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Oldest user of Twitter, Ivy Bean, dies at 104

July 29, 2010

, thought to have been the oldest person using the popular social networking site Twitter, has died at age 104.

By the end of her life, Bean had 53,535 followers (a term used on Twitter to indicate you are watching a person's posts) on the site and was something of an internet phenomenon. In 2008, she became known as the oldest person on, a title held previously by a 97-year-old French man. Bean frequently updated her Twitter page with videos and descriptions of activities in her daily life that included her winning of the Gold Medal in Frisbee in the Over-75 Olympics in, Northern England as well as recipes and meeting former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

At the beginning of July, Bean was admitted to hospital suffering from. On July 23rd, Bean returned to the care home where she was a resident, but was no longer able to operate her Twitter account. Manager of the care home Pat Wright took over the account and began posting on Bean's behalf.

It was posted on July 26th that Bean was in a poor condition and yesterday, Wright posted "Ivy passed away peacefully at 12.08 this morning".

Many of Bean's followers posted messages of condolence, making Bean the second-most discussed topic on the Twitter yesterday. Among her followers were and.

Ivy Bean was born November 8, 1905, seven years before the telephone network was established.


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I agree. Politics and religion do not mix.


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Yeah, that's about all I can say too. LOL.


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fight for their freedom! LOL that'll be a first - the bull wins so its released into the wild. Humans are omnivores and need to eat meat - bulls are animals - not blank canvases to be turned into artwork...


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Although I agree, u've missed the point - President of Iran, Imadinnajacket likes to spin harmless escapism along side keeping his people dumb to hurt the western world. He's a fool.


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Talk:Oldest user of Twitter, Ivy Bean, dies at 104

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How can anyone show bias towards this story, "Oldest Twit waists electricity by using internet" BKCW8''' talk

 * POV is not solely the case where one is advocating for/supporting an ideological or emotional position; it is also when one romanticizes a given set of events or actions, or otherwise makes statements of fact which are actually conjecture or opinion. For example, from this article:
 * "Long thought to be the oldest user..."
 * "who were all informed of her passing..."
 * This sentence contains 3 statements of fact, which in fact are opinions or subjective statements: "Prior to being the oldest person on Twitter, in 2008 Bean became the oldest person on Facebook which is where she first became an internet phenomenon."
 * "Among her fans and followers, were Peter Andre - who she had met and often talked about, and Chris Evans." <- While these persons may demonstrably be fans and followers, the statement implies value judgments about both the persons and that they would be fans/followers.
 * -  Amgine | t 07:30, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I cant help but think you're being needlessly pedantic, but i'll try cleaning up the story to your liking BKCW8''' talk  07:38, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

THERE! It has been bettered BKCW8''' talk  08:13, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Front-page worthy?
This doesn't seem like it is something that deserves to be in Lead 2. --Thunderhead (t - e - c) 04:51, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


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"We are after constructing Iran, but this does not mean viewing the matter from nationalist angle and singling out the Iranian race. Today the name of Iran is synonymous with prestige, justice seeking, monotheism, anti-despotism, and the entire blessed values that are dear for the world nations,"

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English news only please. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:38, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

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Thread:Comments:Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus/Comments from feedback form - "What do you think of this page..."/reply (6)

 * O Does Wikinews not have a civility policy?

That is seriously unacceptable from an experienced editor (or from any editor, for that matter), especially given such a minor comment.


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Turtlestack will burn for that...you watch =)


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We both can be right :) --KDP3 (talk) 08:50, 29 July 2010 (UTC)


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Thread:Comments:Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus/Comments from feedback form - "What do you think of this page..."/reply (8)

BKCW8: As someone who's primarily a reader, I don't know how this community works– but let me assure you I was completely serious.

Actually, the first line alone is ridiculous, ignoring the sheer surreality of the rest of the tirade directed at an anonymous user who arguably did not deserve a single jot of his hate.

As far as I know, this site is for the readers, right? Attacking them for voicing an opinion about quality ain't going to help matters. If everyone who was ever dissatisfied with an article should either stop reading or "write a fucking article", guess which they're going to choose?

I apologise if I am unqualified to comment on this, or if this is the wrong place to do so.


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Sonia: Just as a note, BKCW8's response shouldn't be taken as any sort of official opinion of wikinews.

As far as your original question goes, the post was in violation of Etiquette.

With that said, it can be annoying when people say something is crap, without explaining why. People work hard on the article contents, and well constructive criticism is always a good thing, negative comments without explaining why or suggestions for improvement aren't that helpful. However, it is still inappropriate to attack a reader for fulling out a "What do you think of this article form" honestly.


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Bawolff: I have replied to Sonia and I made it clear I am no official =)


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To be fair, it should be pointed out that my comments do not officially represent wikinews either. :) (although as an admin, I guess they represent a little authority, but in general all my opinions are just my own and nobody else's).


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Hello

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C-17 crashes near air force base in Alaska

July 30, 2010

A, operated by the United States Air Force, crashed on Wednesday near in Alaska at about 6:15 pm (0215 Thursday UTC), killing all four crew members. The plane was practicing for the 2010 Arctic Thunder air show.

These facts were confirmed by Air Force Lt. Gen. Dana Atkins, Commander of Alaskan Command, in an impromptu press conference later in the evening. Col. John McMullen, commander of the 3rd Wing (under whose authority the plane belonged), announced the four deaths on Thursday. Three were members of the U.S. Air National Guard, one was active duty. Names are being withheld pending the notification of family members.

The Elmendorf base is near, Alaska, and the fireball and plume were visible from that city's downtown. "It was a big, gray plume of smoke and I saw a fireball go up in it," said Anchorage Fire Dept. Captain Bryan Grella in an interview with the Associated Press.

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is designed for rapid response strategic airlift, medical evacuation, and airdrop roles, carrying cargo and troops. The aircraft are used by the United States, the United Kingdom, NATO, Australia, Canada, and Qatar.


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First article
First article, let me know what you think! Oaktreezulu (talk) 11:03, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

 * That is sad news. Unfortunately your piece is too short, and we always require at least two sources (or original reporting.)  You are welcome to read the style guide, improve the article and resubmit it. --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:44, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

 * Gorilla, thanks for the feedback. I had read some of the guidance but missed that the minimum sources req'd was 2.  Is there a set minimum length? Oaktreezulu (talk) 01:48, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Minimum length is generally 3 short paragraphs, with at around 3 medium length sentences each (that is a soft rule rather than a hard rule, but try to follow it when practical).

