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New Zealand Reserve Bank phone hacker not convicted

September 28, 2006

Gerasimos Macridis, 39-years-old, left the court room discharged without conviction after hacking into the New Zealand Reserve Bank's phone system and then asking for money for his services after pointing out these security flaws to both the Reserve Bank and Telecom New Zealand in May, 2006, and offering to fix them. He had identified himself as a security consultant.

The New Zealand Police then raided his home and took his computer on 21 September. Macridis told police that he did not think it was illegal, but knew he was not authorised to access the phone systems. Telecom then took him to court.

Colin McGilicray, police prosecutor, said: "Macridis has a significant number of previous fraud convictions and it appeared he was trying to obtain money through virtue of his technical knowledge."

Macridis, who represented himself, told the court that for 11-years he had worked as a casual security consultant and he had worked for Telecom, police and Department of Internal Affairs.

Macridis thought himself as an honest, law abiding citizen as his 1994 conviction had 'turned his life around'.

Judge Ian Mill said this case was very unusual and also noted that Macridis ended his offending over 10-years ago.

Mill said: "Macridis used his talents to identify security risks and he had identified a grave risk to the Reserve Bank and its customers. Macridis provided a report of his findings, requested payment albeit without a contract and for his troubles was prosecuted. He did not pass the information on to others and did not use it for personal gain."

"In my view his intentions were honourable," Mill added.

Mill discharged him without conviction on the basis that a conviction would be out of proportion with his actions.


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Talk:Wrestler Kid Kash released by employer

How is this even news?
Angle jumping to TNA? Sure. But Kash is a no one, and odds are he'll go nowhere after this. Kyle Burris 01:48, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

To wrestling fans, it's news. It's nowhere near as big as Kurt Angle going to TNA, but why can this not be added? You could argue that news about a New Zealand train service is only interesting to a minority of people, in fact a lot of news about New Zealand gets added, so why not this? He was quite a big name in ECW and TNA, which there are a lot of fans of. 87.82.128.199 10:03, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
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2008 GOP convention to be in Minnesota

September 28, 2006

The Republican National Committee Site Selection Committee will recommend Minneapolis-St. Paul to host the 2008 Republican National Convention (GOP), on September 1-4, 2008. RNC confirmation will be done in January, 2007. Cleveland, New York City, and Tampa-St. Petersburg had also submitted bids.

"We are thrilled to accept the bid from Minneapolis-St. Paul to host our 2008 convention . The host committee put together a tremendous bid and we are confident that we will partner for a successful event. Minneapolis-St. Paul has outstanding assets including state-of-the-art facilities, exciting and vibrant downtowns, and a clear enthusiasm from the community to host our convention," said RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman.

Details have not been announced, but the Xcel Energy Center is likely to be the main venue. The convention is expected to fill most hotel rooms in the area, and rank among the largest events ever held in the area. The last major national convention in the area was when 1892 Republican National Convention was held in Minneapolis.

The Twin Cities area was also under consideration for the 2008 Democratic National Convention four days earlier. The first day of the Republican convention will be Labor Day, the last day of the Minnesota State Fair.

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Toll New Zealand announces that the Overlander train service will stay

September 28, 2006

Toll New Zealand has announced that it will keep the Overlander train service but on a reduced timetable, the service was initially due to stop service September 30. Toll said that they reached the decision because of the huge amount of public support the train service received, including a 16,000 person petition.

The Overlander will originally run for only three days a week; Friday, Saturday and Sunday during winter on the original timetable. But during summer through to autumn the service will run seven days a week. Toll hopes that this will cover all the needs of its patrons.

David Jackson, Toll NZ CEO, said: "We have had tremendous support from the regional councils and will consider an upgraded service option and offering alternate packages aimed at both domestic users and the tourist market."

Jackson said: "The continuation of the Overlander allows Toll to look at other funding options. We want to explore options that may be open to us to achieve this with the support and input of various interested parties. We especially appreciate the support of the regions to assist with marketing."

The decision comes days after the New Zealand Government announced that they will not provide financial assistance.

"Over the next few weeks we will be speaking to key people with the aim being of putting in place a clear plan for the positive development of the Overlander. Clearly it cannot remain in its current format so change will be fundamental for its survival. Reducing the services will allow us to perform refurbishments on the existing carriages and it [is] expected that this work will be completed by the start of the summer season."

Sue Morris, district mayor for Ruapehu, said: "The decision to save the Overlander is a relief. It's hugely important, it's our future. We are relying on the train to continue for a tourist option here, we're about toursim in the Ruapehu District, it's about bringing 13,000 passengers here."

The Manning Group has a proposal out for electro-diesel trains running two times a day and stopping eight times between Auckland and Wellington. Tom Manning said: "[I am] pleased Toll is looking at upgrading options for the Overlander and I am still open to working with the company to bring better trains to the network."

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Secretly filmed talks prompt corruption allegations against Polish government

September 27, 2006

A secretly filmed footage aired by Polish TV prompted accusations of "political corruption" on the part of the ruling party and calls for the government to step down and the parliament to be dissolved.

The scandal burst out when Polish TV channel, TVN, aired footage secretly filmed by opposition MP Renata Beger. The footage presents Adam Lipiński, a government minister and top aide of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński offering Beger a government post, legal and financial aid in return for defecting from her party and joining the ruling coalition.

The conversation between the two politicians comes amidst a larger-scale effort on the part of the ruling Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ("Law and Justice") party to woo members of former coalition partner Samoobrona to leave their party and support the governing coalition. The efforts follow the deposing of Samoobrona's leader Andrzej Lepper from his position as deputy prime minister, after he refused to support the budget proposal accepted by the Council of Ministers.

