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Colleges offering admission to displaced New Orleans students/International

Puerto Rico

 * University of Puerto Rico (PR, 11 campuses) - Immediate admission and enrollment for students from accredited institutions that will remain closed for the academic term or year. Students must be able to take courses in Spanish. Students who have already paid tuition at institution of origin will not be charged. Students who have not paid tuition, will enroll under resident status. 1-866-759-1877 psandin@upr.edu

U.S. Virgin Islands

 * University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas and St. Croix, VI) - UVI is inviting college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina to enroll in fall semester classes. Immediate Enrollment - Student IDs or unofficial transcripts needed to show enrollment status. Tuition & Fees Waived - Applies to students currently enrolled at hurricane ravaged schools. Registration - Call for details. St. Croix Campus: (340) 692-4158 St. Thomas Campus: (340) 693-1224 Credits - Credits earned at UVI will be transferred to students' home institutions. Housing - Housing will be provided in campus housing facilities as available.

Canada

 * Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) - "The University, one of Canada's leading undergraduate institutions, will provide full tuition and free residence accommodation to five students. In addition, Acadia will make 100 seats available to American students at a discounted cost. The University is developing a strategy to assist with travel costs including air fare and will work with the Canadian government to promote the expeditious processing of student visas."
 * Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec) - Students will be admitted as visiting students and will be able to register until September 20th. "The University has also approached government officials for assistance in facilitating the process." Contact: International Students Office at (514) 848-2424 x.3514 or email isabelle.lacelle@concordia.ca.
 * McGill University (Montreal, Quebec) - "..McGill will admit freshmen students from Tulane into a regular undergraduate program, where feasible, until September 13, 2005, which is the end of the University's course add/drop period. After that date, students will be considered for admission to the January 2006 term. All such applications, including those to professional programs such as Law and limited-capacity programs, will be reviewed promptly and individually in consultation with program directors to expedite regular processes. Similarly, applications from affected undergraduate transfer students and graduate students will be considered on an individual basis. Incoming students who are not citizens or permanent residents of Canada will have to obtain the appropriate permits and paperwork from immigration authorities to study in Canada. McGill's International Student Services Office will make every effort to fast-track this process by contacting the government authorities directly on behalf of the students. "Although we cannot offer on-campus housing or residence at this late date, our Off-Campus Housing Office can provide students who are admitted late with suggestions for affordable, privately owned accommodations near campus," says Kim Bartlett, McGill Director of Admissions (undergraduate)."
 * University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta) - The University of Alberta extends its deepest sympathies to everyone who has experienced a loss from this disaster. The University will admit, as Visiting Students with tuition waived, those students whose home institutions are unable to conduct classes for Fall, 2005. Admitted students will be allowed to register until September 20th, 2005 for courses for which they are academically qualified and where spaces are available. After that date, they will be considered for the January, 2006 term. The university will also assist students in finding accommodations. Undergraduate students should contact Melissa Casey (780-492-5456) melissa.casey@ualberta.ca. Graduate students should contact Heather Hogg (780-492-5525) heather.hogg@ualberta.ca.
 * University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - As an educational institution committed to the principle of global citizenship, UBC stands ready to help in any way that we can. We have already been in touch with partner institutions across North America to discuss the possible placement of New Orleans-bound exchange students who may have been forced to change their plans.
 * University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario) - U of G will accept, whenever possible, undergraduate and graduate students from schools that have been adversely affected by flooding and destruction. Following guidelines developed by Gulf Coast presidents, the students would be admitted to U of G on a visiting or provisional basis.
 * Université de Montréal (Montreal, Quebec) - L’Université de Montréal pourra accueillir cet automne les étudiants de l’University of New Orleans, avec qui elle a une entente de coopération internationale depuis de nombreuses années. Le recteur Luc Vinet a offert à l’UNO de recevoir les étudiants qui le désirent en attendant que la situation revienne à la normale dans cette institution. Les étudiants de l’UNO qui désirent venir étudier à l’Université de Montréal devront faire rapidement une demande d’admission. La date limite des choix et abandons de cours est le 13 septembre prochain.  Des chambres aux résidences seront réservées à leur intention et la maison des étudiants internationaux mettra tout en œuvre afin de les accueillir et de les soutenir dans leurs démarches auprès des autorités administratives.
 * University of Ottawa (Ottawa, Ontario) - The University of Ottawa is ready to help students affected by Hurricane Katrina: If students from affected universities are interested in attending the University of Ottawa, we will do everything in our power to allow them to continue their education.  We will be informing the appropriate University services (Housing, International Office, Strategic Enrollment Management, etc) of the possibility that hurricane-affected students may be arriving, and we will be preparing to help find off-campus housing and offer support services to ease the transition for any students who choose to come.
 * University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario) - The University is ready to assist eligible undergraduate students from the affected areas. Tuition will be waived for these students and housing will be provided on a space available basis. U of T wishes to support the home universities that have been damaged by the hurricane. Thus, the students admitted are expected to return to their home campuses. For further information, contact Miranda Cheng, Director, International Student Exchange Office (416)-946-3091, miranda.cheng@utoronto.ca or Steven de Sousa, Associate Director, News Services, (416) 978-2105; e-mail: steven.desousa@utoronto.ca.
 * University of Windsor (Windsor, Ontario) - Offers on-the-spot admission decisions to any students displaced by the hurricane and flooding in the southern United States. For more information, contact the Office of the Registrar at (519) 253-3000, ext. 3315.
 * University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) - The University of Waterloo, is offering admission with tuition waivers for up to 10 undergraduate and 10 graduate students who have been displaced from affected universities in the Gulf Coast states. Tuition will be waived for these students and housing will be provided on a space available basis. We will also strive to accommodate interested faculty members who may be seeking research, office or lab space. For more information, contact Wendy Mertz, Associate Vice-President Academic Office 519-888-4567 ext.2663, wlmertz@uwaterloo.ca

