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Talk:Canadian teams vie for spot at the World Curling Championship

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The title needs to be significantly shorter. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:11, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

Seems redundant to call it 2010 Men's Brier, when i was under the impression that the brier is men's by definition. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:42, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Worded it that way for international WWW who weren't familiar that Brier means Men's Canadian curling championship and Scotties means Women's....SriMesh | talk  03:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Could also be Canadian curlers vie for spot in 2010 Winter Olympics, if there was a 2010 winter olympics template, like the Beijing olympics template.   :-)  SriMesh |  talk  05:27, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

reply to tag
I believe all the sources are needed for some reason or another, as the beginning listing of articles didn't support some fact or another. Without inline citations, I am not sure...would you like me to list on the talk page why they are on the article like an inline citation? -- if the answer is yes, will plop them here in the morning as it is late here (my time) now.SriMesh | talk  03:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * As a general rule, thats probably not needed. At the very least, I've never sen anyone actually do that before. OTOH, perhaps that would help the reviewers, I don't know. (As a sidenote, I once experimented with combining inline and non-inline sources, but it didn't really catch on. That won't help you with your article in any way since the demo isn't live, but since you mentioned inline sources, I was wondering what you thought of the usefulness of such an idea.). user:Bawolff 06:30, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well it took me awhile to get used to the concept on wikipedia as schools and what nots just need the bibliography at the article ending such as what is used here. However, when retracing steps, or doing article re-writes or article copy editing, I think it would shorten time, as every article doesn't have to be re-read...even though mayb  re reading them would help the copy edit as generally sources are less in quantity and news articles are shorter generally speaking than wikipedia articles.  But inline sources really really help pinpoint where the fact comes from, even though in a majority of breaking front page type stories, the inline citations are multitudinous and then which one/s would be used.  So there are pros and cons of wikinews inline citations...which I have found interesting, because my very very first article used inline citations awhile ago....
 * I am reviewing my citations right now...and I will delete a couple, and change one to a more curent one I just re-found. Thank you for your note.SriMesh |  talk  06:51, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

SriMesh | talk  06:51, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Changed citations for the clean up tag...If all sources are not used in the article, then they should be trimmed. Please see WN:SGSriMesh | talk  07:06, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Mauritania cuts ties with Israel, expels Israeli diplomats

It is hard to ascertain why at this juncture the reason for this event.

I would think that with the education level of the Israeli people they cannot see the world wonders why such drastic measures are used to retailiate against the West bank. Surely people are preplexed that a society as advanced as Israel resorts to the measures it has from when president Jimmy Carter was there in attempting to reach a peace accord. During this effort Yassar Arrafat was sprayed in the ear by a mussad agent and had the antidote not been acquired by the American prisident by a immediate phone call;which says they knew what was being planned and what was used, we might have seen full all out war break out from many countries for no one knows how long. Many world citizens now ask but do not fully understand why American weapons of the 21 century have to be used with such vengence, as to undermine the integrity of the meaning of peace in our time.

No excuses for the 8 year war from G.W.B. in Iraq.

Let us look back at WW2 and the inexcuseable actions of the Natzi's. Let history not repeat itself no matter where or whom it may involve. Let us remember what goes around comes around maybe not right away, however we harve3st wha

troubling if not ominous —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.231.70 (talk) 20:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I took out the space preceding the above paragraph beginning "I would think that..." since it spilled over the edge of the screen. 76.30.79.54 13:24, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:58.69.91.199

Welcome
Welcome!

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If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!Cirt (talk) 07:25, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Broadcaster Paul Harvey dies at age 90

And now you know...the rest of the story.

RIP PaulFephisto (talk) 10:43, 7 March 2009 (UTC)


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California man convicted of murdering five firefighters by starting wildfire

March 7, 2009

Raymond Lee Oyler of California, United States has been convicted of the murders of five US Forest Service firefighters killed while attempting to control a wildfire he had lit.

Oyler, 38, set the Esperanza Fire out of anger his dog had been impounded, according to prosecutors. The October 2006 blaze destroyed 34 houses and 20 outbuildings, scorching over 17,400 hectares. Prosecutors said he was "bent on destruction".

Prosecutors also alleged Oyler started the fire at night specifically to leave firefighters "on their own" without aerial support. He was identified as the arsonist behind the fire after a security camera saw his car several times and samples taken from the scene matched those found in his girlfriend's house. Oyler, an unemployed car mechanic, was also identified by the owner of a local petrol station as having stood in a car park and watched the fire's spread.

The five firefighters that were killed died when their truck was overrun by the flames. Oyler was convicted of murdering them on Friday March 6 after a six-week trial in Riverside California. The twelve-member jury took nearly a week of deliberation before returning the guilty verdict, and will meet to hear arguments regarding Oyler's sentence on Tuesday. He may face the death penalty.

His defense had admitted Oyler likely started several fires in the Riverside County area, but denied he had started the one that killed the firefighters.


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Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer

March 8, 2009 After discovery by a blogger, Microsoft has announced that on their next operating system, Windows 7, users will have the ability to remove Internet Explorer and other select Microsoft programs. Microsoft has been accused of forcing users to run their own software while competitor products get pushed out of the market because of this.

On the Microsoft blog they wrote "In Windows 7 we are expanding the number of features you have control over in this regard, giving customers more control, flexibility and choice in managing the features available in this version of Windows." It goes on to list a number of common Microsoft add-ons including: Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player and Microsoft Search. If a user chooses to turn off a feature in Windows 7, it will remove the executable from the user’s computer but the rest of the program will still be installed.

In Europe, Microsoft was charged for abusing the market by having Internet Explorer and Windows bundled together. According to Net Applications, Internet Explorer currently has 67% of the web browser market, with Firefox trailing a distant second with 21% of the market.


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Comments:Mahathma Gandhi's items auctioned for $1.8 million

I think mr.mallaya is a true Indian who still remember bapu's hard work & what he gave for our indipendence.i can say mr.mallaya is still left with that pure indian blood running in his viens. our govt, should take some lessons from this true Indian.i salute this true indian.he deserve to be call "TRUE INDIAN HERO" — from an indian to True Indian ...jai ho!

have a new pair of sandals never been worn except offers around £250,000 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.196.9.72 (talk) 20:19, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

There are two things about this whole episode that bother me.First, what entitled the documentary maker to possess the belongings of Mahatma Gandhi and even if he had it for so long, it should have been returned to our country as a gesture that would have made history rather than getting it auctioned.Secondly, what stopped the Delhi High court from participating in the bid to get those precious things. Had there been no Mallya, those belongings would have found place in some museum in a country but not ours.The Gandhis have been and are ruling the country but they forgot to bring home the things that belong to a person without whom they would have been nowhere.What a shame!

 * well lets start out. first he(the documentary maker) was in possession of them, how does not matter, he was and is a pacifist much like gandhi. second he was telling the indian goverment that he would give it to them if the reformed their health care. third, the goverment probable paid off Mr. Mallaya to buy the articals for them, so as not to look overbearing. fourth the family probably thought it would be good to live up to his honor, such as he showed. fith Gandhi only drssed and acted poor so as to assosait with them as such, but realy was a bright indivual who would not mind losing, to him, meningles articals of cloths that could be replaced.--weirdjrc (talk) 16:08, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

i think that the belongings should have been placed in a museum in India. Bapu's items are priceless they are not to be sold!how did they go to that film maker any way. Such shame! if not for mallya they would have been lost. the delhi high court should have at least retreived them! if they dont go to a museum, them they should at least be returned to the gandhi family. to auction Bapu's belongings, is such a dishonor. it has brung shame to hindus and all of india.

it is not a dishonor he was a follower of gandis' and wanted to spread his word even further, he was taking action the only way he knew how to, by barging for want was right no what he wanted. you comment sowes you complet and absolut ignorence towords this area. if any thing he has brought honor to india he was selling them to them not to forign countries. --weirdjrc (talk) 16:31, 22 April 2009 (UTC)


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"Mrs. Hockey" Colleen Howe is laid to rest

March 13, 2009

Hundreds of mourners paid their last respects in honour of Colleen Howe yesterday at St. Hugo of the Hills Church in Michigan, United States.

