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User talk:219.89.245.147

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User talk:JQF

See my main user talk page over at Wikipedia, at User talk:JQF

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Spam
Hello,

First off, thanks for contributing. However, I deleted an article you started (entitled "") because it read like an advertisement or like spam. WikiNews is for writing news articles. If you object, contact me on my talk page. Don't try to recreate deleted content, it will be deleted again quickly. Please familiarise yourself with Wikinews by reading the introduction to wikinews.

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Spam
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User:Bawolff/Sandbox/Forum:Index

My attempt at making a version (less featured then DPLforum / wikia:www:forum:index can't figure out interwiki) of a DPLForum, Using only Standard DynamicPageLists, subpages, categories and an inputbox.This is a work in progress user:Bawolff Why is fieldset not allowed? that just ruined my day (just kiding, I don't really care that much)... Current disscusions  category=flag addfirstcategorydate=true ordermethod=lastedit

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User talk:202.125.143.69

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Scientists progress towards cloaking device

October 20, 2006

Scientists from the United States and the United Kingdom have announced that they have invented a way to make things invisible in microwaves. The new mechanism is currently operated by what scientists call "metamaterial" which is a new material that has been created in a laboratory and can decrease the scattering as well as the shadow cast by a specially designed copper cylinder. This means that the cylinder is partially cloaked.

"It's not exactly perfect — we can do better — but it demonstrates the mechanism, the way the waves swirl around the centre region where you want to conceal things," said Duke University scientist, David Smith. The findings have been published in the October 19 edition of the journal Science.


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Haze covers Southeast Asia

October 20, 2006

The haze situation in Southeast Asia has still not subsided, despite efforts by the Indonesian government to douse the flames. In Singapore, the Pollutant Standards Index hit 103, in the unhealthy range, at 8AM (GMT+8); Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur, is also covered in smoke, with the Air Pollution Index (or Air Quality Index) in the Klang Valley region registering at 103.

The latest pictures from satellites NOAA 12 and NOAA 18 show a combined total of 107 hotspots in Borneo and 89 in Sumatra

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User talk:Bawolff/Sandbox/Forum:Index

Looks good so far. I see what you are trying to do, and that'd be perfect for a temporary forum. Thunderhead (talk) 00:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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Human remains found five years later at World Trade Center site

October 20, 2006 More than five years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, human remains from the World Trade Center's fallen towers have been uncovered at the cross of 29th Street and 11th Avenue in New York City.

Works from Manhattan's Consolidation Edison found the remains and took them to a natural gas vehicle refueling station, where they called medical examiners to the scene. It is unclear when the remains were found or what condition they are in.

An estimated 2,749 people died as a consequence of the September 11 attacks, and family members of about 1,150 victims still do not know whether the remains of victims have been, or ever will be, found.


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User talk:RadioMatthew

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image:Wtcnyctumbles.jpg - source
Thank you for uploading images.However, please include sources on your images. image:Wtcnyctumbles.jpg needs a source or it may be deleted per WN:FU, and WN:IUP. Thanks, Bawolff ☺☻ 20:09, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanyou for sourcing that image. Also, Is the image PD or fair use, You have the PD tag, but say fair use in the summary. And one last thing, for [[Image:Cbs5earthqcobb.png]], what is it a screenshot of? Thanks Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 21:06, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Hello,

 * thanks for uploading the WTC image. However, the site you took it from says "all rights reserved". I don't believe this could be fair use, since there are clearly alternatives available. I'm replacing the image, and unless you argue decently why the image you found is used properly, it will be deleted.

 * And the burrito image: did you really take it yourself?!?

 * Nonetheless, thank you very much for contributing, enjoy wikinews and if you need anything, I'll be glad to help.

 * --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:52, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Also, I deleted the screenshot: it is clearly copyrighted by a rivaling news organisation, even if you took a screenshot of it, that's not what the screenshot-clausule is intended for: compare to Image:Google.be with court ruling.png.
 * Please be careful to upload copyrighted images. I too believe that articles should have images, and the search for a suitable image can be frustrating, certainly in the beginning. Try to browse commons, they usually have a related image that's worthwile.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:11, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I have tagged this image for deletion. It is unused and is not PD. --SVTCobra 15:19, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Image:Jesusburrito.jpg
Please do not upload copyrighted images that do not meet our fair use policy. Thanks. --Cspurrier 01:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

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User:RadioMatthew

Wahoo! I'm finally on WikiNews after being a long-time reader! Name's Matthew. You may have seen some of my contributions on WikiNews' bigger sister, Wikipedia. I began writing articles for Wikinews on 19 October 2006 after contributing to Wikipedia for over a year.

Random Stuff
Currently, I'm...
 * A student in college
 * Living in Northern California
 * Nineteen years old
 * Reigstered to vote
 * Pursuing a career in radio broadcasting
 * Somewhat politically involved

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The following are places I get my news from (and you should too, news reader!)
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Sir Edmund Hillary receives honorary doctorate

October 20, 2006

Yesterday the first person to climb Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, received an honorary doctorate from the University of Waikato for his work in the fields of environment, education and humanitarian causes.

Sir Edmund said: "Receiving this so close to home is something special," as all his other doctorates he had received had all come from other countries. Sir Edmund was born in Auckland and had travelled around Waikato, and in regards to that he said: "It's a great honour to be here, and I feel that it's almost home to me."

Roy Crawford, vice-chancellor of the University of Waikato, said: "The award of honorary doctorate acknowledges Sir Edmund's outstanding achievements and qualities."

The university already has a scholarship programme named after Sir Edmund.

Sir Edmund was the first person, along with his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.


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User talk:Jkaplan~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:82.47.143.47

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User talk:Ryckmonster~enwikinews

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User talk:202.73.126.74

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User talk:Daniel575

You can also reach me on my Wikipedia talk page. I will respond to questions posted here on your own talk page.
 * I have noticed you joined the category:Israel argument, just a reminder To follow WN:E. I have also noticed that you don't seem to like PVJ very much

you may be intreasted in Dispute resolution. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:35, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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personal attacks
i believe u're a 'pedia user and u may be familiar with the gist of w:Wikipedia:No personal attacks. pls follow it. persistent refusal to do so will get u blocked. telling other editors they belong in psychiatric hospitals constitutes a personal attack, as you probably know. — Doldrums(talk) 16:32, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Just because he made it doesn't give you license to continue. If you think you're above him, please act so. —     16:55, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

mesg on my talk page

 * I can understand that you don't much like people who deney your country's exsitance. Notwidthstanding you still have to be nice to them. I don't agree with PVJ, but he still has the right to raise concerns about the neutrality of stuff. If you have a personal dispute with someone, who can try to resolve it at dispute resolution, but as others said above, telling them to go to a phycotic ward is not an acceptable way of dealing with your differences. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 17:13, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I understand your shocked, but I concur with Bawolff. What exactly do you want me to do? Try to keep cool; I think it is clear what the final consensus on this matter will turn out to be... --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Human remains found five years later at World Trade Center site
Please refrain from using words such as terrorism except under direct quotes, especially not when a less controversial alternative (such as militant) may be used. You may also want to see and WN:NPOV. Thanks. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 10:43, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Get lost. --Daniel575 10:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You have already made 3 reverts to this article. I suggest you stop before you violate WN:3RR. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 10:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

