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"Oh thank you love, thank you very much, look I'm sorry I forgot to mention you on my Academy award winning speech, but there were so many people to thank love all of whom were much frankly more important than you, so if your calling to complain please leave a message after the beep:"

Buttons? Is there a big red one?
''Brian, you really need the buttons. Seriously.''
 * :-) Man, that guy was a real pain.  He did similar yesterday too.  I'm going to be put forward again in a few days as it is the anniversary of my first edit.  We'll see if all the nay-sayers crawl out of the woodwork again.  Incidentally, I've put myself up for Accreditation to work on the Class Action story, I think I'm going to have to resort to phoning people to get stuff on that as I cannot find anything on the outcome of the lawsuit, I just see that Amazon gor their .gr and .com.gr names. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:54, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Great to hear that. I think it'll be just procedural but then I thought that at your last nom too, so... And on that Wikipedia Class action/earthquake scam etc., I haven't quite figured the ton of material out yet, but weekend has just started so I think I'm gonna dig a bit :). --Deprifry|+T+ 15:08, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I thought I'd get something more like this. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:33, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Howdy!
Would you accept a nomination to the Arbitration Committee? --Chiacomo (talk) 04:57, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Funny. Just wanted to ask the same question. So would you? --vonbergm 07:21, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I would. Thanks for your confidence, guys. --Deprifry|+T+ 09:08, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

Inquiry about the weather
hello! is it windy where you live?

Revert request

 * Will you revert the U.S. aked to release iraqi women prisoners? I think I did it wrong. Jason Safoutin 13:26, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. See here if you need help reverting. --Deprifry|+T+ 13:28, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Can you revert the Dog rescues owner form diabetic attack...the article is now copyvio. Jason Safoutin 16:41, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you mean. The article has only been slightly altered since you started, I don't see the addition of any copyrighted material to it. Which version should I revert to? --Deprifry|+T+ 16:49, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * My last revision...the latest one frome before the alteration. Jason Safoutin 16:50, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * But why? Sorry, I still don't understand it. I see only good faith edits and no copyvio. --Deprifry|+T+ 16:53, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The part of the bone mentioned in the mouth is copy vio...the sentence about the dog laying across him, is copyvio...they are what seems to be copied and pasted right from the source. Jason Safoutin 16:55, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * But those sentences were there from the start, it seems you added them. As you can see here the differences between your first version and the current one are pretty minor. There's no version I could revert to. --Deprifry|+T+ 17:05, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Have a vandal on Osama story now. Reverted it but only have 1 left for that article. Jason Safoutin 17:01, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Warned the guy and having an eye on him. And the WN:3RR does not apply to cases of simple vandalism, so you could savely revert such changes as often as necessary.--Deprifry|+T+ 17:05, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

block DragonFire1024 3RR
se Admin action alerts International 14:36, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * You cannot publish an article under dispute..I did not revert. I know how to but thats not reverting. I stated my concerns and its misleading. I am sorry but thats my stand. DragonFire1024 is Jason Safoutin 14:38, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I did see that on WN:ALERT, however as I am participating in the debate I would prefer if an univolved admin would look into this matter. --Deprifry|+T+ 14:42, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

RE: Wikimedia Deutschland
Might as well just expand the translation, it's quite broken right now and could use some substance. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 18:33, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Story preparation/ANZAC Day, 2006
Thanks for removing publish from that prepared story; I was half asleep when I started it -:) I forgot to untag it Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 09:12, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem :). --Deprifry|+T+ 19:02, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

hi

Deletion request
Hi,please have a look at as I think the 3 days are up and maybe it can be taken off the deletion list? Neutralizer 20:49, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow; that was fast. Thanks:) Neutralizer 20:50, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

RE: 70.35.169.151's block
Could I please ask you to enact a ban on all further cases alike to this one: ? These are Spambots, and are not proxies, so enabling them to use the same IP to spam us again isn't efficient. Banning them limits their availability of spamming again, however. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 20:52, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yeah, Ok. It just seems to me that most of those are dynamic IPs and never come back. And if I see someone returning I usually issue a year's ban. --Deprifry|+T+ 21:06, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

ArbCom Nomination
Knowing you as well as I do, I'm sure you're aware you've been nominated for ArbCom... Are you planning to officially accept the nomination or decline it? -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:43, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh, I thought my response above would suffice. Well, I've clarified it now on the nomination page. Thanks for the notice. --Deprifry|+T+ 12:22, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations!
The Arbcom selection process is completed, and you have been chosen by the community to serve in this role. Hopefully you won't have anything to do but twiddle your thumbs, but good on you anyway! -  Amgine | talk en.WN 23:35, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, Congrats. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 23:42, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you :). --Deprifry|+T+ 06:21, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

151.188.16.12
You might want to take a look at User talk:151.188.16.12, I already have a response to the web-based email I sent and the issue has been passed on to their IT department. The "Little Johnny" in question may expect a visit from a BOFH. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:33, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok, cool. Feel free to overturn the block whenever you think it's appropiate. --Deprifry|+T+ 17:39, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Protection Frenzy
Heh, I'm actually enjoying doing this. I'm reading about 25% of the articles I protect and adding categories and doing basic formatting howlers. The "editing old articles" bit is amusing because of the recent discussions insisting we have concrete rules on the topic. If you want to join in, go ahead. I'm working on October 2005, but I think there's a few admins on a protection binge, we're all adopting different approaches to the problem. I think it is just that my contribution is more noticeable because I did daft things like do all of December 2005 in one day. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:56, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Hamas
I didn't know that; but not sure the original meaning matters here. the term as used here was the generic term. Also, it seems the Israeli flag may indicate exspansion plans )the lines representing 2 rivers and their right to all land between the nile and euphrates rivers...but that doesn't mean it still applies. Not a big deal but just seems to read badly I think in this context? Neutralizer 13:32, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree about Hamas twice; hmmm. what about "organization" instead of movement??That's not very good either; if you really think "movement" is the best, then that's fine with me. Thanks for the little education on the background of their flag and name. Neutralizer 13:55, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * lol, well, at least I learned something. Neutralizer 14:13, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Redirects
Hi. We usually don't delete redirects as doing so would break links from external sites. So I've restored them. --Deprifry|+T+ 10:26, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

 * The pages I deleted were from renames of yet unpublished artcles, which links from external sites would be broken, exactly? StrangerInParadise 18:37, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

Not being published doesn't prevent people from linking in, does it? Also those redirects aren't hurting anybody and there's no real reason to delete them. --Deprifry|+T+ 18:55, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

 * If you follow this logic, nothing would get deleted. These were title changes to very early working copy, no one will have linked to them, they should be deleted before somebody accidentally links to them.  StrangerInParadise 19:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

If you're refering to bad or unpublished articles being kept, I would disagree. Keeping these would clutter the developing stories section, influence the article count and possibly damage the credibility of Wikinews. I could also get formalistic with you and point you to the speedy deletion guidelines which don't allow deletion in this case. --Deprifry|+T+ 19:16, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Obviously not a reference to that. Track with me. These are articles which I worked on, were moved while unpublished, and for which all history is preserved in the targets. Here are the relevant criteria from speedy deletion guidelines
 * No meaningful content or history (e.g. random characters or words). See patent nonsense.
 * Very short articles with no context (e.g., "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
 * Self-requests by the author with no third-party edit history.
 * Were created very recently as a result of a typo in the title.