Israel

 * Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) - "Students from New Orleans will be accepted into the Hebrew University's Rothberg International School for a semester or year's studies and will be housed in the university's Mt. Scopus dormitories... At this stage, the university is preparing to extend 20 scholarships, but if necessary this will be extended to additional students." Press Release

United Kingdom
The British Council is maintaining a list of UK universities offering admission to US students displaced by Hurricane Katrina.


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Talk:UN holding recruitment exams in under-represented countries

Good job, it certainly made me laugh. How did the USA and some other real countries get on the list ? LOL.

How about adding a pic ? Perhaps a UN logo, or a pic of the Secretary General, or a pic of Secretariat, the dead racehorse ? LOL StuRat 02:42, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I think it was just representation by population that got the USA on there. The Commons is down, so I'll have to wait on the pic. --  user:zanimum

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editprotected 'Category:Antigua' should be replaced with 'Category:Antigua and Barbuda'. Van der Hoorn (talk) 22:42, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

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Aerial photos of Katrina's aftermath available

September 8, 2005

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is hosting over 3,000 high-resolution images on their website of the devastation along the Gulf Coast. The images were taken by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division using a Emerge/Applanix Digital Sensor System or DSS from 7,500 feet.

They were mounted on a NOAA Cessna Citation aircraft, a twin engine plane. The plane was the same plane that flew over 'Ground Zero' of the World Trade Center site and the Pentagon, after September 11th, taking 3-D photographs of them.

The images from the plane was taken to support the national security and emergency management response requirements. The image will also help current research efforts to help develop standards for aerial digital imagery.

Google Maps also contains some imagery (though limited) at this time when the word New Orleans or anything within New Orleans is typed in. It can be accessed by clicking the red button labeled Katrina.


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Talk:Aerial photos of Katrina's aftermath available

DigitalGlobe (provider of Google's Satellite imagery) is also providing high-resolution satellite imagery to members of the press (I s'pose that means us). Attribution is required if photos are used. --Mrmiscellanious 03:17, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Pics
So why isnt there any pics used in the article? NOAA's images are in the public domain. --Static 08:35, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Also... these images are of New Orleans following Katrina... not of Katrina itself. I think the article should be moved

I added a pic, and the title appears to be good. I thik both of the above points have been dealt with. -- Phyzome is Tim McCormack 12:08, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * That pic doesn't appear to show any evidence of destruction. Are we sure it covers the flooded area ?  Perhaps another pic would be better. StuRat 15:15, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Huh? I see lots of water. Aside from the interstate and the train station (?) on the left of the picture everything is flooded. --Deprifry 15:36, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * I think you are seeing shadows. It looks like the sky was overcast except for one streak of sunlight.  I don't see anything underwater or any buildings demolished.  If something was underwater, due to the filth in the water, it would be completely hidden.  Let me go look for a better pic. StuRat 15:44, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry, but this is clearly water. You see buildings and trees partially submerged, you can see cars floating around. There is also extensive roof damage visible on many of the buildings. Although I agree that an image taken during sunshine would probably make it clearer. --Deprifry 16:09, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * I found a better pic at:

http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/storms/katrina/24425551.jpg

 * It shows the southern shore of Lake Ponchartrain (pic is rotated so shore appears on right side). The area right by the shore seems to be higher and survived, while the area further inland is badly flooded.  Unforunately, I have a dial-up connection, so me uploading a pic this size to Wiki commons is not going to work.  Could somebody with DSL or better please give it a shot ? StuRat 16:31, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I could do that. Could you just tell me what part of New Orleans, if it's NO, or what city it portrays so I can include a proper caption? --Deprifry 16:38, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * It's New Orleans, on the southern shore of Lake Ponchartrain. I will look for more detail on the part of NO now. StuRat 17:04, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * It's the Spanish Fort area of New Orleans, on the southern shore of Lake Ponchartrain. Here is a roadmap of the area:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&1ahXX=&address=Lakeshore+Drive+%26+st.+Bernard+Ave&city=new+orleans&state=la&zipcode=

 * StuRat 17:22, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * The image is up here --Deprifry 17:34, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, thanks, I added it to the article. Unfortunately, you named the image Spanish Fork, not Fort, is there any way to correct it ?  I looked at the original image again, and after zooming all the way in I can see the water, at least in the sunny areas. StuRat 18:18, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * D'oh!. I probably had this story in mind when I named the file. Unfortunately, I think there is no way to rename images. I've changed the image description on the commons to make people aware of that mistake, I hope that helps to avoid confusion --Deprifry 18:52, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

 * Yea, that's where I heard it before !
 * I think there is a way:
 * Create a copy under the correct name.
 * Change all links to reference the new name.
 * Mark the old image for deletion.
 * Do you want to do this, or shall I ? StuRat 22:58, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Oh, I hadn't thought about that. I've done just this. --Deprifry 05:18, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks ! StuRat 11:18, 9 September 2005 (UTC)


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NZ opposition leader admits to fundamentalist contacts

September 12, 2005

Don Brash, leader of the opposition National Party in New Zealand, admitted that he was aware that members of the Exclusive Brethren church were going to release contentious brochures attacking his political rivals. Mr Brash said he had met members of the church a number of times. He has admitted today that he was aware of the group's intention to publish brochures that were critical of the Labour Party and The Greens. A spokesman for the Group admitted to having spent NZ$500,000 on the campaign so far.

