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User talk:Juliancolton/Archive 1

Hey!
Remember me, from SEWQ? Just thought I'd drop in and say hello, after seeing your name in recent changes. Nice to see you around here. tempo divalse  03:28, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course, good to see you. I stop by here once in a while, though I'd like to get more active in the future. Do you have any suggestions on where a newbie like myself could start? Thanks. :) Juliancolton (talk) 03:30, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd recommend checking out Introduction to get started out. The single most important thing you could do here is probably to write some articles -- we currently are lucky to get much more than 6-7 stories a day, so any help you can give us there would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or need help, just ask me at my talk.

 * P.S. I know you've been welcomed before, but since then we've developed a much nicer welcome template, which I think is more informative, so I'll send it out to you now:

Cheers. tempo divalse  03:40, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Awesome, thanks! – Juliancolton  | Talk 21:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Tropical depression dissipates, impacts Mexico
Sorry, I wasn't online at the moment so I didn't have a chance to review the article (looks like someone else did). You did an great job, though - you've learned the "news style" of writing very quickly. One minor point, the sources should generally be in chronological order of publishing date, newest at the top and oldest at the bottom. Otherwise, excellent. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  14:04, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Contractions ... you mean words like "didn't", "couldn't"? Yes, they are acceptable. Tempodivalse [talk]  17:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright, thanks. – Juliancolton  | Talk 17:45, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

ESA launches largest commercial telecom satellite
ESA launches largest commercial telecom satellite has been fixed, as per your comments on the talk page.SriMesh | talk  00:25, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Cool, thanks! – Juliancolton  | Talk 03:24, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Listing contributions
I recommend the wikinews template to list your articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:53, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. – Juliancolton  | Talk 03:35, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Editor
You have been granted editor status. Use your new powers wisely! :) Cheers, --Jcart1534 (talk) 23:10, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Will do, thanks. :) – Juliancolton  | Talk 23:42, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Congratulations. Some helpful links and pointers at Editor message. Cirt (talk) 21:54, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Useful advice there, thanks for the link – Juliancolton  | Talk 05:11, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

An interview with the chairman of America's fastest growing centrist political party: Mike Lebowitz discusses the Modern Whigs' past, present and future
Juliancolton, would you mind doing a peer review for the article above? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 08:11, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * – Juliancolton  | Talk 14:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party
Juliancolton,

I made several edits to the above article. Would you mind doing a peer review for it? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:56, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, looks like it was already done by . – Juliancolton  | Talk 03:39, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I made the changes Cirt recommended. Would you mind doing a review of them? --WNewsReporter (talk) 06:43, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

NC Terror sting article
Thanks for catching that. I thought I had gotten all of the direct quotes, but I missed that one. It now cites the sources directly. Is there anything else I need to fix? --Jayron32. talk . contribs 03:12, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks good other than that. Now published. Good work! – Juliancolton  | Talk 03:29, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Editprotected requests
No problem. Thanks for the thanks:). Gopher65talk 01:47, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

re: Thanks
You are welcome. :) Cirt (talk) 03:55, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

WN:RFA
Hi Julian, I've nominated you for adminship. If you accept, please say so at WN:RFA. Good luck! Tempodivalse [talk]  00:20, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the nomination! I'll think about it for a while, and get back to you as soon as possible. :) – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:27, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Alright, accepted. Cheers, – Juliancolton  | Talk 05:41, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

User "Juliancolton" is now an administrator
Congratulations! You've been op'd. May I proudly present to you the admin Segway. Sorry we don't have anything cooler, but both the admin-mobile and admin-cycle were stolen off with. You'll just have to settle with the Segway, and don't break it, because it's damn expensive. Anyways, enjoy your power, abuse the peons, so on and so forth - you know the drill. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 18:40, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Congratulations. Smile.png Tempodivalse [talk]  18:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Oooh, shiny. :) Thanks both! – Juliancolton  | Talk 18:45, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Good luck with the tools. There is a bit of a backlog of protected edit requests at WN:AAA... :P Cirt (talk) 18:58, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * What? You mean I have to do work? :( – Juliancolton  | Talk 19:01, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I know, thats what I said when they gave me 'crat. I actually have to _do_ shit?! bah! -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:44, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Request for CU
I notice you closed the request, but it hasn't yet been open for seven days. (I don't think it is a race to 25 votes). Also, it might be good to let a steward close it as they will need to make the change in user permissions (as far as I understand it). Cheers, --SVTCobra 21:43, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, nevermind. Cirt seems to have been granted the powers per this. Weird though, it didn't show up in the user rights log. Cheers, --SVTCobra 21:49, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It isn't displayed in the local user rights log because the stewards changed Cirt's user rights from Meta, not locally. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:19, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That cause you gotta look here SVT. The steward actions are done "Cross wiki" from meta, so the logs on meta.  Only things we do (promote admins/crats/editors) will be kept here (Even de-ops will be on meta). -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:20, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Protected edit requests
Please, when you review a request submitted with the template editprotected edit the request when you are done to change to using editprotected. This takes the talk page out of the appropriate category and stops it being listed on WN:AAA. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:58, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I've been doing that, haven't I? – Juliancolton  | Talk 12:00, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I found a couple on WN:AAA that had Pakistan-related cats added, the request marked as done, but the template still there. Then I got distracted with source. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:21, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I must have forgotten a few. I'll be more careful in the future, thanks for the note. – Juliancolton  | Talk 12:23, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Request

 * can you send me the http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Human_soccer_balls to my email so i can post it on my wiki?
 * ✅ – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:08, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

RE: Welcome
Thanks Julian :P. Although really, I don't need a welcome template :P Mifter (talk) 23:05, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Bah, you're still a n00b! :D – Juliancolton  | Talk 23:23, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Of course he's a noob! His WP talk page has elements with the blink attribute. I know, they're in red, but I know enough about typsetting to know that they're displayed at significantly less than 48 point. :-P --Brian McNeil / talk 23:32, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
 * It isn't blinking anymore :P (It only blinks for my offline status indicator ;) ). Best, Mifter (talk) 23:50, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Reviewing
When reviewing an article, please look to make sure no one is copy editing or the likes. Just a friendly heads up :) Keep up the good work! DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:07, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Will keep that in mind, thanks. – Juliancolton  | Talk 20:09, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Nice!
Have replied on my talk page to your comment, but just thought I'd pop by to say I like the new User page a lot!   Tris   17:18, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Hehe, thanks! :) – Juliancolton  | Talk 17:21, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

UN offices in Pakistan hit by suicide bomber
Hi, any chance you could review the above article? I noticed you're online today. I generally don't like pestering people to review my articles, however this one has been in the queue for over a day and risks getting stale soon if not published. It should be easy to review, it's a VOA-based article. Thanks, Tempodivalse [talk]  14:18, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ I saw your note.    Tris   14:56, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I went offline shortly after your post. Thanks for the help Tris! – Juliancolton  | Talk 16:09, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thanks for your review, Dotty. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:38, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

 * Do be careful with VOA articles! Tempo is wrong, "it should be easy to review" neglects the fact that you must be particularly aware of certain assumptions and language which reflect the point of view that the United States government wishes to project to the rest of the world. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:51, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I meant "easy to review" in the sense that verifiability and copyvio checks are usually less difficult to do in VOA articles. One should of course be very careful about POV issues. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:03, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Promoting people to editor status
Hi, Julian! I noticed your promotion of to Editor status in the RC today. I thought i'd just point out that all requests for the Editor flag generally should go through WN:FRRFP first (it's a policy). Imho, being "trusted" isn't quite enough for obtaining the Editor flag, one should also have demonstrated some understanding the style guide. I'd suggest that in the future, you nominate a user through WN:FRRFP first and get at least a few users' approval before promoting (instead of immediately granting the flag). Cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:01, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmm, well, I was under the impression that the aforementioned page was more for self-nominations, and other users could be promoted by admins' discretion. I'll keep your note in mind, however. Thanks! – Juliancolton  | Talk 00:35, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Tushar

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  23:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

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User:Tushar

About Me
Tushar Kapila from Bangalore India site here is [http://geocities.com/boyblr13/ my first site ! ] other things i have worked on Santa letter, free text, divorce

I'm a programmer - and sometimes active on forums. I like to swim when its warm (march to August in Bangalore, India) Used to love to dance - bit more laid back now.