The broadcast of the footage has led to calls for the immediate dismissal of the government and for new elections to be held. Prawo i Sprawiedliwość has called the revealed conversation "normal practice", and ruled out the possibility of the government stepping down. The scandal, however, severely complicates the party's attempt to rebuild parliamentary majority and undermines their public support, as its popularity was built on declarations of fighting corruption in politics.

The day after the footage was aired, protesters started gathering before the buildings of the parliament, and some pitching tents to spend the night there.


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New York City considers stricter regulations on trans fat

September 28, 2006 The Health Board of New York City on Tuesday presented a plan to ban trans fatty acids (or trans fat) from the eateries in the city. The ban would not involve grocery stores, or natural trans fat that is present in dairy products or meat from ruminants.

The proposal follows a campaign last year to encourage restaurants to cut down on using trans fat themselves, but recent surveys show that the campaign was unsuccessful. In 2003, the city already instituted a smoking ban in restaurants, which was met with protest, but the measure has been copied in many other states since.

In Western countries, most trans fat in food today is the result of industrial processing, and has been linked to coronary heart disease. Frying oils, shortening and margarines with trans fats have easier storing requirements. Artificial trans fat is considered by some experts to be even more dangerous than natural trans fat.

The new limit would be at 0.5 grams of trans fatty acids per menu item, whereas a typical serving of French fries contains about 8 grams. It would be instituted in several phases, allowing time for eateries to adapt.

The plan would also have serious implications for both fast food chains and restaurants. A spokesperson for the New York State Restaurant Association reacted with disbelief, stating that "Labeling is one thing, but when they totally ban a product, it goes well beyond what we think is prudent and acceptable," referring to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's requirement for food labels to list trans fat, a measure taken last January.

The Boards Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden on the other hand said the ban would be a challenge for cooks, but substitute oils can easily be found. Comparing it to lead paint, he said "It is a dangerous and unnecessary ingredient", adding that "No one will miss it when it's gone."

A similar ban is being considered in Chicago, but would only target companies with annual revenues over $20 million, thereby targeting exclusively major fast-food restaurants. The U.S. brands Wendy's, Crisco, Frito-Lay, Starbucks, Subway, and Kraft's have already taken action to remove trans fat from some of their products.

Denmark became the first country in the world imposing strict regulations on trans fatty acids in March 2003. McDonalds consequently started using trans fat-free oils in Denmark, but has not yet switched over in the United States.

A public hearing is scheduled on October 30, and a final vote on the proposal is scheduled for December.


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India's Sania Mirza beats Martina Hingis at the Korea Open

September 28, 2006

defeated (ranked 8th in the world) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in the. Hingis had knocked Mirza out of the semifinals of the last week. The two women have faced each other thrice this year, with Hingis winning both the previous matches.


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1993 Mumbai blasts: One more guilty verdict, five others acquitted

September 28, 2006

The designated TADA court pronounced accused no. 55 in the '93 Mumbai bombing case Sarfaraz Dawood Phanse guilty of conspiracy and transporting arms and ammunition used in the attacks. Five aides of prime accused Tiger Memon, Manzoor Querishi, Kasam Shaikh, Sultan-E-Rome, Abdul Aziz Shaikh and Mohammad Iqbal Shaikh, were acquitted of aiding and abetting terrorist activities.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation, the five men had travelled to Dubai in the February of 1993 to attend a meeting where the blasts were planned, and had also planned to go to Pakistan for weapons training. They had earlier confessed to their involvement in the conspiracy but, subsequently, retracted their statements.


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Talk:Interview with Olive Rose Steele, City Council candidate for Ward 6 in Mississauga, Canada

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Q: List the three most important issues in your campaign, and briefly explain why these are important.

 * A: The three most important issues to my campaign are the reform of property tax, so that is fairer to all residents, addressing traffic gridlock, and addressing air/water quality.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?

 * A: The environment, for example issues such as air and water quality, rain forests, green spaces, trails.

Q: What vision do you have, for your ward?

 * A: That community centers extend their hours of operation to accommodate a diverse array of extra curricular activities for our youth.

Q: What qualities or experiences do you possess, that make you more desirable than the incumbent?

 * A: I live in Ward 6 for 15 years. I am inspired to run for Councillor because a strong woman with unique instincts such as myself will help our council to better reflect the people it represent.  My qualifications include 15 years as a public servant, twenty years as a volunteer community leader and 15 years as a successful businesswoman……a business I started from scratch.  I believe Ward 6 Residents like the fact that I am not a career politician and I will not be operating in a “business as usual” mode.

Q: Why do you want to represent your ward on council?

 * A: I believe I possess the skill and ability needed to sit on council; I bring to the table successful decision-making skills that I now use in the daily running of my own business; I bring people skills which make me an excellent team player and, I believe the municipal level puts me closer to the residents of Ward 6 in particular and the citizens of Mississauga in general; and gives me an opportunity to have the greatest impact on their lives.

Q: Of the decisions made by council since the last election, which one would you have changed, and why?

 * A: I do not have a answer to this question.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?

 * A: I am on the City of Mississauga Traffic Safety Council, the Chair of Elders Connect, Director of the Canadian Ethno-cultural Council, Immediate Past President of the National Council of Jamaicans, and CEO of Blackwood Staffing Solutions.

Q: Many councillors are quite seasoned in the civic political process. What could you bring to the table as a "rookie", above and beyond the current roster of councillors?

 * A: “Seasoned” does not always translate into efficiency. I believe that municipal political offices should be governed by term limits. As a rookie Councillor, I will work hard to get the votes of the other members of council so that outstanding items from my election platform can be implemented.