The pamphlets were published without the link to the Church being obvious. However, former members of the Church identified the men as belonging to the church which has been described as a sect. The Exclusive Brethren are a closed order. Its members are not allowed to listen to Radio, Television or use computers at all. There are approximately 2000 members in New Zealand and active branches in the US and Australia. They are linked to political support for George Bush and other conservative politicians.


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I don't know what you make of that, but I think it's fodder for another story.... I'mm off to bed. Best regards :) Edbrown05 07:27, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Just a brief note...
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Talk:Controversy erupts over German Anarchist Pogo Party's campaign ad

I actually thought of making a story about that myself, but I'm glad someone else did because the topic surely deserves an article at Wikinews ;). --Deprifry 05:18, September 8, 2005 (UTC)

lol - there might be a few individuals who'd like that kind of future, but I along with german's majority certainly don't. The only concern you could have is that right and left wing extremists gain votes due to "protest voting" done by people who disagree with the major party's politics. In my opinion the best option for this election in Germany is to eighter don't go electing at all or invalidate the voting paper. The reason is that I actually feel left alone by the politicians who focus on suiting their politics to the needs of the economy instead of the citicen's needs. -- A german fellow

That was a very weird ad. Poor kids, being stuck in that nonsense. -- user:zanimum

 * I think Germany sorely needs more humour. The content is chaotic, but not too offensive for German standards. I am German. They have no chance of gaining meaningful support though. So lets put that in perspective. Longbow4u 13:41, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Would call that music "Heavy Metal"? User:Quadpus


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NASA announces Shuttle delay due to Hurricane Katrina

September 9, 2005

There will be a delay in future Shuttle flights until at least the fall of 2006, due to damaged NASA facilities that house and manufacture parts for the Shuttle program. Hurricane Katrina has damaged several NASA facilities, including not only the Kennedy Space Center, but more importantly the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans itself and the Stennis Space Center on the gulf coast of Mississippi, both major worksites of NASA subcontractors that help with the servicing of parts for the shuttle.

The Michoud New Orleans facility is the primary manufacturing facility for the external fuel tanks that are used on Shuttle launches. The Stennis Space Center is the manufacturing and test center for the main shuttle rocket engines. NASA is still trying to contact employees who have been evacuated from the New Orleans and Gulf Coast areas who have not reported to work due to the disaster and current situation in New Orleans. NASA announced that the Michoud Assembly Facility will not reopen until September 26th at the earliest.

There have been many setbacks for the Shuttle program as well. Hurricane Katrina simply added to these problems. Hurricane Ophelia forced the facilities at the Kennedy Space Center to go into a weather protection status, returning the shuttle Atlantis back to its hanger from the Vehicle Assembly building. The external fuel tank that was earlier scheduled to return to New Orleans prior to Katrina for some minor repairs had to be secured from the storm. MSNBC reported that Wayne Hale, NASA’s deputy shuttle program manager, suggests that it may be over a year before they can get back to flying another shuttle mission.

Among other problems facing NASA, employees at these damaged facilities have faced very personal losses. Some have lost family members, their homes, and more. In some cases, NASA has been unable to locate employees, or employees of contractors. For those that have been located, many of them from New Orleans are being transferred either to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, or to the Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

At the Stennis Space Center, they at first attempted to put the facility to use as an evacuee center to take in some people coming from out of New Orleans. As of Wednesday, those plans were dropped when evacuees were being transferred to other facilities better equipped to deal with their long term needs. The center is now focusing on efforts to recover from the damage to the facility itself.

At the Michoud Assembly Facility, the U.S. Marine Corp is also using it as a staging area for its operations in New Orleans, and as a temporary military base.


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Palestinian gunmen assassinate ex-security chief Former Palestinian security chief Moussa Arafat, cousin of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, was assassinated at his home in the Gaza Strip after a half-hour shootout between a number of militants and Arafat's bodyguards. They dragged Arafat into the street, while still in his pajamas, where he was shot. He was declared dead on arrival to hospital.

There is no indication that this incident will affect the withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, scheduled to be completed in the next few weeks.

Blair is first public official to apologize for Hurricane Katrina response British Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologised to Britons affected by Hurricane Katrina. Many British citizens who were trapped in New Orleans have complained to the British Foreign Office about the lack of response from their government after the hurricane destabilized almost 200 miles of the United States gulf coast.

Controversy erupts over German Anarchist Pogo Party's campaign ad The German Anarchist Pogo Party ran a campaign ad which, instead of discussing the party's politics, featured various party scenes set to a heavy metal soundtrack. The spot included revellers smashing furniture, pouring beer down each other's throats, and women dancing topless. TV channel ARD refused to air the ad because it "violates the human dignity" and showed only a heavily censored version at an earlier airtime. The Party then sued the station and got an injunction by an appeal court in Münster only minutes before the next ad was due, forcing the ARD to air the spot uncensored, right before their evening news flagship.