No Personal Attacks
Asking a user if he is on medications is a personal attack. You have already been warned about NPA before, if you violate policy again you are liable to be blocked. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 11:47, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I repeat, get lost. --Daniel575 12:15, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Please stop telling him to get lost. Try to keep your head. If you want to express your opinion, consider voting on his de-adminship.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:01, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

If you make me an admin first I will vote there. Only admins can edit that page. --Daniel575 14:04, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The page is semiprotected, you will be able to edit it starting Oct 24th. --Cspurrier 14:44, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Please be civil
Daniel575, however much you disagree with a contributors point of view, it is no reason to be uncivil. There is a large difference between having the editor express a strong unpopular opinion, and you attacking the editor personally. If you want your opinion heard, you will have to respect our policies not to disrupt Wikinews, our policy on Etiquette and something that we inherited from Wikipedia — that there is no excuse or justification for no excuse or justification for personal attacks. I am an editor who also strongly disagrees with PVJ's position; I will continue to disagree with him. I will apply our tools to make this point heard. But I will not call that editor names, or cross the line into abuse.

Please stop abusing the editor. We do not tolerate repeated behavior of that sort on Wikinews, regardless of points of view. -- IlyaHaykinson 13:32, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * How would you respond to calls for you and your entire country to be annihalated? Completely calm and rational of course, also when the person in question is a Wikinews administrator? --Daniel575 14:05, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Lots of people in the world believe in a lot of different things. The whole point of a pluralistic society is to have a system for allowing people to believe whatever they want to believe, but prevent disruption and violence.  Whether it works in the real world or not, this pluralism is a key feature of the Wikimedia wikis, including Wikinews.  The fact that this editor has made it clear that he holds very unorthodox and even inflammatory opinions is ok.  However, violation of site policies or abuse of administrative tools will be dealt with according to our existing methods.  The answer is not, however, to get really really personally upset at the user in a public way.  If you want to be personally upset at the user, please do so over a private channel of communication.  Here on the wiki, things have to be based on policy; if you don't agree with the above, you'll need to rally others to get the policy changed first. -- IlyaHaykinson 23:34, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

WN:ALERT-Warning
Please read WN:POINT. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 14:25, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

some more gratuitous advice
#5 Wikinews is not a theatre of war. please do ur utmost to interact politely with other users. resist the temptation to indulge in personal attacks and from escalating conflicts, they will almost invariably be counter-productive. if u have a disagreement with a user that prevents you from constructively collaborating, consider Dispute resolution. — Doldrums(talk) 16:29, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I do not understand what you are talking about. I do not have any dispute with anyone here. --Daniel575 18:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Blocked
If you'll post something indicating that you will be more reasonable in how you try to go about obtaining your apology I will unblock you. It is a short block because you're a new contributor, but you have been blocked because this is the sole issue on the wiki you have shown any interest in. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:57, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Get lost. --Daniel575 21:42, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * What Brian and the other admins have been basically saying is, please be polite because it makes everything so much better for everyone, and as a result more work can get done. Plus, acting rude will give you a reputation and you won't be treated as well as a user who has earned trust (and as a result can become an administrator someday). If you start acting more civil, you will be welcomed by the community. That's a good thing. —     21:45, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

As soon as PVJ59 loses his adminship, we can start working constructively. I cannot constructively participate in a place where admins call for the annihalation cq. destruction of my country. --Daniel575 23:53, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You have been blocked for 3 hours for continuing to engage in incivililty and personal attacks despite being warned repeatedly. Please see to it that this sort of behaviour is not repeated. Thanks. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 13:33, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

You have now been blocked for 24 hours for persistently violating Wikinews policies on civility and personal attacks. Please refrain from asking that individual users and their countries be annihilated, terming Administrators who warn you as "anti-Semites" and being rude to other users. Thanks. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 03:38, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You will be blocked again if you continue to harangue editors who have announced they are leaving the project. I count zero contributions from you in the main namespace on the Wiki, and POV warring is not welcome here. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:35, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Also, if I may jump in, on Brian's talk page, you said WN is POVed. We are NPOV in our articles, however on talk pages and user pages (example), we are allowed to be as POVed as we want, however not against other users. Thunderhead (talk) 18:28, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:US declares vital interest in space

Followups?
If I may suggest, I'd really like to see more of the reactions of other countries to this announcement by the US. It could be added to this article, but I'd guess there's more than enough out there to justify a new followup article on the subject. Rob T Firefly 13:42, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Firefly, I'll try to do that but I have had to waste time correcting negative editing - someone who took exception to 'adversary' and rewrote a chunk instad ot reading the quote and inserting quotes! Fentonrobb 11:01, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Please stop changing this story. The publish tag was put on it about 2 days ago.  Most of the changes made subsequent to that would have made a nice second story, and nobody other than RC patrollers will be picking the changes up now anyway. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:27, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

npov
Rob T Firefly is correct; the article is 100% USA comments and those of its supporters. Other views need to be included to qualify this article as npov. 64.229.187.135 17:20, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * ok I found one source with a little bit of a neutral report but hopefully their are others. The article in its orginal state resembled a pronouncement from Mount Olympus. 64.229.187.135 17:32, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * and where is it sourced from? — Doldrums(talk) 17:33, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * ok, found it. — Doldrums(talk) 17:37, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

I have trawled extensively for reactions pro and anti this policy but can't find anything. It seems that this policy was to be slipped out quietly and that certainly seems to have happened - in spite of its great signifiance. If anyone can find stuff I hope they will start a new piece. Fentonrobb 18:44, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I can't find anything either, which is rather worrying to me. This issue is frankly major no matter which side of it you are on.  I guess original reporting is the only answer, perhaps some Wikinewsies in countries other than the US can do something to spread how other people really feel about this sort of thing, and get a followup article.  Rob T Firefly 13:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

American/British English
Minor Comment: I realize that the article author is British, but as Tony White is an American, his quote should used the commonly accepted American english, i.e. "weaponization" as opposed to "weaponisation" in the article. Zidel333 16:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Comments on the new policy
As at October 12 Space Politics remarks ''Looking for some insightful commentary and analysis regarding the national space policy released late last week by the Bush Administration? Well, keep looking. There hasn't been a lot of commentary in general about the document, and what little has been published has focused, not surprisingly, on the portions of the document dealing with security and freedom-of-access sections of the policy:'' http://www.spacepolitics.com/archives/001104.html

Then on 18 October same source headlines Some media attention for the national space policy It only took a week and a half, but the new national space policy quietly released on the eve of Columbus Day weekend has finally received some heavyweight mainstream media attention, in the form of a front-page article in today's Washington Post, but this adds little new. And still no signifiant reactions from world's press that I can find.

