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Murdered journalist Hrant Dink feared for safety: brother

January 22, 2007

In an interview, Orhan Dink, the younger brother of the Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink who was shot dead in Istanbul on Friday, told journalists that his brother was worried for his life after learning that Veli Küçük, a retired major general of the Turkish army, was watching his trial.

Hrant Dink was a prominent Armenian voice in Turkey, and his use of the word "genocide" to describe the forced mass evacuation and related deaths of hundreds of thousands to over a million Armenians during the government of the Young Turks from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire was controversial in Turkey, where the state denies the event constitutes a genocide.

In 2005, Dink was tried and convicted of "insulting Turkishness" over an article he had written.

Orhan Dink told reporters that his brother told him he became worried when Veli Küçük, once a prominent member of Turkey's controversial and unofficial Jandarma İstihbarat ve Terörle Mücadele (Gendarme Intelligence and Counter Terrorism organization), the JITEM, came to the trial and that the affair was "turning into a dangerous one".

Hrand Dink said, 'I am being pointed at as the target', Orhan Dink told reporters.

Orhan Dink said that Küçük never threatened his brother directly.

"After Küçük came, we suspected that the bullet might have followed, and it did. ... We were speaking within the family... What can we do? Should we leave [the country] or should we stay? Sometimes we would decide to leave. But then we would say that this nation is ours.", Orhan Dink said. He added, "I wish they killed us all. We are no longer doves, we are now falcons. We love the people of Turkey. We will not let a bunch of people to take over. And we are not considering to leave any more. We gave our sacrifice. In order to stay, we can give more. We consider leaving as a treason against our brother."


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Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases. Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

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ARBCOM vote for Doldrums
Hi,

I'm glad to see you participating in the community and showing your respect for other contributors. Unfortunately, the election rules say that "In order to vote, you need to have been an active user on Wikinews for more than a month, and you must have at least 200 edits." Since you meet neither qualification, I was forced to remove you vote, which I changed to a comment.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:40, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

writing articles
appreciate the coverage of Philippines news u're working on. one thing to note though, is that it's a bad idea to copy and paste fragments of sentences from other news reports. while the information in those reports are not copyrighted, the expression and organisation of the information is. the best way is to write the article in your own words. only quotes may be copied from other reports. — Doldrums(talk) 07:52, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the advice. I'm doing my best, but practice makes perfect. I am a newbie in news writing. Thanks again. --Pulitikal 07:59, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

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New Zealander blind in one eye because of novelty lens

January 22, 2007

Novelty coloured contact lenses have left a 24-year-old man living in Auckland, New Zealand with one blind eye.

The unnamed man wore the novelty lenses for three days, after which he sought medical advice. At that time his cornea was already damaged.

It has been reported that the man, who did not previously require contact lenses, had an infected cornea after wearing the novelty lens. The patient underwent two emergency corneal transplant surgeries to fix his eye and regain vision. The man did not follow instructions given to him to minimize the risk of rejection, and consequently his cornea was destroyed by bacteria.

Doctor Trevor Gray, corneal specialist and president of the Cornea and Contact Lens Society, said: "He's now got an opaque cornea that he can't see out of at all, and has this big white-looking eye like they've got in science fiction movies."

Eye specialists have called for clear instructions to be provided to those buying novelty contact lenses. They also called for regulation and restrictions to be placed on their sale.

A loophole in the Medicines Regulations Act means that a person requiring contact lenses to correct their vision must receive clear information on how to use the contacts, but the law does not apply to novelty contacts. Dr Gray said some novelty lenses do come with good information on how to use them, but others do not. Australia, the United States, and Canada all have laws requiring that proper information be given out with novelty lenses.

The New Zealand Ministry of Health have confirmed that they will follow up the issue.

Dr Gray warns people using the lenses not to share the lenses between people to minimise the risk of catching conjunctivitis, or hepatitis.


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see Talk:Prof shot in front of students. — Doldrums(talk) 05:40, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

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The two articles on Philippines u published contain a substantial amount of text copied from another news source. Until Wikinews can confirm that that news source agrees to Wikinews republishing their work, Wikinews cannot publish these articles. Also, the location in the dateline is only used for articles that have Original reporting, so i've removed it from these articles. — Doldrums(talk) 07:44, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * You're the best! How's the confirmation? --202.4.4.47 06:21, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The source states that anyone can use their contents with attribution and notification - i.e., we shld inform/take permission. as far as i can make out, that does not make it compatible with our CCA license, which does not place any "notification" restriction. i've mailed to the site asking for permission to use their material and have not received any response so far. i intend to wait for one more day for a response. if i don't receive one, then i will delete the article as a copyvio. one way to avoid that is to rewrite the article, using the Bulatlat article as a source - this is what we usually do on Wikinews, instead of simply copying their article here. if u'd like someone else to look at the article to check the copyright status, feel free to post a note on Water cooler/assistance. — Doldrums(talk) 09:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

TxtPower article
i think this article is way out of bounds of what is acceptable on Wikinews. i would suggest u take a careful look at Content guide and WN:NPOV and do try to make a better effort to conform to these policies. repeating defamatory statements, making editorial comments and compiling various events to "make a case" in a Wikinews article is not acceptable, and such articles are likely to be deleted unless they are fixed up. — Doldrums(talk) 09:53, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Flaming possum blamed for New Zealand fire

A pair of hotpants containing a matchbook were later found at the scene. Perhaps it's just colloquialism (or lack thereof), but it's hard to take this seriously. The headline had met thinking that a flambuoyantly gay, and perhaps mischievous possum had been unsuspectingly scapegoated in a case of possible arson. 74.13.81.93 08:26, 22 January 2007 (UTC)


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L'Abbé Pierre dies at 94 in France

January 22, 2007

L' died this night at 5:25 a.m. local time at the military Hospital  in. The priest was well known in France since his 1954 call for the poor and the homeless. He founded the Emmaüs charity organisation. Pierre is widely regarded as one of the most loved French people.