According to a statement released by the Detroit Red Wings, Howe, who was a business entrepreneur and sports agent with the nickname "Mrs. Hockey", died on Friday of Pick's disease, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She was 76 years old.

Howe, who was born in Sandusky, Michigan in 1933, was most famous for establishing Power Play International and Power Play Publications to manage the hockey career of her husband Gordie Howe and her sons, Marty and Mark. She established the first Junior A hockey team to the United States and Michigan's first indoor ice hockey rink.

Howe is survived by husband Gordie Howe, sons Marty, Mark, Dr. Murray A., daughter Cathy Purnell née Howe, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Red Wings owners Mike and Marian Ilitch and Red Wings coach Mike Babcock attended the funeral along with vice president Steve Yzerman, Red Wings players Kris Draper Brian Rafalskim, Pavel Datsyuk, and Henrik Zetterberg. Amid the Red Wings contingent was also captain Nicklas Lidstrom.

Retired hockey players also paid their respects, in attendance were Bill Gadsby, Johnny Wilson, Frank Mahovlich, Alex Delvecchio, and Brian Watson.

Howe's motto was "Why not?" said her son, during the services.

Howe was diagnosed in 2002 with Pick's disease, an incurable neurological disease that causes dementia. Red Wings general manager Ken Holland held a moment of silence before the Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game last Saturday. When a picture of Howe and Gordie lit up the scoreboard, fans responded with a standing ovation at the Friday, March 6 Vancouver Giants’ game against the Calgary Hitmen in the Pacific Coliseum.

Howe was one of the founders of the Detroit Junior Red Wings, the first Junior A hockey team in the United States. Howe served as general manager for three years with the Detroit Junior Red Wings. As an assertive and business savvy sports agent she formed Power Play International to manage Gordie, Marty and Mark's business interests. Howe trademarked Gordie Howe's name and nickname, "Mr. Hockey", and her own nickname, "Mrs. Hockey", as registered trademarks.

Howe was instrumental in the construction of the Gordie Howe Hockeyland arena, Michigan as well as the first Michigan indoor ice hockey rink. She was named Sportswoman of the Year in Detroit in 1972 followed by Michigan Sportswoman of the Year in 1973.

The Colleen J. Howe Arena, Sandusky, Michigan, was named in her honour. The Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School, Abbotsford, British Columbia, British Columbia and the Howe Arena in Traverse City, Mich. are also named in their honour.

Howe established the 1993 Gordie Howe tribute tour in 65 cities and the Howe Foundation which supports charities. She was also the proud recipient of The Hartford Chamber of Commerce award for outstanding community achievement in 1979.

Howe and Gordie jointly received the Wayne Gretsky Award from the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001.

Howe wrote the book My Three Hockey Players published in 1975 which became her first venture into writing. Howe, Gordie and Charles Wikins collaborated on the book  After the Applause published 1989, followed by When the Final Buzzer Sounds in 2000. A 20th Century Hockey Chronicle written by Howe and Gordie was published in 1994, And ...Howe!: An Authorized Autobiography was written together by Howe, Gordie and Tom Delisle and released in 1995. The final joint venture between Howe and Gordie was You Read to Me & I'll Read to You: 20th-Century Stories to Share  which came out in print in 2001. Charities were supported by proceeds from the sales of her books.

Howe was born as Colleen Joffa, to a farming family in Sandusky, Michigan and married Gordie Howe on April 15, 1953. Together they had four children, Mark, Marty, Murray and Cathy. Together they had four children, Marty, Mark, Dr. Murray A. and Cathy Purnell née Howe. Her son, Murray diverged from the family's footsteps, becoming a doctor, and helped treat Howe during her ordeal with Pick's disease. Howe is survived by nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Howe's most remarkable negotiation as sports agent occurred in 1973, when she brought Gordie out of retirement and arranged for Mark, Marty and Gordie to all play together on the Houston Aeros. The three had also played together for the Hartford Whalers. Gordon "Gordie" Howe, Mr. Hockey, OC is a retired professional ice hockey player from Saskatchewan, Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association.


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Comments:NASA successfully launches Kepler Telescope

"[..]Kepler's view is 105 square degrees and will be focused on one area all the time. It will orbit around our Sun, 950 miles away from Earth."

If the Sun is now 950 miles from Earth, I imagine that we can expect the weather to get a bit warmer, seeing as how the sun is beginning to enter Earth's atmosphere. Genius.

Yea, that statement in the article needs to be reworded. They're making it sound like the Sun is 950 miles away from the Earth instead of the established 1 astronomical unit measurement... —69.14.28.215 21:21, 7 March 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:California man convicted of murdering five firefighters by starting wildfire

he deserves what he gets. The fucker is fucked either way

Death Penalty?
I think the murder conviction is justifiable, but the death penalty? People have done much worse things and gotten only a few years in prison. Anunnakki (talk) 09:58, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

CALIFORNIA FIRE AND THE FOUR DEAD FIREMAN
AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER FROM NYC I CAN RELATE TO THE FAMILIES OF THESE DEAD FIREFIGHTERS AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO. THIS INDIVIDUAL DESERVES NOTHING LESS THAN THE DEATH PENALTY. WHATEVER HIS REASON WAS THAT RESULTED IN HIM SETTING THOSE FIRES THAT RESULTED IN FIVE DEATH, COULD NOT BE JUSTIFIED ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANYTHING LESS THAN THE DEATH PENALTY. WE NEED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THOSE INDIVIDULS THAT THINK THAT FIRES ARE EXITING TO WATCH AND THEY DO NOT THINK OF THE CONSEQUENSES IN SETTING ANY FIRE FOR WHATEVER REASON. I COMMEND THOSE JURORS WHO SAW THE CRIME FOR WHAT IT WAS, WANTON DEISREGARD FOR THE SAFETY AND RIGHTS OF OTHERS.--72.184.224.253 01:12, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * LOUD NOISES - 99.247.16.231 23:13, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

He'll burn in Hell
I was a friend of one of the firefighters that was killed and I hope this bastard gets what he deserves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.233.172.18 (talk) 05:44, 14 March 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Hunter Kahn

'NOTE: I am not particularly active on WikiNews anymore, so if you can, please contact me at my Wikipedia talk page rather than here, as I am much more likely to respond promptly there than on Wikinews. Thanks! — Hunter Kahn  ( contribs ) ' 18:06, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Gopher65talk 23:35, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

First article
I have reviewed and passed the article you requested me to, and I was impressed by your great prose and Wikinews style compliance in the article. I made a minor change by adding an infobox to the side (try to find one on the subject of your next article and put it as a template on the top of the page). Anyways, I hope to see you around, and keep up your good work! R .T . 11:54, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Another user has fixed it, but don't sweat it. I made my share of mistakes in my first few articles. Just keep doing what you have been and you'll get better. Happy editing! R .T . 20:34, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

infoboxes
In case you didn't see it on the water cooler - New Jersey infobox and Pennsylvania infobox. Cheers, and welcome to wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:24, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

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 * Thanks man, these are perfect! And as you can see, I'm already putting them to use! lol. Thanks again! Hunter Kahn (talk) 16:21, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Glad to be of assistance. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:29, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Pennsylvania lost 41,000 jobs in February, a 13-year high
I had issues verifying one little thing in it. Please see Talk:Pennsylvania lost 41,000 jobs in February, a 13-year high. Thanks. Cheers. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Tempodivalse/Writing contest
Hallo! I see you're online today. Would you be interested in joining a writing contest that I started? We need more people to join :-). If so, drop a line at the above link. Thanks! ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 21:25, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * btw, per your suggestion there is now a userbox: or  Bawolff ☺☻ 23:02, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Oh yes, and one other thing: you don't have to wait for your articles to be published in order to add them to the article log, they can be added as soon as they have been marked as ready for review. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 16:26, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Exceptional Newcomer Award

