses difficultés mais aussi dans ses talents et dans ses formidables réussites.

[...]

Nous allons gravir la montagne jusqu’à la victoire.

Aujourd’hui c’est un beau jour pour partir au combat car nous sommes portés par un mouvement populaire généreux et heureux qui sent que nous sommes soutenus par une cause qui est plus grande que nous. Je lance aujourd’hui un appel à tous les Français, hommes et femmes de notre pays. Rassemblez-vous, mobilisez-vous, demandez-vous ce que vous pouvez faire pour notre pays, imaginons ensemble une France qui aura le courage d’affronter les mutations sans renoncer à son idéal de liberté, d’égalité et de fraternité. Pour un ordre juste, contre tous les désordres injustes qui frappent les plus faibles, pour des énergies positives qui se rassemblent et des libertés nouvelles à inventer.

Mettons nous en mouvement pendant six mois au cours desquels il nous faudra investir toute notre énergie et tout le fruit de nos échanges avec les Français, et je vais continuer comme je l’ai fait depuis plusieurs mois.

Avec toute la force de nos convictions socialistes pour unir toute la gauche dans sa diversité puis rassembler une majorité de Français dans un même désir d’avenir. Ségolène Royal, November 17, 2006 Feel free to delete it if it does not belong anywhere on Wikinews. --InfantGorilla 23:44, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

New Category:2007 French presidential election
can an admin please add this cat: Category:2007 French presidential election. thx. --SVTCobra 16:55, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

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Chinese Wikipedia publishes 100,000th article

November 18, 2006

With the title "Pedder Street Clock Tower" the Chinese edition of Wikipedia has reached its 100,000th article. With this milestone reached the Chinese Wikipedia becomes the 12th largest Wikipedia currently developed, and the second largest Asian language Wikipedia just after its Japanese counterpart.

The Chinese Wikipedia was created in October of 2002 and currently supports about 120,000 users. New articles for this growing encyclopedia are being made at a rate of 200 per day.

The Chinese Wikipedia community has been organized and active even in the face of what could be seen as a challenging environment. The first Chinese Wikimedia Conference, for example, was held in Hong Kong in August 2006. Additionally, Wikimania 2007 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan.

The government of China, however, instituted a year-long ban on the Chinese and English versions of Wikipedia in October of 2005 out of concerns regarding various articles about Tibet, Taiwan, and other subjects. In October, 2006 Beijing unblocked the English version of Wikipedia, and in early November the Chinese version was unblocked as well. Then, on 15 November both versions were again blocked with no warning or explanation.

The aim of the various Wikipedia sites is to provide a high-quality information source in as many languages as possible.


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Talk:"Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs

I'd say "powder keg" isn't the best choice of words, more like ragging fire in a fireworks factory.

So you might - but that's what he is reported as saying, Please feel free to change the headline if oyu like. But please sign your contribution. Fentonrobb 23:57, 18 November 2006 (UTC)


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Blair, Brown promise an extra £540 million to Pakistan, Iraq

November 19, 2006

On Sunday, Prime Minister Blair is expected to pledge to double the UK's development aid for Pakistan to £480m ($960m) during the next three years. Also this weekend, Chancellor Brown promised an extra £100m ($188m) to Iraq to "help rebuild the economy".

Tony Blair expects to meet the President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to discuss anti-terrorism measures and the radicalisation of youth.

Gordon Brown met some of the 7,000 British troops deployed in the theatre and said he hoped to see troop reduction in the next few months. He also met Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Saleh and some senior Iraqi ministers and discussed the economy with them.

This is Brown's first visit to Iraq and it is seen as part of a programme to establish his credentials as Blair's successor.