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Microsoft launches its anti-piracy campaign in the United States

January 22, 2007

Microsoft plans to expand its anti-piracy activity in the United States using a new way which includes comics. The company's campaign will be held online and its starting day is Monday, January 22, 2007. Microsoft has the aim of telling people about the advantages of software that is properly licensed. The campaign will also focus on intellectual property rights as well as risks that the user takes when using a pirate copy of the product.

In an interview, the director of Genuine Software Initiative, Cori Hartje, stated that Microsoft looks forward to inform its clientèle about some important facts that will help users in their business activities. Last month the company launched its campaign in some European countries like: Italy, France and United Kingdom; as well as in other countries from different parts of the world: Indonesia, Brazil, Australia and UAE.

Microsoft hopes to catch the attention of users through banner advertisements on the company's websites. It will also launch promotional material which later will be handed out through Microsoft's partners. The company chose comics in an effort to reach a wider audience. The comics are drawn in black and white and they look similar to the ones presented in newspapers.

The company has spent millions of dollars in its campaign against unauthorized copies of Windows, but cannot say whether the campaign has been successful.


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Canada's Labrador and Quebec dispute their boundaries

January 22, 2007

The ongoing dispute over the location of the Labrador-Quebec boundary has once again developed some frosty feelings towards the location and acceptance. The latest controversy centers around the location of wildlife and on which side of the border they belong, which has politicians on both sides of the border up in arms.

The question of where the border exists between the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec has been a centuries old cause for controversy. The border was given a vague description to satisfy the Newfoundland people who prosecuted the fishery all along its coast. Tempers had flared until 1927 when the Privy Council had established the border which was adopted by both Canada and Newfoundland (which at the time was a sovereign state). The border was further entrenched in the Canadian constitution upon Newfoundland joining the confederation of Canada when Newfoundland requested that the 1927 border ruling to be the boundary between the two provinces.

The boundary has never been accepted by Quebec and it has repeatedly produced maps that have either shown a modified southern border or no border at all. The boundary as established in 1927 has never been formally surveyed and remains to date to be the largest un-surveyed border in the world.


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Canada's Labrador and Quebec dispute their boundaries
Thanks for this article. Would you mind adding a bit more detail to it, to help further inform people not as familiar with the situation? -- Zanimum 16:16, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

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Snow storm hits Arizona and New Mexico

January 22, 2007

On Sunday, at least a foot of snow fell in parts of Northern Arizona, and it was expected that a few more inches of snow would fall on Monday. The National Weather Service said that up to 1½ inches of snow also fell in Phoenix and up to 1 inch, average of under one inch, in Tucson, which are both located in Southern Arizona.

On Sunday and Monday, Southern New Mexico received 9 inches of snow, leading to the closing of 145 miles of Interstate 25 between the cities of Socorro and Las Cruces, New Mexico. The interstate was reopened late Monday afternoon.

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User talk:Nbgoku1234

Welcome
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Rockerfeller article
I've added a few comments on the talk page, you seem to be doing pretty well on this one. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:47, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Msnbc bushpoll.jpg

 * I am putting the image up for Deletion as I don't feel it qualifies as fair use. please discuss. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:55, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikilinks
Unlike wikipedia we don't wikilink our leads, the expectation is that the user reads the full article and finds wikilinks there. Inside articles the preference is for links to Wikinews categories/articles/portals first and second occurrences linking to Wikipedia. Eg, United States would hopefully have a second link of United States. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:24, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It is also encouraged to link to the country's portal (eg. United States, Canada) instead of linking to Wikipedia in articles. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:43, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:66.131.7.78

Welcome!

66.131.7.78, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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Here are some other hints and tips:

 * I would recommend that you get a username. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikinews, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and there are many benefits of having a username.  (If you edit without a username, your IP address is used to identify you instead.)

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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! — Doldrums(talk) 06:26, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Bongme article
pls do not repeatedly remove article dispute tags without addressing the concerns raised. it is considered to be disruptive to Wikinews' functioning. two contributors have looked but have not been able to find sources for this event. if u are not able to provide a reliable source very quickly, i'll be forced to delete the article as a hoax. — Doldrums(talk) 16:46, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

 * You're story has been deleted as a hoax. With proper sources, you can start a new article.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:48, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikinews. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. Creating hoax articles is considered vandalism. If you do not provide decent sources, your work will be deleted and you can get blocked.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:05, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

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User:Naphra~enwikinews

Naphra.

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Hillary Clinton to host live webcasts

January 22, 2007 U.S. Democratic Party primary candidate for president Hillary Clinton will be hosting a series of three live beginning tonight, January 22 at 7:00pm. Titled "Let the Conversation Begin", the live webcasts are aimed to be a discussion forum on the future of the United States.

The Monday night webcast preview page advised persons who registered that questions would be accepted 2 hours prior to the scheduled event. The 'Hillary for President' home page says, "you can ask Hillary your questions and watch her answers in our live webcast."

The webcasts are paid for by the Hillary Clinton for President Exploratory Committee. Attendees are required to register their first and last names, city, state and zip code, along with an e-mail address. The registration page warns: "Due to the anticipated volume of inquiries we will not be able to answer each question individually or guarantee a personal response. Questions may be condensed and answered together in order to respond to as many submissions as possible."

The next webcasts are scheduled for January 23 and 24.