You're welcome! It's always nice to see new contributors around. Cheers! ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:29, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Editor status suggestion
Would you be interested in obtaining editor status? With that tool, you'll be able to make edits to published articles without a third party having to approve them. Plus, you will be able to review articles then. If you want, you can apply for the tool here. I have no doubt you would pass without any trouble, given your experience here. Best regards, Tempo di Valse ♪ (talk)  01:30, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

infoboxes
On your infoboxes, you might want to clarify the FA's were at wikipedia, as there is also the similarly named WN:FA process. (which isn't quite as popular, but still is there). Bawolff ☺☻ 04:22, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikinews!
Let me join in the welcoming. One tip, however, don't do "Last, First" for author names please. See WN:SG and WN:CS for more. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Sorry
Sorry I never responded to your message about your first article; I just realised I never responded. I've been really busy over the last month or so and (unfortunately) I haven't had much time to edit Wikinews. Anonymous101talk 09:44, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Re:Not logged in edits
No worries. If you want, I can oversight out hide the edits you made from the IP address, to protect your privacy (a whois of the IP could reveal the city and general vicinity from which you edit). Cheers, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  02:06, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * OK, I purged the IP address edits from public view, as requested. You might want to check your user page to make sure everything is there; the purge deleted anything inserted by the IP. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  02:21, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Yaay! Thanks much for the barnstar. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  02:24, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Whoops, I missed your request you made on my talk page a few days ago -- didn't notice it somehow. Sorry. However, it looks as though has deleted the IP edits, so you should be okay. Cheers. ♪ Tempo di valse ♪  03:44, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia User boxen
Is there a specific benefit to Wikinews having a Wikipedia community achievement user box? -  Amgine | t 02:53, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I can think of several harms to Wikinews, the first and most obvious being they appear to value picayune accomplishments on wikipedia over substantive Wikinews accolades. It also strongly suggests, to me, that you have little or no commitment to the Wikinews community, while valuing that of Wikipedia. In short, they seem divisive to the community of this project. But I'm sure they are important to you. -  Amgine | t 04:07, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Well, I've written 5 articles in the past 2 hours, have something like 10,000 edits on the project, have written, oh, about a third of the current policy content for the project as well as creating or participating in pretty much every major initiative up until a couple years ago, have given up adminship in the project 3 or so times... and I don't think I'm at all committed to the project.

 * I don't think you can beat me in that particular pissing competition.

 * At the same time, I really do appreciate your content efforts at Wikinews. I think you are one of the new generation of wiki-journalists, who have great skills and knowledge and will take the project places we oldbies never thought of. But it isn't wikipedia. It isn't nice and cuddly, and it doesn't need people who need their accomplishments somewhere else to make themselves feel confident. It does need people who have vision and dedication, but doesn't need people who are prickly and quick to offense.

 * Best regards,  Amgine | t 05:44, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Amgine = me. -  Amgine | t 14:00, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

New userboxes
Nice initiative creating the new userboxes, I think they're great!

I made two more that are more type-specific to this project locally as opposed to Wikipedia: User Wikinews FA and User Barnstaraward (for work done on this project). Cheers, Cirt (talk) 20:50, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

3rd place
Congrats, you've won third place in the writing contest, having lasted for 14 days. (The contest isn't over yet, but only two people are left in the race, so third place has already been decided). I hope you'll still continue to contribute your excellent articles. Best, Tempodivalse [☎]  00:47, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Well, you only submitted one article for April 3rd, and the rules say you can be granted up to three non-consecutive "free passes" if you write at least two articles the day before, so technically, that counts as being out. However, if I didn't make that clear in the rules due to phrasing it poorly, and you misunderstood, you're certainly welcome back into the contest. ♪ Tempo di valse ♪  14:04, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries, I'm glad you had fun. Have a nice weekend. Cheers, ♪ Tempo di valse ♪  14:19, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

On second thought, why don't you take second place. The contest is over, and technically I won, but it might seem like a conflict of interest for me to win my own contest, so I decided to upgrade the other two top finishers and disqualify myself. Plus, I have too many barnstars already, and don't really feel right giving one to myself. So, you can take second place instead. So here's the new star:

Thanks once again for participating! tempo di valse  14:44, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:"Mrs. Hockey" Colleen Howe is laid to rest

VS? maybe something more like v.s. or V.S.? i don't know? --72.73.79.185 00:08, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Removed VS and substituted the word and. SriMesh |  talk  03:10, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Removing content verified in a bizzillion newspapers
Removing my old words.... "In 2000 she was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame." This is not on the the US Hockey Hall of Fame list of enshrinees web site, but it is in newspapers galore... Vancouver Sun article Star article CBC article tsn article ctv article and so on, the google list goes on forever. SriMesh | talk  03:08, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Is there a way to state that.... the newspaper XYZ says that In 2000 she was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, however she is not on the US Hockey Hall of Fame list of enshrinees. SriMesh |  talk  03:08, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Title change again
Could the title be Colleen Howe, sports agent for former hockey player Gordie Howe, dies at age 76

This focuses more on her notability / gift / claim to fame, rather than the archaic, women's claim to fame is being the wife of somebody. or is it more personal for an obituary the way it is.SriMesh | talk  05:19, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I think its more important to say wife. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 21:03, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Letter written about Induction and Reply copy and paste
Re: Re Howe and U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Monday, March 9, 2009 10:38 AM From: "Hall Info"  To: saskgenweb@yahoo.com Mark Howe was Inducted in 2003. His Family, Gordie, Colleen, Mark and Marty, received the Wayne Gretzky Award in 2000.

Mrs. Howe is NOT Inducted in the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum, only her son, Mark.

- Original Message - From: "julia adamson"  To:  Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 12:05 PM Subject: Re Howe and U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

> > Hello there > I am a free lance reporter following up on the recent passing of Mrs. Hockey, Colleen Howe. A great number of newspapers are stating that she is the first woman inducted into the U.S Hockey Hall of Fame and that her husband Gordie Howe and two sons, Mark and Marty Howe were also inducted. > > When I peruse the indcutee list > http://www.ushockeyhall.com/enshrinees.cfm > or the web site of > U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum > http://www.ushockeyhall.com/ > I can only find MARK HOWE inducted in 2003. > > Are you able to clarify for me? > > Thank you very much. > > Kind Regards > Julia >SriMesh | talk  20:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

International Woman's Day
March 8, 2009 was international women's day. SriMesh | talk  20:51, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * That would be International Women's Day. Evrik (talk) 19:22, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Re links
Should the link be given to the The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias,, 1616 Walnut St., Suite 1100, Philadelphia, PA 19103 www.ftd-picks.org .... the link for The Howe Foundation is already a reference. This is where folks should send any contributions in lieu of flowers, and other online entities include the link but I don't know the protocoal for wikinews....as I feel I am still learning the ropes SriMesh | talk  21:26, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Typo
The article says 'ot to', but I'm not sure what the correct sentence should be. Van der Hoorn (talk) 14:41, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks "ot to" should be "or to" and has been changed Thank you SriMesh | talk  19:13, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Stale?
This seems stale to me, no source newer than March 7. --SVTCobra 00:37, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Collen Howe, funeral March 11, 2009, article killed on wikinews March 11, 2009
The funeral for Colleen Howe is March 11, 2009, today. The article was written timely about the passing, but the wikinews process did not work as a collaboration of editors coming together for her. It is a great tragedy that wikinews could not honour Colleen Howe, as she seemed to indeed be an awesome lady. You may as well delete her. SriMesh | talk  01:00, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Your work so far at making this news again by including info on the memorials is looking good. Just saying she was dead five days ago was not news. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:20, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * An abandoned tag does not mean that an article is 'killed' it just means that it needs to be fixed within a certain amount of time. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:23, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, it just seems that dates lapsing is the best way of not having an article on wikinews rather than addressing issues, and I guess I liked Colleen, even though I never met her. And it is sad, and I am new on wikinews, and I don't know the rules of how to make an article good.  SriMesh |  talk  01:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
 * For better or worse, that is what distinguishes Wikinews from Wikipedia. "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news." Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:53, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Review revision 783222

 * It should've been retitled before publication. Don't sugar-coat things with terms like "passed away" or "laid to rest". --Brian McNeil / talk 00:55, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It was so titled because it was published upon her being put into the ground, rather than at the time of her death. It was going stale but I allowed it after details of the funeral were added. I guess "funeral held for..." could have been used instead of "laid to rest" but isn't that really semantics? Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:03, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a euphemism. They're not universally well-understood. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:07, 21 January 2010 (UTC)


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Two killed in gun attack in Northern Ireland

March 8, 2009

Two British Army soldiers have been killed in a gun attack outside an army base in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

The attack occurred at 21:40 GMT outside the Massereene army base, home to 38 Engineering Regiment, 16 miles north west of Belfast. According to the police four others, two other soldiers and two civilians, have been hurt, one critically.