Merry Christmas!

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User talk:210.11.188.12

– Juliancolton  | Talk 00:21, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. Thank you, Tempodivalse [talk]  01:07, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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Hurricane Jimena approaches Baja California

September 2, 2009

Hurricane Jimena, a powerful Category 3 hurricane, is currently closing in on Mexico's. Some areas of the region are already beginning to experience the storm's effects.

The storm has weakened over the past 24 hours from Category 4 status, but is still what forecasters describe as "extremely dangerous". It currently has winds of 125 miles per hour, with higher gusts, and is moving north-northwest at 10 knots. Jimena is situated about 110 mi (175 km) southwest of.

Officials in Mexico are working to prepare for Jimena's onslaught. Audel Alvarez, the head of training for civil protection in the state of, said, "The whole state is vulnerable." He reported that 35 emergency shelters have been prepared to accommodate up to 30,000 evacuees.

Forecasters say the storm will likely move near or over southern portions of the peninsula by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Accordingly, tropical cyclone warnings and watches have been issued for these areas, as well as parts of mainland Mexico. The state of Baja California Sur and Socorro Island have been placed on orange alert, the second-highest.

The recently issued a statement advising residents of the potential danger: "Interests in the hurricane warning area are advised that strong winds will precede the arrival of the center by several hours...so preparations need to be completed very soon. Remember not to focus on the exact track since dangerous impacts extend some distance from the center."

Thousands of tourists have already evacuated from resort areas in the path of Jimena, though many have refused to leave in fear of falling victim to looting. Local officials drove through slums trying to persuade people to living in poorly made homes to get out of harm's way. A firefighter rode through the streets of Colonia Obrera, a small settlement, sending the following alert through a loudspeaker: "For the safety of you and your family, board a vehicle or head to the nearest shelter". However, he reported that efforts were largely unsuccessful.

Bill Reed, a forecaster with the NHC, said "Any poorly constructed buildings with those wind speeds can be totally destroyed. The biggest threat, as always, is anyone that remains in the lowest portions of the land, near the coastline are at risk from drowning obviously from very high waves and potential storm surge a storm like this represents."

Gusty winds and heavy precipitation are already being felt in some coastal areas. A spokesman for the Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort said "Right now what we are seeing is some heavy rain and winds, but for the most part we haven’t seen any damage." Rough seas continue to batter the coast as the storm approaches.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Erika – the fifth named cyclone of the 2009 Atlantic season – has formed in the, and might threaten the United States next week.


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California wildfires continue to spread

September 2, 2009

Wildfires in California continued to spread on Tuesday, having burned more than 140,000 acres of land throughout the state and caused an estimated US$13 million worth of damage. The blaze started burning last Wednesday north of Los Angeles.

Emergency crews said they were hopeful that they would be able to control the fire. 3,600 personnel are involved in containing the wildfire. Currently, twenty-two percent of the blaze is contained, rising from only five percent as little as a day ago.

Changing weather conditions also helped firefighting efforts, as temperature in the area fell to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, down from over a hundred degrees on Monday.

"I'm feeling a lot more optimistic today than I did yesterday. The crews are doing fabulous work out there on the ground, but the bottom line is that they're fighting for every foot," Dietrich said on Tuesday.

In a statement, Californian governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said that "[his administration] is working around the clock to ensure that our brave men and women working on the fires front lines have the resources needed to respond and beat back these fires as quickly as possible."

"We have the toughest and best-trained firefighters in the world fighting to protect public safety and property. I am confident in the state's response as these fires continue to burn throughout California," he said.

Two firefighters were killed in the blaze on Sunday, after fires burnt their vehicle on front lines. Over 10,000 residents have evacuated areas threatened by the flames.

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InciWeb
The InciWeb source is not a stable source, it updates regularly. --SVTCobra 00:34, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


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User:LachendesKnie

See my Profil at german WP

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Australian rules football: West Gippsland Football League Semi Finals

September 6, 2009 The West Gippsland Latrobe Football League (WGLFL) Semi Finals were played this weekend at the Moe and Sale Recreation Reserves.

Moe lost to Traralgon in the major Semi Final in Sale after beating Maffra in the Qualifying Final. Traralgon qualified for the match by finishing top of the ladder after the Home and Away season. The winner will qualify for the Grand Final in Morwell, with the loser going into the Preliminary Final in Warragul.

Maffra thumped Leongatha in the minor Semi Final in Moe after losing the Qualifying Final against Moe. Leongatha defeated Drouin in the Elimination Final. The winner will qualify for the Preliminary Final, the loser eliminated.

The WGLFL is considered one of the "major leagues" controlled by the Victorian Country Football League, the governing body of Australian rules football in regional Victoria.

Scores below are quoted as goals-behinds (total). Goals are worth six points, behinds one.

Minor Semi Final
With the threat of elimination from premiership hanging over the game, Maffra defeated Leongatha at the Moe Recreation Reserve on September 6.

Just like Traralgon the day before, Maffra kicked twelve goals in the first half to set up the win. Unlike Traralgon, they were able to extend there lead substantially.

Leongatha never seemed to be in the contest but fought hard all afternoon. Maffra now play Moe in the Preliminary Final - a Qualifying Final rematch of soughts. Final scores: Maffra 19-19 (133) defeated Leongatha 8-11 (59).

Earlier in the day, Leongatha defeated Sale in the under 16's, Traralgon beat Moe in the under 18's and Drouin defeated Maffra in the reserves.

Major Semi Final
With a spot in the Grand Final up for grabs, Traralgon defeated Moe at the Sale Recreation Reserve on September 5.

A twelve goal first half laid the platform for Traralgon to take the win. They kicked 12 goals four behinds to five goals seven for the half. A total of 113 points between the two teams.

The second half saw only three goals kicked. Both teams contributed huge defensive effort in order to secure the first Grand Final spot.

Earlier the day, Traralgons reserves (defeated Moe), under 16's (defeated Maffra) and the the Warragul under 18's (defeated Maffra) all qualified for their respective Grand Finals.


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User talk:Abi.insani

Welcome
--Brian McNeil / talk 09:49, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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Category:Punjab

This category contains news articles related to the Punjab region of South Asia, split between Pakistan and India.