External link

 * Video page on Hillary Clinton's website
 * Discussion on Hillary Clinton's website

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User talk:Deprifry

'when the police come to get me i'm listening to dance music. dance music.' commons • meta • de_wp  • en_wp • en_wn

Archive1 - Archive2 - Archive3 - Archive4 - Archive5 - Archive6

hmmm... what Specter needs is a little time in the Ronald Reagan Re-education Center, where he can learn about the Constitution and its "Crraaazy cousin", the bill of rights.

btw, i hope ur arbcom decision doesn't stem from lessening interest in participating on WN. — Doldrums(talk) 12:22, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

COOL DOWN
Man, it was just a joke! Cool down. 24.115.238.8 18:35, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think it was vandalism or serious. Just a funny joke, sorry. 24.115.238.8 18:38, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

HOTWNARBCOMAPCOBOMD
hehe HOTWNARBCOMAPCOBOMD :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 08:28, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

q:User_talk:Deprifry

Comment on Wikinews

 * Copied from q:User talk:Jeffq, with project prefix added to identify exact Wikimedia user who posted:

''Did you post this? Please respond here. I've added an interwiki link to confirm my identity --Deprifry 00:42, 26 February 2007 (UTC)''

 * No, I did not post that. It appears to be a copy of one of my Vandalism reports edits, but I haven't checked it thoroughly. This person ( here) is engaged in another series of attacks on Wikiquote, and is just trying to stir up trouble. I have reverted the addition with my long-established Wikinews username and noted what happened in the edit summary. Thanks for calling my attention to this. ~ Jeffq 00:59, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the block on User:User is blocked. --Thunderhead - (talk) 03:29, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

thanks
thanks for restoring my article!--Zakksez 21:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

relicensing
Not all of them. I figure the mass majority are relicensed. The reset becuase of news significance as well as photos of legal documents, I will request a EDP as those in some cases can be considered sensitive material. DragonFire1024 11:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Only a mass majority of the nearly 75. Please see User:DragonFire1024/Images to request for EDP and comment on the images listed there that I am requesting an EDP. DragonFire1024 11:49, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Good to see ya!
Have not seen you around much lately, nice to see your back :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 11:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) --+Deprifry+ 11:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Unprotection of VT Article
In the interests of the article and the 3RR I am not reprotecting the article, but please note it was protected with reasons stemming from IRC that users are consistently wanting to rename the article to conform with the latest death counts. This obviously would create unwieldy redirect problems, as well as undoubted breaking of the RSS feed.

The protection was set in place as the headline was considered to be correct at the moment and for the forseeable future (hence 4 hours). It was merely to protect against the issues that the renaming of such an article would cause to the wiki and the related applications that Wikinews readers can and do use. Please consider this in future and IRC is there for these kind of things --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 21:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Wazzup!?
Hay dawg! Wanna hear a joke? ۞ 16:20, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Leftover Dutch
You speak it?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:14, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, no (Although I might start to learn it next semester). It doesn't take a genius to figure out the meaning of "de" :). --+Deprifry+ 14:58, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah :) I'm so "vain" that I've done a search checks on my name
I assure you, that person is not me. (funny:0) regards -Edbrown05 07:58, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Sort of brings to mind the issue of pseudonyms. These online pseudonym names are more unique than a person's real name. That makes for better search engine results.

Mr. President, my name is Edbrown05, that doesn't cut it. -Edbrown05 08:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I've noticed confusion in the eyes of people I've approached over the question of: "Can I quote you on that?" Their first reaction? No, they are lying of course.

So you offer accountability: "You can check it out what is reported at en.wikinews.org." Then it gets almost okay and relaxed. This is my first reaction to tentative steps in the water. I'm full of shit, people want to tell you what is going on. -Edbrown05 09:27, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

memo
Wikinews talk:Arbitration Committee/Elections July 2007/F.A.Q. –Doldrums(talk) 11:09, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Link to block created user
Good idea, that was bugging me - As all the account names were unimaginatively similar I just kept going back and editing the username to block. Should checkuser be requested on this in case a range block will deal with it? --Brian McNeil / talk 22:41, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep, definitely. --+Deprifry+ 22:42, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't look now, but no-one seems to be blocking the next set of Hash raids - and I am no admin, so all I can do is get frustrated. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:03, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
 * OK why is Blood Red Sandman putting articles up for abandonment or am I reading article my history wrong? Are articles considered abanodoned after 4 days?? Niacey 15:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)Niacey

Confusing?
What is confusing about the wording ''The text of this article has been released into the public domain by the authors, leaving other news agencies free to copy or modify its content in any way they choose. While attributing it as a source would be appreciated, it is not legally necessary.''? I've looked it over several times, and cannot imagine what part is "confusing to readers" - or why one would claim it has no legal standing. Sherurcij 10:03, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks, Deprify, for helping to "mop up". Cheers, Jcart1534 20:10, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Long term inactive administrators
Thanks for your input in the discussion at WN:A about whether to remove the admin rights from the five inactive admins. I am however, unsure as to why you consider this unjustified. I think it is important to recognise that adminship is not some kind of award giving to select members of the community, rather it is a tool to be used with care. There are a number of reasons why this right should be removed from inactive users.

Firstly, if someone looks at the list of admins they will be getting a misrepresentation of the true number of users active as administrators and if they are looking to contact an admin then they'll have to look through a long list of long gone users to find someone who might be able to deal with whatever query they have.

Also, if these users return after such a long period away then there could be some question about whether the community is happy with them emerging and straight away being able to use all the buttons. A lot will have changed and there is always the possibility that the user might not be the same trustworthy person they once were.

Another concern with dormant admin accounts is that it will be easier for someone to steal the account as the password won't have been changed in a good while. This has happened on a number of occasions at enwiki, I'm sure you'll appreciate the trouble a vandal with admin rights can cause. It is also a lot easier to minimise the risks associated with these accounts now at our own pace rather than trying to rush to find a steward to remove admins rights if one of these does start causing trouble.