Q: What service is most lacking in Mississauga?

 * A: I feel that school-based child-care and children and youth school nutrition programs are most lacking.

Q: How do you feel about Mississauga's rate of expansion?

 * A: Packing as many people as possible in our City may make initial economic sense however; the long-term consequences and costs to the environment (human and natural) are far too high.

Q: Why should businesses be attracted to locating in Mississauga?

 * A: Because it could be more economical to do business.

Q: How could Mississauga further itself in attracting corporate investment?

 * A: One way is to establish a rapid rail system that connects with regional systems.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?

 * A: Because I believe that more women are needed in municipal politics – not because our male colleagues are not capable – but because our community cannot afford to loose the intelligence, insights and experience those women such as myself bring to the table.

Q: What does Mississauga mean to you?

 * A: Mississauga is my home for 32 years, Mississauga means success to me.

"to loose"
This should probably say "to lose". BD2412 T 15:18, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I concur. Changed in the article; I'm not changing the version here as it's the reporter's notes. --Pi zero (talk) 16:04, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks. BD2412 T 14:31, 19 October 2019 (UTC)


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Talk:Kerala

This shouldn't be speedied, but it might be a good idea to rename it to Kerala, India to be a bit more specific and match up with what has been done with regions in other parts of the world. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

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you wrote: kid mauled by rabid squirell. on the mountain view, California portal. I deleted it because:
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I completed the edit you requested. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:26, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:VirtualDave~enwikinews

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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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User talk:Cjulkunen

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Stop
Please do not recreate advertisements and press releases. I have deleted all of them. Further vandalism will result in a 24 hour ban. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:24, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

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5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist

September 29, 2006

Diamond Brownridge, a 5-year old girl from Chicago, Illinois, has died after a visit to the dentist. Children's Memorial Hospital officials say that the girl was rushed to the hospital when she never woke up after being sedated for a dental procedure. She had been in a coma, on life support, since being admitted to the hospital early in the weekend.

"She passed very peacefully and beautifully," said the hospital in a statement that the family issued.

Ommettress Travis, the mother of the girl, was asked not to remain inside the room while dentists were operating on the girl to repair two cavities and to have at least two caps replaced. Travis says after thirty minutes she was asked to come back in and found Brownridge not breathing, in the dentist chair.

Hicham Riba, a specialist and professional in anesthesia, who was also licensed, was the dentist in charge of the procedure.

"My family and I are so sad. May God bless Diamond and her family. Every time you have a tragedy like this, you pray more. I don't think I will ever go back to a normal life after an experience like this," Riba said in a statement on Wednesday, September 28.

According to the family, the girl had been given at least a triple dose of medicine that sedated her. Those drugs include: nitrous oxide gas, a single dose of an "oral agent" and an IV.

A judge has ordered that all equipment and materials used during the operation be protected and examined. The girl's medical records have also been ordered to be examined.

There is no word on whether or not any charges will be filed against Riba or any of the dentist's staff.


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Filmmaker Peter Jackson to make Xbox games

September 29, 2006

New Zealand filmmaker, Peter Jackson and screenwriter Fran Walsh announced at the X06 convention, Wednesday, that they are teaming up with Microsoft to create Xbox and Xbox 360 games with their new company, Wingnut Interactive.

Wingnut Interactive will initially create another video game based on sci-fi series Halo with help from Microsoft and Bungie Studios, but staffed locally in Wellington. His second project can be whatever he likes, while trying to bring new people into the world of gaming.

Peter Jackson spoke to New Zealand news broadcaster, 3 News and said: "I want to able to experiment with ways of telling stories that's not using the structure of a movie. It's immersive and interactive, but it goes beyond (today's) games. It's what we've been looking forward to for 10 years. I'm sure it will start small and if things go well it will expand to fit whatever this turns into."

Simon McCallum, computer scientist from the University of Otago, said: "For the new company to succeed it would probably need to employ a mix of industry veterans and about 20 or 30 top computer science graduates. However, at the moment New Zealand would struggle to fill any new jobs. In the past two years demand for computer science graduates had tripled while supply had halved."

The New Zealand Game Developers Association said around 140 people work in the development of video games in New Zealand. They say the industry is worth between NZ$8 million and $10 million each year. "There is a lot of potential to do something very very big and something very revolutionary. We'll just have to see what happens when the game comes out in a few years time, whether they deliver on that," said Mario Wynands, from the New Zealand Game Developers Association.

David Mclean, director of Australia and New Zealand Xbox, said: "The whole ten billion dollar video games business will be looking at New Zealand and what Peter Jackson produces. There is no release date yet, because Jackson will take as long as necessary to ensure the games meet his exacting standards."

Kerry Prendergast, mayor of Wellington said: "The venture's potential boost to Wellington's economy is enormous. Certainly the early advice I have is that it is worth millions of dollars and more jobs in our city."

Peter Jackson is the producer for the movie version of Halo which is to be shot next year, in Wellington. Jackson also worked with Ubisoft to produce the King Kong video game.

Jackson said: "Xbox has fundamentally changed how people think about games. My vision, together with Microsoft Game Studios, is to push the boundaries of game development and the future of interactive entertainment."

Microsoft also announced at X06 that it is releasing a HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360, which will come bundled with a free HD-DVD version of King Kong for a limited time only.


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User:Sjc~enwikinews

Hi, same old sjc, just another wiki namespace. All the usual, caveats about me apply :)

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Protesters block day-care centres in Denmark

September 29, 2006

A standoff is forming in Aarhus, Denmark's second largest city, located mainly in the Region Central Jutland, with politicians seeking to make budgetary cuts for 2007 on one side, and parents, paedagogs and elderly-care professionals on the other.