 * Also, 2 *independent* sources are required — IE, both can't be from the Associated Press (AP). Also, CNN, MSNBC, and Fox (among others) like to reprint stories from AP, AFP, and Reuters. So make sure you look at the bottom or the top of each article you get to see which organization wrote it. Sometimes you can get 2 articles from different sources (say CNN and Fox), but they'll both be written by the same agency (AP or Reuters usually), and sometimes even by the same person. Those obviously wouldn't be considered independent sources.

 * Thirdly, every article's title has to answer the following questions about the article: Who, What, Where. "C1-7" is who, "crashes" is what, and "Alaska" is where, so your article's title is fine... except that it's mis-capitalized;). We only capitalize the first word of an article, except for proper nouns (like Alaska).

 * Lastly, every article's lede sentence needs to answer those same three questions. Every article's lede paragraph needs to also answer the rest of the 5Ws and 1H (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How). Note that not every article has a "why" to be answered (why did the plane crash? That isn't known at this time), but the other 5 questions are required.

 * Happy article writing:). I hope you have fun. Gopher65talk 02:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I've changed the capitalization in your article for you, added an infobox (as suggested in the failed review), and switched your sources around (newest first, then older sources). Now all you should have to do is add a little bit of information into your article, add a picture (search Wikimedia Commons for images), wikilink a few terms (C-17 should be linked to wikipedia so that people know what it is. This is how: C-17), and put it back up for review!. Be careful not to simply re-write your sources through. Absorb the information from your sources, and then rewrite it in your own words. Gopher65talk 02:17, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks Gopher! Trying again...Oaktreezulu (talk) 02:30, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

"An amusing number of people worked on this very short article. This is how they all should be:). Gopher65talk 03:11, 30 July 2010 (UTC)" - No kidding! Thanks everyone! Oaktreezulu (talk) 05:08, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


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Thread:Comments:Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus/Comments from feedback form - "What do you think of this page..."/reply (12)

What do you say? Should we delete this whole thread on the grounds that Wikinews is not a theater of war"? One person did not like the article and trolled, another took the bait, and both should be embarrassed.


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User talk:AQVINCUM

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Comments from feedback form - "hello"
hello —59.164.9.36 (talk) 12:16, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "hi Gilcrist you are great"
hi Gilcrist you are great —117.205.102.160 (talk) 17:43, 17 October 2010 (UTC)


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Are we reading The Onion?


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Thread:Comments:Canada announces $9 billion plan to purchase 65 F-35 fighters/DND computers used to alter Wikipedia Site on Jets

The Defense Department's computers in Ottawa, have been used at least nine times,to vandalize  Wikipedia's Site,to erase negative data regarding the Conservative government's spending billions on new stealth fighter aircrafts.And for FYI the amount is NOT 9 billion,it's at least $16 BILLION! But what's that to us Canadians,I ask,when we can afford the creation of a fake lake for a measly 1 billion. Anything goes with this government! Stephen Harper should visit the streets around the Ottawa Market Place,and mingle with the homeless. Alas,I don't think anything could change the mind of this Machiavellian autocrat.


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This article just made my day. How does this guy stay in power? Really? How?


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Thread:Comments:Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus/Comments from feedback form - "I screwed up. This was a bad c..."

I screwed up. This was a bad call on my part. The only thing I can say is that it ticked me off (obviously). I know how much hard work we all put into what we do and when I read such a short, idiotic comment like that in response to a good piece of work that probably took not only a lot of time but also talent to put together, I just raged half from anger, half from defense for the people who work hard around here. But still, I'm in the wrong and it was a bad call. Won't happen again. I am sorry.


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Talk:Medical helicopter crashes in Tucson, Arizona, kills all on board

Merge?
I see the original author(s) have not finished this article. Would it be appropriate to merge it with C-17 Crashes near Air Force Base in Alaska? --InfantGorilla (talk) 15:37, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Not done The C-17 article is finished, and this is now considerably longer than it was when I suggested the review. --InfantGorilla (talk) 06:45, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Research resource
Slides about emergency response helicopter accident hearings and recommendations: --InfantGorilla (talk) 15:43, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
 * http://www.ntsb.gov/Speeches/sumwalt/AAMS-update-March-2010.pdf

Bias?
How do we describe Air Methods Corporation? All it does is fly EMS helicopters, dozens of them, so I picked the word 'specialist'. I don't think we are saying whether it is good at it or not, but I think we can't just mention the name of a company that nobody has heard of without describing it. --InfantGorilla (talk) 05:03, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


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Comments:Oldest user of Twitter, Ivy Bean, dies at 104

This is not newsworthy. At some point, "Oldest User of [Every Website on the Internet] Dies" will occur. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 00:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:Amanda~enwikinews

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

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

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

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User talk:12.34.246.79

Welcome
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Gibraltar police investigate suspicious death

July 29, 2010

The Criminal Investigation Department of the (RGP) is carrying out investigations following the discovery of a body at a house in Cumberland Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

An RGP spokesman confirmed that a body, that of a woman in her 50s who lived in, had been found, but he refused to give further details, telling reporters that the victim's next of kin had not yet been informed. He went on to say that the RGP "are dealing with this as a suspicious death". The Gibraltar Chronicle reported that the woman had sustained a wound.

Local residents became aware of the activity of the police and ambulance services around midnight.

Forensic investigators were on the scene until mid morning, and several people are believed to be helping the police with their enquiries. A man was arrested on suspicion of murder late Wednesday evening and was being held for questioning, but has now been released on Police bail pending ongoing investigations. Under local law in Gibraltar, he could be held for up to 24 hours without charge, after which time he must be released or charged.

This is the fourth death in Gibraltar in the last week. Others have included a man found hanged in Upper Town, another who was found on a Ministry of Defence base in a secure area, and drowned himself in the harbour, and a third man whose body was found severely decomposed in Varyl Road.


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Thread:Comments:Loneliness unhealthy as smoking and alcoholism, new study says/So

Now some civil rights lawyer is going to quote this study to shut down solitary confinement as a punishment in prisons.