 * The underlying articles,
 * Steve Kubby, co-author of California Proposition 215, grows dangerously ill in US custody (published)
 * New South Wales set to adopt harsher anti-cannabis laws (in development)
 * ...obviously remain. Please restore the delete tags to
 * Steve Kubby grows dangerously ill in US custody (redirect page)
 * Steve Kubby, co-author of California Proposition 215 grows dangerously ill in US custody (redirect page)
 * New South Wales set to adopt hard anti-cannabis laws (redirect page)
 * New South Wales set to adopt anti-cannabis laws (redirect page)
 * New South Wales set to adopt new anti-cannabis laws (redirect page)

 * StrangerInParadise 19:35, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

There's a reason those guidelines distinguish between "articles" and "redirects". And therefore there is simply no basis in policy for deleting these pages. --Deprifry|+T+ 19:42, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

 * [sigh!] The uncontestable basis in policy is,
 * Were created very recently as a result of a typo in the title.
 * ...and the additional criteria,
 * No meaningful content or history (e.g. random characters or words). See patent nonsense.
 * Very short articles with no context (e.g., "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
 * Self-requests by the author with no third-party edit history.
 * ...also apply. The distinction, in this case is without a difference.

 * Please think: how would there (ever) possibly be external links to these pages?

 * StrangerInParadise 19:49, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

A reply at my Admin proposal
I've given some thought to your question, and have finally replied. StrangerInParadise 03:31, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

writing an article
Thank you Deprifry, for analyzing an article written with me. It was my first article and very new to wikinews. Mostly, I write the articles on wikipedia. I am not so expert and will be trying to follow all the instructions given by you. Thanks -- Shyam  ( T / C ) 20:55, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

3RR
If the 3RR rule can't be quantified, then the whole exercise is rediculous. -Edbrown05 09:12, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I mean it comes down to: is there, or is there not a 3RR rule? -Edbrown05 09:14, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Obviously there is a 3RR rule, now the question is, what is a revert. I think it's gotten a bit crazy. The enforcement over MrM misbehaviour. -Edbrown05 09:22, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Which is to say there is no enforcement. -Edbrown05 09:25, 21 February 2006 (

UTC) I'm coming out strongly because I know you are neutral. And I do not expect you to understand all the nuances of the arguements, but I do expect that as a neutral contributor to this community that you would object to the bold, outlandish, and absurb removal of a photograph in a news story .... I'll post it in a moment. -Edbrown05 09:32, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

I seem to have zapped your reply
...when I clarified (I thought) your vote— is it still tentative? It may have been oversight on my part, or this caching on the WC page. In any event, my apologies: I appreciated the reply, and the opportunity to discuss the preponderance standard. I trust you also find absurd MrM's assertion that I was attempting to impersonate you, please let me know if you have further concerns.

Again, apologies,

StrangerInParadise 00:07, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
 * It's OK. The only thing that makes me a little angry when a look back at the matter is that you altered the comments twice, even after I explicitly stated that I do not appreciate it. --Deprifry|+T+ 09:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Also, I have a problem in that our dialog, though interesting, is evolving in the middle of the vote, which should be in the form of,

 * Position. Brief comment. -SIG

even,

 * Leaning opposed. I think it is a bad idea. -D

I think we should continue the dialog, could I ask you to enter a briefer vote, and move the whole thread down to Comments? I'd do it, but MrM is spoiling for a fight. =(

StrangerInParadise 00:40, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, I generally believe that Voting is evil. Especially in policy making as polls aren't really a suitable way to achieve consensus and on the contrary encourage factionalizing and groupthink. So making a vote as discussion-like as possible is a valid ambition, IMO. Will respond on the WC later today --Deprifry|+T+ 09:31, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but I called for a vote, you postd to the vote section, so how is making a vote as discussion-like as possible by breaking the format not (ever so mildly) disruption. The comment section is below. I've been flexible on lengthy comments, but your entry makes the count less scannable and unclear to those who would vote below. BTW, how can you simultaneously encourage factionalizing and groupthink? I could even respect, as a protest vote,

 * Voting is evil. This is a dumb idea.

...which I guess would have to be an abstention? I just have the VIE conversation with Chiacomo recently. Tell me, when others cite the need for community acceptence, how should this be evidenced?

StrangerInParadise 15:58, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I probably should have written "either factionalizing or groupthink" because it is my impression that at suchs polls many people seem to base their votes essentially on either "Well, he is supporting it so I should too" or "I'm not completely OK with all this but I'll vote anyway". But back to the matter at hand, I'm not disputing your right to hold a vote and sometimes they are indeed necessary. But when it seems to be all about the "count" and only secondary about the underlining rationales, I suggest you take another look at consensus. --Deprifry|+T+ 06:25, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Are you suggesting this is all about the count? I think I've followed conscientiously the consensus principle, discussing the merits and resolving differences. I do, however, have mensheviki claiming to be bolsheviki, so a sizing-up of factions is not unreasonable. StrangerInParadise 17:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Request for Arbitration
Please enter your opinion as to whether the ArbCom should accept a request for arbitration in User:172.150.5.17 vs. User:Amgine. --Chiacomo (talk) 00:32, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

Please enter your opinion as to whether the ArbCom should accept a request for arbitration in User:Brian New Zealand v User:Amgine --Chiacomo (talk) 05:27, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

Arbcom Mailing List
I have created an ArbCom mailing list on Google Groups (I didn't get a response when asking in #wikimedia-tech). Please [mailto:chiacomo@gmail.com send me a message] from the address to which you wish to receive arbcom message. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:16, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