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User:Daniel575

Wikipassport

 * Name: Daniel
 * Location: Jerusalem, Givat Shaul neighborhood
 * Nationality: Dutch (The Netherlands)
 * Profession: IT
 * Religion: Haredi (('ultra'-)Orthodox) Jewish (anti-Zionist, affiliated with the Dushinsky and Satmar Chassidic movements)
 * Languages: Dutch, English, German, Hebrew, Yiddish

For more, see my user page at Wikipedia.

My view on Zionism: http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com

Newsfreak: my sources
I am an absolute newsfreak. My favorite sources, ordered by preference, with the [number] of times I visit them on an average day:
 * Israeli (in English)
 * http://www.haaretz.com Haaretz (most neutral newspaper in the entire Middle East, good website, first choice) [40]
 * http://www.ynetnews.com Yedioth Ahronoth (secular Zionist anti-Jewish) [30]
 * http://www.israelnn.com Arutz Sheva (right-wing religious Zionist) [20]
 * http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com Yated Neeman (Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] Jewish anti-Zionist, weekly) [once every few days]
 * http://www.jpost.com The Jerusalem Post (secular Zionist, very bad website) [2]

 * Dutch
 * http://www.nu.nl Nu.nl [30]
 * http://www.ad.nl Algemeen Dagblad [5]
 * http://www.indymedia.nl Indymedia NL [1]
 * http://www.destentor.nl De Stentor [1]
 * http://www.at5.nl AT5 [10]

 * German / Swiss
 * http://www.faz.net Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung [once every few days]
 * http://www.rp-online.de Rheinische Post [now and then]
 * http://www.engadinerpost.ch Engadiner Post [now and then]

 * Other
 * http://www.cnn.com [now and then; in case of big happenings outside of countries covered above]

 * Jewish
 * http://chareidi.shemayisrael.com Yated Neeman (Haredi [ultra-Orthodox] Jewish anti-Zionist, weekly) [once every few days]
 * http://www.nik.nl Dutch Jewish Communities [1]
 * http://masoret.hevre.co.il Bechedrei Chareidim (Hebrew / Yiddish) news and forums [1]
 * http://www.joods.nl Jewish.nl [1]

And no, I am not exaggerating when I say that I visit some of these sites 40 times in a day. It is very rare for me not to be fully up to date on anything going on in Israel and the Netherlands, and major issues in the rest of the world.

Whoever wants to know: I contribute using a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop, using WinXP-Home-SP2. I use IE6 at home and Firefox at work (occasionally at home also). I am a Microsoft-addict. Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, you name it. But I love Google also, including Gmail and Google Video. And Wikimedia. The three companies / organizations I could not do without are without a doubt Microsoft, Google and Wikimedia.

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Is this fair use or pd?WAvegetarian 15:30, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Either way, it has no source. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:07, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

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Florida suffers from summerlike conditions ahead of cold front

October 20, 2006

Most of the U.S. state of Florida is sweltering in summerlike heat and humidity ahead of a cold front, which promises to bring down polar air from Canada to cool down the state next week.

A wide swath of Florida has reported temperatures above 90º Fahrenheit (32º Celsius) over the last three days, with heat indices either approaching or topping 100ºF (38º C), with similar conditions persisting into the weekend.

At the Tampa Vandenberg Airport yesterday, few clouds and south-southwest winds pushed the temperature to 93º (34º C), toppling the previous record set for that date (89º in 1993). At the Tampa International Airport, the recorded high was 88º (31º C), just one degree shy of the record set on that date, also in 1993. Record-breaking highs were also witnessed yesterday at the Orlando International Airport: the recorded high was 93º, breaking the record of 91º set back in 1980.

In downtown Jacksonville, the recorded high yesterday was 88º, three degrees shy of the record set in 1980, but still ten degrees higher than the average high for October 19.

Even normally warm Miami flirted with record highs. On October 18, Miami recorded a high of 89º in downtown, one degree shy of the record high set back in 1993. The only part of the state receiving a respite from the high temperatures is the Panhandle, which is already feeling the effects of the nearly stationary cold front.


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California woman sees holy figure in burrito

October 20, 2006

A woman in Sacramento, California claims to have spotted the holy figure of Jesus Christ in her burrito.

Valencia Phillips said that, while she was very hungry and actually not very religious, she didn't dare bite into the chimichanga bearing the holy mark. "I've had an amazing, amazing experience. It's been something else," Phillips said.

It is not currently known what will become of the burrito.


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Earthquake measuring 4.5 shakes northern California

October 20, 2006

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake centered in the northern California city of Cobb struck around 10 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-8) on Friday.

According to CalTech's professor Carlos Sicilia, the earthquake reportedly shook items off store shelves, causing many of them to crash against the floor. There was no immediate report of structural damage or injury.


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This is supposedly the name for the main page in chinese, Should this be redirected to Main Page as it currently is, or should it perhaps have a note pointing to zh:, or maybe redirect to template:Wikinewslang. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:11, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

 * If it really is correct, then I suggest keeping the redirect.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:17, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

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User:Ryulong

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User talk:Ryulong

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Evangelist Kent Hovind's tax trial begins

October 21, 2006

Evangelist Kent Hovind and his wife, Jo, are trying to convince a federal jury that their money from video and amusement park admission sales belong to God and cannot be taxed. The trial began at United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Tuesday October 18, 2006 after twelve jury members and two alternates were selected to decide on the 58 federal courts against Hovind and his wife. The trial was expected to take at least two weeks to complete with the prosecution hoping to rest its case Tuesday, but a defense attorney became ill and the Judge delayed the trial until October 30th.

Hovind is a Young Earth creationist who does many speaking engagements and debates. He also sells videos giving a pro-creationism perspective, which he receives income for. Hovind, who calls himself "Dr. Dino", received a Ph.D in "Christian education" from the unaccredited correspondence school Patriot Bible University in 1991.

Charges
Prosecutor Michelle Heldmeyer said from 1999 to March 2004, the Hovinds took in more than $5 million. Heldmeyer charged Hovind on 12 counts for failing to pay about $470,000 in federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes for his ministry employees between March 31, 2001, and Jan. 31, 2004. Counts 13 through 57 include Hovind's wife for making 45 transactions in a little more than a year, sometimes taking out as much as $9,500 at a time. Banks are required to report cash withdrawals that exceed $10,000.