And: One year ago yesterday, on September 7, 2004, the Wikimedia Commons project was presented to the public. Wikimedia Commons, or simply Commons, is a repository for multimedia files that include images, videos, computer animations, and music as well as spoken texts, such as this one. They currently count more than 232,000 files.

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Samsung to sell dual-standard DVD player

September 8, 2005 Samsung announced it will market DVD players capable of playing back both Sony's Blu-Ray and Toshiba's HD DVD next-generation optical storage formats, if the two camps refuse to compromise on a single format. Assuming development is successful, consumers could expect to see such a device on store shelves next year. Blu-Ray and HD DVD are projected to be the successor formats for current DVDs. Samsung, while leaning towards the Blu-Ray camp, hopes it can cover both bases by distributing a player with dual-compatibility. While this means spending more in development to unify the two technologies and develop a cost-effective production method, dual compatibility may pay off for the company if the formats challenge each other as VHS and Betamax did twenty-five years ago. Despite the support for Blu-Ray, Samsung has also been supportive of a unified standard to avoid such costly competition. HD DVD offers single layer capacity of 15GB, more than triple the size of standard single layer DVDs, and benefits from similarities with current DVDs, such as cheap production and compatibility with current DVD players. Blu-Ray can hold 23GB on its smallest single layer version, and is reported to have superior durability and interactivity over current DVD-based technology and HD-DVD. HD-DVD is currently promoted by Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo and Microsoft; while Blu-Ray's base of support is the Blu-Ray Disc Association, which is led by Blu-Ray developers Sony and Philips. It is notable that Sony and Philips, who developed the Blu-Ray format, also competed against the Toshiba-designed SuperDisc DVD standard, which is the standard that is followed today.

The first Blu-Ray and HD DVD products are expected to start appearing in mainstream markets within the next year.


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Looks good, but you had spelling errors and broken links. Please spell check and test links. The links "NEC", "Blu-Ray Disc Assosiation", and "Reuters/CNET" all failed. I fixed them. The corrected links were "NEC Coporation", "Blu-ray Disc Association", "Reuters" (author) and "CNET" (publisher). A pic would also be nice, like the Samsung logo or a pic of a DVD. The title was too long, so I shortened it. StuRat 12:34, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I ran the article through MSWord before I posted, so all my mistakes would have been in the links. Need an easy button to click and it does it, I do them all manually. Also, my original article title was almost as it is now, but I didn't use it because I thought it too similar to one of my sources (only one word changed in the present title). Dorian Gray 21:53, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * There was one spelling error not in a link: "benifited" StuRat 22:47, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

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US FEMA aid site only supports Windows with Internet Explorer

September 8, 2005

The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website (for requesting disaster aid) is only functional for applicants using the latest version of the Internet Explorer web browser on the Microsoft Windows operating system. Users with other web browsers, such as Netscape, Opera, Safari, Firefox, or operating systems other than Windows, are effectively screened out of the site, which gives them a message that they need to download Internet Explorer version 6 or call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362 to register.

Relief workers are setting up many computer kiosks for evacuees to use. These kiosks are built from donated computers, many of which are unable to run Windows and/or Internet Explorer. Most of these kiosks use LiveCD versions of Linux, leaving evacuees unable to fill out aid forms.

A spokesperson for FEMA told MSNBC they were aware of the problem, and were trying to resolve the issue. They were, however, unable to provide an estimate of when the problem would be solved. Mike Quealy, a FEMA spokesperson, said the issue occurred because this tool was originally designed for in-house use by people working at the call center.

Telling the Opera web browser to spoof its user agent, by identifying itself as Internet Explorer, appears to trick the FEMA website into allowing the user to fill out the form. Firefox users can install the Prefbar extension (http://prefbar.mozdev.org/), and use the "User Agent Spoof" dropdown to achieve the same effect. Safari users can use the Debug drop-down menu (http://developer.apple.com/internet/safari/faq.html#anchor14), and use the "User Agent" option to achieve the same effect. Other options are to run Windows and Internet Explorer in an emulator such as VirtualPC on the Mac or VMware on Linux. This option is slow and requires the user to already own or purchase a license for Windows and the emulator software. Purchasing the software can cost several hundred dollars. Implementing a software compatibility layer, like the GPL wine project, allows the user to run certain Windows software on Linux, but still requires valid licenses for Windows.