In the incident, described as a drive-by shooting by a Ministry of Defence spokesperson, an estimated thirty to forty rounds were fired at the soldiers, who were taking a pizza delivery. The two civilians injured being the pizza delivery men.

Although no party has yet claimed responsibility, the attack bears the hallmarks of dissident Republicans.

Jeffrey Donaldson, a Democratic Unionist lawmaker, said that he believed that gunmen armed with automatic weapons had entered the barracks, possibly disguised as pizza delivery men. "This is a terrible reminder of the consequences of terrorism. We've had this in the past and no-one wants to see this happening in Northern Ireland," he said.

A witness who lived near the area where the shooting took place said to the BBC that he first thought that the gunshots were fireworks, but "...then I heard a lot of loud bangs again, only it was a lot more than there was initially - maybe between 10 and 20. Then the siren at the Army barracks went off. Then all you heard was the police sirens and ambulances and there was at least six ambulances."

The deaths, the first of British soldiers in Northern Ireland in twelve years, comes just days after news broke that intelligence of an imminent attack had been received and the deployment of a special forces reconnaissance detachment to Northern Ireland.


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 * Be nice if it was more specific what the rest of the program it leaves behind (I assume it means libraries, but could refer to all sorts of other types of files). Bawolff ☺☻ 02:32, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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Why was my article re-written what was wrong with it? You guys do this every time I write an article.Andimahony (talk)andimahony

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Hi. I expanded your article about the Northern Ireland gun attack to make it a full-length news piece, it should be published shortly. Link ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 00:57, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * great news Tempo thanks again! --72.73.79.185 01:00, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

 * You're welcome. Thanks for contributing to Wikinews! ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 01:01, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )

I am a contributor to Wikipedia. I would like to edit here for grammar and spelling.

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Comments:Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer

Actually Internet Explorer is not that bothersome...
I've tried out quite a few internet browsers: IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Netspace... In spite of the resource usage, IE has advantage for the friendly windows and operations. If you're not heavy tag user, IE should be a good option. From the standpoint of resource usage, Opera should be the best with my experience.

Finally...

It's still annoying that windows makes it pretty hard to use anything else. I hope windows 7 will be better than vista.--M.T.R (talk) 08:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Hmm Oh no, what will the EU complain about now?

 * I assure you, they will find something;). It isn't about Microsoft's violations of the law (otherwise Apple would be being hit as well, since they violate these laws just as egregiously as Microsoft does), it is about the large sums of money that they can syphon off MS. It's nothing but a cash grab by the EC. No one likes companies like Intel and Microsoft, but the sheer unfairness of the situation in the EU rankles me. Gopher65talk 12:40, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I have to firmly disagree - it is about Microsoft's violations of the law. They are a monopoly, and they leveraged that position to make IE the dominant browser. Apple has nothing to do with this, they simply do not have a position where they could capitalise on this as MS did. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:07, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

MSN Messenger
I wish they could allow to select the browser you use to open e-mails, you can only access your hotmail through IE and not Firefox, for example. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:33, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, most of their online live applications look like garbage in any other browser. I run a Firefox addon that lets me switch to IE within Firefox instantly with the click of a button. For web developers and tons of average web users who use applications like live mail, IE is still a necessity. I am glad to see this could finally be the end of annoying registry edits etc just to get rid of one application though. 24.181.114.218 14:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

ummm, can't you just tell it not to be your default browser? that's what I do

 * Sadly, that's not always enough. There are apps that specifically launch the IE code using OLE, embedding the IE browser into the app's windows. User has no control over those rogue apps. 76.30.79.54 13:56, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Excited
I'm excited! I do not prefer Internet Explorer, and the fact that half of the time, 'crap' from IE needs to the updated, ect., makes me upset. Therefore with IE removed, FireFox can be more enjoyable.

Firefox ftw.--66.229.11.230 16:57, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't understand why it's such a big deal that Microsoft is promoting it's product instead of the competition. If you walked into a McDonald's and they were advertising the Whopper instead of the Big Mac would that make sense? Microsoft shouldn't have to advertise the competition, end of story.

-AW —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.150.63.121 (talk) 17:04, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Not that I am a big windows fan but who is going to sue Apple for shipping their computers with Safari? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.99.215.11 (talk) 11:01, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * 2 things to say to that: You can remove Safari from your computer without it turning everything into garbage like removing IE will (until they have this in Windows 7), and Safari can be used on Windows computers, while IE can't be used on Macs. Plus, Safari doesn't suck like IE, so having it forced on you isn't an awful punishment like it is with IE. Oops, that was 3 things --Gimmethegepgun (talk) 22:14, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * "not sucking" does not count in the eyes of the law, though being able to remove it does ;) - 97.124.7.61 15:03, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

me parece muy interesante! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.145.57.137 (talk) 12:12, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

HOW IS THIS NEWS
Like... how is this news... I am running two boxes: a G4 (no multi-core) laptop with OS X 10.5 and a much higher spec'd Desktop running XP (Tweaked) needless to say the laptop is superior at multitasking (which i guess implies superior processor management). Anyway, in both systems I had absolutely no problem uninstalling the default system web browser. I believe that this is only an issue because Microsoft uses internet explorer as a primary component of folder access, and hence there really is no way to fully uninstall IE.

Anyway... this clearly is not news as it is a feature implemented by this company in the past and they clearly are continuing to implement it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.71.50 (talk) 20:30, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

it was about time that microsoft stopped bundling there O/S with IE and Media player. Its gives the users the ability to try other software's such as open source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.105.30.163 (talk) 11:21, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Only the executable? How idiotic, i'd expect to remove the whole thing if i wanted to (yes i do)

--21:41, 25 April 2009 (UTC) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.166.22.254 (talk • contribs)

windows 7
i think that will work better for users and mostry in africa many people up to now do not know thnat there are other better web browsers tha Explorer alone —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.220.46.206 (talk • contribs)

sincerely, that is why that Microsoft put this option ,because of this reason that internet explorer have no chance anymore in front Mozilla Firefox.cause of page loading speed ,cause of difficult to use ,cause of all crashes that every time which injure us , cause of be a place for homeless malicious cookies ,cause of many more things that we and you,sir,know about it. so,it's a huge freedom. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 89.165.90.114 (talk • contribs)

Finally :D. No more preinstalled setup annoyances

Very Good Idea ! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.226.237.120 (talk) 23:53, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Lolz
One of the best things microsoft had done...

Use Firefox..its the best.

-Rishabh —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.253.225.157 (talk) 13:04, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

It's their own operating system, they can put what they want on it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.126.240.107 (talk) 21:47, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

It may be a good opportunity for 3rd party applications, like Firefox, but it all depends on the compatability —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.222.37.58 (talk) 08:46, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "fail fail fail"
fail fail fail —116.23.94.49 (talk) 09:54, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "STUPID AS SHIT"
STUPID AS SHIT —68.62.243.166 (talk) 17:12, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Poor."
Poor. —222.152.239.223 (talk) 11:29, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "Very well rounded article!"
Very well rounded article! —96.48.88.123 (talk) 05:19, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "This is not possible as Window..."
This is not possible as Windows 7 has been released and has no such option. —124.253.236.125 (talk) 07:19, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "god"
god —110.139.108.53 (talk) 01:03, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

windows gonna try to act nice now
windows gonna try to act nice now they have to just like any animal when they backed in a corner lol

Internet Explorer should be bundled with Windows
I think that Internet Explorer should be bundled with Windows. There is a reason behind this. When you first access the internet, you need a browser. Most Internet Service Providers do not provide web browsers. So, if Internet Explorer is not preset, you cannot access the internet.