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I don't really think thats necessary. (but then again I'm a very anti-deletionist person).


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list of wikinewsies by edits
I've always liked lists of users by edits because they show the hard work put in by users to projects. Getting a list is very simple, but I need consensus first (for the bot flag). Thoughts? Griffinofwales (talk) 02:44, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I think so. I have the source code, I could run it daily :D --Diego Grez return fire 02:49, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I already know a bot (and op) that can do it, and it doesn't have an op that's blocked on a wiki. Griffinofwales (talk) 02:51, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ha-ha-ha. You're so funny. --Diego Grez return fire 02:53, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * If it can be implemented easily, I say go for it. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:24, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * So if you know that bot op that is not blocked on a wiki, bring the bot here. I want to see if it works. --Diego Grez return fire 03:59, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I wonder if I'm still in the top ten... Bawolff ☺☻ 09:11, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am! /me happy, we all have a little editcountist. I have no problem with a bot (no strong feelings though) Here is the current list for those interested.

 * 1) AdambroBot (bot-weather) with 48080  edits starting on
 * 2) Brian McNeil  with 35234  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 3) Wikinews Welcome (bot) with 31600  edits starting on
 * 4) DragonFire1024  with 31274 edits starting on
 * 5) Tempodivalse   with 26842  edits starting on
 * 6) SVTCobra     with 23816  edits starting on
 * 7) BOT-Superzerocool (bot-interwiki) with 22163  edits starting on
 * 8) Bawolff   with 19738  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 9) MelancholieBot  (bot-old stats bot) with 16671  edits starting on
 * 10) Doldrums    with 15208 edits starting on the sands of time
 * 11) CalendarBot   (bot-interwiki+date cats)   with 14449  edits starting on
 * 12) Cirt     with 12890  edits starting on
 * 13) Amgine      with 12878  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 14) ZacharyBot  (bot-interwiki/double redir)   with 12463  edits starting on
 * 15) Anonymous101  with 11821  edits starting on
 * 16) FellowWikiNews  with 11101 edits starting on
 * 17) Dan100    with 9697  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 18) Edbrown05     with 9680  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 19) Cspurrier    with 9597  edits starting on the sands of time
 * 20) Brian   with 9252  edits starting on the sands of time

The funny thing is that half of these people are long retired. Also note anyone without a start date joined before user creation dates were recorded (sometime in late 2005 i think). Bawolff ☺☻ 09:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

The list is updated every week and it shows users who have been inactive by shading out their names. How many users should the list have? and do you want two lists (one with bots included and one with bots exempted)? There is a white list if you don't want to be on the list (your name is replaced by Placeholder), which I can link to. Griffinofwales (talk) 13:37, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Well of the first 20 (with bots), only 3-6 are active non-bot users (depending on definition of active). so we might want a long list. I'm not sure. Bawolff ☺☻ 13:43, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Mm. I'd like to have at least one list without bots, since they are kinda clogging up the list. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:58, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Ha! Ha! I win, .... again. :D DragonFire1024 previously overtook me for a while, but these youngsters have no stamina. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:11, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm amazed that you have more than welcome bot. Its catching up fast, but it welcomes so many people in a day. Bawolff ☺☻ 15:16, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Back to original question. I propose 2 lists, top 30 on each list. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:12, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Could someone at least agree or disagree with this proposal or come up with a new one? It has been over 2 weeks. Griffinofwales (talk) 14:21, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Most interesting stuff. Sounds like a good idea. :P -- Cirt (talk) 18:51, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

 * I like this, I'd recommend just doing a list without bots and making it a top 20. For bots, that can be a less-visible page as their actions are not that significant on the whole. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk 07:05, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

discussion bump
I'd like to bump a stalled discussion located here. I'd like to propose an amendment to the proposal. All users that have not edited in a year will have their rights removed automatically without discussion. Of course, its controversial, so if the WN community wishes for me to nominate 10 admins for inactivity de-sysopping, I can do that also. Griffinofwales (talk) 03:05, 4 June 2010 (UTC) Those might be worthwhile additions to this sort of idea. -- Cirt (talk) 03:23, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) No contributions, edits, activity, logs, of any kind whatsoever for over a year.
 * 2) The user in question has been notified both via emailthisuser function and by a post to the user's talk page, and there was no response after waiting one week.
 * I would still have to oppose any inactivity policy, I just find it unnecessary. So what that we have a few admins that aren't editing actively anymore; they're not harming anything at the very least (I don't really buy into the security argument, because any admin account can be hacked at, regardless of whether it's an active or inactive one). IMHO it just makes it sound as if we're punishing people for not writing more. Tempodivalse [talk]  12:53, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
 * To reply to Cirt, I agree with the first one, but if they're not paying attention to Wikinews, is there a point in contacting them? Griffinofwales (talk) 00:58, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * It's just a courtesy notice, really. I don't think it would be fair to take away their bits without giving them a chance to comment/defend themselves. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:26, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I fully support an inactivity procedure. We've people with priv bits who have not seen any of the peer review stuff; they could come back and royally fuck things up. --Brian McNeil / talk 05:37, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
 * That seems more like a function of old admins having the Reviewer bit, not as much +sysop. Perhaps we should just put all those admins up for a de-reviewer request instead? I wouldn't be as opposed to that. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:26, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

 * BUMP I think there has been quite enough time on this. I move that any admins who've not edited main namespace in the last six months be de-sysopped. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk 07:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Six months seems too short. I disagree with the idea of inactivity desysoping in general, but if we have to have it, I'd prefer a longer time span, like a year. I've seen admins that have come back from about a six-month hiatus for the occasional article or review. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:55, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Interview with Umberto Eco - just translated to en
it:Intervista a Umberto Eco/Traduzione. This is interwiev from March, but with Eco :) Great work of users from it Wikinews. Przykuta (talk) 12:57, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you!
 * Quick question. At Wikimedia Italy it says: "All the interviews are released under Creative Commons License 2.5 - Attribution - Share Alike."  This is the Wikipedia license that is not accepted for news here, as our CC-BY license makes it easier for news outlets to re-use the text.   Has the interview been dual-licensed?  Can we use it?  --InfantGorilla (talk) 13:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is (obviously?) dual licensed since WMI can't change the licenses of a WMF project. I've updated that page, anyway, thank you. --Nemo bis (talk) 06:35, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