RfAr
Can you please take a look at WN:RfAr and make your comment on whether or not to accept the matter for arbitration - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 04:27, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Motion to Close - BNZ v Amgine
Would you please vote (or discuss or make a change in the implementation notes) in the Motion to Close in BNZ v Amgine? Thank you! --Chiacomo (talk) 00:08, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Re: Are you OK?
Yep. We're fine -- several houses in our town (blocks from my house) were absolutely destroyed. Eight confirmed dead in our county; I knew the family of four that was killed. We're blessed, truly, that no more were injured and no more damage occured. We should have power to most of the area by tomorrow afternoon. I met with the police and EMA people right after lunch -- they're most concerned about looting tonight, now. I can't imagine looting in a town of 3,000. --Chiacomo (talk) 19:10, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

soft drink picture
Thanks Deprifry. What is the filename of the commons picture, it does not seem to have the same one (or maybe I will just have to wait a little longer until that database is refreshed...). --vonbergm 17:44, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks, picture is up now.
 * No problem :) --Deprifry|+T+ 19:48, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

on this ArbCom case
Something has to happen. Nothing, which is the current state of where this is at, isn't good enough. Cartman suggested that a response by MrM to the whole process, which is basically no response, would set a bad precedent for ArbCom if a user could simply ignore it. -Edbrown05 11:36, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Here's the link to the post made on Cartman's page, and here is the reply . Best regards. -Edbrown05 11:48, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I don't think "nothing" is going to happen. There's currently a principle that the dispute resolution process has to be followed, a finding of fact and a remedy against MrM, that are all about to pass with a few others still undecided. So I don't believe we're sending out a signal that ignoring process is the way out. --Deprifry|+T+ 12:16, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, I see what you mean now. My last visits to the /Proposed page were so focused that I failed to step back and look at the bigger picture unfolding there. -Edbrown05 06:17, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Motion to close
There is a motion to close in Users Cartman02au et al v Mrmiscellanious. Would please review the implementation notes and cast your vote, if you feel ready? --Chiacomo (talk) 04:42, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Rfda
This is a message to inform you that I have added every administrator to the Rfda section on WN:A. This is not personal and I feel as if the community, who did not have the option of voting for or against most of the administrators, should be able to choose who they want to be in charge. I also want to say that I value everyones work on this site and I know that everyone does their best. I hope that none of you will take this personally and I hope that all of us will continue to work together. Jason Safoutin 12:12, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:222.145.109.84

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. --Deprifry|+T+ 13:04, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

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User:Tjkphilosofe~enwikinews

Intentions
For several years I have written a monthly online newsletter - [At This Time [] - presenting what is wrong in our society. Jon Stewart on the Daily Show pokes fun; I do serious critiques. I point out the dangers that we are facing by taking the course are. I illustrate graphically how bad decisions and actions look.

I cover all areas that make headlines.

I am very much against the biased reporting of the local and national newscasts. Although I don't ignore what they report. I have links to a few news organization on the web page. I have now added wikinews and wikipedia to the list.

When I add a new article on any particular topic or subject matter I will start a discussion with an open question. My contributions will be an extension to my monthly online newsletter - [At This Time].

Me and Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart has been successful because he doesn't take sides. Although that doesn't stop some right wing commentaries to take shots at Jon Stewart's character and integrity. A man who works very hard preparing informative and entertaining fake reports that many fans feel are more accurate than their nightly newscasts. Jon and I do what the local and national newscasts should be doing - report on what is happening.

Recently Jon Stewart spun off the Daily Show with the Colbert Report. Former Daily Show fake reporter Stephen Corbert comments on the headlines and interviews newsmakers. In his own way, Stephen does what I do and that is reveal how backwards and heading in the wrong direction we are.

Doing what Pope Benedict should but won't
A man who said just after he don the papal robes he prayed not to be selected has stepped up to the plate and provided much needed guidance for the millions of Catholics around the world. Although some feel he is setting the church back by not changing the church's opinion on divorce, abortion, and women as priests.

The oldest religion is desperate to hang on to power over their worshippers. Even though is in the millions around the world, that number has been in steady decline. The church hasn't kept up with the times. Endorsing ideals and traditions that don't fit in our modern times.

Particularly now the Pope could be bringing us together. However is driving us further apart by insisting that hang onto ways of thinking not very realistic in this day and age.

I strive to do what the Pope doesn't want to do.

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User talk:152.163.101.10

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. --Deprifry|+T+ 13:49, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

Blog promotion
Please do not use Wikinews to try and promote your blog, otherwise you will be blocked. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:31, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

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Singer Lou Rawls dies of cancer

January 6, 2006 The Grammy Award winning velvet-voiced soul singer Lou Rawls has died of cancer at age 72, according to his publicist.

Rawls sung at Game 2 of last year's World Series.

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User talk:66.41.37.42

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles will be reverted quickly. --Deprifry|+T+ 17:07, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

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English Wikipedia reaches one million articles

March 1, 2006

Today, at 23:09 UTC, the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia reached the point of having over one million articles written in English. In comparison, the largest traditional English-language encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, has 120,000 articles. This milestone marks an important point in Wikipedia's short history.

There was minor confusion over the millionth article; it was first held to be Jordanhill Railway Station, then a brief biography of baseball player Aaron Ledesma. The millionth article was later confirmed to be the former, started by Wikipedia contributor Nach0king (Ewan Macdonald). "While I am, of course, delighted at being the one to hit this milestone, I must confess, along with many others I timed my contributions tonight to give me a chance at being the lucky one," he wrote on his Wikipedia user page.

Jimmy Wales commented that "We are thrilled that our millionth article in English is about the Jordanhill railway station. This is not something which would appear in a traditional encyclopedia, and it shows how Wikipedia reflects the needs and interests of people everywhere, and not just the dictates of what academics and cultural mavens claim is worthy of an encyclopedia."

Celebrations
The milestone was celebrated by a party on the Freenode IRC network, where Wikimedia's official IRC channels can be found. The milestone was preceded by an announcement to all 30,000 Freenode users, that a separate channel, #wikipedia-countdown, was being set aside for a celebration. In that channel, an IRC script, ran by Wikipedian ems, called off the article numbers as they passed by. A total of 733 different people joined the channel over the course of the afternoon. The tension was high when the millionth article was reached; in the first 40 seconds afterwards, chatting was briefly enabled in the channel, and over 3,000 lines of celebratory chat filled the room; chatting had to be disabled until everyone had calmed down.

About Wikipedia
Wikipedia was founded in 2001 by Jimmy Wales, the CEO and co-founder of Bomis, Inc., and Larry Sanger, an employee of Bomis. Wikipedia began as a complementary project to Nupedia, which was created by Wales to be a free internet encyclopedia. Nupedia was open like Wikipedia but had a much more complex editing system. One day, Sanger made a proposal on the Nupedia mailing list exploring the possibility of a Wiki-based encyclopedia. Out of this proposal, Wikipedia was born. Sanger was appointed editor-in-chief of Wikipedia by Wales, and the project was underwritten by Bomis. Nupedia was eventually scrapped.