Above all, these people have been inactive for between a year and nearly 2.5 years, it is unlikely they will return. If they do then they will be able to request admin rights again if they wish. I trust you will take time to consider what I have said and would welcome any further discussion on this issue. Adambro 17:54, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

 * I'll just respond by paragraph:
 * Absolutely true. It is a tool and supposed to be no big deal. No one is getting hurt if they don't use it.
 * WN:A already divides admins by activity status. If anyone would want to contact active admins individually (although I don't see a compelling reason to do that, WN:ALERT will do much better) he has a convenient list at his disposal.
 * True, but any active admin might also develop into an untrustworthy individual. A Rfda with cause is the way to go there.
 * True, but an active admin might have a crappy password while an inactive admin might have a bulletproof one. Even after the incidents you mentioned, Wikipedia still has a ample supply of inactive sysops so this apparently not perceived to be a big problem there. Why should it be on Wikinews when we never had trouble with inactive admins? If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

 * Regards, --+Deprifry+ 18:26, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

 * "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." But equally, why risk a problem developing when there is no need. This users are long gone, unlikely to return, there is no real reason to maintain the rights. We've got to draw a line somewhere, how long should we leave this users lurking around? 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years? We're just going to end up with an unwieldy number of administrators of which only a small proportion are actually active. I appreciate you've taken the time to address each of the issues I've raised but none of this changes the fact that these people haven't contributed in years. I'd ask that you reconsider your position bearing this in mind as one of the key considerations. Adambro 18:36, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

British and American spellings
Please do not change between British and American dialects of English without explanation, as you did in Israeli spy satellite launched by Indian rocket. See WN:MOS. --GW Simulations 19:25, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

FYI
I responded to your comment and also mentioned you here, please let me know what you think. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 16:20, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

MediaWiki:Watchlist-details
I think people should first be directed to the main page with all the election info so they can read the instructions, and read about the candidates and their statements and answers to questions. Cirt (talk) 11:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh - you are correct about all the candidate info being linked at the Special:Boardvote page, I forgot about that. I will self revert, sorry about that.  Cirt (talk) 11:31, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup really has time constraints and that's the only reason why it's starting in June. Kingjeff (talk) 17:01, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

2008 ArbCom elections
I have nominated you to be considered in the 2008 ArbCom elections - if you wish to be considered please accept and add a brief statement at Arbitration Committee/Elections July 2008. Cirt (talk) 22:13, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I sadly have to decline. --+Deprifry+ 19:47, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Thank you
Your comment and vote in the ArbCom election means quite a bit to me, and I'd like to solicit your input on other discussions I have started based on discussions and my experience at Wikimania. My userpage has two sub-ages which are linked to from the foot of User:Brianmc. Nobody has commented on how we put together a more formalised proposal to present to the WMF - Sue has indicated they are prepared to spend money to help us and this needs input. The second discussion is on a more formal workflow for article development which should minimise factual inaccuracies. However, a number of our newer contributors are being particularly negative about this. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:18, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

FlaggedRevs
If you have not already seen this, please look, comment, and vote both here and on bugzilla. Further assistance such as contact information for Google would be a very useful detail to share and help in petitioning for a listing in their news index. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:59, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Thank You
Thanks for that save on the Affair article, that one completely slipped by. The Mind's Eye (talk) 22:08, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Notice: inactive admin
Hi. I've moved you to the inactive admin list at WN:A because you don't appear to have logged any edits for over a month. When you start editing here again, don't forget to move your name back to the active list at WN:A. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:50, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

privs
'''Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.'''
 * Under the Privilege expiry policy (enacted October 13, 2012) the rights held by your user account have been reduced due to inactivity, or lack of privilege use.

 * Point 4 of the Privilege expiry policy provides for fast-tracking reacquisition of privileges. We all understand that real-life commitments can severely curtail the level of commitment you can give to Wikinews; the privilege reduction is in no way intended as a reflection on your past work, or to imply you are unwelcome. The aim in curtailing privileges is to address security risks, and concern that a long period of inactivity means you may not be up-to-date with current policy and practices.

--Pi zero (talk) 20:58, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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User talk:Fandhie~enwikinews

Please don't spam wikinews. Wikinews is not an advertising network. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:15, 22 January 2007 (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 Fandhie. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Fandhie~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 23:16, 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) 06:31, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Pfizer to cut jobs in Michigan

January 22, 2007

Pfizer CEO Jeffery Kindler has announced that 2,410 jobs will be cut in Michigan, taking out three plants in the state. Pfizer has also announced that they will cut a total of 10 000 jobs by next year. The Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, and Plymouth sites are representatives of the world's largest drug manufacturing company.

A portion of these jobs will be reassigned in Pfizer plants in cities such as La Jolla, CA, Groton, CT, and Sandwich in the United Kingdom. These cuts come after Pfizer's newest drug in development, torcetrapib, was scrapped late last year due to unexpected side effects.

The money spent researching the drug Torcetrapib ended with the loss of millions of dollars. This comes as a bigger blow to the region when coupled with ongoing losses to major car manufacturers in the Detroit area, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm said today, "We’re going to have a whole ‘Stick Around Ann Arbor’ campaign for these employees, because we want them to stay here."

Among the other groups affected are Ann Arbor schools, to whom Pfizer pays millions of dollars, and local businesses. Most employees declined comment, as they are being asked by Pfizer not to talk with the media.