 * For clarification. The WP license does not allow importation from there to here. The reverse is, however, possible. Wikinews material can be imported by Wikipedia. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk 07:09, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

timestamped articles
Would it be a good idea to timestamp our articles, so that the readers would know when exactly an article was published? The timestamp would come after the date of publication. Benny the mascot (talk) 20:21, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * What would be the usecase for this? Bawolff ☺☻ 20:23, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm not exactly sure what "usecase" means, but this was just an idea that came into my head recently. I really haven't thought it through, but I suppose a timestamp would be helpful in giving readers an idea of how current our articles are, especially in the case of breaking news. Does that answer your question? Benny the mascot (talk) 20:29, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * All I meant was what would be the benefit of doing that, who would use it, etc. Personally I think the current date is sufficient, but I don't have strong opinions. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:45, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Actually, I do rather like the idea of a time stamp - for those of us who like to know when our news was most recently updated. Unfortunately, I think the best choice for *that* is the revision time stamp; not sure if that's available as a magicword. However, usecase? That'd be categoryadd to published. -  Amgine | t 15:15, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * That does appear in the footer already. You can use but the output is not very friendly, I'm not sure how to fix that. The bigger problem with using revision timestamps is they give no indication whether the last change was a factual update. Or was it just a spelling fix or vandalism reversion? In fact archiving will make it useless too, as all articles are edited then to add the archive template. the wub  "?!"  16:57, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think revisiontimestamp is an appropriate timestamp - it changes with each revision, although I suppose we could use it as a last updated date (I assumed we wanted a published timestamp, but last update timestamp could be good, although we also have last mod date at bottom of page). You can make it prettier with something like - . For the publish timestamp - you can access the exact date (to the second) that publish was added to an article using the api. If we really wanted to, we could add a more complete time to date if we wanted to. The technical aspects are probably fairly easy. The harder question is what do we want to display to the user. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:34, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

 * All good, valid points above. A timestamp is 'inconvenient' to maintain in an informative manner, would need to be a manual process. I'm happy to live with publication date - which EzPeerReview updates to a UTC-appropriate value.
 * I do want time to go thru the review gadget with Bawolff & Shaka at some point. With The Other Place introducing Flagged Revs, really going to need to rewrite a review module in PHP. Basically, I know the usability team and others working on MediaWiki can be persuaded to listen to us if we frame things correctly and put forward plausible enWP use cases. If we have some rough code to partially sort our review reqs, specify some customisable hooks for a MediaWiki enhancement that allow them to queue up an article for its turn on the front page, or do all our geog/topic portals, they'll debug the niggles we currently have with klunky Javascript. Still have a few usability contacts from us adopting Vector first. :-) Just wish Brion was still in charge, not had a beer with the new CTO yet; she may prefer a glass of wine. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk 17:58, 19 July 2010 (UTC)


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Hi. Please don't put any type of advertising on your user page. You're free to put a short bit of info about yourself, but don't spam external sites. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:03, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

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Are you kidding? Even though Turtlestack has apologized, we cannot simply leave personal attacks and threats of physical violence here for anyone to gawk at. An admin should delete this thread, or at least Turtlestack's initial comment, immediately.


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Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to sue blogger Andrew Breitbart

July 30, 2010 , an African-American employee of the United States (USDA) who was ousted last week, has said that she will "definitely sue" conservative blogger  over a video clip posted online at BigGovernment.com, operated by Breitbart, that made her appear racist.

Formerly the director of rural development in Georgia, Sherrod was referred to on Breitbart's site as a "racist govt employee," and the video had been edited to make her appear to have discriminated against. Sherrod spoke in March of this year at an meeting. The clip edited from the original video footage of this meeting misrepresents Sherrod as deliberately failing to support a white farmer because of his race. In reality, the full video revealed that Sherrod was speaking about racial reconciliation and the lessons she learned after the episode. However, the USDA asked Sherrod to resign before the full video was released. The farmer mentioned in the video and his wife later stated that Sherrod had actually helped to save their farm, and after the full video was made public, US Department of Agriculture  and US President Barack Obama apologised and Vilsack offered Sherrod a new job with the USDA. However, Sherrod said that she has not decided whether to accept the new position.

Breitbart said that he posted the edited clip to prove that the NAACP has racist elements, and has not apologised to Sherrod. Shortly before the video clip was posted, the NAACP had demanded that the Tea Party, a conservative activist group that Breitbart is active in, remove racism from parts of that group.

However, Sherrod says that she no longer wants an apology. "He had to know that he was targeting me," the 62-year-old said at a convention of the National Association of Black Journalists.


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Exsqueeze me?

This is the comments namespace! Anarchy reigns supreme!

You do not censor the opinions posted here because, well, frankly, virtually no policies apply.

So, rattle your jewellery, or clap your hands; just don't take this page seriously.


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Information with regard to the arrest of the suspect in connection with this offence was obtained from the online radio news broadcast of the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (as Radio Gibraltar), obtainable at this link. BarkingFish (talk) 22:36, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Island?
Gibraltar is not an island. R7 (talk) 00:01, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

 * Apologies, you're absolutely right. I was under the impression that Gibraltar was separate from Spain, but apparently they share a 3/4 mile land border, so it's officially connected. It will be dealt with, and thank you for bringing it to my attention! BarkingFish (talk) 00:30, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


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No, it doesn't. We have the right to remove blatant attacks, threats, personal information and similar material, as well as copyright violations and other illegal items. If I wrote down your full name, address, medical history, and other related material, would you take that seriously? I certainly would. Anarchy does not reign supreme here, and we can censor any material not adhering to our policies. Because they do apply here.


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I find that he is not so much criticizing Paul than the Spanish prime minister to offer protection to the octopus. The action, if taken seriously, is indeed ridiculous and unfit for a world leader. Certainly anyone can see Ahmadinejad's speech to be pure propaganda, but to take a single phrase out of context and put all the focus on it is biasing the readers, especially those who only read the title, to think Ahmadinejad is extremely stupid.


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AFAIU, there is a very short list of things that will get removed from comments pages, and an even shorter list of things that will get you banned. These aren't talk pages, they're comments pages for all the trolls on the net to blast with whatever crap they want;).