Wikipedia has grown immensely in five short years and is no longer under the control of Bomis. The success of Wikipedia and some of the earlier sister projects lead Wales to create a non-profit organization to run them, called the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia has a user base of around one million registered users and contains over three million pages altogether. It has become one of the world's top 25 websites, as ranked by Alexa Internet, and has come to the attention of the media worldwide.

A source of negative publicity for Wikipedia in November 2005 was the John Seigenthaler Sr. controversy, in which a then-unknown vandal created a biographical article about Seigenthaler on Wikipedia that contained numerous false and defamatory statements. This article went unnoticed for several months until it was discovered by Victor S. Johnson, Jr., a friend of Seigenthaler's, who brought it to his attention. Another friend corrected the erroneous information. Seigenthaler contacted Wales about the problem and later wrote an op-ed column for USA Today about the incident, which led to much unfavorable coverage of Wikipedia. However Wikipedia also experienced some of its strongest growth in usage shortly after his op-ed.

In December 2005, a more positive story about Wikipedia appeared in Nature magazine, describing a study that reported Wikipedia's science articles to be slightly less accurate as those in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Since many Wikipedia pages are not articles, the number of articles in Wikipedia depends on how an article is defined. To be counted as an article, a Wikipedia page must be in the article namespace and contain at least one internal link. This definition will include some stub articles. The number of articles would be about 8% smaller under the alternative definition that an article must also contain at least 200 characters of text.

The next largest Wikipedia is the German version, which contains over 350,000 articles. Currently there are Wikipedias in 125 different languages, containing 3.3 million articles in total.


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DNA re-test ordered on executed Virginia man

January 6, 2006 Virginia’s outgoing governor and possible 2008 presidential contender Mark Warner ordered on Thursday that DNA testing should be performed on Roger Keith Coleman, a Grundy, Virginia man executed in May 1992 for the rape and murder in 1981 of Wanda Fay McCoy.

The death penalty was re-instated in the United States after a Supreme Court ruling in 1976, reversing its brief suspension from 1973. A total of 1,004 prisoners have been executed since then, but none yet have been posthumously exonerated. That could change if the more precise DNA testing methods available today find Coleman innocent.

Coleman, 33, maintained his innocence to the end, saying "An innocent man is going to be murdered tonight. When my innocence is proven, I hope America will realize the injustice of the death penalty as all other civilized countries have," as his final words before being strapped into the electric chair.

Governor Warner said regarding the Coleman case, "[that] technology has advanced significantly and can be applied in the case of someone who consistently maintained his innocence until execution… My prayers are with the family of Wanda McCoy as we take this extraordinary step." Coleman's resolute insistence on his innocence drew national attention when he was pictured on the cover of TIME magazine, focusing attention on capital punishment.

The victim was a 19-year-old housewife and Coleman’s sister-in-law. DNA work done on sperm evidence during the 1990’s found that Coleman was within 2% of the possible population of people who could have committed the crime. Coleman’s execution was allowed to proceed by then governor Douglas Wilder. The biological evidence used during Coleman's post-conviction appeal process has been under negotiation for months to agree on a proper method to have it re-tested. Four Virginia newspapers and the Centurion Ministries, a New Jersey organization, asked for the re-testing. The request was denied by the Virginia Supreme Court. With negotiations over the biological evidence successfully concluded, and with a new appeal from the Centurion Ministries to Governor Warner, the testing has begun and may conclude before the end of Warner’s governorship on January 14.

The sperm has been kept frozen at a California laboratory for 15 years. Dr. Blake, the head of the lab, submitted an affidavit attesting to the integrity of the samples. The first set of samples was sent to the Ontario Centre of Forensic Sciences lab in Toronto on December 15. A second delivery currently is underway.

"We have found that the latest DNA technology—in certain instances where the other facts of a case support it—has provided a definitive result not available at the time of trial or post-conviction testing," said Governor Warner.


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Televangelist Pat Robertson suggests Sharon's stroke is act of God in response to Gaza withdrawal

January 6, 2006 Christian televangelist Pat Robertson has come under fire for recent comments he made, suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's recent stroke was "divine retribution" for pulling Israelis out of the Gaza Strip. Robertson made the comments on his show, The 700 Club, which is produced by Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network.

"God considers this land [Israel] to be His. When you read the Bible, He said 'This is my land.' For any Prime Minister of Israel who decides he will carve it up and give it away, God said, 'No, this is Mine,'" said Robertson. "I would say woe to any prime minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the EU, the United Nations, or the United States of America."

Robertson tempered his comments, adding that Sharon is "a very tender-hearted man and a good friend" and that he has prayed alongside the former prime minister. A spokesperson for Robertson said he "expresses his deep sadness over Ariel Sharon’s life threatening stroke and concern for Israel’s future security."

Reverend Barry W. Lynn, director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State didn't agree with Robertson's comment.

"[A religious leader] should not be making callous political points while a man is struggling for his life," said Lynn. "Pat Robertson has a political agenda for the entire world, and he seems to think God is ready to take out any world leader who stands in the way of that agenda."

The White House immediately distanced itself from Robertson's comments.

"Those comments are wholly inappropriate and offensive and really don't have a place in this or any other debate," said Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy during a media gaggle aboard Air Force One. Angell Watts, a spokesperson for Robertson, who is an ordained minister and bible teacher, said that "Robertson is simply reminding his viewers what the Bible has to say about efforts made to divide the land of Israel."

This isn't the first time Robertson has created rifts among conservatives. In late 2005, he called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Since this incident, ABC Family, which airs The 700 Club because of a contractual clause, due to the fact the network was part of Robertson's media empire at one time; has began airing a disclaimer before, during and after the program stating, "The views and opinions expressed by The 700 Club and CBN do not reflect the views of ABC Family." He also has made charged comments regarding the residents of Dover, Pennsylvania after a proposal to teach intelligent design in public schools was defeated.

Robertson says he is a Southern Baptist. He is also a former nominee for the Republican party presidential candidate in 1988.


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Interesting, but I can't get this Zappa quote out my head... "We'd need an ark to survive the drool". Brian McNeil / talk 20:27, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

the opening line reads weird. I am no expert on English, but I do know a run-on sentence when I see one. Perhaps there's a better way to word it. mosigma / 12:43, 6 January 2006 (PST)
 * addressed this concern / article opening text changed. -Edbrown05 23:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * and Mrmiscellanious too. -Edbrown05 23:50, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

= I can't tell =

Did he claim the stroke was "divine retribution" or did he not? The article leaves me unclear.
 * Did he claim to be a "goof ball" or did he not? I'm unclear.