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Talk:American athlete Marion Jones tests positive for EPO

Floyd Landis tested positive for testosterone, not "adrenaline".
 * Because he's a dude or because he's been taking anabolic steroids? ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  02:29, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


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Lakewood Police & SWAT team end standoff with tear gas

A nine-hour standoff between Police and a man who threatened to blow up gas tanks in his house came to an end when a SWAT team used tear gas to subdue the man, late Saturday night in Lakewood, Ohio.

The situation started at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 20 when emergency medical service crews were called to the home of Jason Pollack, 31. He became despondent after his family called for Emergency medical services to take him to the hospital for psychological testing.

Police backup was called up after Pollack became hostile. When the officers arrived, they said the man threatened to blow up several propane and oxygen tanks in the house. Police retreated, leaving the man in his house. The man refused to come out, leading to the standoff.

Westshore SWAT was deployed at 6 p.m. Because of the high risk of explosion, they sent in a camera and PA-equipped robot, attempting to open a dialogue with the man, with little results. Just before midnight, according to SWAT radio, officers sent tear gas into the home, which forced the man to the front door, opening and slamming shut, as if to taunt the officers. They sent more tear gas into the home, forcing the man onto the porch. Officers quickly swarmed him and took him into custody.

Earlier in the day, at 6:30 p.m., Police & Fire services evacuated approximately 150 homes nearby as a precautionary measure and CERT was deployed. Residents were offered shelter at Lakewood High School, where the Red Cross provided food, cots, and coffee. Over 50 residents were still at the shelter as of Sunday morning.

Police say no one was injured in the standoff, and they're working with the Prosecutor to determine what charges will be filed against Pollack.


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User talk:Dlayphoto

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. 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! — Doldrums(talk) 03:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Re:Tx
not at all, happy to see new users contributing to Wikinews, and that too, original reporting. look forward to seeing more of the same. best, — Doldrums(talk) 05:32, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Lakewood Police & SWAT End Standoff with Tear Gas

I was an eyewitness to the standoff...photos are in my Flickr - Dlayphoto 03:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Lakewood Police & SWAT team end standoff with tear gas

I gathered the information by speaking with Lakewood Police and SWAT Members, as well as photos that I shot of the occurrence. Dlayphoto 03:50, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

some fixes needed
— Doldrums(talk) 04:07, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) the "man became hostile" needs to be attributed.
 * 2) am not sure about the "implode" bit either - does an implosion happen if a (pressurised) gas tank is blown up?
 * 3) "sent in a robot, attempting to dialogue" sounds odd - a robot carrying a radio or somesuch? why not use the phone? or it "robot sent in. dialog was also attempted."?
 * 4) "as if to taunt the officers" sounds speculative, lets try to avoid ascribing motives ourselves.
 * 5) have removed the address of the residence, do not think it serves a purpose.
 * 6) any possibility of getting photos of the incident?

I have photos of the incident in my Flickr. Dlayphoto 04:14, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * i've you are willing to release the images under a CCA license, then u can upload the images (just follow the 'Upload free media' link in the navigation section in the menu on the left) and use them in the articles. — Doldrums(talk) 04:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Just uploaded a photo.Dlayphoto 05:09, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:209.103.228.40

Hi, please do not place anything kind of advertising on our website - it will be deleted at once so no-one will ever see it. If you do want to contribute to Wikinews, see the introduction. — Doldrums(talk) 04:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Snow storm hits Arizona and New Mexico

How hard would a photograph be for this story... Open the back door, take a picture, and upload it. -Edbrown05 05:40, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Now that a majority of the snow has melted, fairly hard, especially since my home town was largely spared by this storm. However, KOAT TV has a slideshow of viewer photographs taken of all the snowstorms since New Year's Day at http://www.koat.com/weather/10664813/detail.html, but the photos aren't divided by date.  I don't have any sources of photographs for Arizona (maybe someone else does?), and most of the photos in the KOAT slideshow are from the Albuquerque metro area, which wasn't hit nearly as hard by this particular storm as Sierra and Doña Ana Counties were. 209.155.42.22 20:20, 26 January 2007 (UTC) (Also 216.234.220.10)
 * Note, we can't use phtographs from other news services. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:56, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That's what I was afraid of. 216.234.220.10 20:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC) (Also 209.155.42.22)


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New Zealand policeman caught speeding

January 23, 2007

New Zealand policeman, Sergeant Gregory Arthur Smith has been caught by a speed camera going 115 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a 50km/h zone. Sergeant Smith has been charged with driving at a dangerous speed, despite having been responding to an emergency, and with his lights flashing.

42-year-old Sergeant Smith was responding to a priority one emergency involving ten school children on a crashed school bus, from Isla Bank School in Winton, Invercargill, New Zealand, and a car. The crash occurred on February 9, 2006.

A priority one emergency means that it requires immediate police attention.

The speed camera he was caught speeding on was hidden in a parked van trying to catch people speeding in school areas. The campaign is titled Speed Kills Kids.

In Invercargill's district court, the hidden speed camera operator, Paul Mussen, said that he saw the police car 270 metres away with its lights flashing, it is unknown if his siren was on, slow down for a pedestrian crossing to allow pupils of James Hargest Junior College to cross the road. He then accelerated "hard" towards him.

Mr Mussen has said that when he first saw the police car turning onto Queens Drive at the Layard Street and Queens Drive intersection he thought, because of the flashing lights, that he was part of the same campaign. When questioned by Bill Dawkins, Sergeant Smith's lawyer, Mr Mussen said that "it was too late to activate the stand-by button which we're not allowed to do anyway," which he confirmed that he told police. Mr Mussen described the stand-by button as a way to let emergency services off having to do "extra paperwork."

Craig Power, prosecutor, has claimed that the speed Sergeant Smith was driving at was dangerous because he was driving in a residential zone, school zone, 50km/h speed limit and the school buses and the sidewalks are busy at 8:43 a.m. (NZDT), the time the speed camera caught him.