The List, as I understand it:

1) Linking to an external non-WMF site (link removed, post can sometimes remain)

2) Personal attacks against non-public people (ie, famous people don't count), usually other commenters, that are sufficiently bad to warrant action (this is judged on a per-post basis, and different admins will make different calls)

3) Clearly libellous statements against public figures. (post deleted)

4) Copyright infringement (post deleted, warning issued on user talk page, possible ban in repeated)

5) Death threats, that are clearly not a joke (local ban, likely global ban, possibly alert WMF, possible referral to local authorities if deemed necessary)

6) Serious sounding suicide notes/threats (always alert WMF, always constant local authorities)

7) Advertising (insta-ban)

If Turtle's comment violated any of those, it would be number 2. Everyone has a different threshold for what constitutes a personal attack. Personally I'd be inclined to leave his post, since while it's angry, it's somewhat humorous as well.


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Fortunately, xe seems to have commented no further. I am most annoyed, and let-down, that such sloppy review work is becoming more prevalent.

Two articles in nearly-as-many months where effort that could have produced several quality articles has been required for the cleanup operation.

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I would hope that threats of physical harm are lumped in with death threats, and that humor doesn't end up playing too big a role in any such administrative decision.


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category:Georgia is a disambiguation category, and so should be Category:Georgia (U.S. state). Bencherlite (talk) 19:23, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Done --InfantGorilla (talk) 19:54, 5 August 2010 (UTC)


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It's not so much a question of the existence of a threat as it is the seriousness of the threat. Paraphrased: "I'm going to make a giant wooden hand, cover it in pubic hair, and then push it over on you at your doorstep" isn't the most serious sounding threat in the world.

Here's a serious sounding threat, as an example: "I work at an ISP. I'm going to use your IP to hunt down your RL name and address. I'm then going to go your house in the middle of the night and make sure you're home. Then I'm going to bar all the doors. Then I'm going to toss a firebomb through a window. Then I'm going to sit on your lawn and laugh while you scream."

That's a far more serious sounding threat, because that's realistic enough that even if the author of the threat has no intention of carrying it out, it may well still cause angst to the recipient of the threat. And that's the real test. Is the threat of a type that might cause real worry to the recipient, or is it just part of a trolling flamewar? There's a difference between the two, and they should be treated differently.

And indeed, "humorous" is not part of the test of what's allowable and what's not. I was thinking about "seriousness", but wrote "humour" due to the fact that there is a bit of crossover between the two concepts in my mind (ie, a post wouldn't be funny if it contains a serious threat).


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Apple released new Magic Trackpad, how to restore a mac if you have problem with new Magic Trackpad


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I don't generally like lawsuits like this, viewing them more as an attempt to create a "chilling effect" on the blogosphere than anything else. But in cases like this one, the guy making that video knew full well that he was libellously misrepresenting the women in question, for no purpose other than to drive pageviews (and possibly political ends, but that's secondary). He libelled someone for financial gain, and that is unacceptable.


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HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES Bradley...I'd say move this thread to the archives to set a precedent for future Meanie Beanie Fophenies


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I beleive that there is a typographical error in this article. In "US$1,1999". there are too many digits to the right of the comma. XX,XXX would be correct. X,XXXX i beleive is incorrect.


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@bawolff: I did have my fair bit of fun writing this article. :)

* ignores possible policy violations*


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Wikinews:Briefs/July 29, 2010

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Today on Wikinews : Police in Gibraltar investigate yet another suspicious death; Tennessee's Lieutenant Governor suggests that Islam is a 'cult'; the president of Iran sharply criticizes an octopus and, in history, the USS Forrestal incident becomes one of the worst US Naval disasters.

 * Audio credit Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights for Life (1973)

Today is Thursday, July 29, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

Gibraltar police investigate suspicious death (0:41)
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Gibraltar Police (RGP) is carrying out investigations following the discovery of a body at a house in Cumberland Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

An RGP spokesman confirmed that a body, that of a British woman in her 50s who lived in Gibraltar had been found, but he refused to give further details, telling reporters that the victim's next of kin had not yet been informed. He went on to say that the RGP "are dealing with this as a suspicious death". The Gibraltar Chronicle reported that the woman had sustained a wound.

Local residents became aware of the activity of the police and ambulance services around midnight.

Forensic investigators were on the scene until mid morning, and several people are believed to be helping the police with their enquiries. A man was arrested on suspicion of murder late Wednesday evening and was being held for questioning, but has now been released on Police bail pending ongoing investigations. Under local law in Gibraltar, he could be held for up to 24 hours without charge after which time, he must be released or charged.

This is the fourth death in Gibraltar in the last week, others have included a man found hanged in Upper Town, another who was found on a Ministry of Defence base in a secure area, and drowned himself in the harbor, and a third man whose body was found severely decomposed in Varyl Road.

Six killed in Sadr City bombing (2:04)
Iraqi police report a bomb explosion killed five civilians, one security official, and injured at least another twelve Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. The bomb was planted near a state-operated bank in a Shi'ite slum.

The blast occurred while retirees waited in lie to receive their pension checks.

According to Naval officer Admiral Mike Mullen, violence in Iraq is at its lowest since 2003, however, Baghdad remains an area where low-level violence still occurs.

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor suggests that Islam is a 'cult' (2:36)
A Tennessee politician has been criticized by Islamic groups and Islamic leaders by suggesting that Islam is a cult and is therefore ineligible for protection under the first amendment of the United States constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion.

Though Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, at a campaign stop in Chattanooga earlier in the month, said he's "all about freedom of religion", he also said that "[y]ou could even argue whether that being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality, way of life, cult or whatever you want to call it".

Lt. Gov. Ramsey had been asked about a proposed Islamic mosque and community center that has been slated for construction in the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and also about the "threat that is invading our country from Muslims".

Ramsey's comments have been scrutinized by groups all over the country, while Ramsey's rivals for the lieutenant governor position tried to avoid the controversy.

Ibrahim Hooper, national communications director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, called Ramsey's remarks "part of an unfortunate trend in our society" and part of "a disturbing trend in our nation in which it is suggested that American Muslims should have fewer or more restricted constitutional rights than citizens of other faiths." Hooper also encouraged Ramsey to find people "who can offer him balanced and accurate information about Islam."