The dispute broke out on Friday, September 22, when day-care centres across the city were blockaded by parents, teachers and other city council employees. At one point, the city council asked the police to intervene to break the blockades of the day-centres, although a last-minute change of heart by the council averted direct confrontation.

The parents feel that the quality of day-care centers has declined, which they attribute to budget cuts. Further ire was seen when Mayor Henning G. Jensen "magically" found an additional 60 million DKK for his budget. The protesters saw this as evidence that he had tried to hide money.

Denmark's Interior Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen has also voiced concern that the mayor knew that the money was there all the while.

The strike is ongoing and has now spread widely in Denmark and even some localities near Copenhagen, the Danish capital, have been experiencing strikes by public sector employees.


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Talk:Protesters block day-care centres in Denmark

Original only insofaras the news is widely reported in Denmark and this represents an overview of the situation and a brief synopsis of media and press reporting. Sjc 08:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

A little background on the situation would be desirable. siafu 14:12, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

characterisations
phrases such as "battle of wills", "might turn nasty", "change of heart" are not not particularly verifiable or NPOV. in my opinion, they are best avoided, or used only in attributed quotes. Doldrums 15:23, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

umm, I don't see those as very bad, more important is: Which budget cuts pissed people off so much? Nyarlathotep 16:06, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


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You still around?? --Bddpaux (talk)

Wikinews Writing contest 2013 is here. :) Please sign up to participate?
We've created the Writing contest 2013, which will start on April 1 and end on June 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 contest. It would be a really great time for you, as an inactive Wikinews accredited reporter, to renew your credentials by doing some original reporting or conducting interviews. People should be around to interview to prevent a backlog, and several reviewers have access to scoop to make it easier to review any original reporting you do. If you are interested in signing up, please do so on Writing contest 2013/entrants. There is at least one prize on offer for the winner along with the opportunity to earn some barn stars as a way of thanking you for your participation. :D --LauraHale (talk) 10:25, 25 March 2013 (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 Sjc. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Sjc~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
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User talk:Brian McNeil/Archive 05

 This is an archive of old talk page discussions! Do not add new comments to this page, please do so on my main talk page

Archives

Archive 01 — January 9, 2006 | Archive 02 — April 6, 2006 | Archive 03 — June 4, 2006 | Archive 04 — September 29, 2006 | Archive 05 — December 9, 2006 | Archive 06 — March 24, 2007 | Archive07 — May 30, 2007 | Archive 08 — November 4, 2007 Archive 08 — November 4, 2007 | Archive 09 — March 25, 2008

some thailand commentary
thought u might be interested. Doldrums 17:32, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for that, it is a fascinating read from someone who knows the political landscape of Thailand very well. He is quite accurate that TRT was populist, but there is no mention of what the policies were that proved popular to the rural poor.  It is interesting that he speculates that the suspended constitution will form the basis for its replacement, the issue is how do you keep the bodies like the Election Commission free from partisan biases? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:49, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: breaking and canadian
Sorry. I use IE and it looks fine. I will take off the Canadian news template until Breaking is removed :-) F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:00, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Dynamic navigation template
Hi,

can you tell me why Template:Dynamic navigation noncentered doesn't work on Wikiversity? http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Template:Dynamic_navigation_noncentered

Does it require some css file, or other templates to work?

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 02:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It works for me, I get a Collapse/Expand button at the top. It is inconsistent here (wikinews), it works in Firefox, but not IE unless you add wikinews to your trusted sites.  On wikipedia similar navigation seems to work in all browsers.
 * The problem is likely somewhere in Special:allmessages on Wikiversity, but I don't know if the problem is CSS or Javascript. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:54, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Stop writing crap
I notice you referred to my edits as "crap". Just to let you know I think your edits are very stinky and worthless crap only good for braindeads who are a waste of skin.

I can prove my edits help the project because when I'm gone our audience drops like a rock (my last edits were Sep. 4th). Your edits are worthless crap which noone but you are interested in at all. Get a life.Neutralizer 21:53, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Example of crap. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:36, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

This is the kind of nasty personal attack (calling my edits "crap") and insulting hypocrisy I found incitefully interjected into an attempt at DR. You are a terrible example of provocation and disharmony as shown in your "fuck-off" edits of the past and continuing nasty comments about the edits of me and others. You like to be nasty but don't like the exact same words thrown back your way. That's just too damn bad; this isn't a discriminatory project; the rules apply to everyone equally; look up the word hypocrite before you start bitching about other people being nasty. Neutralizer 11:02, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Hubble story questions
How do you cite sources if they are simply interviews? None of my sources are internet stories, as this just came up and the embargo was just lifted. I'm new at this, and I want to clean this up and get it to stay.

Also, did your comment mean that I need to put those notes in my own talk page, like this one for you? I just clicked on a link for where to put them. I appologize for putting them in the inappropriate place.

Thank you in advance for your help.

~mputney

Apology
While Neutralizer owed you an apology for his incivility towards you, you also owe him an apology, especially considering that you made a blatant attack against him. —     22:48, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't apologise to trolls, the user has made multiple edits that could be considered a violation of his parole, and zero edits to main space articles since his return. I stand by what I said, and I'm not retracting it. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Correction to block message
There is a problem with the block message when you view the source of a page.

 * You may be able to contact Messedrocker or one of the other administrators here to discuss the block, or e-mail the admin who blocked you using the "e-mail user" link on their user page.