In count 58 against Kent includes filing a frivolous lawsuit against the IRS, demanding damages for criminal trespass, filing an injunction against an IRS agent, making threats against investigators and those cooperating with the investigation, and filing false complaints against the IRS for false arrest, excessive use of force and theft.

In July with his attorney, Public Defender Kafahni Nkrumah, Hovind stated that he did not recognize the government's right to try him on tax-fraud charges.

This is not the first time Hovind has found himself in legal trouble. In 2002 he refused to get a $50.00 building permit for his Dinosaur Adventure Land, and after three years of legal battles the court ruled that he get a permit or the building would be razed. The park, which depicts dinosaurs as coexisting with humans in the last 6-4,000 years with the more recent "dinosaurs" being the Loch Ness monster, is reportedly open after Hovind paid for the permit and fines totaling $10,402.64.

Government witnesses
More directly, M.C. Powe, an IRS officer who investigates people who have unpaid tax returns or unpaid tax liabilities, testified at Hovind's current trial on October, 19, 2006 that she first attempted to collect taxes from the Hovinds in 1996. She noted Hovind tried several "bullying tactics" that included suing her at least three times. These resulted in each case being thrown out.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Beard handled Hovind's bankruptcy in 1996 testified on Wednesday that in 1996 after Hovind's vehicles were seized by the IRS, he filed under the Chapter 13 "wage-earner plan," available only to those who have a regular source of income. However, Hovind wrote that he had no form of income, that he rejected his Social Security number and that his employer was God, Beard testified.

In a 2005 affidavit, the Hovinds argue that Social Security is essentially a "Ponzi scheme." The Hovinds referred to the United States Government as "the 'bankrupt' corporate government" and said they were renouncing their United States citizenship and Social Security numbers to become "a natural citizen of 'America' and a natural sojourner."

On Thursday an employee of AmSouth Bank explained that the Currency Transaction Reports requires the bank to report any time a cash amount of $10,000 or more is withdrawn or deposited. This employee noted that various records demonstreated Jo Hovind had made transactions up to $15,000 at a time.

Also on Thursday Hovind's former neighbor testified regarding Hovind's purchasing of her Palafox Street home. On the stand she said Hovind paid her $30,000 in cash as part of the $155,000 sale.

Hovind's employees
In this week's trial two of Hovind's workers testified in federal court that they didn't consider where they worked to be a church. In court Hovind maintains he does not have to pay the taxes because his employees were "volunteers," "missionaries" or "ministers" and his business was a ministry.

However, Brian Popp, Hovind's employee for at least eight years, said he considered himself a minister at the time of his employment, but said Hovind's ministry isn't a church. Popp also testified that Hovind knew about the bank's requirement to report transactions over $10,000 and said it was "not safe to carry large sums of cash."

Further, Popp said Hovind told his workers not to accept mail addressed to "KENT HOVIND" because Hovind told the workers the government created a corporation in his "all-caps name" and if the mail was accepted, Hovind claimed, it would be accepting the responsibilities associated with that corporation.

Diane P. Cooksey, served as a sales representative for the ministry from January 2003 to June 2005, and said Hovind expected to pay her own taxes. Cooksey said, "He explained what his belief was, right up front in the interview, that I would pay my own taxes." As told's worker, she received $10 an hour in a weekly paycheck, punched a time clock, was given 10 paid vacation days a year, and considered herself an employee, not a missionary as a few others called themselves.

The IRS raided Hovind's Dinosaur Adventure Land in April 2004, after which Hovind required his employees to sign nondisclosure agreements. "I was uncomfortable signing it, I guess, because of not having a full understanding," Cooksey said.

Pensacola Christian College
Rebekah Horton, vice president of the unaccredited Pensacola Christian College, took the stand on the second day of the trial and testified that "We know the Scriptures do not promote (tax evasion)". "It's against Scripture teaching."

Horton was given a videotape in the mid 1990s from a woman who worked for Hovind. The video contained "another evangelist advocating tax evasion," Horton explained. The woman who gave the tape to Horton claimed Hovind's philosophy as "You were giving a gift with your work, and they were giving a gift back to you."

Pensacola Christian College decided to disallow its students from working with Hovind's Creation Science Evangelism and reported Hovind's scheme to the IRS.

IRS and 'beating the system'
On Friday, attorney David Charles Gibbs testified that Hovind claimed he had no obligation to pay employee income taxes and explained with "a great deal of bravado" how he had "beat the tax system." Gibbs is an attorney with the Gibbs Law Firm, also is affiliated with the Christian Law Association, a nonprofit organization founded by his father that offers free legal help to churches nationwide in a suburb of St. Petersburg, Florida. Gibbs attended the Marcus Pointe Baptist Church when Hovind was a guest speaker at the church on October 17, 2004. Hovind invited Gibbs and others to Hovind's home for pizza and soda.

Gibbs testified they talked for many hours, and Hovind "tried to stress to me that he was like the pope and this was like the Vatican." Also Gibbs explained Hovind also told him he preferred to deal in cash because "dealing with cash there is no way to trace it, so it wasn't taxable."

Later on Friday, Special IRS Agent Scott Schneider took up the remainder of the day and is expected to resume Monday. Schneider told the jury his investigation revealed that Hovind "hadn't filed tax returns ever, to my knowledge."

Hovind tried suing the IRS and Schneider several times to avoid providing information required by the IRS. Each filing was thrown out by the judges.

Schneider's discussed documents seized during the 2004 raid of Hovind's property. These documents, Schneider explained, indicated Hovind ran his ministry as a business with "meticulous" payroll documents and a time clock employees had to punch in and out.

In the raid cash was found "all over the place." Ultimately, $42,000 in cash was seized along with half-dozen guns (including a SKS semiautomatic) at the Hovinds' home.

The Pensacola News Journal noted that "in one memo, Jo Hovind informed her daughter, who works at the park, that her pay would be docked $10 for talking too long on the telephone when she should have been working."


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Now this is the kind of story I call newsworthy! Bcirker 23:28, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Wow, i've seen possibly more than 10 of these "Jesus spotted on *food*"(not on wikinews, just altogether), i think it's sortof odd that it is worthy of being news, but i guess some people would like to hear of it.

 * Finally, I clicked on this story. Hoping I won't be suckered in to looking at another one soon. -Edbrown05 09:06, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

holy?
there are two unattributed 'holy's in the article. since when did Wikinews get into the business of judging which buritto is holy and which is not? — Doldrums(talk) 04:06, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Wackynews gives you that extra bit of leeway to lampoon the story a bit more. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 12:00, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sources state the burrito is holy. RadioMatthew 21:19, 21 October 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Newsranger

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User talk:Mespanol

Welcome
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Excitement over iPhone Debut Draws Attention to .MOBI Domains

Industry experts are suggesting a continued trend towards increased internet mobility and portability

Las Vegas, NV - June 18, 2007 -- The Apple iPhone has created a wave of frenzy over its anticipated debut on June 29. Approximately 9% of poll respondents have indicated that they would be willing to migrate over to AT&T in order to acquire an iPhone. Excitement over the iPhone has drawn attention to the .mobi domain (pronounced dot mobi). This top-level domain extension, which is specifically dedicated to delivering the Internet to mobile devices, was made available to the public in September 2006, with little fanfare.