Ramsey's Republican rivals, U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, both tried to avoid the controversy about the cult comments. According to campaign spokesman Sam Edelen, Wamp declined to comment as he was "busy with voting". Meanwhile Bill Haslam's campaign spokesman Dave Smith stated in an e-mail that "The mayor's faith is very important to him, and he respects the right of others to practice their faith, so long as they are respectful of the communities in which they live and the laws of the land."

Later, Ramsey clarified his position by stating that he has "no problem — and I don't think anyone in this country has a problem — with peace-loving, freedom-loving Muslims that move to this country and assimilate into our society." However, Ramsey said he's concerned that "far too much of Islam has come to resemble a violent political philosophy more than peace-loving religion. It's time for American Muslims who love this country to publicly renounce violent jihadism and to drum those who seek to do America harm out of their faith community."

According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, there are 1.2 billion Muslims in the world and 7 million in the United States. The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has stated that there are 63,000 Muslims in Tennessee, or 1% of that state's population.

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Oldest user of Twitter, Ivy Bean, dies at 104 (6:19)
Ivy Bean, thought to have been the oldest person using the popular social networking site Twitter, has died at age 104.

By the end of her life, Bean had 53,535 followers (a term used on Twitter to indicate you are watching a person's posts) on the site and was something of an internet phenomenon. In 2008, she became known as the oldest person on Facebook, a title held previously by a 97-year-old French man. Bean frequently updated her Twitter page with videos and descriptions of activities in her daily life that included her winning of the Gold Medal in Frisbee in the Over-75 Olympics in Bradford, Northern England as well as recipes and meeting former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

At the beginning of July, Bean was admitted to hospital suffering from jaundice. On July 23rd, Bean returned to the care home where she was a resident, but was no longer able to operate her Twitter account. Manager of the care home, Pat Wright, took over the account and began posting on Bean's behalf.

It was posted on July 26th that Bean was in a poor condition and yesterday, Wright posted "Ivy passed away peacefully at 12.08 this morning".

Many of Bean's followers posted messages of condolence, making Bean the second-most discussed topic on the Twitter yesterday. Among her followers were Peter Andre and Chris Evans.

Ivy Bean was born November 8, 1905, seven years before the telephone network was established.

While Ms. Bean made excellent use of today's electronic communication tools,

Loneliness unhealthy as smoking and alcoholism, new study says (7:48)
a recent scientific review involving more than 300,000 people across several previous studies has revealed that inadequate social networking and frequent isolation can have negative effects on a person's health equal to that caused by smoking and alcohol abuse. It was found that those who experience sufficient social interactions were 50 per cent more likely to be alive when re-examined eight years later than those who were more socially isolated.

The scientists on the project ranked having low-quality relationships with friends and family as equivalent to frequent substance abuse (that is to say, 15 cigarettes a day or heavy alcohol consumption) but worse for a person's health than not participating in exercise and being obese.

Timothy Smith, project leader from Brigham Young University (BYU), in Utah, claims that "the importance of having a network of friends and good family relationships is comparable to quitting smoking and exceeds many risk factors of mortality such as obesity, physical inactivity."

Related studies have shown that quality relationships stimulate mental and physical health. Smith went onto suggest that General Practitioners should also examine a patient's social network to promote good health.

"Physicians, health professionals, educators and the public media take risk factors such as smoking, diet and exercise seriously. The data presented here make a compelling case for social relationship factors to be added to that list," he continued.

And speaking of people who may be a little too isolated,

Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus (9:18)
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims Paul the octopus, who correctly guessed the outcomes of eight matches of the World Cup, is a sign of decay of Western culture.

Ahmadinejad said in a speech at a youth festival in Tehran, "Those who believe in this type of thing cannot be the leaders of the global nations that aspire, like Iran, to human perfection, basing themselves in the love of all sacred values."

"We are after constructing Iran, but this does not mean viewing the matter from nationalist angle and singling out the Iranian race. Today the name of Iran is synonymous with prestige, justice seeking, monotheism, anti-despotism, and the entire blessed values that are dear for the world nations," he continued.

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An Irish journalist, Rory Fitzgerald, wrote a satirical piece in response to the president's remarks. "A visibly shaken Paul spoke out earlier today saying: 'As an octopus, I can claim some objectivity in my view [of] human affairs,'?" Fitzgerald wrote.

The mollusk correctly predicted the outcome of Germany's seven matches and picked Spain over the Netherlands for the World Cup final.

Paul currently lives in a tank at the Oberhausen Sea Life Centre in Germany.

On this day in history (10:41)

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In 1967, during the Vietnam war, the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal had been launching air strikes against North Vietnam from the Gulf of Tonkin. For four days, 150 missions had been flown off her flight deck until on the morning of July 29, while preparations for the second strike of the day were being made, an unguided 5 inch "Zuni" rocket located in a rocket pod under the wing of a F4 Phantom fighter jet was accidentally fired due to an electrical power surge during the switch from external power to internal power.

The rocket then flew across the flight deck, striking a wing-mounted external fuel tank on another plane which was awaiting launch. Though it is still unclear exactly which plane the rocket hit, one of the planes directly involved was being piloted by a young LCDR named John McCain, the now well known US Senator from Arizona and 2008 Presidential Candidate.

What happened next was a series of cascading disasters, many of which were preventable, but due to lack of training and communication, poor equipment maintenance and confusion, the accident become one of the worst accidents in US Naval history, an incident still used in US Navy training schools today.

When the Zuni rocket hit the external fuel tank of the waiting aircraft, the warhead's safety mechanism prevented it from detonating, but the impact tore the tank off the wing and ignited the resulting spray of escaping JP-5 fuel, causing an instantaneous conflagration. Other external fuel tanks overheated and ruptured, releasing more jet fuel to feed the flames which spread along the flight deck, leaving pilots in their aircraft with the options of being incinerated in their cockpits or running through the flames to escape.

At the time, because of a shortage of 1,000 lb bombs, the older style Composition B bombs had been loaded from the ammunition ship USS Diamond Head, instead of newer Composition H6 which capable of withstanding higher temperatures. One pilot, LCDR Fred White, leaped from his burning aircraft but was killed instantly (along with many firefighters) by the cooking off of the first bomb. LCDR Herbert A. Hope jumped out of the cockpit of his aircraft between explosions, rolled off the flight deck and into the starboard man-overboard net. He then made his way down below to the hangar deck, and took command of a firefighting team. McCain escaped by climbing out of the cockpit, walking down the nose and jumping off the refueling probe.