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Talk:Blair, Brown promise an extra £540 million to Pakistan, Iraq

Heh, had a typo on my move reason, Should say style. Neebs 01:28, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

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Could this article please be moved in order to correct the spelling of "million"? Thanks in advance. --Quesotiotyo (talk) 08:29, 15 June 2024 (UTC)
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Talk:MIT researchers explore method of transferring electricity wirelessly

Very likely bogus
Neither news article cites any sources other than quoting Prof Soljacic - and he says he has not begun research in earnest. The professor's *homepage says that he generally studies optics, although the quotes give no such hint as to the energy transfer medium. Resonance is not exactly a new phenomenon, indeed there can never be energy transfer from a field to a device (such as a radio) unless the device is designed with some sort of resonator (this is called an antenna). As the articles don't even mention the inverse square law or the challenges associated with gaussian beams, this is simply a puff piece and publicity stunt by a fresh professor likely desperate for his first grant. 74.134.225.65 01:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

 * He did get two news sources (though I wonder if one reworked the other's material), so as regards puff, I am impressed with his PR achievement. As usual for articles about physics, it is too vague to know whether he has anything or not, so it is disappointing that neither source article mentions seeking opinion from other physicists.
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Talk:Chinese Wikipedia publishes 100,000th article

Guys, I've rewritten this article from other sources on a "temp" page as the directions say. Now I'm not sure how to move forward with its publication correctly. What's the next step and how? -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 02:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


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New Zealand's exams start today

November 20, 2006

New Zealand's National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) external end of year exams started today. It is expected that "...136,000 people [will be] sitting exams at 405 exam centres..." Bali Haque, deputy chief executive of New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) said.

The exams will finish on December 9.

These exams are also being closely scrutinised because of the past problems with NCEA. "...there will always be some anomalies and unforeseen events, such as the traffic jams and floods of 2005," Mr Haque said, "We are confident that we are prepared for such eventualities." The problems faced in the past include when in 2005 hundreds of English papers were remarked due to a problem with the marking schedule which caused low pass rates. In 2004 a problem with the marking consistency resulted in thousands of students failing scholarships. These problems caused the government to launch an inquiry and this year the education minister, Steve Maharey, said that he is confident nothing will go wrong. Principal of Tawa college, Murray Lucas, said: "I'm quietly confident that it will go reasonably well and that there won't be the problems that were attached to the scholarship exams in 2004, and there will be a great deal more in consistency."

Over 4,500 supervisors will, of course, supervise the 555 exams.

Principals in recent weeks have criticised the NCEA for allowing students to receive credits if the answers are written in "text (SMS) abbreviations".

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The Wii, Nintendo's next generation console, launches in North America

November 19, 2006 Nintendo has released its newest video game console in North America. Known as the Wii, the system and games have an MSRP of US$249.99 and US$49.99 respectively. The North American release is to be followed by the December 2nd launch in Japan and the December 8th launch in Europe.

Launched officially at midnight, more than a thousand people gathered in New York's Time Square to be among the first to buy one of the Wii. In contrast to the crowds that have challenged crowd control officials over the last two days in connection with the launch of Sony's Playstation 3, the Wii crowds have been much calmer. Many observers attribute this to the fact that Nintendo had more than ten times as many Wii consoles available on launching day than Sony did for their PS3 that had been hounded by part shortages in manufacturing right up to the day of launch.

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that several tough choices had been made in the design of the Wii. The company decided to develop a new way of playing games with revolutionary controllers instead of following the PS3 and the Xbox down the road of stunning graphic and multimedia options. This produced a console with a much talked-about sensor/controller design and the lowest price point of the three major consoles. While not having a DVD player or high-definition TV capabilities, the Wii retails for about $250 while its competitors the Xbox 360 and PS3 retail for about $400 and $600 respectively.

While the Wii will launch with several games available, one of its advertised advantages is that the new console is largely compatible with older games made for the GameCube, giving the new console an instant and extensive launching library. A GameCube controller will be needed to play GameCube games with the Wii. Several hardware items that GameCube games may be expecting, such as the modem or broadband adapter or the GameBoy player are not supported on the Wii.