= Embarashment = This man is an embarashment to the Western Civilazation. *shakes head* en:User:Project2501a
 * You are an embarrassment to the English language.

Pat Robertson
Hopefully Pat Robertson will be fined by the FCC as was Howard Stern for his expression of freedom of speech
 * yes, Stern is up and stumbling now at his new Sirius satellite gig http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-060109stern,1,2728303.story?coll=chi-news-hed


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Australian government says technology could reduce emissions three times more than Kyoto

January 7, 2006

Less than one week out from the inaugural Asia-Pacific Clean Development and Climate Partnership meeting in Sydney, the Australian government has claimed that technology could be used to cut emissions three times more than the Kyoto Protocol.

Ian Macfarlane, Minister for Industry said that the six countries at next week's meeting will discuss ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions while continuing to produce large amounts of energy.

"While Kyoto puddles on, to put it nicely, the real reductions will come from technology" Mr Macfarlane said. "This is not a diplomatic love-in. It's a hard-edged business plan with targets and reporting duties."

The members of the partnership - Australia, the United States, China, India, Japan and South Korea produce around half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Of the world's developed nations only Australia and the United States have refused to ratify Kyoto.

The pact will not set binding targets upon its members, but will monitor its results.

It is believed that the meeting will discuss nuclear energy generation, geothermal energy and capturing and storing gases underground.

The federal opposition is calling on the Australian government to ratify Kyoto. Environment spokesman, Anthony Albanese, said "The Kyoto Protocol is the main game, with mandatory fixed targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions over an extended timetable, with economic instruments driving the policy outcomes".


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Record-breaking 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends

January 6, 2006

The tonight have announced that the  has ended with the dissipation of Tropical Storm Zeta which became the 27th recorded storm in the  of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

In their final public advisory for the storm, which had weakened to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center posted,

"ZETA AND THE RECORD-BREAKING 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON FINALLY COME TO AN END"

The 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season has proved to be the most active hurricane season ever recorded with 27 storms. A number of records were broken during the season. For example:

 * Hurricane Dennis became the strongest recorded storm to form in the Atlantic before August.
 * Hurricane Emily surpasses Hurricane Dennis as the strongest recorded storm in the Atlantic before August.
 * Hurricane Katrina became one of the most costly hurricanes in United States history; however, this is unconfirmed.
 * Hurricane Vince became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in Spain.
 * Hurricane Wilma became the most intense hurricane ever recorded.
 * Tropical Storm Alpha broke the record for the most recorded storms in once hurricane season. It beat the 1933 hurricane season, which had held the record for 72 years. The National Hurricane Center had used all names available for tropical storms and as a result used the Greek alphabet.
 * Hurricane Beta broke the record for the most hurricanes recorded in a season beating the 1969 record of 12 hurricanes.
 * Hurricane Epsilon became the first storm since Hurricane Lili in 1984 to reach hurricane strength after the official end of a season.
 * Tropical Storm Zeta became the second ever storm to exist in two calendar years.

Forecasters are predicting that other hurricane seasons in the future will be just as active or possibly even more active.


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This isn't easy to read while set as bullet points, it needs to be more "conversational"

Season already over
The season ended officially on November 30th. Zeta was a "post sesonial storm."

Also, they didnt mention the that season ended in the advisory, which makes it unverified.

Thrid, it's not original, he used sources, he has to state them. --TUFKAAP 22:04, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

What needs to be done to this story? Title change, no? Rewording to talk about post seasonal storm, no? What remains the topic of the article? Maybe just that we don't explect any more? Nyarlathotep 19:23, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

Typo
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Interview with Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret

January 7, 2006

PostSecret is a community art project where people release their secrets by anonymously mailing them on a homemade postcard. Frank Warren started PostSecret in November, 2004 and has since received thousands of secrets from all over the world. The cards appeared in an All-American Rejects music video for the song Dirty Little Secret, and PostSecret's fee? a $2,000 donation to The National Hopeline Network 1(800)SUICIDE, a suicide hotline. PostSecret has recently published a book of some of the postcards with some of the proceeds also going to the hotline.

 Wikinews: What is PostSecret for you?

 * Frank Warren: PostSecret is a community art project where anyone can write a secret on a postcard and mail it in.

'''You originally sent out 3,000 postcards at the projects inception in November, 2004. Over a year later, approximately how many cards have you received?'''

 * 20,000.

Geographically, how far away have you received postcards?

 * The cards come from all over the world; Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Australia, Ireland, India...

'''You let the All-American Rejects use the postcards in their video for a donation to the National Hopeline Network, a suicide hotline. You also have a book out now with some of the proceeds going to National Hopeline. Is depression the most common theme in the secrets that you have received?'''

 * I do not know if depression is the most common theme, but I picked the charity because of my own experiences with suicide and because I have first-hand knowledge of the good work done by 1(800)SUICIDE.

What, in your opinion, is the motivation for people to send you their secrets?

 * I think some people are looking to share a funny story, others want to talk about a secret kindness they performed but most people, I believe, are looking to better understand their own secrets and perhaps use this project as a first step in taking action upon their secrets.

'''Have you ever gotten into any sort of trouble or controversy because of what you have posted on your site? If so, what has happened as a result?'''

 * I once received a postcard from a girl saying, "I worked really hard to get into [Ivy League School] but now I hate it here." She later contacted me and said her friends and family recognized her handwriting and the posting was causing her distress.  She asked me to remove it and I did.  But I asked her to let me know how things turned-out  in the long-run.  Maybe this event will cause her to change schools or find new ways to appreciate where she is now.

'''Finally, PostSecret has touched and aided the lives of many people. How can people help the project?'''

 * I hope people just continue to bravely share their secrets on the site and visitors continue to express their understanding and compassion.

Interview de Frank Warren, fondateur de PostSecret


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Nice work, whoever started this thread. I just eliminated some duplicate words and cleaned it up a little.