This is exactly how it appears, right down to showing the square brackets. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:31, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Mediawiki:Blockedtext looks ok, dunno what the problem is... Doldrums 16:32, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Blatant Personal Attacks.
Please note that implying that other users are delusional is a severe personal attack. I see that you have already been blocked for 24 hours for this offence, nontheless I would like to warn you (considering you are an otherwise civil user) against venting your feelings in this manner. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 16:28, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I consider many of the things written by Neutralizer to be severe attacks on a wide segment of the Wikinews community. If labelling everyone who used the Journowiki site as a sandbox a member of some cabal bent on the destruction of Wikinews isn't a delusion, I don't know what is.  Have you looked at the site at all? See here and click the link at the bottom.  The domain has expired, a domain parking service has it in the hope they can either (a) make money from adverts on it, or (b) get extra cash selling it on if Amgine ever decides he wants it again.  What does Neutralizer think?  He thinks Amgine is now profiting from links to the site from Wikinews.  Then there's the rant about me calling some of his edits "crap", I give an example above.  Just how many countries are there that don't have an "innocent until proven guilty" judicial system?  And how many of them have widespread Internet access as well?  You might also look at the dates on that edit, it was a deliberate attempt to get that into a story where very few editors might catch it.
 * Now, if you want to dig through my past edits, you'll find that I have indeed insulted Neutralizer several times in the past. Go beyond that and you'll see I earlier had tried to mediate when he had disputes with other contributors, appealed for lesser penalties, and tried to explain how he could contribute constructively with less conflict.  Now, last thing is to look up Neutralizer's edit history, and see that the vast majority of his edits are to talk and policy pages.  He's a POV warrior, his ideology is more important than the project's goal of producing timely news.  I simply gave up on him, he has to change - not the wiki.  I believe those who have commented on WN:ALERT probably agree with me. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:18, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You make excuses for insulting and wrongful behavior on your part; meaning you feel free to continue your wrongful behavior. You should be de-admined stat. 64.229.31.2 14:02, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There is a page to request that, this isn't it. If you believed you stood a chance you'd be doing so rather than sniping on my talk page.  --Brian McNeil / talk 14:12, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

People were provoked, people got angry, people set their cats on fire and a lot of drama was created. Let's all forgive and forget. —     14:32, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

soccer (football)
Thanks for having already changed one of my new entry about football.

May I ask you to change another one : Goalkeeper Fabien Barhez last match will be said to be also the one against Materazzi spelling Barthez instead of Barhez. 82.224.88.52 21:52, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You need to read, and understand the list of links on the top of your talk page. I'm not a football follower so I can't help much on the topic. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:54, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Funny to meet one of the very few ;-))) named Mc... not knowing that today France was beaten in football by Scotland... BTW I'll need someone else to rename it because, even if I take a login, I'll have to wait four long days to be allowed to change a title. 82.224.88.52 22:01, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, I must confess I've never seen the attraction of kicking a ball about a field. But I'll have a measure of something honey-coloured to celebrate beating the French. ;-)  For the renaming, try and ramble a bit on the talk page about what you want to convey in the title, a short invitation to read the article that makes perfect sense after you read the first sentence is a good approach. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:13, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Interwiki
Hello! I think function of datecategory(JP) can help interlink date categories. Maybe you can edit datecategory(EN) to add function of interlink if you think this is useful.--Yoshi 08:43, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

re: Vlaams Belang
Hi,

I don't have it, so if you think that it would classify fair use, then please do so. I might have added another image by then, but feel free to substitute it. Thanks!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

...Oh and I almost forgot: moehahaha...
 * The little book got left in my partner's car last night when it went in for a service, I get it back about 6pm. In the meantime I uploaded an election brochure that I got in the door. [[Image:Vlaams Belang election brochure.png|thumb|250px|right|Sample of a [[w:Vlaams Belang|Vlaams Belang]] election brochure]]. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:40, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Very nice, thanks but I'm a bit concerned that you have tagged them as "logo", since they're not logos strictu sensu... However I can't imagine that this wouldn't be fair use, and logo is probably the closest thing to the truth... --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:17, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Item of interest?
Is the following item of interest Trains collide in Northern France given that IIRC it's close to your part of the world? ShakespeareFan00 13:45, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Interesting enough to read, but I'm kinda busy with work these days. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

My admin nomination
Thank you very much for nominating me, makes me feel appreciated!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Confused? You try doing six impossible things before breakfast
No, I am not Confused. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:07, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Couldn't resist the obscure reference having just watched the movie version. Only worth catching if you can see the "making of" documentary alongside it.  --Brian McNeil / talk 21:13, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

RfA thanks
Hey Brian,

Thank you for putting me on RfA. It finished with 4/1/0, which is not a big crowd... But I'll try to be the best admin I can be. If you need any help or have more ideas, you know where to find me! Cu round,