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Talk:US FEMA aid site only supports Windows with Internet Explorer

Original reporting
The Original reporting is that I tried it on several browsers to verify it was true and I also discovered the Opera user agent spoofing, and the emulator option. It is a weak case for OR because for the most part the information can be found in other sources, but I discovered it before I read the sources that included that information. :) --Cspurrier 17:05, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Looks good, but you're right on the original reporting claim being weak. Perhaps you could do a bit more research, on which versions of Windows are supported, and whether Netscape and the AOL browser (IE based) work at the site.  That would be enough for me to vote you an original reporting credit. StuRat 19:50, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I checked it in Netscape and I got the same error, since I do not have AOL, I can not test it in the AOL browser, but I would expect it to work on the Windows version of AOL. The Windows XP requirement came from one of the sources (arstechnica). After researching it a bit more I am not sure why they make that statement, IE 6 appears to support down to Windows 95 on a 486 with 16mb RAM.  --Cspurrier 20:04, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Ok, add that info to the article and you've got your extra credit. StuRat 20:39, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. --Cspurrier 01:08, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Windows XP ?
You said Windows was required, then later implied that Windows XP was. Which versions of Windows are supported ? StuRat 19:45, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

Fixed
Runs well on Firefox here. -- User:NGerda 01:04, September 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Still not working on Opera on Linux, to get to the page that does not work click Register for Assistance, go through the Captcha and see the error :) --Cspurrier 01:11, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Firefox doesn't work for me, but then again, I also have Java disabled and the error message does say JavaScript must be enabled, so that might be it. StuRat 01:26, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Page loads without issues for me using Firefox 1.0.6 on Windows ME Slark 02:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The linked page "loads" for me in a sense on Firefox (Deer Park), but clicking on the link for online assistance just refreshes the page. I tested it with IE and the link actually worked rather than just refreshing the page. Theshibboleth 04:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Running Firefox 1.0.6 on MacOS 10.2.8:
 * Passing true user-agent:
 * With NoScript blocking, https://www.disasteraid.fema.gov/ redirects to itself.
 * With NoScript set to allow fema.gov, got error page.

 * Passing Netscape 6.2 on Linux with NoScript allowing fema.gov, got error page.

More detailed information available if requested. Jobarts-Talk 06:13, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Passing Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP with NoScript allowing fema.gov, got to form.

Use of "alternative" in photo caption
The photo caption says that the FEMA website does not display in "alternative" browsers. This seems to implie that IE is the default, which is not really true of newer macs. Of course IE is still being used by about 90% of web users, but still there is probably a more precise term that could be used instead. Theshibboleth 09:15, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Agreed. Change was made in caption and in body of text, where word was also used. StuRat 11:12, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Spoofing
I have spoken to a number of people that say the spoofing does NOT work. It will allow you to complete the form until the final step. At that point, the submission fails. Has anyone that done the spoofing completed the ENTIRE process? Jebba 07:41, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

News?
Sorry but I fail to see how this is considered news, please enlighten me. Don't get me wrong, I think FEMA needs a kick in the ass, but it seems like its pretty trendy to bash FEMA atm. --Static 08:31, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I see FEMA offering aid in a way which locks out many people to be definite news. How is it not news ? StuRat 12:45, 23 September 2005 (UTC)


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Death of candidate will delay final results for German federal election by weeks

September 8, 2005

The death of a candidate for the Bundestag could delay the final outcome of the German federal election by several weeks.

The 43-year old Kerstin Lorenz, of the far right NPD, suffered a stroke during a campaign appearance on Monday and slid into a coma. She died on Wednesday in the hospital.

The NPD must now nominate a new candidate for the constituency of Dresden I and election officials have to reprint hundreds of thousands of ballot papers. Also, the vote of anyone who already sent in their absentee ballot will be declared invalid, and these voters need new ballots as well. The leading election official for the state of Saxonia, Irene Schneider-Böttcher, said it would be impossible to achieve all that was required within the time remaining before election day, September 18th. She ordered a by-election for the 2nd of October.

If the election results are extremely close, the outstanding Dresden I by-election result could potentially change the final outcome, which would leave Germany in uncertainty. While Dresden I is only one out of 299 constituencies, it could ultimately decide who will govern the country for the next few years.

The projected majority of the opposition parties FDP and CDU, which headed the polls for months, is shrinking with current government parties Greens and SPD, along with the Party of the Left, getting closer by the day.

Some constitutional lawyers have also raised concerns if it would be legal to announce any results at all on September 18th. They argue that in the case of a close result, the voters in Dresden would realize that they will be the one to decide the election, which could shift their votes. And on the other side, if the race is already over, they might decide to stay at home.


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Google hires Vint Cerf, the "father of the Internet"

September 8, 2005

Google announced today, September 8, that they have hired Vinton Cerf, to serve as the Chief Internet Evangelist. He is often referred to as the "father of the Internet". While working at the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) he played an important role in the development of the Internet. At DARPA he co-designed the TCP/IP protocol, on which the Internet runs.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt said "Cerf is clearly one of the great technology leaders of our time”. Cerf has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and the Premio Principe de Asturias de Investigacion Cientifica, or the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research. People Magazine listed Cerf as one the "25 Most Intriguing People" in 1994. In early 2005 Cerf was included among the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) 2004 Turing Award winners. The Turing Award is considered one of the most prestigious computing awards.

Cerf, aged 62, is currently working on developing a new set of planet-to-planet communications protocols for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Prior to being hired by Google, he worked for MCI, where he led the development of MCI Mail. MCI Mail was the first commercial e-mail service to connect to the Internet. Cerf also serves as the Chairman of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a role he plans to continue.


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User talk:66.92.1.58

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User talk:Igot2legs

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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.