So, I conclude that Internet Explorer should be bundled with Windows. However, Microsoft must provide its users the option to remove the program as per their wish.


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Wikinews:Red carpet event photography

''This guide was created by IlyaHaykinson (talk) to help any future photographers at red carpet events. Please feel free to modify and expand as desired''

Preamble
''Recently, I was asked by User:Zanimum to be the Wikinews photographer at an Oscar-viewing red-carpet party in Beverly Hills, California. Since this was my first time doing this type of photography, I received some very useful tips from Zanimum who has organized such events before, and came up with some recommendations of my own. This document attempts to synthesize all of these recommendations. Some of these may not apply to events of other types or sizes, but are nonetheless probably somewhat useful. -- IlyaHaykinson (talk) 08:18, 8 March 2009 (UTC)''

What's a red carpet event like?
Basically, when well-known people show up at events, they are paraded one by one in front of waiting photographers and videographers. The photographers and videographers are allocated some space right next to the red carpet. Each VIP is given anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to parade down the specific section where the cameras are -- on one side are the cameras, on the other is a backdrop with event or sponsor logos.

It is the job of the red carpet photographer to do three things:

 * 1) Take pictures of everyone on the red carpet
 * 2) Keep track whose pictures they are taking
 * 3) Take a good picture

All of these will be discussed below.

Getting there
Try to get to the event early. Fifteen minutes before the event is probably too late; two hours is probably too early. When you get to the event, you may need to go to the press check-in to receive some sort of a media pass. It may help to print up (or pretend to have forgotten) some Wikinews or otherwise semi-legit looking business cards — these provide credibility. Even more so, a nice camera set up will qualify you as a photographer.

The reason you need to get there early is to find a good spot. The red carpet press section is not very big, and if there are many photographers then some get to be in the front row and others get to be behind them. It is in your extreme interest to be in the front row, right by the rope separating you from the red carpet. If you are going to be in the second row, you will have very little ability to choose your shot, influence the quality of your picture, or keep track of whose photo you have just taken. If you are not very tall, you will have an especially hard time. If you get there early, however, take up a spot somewhere in the middle of the photography section, right at the rope. Note that at some events you may not get to choose.

Once you have selected your spot, do not move from that spot under any circuimstances. Event photographers are amazingly combative; they may find stand-ins to take their place if they need to leave for a few seconds, or they may engage in some light pushing etc. Ensure that your place at the rope is uncontestable: keep a hand on the rope, and don't leave until the job is done.

Equipment
When you go to the event, you will want to bring your best photographic equipment. Unless you are a professional photographer, the other event photographers will be using far better equipment than you. And they'll have a lot more practice with it, at similar events. That doesn't mean that you can't get away with taking great shots. Here's what I recommend that you bring for your camera:

 * 1) a fast SLR camera. You may want something that can take at least a couple of shots per second. If you do not own a camera body, consider renting one from a local camera shop — you don't need the best. A prosumer Canon (450D, for example) or Nikon (D80, for example) is more than enough.
 * 2) a decent zoom lens; I recommend something like an 18-70mm f/3.5 to give you the versatility of full-body shots and closeups. You will want this lens to have autofocus.
 * 3) a UV filter for your lens; you won't actually need it but it doesn't hurt the pictures and at $20 or so it helps protect your lens in this fairly feverish environment.
 * 4) at least two batteries for your camera. You may or may not need to swap, but be ready to do so.
 * 5) an external flash (Speedlight/Speedlite), and a couple of sets of batteries.
 * 6) media storage card in your camera that can store several hundred pictures per hour for a couple of hours (200-800 photos per hour may be what you'll end up taking)
 * 7) a backpack or something similar to keep this stuff

You may also want to bring a foldable and small stepladder; this will let you sit on something before the event and climb on something if you end up in the back. An alternative to this would be a box or a stepstool that raises you 20-30cm above everyone else (more if you're not very tall).

Finally, bring a digital voice recorder. Hang it on your neck on a string. You will need this to keep track of whose picture you are taking.

Dress code
It seems like photographers dress in dark clothing; some dress in suits. You will not be out of place if you dress in dark business-casual attire. This is probably to lend a bit of credibility to you, as well, since it's actually very hot near the bright lights and you'll end up sweating.

The process
Generally, this is what happens: someone you probably don't know starts walking onto the carpet from one side. They come in front of the first one or two photographers and stop while those photographers take their picture. Then they move a little bit, and the next group of photographers can take their picture. Then they move further and so on, until they run out of photographers in line.

Now, there's nothing preventing you from taking their picture early -- when they're just in front of the previous photographers. The issue will be that they are not looking at your camera: they're looking at theirs. Sometimes this is OK, but that means that you can't focus on their eyes and they'll be sideways to you.

The more well known the person is, the less likely they actually need great photos in entertainment rags. So they are thus less likely to want to stop and give each photographer some individual time to take the perfect picture. If they are not well known at all, however, they will give you a lot of time.

So what are your challenges?

Taking a picture of everyone
You need to keep track of what's going on with the carpet. Are people being paraded down, and if so, are you taking their picture? Have you taken a full-body shot, and a closeup, and a few of each, and reviewed them on your camera's display to ensure that the quality is fine? If so, you can relax for a bit. Otherwise, get to shooting: Wikipedia could certainly use good photos of people, even if other entertainment sites or magazines don't care to spend a lot of time on lesser celebrities.

Keeping track of names
There are basically a few things that can happen: a person may get shoved onto the carpet, walk the entire length, and you may not know who they were at all; or some VIP handler may walk up to the front-row photographers and tell them quickly who the person is; or the VIP handler may hold up a piece of paper with the person's name; or you may just recognize them.

The digital voice recorder helps you with knowing whose pictures you are taking. You can quickly press the record button and say who is coming up, if you know from the handler or paper or recognition. Every so many people, mention what they look like as well, or what they are wearing -- this will help you connect the name with the photo later on in case you miss a few folks. If you just do not know the name, ask the photographer next to you: perhaps they know!

The easiest would be if the VIP handler walks around with a sign or card showing the name of the VIP. In that case, use your camera to take a picture of the sign and then immediately of the person. Also don't forget to record something on your voice recorder, even if just a mumble that such-and-such had a card with their name.

Taking good pictures
To take a good photo on the red carpet, there are two basic rules: eyes, and pose. Your goal is to have the VIP look at you while you are taking your photo (or preferrably several photos in rapid succession: their attention span is very short). To get them to look at you, try everything: yell out their name, say "/their name/, over here please" or "/name/, down at the front center please" etc. Addressing them by name — if you know it — may help them look at you. Be ready for that shot! For pose, you can be passive (looking for a good shot) or active (tell them what to do). If the VIP is carrying a purse, ask them to swing it or hold it up or to the side or whatnot. Tell them "/name/, do something with your hands", or "show me the back of your dress". More often then not, they will comply with your request.

If you think you'll have a second go at a VIP, quickly review your photos on your camera. Were they alright looking? Did you need to repeat the shot, or could you switch to a closeup?

In general, try to get a few full-body shots, and a few closeups. Try your best to get them to look at you, and focus on their eyes.

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Shin wins Singapore HSBC Womens Golf Classic

March 12, 2009

Korean played a faultless final round to win the  in Singapore at the Tanah Merah Country Club. Starting the final day six shots behind the overnight leader of,, Shin birdied the first four holes to close the gap quickly.

Shin who is ranked 4th in the world takes home a purse of US$300,000.