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Thai PM
no sweat. — Doldrums(talk) 13:40, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the suggestions
You have seen exactly my position and I thank you. Yes, I'll do as you say and start with short pieces and the follow up with new articles. Frankly, I was nervous of putting too little into my offerings. You reassure me greatly. Thanks again. Fentonrobb 22:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Your not going to block are you?
Sorry for creating Category:Crime. --Newsman2007 17:22, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Hope you don't mind me jumping in. Wikinews Blocking Policy states that admins can only block if it's vandalisim. You were just trying to help us, although we already had one. Always Assume Good Faith. Thunderhead (talk) 21:26, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I am not quitting
PVJ59 called for my homecountry to be "destroyed" and "annihalated". And is getting away with it, without even apologizing. Wikinews claims to provide NEWS. What are you providing here, Hamas news? Or neutral news? If you want Wikinews to have any right to call itself 'neutral', this antisemitic idiot will have to either immediately and publicly APOLOGIZE or he will have to LEAVE Wikinews. I am not settling for anything less. --Daniel575 23:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Template:Wikinewslang
Brian I see this as a provocation against Bosnian people. You wrote "Bosanski jezik" in Cyrillic. The web site does not even register Cyrillic. I am a bureaucrat on the bs. wikinews and honestly am outraged for this action. Please read about the Bosnian language on the en wikipedia. I ask you to change this. Thanks, Vseferovic
 * I meant no offense, please tell me exactly what text you want and I'll put it in place. I'm sorry for offending you by displaying my ignorance. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:22, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And, IIRC, if you're a bureaucrat on bs, you should actually have permissions to fix the problem here. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:41, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Put "Bosanski jezik" instead of Cyrillic. I'm bur. too and I've tried logging in here and it doesn't work. Please fix this bosnian... (preceding unsigned comment by Emx from Bosnian Wikinews)

Question about DPL
If I were to put a DPL on my talk page (for example, Category:Wikinewsies looking for help ) would I get a "You have a new message" message every time it was updated, or would it not be an edit? Thunderhead (talk) 19:32, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Nope, it would just always list all the items that match. -- IlyaHaykinson 19:37, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Because my talk page wouldn't really be changing, the category would be, right? Thunderhead (talk) 19:39, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Right. Basically the DPL is counted as a standalone portion of the page, and changes in what it shows aren't actually changes to the source code of the page. -- IlyaHaykinson 19:54, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

And now for something completely different...

Thunderhead, could you edit your signature in your preferences, it's still using Urameshi2. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:07, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

 * You mean my talk page? Sure. Didn't notice. Thanks for letting me know. Thunderhead (talk) 20:18, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. -- Thunderhead (talk) 20:20, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

hi
see u on IRC? — Doldrums(talk) 19:36, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Question about blocking users
Hi,

I've just done my first blocks, two inapropriate usernames. But I was somewhat confused over the "account creation" prevention: should be unchecked in these cases, no?

Also, shouldn't that box appear unchecked when you open a page, I mean it shouldn't be the standard option, right?

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The account creation block is, if I recall correctly, a 24 hour block on the same IP address creating a new account. I've never fully investigated all the intricacies of the blocking mechanisms. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:50, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Plant explosion in Apex, North Carolina
in the article Plant explosion in Apex, North Carolina, the phone number should probably be removed now. Triona 06:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Typhoon Cimaron
I have a couple questions about the article, Deadly Typhoon Cimaron makes landfall in Luzon. Am I allowed to update this anymore? Appartently, 16 people died, and 6 died from flooding, not 5. If I do update this, should I move the date to the 31st? And if it causes damage in Vietnam or China, I should create a separate article, right? Icelandic Hurricane 21:09, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
 * This has come in so close that you could almost stick it into the article, but a brief "aftermath" or "reckoning" followup would probably be the best way to introduce the figures plus any other stuff coming up because of the hurricane. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:21, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

If you don't mind, I have two more questions. One, do you consider this breaking news? Or basically, should I add the breaking news template to the article? And two, I noticed that there was a template for breaking news images or something like that, so does that mean that if this is breaking news, I can upload a pic, regardless of its actual licensing? Icelandic Hurricane 00:11, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You asked after I quit for the night, it might have been breaking then and whilst you could upload a picture because it was breaking it'll end up deleted if it is later found to run afoul of licensing restrictions. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:22, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

Re:Article standards
I wasn't aware of the 2 sources policy till recently, but will try and implement in as much as possible. I was under the impression that editors were supposed to use whichever date format they were most familiar with, which is why I used date/month/year. But if it will make your archiving tasks easier, I'll start using the dare format you indicated. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 16:59, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not totally happy that we're stuck with a US-ish date format, but the point is to be consistent on the article header and categories and sources. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikiquote
So, everyones attacking us? I see yours got taken, and mine got renamed to Thunderbitch by someone. (q:User:Adi's Breast was blocked]]. At least I'm important enought to vandalise? Thunderhead (talk) 22:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I note your request to claim your username on Wikiquote. The only way to do this is to get Kalki, the only Bureaucrat on Wikiquote, to move the existing Brianmc to another name and then allow you to create the user again. Wikipedia doesn't allow 'usurpation' of usernames, although their rules don't necessarily apply on Wikiquote. Fys 22:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Impersonation on Wikiquote
This entry on my talk page is to confirm that I edited Wikiquote with IP address 217.136.64.189, and the currently blocked account "brianmc" on that wiki was not set up by me. Should someone with the ability to rename that account be able to coordinate with me to allow me to claim the account I would appreciate it. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:43, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Blanking references section
I noticed you blanked the references section for article Free Software Foundation announces release of gNewSense version 1.0. I have seen this done to other articles. My question is why? The Style Guide specifically discusses a References section as well as a Sources section. Please see: Style Guide:References Section. Thanks. --SVTCobra 22:39, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It's a personal dislike for the encyclopedia style of inline links to external material, even if included via a references section. I don't think that's an appropriate style for a news article. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:05, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Yay
Here's a bigass barnstar for all the work you've done with AWB, especially with the people categories. —     15:18, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Re: Category issue
I am unable to understand what did you want to convey with that message. I suppose you have seen Category:2006 also. Shyam ( T / C ) 16:34, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I have seen it now, and I do not consider it anywhere as useful as the Digest. I suppose it is just being completist to collect all the categories together.  Anyway, I'll go back to sticking pins in articles related to George W. Bush, perhaps wiki vodoo works. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:37, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The category is not useful for digests and articles. But it is just for completing the category tree :) Shyam  ( T / C ) 16:41, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

people
question. — Doldrums(talk) 16:43, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