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User talk:Jason~enwikinews

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RE: Good enough?
It looks good so far, but more is always better :). I'd add in a few more items if you want, but as of now it looks pretty good.  Good job on the article!  --Mrmiscellanious 20:54, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Well done. Great job on the first article!  --Mrmiscellanious 00:27, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

story: Yushchenko dismisses PM, cabinet
Hi Jason! Friendly advice to try to include at least two sources (and more is better) for stories. The more you round out your reading on a news topic, the better towards providing a full picture of the news being reported. -Edbrown05 06:13, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

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Oil price falls on inventory report

September 8, 2005

prices fell by $0.32, to $63.95 a barrel, after a report showed lower than expected losses in oil supplies due to.

According to a report published by the U.S., crude oil stocks declined by 6.5 million, to 315 million barrels. The department also announced that 57% of the production capacity in the is still down, versus 97% the day after the storm.

The DOE said it expected that production would not return to normal until December.

Yesterday, economists warned that one of the impacts of Katrina on the US economy would be a reduction in the number of jobs by up to 400,000. They also said the country's, in the second half of 2005, could be 1% less than expected, due to the surge in oil prices.

The Executive Director of the (IEA), Claude Mandil, announced a collective action by members of the 26 nation agency. An agreement was reached to supply an additional 60 million barrels to the market over the next 30 days. The biggest contribution of total response comes from North America (52%), then by Europe (30%), and finally the Pacific region (18%). The share of these increases is based upon of the consumption from each of the IEA member areas.

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Talk:Google hires Vint Cerf, the "father of the Internet"

Some comments:

What is ACM ?

You seem to have stopped making wikilinks after the first paragraph. Why stop ?

That (French ?) award could use a translation to English.

StuRat 20:16, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
 * The ACM is the Association for Computing Machinery. They are a very prestigious but slightly obscure group. Premio Principe de Asturias de Investigacion Cientifica is Spanish. I know it is a very important award for the sciences, but since I do not speak Spanish, I can not give you a translation. I Wiki linked every thing I know to have a Wikipedia page after I finished those I gave up with the plan to go back later to finish them. --Cspurrier 20:27, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * You've got to know some of those things have links, like NASA, and why not try a machine translation ? StuRat 20:36, 8 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Done, and done. - McCart42 (talk) 02:51:57, 2005-09-09 (UTC)

 * McCart42, thanks for all your clean-up work. StuRat 04:44, 9 September 2005 (UTC).

There's a very good picture of this guy on wikipedia, but i'm unsure of the licensing.
Bawolff 22:41, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I found a public domain photo of Cerf and uploaded it to the commons . It isn't as good, but at least it's free to use :). --Deprifry 22:57, September 10, 2005 (UTC)

 * Looks good enough to me. I like how the glare off the podium distracts from the glare off his bald head, LOL. StuRat 23:34, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Thats funny :D Bawolff 23:59, 10 September 2005 (UTC)


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Controversial rapper dethrones Mariah Carey from No. 1

September 8, 2005 In one of the most shocking changes in No. 1 in Hot 100 history, rapper Kanye West, who has been in the news this week because of his controversial views on the federal government’s reaction to the relief efforts of Hurricane Katrina, received a surge of radio airplay in the pop mainstream radio markets and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the second time in his career as a performer.

His “Gold Digger” featuring Jamie Foxx vaulted 19-1 on the chart, ending Mariah Carey’s 14 non-consecutive week reign with “We Belong Together”. “Together” drops to No. 4 on the Hot 100.

The 19-1 rally makes it the fifth biggest gain to No. 1 in Hot 100 history. The song also gains a record 94-2 on Billboard’s Pop 100 chart kept out of the No. 1 on that chart by the Pussycat Dolls with “Don’t Cha”.

Mariah Carey is still No. 2 with “Shake It Off”. “Shake” was widely expected to gain to the Hot 100 pole position this week. Mariah Carey was No. 1 all summer with “Together” dethroned only once before by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood with “Inside Your Heaven” on the July 2 chart.

Missy Elliott’s “Lose Control” featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop gained 5-3 while “Don’t Cha” dropped to No. 5.

Bow Wow’s “Like You” featuring Ciara gained 7-6 trading places with Rhianna’s “Pon de Replay”. The only other song gaining into the top-10 is Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Going Down” rising 12-8. Bow Wow’s “Let Me Hold You” featuring Omarion fell 5-9 and Lifehouse’s “You and Me” rounded out the top-10 with a two position dip.


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US Department of Defense reports Iraqi Al Qaeda "safe house" hit

September 7, 2005

An air strike by coalition aircraft destroyed a house in the city of al-Jaramil, in western Iraq. The house was believed to have been used by the al-Qaeda terrorist organization as a safe house. A man, identified as Abu Ali and believed by coalition forces officials to be a foreign fighter facilitator was believed to have been killed in the attack.

According to officials, Ali was linked to other facilitators in the towns of Hīt, al-Qaim, Karabila and Husayba as well as having connections to the Mosul area, including an individual that was captured in June and another killed last month. He was also said have had links to Syria and Saudi Arabia, where he reportedly recruited most of his foreign fighters.

It's believed that he brought the foreign fighters into Iraq, where they were dispatched to various insurgent groups operating in the country and carried out attacks against Iraqi civilians, Iraqi Security Forces and Coalition forces.

Secondary explosions were reported by the pilots of the aircraft, indicating that the house also contained a cache of weapons.

The munitions used were selected to reduce the risk to civilians in the area, according to the US Department of Defense.

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 * al-Qaeda safe house destroyed in Iraq CNN, September 8, 2005.
 * Department of Defense news report September 7, 2005.