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User talk:WolfWings

Welcome
DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:American disc jockey "DJ AM" dies at 36 of suspected drug overdose

crackhead! don't do drugs kids! --65.51.209.124 (talk) 12:33, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

lol another dead celebrity
 * They're only celebrities if people have heard of them, you know. I'm having a hard time imagining why this guy gets his own news article, while my grandmother doesn't. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 01:39, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

good point


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Comments:UK denies pressuring Scotland into Lockerbie release

Just an other reason why I would never go to the UK.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 13:14, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Americans
Just a thought--

I'm sorry. I can't help but think this is another attempt by the Americans to inject hatred into an otherwise obvious result. It might be more objective if the survey questions were published, and we could see how the percentage was tabulated. Without this, I will continue to be skeptical.

(I think this article deserves some mention about the firm that conducted the survey.)

 * Say what? The poll was conducted for the BBC by ICM Research, as stated in the article. How is that "Americans injecting hatred" as you say? The full BBC article on the survey can be found here as well as in the sources for the article. --SVTCobra 02:21, 10 September 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Siva~enwikinews

– Juliancolton  | Talk 13:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:30, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:37, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Comments:Twitter more popular than MySpace in United Kingdom

twitter is pointless,but myspace is only a bit better!
 * You insult our Wikinews Twitter account. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 17:35, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

It's pretty pathetic to see that Twitter is not only part of the real news world but also slowly infecting Wikinews as well. Twitter and Myspace make me weep for future generations of journalism.

This is not news
This is an advertisment.

pointless
I am on wikinews right now.

hey i'm twittering!


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User talk:Landrayone

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  14:58, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Hello,

Your recent contributions are considered to be spam and have been reverted or deleted. Should you believe that your contributions are not spam, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further spamming may result in your editing privileges being removed. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead.   Tris   07:47, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

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Teenagers "wanted to blow up school on anniversary of Columbine massacre"

September 4, 2009

Two teenage boys were thought to be planning to blow up a school in Greater Manchester, England to coincide with the tenth anniversary of a massacre that took place in a school in Littleton, Colorado, US.

The statement was given to Manchester Crown Court on Wednesday as the trial was proceeding. Matthew Swift, 18, and Ross McKnight, 16, were both thought to be planning to blow up Audenshaw High School in Denton, Greater Manchester on April 20th this year — the tenth anniversary of a killing spree that took place in a high school in Columbine, in the US state of Colorado. It is also thought that the two students could have planned to blow up Crown Point North shopping complex in Manchester as well.

Matthew and Ross both lived in the same street and were arrested in March of this year. Believed to be another one of their influences was the Oklahoma City bombings of 1995, for which Timothy McVeigh was convicted. That bombing killed 168 people and injured 450 people at a federal complex.

A 16-year-old girl in the court has claimed that in the early hours of March 14, 2009, Ross called her while he was intoxicated with alcohol and said that he and "Swifty" had been inspired by what had happened in America and that this would be "a busy season for things like that". When the girl asked why she claimed that he said: "I just wanted to do it. I hate them all."

The trial is currently still continuing in the Manchester Crown Court.


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Review of revision 870991 [Passed]
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Add Greater Manchester category. Rayboy8 (talk) 06:11, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
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User talk:68.192.158.195

It is considered disruptive to create nonsense pages. You are free to experiment on the sandbox page. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:11, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Please don't continue to make nonsense edits, as you've done here. It's disruptive and you could be blocked if you do it again. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:40, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:124.30.135.82

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User talk:Scibender

Welcome
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"Donkey" bloggers facing jail sentence in Azerbaijan

September 2, 2009

Two Internet bloggers from Azerbaijan could be getting up to five years in prison after posting a video of a donkey giving a press conference on YouTube, a free video sharing website.

Adnan Hajizade, 26 and Emin Milli, 29, posted the video on YouTube as a joke. It was in the country's native language, with English subtitles. The video depicts a man dressed in a donkey costume praising the benefits of living in Azerbaijan. It was also praising the positive attitude the country's government has towards its donkeys.

Azerbaijan's government was not amused by the video. After police scuffled with Hajizade and Milli in a restaurant in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, both men were arrested. There was reportedly an assault on the pair, with nose injuries to Adnan and leg injuries to Emin. The authorities insist they are investigating a simple criminal case, but Isakhan Ashurov, the lawyer of the two 'criminals' claims that the arrests were politically motivated.

"This incident is definitely politically motivated. My clients did not beat anybody. Quite the opposite," stated Ashurov.


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Television appeal for 1984 murder in Bath, England

September 2, 2009

An appeal for information on a 25-year-old murder case has been broadcast on national television on the BBC One show Crimewatch. Seventeen-year-old Melanie Road was murdered in the early hours of June 9, 1984 in Bath. The team responsible for investigating the murder is the Avon and Somerset Major Crime Review Team.

Road's brother Adrian took part in the appeal saying "Over the last 25 years it's been a living nightmare to know someone out there killed my sister. This person took Melanie from me". Detective Chief Inspector Mike Carter said "If there was someone acting suspiciously, at that time, we can check them against our DNA sample".

Melanie Road was both murdered and sexually assaulted as she walked home after leaving a night club. She was stabbed yards from her house on St Stephens Court in Bath. Her body was discovered on the Sunday morning by a milkman. 90 arrests have been made in connection with the murder but no one has been convicted.

Crimewatch was first broadcast on June 7, 1984 and has contributed to several convictions on unsolved murders, rapes and other crimes. Original anchor Nick Ross left the show after 23 years, in 2007. The show has featured cases such as the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, Sarah Payne and former Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando which has been unsolved since Barry George was released.


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User talk:88.8.72.109

Hi, please don't spam links to external sites, as you've done here; this is frowned upon and the edits have been undone. Please see Welcome to learn how to constructively contribute to this project. Thank you. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:49, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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Category request
Please add Category:Somerset. Thanks, Bencherlite (talk) 11:51, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
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Talk:U.S. General McChrystal submits plan on Afghanistan to President Obama

Downstyle
I'm leaning toward General vs. general in the title, but for sure President Obama, not president Obama. That's a formal title, if not a full one. Calebrw (talk) 22:33, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

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editprotected Could someone please add this category to the article? There are a lot of Wikinews articles about him and I'm going to be adding said category to his english wikipedia article so as to provide a common link for all wikinews related articles on him. Thank you, Dainomite (talk) 06:49, 22 June 2013 (UTC)

 * I'll add this to my list of categories to create. We have (I'm pretty sure) hundreds of categories that could be created and haven't yet.  Depending on how many pages are involved, I may get to it fairly soon; atm I'm about halfway through setting up a category for Denver, Colorado (which involves manually one-by-one through about a hundred articles matching the keyword "Denver", to determine which ones belong in the category).  Thanks for the heads-up!  --Pi zero (talk) 11:39, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks like it won't be too difficult; there are only 16 matches to the keyword, which will be one of those categories that can be set up in a single session; probably less than a one-hour job. --Pi zero (talk) 11:44, 22 June 2013 (UTC)


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Brush fire threatens Molokai, Hawaii

September 3, 2009

Two CH-47 Chinook helicopters were called in on Wednesday, September 2nd, to help contain the wildfires on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai.

Smaller helicopters that were fighting the fire since it started around noon on August 29th were redeployed as well.

