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Tamil Tigers promise to fight back against Sri Lankan forces

January 27, 2009 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, otherwise known as the Tamil Tigers, have told the BBC that they are prepared to fight back against Sri Lankan forces.

The vow follows reports that Sri Lankan forces are laying siege to the last rebel-held areas of the island. The Sri Lankan army have said that the "final battle" was underway and predicted that the Tamil rebellion is finished. There have been rumours that Velupillai Prabhakaran, the Tigers' leader since the conflict began, had fled in the face of the assault. But political leader B Nadesan denied this, telling the BBC that the claim was "malicious propaganda".

According to Reuters, analysts say that around 2,000 Tiger fighters remain in the face of the 50,000-strong government push into the north, which began in August 2006. Government forces captured Mullaitivu, the last stronghold of the Tigers, on Sunday. The Associated Press says that Tigers have been preventing civilians from leaving the war zone, with the government accusing them of using civilians as human shields. In turn, the government has declared a section of the territory to be a safe area for civilians but there have been reports of artillery fire and the United Nations say troops have been fighting in the area.

Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka of the Sri Lankan army was quoted by the AFP news agency as saying "the end of terrorism is near and we will definitely win". Meanwhile aid agencies say 230,000 Tamil refugees are in the remaining battle zone. The Associated Press say that the area is densely populated and diplomats have expressed concern about the use of ground troops in the area. Most journalists are forbidden from entering the war zone, making confirmation difficult.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won the 2005 election on a hard-line ticket, ruling out autonomy for the Tamil north and east. This led to an increase in the war and the eventual abandonment of a Norwegian-mediated ceasefire at the start of last year.


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r u sure there is somthing in it ?

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User talk:EdZiomek

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But... your news article Satellite Technology software reveals underwater and subsoil structures may not fit with Wikinews's policies for inclusion. Our guide to writing an article has further advice, as does our content guide. Redvers (talk) 19:18, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:165.138.120.151

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British Airways issues profits warning

January 27, 2009 The United Kingdom's flag carrier airline, British Airways (BA) has warned the markets that it will post a full year loss of up to £150 million.

The former state airline, privatised in 1987, saw its shares fall 8.5% on the back of an announcement that "further economic weakness in January and the outlook for February and March combined with the fall in sterling are impacting our outlook for the year", according to The Daily Telegraph. Quarterly revenues are still anticipated to grow by 4%, but a full-year loss is now expected. Costs have risen in recent months, whilst the historic lows of sterling have hit the bottom line. First and Business Class traffic has fallen as the global credit crisis has hit premium and business travel. Fuel costs have fallen, but previous hedging has negated this benefit.

The airline has been considering a merger with Spanish flag carrier Iberia, but The Guardian, relaying Reuters, reports that Iberia now has a larger market capitalisation than BA, changing the field of play.

The airline sector in general is facing trouble, with American and United posting fourth quarter losses and the Franco-Dutch Air France-KLM issuing a profits warning.

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Your recent edit was reverted, but don't worry: we have a page for editorial opinion attached to each article. Your addition would be welcome at Comments:Confusion over British cannabis status --InfantGorilla (talk) 21:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

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Fast food chain McDonald’s set to open up 1000 more stores by end of year

January 27, 2009 American fast food chain McDonald’s is set to open up 1000 more stores during 2009 as part of its expected capital spending of US$2.1 billion.

While global same-store sales rose 7.2%, revenue fell marginally, due to the strong US dollar.

McDonald’s net income fell 23% from US$1.27 billion to $985.4 million. This happened in the same quarter that they slashed operating costs by 8%. The company was hit by the rising costs of ingredients such as meat and cheese.

Chief executive Jim Skinner has said the company is to invest $2.1 billion into the opening of the new restaurants. Sales in the US rose 5% and other continents, including the Middle East and Africa, saw even higher growth.

In November 2008, McDonald’s opened up their 1000th Chinese store. The chain currently has more than 31,000 stores around the globe, and counting. The first location to open was in San Bernardino, California in 1940.