Shin showed class and poise to seal the championship with her approach shot on the 18th. Playing from 180 yards on the par 4, Shin found the green with comfort and was left with a 30 foot putt to seal victory. Despite running her putt well past the hole, Shin sunk the putt to par and finish with 6 under for the day and 11 under for the tournament.

The championship took an interesting turn midway through the final round when Katherine Hull boogied the 10th hole and then two holes later followed with another bogey. Seemingly shaken from two lost shots early on the back nine, Hull then found trouble left on the 14th fairway and had to take an unplayable lie and consequently double-boogied. These two holes took Hull from at one point a four shot lead to suddenly being level with Shin who was gaining in confidence each hole.

Hull managed a birdie on the 17th and still in contention to force a play-off should Shin falter. Hull’s final tee-shot again showed the difficulties she had been experiencing all day and pushed it right forcing another drop and effectively ending her chances. Hull finished with another boogie and 74 for the final round.

Behind Hull and Shin there was a series of interesting battles for the minor placings with scoring birdie on the 16th and 17th holes and then finding trouble on her first shot on the 18th effectively ending her chance of staging an unlikely win. Her recovery from the bunker still left her short of the green and eventually finishing with a boogie and 8 under for the tournament in equal 3rd place. World number one rated player, Mexican, never troubled the leaders after winning last years HSBC championship and also winning last week at the tour of Thailand. Ochoa finished in sixth place with a final score of seven under. Her chance of scoring back-to-back wins faded with a disappointing second round of 73.

Another player who found difficulties in finishing the final round was Sun Young Yoo who boogied three consecutive hole starting at the 13th dropping her from second place to eighth. Yoo scored a much needed birdie on the 17th to finish tied for sixth with Jane Park and Lorena Ochoa

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Talk:Shin wins Singapore HSBC Womens Golf Classic

 * attended the championship in Singapore courtesy of HSBC Press team - even though they wouldnt accredit wikinews due to policy of only accrediting organisations with full time staff they did provide passes which was appreciated.

 * i am frustrated at spending time attending the event, writing articticles, taking photos for it just to sit and nothing happen.....if no one wants review then i suggest they should just get published.....this is the second time in two months and a great reason to stop contributing —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bjornengelhardt (talk • contribs) 04:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

 * i dont care if this is old i still want it published since i went to the effort...Bjornengelhardt (talk) 04:33, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Patience. If it weren't 3:05am, I would be all over review this. I will try to remember to do some tomorrow. This is exactly the kind of story that Wikinews is all about. I'm just sorry that no one has reviewed it thus far. nice pics. —Calebrw (talk) 08:06, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

Table headings...
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In the Final standings table, some of the headings appear to contain stray closing tags for SPAN and P, these should be removed. ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 08:23, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
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I'm Rambo's Revenge, but I am mainly active on the English Wikipedia

 Unified login: Rambo's Revenge is the unique login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.

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I'm afraid that I had to close your request for Editor status as unsuccessful, as we do not feel that you have enough experience here. Please consider applying again when you have made some more edits or created some articles here, so that I can see that you understand local policy. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 15:23, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


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Real IRA claims responsibility for gun attack

March 8, 2009

The Real IRA has claimed responsibility for a gun attack last night that killed two British soldiers and wounded four others.

The Sunday Tribune received a telephone call, using a known code word, claiming responsibility on behalf of the Real IRA's South Antrim Brigade. The spokesman defended their actions and said they "...made no apology" for an attack against occupiers and their collaborators.

The latest understanding of events is that the soldiers had ordered pizzas earlier in the evening in Antrim. As four soldiers collected their pizzas at the main gate they, and the delivery drivers, were attacked from a parked vehicle nearby.

As the six lay on the ground the gunmen approached on foot and again shot the injured men, in what has been described as an "execution," at short range.

The police have recovered a Vauxhall Cavalier believed to have been used in the attack and at least two gunmen and their getaway driver.

Prime minister Gordon Brown has described the attack as "cowardly" and promised that "we will bring these murderers to justice [...] No murderer will be able to derail a peace process that has the support of the vast majority of the people of Northern Ireland."

Former Provisional IRA leader Martin McGuinness and current Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland said "The people responsible for last night's incident are clearly signaling that they want to resume or re-start that war [...] Well, I deny their right to do that."

The attack is seen as much an attack on the peace process itself as one against the British Army. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams reflected this in his statement which described the attack as "...wrong and counter-productive".

Amongst the wider public the attack has been universally condemned, according to Peter Robinson, and cross denominational vigils and prayer gatherings have been held for the four wounded who are all now at Antrim Area Hospital. They are all believed to be seriously wounded.

The attack is the first successful terrorist attack against security forces in twelve years, with an attempted car bombing and the shooting of police officers having been previously thwarted.

The attacked soldiers were due to deploy to Afghanistan this morning.


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I am treating Related news as a source, as this seems to be common practice on Wikinews. Anonymous101talk 19:30, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I know it is rather limited in new information at the moment. as it is breaking news. Hopefully, it can be added to later. Anonymous101talk 19:42, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Duplicate
There seems to be a duplicate at Real IRA claims responsibility for gun attack, that seemed to have been started before this article. R .T . 19:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


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Hi, tell me where there is copyvio and I will change it. Remember, there are quotes of people, which is not copyvio. First World War (talk) 10:04, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like you found the talk page. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 20:31, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

Quick deletion request
Could you take a look at Category:Speedy deletion please?-- † CM 1 6 t c 06:50, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 07:28, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Colleen Howe, wife of former hockey player Gordie Howe, dies at age 76
I saw you tried to check the sources for the article above. I think they got smooshed due to edit conflict, and now they are double checked and hopefully the links I pop up with which work, will also work for you. Quite the loss, fine lady. Kind Regards SriMesh | talk  02:04, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Nordic expeditions endure long trek and swim in frigid waters to reach the North Pole
I see you put the develop tag back on the above article because of the clean up tag. I tried to re-write the article, do I leave the tag, there, reply to the original tag editor, or remove the tag myself? I did change develop back to review, as I don't think the original tag editor was around and about since the last re-write, as there is no date thingie to go by, and no listing on the talk page of a discussion to know the progress or lack or progress..SriMesh | talk  03:38, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

 * If you think that the concerns listed on the cleanup tag have been addressed, you can remove the cleanup tag yourself and replace it with the review tag (no need to ask for permission or anything like that). Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 03:43, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

 * What Tempo said. Just remove it yourself. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 19:39, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

My first article
Hey, my name's Hunter. I contribute at Wikipedia frequently, but I've never tried Wikinews before. I just tried my first article, Pennsylvania cop on trial for allegedly murdering girlfriend's estranged wife. I see that you contribute here pretty often, so I was hoping you could take a look and see if I've done this right and give me any pointers. I wasn't sure if it should go up to review or development, so I left it in development just in case. I asked a few other users for help as well. Please let me know. Thanks very much! --Hunter Kahn (talk) 03:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Well by the time I got to see it, the article was already published.  As for tips, read the style guide.  Basically make sure you have at least 3 paragraphs, at least 2 sources (or as many as necessary to backup what you write - but don't go overboard and link every related article), and make sure it is current.  When the article is ready to go, put it into review and wait.  We're a little back logged in reviews right now because it seems that half the regulars are sick for one reason or another. good luck. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:47, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Two killed in gun attack in Northern Ireland

As long as a people are oppressed, some of those people will fight back. This is why Ireland will always be violent.
 * Nonsense. This is a criminal act, pure and simple, which advances the cause of no community in Northern Ireland and sets all back. I notice you are posting from an ISP in California, presumably you are one of those Americans descended from people who migrated a century or more ago, who have a romantic fairy-tale idea of Irish nationalism which is totally divorced from real life in either part of Ireland. Get real. -- Arwel (talk) 21:22, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, Americans commenting on the goings-on in Northern Ireland. If so many of them hadn't kept funding the IRA throughout the 70s and 80s there would have been a peace process long, long ago.
 * Most of Northern Ireland has welcomed the improvements in life since the Good Friday Agreement. Loyalist supporters of the Right Reverend Rabid Ian Paisley will now admit that a united Ireland could come through the ballot box. However, the way Europe has evolved means that the Republicans who supported those fighting for it do not see any great victory in such a goal. What would change? They'd have Euro as a currency, and the Loyalists who never gave up their arms would become Ireland's 'terrorist problem'. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)