According to Gen Iinuma, Maui County Civil Defense administrator, the CH-47s carry 2000-gallon buckets of water, whereas the smaller helicopters only have 100-gallon buckets. The Chinooks can dump more water in fewer trips than the smaller helicopters. On the other hand, the tremendous downdraft from the bigger aircraft may make the fire worse.

"If they don't do it right, they'll fan the fire," Iinuma said.

According to Iinuma, ground crews are continuing to maintain the fire's perimeter, which remained unchanged from Tuesday. The helicopters are being used to fight the fires where ground crews can't reach, such as steep mountain passes and valleys.

Iinuma also expressed concern about a red flag advisory the National Weather service put out for all leeward areas of the Hawaiian Islands, meaning conditions are ripe for fires.

Lieutenant Governor James "Duke" Aiona, who took an aerial survey of Molokai's brush fire area, said it was "no immediate threat". He also noted that the fire seemed to come right up to the perimeter of some properties, but almost always stopped there.

Aiona's observations are mirrored by a local business owners' story. The wildfires destroyed the beehives of Molokai Meli, a family-owned honey business in Kapaakea, but residents admit that the beehives were not their main concern.

"We were just beating the edges with wet towels and sheets to try and keep it from getting to the houses that are just right over that ridge," said co-owner Brenda Kaneshiro. Luckily, the property was spared, though the beehives weren't.

"All that metal right there, that's where they all were, there were 33 of them," said Elijah Kaneshiro, the owner's son.

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 * I took care of some of the style problems (I didn't bother with grammar), but I think that that non-free image may not make it though the review process. Dunno though. Gopher65talk 02:31, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll figure out the rest now that I'm back from work. I'll try to find a better image too. Drew R. Smith (talk) 09:45, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Ok, I found better images, but they're just general pics of Molokai and a chinook and bucket... Also, I have a different commons account and when I came back to wikinews I didn't realise it logged me in as that one, so the last change under Ender The Xenocide, was me. Drew R. Smith (talk) 10:13, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


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Donkeys are serious business, after all. The accused shouldn't have been so insensitive, though their motives seem reasonable. Long live Azerdonkan. —64.228.143.79 (talk) 05:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

thats stupid. i think if your going to put something like a donkey saying something on youtube, then you shouldnt be arrested for it.

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Gunmen kill seventeen at drug rehab centre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

September 3, 2009

Seventeen people have been killed after gunmen stormed a drug rehab centre in the city of Ciudad Juarez on the United States-Mexico border. Around a dozen gunmen entered the clinic and lined up patients against a wall before killing seventeen of them. Three others were injured in the attack. Around 1,400 people have been killed in drug related violence in the city this year alone.

This is not the first time drug rehab centres have been targeted before in Ciudad Juarez. In the past, dealers have been accused of using the centres to protect their members from rival cartels. Mexican President has fought to bring an end to the cartels. He said during his annual state of the union address "As never before, we have weakened the logistical and financial structure of crime".

In a separate attack deputy police chief Jose Manuel Revuelta was murdered by several heavily armed men as he was driving in. Two cars intercepted his vehicle just blocks from the police headquarters. Revuelta had only been appointed to the position two weeks ago.


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Just a question... What does the mexican president have to do with the event? Just because its in mexico doesn't mean we should use his pic... If someone was shot in cali, and we put Obamas face on the article, people would think Obama was the one shot. Or the one doing the shooting... Or was just in the area... But my point is, do we really need his picture? Drew R. Smith (talk) 10:54, 3 September 2009 (UTC)


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Music videos return to UK version of YouTube after agreement with PRS

September 3, 2009

Google has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom's PRS, which represents songwriters and composers, over the use of their members' material on video sharing website YouTube. In March of this year, thousands of videos were deleted from YouTube after negotiations with the PRS for Music over licensing had failed. Google has now resolved the long-running dispute over revenues by paying an undisclosed lump sum to PRS, which has been backdated until January 2009 and will last until June 2012.

Adam Shaw, PRS managing director for broadcast and online, said, "essentially we have created a framework for the YouTube platform playing music moving forward. We have 60,000 song-writer and composer members and many of them don't earn very much money at all - 90% of them earn less then £5,000 a year. The money we receive is really their living."

A spokesperson for PRS for Music told BBC News that, "it is a lump sum deal which seems to work for YouTube's business model and offers recompense for our 60,000 members. We can be friends again."

YouTube's director of video partnerships, Patrick Walker, said that at the time PRS wanted too much money and that the site would lose money whenever someone played a video. Walker said the reason behind the earlier decision was that YouTube would not make enough profit from advertisers to pay for the licenses.

"Both sides feel comfortable the arrangement reached will benefit those involved," Walker said.

"The music videos are an extremely popular part of YouTube and this deal doesn't only cover the music videos but also music included in TV programmes like The X Factor and also for the inclusion of music in user videos as well," added Walker as quoted by the BBC.

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Australian rules football: Victorian Football League to be broadcast live around Australia in HD

September 5, 2009

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has announced plans to broadcast the Victorian Football League Grand Final, played on September 25, around Australia on its ABC HD channel. Victorian viewers will be able to watch a full replay on ABC1 from 10pm that night

“It will be the first time the VFL Grand Final has been telecast in high definition and footy fans are in for a visual feast,” Head of ABC TV Sports and Events, Justin Holdforth said.

“The VFL is the State’s oldest football competition and the VFL Grand Final, to be played under lights at Docklands Stadium, will be a magnificent prelude to the AFL Grand Final on Saturday afternoon.”

The Australian Football League forwarded a short statement to Wikinews stating that the broadcast would help the game further.

"We think its great news and great exposure for the state competition. AFL Victoria does a great job with the VFL and this will help the game further," the statement said.

AFL Victoria CEO Peter Schwab says the VFL has a reputation of being the best state based competition in Australia.

“Our State League has the reputation as being the best competition outside the AFL, now footy fans across Australia can see for themselves,” Mr Schwab said.

“I’m sure the delayed broadcast on ABC1 later that Friday night, and a highlights package of the VFL Grand Final the next day leading up to the AFL Grand Final, will also prove popular with footy fans.

“The ABC has been a great supporter of the VFL over the years and we certainly appreciate them broadcasting our game live during the peak rating period on Friday night.”


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You better make sure no one else hears the music you listen to on YouTube, or else you'll need a license. —64.228.143.79 (talk) 03:47, 4 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Teenagers "wanted to blow up school on anniversary of Columbine massacre"

Today in the news: people say stupid things while intoxicated, but we still plan to ruin their lives with jail sentences anyways. 128.210.4.22 (talk) 11:41, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Alcohol releases inhibitions. Sometimes, it can be just one more early warning sign. The investigation ought settle the matter for sure, however. --132.13.10.26 (talk) 14:36, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
 * If you're stupid enough to get drunk, you were going to have a ruined life either way, either with the drink, or the jail. The government is just ensuring these guys won't harm others while harming themselves. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 16:14, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, I can't agree with that statement as stated. However, if you're stupid enough to get drunk and claim you want to blow up a school, then yeah, your life's probably going to be pretty crappy whether you actually meant it or not. --67.201.57.5 (talk) 16:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Whether or not the boys were actually planning to blow up the school is a matter of speculation. Intent is hard to prove in a court of law. I'm glad authorities are responsive when trying to prevent a tragedy but I think these boys need help, professional help, jail will just make them criminals. I was an anguished teen once too, it can be a difficult environment. That said, these school shootings, bombs, etc are a big tragedy that should be avoided at all costs. Sampi (talk) 08:10, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * They're already criminals. That's like worrying that a teenage mother will be exposed to sexual content in a movie. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 01:26, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