Thank you.
I started it. Thanks for cleaning it up also, I tend to miss thing somtimes. --TUFKAAP 03:02, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

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I sent Frank Warren some questions in a single email. I pretty much posted the entire interview verbatim. I only removed the polite niceties and such. --Sfullenwider 01:01, 7 January 2006 (UTC)


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The interview consisted of a single email with several questions. Essentially the entire questions and answers section of the interview is in the article. See my userpage for the original set of questions. --Sfullenwider 03:25, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * yea, gads... suicide (sorry) -Edbrown05 03:57, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

 * Great work. Can anyone think of any images for this other then exclusive. we've got w:image:Postsecret screenshot.jpg, but I don't really think this fits in with the article. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 05:26, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe just some archive photo of a postcard... - Apollyon 07:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Needs correction.
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"fee?" should be changed to "proceeds from the film" - as is, the article is both grammatically and factually incorrect. Unfortunately, editing is locked and I can't corrrect it. Dedanna1029 (talk) 21:26, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * It looks okay to me, if a little clumsy. But grammar and I are not close friends, so I'm not going to mark this as dealt with just yet. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:30, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

 * Thanks for raising this, Dedanna1029. It's good to check these things properly when one sees them.

 * So. I've been looking into this.  The incident is documented here, and it appears that, as stated in the article, the fee charged was a two thousand dollar donation to Hopeline (and some wooden billboards).  The grammar isn't in the most formal register, but I'd say it's acceptable grammar of its register.  --Pi zero (talk) 22:07, 23 August 2013 (UTC)


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Indonesian fishermen jailed for fishing offences in Australian waters

January 7, 2006

Thirty-four Indonesian fisherman have been jailed in Broome in northern Western Australia (WA) for illegal fishing offences. Seven of the 34 have been jailed in Australia before for previous fishing offences.

Their vessels were found hiding in mangroves off the Kimberley coast. The fisherman were found in possession of nearly two tonnes of trochus shell, a shell valued for fashioning into high quality buttons, beads and trinkets. They face jail terms up to a year.

The WA Fisheries Department says the jail terms reflect the seriousness with which the offence is being viewed. Department officer Chris Mitchell says the fishermen had traversed 200 miles of Commonwealth waters and were inside the three nautical mile state limit when they were caught.

He says their actions are a serious breach of fisheries laws. "In the early days, the courts would have given a good behaviour bond for a first offender," he said. "That was more specifically for the traditional sail-powered vessels, not these motorised vessels that are coming down and because these are in state waters it is far more serious."

On Thursday, skippers of 11 Indonesian fishing boats were fined by a Perth court. Three of the men, who had previous convictions, were fined $15,000 each, with 100 days to pay. The remaining eight were fined $9000 each and given 60 days to pay.

The captains were fined between $9,000 and $15,000 for fishing and taking trochus shell from Australian waters off the north-west coast last month. Three of the captains have been caught fishing in Australian waters before between 1997 and 2004.

Legal Aid lawyer David McKenzie, says the fishermen were very poor and it was highly unlikely they would be able to pay the fines.

The magistrate ordered that they spend between 60 and 100 days in jail in Western Australia if the fines were not paid.


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Tamil Tigers blamed for attack on Sri Lankan Navy

January 7, 2006

13 sailors have been reported killed and others missing or injured after suspected Tamil Tiger guerrillas attacked a naval vessel off northeastern Sri Lanka early Saturday. Sri Lankan military say it was one of the worst attacks by the sea Tigers of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

According to defence officials, the Sri Lankan Navy fast attack craft was sunk in the early hours of Saturday by a heavy explosion carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. The Sri Lankan sailors were on patrol when a boat rigged with explosives rammed their vessel off the port of Trincomalee.

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) said two of the injured sailors had been recovered, who were believed to have been thrown out by the power of the explosion.

The LTTE has stepped up attacks against security forces in northern and eastern Sri Lanka since President Mahinda Rajapakse was elected on November 17th and invited the rebels to renew negotiations with the government.

With Saturday's blast, over 65 security personnel and police officers have been killed in rebel attacks since the election.

The attack follows LTTE reports of army abuses and killings. The government is investigating one such incident after five Tamil youths, whom the army said were blown up by their own grenade, were found shot dead.

The Tigers say they want a political solution to the conflict, which has killed more than 64,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands since 1983.

A similar attack on the navy in Trincomalee harbour killed 12 sailors and led to the collapse of a previous ceasefire in 1995.

In December, 39 military personnel were killed in a string of mine attacks, the deadliest month since a 2002 ceasefire that some say is strained to breaking point.


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Calls for aid to help feed millions, as East Africa plunges into drought

January 12, 2006

Millions may starve in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Djibouti in East Africa, because of extreme drought, combined with inequalities built into mechanisms for distributing food, according to the analysis made by Amartya Sen, who was awarded the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998. War in parts of the region is an extra exacerbating factor.

The countries need immediate food, water, seeds and any other agricultural product, according to the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which reports that millions of people are on the brink of starvation due to the recent severe droughts that have been devastating the area.

"The whole area is affected," FAO representative Shukri Ahmed said. "The situation is deteriorating." Local newspaper reports gave an official death toll at 30 famine-related deaths, said Mr Ahmed.

Many had not expected that the area's dry season would be as severe as it has been, and did not anticipate the effects.

Others, such as Yves Engler, expect famines and massive starvation to continue in the region as long as the IMF continues to influence economic policies in the region. Yves Engler has claimed, consistently with Amartya Sen's analysis, that the IMF is responsible for worsening or actually creating famine in Malawi (2002), Ethiopia (2003) and Niger (2005).

The present drought has been said to be getting worse by the day, and the total figure for those who need food from the World Food Program could rise from today's 1.2 million, to exceed 2.5 million people, according to United Nations (UN) spokesman Stephane Dujarric at the organisation's New York headquarters.

The FAO had called for domestic food purchases in areas where harvests were expected to be favorable, coupled with food aid imports elsewhere, the UN's Mr Dujarric said.

Crops have failed, and local attempts at distributing supplies have been blamed on poor infrastructure and a lack of supplies. What makes the region's situation even more grave, is that the rainy season failed to aid in the production of much needed crops.

Nearly one-fifth of the population of Djibouti were said to be facing food shortages and wide-spread starvation. Nearly $40 million is said to be needed to offset the famine. 64,000 tons of food are needed by the World Food Program, but only 16,700 were known to be available.

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Woman killed in shark attack at Amity Point, Australia

January 8, 2006

A woman in Australia has been killed in a shark attack. The attack occurred at 5pm (Local Time) just off Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, south-east of Brisbane.

The woman, described as 21, had lost both arms up to the elbow and sustained severe wounds to her torso and legs. She was carried to shore by friends and was then flown by rescue helicopter to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. Surgeons were unable to save her.

The woman was holidaying from Brisbane with a church camp and attempts to contact her family have been made.

Emergency Services Rescue Helicopter crew officer Rod Morgan said the woman had suffered massive blood loss.

"She was very pale" he said, "We were diverted right away and were able to be on the scene within minutes and were able to have the patient at hospital within an hour of the attack."