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Football: Werder Bremen win DFB-Pokal

May 31, 2009

German team Werder Bremen won the DFB-Pokal (Germany's equivalent of the FA Cup) on Saturday night by beating Bayer Leverkusen 1–0. The win guaranteed Werder a place in the first Europa League and was their only piece of silverware this season. Werder has broken a streak of bad luck that was started by losing UEFA Cup to Shaktar Donetsk 2–1 after extra time. This was followed by a tenth-place finish in the Bundesliga via an "embarrassing" 5-1 defeat by champions VfL Wolfsburg. Bremen, determined to win, dominated the game on both sides of the ball, while Leverkusen seemed lazy and "lifeless". Leverkusen's best chance came after 22 minutes. Patrick Helmes found himself in front of the net with only Bremen keeper Tim Weise to beat, but he spectacularly failed to score. Bremen started pouring on the chances, with several coming just before the half. Bremen keeper René Adler had to push a header from Naldo just over the bar in injury time. The game was tied on 45 minutes.

The second half started with a powerful shot from Tranquillo Barnetta that, unfortunately for Bayer, was easily saved by Wiese. Just four minutes later, the only goal of the game was scored. Mesut Özil took a shot from a rather severe angle. The shot bounced off of Manuel Friedrich's outstretched leg and into the net. Leverkusen tried to respond, but came up just short. Stefan Kießling seemed to have a legitimate chance after 79 minutes, but it was despatched by Sebastian Prödl. Leverkusen tried one last time to score during four minutes of injury time. They were helped when referee Dr Helmut Fleischer booked Hugo Almeida and Wiese for time-wasting. Two minutes into injury time, Kießling's head missed a cross by inches, and it sailed past him and out of play. By the time four minutes were up, Werder players were begging the referee to end play. Finally, after almost five minutes of injury time, Fleischer blew the whistle and the celebrations began in Bremen.

The women's Pokal final was played earlier in the day. FCR 2001 Duisburg followed up their UEFA Women's Cup win with a 7–0 humbling of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. Five goals were scored in the second half. It is the biggest margin of victory in the DFB Frauen Pokal's 28-year history.

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Wolfram Research’s new product Alpha to compete with Google and Wikipedia

March 9, 2009

Wolfram Research Inc., makers of Mathematica and A New Kind of Science, have released a limited alpha of their new web service Wolfram Alpha. Wolfram Alpha is described by CEO Stephen Wolfram as a "computational knowledge engine." Unlike Google, Yahoo! and other traditional web search engines that rely on statistical methods for retrieving online documents, Wolfram Alpha answers factual questions in the way that Wikipedia does, except it relies on analytical methods instead of human-generated documents.

Although the product is still in a limited release some details about its operation and design have been revealed by Wolfram on his blog, and by Nova Spivack who recently interviewed Wolfram about Wolfram Alpha. The product is available on the Web as a single search box reminiscent of Google’s main search page. The search queries can be entered in natural language and the natural language system will parse the query and use models of knowledge (ontologies) and human-curated data to return an answer including graphs and other representations. The ontologies and data are managed by Wolfram employees who must input new ontologies and data by hand or, occasionally, with the assistance of programmatic tools. It is expected that an Application Programming Interface (API) will eventually be available, although it is not known what the API will be used for.

Unlike traditional search engines Wolfram Alpha does not search online documents, and thus does not return answers to "fuzzy" questions, such as opinion or advice. Instead, the scope of answers is limited to the knowledge that has already been modeled and encoded in the ontologies and the associated data. In this way the system can generate knowledge that was previously unknown. It is thought that while Wolfram will concentrate on scientific and technical information the system may eventually be able to answer questions in other domains, such as stock information, geography and history. In theory, any question with a factual answer could be answered by Wolfram Alpha.


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Comments:Real IRA claims responsibility for gun attack

The peace process will not be undermined by these pseudo-republicans.

hmm the question that no one seems to be askin here is why the hell were the SAS doing back in NI anyway ? somthing fishy goin on there!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.232.1.94 (talk) 03:52, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

This May Very Well be the start of an outbreak in ireland, once again!

IRA shoot dead british soldiers in N.I! The begining of a new conflict?
The IRA have laid claim to the shooting of two british soldiers in Northern Ireland who were heading to Afghanistan. Now I have a Grand father who killed him self because of conflicts that have taken place in Ireland so the last thing I want is more of my Irish relatives dead. So im hoping the IRA might start seeing that what there doing just doesnt affect the British population but the Irish in the R.O.I. It's time to wake up IRA your not helping anything IF anything your making matters worse for us Irish. Peace! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeeper (talk • contribs) 03:51, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

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Sunshine Coast Regional Council can't challenge legal appeal by McDonald's Australia

March 9, 2009

Sunshine Coast Regional Council has received legal advice that it will not be able to challenge a McDonald's Australia appeals process. Council rejected development plans for a 24-hour store at Minyama in December, and the restaurant giant plans to appeal the decision.

"Council has received legal advice back that McDonald's will win because of planning laws allow[sic] code assessment - the ugly American McDonald will win and run roughshod over residents and Sunshine Coast Council," said protest group spokesperson John Meyer-Gleaves.

Meyer-Gleaves said the group, named Say No To McDonald's, has three priorities if it is forced to negotiate: the alley between the motel currently on the site and the shop next door is to be closed off, the McDonald's is to operate 24 hours per day on weekends only and a backfence or wall is to be built at a similar height to other premises fronting Nicklin Way. McDonald's has agreed to these terms, according to Meyer-Gleaves.

"I'm pretty sure I'm the only councillor who already has a 24-hour McDonald's in my division," says Councillor Chris Thompson, who represents division four in the Sunshine Coast Council. "We have enough issues with that one, and this is overkill."

The 24-hour McDonald's in Councillor Thompson's division, Mooloolaba, is part of a larger complex and does not back onto residential premises.

"It is important that any new development, including fast food outlets, give serious and honest consideration to the various potential impacts of the project on the community. This is important as society strives to balance the need for development with the need to support the lifestyle choices and wishes of residents," said Peter Slipper, a federal Member of Parliament in the area, in an e-mail to Wikinews.

"The situation highlights the need for leadership at a state level that is prepared with work with [sic] the Regional Councils to ensure laws and regulations are consistent within community standards. Labor and LNP have a long history of creating policy to please large business instead of looking at what best serves the community," said Brenton Clutterbuck, Greens Candidate for the electorate of Maroochydore for the Queensland state election.


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Explosion in Baghdad claims 28 lives

March 8, 2009

28 people were killed in an suicide bombing attack outside a police recruitment building at 10am local time (UTC+3) in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack occurred in the centre of a crowd outside the police recruitment building. Most of the dead were police recruits, yet civilians and other serving officers were also injured or killed. At least 57 people were injured in the attack. The death toll is the highest reported incident in Iraq for nearly one month.

Insurgents often choose police recruitment centres to attack and this centre, located on Palestine Street, has been previously attacked. In an attempt to prevent such attacks concrete blocks were previously constructed and checkpoints established.

According to a nearby police lieutenant there was a demonstration of about 100 oil employees at an intersection between the police recruitment building and the oil ministry. The bomb went off one hour after the demonstration had started and according to some sources the bomber mingled within the crowd. The police believe that there was an accomplice who remotely detonated the bomber. There may have been a second bomb. Some reports suggest that the suicide bomber crashed into the crowds on a motorcycle and detonated a belt or vest of explosives. An eye-witness said that the police started firing weapons "randomly" after the explosion. Pick-up trucks were used to transport the casualties to hospital afterwards.