 * They are not 'already criminals'. It has yet to be proven in a court.  71.120.114.83 (talk) 02:05, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Can I just add that the jury took just 45 minutes to laugh the prosecution case out of court, with an experienced QC saying he didn't think he'd ever seen a jury take less time over such serious charges. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 06:38, 7 October 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:US unemployment rate reaches 8.5%

So the unemployment rate reaches 8.5%, in turn doesn't that mean that 91.5% of the country is gainfully employed in some form or fashion? When the national media puts out statement like this, the natural reaction of the reader is to fear the worst. If you drive by your local unemployment office on your way to work in the morning, you will see that only 8% of the individual in your town are there waiting in line to collect unemployment. How can we be in a recession when 91.5% of the country is still employed? You are being scared into thinking that the country is in despair, so you stop buying goods and products which in turn reduce the amount of demand. This creates unemployment; less workers are needed to produce less goods. Help the country you other 91.5% buy something. We are doing okay.


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US unemployment rate highest in 26 years

September 4, 2009

Official United States government data revealed on Friday that the jobless rate in the US rose to 9.7% last month, with the economy having shed 216,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is the highest it has been since June 1983.

According to revised government statistics, 276,000 jobs were lost in July and a further 463,000 in June. The figures were higher than earlier estimates of 247,000 and 443,000.

The economy has lost 6.9 million jobs since the recession officially began in December 2007. The total number of unemployed in the country is now at 14.9 million.

Nigel Gault, the chief economist at IHS Global Insight, said that the news was not as bad as it seemed, saying that "the decline last month was too good to be true, really. It's too early for the unemployment rate to be coming down, of course we're still losing jobs."

"What I would take encouragement from is the fact is the trend in the rate of decline in jobs is still improving, that private sector jobs were down 198,000, that's 50,000 better than the previous month and it's almost 200,000 better than the month before that," he said.


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Author and playwright Keith Waterhouse dies at 80

September 4, 2009

English author and playwright Keith Waterhouse has died at the age of 80. His family issued a statement on Friday morning saying, "Keith Waterhouse, aged 80, died quietly in his sleep this morning." The spokesperson for his family said that he "had not been very well," but did not state his illness or cause of death.

He is best known for writing the best-selling novel Billy Liar in 1959 — a book that was later turned into a film in 1963 starring Tom Courtenay. His other works include his screen-writing debut, Whistle Down the Wind in 1961. He was also a playwright. Some of his well-known plays included Mr and Mrs Nobody and Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell which debuted in 1989 on the West End in London.

Waterhouse was also a columnist for the British tabloid newspaper, the Daily Mail, from 1993 until May 2009, when health problems forced him to quit. When talking about the late writer's last column in the newspaper, Daily Mail writer Geoffrey Levy said, "Thanks for every word, Keith."


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Thousands displaced after heavy flooding in Burkina Faso

September 4, 2009

According to the United Nations' humanitarian agency, severe flooding in Burkina Faso has affected over 100,000 people, following the country's heaviest rainfall for ninety years.

Thousands of homes in the vicinity of Ouagadougou, the country's capital, have been destroyed by the waters. Officials requested international aid for those affected by the disaster.

"I would like to join the government's appeal for blankets, clothes and food, because there really is an urgent need for these things," Ouagadougou's mayor Simon Compaore said.

The Belgian Red Cross' Rosine Jourdain said that "bridges and dams have been destroyed, the main hospital in Ouagadougou which is close to a dam was inundated and some patients including about 60 children were evacuated. An electrical plant was also destroyed, so I think we are going to have some power supply problems."

Flooding has also affected the neighbouring countries of Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, and Senegal.

The UN says it is worried that water-borne illnesses, such as cholera and malaria, could start spreading due to the flooding.


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....And down and down the drain we go! Wonder what it will be like in 2012 :S


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Ex-US soldier sentenced to life in prison for Iraqi teen rape, four murders

September 5, 2009

A former US soldier has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a teen and murdering her and her family while on active duty in Iraq. The jury failed to reach the unanimous verdict required for the death penalty sought by the prosecution.

According to testimony given by two soldiers, Steven Dale Green was part of a group who decided they wanted to rape a girl they had seen walking through her village, 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi. They walked to her house while disguised as insurgents and separated her from her parents and younger sister.

Green then shot dead Abeer's family while two other soldiers raped the girl. He then raped her himself while she wept before covering her face with a pillow and fatally shooting her. The gang then covered her naked body with a blanket soaked in kerosene, using a lighter to start a fire before walking 200 yards to a nearby checkpoint where they cooked a meal.

Green had already been discharged from the army when his crimes were discovered. He had previously spoken of a desire to murder Iraqi civilians and his defence argued he should never have been allowed to return to duty. A nurse had decided he would not carry out his desires. A US civilian court tried him, the first such prosecution of a soldier under a law allowing servicemen to be charged with crimes carried out abroad.

The judge described his actions as "unimaginable, unjustified and inexcusable" and sentenced him to five consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole. Four others had already been sentenced. Three are all serving life with parole after ten years, and a fourth who acted as a lookout is serving a 27-month sentence.

It took months for the offences to be discovered, even though Green had quickly confessed to a sergeant. Soldiers speaking to stress counsellors talked of the crimes after the abduction and murders of two other soldiers. When news of the soldiers' actions broke, insurgents killed several American servicemen in revenge.

The prosecution described Green as "criminal and perverse" while the defence called him a "broken warrior." Green said he was acting upon orders from former Specialist Paul Cortez, another of the attackers, and told the court "Y'all can act like I'm a psychopath or a sexual predator or whatever. But if I had never gone to Iraq I would never have got caught up in anything like this."


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 * Don't worry, I've been watching from RC ;). Thanks, Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

"To die in prison"? Doesn't that sound a little too emotive, let alone quite hypothetical? What's wrong with 'sentenced to life'? --89.240.207.16 (talk) 23:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, and have renamed the page accordingly. Thanks for pointing this out. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I just actually read the article - those are some pretty inhuman crimes discussed. Maybe that's why the article was so originally named! --89.240.207.16 (talk) 00:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm not going to revert the move, but when I wrote the title what I was trying to convey was that this was life without parole. "Sentenced to life in prison without parole" was far too long, so I went for 'die in prison' to get that point accross. Just to explain why it was there. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:41, 6 September 2009 (UTC)


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Sophie Reade wins UK's Big Brother series 10

September 5, 2009

Glamour model Sophie Reade has won the tenth series of the British version of reality TV show Big Brother.

Sophie is a 20-year-old from Nantwich, Cheshire, England who has posed nude for Playboy UK and changed her name to "Dogface" for the purposes of getting onto the show. She won the prize fund of £71,320 (US$118,846) on the final on Friday night, beating runner-up contestant Siavash Sabbaghpour, with final votes of 74.4% to Siavash's 26%. Sophie was also the bookmasters' favourite to win.

She said: "I never thought I could win...I could hardly believe it." The British public earlier phoned in and voted David Ramsden third, Charlie Drummond fourth, and Rodrigo Lopes fifth.