The fire team's chief, Gerald Farrier (without benefit of protective clothing) immediately smothered two of the 1,000 lb bombs which lay in the burning fuel with a PKP fire extinguisher, a dry chemical fire suppression agent, in an effort to knock down the fuel fire long enough to allow the pilots to escape.

According to their training, the fire team normally had almost three minutes to reduce the temperature of the bombs to a safe level, but the chief did not realize the older Composition B bombs were already critically close to cooking-off until one split open. The chief, knowing a lethal explosion was imminent, shouted for the fire team to withdraw but the bomb exploded seconds later - only one and a half minutes after the start of the fire.

The detonation destroyed McCain's aircraft (along with its remaining fuel and armament), blew a crater in the armored flight deck, and sprayed the deck and crew with shrapnel and burning jet fuel. It killed the on-deck firefighting contingent, with the exception of three men who survived with critical injuries. Two bomb-laden aircraft which were in line ahead of McCain's were riddled with shrapnel and engulfed in the flaming jet fuel still spreading over the deck, causing more bombs to detonate and more fuel to spill.

Nine bomb explosions occurred on the flight deck, eight caused by the Composition B bombs and the ninth occurred as a sympathetic detonation between an old bomb and a newer H6 bomb. The explosions tore large holes in the armored flight deck, causing flaming jet fuel to drain into the interior of the ship, including the living quarters directly underneath the flight deck, and the below-decks aircraft hangar.

Sailors and Marines finally controlled the flight deck fires within about two hours, and continued to clear smoke and to cool hot steel on the 02 and 03 levels until all fires were under control by 1:42pm. They finally declared the fire defeated at 4:00am the next morning, due to additional flare-ups. Throughout the day the ship’s medical staff worked in dangerous conditions to assist their comrades including HM2 Paul Streetman, one of 38 corpsmen assigned to the carrier, who spent over 11 hours on the mangled flight deck tending to his shipmates.

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In all, the fire left 134 crewmen dead and 161 more injured. Many planes and armament were jettisoned to prevent them from catching fire or exploding. Twenty-one aircraft also sustained enough damage from fire, explosions and salt water to be stricken from naval inventory.

Though there were many firefighting tools available on Forrestal, including emergency respirators, the general crew were not trained in their use and either failed to use them correctly or did not coordinate their efforts correctly. For example, there were damage control teams spraying foam on the deck to contain the flames, which was the correct procedure, yet crewmen on the other side of the deck sprayed seawater, washing away the foam and worsening the situation by washing burning fuel through the hole in the flight deck into the decks below; burning fuel is not easily extinguished and can in fact be spread by water. Due to the first bomb blast killing nearly all of the specially trained firefighters on the ship, the remaining crew, who had no formal firefighting training, had to improvise.

The Navy still commonly refers to the fire aboard Forrestal, and the lessons learned, when teaching damage control and ammunition safety. A large portion of basic training is dedicated to firefighting and prevention tactics and every US Navy sailor is considered a firefighter first, a job your host once had when he served in the US Navy 25 years after the USS Forrestal, or Forrest Fire, incident.

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Up to 140 feared dead as boat sinks in DR Congo

July 30, 2010 As many as 140 people are feared dead after a boat sank on the, a tributary of the , in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The central African country, of equivalent size to western Europe, has very poor road infrastructure, meaning that many people travel on boats, which are often overloaded. The boat involved in the accident was travelling to the capital city,, from the town of. The accident occurred in the province of, approximately 30 km (20 miles) from the provincial capital, where officials reportedly held a crisis meeting to deal with the incident.

The boat is believed to have been overweight, carrying at least 180 passengers as well as goods. It is the dry season in the Congo, so the river is shallow. The sinking was reportedly the result of hitting a mud bank, causing the vessel to capsize.

Lambert Mende, the Congolese information minister, said in a statement that at least 80 people had been confirmed dead while 76 were thought to have survived. However, the local police later announced a provisional death toll of 138, and possibly more.

Safety standards are poor in the Democratic Republic, with overcrowding common on boats, which often do not carry lifejackets and are forced to navigate poorly marked waterways, meaning that fatal accidents are not uncommon in the country.


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French woman admits to killing her eight infants

July 30, 2010

French prosecutors confirmed on Thursday that nursing assistant Dominique Cottrez killed her eight newborn infants and buried their remains. Prosecutors called the case "non-standard... given the large number of newborns."

According to prosecutors, Cottrez, in her 40s, is heavy-set and she was able to hide her eight pregnancies. Cottrez did not want to visit a doctor for contraceptives nor did she want more children.

Cottrez admitted to strangling eight infants and hiding the remains in garbage bags. The killings occurred over a time span of several years, from 1989 to 2006 or 2007. Prosecutors charged her with "deliberate homicides of minors under the age of 15," which could cause Cottrez to serve a life sentence in prison.

New homeowners of the Cottrez's former house discovered bags with the remains of two infants. Investigators discovered an additional six children in the Cottrez's house in.

Cottrez's husband, Pierre-Marie Cottrez, was unaware of the killings.


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'Crown Fire' forces residents in Southern California to evacuate homes

July 30, 2010

, California — A huge wildfire that has been burning in the of  since 2:00 pm (2200 UTC) yesterday continues to threaten residents in the city of  in the Antelope Valley region of the  this afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders have been set in place, affecting 2,000 homes.

The fire is one of three that ignited yesterday in the and. The first was a 30- fire that began to the west of in the Fairmont area. It was contained and suppressed by mid-afternoon, but the other two fires ignited while firefighters were battling the first. The second fire, the "Briggs Fire", began shortly after 2:00 pm near 8334 Soledad Canyon Road and Briggs Road, south of the freeway. It burned 500 acres south of the, but the (LACFD) now has it contained, and firefighters are hopeful that it will burn itself out as it edges closer to the 160,577-acre burn area of last year's. The third fire, the "Crown Fire", broke out at around the same time as the Briggs Fire on the northern side of the 14 Freeway near. The Crown fire has so far burned 13,000 acres and has been heading north into and.