Later the same day, Sergeant Smith faxed a report to the Invercargill police stating that he had been caught over the speed limit, what speed he was travelling at, and that he was heading for a serious accident.

A witness for the police, former sub area police supervisor for the rural region of Southland, Senior Sergeant Olaf Jensen said that he was the one who called Sergeant Smith to attend to the emergency, giving him brief details about the crash and telling him that it requires immediate attention.

The case has not yet been resolved.

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US troops in the Philippines to resume activities

January 24, 2007

The US embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday that military maneuvers between US and domestic troops will resume next month after its suspension last month when a Philippine court refused to transfer custody of Daniel Smith, a US Marine a Filipina, to the US embassy.

In a statement, the US embassy said that the Balikatan exercises will be conducted from February 8 to March 4, focusing on civil-military operations like bringing medical assistance to war-torn areas where alleged Al Qaeda-linked militants are active.

US Navy ship visits are also planned.

Dozens of US troops are deployed on in humanitarian projects, but officials said they also helped provide intelligence data that led to the killings of the two top leaders of the Abu Sayyaf.

The Abu Sayyaf is on Washington's terrorist watchlist and has been blamed for bombings and for the kidnapping deaths of two Americans snatched in 2001.

US Ambassador to Manila, Kristie Kenney, said on Monday that relations between her country and the Philippines were back at a high after two of the most wanted Islamic militants here were killed.

"I feel very strongly that we must congratulate the Armed Forces of the Philippines. They are dedicated and doing a wonderful job of keeping the people safe," she said.

Ambassador Kenney said joint military exercises have been planned for all of 2007 but said they would focus mainly on humanitarian assistance.

Kenney’s statement as she joined US troops in distributing relief goods to Bicol victims of a recent supertyphoon, preceded the arrival on Wednesday of US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.

The envoy’s remarks were a departure from the tough words issued by the US government at the height of the custody controversy over the US Marine rape convict.

Hughes’ three-day visit will be capped by a one-on-one meeting with. She will also meet with other government officials and visit, where American troops are helping the Philippine military supposedly to flush out Islamic militants.

It will be Hughes' first visit to Manila, where the US Embassy wants to shift the focus of the annual Balikatan joint military exercises between the two countries from military training to humanitarian efforts.

Meanwhile, activist group on Tuesday said it opposes the resumption of the RP-US military exercises by launching a nationwide mass protests on February 8.

Bayan Secretary-General Renato Reyes does not believe that the Balikatan will focus mainly on humanitarian missions in.

“That is just a public relations ploy. The Balikatan is the biggest bilateral military exercises between the Philippines and the US. It has always been a showcase of US military might and forward presence in the region. The Balikatan has always been a major US military operation,” Reyes said.

The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) governing the annual Balikatan exercises, which usually brings 3000-5000 US troops to the Philippines, is castigated by several groups and individuals in the Philippines for its unconstitutionality and biased towards US interests.

“We must not forget the atrocities of the US then and the continuing atrocities and violations of national sovereignty that it commits now,” Reyes said.


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"Sunshine", "Queen" in the spotlight as 79th Annual Academy Award nominations announced

January 23, 2007

At 5:36:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, Hollywood was abuzz as the Academy Award nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and past Oscar nominee Salma Hayek. The winners from these nominations will be announced at the 79th Academy Awards ceremonies in Los Angeles on 25 February, 2007.

Nominees
Best motion picture of the year
 * Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) An Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jon Kilik and Steve Golin, Producers
 * The Departed (Warner Bros.) A Warner Bros. Pictures Production Nominees to be determined
 * Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.) A DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg and Robert Lorenz, Producers
 * Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight) A Big Beach/Bona Fide Production Nominees to be determined
 * The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) A Granada Production Andy Harries, Christine Langan and Tracey Seaward, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role Performance by an actor in a supporting role
 * Leonardo DiCaprio in Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.)
 * Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson (THINKFilm)
 * Peter O’Toole in Venus (Miramax, Filmfour and UK Council)
 * Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happiness (Sony Pictures Releasing)
 * Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actress in a leading role Performance by an actress in a supporting role Best animated feature film of the year Achievement in art direction
 * Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
 * Jackie Earle Haley in Little Children (New Line)
 * Djimon Hounsou in Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.)
 * Eddie Murphy in Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount)
 * Mark Wahlberg in The Departed (Warner Bros.)
 * Penélope Cruz in Volver (Sony Pictures Classics)
 * Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight)
 * Helen Mirren in The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada)
 * Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada (20th Century Fox)
 * Kate Winslet in Little Children (New Line)
 * Adriana Barraza in Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
 * Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight)
 * Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
 * Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount)
 * Rinko Kikuchi in Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage)
 * Cars (Buena Vista) John Lasseter
 * Happy Feet (Warner Bros.) George Miller
 * Monster House (Sony Pictures Releasing) Gil Kenan
 * Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount)
 * Art Direction: John Myhre
 * Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

 * The Good Shepherd (Universal)
 * Art Direction: Jeannine Oppewall
 * Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau and Leslie E. Rollins

 * Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse)
 * Art Direction: Eugenio Caballero
 * Set Decoration: Pilar Revuelta

 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista)
 * Art Direction: Rick Heinrichs
 * Set Decoration: Cheryl A. Carasik

 * The Prestige (Buena Vista)
 * Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
 * Set Decoration: Julie Ochipinti