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Talk:Wolfram Research’s new product Alpha to compete with Google and Wikipedia

Umm, anyone remember ask.com. How about googling "What is the population of Canada?", you get Canada — Population: 33,212,696 (July 2008 est.). How about brain boost? Whats special about this new search engine. Where is the breakthrough? Personally this sounds like mostly hype. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:33, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * First, it's NEWS, whatever its merit. Second, its fundamentally different, both from a technological standpoint and functional standpoint. It's not a search engine, at all, as my article attempts to demonstrate. It's true that Google and other traditional web search engines attempt to provide factual answers to questions, often from natural language queries, but these answers are gleened from existing web documents. Wolfram Alpha doesn't do this, not at all, which means it has both advantages and disadvantages. --Quinn d (talk) 03:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Well I geuss i can't really judge until I see it, however the description does somewhat remind me of a chatbot. However I think "In theory, any question with a factual answer can be answered by Wolfram Alpha" is a bit misleading, because in practice, there is more knowladge in the world than wolfram employees can reasonably put into their answer bot (significantly more). Bawolff ☺☻ 04:54, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

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 * Done with the sources. Not sure what geographical cats can be added besides Category:World. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Instead of world, the country of the company seems to be most appropriate. --SVTCobra 23:32, 11 March 2009 (UTC)


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North Korea warns airlines over satellite fears

March 10, 2009

In what has been interpreted as a thinly veiled threat, the North Korean government in Pyongyang has issued a statement saying that it could not guarantee the safety of airliners transiting its airspace.

The warning has led to Korean Air, Asiana Airlines and international carriers Air Canada and Singapore Airlines to reroute services that normally pass through North Korean airspace.

The statement has been widely condemned, with South Korean spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon saying "Threatening civilian airliners' normal operations under international aviation regulations is not only against the international rules but is an act against humanity..."

The latest interchange of words comes on the eve of two events. The first a launch of a North Korean satellite seen by the United States, Japan and South Korea as a test launch of North Korea's Taepodong-2 ballistic missile.

This satellite launch coincides with an annual joint United States, South Korean military exercise, which the North has condemned in the past as a dress rehearsal for an invasion. An expansion of this year's exercises in length and scale is being seen by Pyongyang as cover for preparations to shoot down its launch vehicle.

Pyongyang has threatened both Japan and the United States, the two nations in the region capable of shooting down its satellite with "...merciless retaliatory blows" and has placed its 1.2 million strong army on alert.


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This is one of the worst articles I've ever read on this site. It has many grammatical and spelling errors. A 5 year-old could write better than this.


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From what I have seen, in the sources and such, N. Korea didn't threaten anything or anyone, but warned against airline safety. I think threatens in this case is too POV. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 13:23, 9 March 2009 (UTC)


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We should leave
Thats Excatly the reason we should leave the middle east altoghter. it has no benifit to us, it costs us how much in tax dollors? this "war on terrism" is ludicris, and any person with half a brain cna see that.--weirdjrc (talk) 16:30, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

 * So we hand them a easy victory and a free pass to kill every single man woman and child that enjoyed the new democracy, and use Iraq or any other Middle East nation as a lunching pad to widen the war? You Sir/Ma'am are a fool.--66.229.11.230 16:55, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * i am a fool? So you think it is right to take a country's soverty, just so people under their own law are not hurt. i am not a foo you are sir/ma'am. if we were take over would you say the same?--weirdjrc (talk) 15:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)


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Number of cholera deaths in Zimbabwe surpasses 4,000

March 9, 2009

According to a report released by the United Nations' World Health Organisation (WHO), over four thousand people have died from cholera in Zimbabwe, while 89,000 total cases of the disease have been reported. A spokeswoman for the WHO, however, said that the real death toll is higher due to under-reporting because of difficulty reaching certain areas of the country.

The cholera outbreak has been blamed on the collapse of the country's health infrastructure and water systems.

However, the WHO also said that the epidemic seemed to be slowing down. The number of cases a week have recently been averaging around 4,000 to 4,500 cases per week, down from an earlier peak of about eight thousand cases per week.

The epidemic has spread to neighbouring countries, with South Africa having reported 59 deaths and 12,324 cholera infections since November last year.


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This will either be more awesome than anyone could have imagined, or completely fall flat of every expectation. Anunnakki (talk) 23:14, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I tried it out, the ability to parse sense out of a query you enter is pretty limited. Until it can be a bit more fuzzy and accept terms that make sense to Joe Public as opposed to a domain expert it will just be an oddity.
 * As an example, I asked "change in the value of $1000 from 1997 to 2007", no luck, after dozens of tweaks still no luck. There will be a steep learning curve for this - unless it gets smarter about that interpretation. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:53, 24 May 2009 (UTC)

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I was looking for ways to create technology learning opportunities in the classroom and came across this article. I played around with the webapge, http://www.wolframalpha.com/ and thought it could be a great tool for my students. The math problems were concise and my students would understand the simple format it is posted. I also entered in a variety of cities and could create several multi-curriculum projects with math, geography, history, weather, etc. It creates PDFs of information you request. Again, I think with some exploration on my part and my students, this could be a very useful tool in the classroom. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shannatests (talk • contribs) 02:24, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


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Pennsylvania cop on trial for allegedly murdering girlfriend's estranged husband

March 10, 2009

The trial began today for a Pennsylvania state trooper accused of killing his girlfriend's estranged husband.

Kevin Foley, 43, is accused of cutting the throat of John Yelenic, a dentist who was in the final stages of finalizing a divorce from his wife, Michele. According to prosecutors, Foley "loathed Dr. Yelenic" so much that he asked another fellow trooper to help him commit the alleged murder, which occurred in Yelenic's Blairsville home.

Deputy Attorney General Anthony Krastek told an Indiana County jury that Foley also prayed Yelenic would die, and spread false rumors that Yelenic molested his adopted son.

"You will see Kevin Foley has the motive, the opportunity and the ability to commit this crime, almost to the exclusion of anybody else," Krastek said.

Foley's defense attorney, Jeffrey Monzo, said during opening statements that DNA evidence was not conclusive. Monzo admitted to the jury that Foley did not like Yelenic, but said that does not mean he murdered him.

“Kevin Foley is innocent,” he said.

Prosecutors said they could call as many as 70 witnesses to try and prove Foley wanted Yelenic to die. The trial, at the Indiana County Courthouse, is expected to last about three weeks.

Foley, who is on unpaid suspension from the Pennsylvania State Police, is charged with criminal homicide. The jury has the option of convicting him of first-degree murder, which could put Foley in prison for life without parole, or of a lesser degree charge, like manslaughter.

John Yelenic was found dead in his home on April 13, 2006, one day before he was planning on signing his divorce papers. Prosecutors said Foley killed Yelenic after going to the dentist's house to confront him over the terms of the divorce. Prosecutors claim Foley slashed Yelenic several times with a knife and pushed his head through a small window, causing a further gash on his neck. Yelenic bled to death.

Foley had been living with Michele Yelenic for two years at the time of the alleged homicide. Krastek said Michele also helped perpetuate rumors that Dr. Yelenic molested their son. John and Michele Yelenic had been separated in 2002. Michele Yelenic stood to collect Dr. Yelenic's estate and a $1 million life insurance policy, and could lose about $2,500 a month in support if the divorce was finalized, a Pennsylvania grand jury previously determined.

Michele Yelenic is expected to testify that Foley was home with her when the alleged murder occurred. Krastek told the jury DNA under Yelenic's fingerprints will ultimately link him to the murder, as will bloody shoe prints found at the crime scene that match athletic shoes Foley is known to wear.

Monzo also said authorities have failed to investigate several other suspects, including Yelenic's neighbor. Monzo said Yelenic was on very friendly terms with the neighbor's wife, which could have given him a motive to commit the murder.

Prior to the trial, Foley's defense attorneys unsuccessfully sought a change of venue because an overwhelming majority of the jury pool was familiar with the allegations. The change was denied when jurors insisted they had not formed an opinion about the charges.