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User talk:Shoone

Welcome
-- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 22:16, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

I have promoted you to the Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read: If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 17:07, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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Hi Shoone. Just wanted to let you know that it's generally considered poor etiquette to edit other user's comments, as you did here, even if they contain grammatical errors/mistakes. There's no "written" rule about that AFAIK, but some people might get a bit annoyed at having their comments altered by someone else. Just a suggestion. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  21:41, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
 * He's allowed to edit my comments, Tempo. Don't worry about it.-- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:57, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

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

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

--Pi zero (talk) 23:56, 19 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Good idea, I have been away for quite some time. Doubt I'll be back to editing articles any time soon either, such is life. Shoone (talk) 00:04, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

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Comments:Hurricane-force winds kill 15 people as storm hits Europe

this happened on sunday not saturday.

 * "Hurricane-force winds lashed northern Spain on Saturday"... not according to the BBC. Jolly Ω Janner  22:48, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The storm took more than one day to sweep across the continent. I changed it to Saturday and Sunday. --SVTCobra 22:49, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


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Anger and unrest continue over US raid in Laghman, Afghanistan

January 27, 2009 On January 15, a United States military strike in the Afghan province of Laghman killed 15 people, according to U.S. officials. The U.S claims only militants were killed, but on Saturday, village elders disputed that claim with the allegation that the casualties were all civilians. The raid has sparked demonstrations in Afghanistan, with demonstrators renewing their pleas for the occupying forces to leave the country.

Afghan leaders have said that the U.S has apologized to them for the attack, but have not publicly admitted to making a mistake. In a statement, the U.S government described what they believed to be a successful mission against a wanted militant, saying, "the operation in Mehtar Lam District, approximately 60km northeast of Kabul City, targeted a Taliban commander believed to conduct terrorist activities throughout the Kabul, Laghman and Kapisa provinces."

"As coalition forces approached the wanted militant's compound, several groups of armed militants exited their homes and began manoeuvering on the force," added the statement. Nine fighters were killed by small-arms fire and four killed by "precision close-air support", the statement continued, adding that two other fighters were killed during a subsequent search of the houses in the compound. However, this version of events was contested when a statement from the Afghani president's office declared that 16 civilians were killed, not 15 militants. That statement also claimed that two women and three children were among the dead.

Thousands of angered Afghanis took to the streets in the Afghan city of Mihtarlam, chanting "death to Americans".

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan condemned the incident, and said that bombing civilians "will not bear any progress in the war against terrorism".

U.S President Barack Obama has vowed to put more U.S troops in Afghanistan, ignoring a request from President Karzai that there be a timetable for U.S withdrawal from the country. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the new administration's goal is to eliminate the threat posed by al-Qaeda and other groups. "Let me just say both President Bush and President Obama have made clear that we will go after al-Qaeda wherever al-Qaeda is and we will continue to pursue them," Gates said.


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Category talk:2008 financial crisis

This cat needs to be renamed as it now is extending into 2009. --SVTCobra 23:46, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Merge
Surely this and its 2009 category could be merged. --JJLiu112 (talk) 06:53, 28 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I agree with merging but I’m not so sure on what to call the merged category because the financial crisis extended over 2007-2008 but was part of a larger crisis. Some of the articles in the categories don’t necessarily fit under "financial crisis". I’m tempted to go with Category:Great Recession, which seems to be the preferred term for the overall economic woes of the time per at EN WP. Any thoughts? [24Cr][talk] 09:43, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Great Recession sounds good to me. There are social and economic ramifications related to the Recession. JJLiu112 (talk) 17:03, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm replying simply to 'bump' the article in anyone's watchlist while also removing the flag. If the removal is hasty, please feel free to add it back. But I suspect after two years without comment and fifteen years since the Great Recession, the discussion is no longer important enough to the community to warrant being flagged (too many flagged discussions dilutes the effectiveness of the flag). Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 15:06, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:Poopsteak~enwikinews

Y58011 sucks down every buck
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Talk:Iceland's coalition government falls in economic crisis

Article title unnecessarily alarmist
When I first saw this article's title on the main page, it made me think Iceland had fallen into a state of complete anarchy; only when I read the article did I understand that it was not the overall government that had collapsed, but simply that a coalition had broken. I would strongly suggest a new title for this article; perhaps something like "Icelandic government coalition dissolves".
 * I think I addressed this (after a screw-up). --SVTCobra 01:16, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, good. I'm not the only one who nearly spit out my drink at my screen when reading that title. The new one is much better. Gopher65talk 14:45, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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User:YellowMonkey~enwikinews

I live at w:User:YellowMonkey

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User talk:YellowMonkey~enwikinews