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It's not much of a story, in that oil prices only dropped 0.5% and then began to rise again quickly. But, you seemed to cover what little story there was, well. I particularly like the pic, even though you had to use an earlier hurricane. StuRat 21:31, 8 September 2005 (UTC)


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Katrina survivor searchers prepare for the worst

September 11, 2005

Workers are scouring New Orleans for any remaining survivors of Hurricane Katrina, and are vigorously searching for dead bodies. 25,000 body bags have been prepared in advance, in the event that the death toll from Katrina is that high. Temporary warehouses are being set up around the city to deal with corpse storage.

In the last twenty-four to thirty-six hours, however, officials have revised downward, at least three times, the estimated death toll; 35,000, 10,000, and now less than 10,000. After the first sweep of the city devoted to recovery of bodies, officials retrieved approximately 800 bodies.

Floodwaters are receding, but leaving a great deal of mud and contaminated water in their wake, filled with high levels of bacteria and viruses.

All survivors are urged to leave the city. Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said "If you haven't left the city yet, you must do so," and stated that anyone who comes in contact with the toxic water must immediately wash themselves with clean water. If necessary, force will be used to remove all remaining citizens from New Orleans.

While Dr. Gerberding's statement about mandatory evacuation seems clear, other officials have not been as emphatic. When asked about mandatory evacuations, New Orleans Police Superintendent Eddie Compass, while reaffirming the official word, qualified his statement stating that every reasonable means would be used to logically convince a person that it is in his best interest to evacuate. The superintendent would not comment on whether force would be used if reason failed. Furthermore, utility workers are in the process of re-establishing power to the Central Business District of the city prompting residents in those areas to reconsider the evacuation option.

Animal rights campaigners are protesting against evidence that law enforcement officers are killing animals as a form of control. According to HelpingAnimals.com, pets left behind by evacuees are being shot.

Residents of Jefferson Parish, and the upper portions of Saint Bernard Parish will be allowed to return permanently to their homes starting on Monday. Conditions in those areas — re-establishment of power, clearing of roads, and abatement of water — have improved to the point of making permanent return possible. Parish President Arron Broussard and Councilor Jennifer Sneed stated that residents should be allowed to return as soon as possible so repairs and rebuilding may begin.

Companies are working with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide money and support to the victims of Katrina, in order to ease them into a new life. In addition, a contract for approximately thirty-three million dollars to repair the I-10 span crossing the eastern portion of Lake Pontchartrain has been awarded. Many of the bridge sections, especially on the eastern-facing span, were knocked off their pilings as hurricane Katrina passed close to the city. The contractor expects one span to be repaired and opened for traffic within forty-five days.


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Talk:NZ opposition leader admits to fundamentalist contacts

Context is needed. Who is Brash? -- user:zanimum

Article needs reworking to include dates
This article was only written on September 12th I assume which is fine and date of the article should be at the front but since it's several days after the event, it needs reworking since currently, it would appear to suggest Brash just admitted on September 12th or maybe September 11th which is obviously not the case 60.234.141.76 00:09, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

POV and undersourced
The second para is POV. The george bush dribble at the end is just well, pure dribble. The article is undersourced. George Bush is not mentioned in the sole source *at all*. The term sect is not controversial imo, but the authours are trying to use it to be controversial. A sect is a small group of people that diverge from political/societal/religous majority and split off and have coffee and cakes while they talk about it. Most third party politcial groups are 'sects'. And if they are so connected to mainstream conservative politics, maybe they aren't a sect then?


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Afghan-Tajik border control transferred from Russia

September 8, 2005

Tajikistan will now protect their border unaided by Russia, as Pyandzh unit border guards leave the area. The guards continued to protect part of the Tajik-Afghan border until September 1, having begun in a 1993 intergovernmental agreement.

Russian Border Service deputy Lt. Gen. Viktor Trufanov told Interfax newswire: "The last sector of the Afghan-Tajik border under the control of the Pyandzh unit of Russian border guards was transferred to our Tajik colleagues on September 1 in conformity with the intergovernmental agreement."

This week, expert Russian border guard officers and tacticians have met with the Tajik State Border Committee, in order to assist in the turnover, according to chief of the border command Major-General Nikolai Kasharin.

Since Russia took over border control duties in 1993, China View reports that 40,000 Tajik citizens have been trained by the guards, in anticipation of the handover.

Tajikistan is a prime route for illegal drugs from Afghanistan, which is the world's top opium producer. Drug interdiction and stopping the transport of arms are both high on the list of border guard priorities.


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Talk:Katrina survivor searchers prepare for the worst

Looks good, with an exception:

 * The 2nd source doesn't work, it requires registration. Either remove or replace the source, or, if it has info you just can't find elsewhere, add instructions to the effect that the reader must register to view that source.

A pic would also be nice. StuRat 23:44, 8 September 2005 (UTC)


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Looks good, but how about a pic ? A map of the border would be nice ! StuRat 00:10, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I found and added a pic. StuRat 00:16, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

You do over-rely on a single source, but there may not be any other source for a story like this, and there isn't any reason to doubt it's authenticity, so one source is probably OK here. StuRat 00:25, 9 September 2005 (UTC)


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Articles listed as "Local only" may be excluded from the front page in the future.