Channel 4, the channel which has been showing Big Brother in the United Kingdom for the last ten years, recently announced that next year's series would be the last due to a decline of six million viewers since the 2002 series, which got a maximum of eight million viewers. Kevin Lygo, Channel 4's Director of Television, said that Big Brother "had reached a natural end point on Channel 4 and it's time to move on".

Production company Endemol have said that they were enormously proud of their partnership with the British television channel and stated: "We have every intention of celebrating the show's historic run on Channel 4 with great final series of both Celebrity Big Brother and the summer series in 2010. As for 2011, stay tuned.  Big Brother will get back to you…"


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I think that somebody should get the image of the Big Brother eye from Wikipedia onto Wikimedia Commons so that it can be put into the article. I'm afraid that I can't do that, can somebody please help? --Rayboy8 (talk) 12:27, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Placing the logo on Commons would be a breach of copyright. You can upload a copy here under fair use, though. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:29, 5 September 2009 (UTC)


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Renault charged with Formula One race fixing

September 5, 2009

An investigation by the FIA has led to Formula One team Renault to be called to appear before the World Motor Sport Council to answer a race fixing allegation.

The charge stems from last year's Singapore Grand Prix. Renault Fernando Alonso won the race after taking an early refuelling stop. Fellow Renault driver Nelson Piquet Jr. then crashed, causing a safety car to come out. One by one the cars ahead of Alonso pitted for fuel, allowing him to move up from nineteenth to take victory. Piquet has always maintained that the crash was an accident. If the charges are upheld, the punishments could include a fine, exclusion from races or complete disqualification from the current championship.

Renault are due to appear before the council in Paris on September 21st, days before this year's race in Singapore. The team has refused to comment before the hearing.

Renault have already been in trouble this season, being suspended for one race after releasing Alonso's car with an unsafe wheel, which came off on the track. The team succeeded in appealing this.


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Comments:Ex-US soldier sentenced to life in prison for Iraqi teen rape, four murders

I HOPE THE FAT INMATES RAPE HIM ANALLY ON A DAILY BASIS FUCKING DEUCE! --Me --

Getting life in prison is not justice for what he did.--KDP3 (talk) 21:16, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I have an opinion on this story - it's a fucking waste of our taxpaying dollars to lock this shithead up. somebody put a bullet in his head and rid the world of this kind of sickness. we don't need it lingering. there is no excuse for not giving him the death penalty.
 * It's a plant. He's a patsy. The real rapist/murderer was Dick Cheney. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 01:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Better yet, if you want to score some points with the locals, hand him over to Iraqis and let them judge (and likely execute) him.

BURN IN HELL
Better doing before RAPE.. kill yourself and help urself to escape from HELL!! But now its not possible whatever u said.. Now you are such a criminal that this world never forgot and GOD never forgive!!

BURN IN HELL...

And why are we hated so?
This makes you wonder why people (especially us americans) have such built up anger and hatred for things we don't even understand. Living in front of the TV and conditioned the way we are does something to the mind, and weak minds like these puppies' succomb to the true evil of human nature. This makes me angry, yet I wouldn't rape his family if given the chance. Think for yourself, the closest to peaceful anarchy you can get.

My Opinion
He is a disgrace to the uniform everyday he's left alive. We should've extradited him to an Iraqi prison and let them deal with him as they see fit.

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Torrential downpours cause significant flooding in northeastern Scotland

September 5, 2009

A cleanup effort is underway after torrential downpours on Friday, September 4 caused significant flooding in the north-east of Scotland. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said that the weather forecast in the coming days was improving, with no large amounts of rainfall predicted.

Over 500 homes had to be evacuated in Moray after the River Spey and River Lossie started to overflow their banks. 400 homes were also evacuated in the Elgin area and 50 more in Fochabers. Other areas affected included Aberdeen, Dyce, Lossiemouth and Rothes, where 25 homes had to be evacuated. Over 600 homes were evacuated in Morayshire.

The Grampian Police and Tayside Police advised residents not to drive unless absolutely necessary. The Northern Constabulary advised residents to travel with caution.

In some places, a month's worth of rain had fallen in just 24 hours. About 67 millimetres of rain had fallen in Aberdeen - roughly the equivalent of an average month of rainfall. In Lossiemouth, the rainfall was 76.4 millimetres - 15mm more than the average amount every month.

As cleanup efforts progressed, Chief executive of Moray Council Alistair Keddie said, "Everything possible was done to protect residents." However, some residents of the local areas are not so certain.

Mary Campbell, 62 from Fochabers said to the Times Online that she was "calling [for help] from 8pm but no-one showed up until about midnight. All the time the river kept going up and up. They came with sandbags, but by then it was too late. The water was already in my house."

The MSP for Moray Angus Robertson MP stated, "Water levels are higher than I have ever seen them before and communities have rallied to support people whose homes and businesses have been flooded. The objective must now be for everyone to help the victims of the worst flooding to hit Moray for many years to assist them rebuild their lives and get back to normality as quickly as possible. The hard lessons learnt from this latest devastation include the need for local agencies to redouble their efforts to get flood prevention measures into place and to recognise that climate change will only lead to more flooding in the future."


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Amazon dips into memory hole to retrieve Orwellian works

September 5, 2009 American-based online retailer Amazon.com has backtracked from its July decision and actions to remotely delete George Orwell's classic dystopian novels, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, from customers' Kindle e-book readers.

Late Thursday, Amazon emailed owners of Kindle readers who had previously lost copies of these novels, offering a new copy of the deleted books, or a gift certificate or check for US$30. In the email, the company's chief executive, Jeff Bezos apologised again, and described the earlier actions as "stupid, thoughtless and painfully out of line with our principles."

Initially, the two works of Orwell were made available to Kindle owners by a third-party company which did not have the rights to distribute them. When Amazon was alerted to this by the actual rights holder, the company removed the books from their online store then, far more controversially, remotely deleted the books from their customers' devices before issuing refunds.

In the aftermath of significant press coverage of Amazon's actions to remove content, legal action was started against them in Washington alleging violations of the company's published terms of service, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and Washington's consumer protection legislation. A Michigan student named as a plaintiff in the case explained that the deletion of his copy of 1984 had rendered his annotations and notes worthless.

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At least 15 die after boat sinks in Macedonian lake

September 5, 2009

Police officials have said that at least fifteen people have died after the sightseeing boat Ilinden, with 50 Bulgarian tourists on board, sank in a lake in western Macedonia.

The boat sank in Lake Ohrid, one of the deepest lakes in southeastern Europe. 53 people were rescued by emergency crews. Witness reports suggest the boat split in half at around 11.00 local time (09.00 UTC) when it was 200 metres from the shore.

"A police diving team is on the scene, and we fear more people have drowned," said police spokesman Ivo Kotevski.

The boat was reportedly headed from the city of Ohrid on the eastern shore of the lake to the Sveti Naum monastery, located close to the border with Albania.

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I'd suggest a different title - preferably something a little more accurate. The whole north-east isn't flooded so Significant flooding in north-east of Scotland might be more appropriate. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
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Just for future reference, you can add review to an article if you believe it is ready to be published. I've already added the review tag for you at Strike in Afghanistan kills scores. Cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  17:32, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

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I don't believe it to be true, and even if it was it's not any worse than what Ferrari did when they would let Schumacher past Irvine/Barrichello at the end of races. -71.99.93.28 (talk) 21:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

RENAULT CRASHGATE
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Two jockeys killed in fire in North Yorkshire, England

September 6, 2009

Two jockeys have been killed in a fire in a block of flats on Saturday.