I live at w:User:YellowMonkey the Wikipedia that is

Welcome
--InfantGorilla (talk) 10:54, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

My RfA
Just wanted to say thanks for participating in my RfA. I'll be sure to put the tools to good use. :) – Juliancolton  | Talk 18:58, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Sumo: Asashoryu wins New Year Grand Tournament

The picture entitled: "Champion Asashoryu in action during the May 2008 Grand Tournament" Is of Chiyotaikai and not Asashoryu

 * Are you sure that it is not of both of them? --SVTCobra 01:33, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That is Chiyotaikai on the left and Kisenosato on the left.Owencunn (talk) 05:30, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I will check my files as i took it from my photo's stored on flickr account and im sure i got the right one.....but thanks for raising if indeed wrong....will revert today.216.10.193.21 15:56, 30 January 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Baptistwilliam

Please stop posting Copyright violations. --SVTCobra 03:28, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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You are being blocked temporarily for posting multiple copyright violations, even after being warned. --SVTCobra 03:37, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Accreditation requests/Archive 3

'''This is an archive of accreditation requests. Please do not edit them, rather bring your comments up here.''' Requests older than these can be found here and here or here.

RockerballAustralia

 * Name: Patrick Gillett
 * Location: Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
 * Areas of interest: Rugby, Soccer, Australian Rules Football.
 * Reason: I enjoy working on articles about sporting events. I'd like to get accreditation to beable to get into press conferences, sporting events in general and other related events. Also, with a atate election coming up, I'm trying to arrange some interviews with some of the candidates. I think accreditation would go some way of helping me obtain such interviews.
 * Accomplishments: Palestinian president pleads with UN Security Council for help in Gaza, Australian Tax Office warns against tax return scam, Sunshine Coast Council ratifies McDonald's development rejection, Hawthorn wins 2008 AFL Grand Final
 * Contact information: pgillett@australianrockerball.com
 * User ID: 16,528

 * Applied on: 00:19, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Questions

 * I am still not comfortable with you given the history of hoaxes related to the so-called The Irishman Rockerball-film allegedly starring Emily Browning (sysops can see the deleted edits). Your contributions have improved greatly, but the question begs answering. Why should you be trusted with press credentials? --SVTCobra 02:15, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

 * As you have said, my have improved greatly. I think they have improved to the point that may warrent credentials. As for the "hoaxes", I've moved past the point of posting speculation and similar material. I've decided to leave the writing of all Rockerball related article to some one else. --RockerballAustralia (talk) 10:39, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

 * In your userspace, you have several Rockerball related articles in preparation. Am I correct in presuming you are no longer planning on getting these published? Anonymous101talk 12:15, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Correct --RockerballAustralia (talk) 22:00, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * — I'm willing to support this AC. It would be nice to have someone actually covering sporting events rather than scouring the internet for sources, even though it would only be in one country. Of course, this support is provisional on there not being any more negative edits from this user. I'm of the mind that any accredited editor should be held to the highest standards, since they are representing Wikinews out in The Real World. Gopher65talk 00:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
 * , this user seems to be contributing well on subjects we need to cover. However, if you return to writing hoaxes/articles clearly not appropriate for Wikinews, I will instantly support revocation of your credentials. Anonymous101talk 12:01, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Name: Tekin Özbek Location: Istanbul, Turkey Areas of interest: Political Stories (mainly Europe and Middle East), Technological Stories, Aviation Stories, Music/Concerts Stories Reason: I am very interested in politics within Europe and Middle East and I am in a location that can cover original stories best. I am also computer programmer, and I keep track of the latest technological news. I am a PPL-A Private pilot student, therefore I have access to local airports and therefore have the ability to prepare original aviation stories. I am a pianist and organist, and I go to concerts very often which allows me to interview musicians. I had to give a break to wikinews for a year due to computer issues, now with a new computer I am back at work. Accomplishments: Turkey secures Kurdish zone border with Iraq, Land mine explodes in Siirt, Turkey killing three soldiers, injuring six others, Iraq protests Turkish artillery attacks, Some Wikinews Shorts. Contact information: tekin@tekinozbek.net User ID: 14,716 Applied on: 20:33, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * Has about 20 recent edits and less than 100 total. passed review on article that failed WN:SG and NPOV. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Needs to become more familiar with Wikinews. Attempt to add photo from a competing news source is one example of this unfamiliarity. Stick around and you'll get it. Cheers, --SVTCobra 01:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment: I will sit out on the AR, if you don't mind since I don't know you well enough to make a judgement, but SVT, may I remind you that I tried to add a photo from a competing news source too. per this link, and I am accredited already :) Maybe you should withdraw mine if you consider this a reason to oppose. Iceflow (talk) 06:44, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Whoa? I didn't add a photo from a competing news source? That was one and a half years ago? Cheers, — Tekin (talk • contribs) 10:42, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, sorry, I missed that it was an edit from 2007. But it just underscores how few edits you have here. So if you want a new reason for my vote, I will say: per Brian McNeil. --SVTCobra 13:16, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