Apple's recent introduction of its revolutionary smart phone has generated an increased demand for .mobi domains. A significant feature of the iPhone is its Wi-Fi component, which allows users to access internet hotspots. Another core feature is the phone's ability to support HTML, which is the predominant markup language for the creation of web pages.

Dot-mobi compliant web hosting companies such as SherpaHost.com are already offering services that support .mobi domains, which include mobile phone website design and hosting.

Industry experts are suggesting a continued trend towards increased internet mobility and portability. Currently, with over 2.2 billion cell phones in use today, smart phones with WiFi capability, such as the iPhone, will hasten the demand for wireless internet access and .mobi web addresses.

For more information about .mobi domains and creating .mobi compliant websites, please visit http://www.SherpaHost.com.

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US population reaches 300 million

October 21, 2006 On Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 7:46 A.M. (EDT), the estimated population of the United States crossed the 300 million mark.

The United States population reached the 100 million mark in 1915 and the 200 million mark 52 years later in 1967. Only 39 years later, it has touched 300 million.

In 1967, when the population reached 200 million, President Lyndon Johnson held a news conference at the Commerce Department to "hail America's past and to talk about the challenges ahead".

While the current administration doesn't appear to have similar public celebrations for the 300 million mark as President Johnson had for the 200 million mark, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said to the Associated Press "I would hate to think that we are going to be low key about this...I would hope that we make a big deal about it."

During the year the population reached 200 million, David E. Lilienthal, the former chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, grimly predicted that 300 million people would cause the country to be impoverished and polluted with scarce national resources. "A population of at least 300 million by 2000 will, I now believe, threaten the very quality of life of individual Americans."

Sam Roberts of The New York Times notes that while the United States' population is growing by slightly less than 1 percent per year, the nation is the third largest in population behind China and India, each with populations over 1 billion. The United States continues to be gaining people while many other industrialized nations are not; Japan's population is actually decreasing.

In terms of regional distribution, there has also been major change. Between 1970 and 2000, the portion of population in the southern and western United States went from 48 percent to 58 percent. The Population Reference Bureau also notes a rise in suburbia in the 30 year gap. While the percentage of the population living in cities remained around 30 percent, the percentage of people living in the suburbs rose from 38 percent to 50 percent.

John McCormick discussed in Chicago Tribune how the make-up of the US population has certainly changed from 1967 to today. Then, Italy was the country where most foreign born people came from more than any other; in 2006 that nation is Mexico. And in the 39 year span, the percentage of foreign-born U.S. citizens has more than doubled from 5 percent to 12 percent today. According to the Population Reference Bureau, almost 50 percent of Americans under 5 years of age are members of a minority, be it racial or ethnic.

The U.S. Bureau of the Census maintains a current estimated U.S. population count on its website.

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USA Today told the same "news" story in April. 82.224.88.52 06:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Maybe so, but was the USA today story released under a http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ license and was it free to edit by all who wish to edit it? Perhaps when we have the story "US population reaches 400 million" in Wikinews, we can look back on what we thought way back when the population was a "mere" 300 million people. -Hyad 06:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Anyway, if we keep this information, it would be fairer to restore the following... 82.224.88.52 06:23, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

21:41, 17 October 2006 Messedrocker (Talk | contribs) deleted "United States passes 300 million mark" (content was: '{deletionrequest|Old news being recycled}{date|October 17, 2006}The population of the United States of America passed the 300 million mark thi...')

WHO wrote it first ? ? ?

 * Ha, so that's why the story wasn't there for October 17. Honestly, I had no idea it was deleted earlier. The way I figure it, even if plently of other people have reported the story already, it is worth it to have a version just for Wikinews. I feel Wikinews should have any big story no matter how many times it has been published elsewhere. That's my two cents anyway. -Hyad 06:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

 * My goal was not to remove your creation but at least to give a full credit to the initial contributor on wikinews. 82.224.88.52 09:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

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that's it. — Doldrums(talk) 07:58, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

October 17, 2006

The population of the United States of America passed the 300 million mark this morning at 7:45am.

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Thai Prime Minister to consider lifting martial law

October 21, 2006

Whilst on a visit to Indonesia, the Thai Prime minister Surayud Chulanont indicated that martial law imposed following the bloodless September 19 coup may soon be lifted.

Surayud was appointed Prime Minister on October 1 by General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, the head of the military junta that overthrew the government of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Currently touring the various ASEAN nations, Indonesia is the fourth stop for the new PM.

According to a report in the Bangkok Post the discussions between PM Surayud and his Indonesian counterpart President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono included calls for the state of martial law in Thailand to be lifted as well as discussions on the unrest in Thailand's muslim-majority south.

In a statement from Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda, the retired privy councilor turned PM was said to be prepared to "consider carefully" calls for the lifting of martial law and that he found Indonesia's approach to the problems they had with rebels in Aceh province "inspired".

Also on the agenda during the discussions were sharing of experience with avian flu. Indonesia has seen 55 people die from the disease.


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Talk:Canada's St. Paul’s West (Ward 21) city council candidates speak

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What is your name? Joe Mihevc

What is your age? 54

What is your current/most recent job/occupation? Toronto City Councillor, Ward 21, St. Paul’s West

What ward are you running in? (# plz) Ward 21

MAIN QUESTIONS
(ALL, 300 WORDS MAX) - Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.

The three most important issues are the environment, transportation and the local economy. As Toronto plans for its future, we need to increase our waste diversion and recycling programs. We need to maintain and protect our green spaces. We need to enhance sustainable energy options. We need to reduce gridlock and smog in order to improve our air quality. And, we need an efficient, affordable, reliable transit system to keep the City and local economy moving.

In addressing each of these issues, I am convinced that we cannot make decisions for today only; we need to have vision and hope for a brighter future. As Councillor, I have worked, and will continue to work, on each of these issues in many separate and specific projects throughout the Ward and City. For a full record of the positive results of my work on these issues, go to www.joemihevc.ca

All three of the issues come together in one local project – the rejeuvenation of St. Clair Ave W, which I address in the next question. (ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?