At 0200 BST on Saturday a fire broke out in a three-storey block of apartments in Buckrose Court near Malton, North Yorkshire, England. The two jockeys have been identified as Jamie Kyne, who was only 18, and Jan Wilson, who was just 19. Both were described as promising young jockeys.

Two other men had also been taken to a hospital in York due to the effects of minor burns and smoke inhalation. One of the men has now been released from the hospital and the other man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

A police investigation is currently taking place in the area and a man in his 30s living in the area has since been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent. North Yorkshire Police are going to interview the man and try and establish whether he was involved or not.

Kyne was due to ride at Haydock on Saturday afternoon, while Wilson was due to ride at Thirsk on the same day, while riding her mother's horse, Imperial Sword — and so both were staying in the apartment as a means of accommodation, as Jamie came from Ireland and Jan was from Forfar, Scotland. "The family are devastated and Jamie was a star," Kyne's aunt said. "They [his parents] are so proud of him. At the moment they are just devastated and shocked."

David Barron, Wilson's trainer, paid tribute to her as "a tremendous jockey". He said: “She was just at the start of her career and was only in her first year of riding as an apprentice. She joined me at the end of last year and had ridden three winners for me out of only a handful of rides. She was very good, very capable and had tremendous potential. Everyone in the yard is just devastated.”


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Van Jones environmental jobs adviser to US President Barack Obama resigns

September 6, 2009 Van Jones, the environmental jobs adviser to United States President Barack Obama, has resigned after what he calls a smear campaign against him.

It had recently been brought to light that Jones had signed a petition in 2004 that stated the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks and that only "white suburban boys" shot up schools like Columbine High school where in 1999, two boys shot and killed 13 people, then themselves while injuring a dozen others.

"You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them. Now, a black kid might shoot another black kid. He's not going to shoot up the whole school," said Jones in 2005.

Jones had apologized for his past remarks last Friday, saying "if I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize." Jones also said that he did not agree with the 2004 petition saying, "As for the petition that was circulated today, I do not agree with this statement and it certainly does not reflect my views now or ever."


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What the hell sort of source is that? It's a single sentence. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:33, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * It was what the AP published when the story broke. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * So, "APnewsalert" means, "We want to do the same thing as twitter - but we think putting it on our own website is more credible". --Brian McNeil / talk 16:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually that's probably exactly what the AP thinks. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I've removed the AP source, it's redundant as it doesn't back up any information not already covered by the other sources. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)


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It was not by any stretch of the imagination a smear campaign; people simply brought Jones' own words and deeds out into the light to be seen by all. Like the cockroach he is, Jones scurried back into the darkness. Thank goodness!

 * In the same sentence that you say it was not a smear campaign, you call him a cockroach.
 * Hypocrit....77.250.25.165 (talk) 10:59, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

It's sad to see how much bile the right as spilled on this man; the red-baiting, in particular, is truly disgusting in its McCarthy-esque paranoia. In terms of ability, Jones was and is highly qualified for government--which may be why Beck et al chose to smear him rather than to actually challenge his competence. More conservative attrition, it would seem. Wolfcm (talk) 13:29, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * The WH seems to be throwing Jones under the bus at this point. Is Obama in such desperate political straits
 * that he's unable to defend one of his most respected officials? There's not much defense against stupidity
 * and paranoia. --149.84.20.63 (talk) 14:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * There's not much defense against stupidity and paranoia.

 * There's NO defense against being a socialist wacko. What kind of awful vetting process did this guy sneak through? 206.74.5.136 (talk) 01:34, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

 * The Czars have no vetting process Obama is bypassing Congress by setting them up.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 02:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Van Jones -- "smear campaign"??
If there was indeed a “smear campaign” as Mr. Jones states, it was created by his own hand as referenced by several quotes from the East Bay Express News. The particular article titled “The New Face of Environmentalism” was published on November 2, 2005. In that article, there is a section that has several quotes from Mr. Jones after the verdicts of the assailants in the Rodney King case were announced. The section of this article that I refer to follows:

“Jones had planned to move to Washington, DC, and had already landed a job and an apartment there. But in jail, he said, "I met all these young radical people of color -- I mean really radical, communists and anarchists. And it was, like, 'This is what I need to be a part of.'" Although he already had a plane ticket, he decided to stay in San Francisco. "I spent the next ten years of my life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be a revolutionary." In the months that followed, he let go of any lingering thoughts that he might fit in with the status quo. "I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then the verdicts came down on April 29th," he said. "By August, I was a communist."”

What strikes me most about this is that since I was a child in the 50’s, the position of our government has been to prevent the spread of Communism. The wars in both Viet Nam and Korea were fought with that in mind. Thousands of American lives were lost as a result of these wars.

The thing that is most upsetting to me is that an individual with a background such as his could have been appointed by the President to such a high ranking position. This gives me no choice but to seriously question the selection process of “special advisors” otherwise commonly referred to as czars. Is this process even constitutional?

--Johnwall (talk) 20:32, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

One less communist.--KDP3 (talk) 20:47, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * [One less communist]
 * Excuse me, but have we now devolved into 21st century McCarthyism? Get ready, KDP3, the Red Army is coming... --Wolfcm (talk) 14:16, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Trust me my family is from Cuba be happy this 9/11 truther is gone.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 17:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I learned about this on a Chinese website 2 days after it happened. For someone who doesn't watch the propaganda tube, most places on the the net, this news was here, then gone. It is blatant leftist extremists like this are cherished by some major websites. Where the story was told, no mention of "communist" or "Rodney King riots" to his "extreme ends" comment where touched on at all. This supposedly was caused by his signing a 9-11 truther petition, which he denies. So I guess that means the mean neocons "railroaded" him out of his nice czar position for no reason but......racism...of course.68.204.163.232 (talk)

 * I read that he stopped being a communist some time ago and he merely sign the 9/11 petition with the idea that it was for a call for another investigation, not knowing it was from the kinds of conspiracy wackos we all love.(Source: politifact.com)—66.110.226.117 (talk) 18:50, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

How can the truth be a smear campaign? Sadly, the truth hurts. And if an idiot like Glenn Beck is to blame, then if he is so stupid how did the administration not know all of the things Glenn Beck found out about Van Jones? Seems to me that the ones in power knew the truth and embraced it until it was discovered by a stupid talk-radio commentator. What is going on? Transparency? Give us a break.-76.7.120.172 (talk) 04:03, 9 September 2009 (UTC)


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Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount's college football career ends with a punch

September 6, 2009

University of Oregon football's star running back, LeGarrette Blount, was suspended for the remainder of the season – and thereby the remainder of his college football career – after punching an opposing player after the opening game.

The University of Oregon Ducks opened their 2009 season with a 19–8 loss to rival Boise State Broncos. The high-profile game was nationally televised on the ESPN network. The Broncos, whose "mid-major" Western Athletic Conference is less competitive than the Ducks' Pac-10 Conference, had previously defeated the Ducks in 2008. Prior to the game, Blount was quoted by Sports Illustrated as saying the Ducks "owe [the Broncos] an ass-whuppin’" for the late hits delivered in the 2008 game. The volatile Blount, coming off a 1,000+ yard season in which he broke a school record for rushing touchdowns, had struggled in several 2008 games, including the encounter with the Broncos.