Achievement in cinematography Achievement in costume design Achievement in directing Best documentary feature
 * The Black Dahlia (Universal) Vilmos Zsigmond
 * Children of Men (Universal) Emmanuel Lubezki
 * The Illusionist (Yari Film Group) Dick Pope
 * Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse) Guillermo Navarro
 * The Prestige (Buena Vista) Wally Pfister
 * Curse of the Golden Flower (Sony Pictures Classics) Yee Chung Man
 * The Devil Wears Prada (20th Century Fox) Patricia Field
 * Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Sharen Davis
 * Marie Antoinette (Sony Pictures Releasing) Milena Canonero
 * The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Consolata Boyle
 * Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Alejandro González Iñárritu
 * The Departed (Warner Bros.) Martin Scorsese
 * Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.) Clint Eastwood
 * The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Stephen Frears
 * United 93 (Universal and StudioCanal) Paul Greengrass
 * Deliver Us from Evil (Lionsgate) A Disarming Films Production Amy Berg and Frank Donner
 * An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) A Lawrence Bender/Laurie David Production Davis Guggenheim
 * Iraq in Fragments (Typecast Releasing) A Typecast Pictures/Daylight Factory Production James Longley and John Sinno
 * Jesus Camp (Magnolia Pictures) A Loki Films Production Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady
 * My Country, My Country (Zeitgeist Films) A Praxis Films Production Laura Poitras and Jocelyn Glatzer

Best documentary short subject
 * The Blood of Yingzhou District A Thomas Lennon Films Production Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon
 * Recycled Life An Iwerks/Glad Production Leslie Iwerks and Mike Glad
 * Rehearsing a Dream A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
 * Two Hands A Crazy Boat Pictures Production Nathaniel Kahn and Susan Rose Behr

Achievement in film editing
 * Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Stephen Mirrione and Douglas Crise
 * Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.) Steven Rosenblum
 * Children of Men (Universal) Alex Rodríguez and Alfonso Cuarón
 * The Departed (Warner Bros.) Thelma Schoonmaker
 * United 93 (Universal and StudioCanal) Clare Douglas, Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson

Best foreign language film of the year Achievement in makeup Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
 * After the Wedding A Zentropa Entertainments 16 Production Denmark
 * Days of Glory (Indigènes) A Tessalit Production Algeria
 * The Lives of Others A Wiedemann & Berg Production Germany
 * Pan’s Labyrinth A Tequila Gang/Esperanto Filmoj/Estudios Picasso Production Mexico
 * Water A Hamilton-Mehta Production Canada
 * Apocalypto (Buena Vista) Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
 * Click (Sony Pictures Releasing) Kazuhiro Tsuji and Bill Corso
 * Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse) David Marti and Montse Ribe
 * Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Gustavo Santaolalla
 * The Good German (Warner Bros.) Thomas Newman
 * Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight) Philip Glass
 * Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse) Javier Navarrete
 * The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Alexandre Desplat
 * I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth (Paramount Classics and Participant Productions) Music and Lyric by Melissa Etheridge
 * Listen from Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger and Scott Cutler Lyric by Anne Preven
 * Love You I Do from Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Siedah Garrett
 * Our Town from Cars (Buena Vista) Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
 * Patience from Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Music by Henry Krieger Lyric by Willie Reale

Best animated short film
 * The Danish Poet (National Film Board of Canada) A Mikrofilm and National Film Board of Canada Production Torill Kove
 * Lifted (Buena Vista) A Pixar Animation Studios Production Gary Rydstrom
 * The Little Matchgirl (Buena Vista) A Walt Disney Pictures Production Roger Allers and Don Hahn
 * Maestro (Szimplafilm) A Kedd Production Geza M. Toth
 * No Time for Nuts (20th Century Fox) A Blue Sky Studios Production Chris Renaud and Michael Thurmeier

Best live action short film Achievement in sound editing
 * Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea) A Peliculas Pendelton and Tus Ojos Production Javier Fesser and Luis Manso
 * Éramos Pocos (One Too Many) (Kimuak) An Altube Filmeak Production Borja Cobeaga
 * Helmer & Son A Nordisk Film Production Soren Pilmark and Kim Magnusson
 * The Saviour (Australian Film Television and Radio School) An Australian Film Television and Radio School Production Peter Templeman and Stuart Parkyn
 * West Bank Story An Ari Sandel, Pascal Vaguelsy, Amy Kim, Ravi Malhotra and Ashley Jordan Production Ari Sandel
 * Apocalypto (Buena Vista) Sean McCormack and Kami Asgar
 * Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.) Lon Bender
 * Flags of Our Fathers (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
 * Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.) Alan Robert Murray
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista) Christopher Boyes and George Watters II

Achievement in sound mixing Achievement in visual effects Adapted screenplay Original screenplay
 * Apocalypto (Buena Vista) Kevin O’Connell, Greg P. Russell and Fernando Camara
 * Blood Diamond (Warner Bros.) Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ivan Sharrock
 * Dreamgirls (DreamWorks and Paramount) Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer and Willie Burton
 * Flags of Our Fathers (DreamWorks and Warner Bros., Distributed by Paramount) John Reitz, Dave Campbell, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista) Paul Massey, Christopher Boyes and Lee Orloff
 * Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (Buena Vista) John Knoll, Hal Hickel, Charles Gibson and Allen Hall
 * Poseidon (Warner Bros.) Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier
 * Superman Returns (Warner Bros.) Mark Stetson, Neil Corbould, Richard R. Hoover and Jon Thum
 * Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (20th Century Fox) Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen & Anthony Hines & Peter Baynham & Dan Mazer, Story by Sacha Baron Cohen & Peter Baynham & Anthony Hines & Todd Phillips
 * Children of Men (Universal) Screenplay by Alfonso Cuarón & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby
 * The Departed (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by William Monahan
 * Little Children (New Line) Screenplay by Todd Field & Tom Perrotta
 * Notes on a Scandal (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Patrick Marber
 * Babel (Paramount and Paramount Vantage) Written by Guillermo Arriaga
 * Letters from Iwo Jima (Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Iris Yamashita, Story by Iris Yamashita & Paul Haggis
 * Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight) Written by Michael Arndt
 * Pan’s Labyrinth (Picturehouse) Written by Guillermo del Toro
 * The Queen (Miramax, Pathé and Granada) Written by Peter Morgan


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Republican Senators oppose more troops in Iraq

January 23, 2007

On Monday John Warner (R), who is also the former navy secretary and chairman of the armed services committee, Susan Collins (R), Norm Coleman (R), and Ben Nelson (D) said that they would introduce a resolution in order to prevent the sending of 21,500 more US troops to Iraq.