The majority of residents have indicated to me that they want St. Clair, the Avenue at the centre of our community life in the south of Ward 21, to provide them with reliable public transit, an efficient flow of traffic, and sidewalks that draw neighbours out for a stroll or to shop locally. This is the vision towards which we are working! With streetscape and transit improvements, St. Clair West will continue to be pedestrian-friendly, and I will continue to encourage the growing patio culture for restaurants and cafes. To improve public transit, I support a dedicated lane that will allow streetcars to pass unobstructed along the street. In terms of reliability, we are getting the equivalent of an above ground subway service – the dream of so many neighbourhoods across the city! How can I not support that as the local Councillor, responsible for enhancing the Ward which I represent? Current levels of transit service are already insufficient here and will become more so as St. Clair increases in density and popularity. Improved public transit is vital to preserving the neighbourhood character of St. Clair, while moving us into the future.

(ALL, 200 WORDS MAX) - Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process? Great communities, like great cities, are built from shared dreams that address shared needs. I have been a Councillor for the last 15 years, and I am proud to have helped guide the growth and improvement of our community. In the last few years, we have seen the neighbourhoods in St. Paul’s West increase in recognition, reputation and property value. This has not occurred by chance. I have worked hard to build successful, creative and vibrant relationships amongst local, corporate and government stakeholders in order to stimulate local renewal and make it happen! We are on the cusp of a renaissance on St. Clair that will reap tremendous rewards for small business and residents. Millions of dollars of City investment in street and transit improvements; support for local Business Improvement Areas; the Wychwood Barns Park; the upgrading of our play parks, the Cedarvale Ravine and the Kay Gardner Beltline Park; all this work is making Ward 21 a wonderful place to live and raise families. I have a vision of community and City growth - one that is sustainable, civil and inclusive. I enjoy working with people who have a passion for this community and City. This is why I am involved in the political process.

(ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council? The creativity, passion and positive community spirit of residents and businesses in Ward 21, St. Paul’s West, continues to inspire me. It has made my work as city Councillor, a real pleasure. Together, we are transforming our neighbourhood and our City into one that works - because we are addressing our shared needs, hopes and aspirations, in a fair and equitable manner.

(ALL, 300 WORDS MAX) - How are you currently involved in the community?

My recent involvements include: Salsa on St. Clair, a street festival to showcase both Hillcrest Village businesses & Latin culture; Melitaville Festival to support community engagement in Davenport-Shaw neighbourhood St. Clair Art Walk to showcase local artists with Wychwood Heights businesses transformation of the TTC Wychwood Car Barns into a Park to provide valuable green space, recreation, live/work space for artists, and community space protected banks of Cedarvale Ravine which led to a City-wide ravine protection by-law annual Spring Clean-up Days in Cedarvale and Nordheimer Ravines, and Kay Gardner Beltline Park support for the West Toronto Initiative for Solar Energy (WISE) to purchase solar systems for the roofs of interested community members, reduce household-produced emissions and contribute to sustainable energy. a home for the heritage Tollkeepers Cottage at Bathurst and Davenport; and, restoration of the historic Connaught Gates fought the demolition of rental units at 310/320 Tweedsmuir Ave, which led to new City zoning laws restricting condo conversions of rental housing stock stopped the McDonald’s drive-thru on St. Clair which led to City by-law prohibiting drive-thrus near residentially-zoned areas improved playground equipment in Graham Park, Marian Engel Park, Humewood Park, Cawthra Park, and park infrastructure in the Kay Gardner Beltline and Cedarvale Park; Wall murals by local artists to improve neglected lands the merger of Upper Village (Toronto) and Upper Village (York) BIAs Forest Hill Village BIA’s “Village Vision” began to renew the face of the retail village the Hillcrest Yard employee parking lot in order to reduce on-street parking problems on Davenport and in the Hillcrest and Wychwood Park neighbourhoods new signalized intersections at Burton/Kilbarry and at Ossington/Acores to make crossing safer for students, seniors and all pedestrians extension of the Allen Rd. noise wall, south from Fairleigh Ave. to Eglinton Ave. West renewed streetscape along MacPherson and Bridgman Avenues time-based TTC transfers and 4 additional off-street parking lots on St. Clair, to boost shop local campaign a new accessible elevator at Eglinton West TTC station the Commercial Façade Improvement Program

(ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - What does Toronto mean to you?

The diversity within Toronto makes it not only a unique place in the world, but a unique place in history. Never has there been, nor is there elsewhere, the meeting, merging and living together of so many cultures that IS Toronto. Diversity truly is our strength. And, in as much as we are able to honour that diversity, Toronto will be a great city.

Toronto is also a City where the vulnerable and marginalized have a voice and the commitment is strong to making sure their needs are met. This is our greatest security: each citizen knowing that they have a role, a place, and positive contribution to make to community life.

(ALL, 200 WORDS MAX) - Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?

Ward 21 was well served by city Council. No adverse decisions were made.

Ward 21 was especially well served by Council’s decision to invest so much in our area: in so many of our parks and the Cedarvale Ravine; on street and transit improvements.


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Canada's St. Paul’s West (Ward 21) city council candidates speak

November 3, 2006

On November 13, Torontonians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is St. Paul's West (Ward 21). One candidate responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include John Adams, Tony Corpuz, Joe Mihevc (incumbent), and John Sewell.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Joe Mihevc (incumbent)
54-year-old Joe Mihevc is the incumbent for Ward 21, St. Paul's West, Toronto, Canada.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: The three most important issues are the environment, transportation and the local economy. As Toronto plans for its future, we need to increase our waste diversion and recycling programs. We need to maintain and protect our green spaces. We need to enhance sustainable energy options. We need to reduce gridlock and smog in order to improve our air quality. And, we need an efficient, affordable, reliable transit system to keep the City and local economy moving.

 * In addressing each of these issues, I am convinced that we cannot make decisions for today only; we need to have vision and hope for a brighter future. As Councillor, I have worked, and will continue to work, on each of these issues in many separate and specific projects throughout the Ward and City. For a full record of the positive results of my work on these issues, go to www.joemihevc.ca

 * All three of the issues come together in one local project – the rejeuvenation of St. Clair Ave W, which I address in the next question.