The Broncos, however, won 19–8 in their home field; and Blount and Oregon's offense failed to achieve a single first down for the game's first 37 minutes.

A few seconds after the end of the game, Boise State defensive end Byron Hout taunted Blount and pushed him on the shoulder pad. Broncos Head Coach Chris Petersen attempted to restrain Hout. But Blount responded with a swift punch to the jaw, knocking Hout to the ground. Hout was not publicly disciplined for his actions. Blount then pushed teammate Garrett Embry, who was attempting to restrain him. Boise State replayed the punch on their large screen in the end-zone multiple times, before Blount had returned to the locker room.

As he was escorted to the locker room, Blount confronted jeering Boise State fans. Two police officers and Oregon assistant coach Scott Frost restrained Blount and escorted him into the locker room. Video of the incident spread rapidly on the Internet.

Blount apologized after the incident, saying: "I just apologize to everybody that was watching this — ESPN, national TV — I just apologize to all of our fans, all the Boise fans. It was just something that I shouldn't have done. I lost my head, and I shouldn't have taken it that far." Coach Chip Kelly suspended Blount for the remainder of the 2009 season. Blount was not dismissed from the team, however, and will be permitted to attend practice and retain his scholarship.

The incident was seen an important test for a leadership team in its first year. According to Oregon Athletic Director Mike Bellotti, the fact that the incident occurred after the game's conclusion made it the team's responsibility, rather than a Pac-10 issue. Kelly, Bellotti, and University of Oregon President Lariviere had each just entered the first year of his position. Pac-10 Commissioner Larry Scott, also in his first year, was in attendance at the game. He consulted with Oregon officials in advance of Blount's suspension, and afterward, the Pac-10 expressed complete support for the suspension, while declining to comment on the Broncos, who are not part of the Pac-10.

As a result of his negative rushing total (-5 yards) in the one game he played in the 2009 season prior to the suspension, combined with 1,002 yards in 2008, Blount holds the unusual distinction of having a 1,000-yard season with the Ducks, but less than 1,000 yards over his entire NCAA career.


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Left a note about the use of <ref> and title on users talk page. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 05:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the peer review!
Not sure how detailed you want to get in the WP linking, but I want to point out that Oregon Ducks football and Boise State Broncos football articles exist. Also, I arrive having worked on the Wikipedia article extensively first – and should point out, there are lots of sources listed over there, and if this one seems light on sources, I will gladly move 'em over. -Peteforsyth (talk) 05:32, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Alternate headline
How about:

Running back LeGarrette Blount's college football career ends with a punch

? It mentions both "football" and the player's name, which are both pretty important. -Peteforsyth (talk) 05:48, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * 'Oregon college running back LeGarrette Blount's football career ends with a punch' ? The location is probably a good idea too. Dunno, headlines are always problematic. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 05:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount's college football career ends with a punch
 * I moved "college" because saying his entire football career is over is probably a stretch. Otherwise, that looks pretty good to me! -Peteforsyth (talk) 05:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Sourcing
I'm not going to review this because I don't have a clue about the sport, being a Scot, and because I simply couldn't read the sources without drifting off. However, I did skim the sources and didn't see any obvious mention of the suspension, which is, I thought, the whole point of this story. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:36, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Yikes, how did I miss that??! I just added two sources that should address this. Thanks for pointing it out! -Peteforsyth (talk) 18:18, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

He played
Should the article mention that he played in 2009 after being reinstated? I mean he no longer has less than 1,000 yards in his career at Oregon.--24.58.220.174 (talk) 22:48, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

 * Per WN:ARCHIVE no, it shouldn't. Ideally we would have had an entire followup article, but there isn't one. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:49, 14 January 2010 (UTC)


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How is this news?

It's pretty sad how abstract our values are that this is all you have to do to get rich.


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Major Semi - Sat 5/Sep
 * Traralgon HT 12-4 (76) FT 13-10 (88)
 * Moe HT 5-7 (37) FT 7-14 (56)
 * Traralgon 2nds and 4ths won 2nd semi
 * Wonthaggi 3rds second straight 1 point win
 * Goal Kickers - Traralgon
 * T. Aitken 8, R. Hore 2, N. Freitag 2, T. Johnston
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 * M. Forys 3, C. Smogavec, J. Munro , C. Hancock , S. Robertson

Minor Semi - Sun 6/Sep
 * Maffra HT 12-13 (85) FT 19-19 (133)
 * Leongatha HT 4-5 (29) FT 8-11 (59)
 * Traralgon 3rds one win off joining 1sts 2nds and 4ths in grand final
 * Leongatha to play Maffra in 4ths prelim

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editprotected Add category Gippsland Football League --RockerballAustralia (talk) 08:18, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅—Calebrw (talk) 19:46, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

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Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US

September 6, 2009

In Wamsutter, Wyoming, US, a fire crew were trying to put out a fire of a wine truck on a highway when they received an unexpected surprise.

Wine corks started to burst out of the wreckage as bottles started to explode from the heat. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Scott Keane said: "The corks were popping out of the bottles like the old Jiffy Pop (popcorn) we grew up with. My trooper got hit in the arm with one."

But luckily, as Keane commented, no one was killed or seriously injured and the truck driver managed to escape the fire, which occurred on Thursday after a crash on Interstate 80.

The intensity of the fire caused the tires on the trailer to melt down and the trailer to burn down to its wheel axles, damaging 75 feet of pavement in the process.

Keane stated that the cause of the fire was likely to be either a locked brake or a hub malfunction. It is currently unknown what the value of the loss in the fire was. The Wyoming Department of Transportation have commented that there was nothing left of the cab or trailer and the remaining bottles of wine from Oregon and Washington had disappeared overnight.


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Man charged with attempted murder in £40 million London jewel heist

September 6, 2009

24-year-old Aman Kassaye, of no fixed abode, is to face a charge of attempted murder for his alleged role in an armed robbery that netted £40 million ($65 million) worth of jewelry from a London store.

Kassaye is the seventh man to be charged, and is also facing prosecution for conspiracy to rob the Graff store in New Bond Street, false imprisonment, and using a handgun to resist arrest. He will appear at Wimbledon magistrates court on Monday.

The other six men have already been remanded in custody until October 23, when they will appear at Kingston Crown Court. All are facing charges of conspiracy to rob, and two of them are also charged with a firearms offense.

43 diamond rings, watches, and bracelets were taken from the store. The theft occurred when two armed and suited men walked in and took an employee hostage. It has been reported they used prosthetic masks made from liquid latex but police have not confirmed this. Amateur footage also shows a shot was fired. No-one was injured.

The robbery is one of the biggest the United Kingdom has seen. After the crime a string of getaway vehicles was used, with police believing several more offenders assisted with this stage of the plan. Although The Telegraph claims no stolen property has yet been recovered, this is also unconfirmed by police.


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Comments:Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US

"and the remaining bottles of wine from Oregon and Washington had disappeared overnight" - love that last line :-D - David Gerard (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Ha, ditto.71.120.114.83 (talk) 04:01, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

For the beginner
When you can't figure out how to get the cork out of the wine, you have an answer! - Heather Franek, England —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.175.150.40 (talk) 22:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)