10 001 edits!
Having just finished creating Category:George W. Bush I have reached the significant milestone of 10K edits to the wiki. This is my 10,001 edit! --Brian McNeil / talk 17:03, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Congrajulations, Brian! Keep up the excellent work! Thunderhead (talk) 21:23, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

 * The graphic for this award had me grinning from ear to ear! Thanks for that one, it is attractive and appropriate. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:46, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, it starts with 0, but it was the only one I had with me for the time. Glad I gave you a smile! Thunderhead (talk) 22:01, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Congrats. You're almost the highest person now that I did an edit count on (Amgine's beating you,but only by 500 edits, which at the rate your going, you'll pass her soon.) Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:32, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I need to get Skenmy to do the same statistical analysis he did on himself to see what percentage of the wiki I've touched. Incidentally, Amgine is a guy.

P.S. Thanks for fixing how I mis-categorized the wikimedia people. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:32, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I wasn't totally sure how to approach that, but I like the dynamic sub-cats. What I'm not sure on is if I've "technically" make Wikipedia a person in the process.  I thought we had to wait until it became self-aware before we did that. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 21:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

AWB edit error
This edit changed a template name from "united states" to the incorrect "United States". (SEWilco 17:04, 8 November 2006 (UTC))
 * I'll try and watch for that, I should probably take a note to go and correct the template and everywhere it is used. Thanks for catching this! --Brian McNeil / talk 17:08, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

tart miss Rice ?
lol, but not very fair and neutral ^o^ ? Jacques Divol 21:46, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * It is a hommage to Eric Idle's masterpiece, yes there is a linky to the mp3 on the Wikipedia page. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:48, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * ok, i downloaded :) Jacques Divol 22:03, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: DAte Stuff
Thanks for the pointer :) - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 20:15, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

please remember to link to src on images
thanks. refering to http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Image:Zorb_ball.png#Summary Bawolff ☺☻ 23:30, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

California Wikinewsies
Do you know of any California Wikinewsies, or even Wikimedians in general. This is somewhat urgent. -- Zanimum 21:34, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry no, I'd trawl IRC if I was you. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:42, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * That's okay, thanks. I can pretty much officially say we've not got the Oscars. Despite my best efforts, they won't accept the blame for not sending me a copy of the credential application on time, something I have multiple reasons to blame them for. Anyway, have to pester the Academy monthly from now until this time next year, to make sure they acknowledge the internet's 10th most popular site as legit. --  Zanimum 22:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Can you give me a shout on my talk page when you have time to pull something together about what went wrong with the Oscars? This should go up on the water cooler and we may have to take points to the foundation to make sure people can reasonably represent themselves. I would be very annoyed to discover that we effectively had a "ticket" to Oscars coverage and lost it because of internal bureaucracy issues, and I'm sure Jimbo would feel the same. If that's what happened we need to make sure it can't happen again. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:23, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I've updated the Watercooler to have a timeline of what happened. It was internal at the Oscars, not us. --  Zanimum 02:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Date Help
Thanks for the help! I was a bit confused about that. Ill remeber for next time--Mcgrath50 21:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Adminship thanks
Hi there! I'd like to thank you for your support to become an admin, it's greatly appreciated! -- Zanimum 14:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

IRC
Not really :) I would personally like to see a cat policy be developed through Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 02:05, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

AWB
Be careful about fixing spelling mistakes in quotes Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 19:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Correction here is removing an elipsis character and explicitly replacing it with three periods ("...") No spelling error in the quote, but I do get your point. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:13, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, misread that edit :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:26, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Bot - Krzysiu Jarzyna
Hi! Thanks for the contact. If it can I would ask for "+bot" status. I think that this bot will be working in Category: "date" (etc November). K.J.Bot / Krzysiu Jarzyna 23:17, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

So, what do you want?
In your discussion comment to the Wiki News article, Lawsuit_challenges_church_as_polling_place, you say, "And can we have a bit more than that in terms of OR notes?"

OK, like what? Lori Brown wrote the article after attending the press conference, asking questions, and reviewing all the press packet materials. It's what any reporter does. I then helped her with the editing. That strikes us as sufficient. But she and I are both new to WikiNews and learning how to do it. So if you know something we don't, can you be more specific? (And, please, don't direct us to a long file of instructions. A simple answer will do.)

That said, I can't help pointing out that it strikes me as unjustified for you, on your own initiative, to take down a posted story and throw it back into development when the story is quite fine the way it is. If it needs some tweaking on matters of "OR notes" (whatever OR means), just leave the story up and ask for the tweaking. We're happy to do it. After all, it won't be news much longer. 67.94.0.46 16:48, 1 December 2006 (UTC) Fred

For Accusations of slavery against the Turkish Police
Hi. As I mentioned in that article's discussion page:

The victim accuses the police and tells that "he feels he was treated like a slave". The title here is the translation of Radikal's title for the same item. Please check the wiki article on Radikal (a well-known Turkish newspaper) before thinking that this is pov. Towsonu2003 17:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * As per the "only one non-english source" (this part is more important, because we will bump into this issue a number of times if I'll be reporting news from Turkey):
 * 1. The tag you put on the page tells you that local stories are exempt (click on "show")
 * 2. Also see this discussion where the following are documented:
 * a. Water_cooler/policy/Archive/12
 * b. Water_cooler/policy/Archive/4
 * by InfantGorilla

Thank you Towsonu2003 18:11, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

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Laptop battery article
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Talk:Thai king endorses October 15 general election rerun

Please replace the image with Image:Coat of arms of Thailand.png --ALE! 15:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Done, next time can you (a) let us know before the article is deleted, and (b) explain it is related to commons image replacement. There is a page here with a special place for requesting alterations to protected articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)


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Sony plans global replacement of laptop batteries

September 29, 2006 After several laptop producers recalled a total of about 7 million products containing Sony batteries, the Sony Corporation said it will "initiate a global replacement program... in order to address concern related to recent over-heating incidents."