 * - Sorry, this user has only became active again recently, and has very few edits. I'll be much more willing to support if you edit actively for a month or two. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 12:17, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
 * — With exactly the same reasoning as Anonymous101. Gopher65talk 00:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Name: Bjorn Engelhardt

Location: Singapore

Areas of interest: Sports and associated photography, general interest news from Singapore and Asia.

Contact information: bjorn@bjornengelhardt.com

User ID: 60,288

Applied on: 01:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Reason:

 * I am keen to expand the coverage of Asian events, in particular sporting events and during my travels (for work) I am able to attend many different activities and hence provide both original reporting as well as researched reports. Being able to gain access to press events and be included on media mailing lists requires accreditation.

 * In particular to provide original photographs credentials are required as camera's are banned from most events unless associated with media. There are a singificant number of major sporting events taking place in Singapore and Asean over the next few months that warrant both coverage, original reporting and original photographs.

 * I was actively involved with motor sports writing and photography previously and would like to continue this through wikinews. Examples of prior work can be found at http://www.bjornengelhardt.com/Media/Media.html

 * Accomplishments:

 * Mexican billionaire denies buying Honda Formula One team, South Africa defeats Australia in second cricket test, Australia makes changes to Boxing Day cricket test team, Singapore Slingers defeat Darwin All-Stars in eighth Singapore Challenge Series game . Examples of my photographs can also be seen at wikicommons and also flickr.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjorn_engelhardt/

Questions

 * How much do you travel? Your latest article suggests you were in San Francisco, quite a bit outside of you self-described area of coverage. --SVTCobra 00:06, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

 * actually i travel most weeks for work and yes i was in San Francisco last week and Tokyo on the weekend before that when i posted the article on Sumo.....its part of the job but most of my travel is within the Asia Pacific region. Usually get to the US/Europe 5-6 times a year only.Bjornengelhardt (talk) 09:23, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * I am slightly hesitant as you are still rather new, but you have written quite a few articles, and have demonstrated you're not insane (a big part of this nomination procedure is to make sure we do not give credentials to crazy people). More photos of sports related stuff is always a good thing. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
 * thanks "Mr Bawolf" ....im trying hard to hide that defective mutated chromosome that drives me to do crazy things on full moons :)

 * Sumo: Asashoryu wins New Year Grand Tournament was quite good. I think you have demonstrated that you can put accreditation to good use. --SVTCobra 02:39, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Your articles are excellent and I believe you will do a great job with accreditation. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 19:30, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:25, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Cirt (talk) 19:24, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

 * Name: Sage Ross
 * Location: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
 * Areas of interest: Politics and higher education
 * Reason: Accreditation might make it easy to get access to newsworthy public events. I've found that simply having a camera and/or notepad is often all that's needed, but that's not always the case.
 * Accomplishments: Photo source for Barack Obama presidential campaign "HOPE" poster discovered, Ralph Nader calls out Democrats for financial bailout, Helen Thomas probes White House on torture; online community sends flowers, Half of life could go extinct by century's end, warn eminent biologists, Protesters demonstrate at US Coast Guard Academy. Also, I've done a fair bit of original reporting for the Wikipedia Signpost (and I'm current acting as editor-in-chief until Ral315 returns).
 * Contact information: ragesoss+wikinews@gmail.com
 * User ID: 14,426
 * Applied on: 21:31, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * - Ragesoss can be an invaluable photojournalist for Wikinews. --SVTCobra 00:00, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:26, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Cirt (talk) 19:25, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
 * (→ Zachary ) 06:44, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Name: Edmund R Schluessel
 * Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
 * Areas of interest: Politics & activism, popular culture, science & technology
 * Reason: My most important OR articles are interviews. Having accreditation would add some authority and help me get better interviews.
 * Accomplishments:
 * Lakota Freedom Delegation says spokesman Russell Means 'hijacked' organization (January 5, 2008)
 * Canupa Gluha Mani speaks about Lakota Oyate, Lakota freedom (January 9, 2008)
 * 'No treaty withdrawal', says Lakota elder (January 12, 2008)
 * General relativity effect confirmed: satellite experiment (February 17, 2009)
 * AIM activist, Leonard Peltier defender Robert Robideau dies (February 20, 2009)
 * Sheffield pub is CAMRA's Pub of the Year (February 20, 2009)
 * Adela Lupșe, outburst TV presenter, gives her side (February 22, 2009)
 * Also interviewed in Wikinews investigates claim McCain plagiarized speech from Wikipedia