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Sydney train doors stuck, passengers delayed

September 9, 2005 There were angry scenes, today, at Harris Park train station in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, when the 9:12am train to the city stopped at the platform but didn't open its doors. The train stood at the station for about sixty seconds before moving off, leaving about seventy potential passengers standing on the platform.

"The guard looked at me and laughed," said one commuter. Some passengers became very angry, yelling at the station attendant and cursing CityRail. "The rail system is a bloody joke!" another commuter yelled.

The station attendant arranged for one of the Western Line express services to stop at Harris Park, which satisfied commuters who, by this time, had started to demand their money back. However, some Harris Park passengers may have been inconvenienced because the train they were forced to catch did not stop at all stations. The next all-stations train was scheduled to arrive half an hour later.

CityRail has stated that the doors were not opened by the train guard because of confusion over the timetable. The train was carrying a guard trainer and a trainee guard. According to a CityRail spokeswoman, they were not aware that the train was going to be stopping at Harris Park.

"The fault is with the guard and they have been disciplined accordingly," the spokeswoman said.

When questioned about reports of the guard laughing at passengers on the platform, the spokeswoman said that she had no information that this had occurred. She said that it was possible that the guards did not even realise that they were stopped at a station. Video footage from the station was used during the investigation.

Many commuters have expressed their dissatisfaction at the state of the rail network for some time, with many writing to major Sydney newspapers. As a result, timetable changes have been implemented by CityRail and the New South Wales state government, justifying the changes as being necessary to improve safety and reliability. The new CityRail timetable, which commenced on September 1, resulted in a decreased service from Harris Park. There are now only two city trains departing between 8am and 9am, down from the previous four - the next train from that station to arrive after 9:12am is at 9:42am.


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Original Reporting notes
All events at the station were witnessed by me. - Borofkin 00:34, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

I've contacted CityRail to ask for an explanation, they're going to "get back to me". - Borofkin 00:38, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Sydney?
please explain where sydney is. at least link it to wikipedia...

 * There is now a link for Sydney. StuRat 00:56, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Rail
Being British, I fail to see the newsworthiness of this story. ;-) 199.172.169.15 09:20, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Exactly the same thing happened to me yesterday (Stafford, UK) although the guard didn't laugh. I got to work three hours late... ClareWhite 11:34, 9 September 2005 (UTC) PS I don't want to knock the British rail system though, it is normally very reliable and great.

Sydneysiders would hardly find this news either ;) Dysprosia 12:43, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

 * I think it's news. You won't believe what stories my local newspaper covers. This one, if it had happened in my city, would stand good chances of making it to the first page of the local section. And after all, we do want to encourage localism here at WN --Deprifry 15:06, September 9, 2005 (UTC)

Oh, I agree, it's a great story and not least because it raises an eyebrow amongst us Brits! ClareWhite 15:15, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

It's certainly news when placed within the context of CityRail's recent problems. As a story on its own, it's more the sort of thing that a tabloid would print and sensationalise wildly, especially the part about the guard laughing, because it would catch peoples attention. I just wish I had my camera with me to catch the look on peoples faces when the train pulled out of the station. - Borofkin 00:39, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Does Wikinews support a kind of 'ongoing investigation' type of story? This is a good example; CityRail in Sydney is lurching from one controversy to the next, as a result of long-term underfunding, and in Sydney this is a big, ongoing story. People can't get to work, so it matters to them. There should be some kind of way to build a background story with some longevity, and/or a thread of stories on an issue. Viveka 23:56, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Categories are your friend? Cf. Category:Telstra sale Dysprosia 01:32, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

Contest
You forgot to submit this article, and would have been out of the contest, so I entered it on your behalf. I think the event itself is local news, but not a guard laughing, so I changed the title. I like the logo and original reporting. You didn't mention if any passengers were stuck on the train when the doors were stuck, this should be clarified. You should also update the article either with the official's repsonse or say "they did not provide the statement they had promised". Also, you should say whether this is a fully automated system suffering a technical failure, or has a conductor who is supposed to open the doors by pressing a button or pulling a lever. If the conductor was "asleep at the wheel", that would have potentially serious safety implications. StuRat 20:05, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for lookin' out for me. I won't survive the weekend in the contest anyway. Regarding the article, there has still been no explanation as to why the doors didn't open, and it certainly isn't correct, at this early stage of the Wikinews investigation, to say that they were "stuck". There are many explanations - for example, the guard could hate people from Harris Park, and just wanted to piss them off. The guard, by the way, is the guy who presses the button that opens and closes the doors. As for whether people on the train were unable to get off, I wouldn't know. All the information I have is in the article. - Borofkin 00:44, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

 * Well, that was an assumption on my part, but I think it's reasonable to assume the least confrontational explanation until evidence shows it is something worse. For example, if I can't find my car keys, it's a lot safer to look for them down in the couch cushions than to assume my neighbor broke in and stole them, LOL. StuRat 00:58, 10 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Why assume anything? All witnesses would agree that the doors didn't open, but there would be a significant number who didn't agree that the doors were "stuck". It's safer to just state that the doors didn't open. - Borofkin 23:57, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree, the story should be called "Sydney train doors fail to open, passengers delayed", or something. There is no evidence that they were stuck, or that they weren't, so just say what we do know - they didn't open, although they should have.Viveka 23:56, 15 September 2005 (UTC)