"She had life threatening injuries she had lost significant amounts of blood and the patient had what we would call an altered level of consciousness where it wasn't able to communicate directly with the patient" said Queensland Ambulance paramedic Lachlan Parker.

There were many witnesses at the scene and they are now being interviewed by Police at Amity Point. They are described as being distraught.

One witness, who asks to not be identified, described that the victim was swimming in the sea with her Border Collie. When the attack happened, the dog ran home to raise the alarm.

"I was across the road from where she was staying and I saw the dog come flying up the road all wet and shivering and whimpering," she said, "Then a little boy came running up and said the girl had lost her leg and her arm and everyone ran out of the house towards the beach. It was just a little black-and-white dog but he was crazy so I locked him under the house."

Other reports claim that the woman had been scuba diving in murky shallow water approximately 15 metres from the shore.

The woman is believed to be from McDowall in Brisbane, but her name has not yet been released.

A resident of Amity Point for 20 years, Brad Ross, said tourists visiting the area have been warned of potential attacks; "The shore just falls away into 30m of water and there are plenty of bull sharks out there. People know when they enter the water there they're stepping into a shark habitat."

Other beaches on the island are protected by drum lines.

Queensland state police inspector Peter Harding believes from the severity of the woman's injuries that she was attacked by a group of bull sharks, a species known for aggressive behavior this time of year. Water police will search for the sharks today and as a result, beaches on the east and west of Amity Point have been closed.

This is the first attack in the area since August 1972.

Local wisdom cautions against allowing dogs in the water at swimming beaches, because of a fear that they attract sharks, perhaps because of residue accumulated from fleas which live on the dog's blood.


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20 people injured after stand collapse in the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Colombia

January 7, 2006

At least 20 people were injured when a covered stand collapsed during a main parade in the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in the Colombian city of Pasto.

According to the police, the stands were designed to support 500 people, but there were 700 on them. The intense rains might have also contributed to the collapse as the tents had become too heavy.

The Red Cross immediately helped all those affected. Most people presented minor injures although 3 people had to be referred to medical assistance centers.

Despite the incident the parade continued along the main streets of the city.


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Two companies plea 'guilty' to Birmingham theatre stage collapse

January 6, 2006 Two companies have pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety laws after the stage of The Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, United Kingdom collapsed resulting in injuries ranging from bruises to bone fractures in 30 people.

The two companies, Sing Along Productions and Clear Channel, said that the collapse occurred after a communications breakdown between them.

During the production of Sing-Along-A-Sound-of-Music, members of the audience in costume had climbed onto the stage to participate in a song when the stage fell into the orchestra pit 20 feet below.

The case has been sent to Birmingham Crown Court for sentencing. The case was brought to Birmingham Magistrates Court by Birmingham City Council under health and safety legislation.


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What is trochus shell? And why would I want two tonnes of it? -Edbrown05 20:36, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

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Good point. Trochus shell is used in the manufacture of high quality buttons, beads and trinkets. There is no Wikipedia entry on trochus shell. Here are some llinks in the hope somebody will one day write an entry...

New Research To Help Trochus Stocks - November 2001:  Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia In 2001, the current global demand for trochus shell is estimated at about 7,000 tonnes annually, worth about A$50 - $60 million. In Australia, trochus is found in Queensland and in Western Australia, (WA).

In WA trochus are found on coral reefs of the Buccaneer and Bonaparte Archipelagos in the Kimberley and offshore at Rowley Shoals, Browse Island, Scott Reef, Seringapatam Reef, Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island.

There is a strong worldwide demand for trochus shell. Most of the shells collected in the Kimberley region are currently sold through Perth at a wholesale price of about $9.50 per kg.

Some of the Aboriginal groups are value-adding this product by polishing trochus shells for ornaments which sell for $20 to $50 a piece. Recent interest has also been expressed on the processing and export of trochus meat which is known to fetch a high price in Japan...

Farming Trochus "Trochus niloticus (Mollusca: Gastropoda) is commonly known as the topshell or trochus shell and by various names in the countries where it occurs naturally. It is a large, conical-shaped, marine gastropod (snail) of shallow tropical reefs that can attain a size of over 120 mm, measured across the base. The shell of trochus has external mottled red-green and white bands and a thick inner layer of mother-of-pearl (nacre), which makes it valuable for manufacture of jewellery and buttons for highlypriced garments..."

Natural Habitat Adult trochus inhabit intertidal and shallow (less than 5 m depth) areas of tropical coral reefs that receive strong wave or tidal action. In the King Sound Region they are often found on hard reef surfaces dominated by short algae rather than corals or other attached invertebrates. They are also found around the edges of boulders within the intertidal zone, avoiding areas covered with sand or mud (Nash, 1985). Trochus do not usually occur on sandstone reefs if these lack the three-dimensional matrix structure typical of coral reefs.

General Biology Trochus are mainly herbivorous and have separate sexes. However, males and females cannot be distinguished from external shell characteristics, but sex ratios in the wild are close to 1:1. Size at sexual maturity varies with location, being in the range of 50 - 70 mm. This is reached in two to three years and individuals are known to live for up to 12 years, but growth rates also vary with location (Nash, 1993). In WA, adults attain about 100 mm base shell diameter in about five years and their growth rate slows to below one millimetre per month. From - Department of Fisheries, Government of Western Australia:

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More about Trochus:
Surveys of Trochus, Holothuria, Giant Clams and the Coral Communities at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Reef and Mermaid Reef, Northwestern Australia, 2003 http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research/marine-surveys/nw-aus-surveys-2003/index.html

Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/fishweb/2564.html

CRC Reef Research Centre: Fisheries of Queensland's East Coast - Trochus http://www.reef.crc.org.au/research/fishing_fisheries/statusfisheries/harvesttrochus.htm

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Truckies could foot the bill for NSW Pacific Highway upgrade

January 8, 2006

Just two weeks after a join statement by Australian federal roads minister Jim Lloyd and his New South Wales counterpart Joe Tripoldi that tolls may be used to fast track upgrades of the Pacific Highway, acting Prime Minister Mark Vaile suggested that truck operators could pay up to a $70 toll.

Mr Vaile claims that industry sources claim that it is $400 less for a B-double semi trailer to drive from Sydney to Brisbane via the Pacific Highway than the New England Highway (which is the national highway) because of the upgrades carried out over the past 10 years.

Mr Valie claims the transport industry would accept a $70 toll. "Anything we do is going to enhance their efficiency". "Therefore the transport industry would be prepared to pay a toll - not just a $5 or $7 or $10 toll. For Sydney to Brisbane, who knows, (they could pay) a $50 to $70 toll, because these efficiencies are so significant now in running that sector."