Across the country in Los Angeles about 500 people were waiting for the doors to open at Universal City Walk's Game Stop store. Fearing that the Wii introduction might be as contentious as the PS3 debut just a few days ago, the store handed out numbered wristbands to the throng. No problems were reported.

When purchased the Wii includes
1 Wii Hardware System.

1 Wii Controller.

2 AA Batteries.

1 Nunchuk Controller.

1 AVI Connector.

1 Wii Power supply.

1 Copy of Wii Sports.

1 Wii Stand.

1 Wii Stand Supporter.

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Kirby Chambliss wins 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series

American Kirby Chambliss has won the 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series despite a win from Hungarian team mate, Peter Besenyei in the final leg in Perth, Western Australia. Briton Paul Bonhomme came second in the Perth event while Chambliss came in one back in third place.

More than 300,000 people turned up on the shores of Perth's Swan River to catch a glimps of the 11 pilots. Despite coming third, Chambliss still won the 2006 series, coming into the event with 34 points. Besenyei was the closet behind Chambliss before Perth, with 29 championship points.

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New storm approaches as Vancouver remains under boil water advisory

November 19, 2006

Almost one million people in Vancouver, Canada are still under a boil water advisory. Severe rainfall on the 16th of November led to a water quality warning for the Greater Vancouver area's two million residents. The restriction was partially lifted on Friday, but residents of Vancouver, Burnaby, and three North Shore municipalities are still advised to boil their drinking water due to high turbidity levels.

A new storm is predicted to hit the region on Sunday, although it is not expected to be as severe. Wednesday's storm triggered landslides in three area water reservoirs, creating sediment levels up to ninety times higher than permitted under federal health standards. Grocery stores, restaurants, and other commercial outlets were also affected by the advisory. Over 210,000 homes were left without electricity as power lines were knocked out. Some residents are still without power.

The advisory is the largest in Canadian history.


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User talk:Solel

Welcome
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Fire crews race to contain Blue Mountains, NSW fires before Tuesday

November 19, 2006

Fire crews in the Australian state of New South Wales are racing to contain two fires burning out of control in the Blue Mountains West of Sydney before an expected worsening of conditions on Tuesday.

The fires which have been burning in the Mount Victoria and Blackheath since last Sunday have burnt around 2500 hectares of bushland. So far no homes have been under direct threat.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has forecast strong North-Westerly winds in the area on Tuesday. These winds could fan the fire directly into the towns of Mount Victoria and Blackheath.

In an attempt to contain the fires, fire personnel from the NSW Fire Brigade, Rural Fire Service and the National Parks and Wildlife Service have been undertaking backburning operations over the weekend. The backburning operations have been supported by fourteen aircraft, which have been carrying out waterbombing operations.

As a result of the fire crew's operations, the Bell's Line of Road has been closed, with traffic advised to use the Great Western Highway.


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Combined media release and other news source article. Used media releases from the NSW RTA and NSW RFS - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:01, 19 November 2006 (UTC)


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Common Admission Test for colleges conducted across India

November 19, 2006 Over 1,90,000 students appeared for the Common Admission Test (CAT) which was conducted in 23 cities in the country. The test is taken by those seeking admission into the six prestigious Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) and 80 other top management institutes in India. The test began at 10:30 a.m. (IST), and the results are expected in the first week of January.

IIM-Ahmedabad is the only institute which has already specified the minimum marks it will take for students to make the cut. There has been a 20% rise in the number of entrants over last year. Students who score over 33% in the written test will be invited to the interview and group discussion rounds of the exam. CAT-2006 also saw some changes being made to the format of the test :-
 * The age limit for candidates was scrapped.
 * No limit will be set on the number of attempts at the test.
 * Graduates need to have at least 50% aggregate to apply.
 * Students awaiting their results can sit for the CAT but would need to produce their passing certificates upon admission.


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