Sony previously admitted the recalls announced by Apple and Dell would cost up to 30 billion yen, which is a quarter of Sony's profits in 2005. Several news sources expect this to reflect badly on the company, as it adds to problems with the PlayStation 3 and Blu-Ray DVD. Since Dell announced recalls in August, Sony's stock has lost almost 9% of its value.

Keeping up with competitors like Apple and Dell, Toshiba and Lenovo have started recalling laptops with the lithium ion batteries. Dell expanded its program to include about 4.2 million portables. Following Sony's statement, Fujitsu too declared it would replace the batteries involved. A spokesperson for Toshiba added that the company doesn't expect there to be any problems with personal computers, but it will replace their Sony batteries anyway, over customer concerns. However, the company doesn't expect to pick up the tab for it.

A Lenovo laptop with the problem battery caught fire in Los Angeles Airport earlier this month. Consequently, Virgin Atlantic added them to a blacklist of prohibited laptops on their flights. According to Sony, microscopic metal particles are to blame for overheating and potentially catching fire "under certain rare conditions".

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advised ThinkPad users who want to continue using their portable to switch it off, remove the battery and continue with the AC adapter and power cord.


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newly discovered marine life article
First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

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Indian Air Chief Marshal warns of impending Pakistani air superiority

September 29, 2006

The top-brass of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has sent a three-page letter to Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, warning him that the IAF is in danger of losing its long-standing air-superiority over Pakistan. In the letter the following statement is given,

Additional Director of Air Power Studies, Kapil Kak said, "This aircraft induction will take at least 10 years from today and in those 10 years, the MiG 21's will progress if they get wound down. Their total technical life and design life will end and we will have the Air Force combat force strength winding down, worryingly fast."

Several inductions planned by the IAF, such as the HAL Tejas and the proposed Multirole Medium Range Combat Aircraft, have been delayed. In his letter, the Air Chief Marshal has asked the Government to acquire 40 Su-30 MKIs from Russia as soon as possible, induct the 126 Multirole Medium Range Combat Aircraft at the earliest and also urge Russia to honour their commitment of not allowing China to sell planes with Russian engines to Pakistan.


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Bomb kills soldier in Afghanistan

September 29, 2006

A Canadian NATO soldier was killed today in Afghanistan by a bomb while on patrol in Panjwaii district, west of Kandahar on foot. He died around 1 p.m. local time (UTC+4:30).

Military officials have not yet released the name of the soldier. The soldier is from CFB Petawawa located in Ottawa.

His remains were taken by a helicopter to the Kandahar Airfield. One soldier from Hamilton, Ontario was reported to have suffered minor hearing loss as a result of the blast.

Earlier today at 12 p.m., there was a rally called Red Friday for the Canadian troops in Afghanistan held in the Younge-Dundas Square in Toronto, Ontario. Many in Toronto wore red in support for the troops. It was announced at the rally that the Canadian soldier was killed by a bomb.

Ten Canadian soldiers have died in September. Thirty-seven Canadians have died in Afghanistan since 2002.

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Ex-Liberal president declares for Toronto mayoralty

September 29, 2006

The field of candidates running to lead the City of Toronto became larger today as former Liberal Party of Canada president Stephen LeDrew threw his hat in the contest for mayor of Canada's largest city. LeDrew is running against incumbent Mayor of Toronto David Miller, who is seeking a second term and city councillor Jane Pitfield, who was considered Miller's main challenger until today. With LeDrew entering the race there are a total of 38 candidates running for the position. The election takes place on November 13, 2006.

Miller is a centre-left politician with links to the New Democratic Party though he also has support from some Liberals and Conservatives. His opponents have been looking for a candidate to challenge him in light of what has been perceived as Jane Pitfield's faltering candidacy. LeDrew considered supporting Pitfield but, calling her "Calamity Jane" because of the mistakes she's made in her campaign, concluded she could not unseat the mayor. After other high-profile figures such as former Members of Parliament Dennis Mills and Sergio Marchi and former police chief Julian Fantino declined to enter the contest as a centre or centre-right candidate, LeDrew decided to enter the race. Today was the last day to register as a candidate.

LeDrew has never run for public office though he has many years of experience as a "back room" operative in the Liberal Party and in municipal politics. In 2005, he declared bankruptcy and was ordered to pay 74% of the $364,000 he owed in back taxes.

"The evidence is that LeDrew consciously and continually neglected to pay income tax installments when due and appeared to regard his obligation to pay income tax as subordinate to all other personal obligations," wrote Justice John Ground of the Superior Court of Justice.

LeDrew says he was trying to pay off his tax debt but also had to pay personal expenses such as school fees for his children.

"I'd gone through a divorce. I was in a law firm ... that broke up and I lost money in that. I had four children to put into schools."

"I was also working 2,000 hours a year (as a) volunteer as Liberal Party president. I said, 'I owe taxes. The taxpayer can wait. My children can not.'"

"I was proud of my choices, my priorities," he told the Toronto Star. "I'd do it again. Any father knows his children are the most important thing."