The federal and state governments have committed to converting the highway to dual carriageway between Sydney and Port Macquarie and Brisbane and Byron Bay within three years. The remainder of the highway (with the exception of the section replaced by the Sydney - Newcastle Freeway was scheduled to be completed by 2016.

Mr Vaile said that the New South Wales government should look at using public-private partnerships to fund upgrades between Port Macquarie and Byron Bay. He further hinted that regular motorists would still pay tolls, although they would be variable depending on the length of highway used.

Kathy and Greg Campbell who lost Greg's mother and their daughters Becky, 9, and Jessy, 8, when a truck slammed into their car head on south of Buladelah said the number of trucks which use the single carriageway section is an outrage. Ms Campbell said that the federal government received AU$14 billion a year in fuel excise from motorists and the estimated cost to complete the highway upgrade was AU$8 billion.


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Michael Jackson sued for unpaid veterinarian bills

January 7, 2006

Martin Dinnes, the owner of Dinnes Memorial Veterinary Hospital, alleges that Michael Jackson owes him over $91,602 in veterinary bills.

The pop star's exotic animals were looked after by the veterinarian at the Neverland ranch, where Jackson has not lived in since the last child molestation trial in June 2005.

Dinnes helped Michael acquire animals for his zoo which include flamingoes, giraffes, elephants and orangutans.

His lawyer, Brenton Horner, stated that Dinnes filed this lawsuit with great reluctance. "He has a lot of admiration for Michael. This is just a business matter."

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"Hyperspace drive" paper gains interest, AIAA award

January 8, 2006

The paper "Guidelines for a space propulsion device based on Heim's quantum theory" by Walter Dröscher (Austrian patent officer; retired) and Jochem Häuser (University of Applied Sciences in Salzgitter, Germany; Physicist & Professor of Computer Science) has won an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) annual award for the best papers presented at its conferences (nuclear and future flight category).

The paper proposes experiments aimed at using intense magnetic fields to produce a gravitational field, which then propels a space craft. The work is based upon ideas developed by Burkhard Heim in the 1950s. Heim's theories are not widely accepted in the physics community. They do, however, pass many experimental tests, such as accurately predicting masses of fundamental particles within current experimental limits.

Dröscher says Heim's theories predict two additional forces, one is a repulsive anti-gravity consistent with the dark energy that appears to be causing the universe's expansion to accelerate, and one capable of producing acceleration of a spacecraft without expending mass, i.e. rocket fuel. NASA has investigated possible anti-gravity applications of Heim's theories before, but Dröscher & Häuser say their proposed experiments differ significantly.

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White House, Kerry criticizes comments made by televangelist Pat Robertson

January 8, 2006

Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and outspoken televangelist, has once again created political waves after saying that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke because he tried to "divide God’s land."

The comment was made during Robertson’s 700 Club program last week. Robertson said that Sharon’s stroke was a punishment from God.

The White House quickly blasted the comment, and distanced itself from Robertson.

"I think [Robertson’s] comments were wholly inappropriate and offensive, and really don't have a place in this or any other debate," said Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on Friday.

Duffy also said that President Bush continues to pray for the Israeli leader, who many say is the region’s best chance for peace.

"The President spoke about him yesterday and what a historic figure he is, as far as bringing peace to the Middle Eastern region. And our thoughts and prayers continue to be with him," said Duffy.

Numerous religious figures around the world spoke out against Robertson’s comments, saying that the comments are not consistent with Christian beliefs.

Former US Presidential Candidate John Kerry also criticized Robertson, saying that the commentator ignored the risks Sharon took to bring peace to Israel.

"It is beyond shocking to think that as Prime Minister Sharon fights for his life, Pat Robertson would attack his character," said Kerry. "Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised to hear such venom from someone who claimed Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the people of New Orleans."


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Representative Tom DeLay not seeking future Majority Leader position

January 8, 2006

Republican Tom DeLay, representative from the 22nd Congressional District of Texas, announced on Saturday that he will not attempt to reclaim his position in the United States House of Representatives. Fellow Republicans, spear-headed by (R-AZ) and Melissa Hart (R-PA), began circulating a petition last week urging to elect a new majority speaker, thus setting the stage for House leadership elections.

In a letter written and addressed to fellow House Republicans on Saturday, DeLay said, "During my time in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner within the rules of our body and the laws of our land."

He asked  to convene a body to elect a new majority leader. "I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention," wrote DeLay.

The 58-year-old DeLay held the leadership post for 3 years, until he was forced to relinquish it in late 2005 after he became involved in an ethics scandal. He stepped down after a Texas jury indicted him for money laundering and conspiracy, but initially planned to re-seek the majority speaker post if he was acquitted.


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Earthquake shakes Athens

January 8, 2006

On Sunday, an earthquake rocked the country of Greece early in the afternoon.

Seismographs have recorded the earthquake as a 6.7 (estimated) on the Richter Scale. There are only reports of minor damage at the island of Kythira, including 3 injuries. The earthquake took place at 1:34 pm local time (1134 UTC) and was felt, according to locals, throughout Greece and as far away as Cairo, Egypt, and the coasts of Jordan. This is unusual, as previous major quakes in the highly-seismic Mediterranean country have been limited to a relatively small region.

The quake's epicenter was located about 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Athens near Kythira, the US Geological Survey institute said. Amending its previous report of a magnitude of 6.4, the USGS, based in Colorado, and the National Earthquake Information Center in Denver gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, However, the Thessaloniki Aristotelion University's Seismology Laboratory and the Patras seismic monitoring station have recorded the quake at a magnitude 6.9.

Aftershocks have been recorded near the epicentre, however were not as powerful as the original earthquake.

A witness in Athens at the time of the quake described the general mood as calm.

More than 100 people died following an earthquake in Athens, Greece, in 1999.

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I read somewhere that she may have been attacked by 3 sharks and not one as suspected. If so, this was very viscious. - (Erebus555 13:18, 8 January 2006 (UTC))


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Birmingham Central Mosque is set on fire

January 8, 2006

Birmingham Central Mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, UK was burgled and set on fire early Saturday morning.

Emergency services arrived within a matter of minutes after smoke was reported billowing from the building. The mosque was empty at the time, resulting in no injuries.

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I totally forgot about adding the sources. - (Erebus555 15:48, 8 January 2006 (UTC))

I can't find any new sources, so I just rearranged the existing text to make it flow together a bit better with less paragraphs. --LoganCale 21:43, 10 January 2006 (UTC)


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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Cspurrier 16:34, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
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title: User talk:Xenoby