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: The majority of residents have indicated to me that they want St. Clair, the Avenue at the centre of our community life in the south of Ward 21, to provide them with reliable public transit, an efficient flow of traffic, and sidewalks that draw neighbours out for a stroll or to shop locally. This is the vision towards which we are working! With streetscape and transit improvements, St. Clair West will continue to be pedestrian-friendly, and I will continue to encourage the growing patio culture for restaurants and cafes. To improve public transit, I support a dedicated lane that will allow streetcars to pass unobstructed along the street. In terms of reliability, we are getting the equivalent of an above ground subway service – the dream of so many neighbourhoods across the city! How can I not support that as the local Councillor, responsible for enhancing the Ward which I represent? Current levels of transit service are already insufficient here and will become more so as St. Clair increases in density and popularity. Improved public transit is vital to preserving the neighbourhood character of St. Clair, while moving us into the future.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: Great communities, like great cities, are built from shared dreams that address shared needs. I have been a Councillor for the last 15 years, and I am proud to have helped guide the growth and improvement of our community. In the last few years, we have seen the neighbourhoods in St. Paul's West increase in recognition, reputation and property value. This has not occurred by chance. I have worked hard to build successful, creative and vibrant relationships amongst local, corporate and government stakeholders in order to stimulate local renewal and make it happen! We are on the cusp of a renaissance on St. Clair that will reap tremendous rewards for small business and residents. Millions of dollars of City investment in street and transit improvements; support for local Business Improvement Areas; the Wychwood Barns Park; the upgrading of our play parks, the Cedarvale Ravine and the Kay Gardner Beltline Park; all this work is making Ward 21 a wonderful place to live and raise families. I have a vision of community and City growth - one that is sustainable, civil and inclusive. I enjoy working with people who have a passion for this community and City. This is why I am involved in the political process.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: The creativity, passion and positive community spirit of residents and businesses in Ward 21, St. Paul's West, continues to inspire me. It has made my work as city Councillor, a real pleasure. Together, we are transforming our neighbourhood and our City into one that works - because we are addressing our shared needs, hopes and aspirations, in a fair and equitable manner.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: My recent involvements include:
 * Salsa on St. Clair, a street festival to showcase both Hillcrest Village businesses & Latin culture;
 * Melitaville Festival to support community engagement in Davenport-Shaw neighbourhood
 * St. Clair Art Walk to showcase local artists with Wychwood Heights businesses
 * transformation of the TTC Wychwood Car Barns into a Park to provide valuable green space, recreation, live/work :* space for artists, and community space
 * protected banks of Cedarvale Ravine which led to a City-wide ravine protection by-law
 * annual Spring Clean-up Days in Cedarvale and Nordheimer Ravines, and Kay Gardner Beltline Park
 * support for the West Toronto Initiative for Solar Energy (WISE) to purchase solar systems for the roofs of interested community members, reduce household-produced emissions and contribute to sustainable energy.
 * a home for the heritage Tollkeepers Cottage at Bathurst and Davenport; and, restoration of the historic Connaught Gates
 * fought the demolition of rental units at 310/320 Tweedsmuir Ave, which led to new City zoning laws restricting condo conversions of rental housing stock
 * stopped the McDonald's drive-thru on St. Clair which led to City by-law prohibiting drive-thrus near residentially-zoned areas
 * improved playground equipment in Graham Park, Marian Engel Park, Humewood Park, Cawthra Park, and park infrastructure in the Kay Gardner Beltline and Cedarvale Park;
 * Wall murals by local artists to improve neglected lands
 * the merger of Upper Village (Toronto) and Upper Village (York) BIAs
 * Forest Hill Village BIA's "Village Vision" began to renew the face of the retail village
 * the Hillcrest Yard employee parking lot in order to reduce on-street parking problems on Davenport and in the Hillcrest and Wychwood Park neighbourhoods
 * new signalized intersections at Burton/Kilbarry and at Ossington/Acores to make crossing safer for students, seniors and all pedestrians
 * extension of the Allen Rd. noise wall, south from Fairleigh Ave. to Eglinton Ave. West
 * renewed streetscape along MacPherson and Bridgman Avenues
 * time-based TTC transfers and 4 additional off-street parking lots on St. Clair, to boost shop local campaign
 * a new accessible elevator at Eglinton West TTC station
 * the Commercial Façade Improvement Program

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: The diversity within Toronto makes it not only a unique place in the world, but a unique place in history. Never has there been, nor is there elsewhere, the meeting, merging and living together of so many cultures that IS Toronto. Diversity truly is our strength. And, in as much as we are able to honour that diversity, Toronto will be a great city.

 * Toronto is also a City where the vulnerable and marginalized have a voice and the commitment is strong to making sure their needs are met. This is our greatest security: each citizen knowing that they have a role, a place, and positive contribution to make to community life.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: Ward 21 was well served by city Council. No adverse decisions were made.
 * Ward 21 was especially well served by Council's decision to invest so much in our area: in so many of our parks and the Cedarvale Ravine; on street and transit improvements.


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Talk:Canada's Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak

What is your name? Yigal Rifkind

What is your age? 27

What is your current/most recent job/occupation? Lawyer

What ward are you running in? (# plz) 16

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A:
 * 1. Revitalization of the Bathurst Corridor: While Yonge St. has seen much of the economic boom of Toronto in the past forty years, Bathurst has long since lagged behind. It is time to bring new insights into the issues that affect the majority of our constituents. It is time to change City By-Laws regarding economic development on the Bathurst corridor. It is time for new thinking.
 * 2. Transportation: The TTC currently runs at %120 capacity, and while Toronto continues to grow, new subway lines have not opened up. In fact the opposite has happened (see the shelving of the Eglinton Subway lines in 1995 after digging had already begun
 * 3. Crime and Violence: We need increased police presence in the Lawrence and Bathurst Area as it has been the scene of a number of violent and non-violent crime.

Q:What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Transportation, Toronto will keep getting more and more congested (especially because of the Street Car lane only on St. Claire).(sic) Something must be done.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I felt that the transportation issue was not being addressed.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: I have lived the majority of my life in this neighborhood, and have taken an active interest in this community for many years. From attending Forest Hill Collegiate, to attending the Sharrei Shomayim Synagogue at Glencairn and Bathurst, to opening my own law firm at Eglinton and Bathurst, I have had a close relationship with the area in which I am now running for City Councilor.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I am on a community Baseball, Basketball and soccer team, I work with the Out of the Cold Program for the Community and the majority of my legal aid clientelle all come from my community.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: I grew up here, Toronto is the greatest city in the world.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: The least desirable was Karen Stintz support of a by-law which would allow Police Officers to not wear name tags (which prevents accountability). The best was a vote against an increase in residential property tax (which passed anyway).

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: A desire to execute different things. A subways system going East West along Eglinton would be the best thing that the City Council could do for this city.

RAW TEXT, Pantaleo
What is your name? Albert Pantaleo What is your age?

What is your current/most recent job/occupation? Self Employed What ward are you running in? Eglinton&lawrence Wad 16)

(ALL, 300 WORDS MAX) - Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.--Crime, Market Value Assessments, traffic Isseues anda pedesstrian Friendly Community

(ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election? Market Value Assessments I am determined to address concerns over the recent Realty Tax Assessments and increases. The provincial government has recognized that MPAC is not fair and is not working properly. It is now willing to review the process. This re-definition will require vision, common sense and ingenuity.