Over 800 firefighters are now tackling the Crown Fire on the ground, and  fixed-wing aircraft have taken to the skies to drop  slurry (a red powdery fire retardant that is a mixture of mostly water and fertilizer, and doesn't evaporate) on the fire, and modified  helicopters known as "Firehawks" are making water-drops. As well as LACFD, firefighters from, (Cal Fire) are also helping to battle the fire. Weather conditions and topography have hindered their efforts, as temperatures rose to 98 degrees Fahrenheit today, with windspeeds of 25mph. Tonight, the predicts winds will reach as high as 50mph.

The fire burned down a Los Angeles County Sheriff Department communications tower, forcing Lancaster and Palmdale-based deputies to set up mobile operations bases and coordinate their efforts using cell phones and computers. Last night, the acted as a barrier to the fire.

Residents of Leona Valley,, Ritter Ranch, Rancho Vista, Ana Verde and Palmdale received telephone calls last night alerting them of mandatory evacuations. Many of the evacuation orders were lifted this morning as the spread of the fire decreased. However, as winds picked up in the afternoon, fire embers were carried across the aqueduct and the fire is now heading towards a highly-populated area of Palmdale. Residents who were allowed back into their homes were re-evacuated to Red Cross shelters set up in local schools and parks.The fire is also threatening five high-voltage power lines that supply electricity to much of Southern California. 21 customers in the immediate vicinity have been without power since yesterday.

At 5:00 pm, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, police and fire officials held a press conference. The governor said that the fire was 20% contained and had burned 13,000 acres. It is thought that the fire began when workers in caused sparks by hammering the bolts when they were removing a tire from a rim.


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 * Imo, it's not short. There's not much to say. She confessed and details of murders. I covered the Who (Cottrez), What (infanticide), Where (France), When (She confessed Thursday), Why (No more children and she didn't use condoms, the pill, etc.), How (strangulation). Not much more to add, really. — Mike moral  ♪♫  04:27, 30 July 2010 (UTC)


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this woman knew she was pregant if she diddnt want anymore children she should of used protection or get abortion this was not a accident hope they lock her up for the rest of her life


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Humans need to eat meat, 'eh? News to me. We'd be better off if we didn't, for the most part. We'd certainly be better off without modern animal agriculture. It's yet another tradition that doesn't belong in our world today.


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You appear to share a name with the webmaster of ICGI, whose blog post you reproduced here.

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Let us know if you would like a volunteer someone connected with the topic. (I don't know if there is an interviewer near Berkeley, but Wikinews interviews are often done by email or phone.)

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Marilyn Milos RN, nocirc@cris.com, 415) 488-9883 Georganne Chapin (914) 806-3573

11th International Symposium on Genital Integrity, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CA. Dan Bollinger (talk) 13:40, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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Absolutely barbaric! Certainly not a sport and certainly no art form. The bull is already weakened before it enters the ring by a blow to the kidneys and by rubbing vaseline into its eyes. Thereafter there is a slow agonizing demise to satisfy the blood-lust of those "culture" seekers. This scene is carried out Spain with the torture and slaughter of 30,000 bulls anually. As in most things in life, this "sport" yields much revenue to Spain, particularly in the tourist sector, they won't easily let this go. Whatever the true reasoning behind the Catalonian decision I applaud them. Finally, in one part of Spain at least, the higher qualities of humanity will prevail, the very ones that recognize and enjoy true culture.


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Not the first time that the Harper dictatorship has changed information on Wikipedia. They changed information on MP's bios before being caught. Harper and company claim to be conservatives but I don't think so.


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July deadliest month for US in Afghanistan War

July 30, 2010

Three US troops died in two separate blasts yesterday, and three more died today, increasing the American death toll in Afghanistan for July to 66, and making this month the deadliest month for American involvement in the nine-year war.

A NATO statement released on Friday stated that three troops had been killed by two blasts, and US officials said those killed were Americans. Another NATO statement released today confirmed the deaths of three more troops.

Though this month has been deadliest for the US, June was the most deadly month for NATO as a whole, with 104 troops, including 60 Americans, killed. In this month, 86 troops have been killed, including the 66 aforementioned Americans. The death totals for Taliban fighters and Afghan civilians have been harder to count, although in recent months, civilian casualties have been on the rise.

As US President Barack Obama ordered 30,000 extra reinforcements to beat back a rising Taliban, casualties have increased as well, as US and NATO commanders had warned. There are currently over 150,000 NATO and US troops in the Asian country. However, President Obama has promised to begin withdrawing troops in about a year's time.


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US Q2 economic growth slows to 2.4%

July 31, 2010 🇺🇸

The US government announced yesterday that economic growth in the USA has slowed to 2.4% in the second quarter as the economy struggles with high unemployment and the aftermath of the worst recession since the 1930's.

This slower rate compares with a newly revised number of 3.7% for Q1, and 5% in Q4 of last year. Economists had been expecting economic growth of 2.5% for Q2.

For this year's second quarter, the ' report on the economy carried more disappointing news. Consumer spending growth in the North American country slowed from 1.99% in Q1 to just 1.6%. Also, businesses and retailers stocked shelves at a slower pace, and America's trade deficit, the largest in the world, widened as the country imported more goods.

The also revised some of their estimated economic growth statistics. The Department revised their estimate of Q1 economic growth from 2.7% to 3.7%, and also revised their estimate of the severity of the 2007–2009 recession from a real-GDP contraction of 2.5% to an new figure of 2.8%. Also, there were some economic bright spots in Q2. State and local governments, who have been cutting spending for months, spent 1.3% more than in Q1. Residential investment grew 27.9% from −12.3% in Q1. Nonresidential building investment rose for the first time in two years, and disposable personal incomes rose 4.4%, though it appears that people are not spending it.

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Broadcasts and original reporting
I have been watchhing local news channels Fox 11, CBS 2, KCAL 9, ABC 7, and listening to local radio station KMIX 106.3 for additional information that may not be found in the sources, such as updates as of this morning.

Also, as I look out of the window, I can still see flames. Matthewedwards (talk) 15:14, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

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I've just rewritten the article with emphasis on the Crown Fire. Again, I watched the news broadcasts throughout the afternoon of KCAL 9 and CBS 2. I also tuned in to Fox, ABC and NBC occasionally. It is updated to the 5pm press conference. Matthewedwards (talk) 00:53, 31 July 2010 (UTC)


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