Susan Collins (R) said, "We've had four other surges since we first went into Iraq. None of them produced a long-lasting change in the situation on the ground.  So I am very skeptical that this surge would produce the desired outcome."

John Warner (R) said, "The American G.I. was not trained, not sent over there — certainly not by resolution of this institution — to be placed in the middle of a fight between the Sunni and the Shia and the wanton and just incomprehensible killing that’s going on at this time. We don’t lessen importance of that mission, but it should be performed by the Iraqi forces and not the coalition forces."

Ben Nelson (D) said, "It’s important to send a strong message to the White House, and it’s a stronger message when it has significant bipartisan support."


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Rockefeller says Iraq is draining funds

January 23, 2007 Senator (D), great-grandson of oil tycoon  and chairman of the , said that 's "Iraq adventure" was draining funds from homeland security and other domestic priorities such as education, health care, the environment. also added that he was concerned that the was going towards a military confrontation with. He said, "Do I think it's possible that the president could get us involved marginally or even more fully in Iran as a way of distracting us from the war on terror, and from Iraq, as a way of getting past the elections in 2008? I don't want to believe that. But after what I have been through with him … yes, I worry about it enormously."

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The related links section is slightly problematic. First it should be listed after sources, second it should be listed as external links, and lastly it should have a retrieval date on it as this may change and is thus not a reliable source. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)


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Canadian PM rebukes France's Ségolène Royal on Quebec sovereignty

January 23, 2007

Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper commented on France's Socialist Party nominee Ségolène Royal's comments on Quebec.

This came after Ségolène Royal met with Canadian Leader  in Paris, France on Monday.

Royal, who has never visited Quebec, says that Quebec shares commons values with France.

Royal said she was not interfering in Canada's affairs when she made the comment.

"It is not up to France to dictate to either the Québécois or the Canadians what they must do," Royal said. "But, on the other hand, the principles of sovereignty and freedom seem to me absolutely incontestable."

"What I said, which I confirm, is that as in any democracy, the people who vote are sovereign and free. So the people of Quebec will decide freely on their destiny when the time comes, if they are asked," she said on today.

Former French President said the words "Vive le Quebec libre (Long live free Quebec)" from the balcony of Montreal city hall in 1967. De Gaulle left Canada early after former Canadian PM rebuked his comment.

Quebec sovereignty is a big Canadian political issue in Canada. Quebec have been trying to separate from Canada for more than 40 years.


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Doesn't it already have the information in the other article? James chen0 00:01, 24 January 2007 (UTC)


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Hello,

Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further vandalism will result in a 24 hour ban. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well lets see:

 * On "Sunshine", "Queen" in the spotlight as 79th Annual Academy Award nominations announced
 * you removed a whole bunch opf stuff for no apparent reason

 * New Zealand policeman caught speeding
 * you changed the case has not been resolved, to the case can not be resolved, which is simply untrue, as anything could be potentially resolved
 * etc. and the rest of your edits are all worst then the previous version, usually containing grammatical errors. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:36, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

 * what? this says 7:27 Bawolff ☺☻ 00:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

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You have been warned several times about vandalism and yet you keep doing it. You have been blocked indefinitely. DragonFire1024 22:27, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

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

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Microsoft offers to pay blogger to 'correct' Wikipedia article

January 24, 2007

Software giant Microsoft has attempted to correct a Wikipedia article concerning the Microsoft Office Open XML format.

Wikipedia strongly discourages contributors involved with the subject of an article from editing the article, when a conflict of interest is likely. Instead, such contributors are advised to comment or suggest changes to the articles for the broader community of editors to review and implement, if found acceptable. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and administrators have on occasion blocked users thought to have violated these guidelines from editing Wikipedia.

Doug Mahugh from Microsoft contacted Rick Jelliffe, who is the top technical officer for Sydney computing company Topologi - and offered to pay him for the time it would take to modify the article.

“Wikipedia has an entry on Open XML that has a lot of slanted language, and we'd like for them to make it more objective but we feel that it would be best if a non-Microsoft person were the source of any corrections,” reads the email Microsoft employee Mahugh wrote to Jelliffe.

One of Wikipedia's core policies is that articles must be written from a "neutral point of view" or NPOV.

“Would you have any interest or availability to do some of this kind of work? Your reputation as a leading voice in the XML community would carry a lot of credibility, so your name came up in a discussion of the Wikipedia situation today."

The e-mail also stated that Microsoft would not stop Jelliffe from disclosing the deal and rather encouraged him to post it on his blog at oreillynet.com. It also reassured Jelliffe that Microsoft did not have to approve any changes he made to the article.

"We were very disappointed to hear that Microsoft was taking that approach," Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said. Wales stated that the proper thing for Microsoft was to write a "white paper" concerning the article, post it on an outside website and then link it to the discussion page of the Wikipedia articles' discussion forums. "It seems like a much better, transparent, straightforward way," Wales said.

Microsoft spokeswoman Catherine Brooker said she believed the articles were heavily written by people at IBM, which is a supporter of the rival ISO-approved OpenDocument standard used by two leading Open Source office suites rather than the controversial Microsoft Office Open XML format.