(ALL, 200 WORDS MAX) - Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process? I have been a resident in Ward 16 and operated my own business at 1175 Avenue Road for over 40 years. I have always believed that it is important to give of my time and energy to my community. As a member and chairperson of the Avenue Road Business Association, I have also been involved with business development in the area for over 20 years. My children grew up and attended elementary and secondary schools in the area. As I have watched the neighbourhoods change across the ward, I have shared concerns with my neighbours and business colleagues over issues that can be dealt with in the proper way to the benefit of all the people living here. I passionately care about my city and my ward. Years ago, I ran for council because of my love for and pride in this community, that has not only given me my livelihood, but also a sense of belonging. As a caring resident and business owner, I believe that I have a solid and well founded understanding of the issues and concerns of this Ward. I am committed to INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY and RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATION.

(ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council? The solutions to serious issues should be decided by the community, not by self-appointed individuals, small or special interest groups, politicians or corporations who maintain their own personal or corporate agendas.

No one interested party should possess the power of representation. The community as a whole must be respected.

(ALL, 300 WORDS MAX) - How are you currently involved in the community? ·    Business owner, located in Ward 16 on Avenue Rd, for over 40 years operating as Alberto Salon and Spa. ·    Community Service and Volunteer positions include: Canadian Cancer Society Director - Business Improvement Area Past President - Avenue Road Lion¹s Club Past President - Hair Design Guild Campaign Against Market Value Assessment Member - Avenue Road Business Association Past Co-Chair - Avenue Road Business Association Past Chair - Avenue Road Business Association Past Convener - St Margaret¹s Hockey Association And Co-Chair - Avenue Road Business Association Past Chair - Avenue Road Business Association (ALL, 100 WORDS MAX) - What does Toronto mean to you?

(ALL, 200 WORDS MAX) - Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?That is a good question you should ask the councillor,

(NON-INCUMBENTS ONLY) - If you were elected as a "rookie" councilor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent? To place forward a set budged for the following year make do to stay whit in the budged any increase should go on the next election referendum


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Canada's Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16) city council candidates speak

November 3, 2006

On November 13, Torontoians will be heading to the polls to vote for their ward's councillor and for mayor. Among Toronto's ridings is Eglinton—Lawrence (Ward 16). Two candidates responded to Wikinews' requests for an interview. This ward's candidates include Steven Bosnick, Charm Darby, Albert Pantaleo, Yigal Rifkind, Karen Stintz (incumbent), and Steve Watt.

For more information on the election, read Toronto municipal election, 2006.

Albert Pantaleo
Albert Pantaleo is self employed; he did not provide an age.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A: Crime, Market Value Assessments, traffic Isseues anda pedesstrian

Friendly Community

Q: What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Market Value Assessments I am determined to address concerns over the recent Realty Tax Assessments and increases. The provincial government has recognized that MPAC is not fair and is not working properly. It is now willing to review the process. This re-definition will require vision, common sense and ingenuity.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I have been a resident in Ward 16 and operated my own business at 1175 Avenue Road for over 40 years. I have always believed that it is important to give of my time and energy to my community. As a member and chairperson of the Avenue Road Business Association, I have also been involved with business development in the area for over 20 years. My children grew up and attended elementary and secondary schools in the area. As I have watched the neighbourhoods change across the ward, I have shared concerns with my neighbours and business colleagues over issues that can be dealt with in the proper way to the benefit of all the people living here. I passionately care about my city and my ward. Years ago, I ran for council because of my love for and pride in this community, that has not only given me my livelihood, but also a sense of belonging. As a caring resident and business owner, I believe that I have a solid and well founded understanding of the issues and concerns of this Ward.

 * I am committed to INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY and RESPONSIBLE REPRESENTATION.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: The solutions to serious issues should be decided by the community, not by self-appointed individuals, small or special interest groups, politicians or corporations who maintain their own personal or corporate agendas.

 * No one interested party should possess the power of representation. The community as a whole must be respected.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A:

operating as Alberto Salon and Spa. Community Service and Volunteer positions include:
 * Business owner, located in Ward 16 on Avenue Rd, for over 40 years
 * Canadian Cancer Society
 * Director - Business Improvement Area
 * Past President - Avenue Road Lion¹s Club
 * Past President - Hair Design Guild
 * Campaign Against Market Value Assessment
 * Member - Avenue Road Business Association
 * Past Co-Chair - Avenue Road Business Association
 * Past Chair - Avenue Road Business Association
 * Past Convener - St Margaret¹s Hockey Association
 * And Co-Chair - Avenue Road Business Association
 * Past Chair - Avenue Road Business Association

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: Question left unanswered.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: That is a good question you should ask the councillor.

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councilor, what would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: To place forward a set budged for the following year make do to stay whit in the budged any increase should go on the next election referendum.

Yigal Rifkind
27-year-old Yigal Rifkind is a lawyer.

Q: Describe the three most important issues in your campaign.
 * A:
 * 1. Revitalization of the Bathurst Corridor: While Yonge St. has seen much of the economic boom of Toronto in the past forty years, Bathurst has long since lagged behind. It is time to bring new insights into the issues that affect the majority of our constituents. It is time to change City By-Laws regarding economic development on the Bathurst corridor. It is time for new thinking.
 * 2. Transportation: The TTC currently runs at %120 capacity, and while Toronto continues to grow, new subway lines have not opened up. In fact the opposite has happened (see the shelving of the Eglinton Subway lines in 1995 after digging had already begun
 * 3. Crime and Violence: We need increased police presence in the Lawrence and Bathurst Area as it has been the scene of a number of violent and non-violent crime.

Q:What one election issue do you feel is most relevant to your ward in this election?
 * A: Transportation, Toronto will keep getting more and more congested (especially because of the Street Car lane only on St. Claire).(sic) Something must be done.

Q: Why have you chosen to involve yourself in the political process?
 * A: I felt that the transportation issue was not being addressed.

Q: Why do you want to represent this particular ward on council?
 * A: I have lived the majority of my life in this neighborhood, and have taken an active interest in this community for many years. From attending Forest Hill Collegiate, to attending the Sharrei Shomayim Synagogue at Glencairn and Bathurst, to opening my own law firm at Eglinton and Bathurst, I have had a close relationship with the area in which I am now running for City Councilor.

Q: How are you currently involved in the community?
 * A: I am on a community Baseball, Basketball and soccer team, I work with the Out of the Cold Program for the Community and the majority of my legal aid clientelle all come from my community.

Q: What does Toronto mean to you?
 * A: I grew up here, Toronto is the greatest city in the world.

Q: Which council decision (since the 2003 election) do you feel the city/your ward should be most proud of, and which was least desirable?
 * A: The least desirable was Karen Stintz support of a by-law which would allow Police Officers to not wear name tags (which prevents accountability). The best was a vote against an increase in residential property tax (which passed anyway).

Q: If you were elected as a "rookie" councillor, What would you bring to the table beyond the incumbent?
 * A: A desire to execute different things. A subways system going East West along Eglinton would be the best thing that the City Council could do for this city.