Applied on: 15:37, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Contact information: eschluessel@gmail.com
 * User ID: 18761

Comments/Questions

 * We're going to have to deal with the email/presspass stuff - as your nom looks likely to go through. The email will be good through part of this year (Q: What do you want @wikinewsie.org), but there's going to be some wrinkles about that. The press pass? I really don't know, I got mine off MessedRocker, but I haven't seen him in a long time. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:13, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What's typical for people to have @wikinewsie, their name or something a bit more anonymous? --Killing Vector (talk) 16:36, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * firstname.lastname@wikinewsie.org - but you're not required to make it widely public. The issue is that something like killing.vector@wikinewsie.org is not going to help you get responses to mails you send out. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:17, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, fair enough. Firstname.lastname is fine, just so long as people get the spelling right. --Killing Vector (talk) 19:56, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * Has already shown dedication and good work. Mike Halterman (talk) 08:22, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * — This contributor has written some good articles in the past. Gopher65talk 22:22, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Not the most prolific of contributors, but perhaps less likely to suffer burnout because of that. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:55, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * As per Mike, Gopher and Brian --RockerballAustralia (talk) 23:18, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * no objections ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 23:26, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Didn't know he was up for this. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 15:43, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

Rklawton
Name: Robert Lawton
 * Location: O'Fallon, Illinois
 * Areas of interest: event, disaster, location photography
 * Reason: I am occasionally stopped by police/safety workers and asked for my press credentials. Photographers need credentials, too.
 * Accomplishments: I'm an Admin on Wikipedia Rklawton, I have contributed several hundred photos which are used in about 200 articles in Wikipedia.
 * Contact information: Robert Lawton, Lawton Photos, and rklawton_at_lawtonphotos_dot_com.
 * User ID: 14896
 * Applied on: 04:01, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

Comments/Questions
Basically, I'd like accreditation as a photojournalist. We could also start a new user category for that as well. Rklawton (talk) 04:46, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Do you plan to use your accreditation mainly for Wikipedia or for Wikinews? Van der Hoorn (talk) 13:16, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I plan to (and have been) uploading my photos to Commons for use across all projects. Given that I would only need credentials to cover an event, I would imagine these event-oriented images would be primarily useful to Wikinews.
 * Credentials not needed for: File:Boy meets barber.JPG
 * Credentials needed for: File:Tornado Damage, Illinois 1.JPG (I had to bluff a cop for this one)
 * Rklawton (talk) 14:11, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

 * By the way, you may want to remove your email address from the contact info. We can find it in history if necessary and it may save you from spam. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 14:37, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I believe that you are supposed to keep the contact information email address up for everybody to see, from archived requests I see that seems to be the norm. This is not a high-traffic page, so there is little chance of spamming, methinks. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:12, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Would it be easier for me to e-mail my contact information to the appropriate person/group in the event my request succeeds? I have no objection to providing my phone number, but I'd rather not do it on a web page. Rklawton (talk) 20:14, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify my previous comment: I meant "email address" instead of "contact information". I don't think you need to provide your telephone number for accreditation, the email address should be sufficient. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 20:22, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note if you do put the email address up there use either __at__ and __dot__ instead of @ and .  or At sign.svg to trick the spam bots. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:42, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

✅ seems like a good precaution against spambots. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  21:07, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * How will Wikinews be informed when you have gotten news-worthy images for Commons? Will you pop by to let us know? Or will you start some articles? Cheers, --SVTCobra 02:11, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That's an excellent question. I've got a note about that here.  Basically, I'm looking for a good mechanism to connect photographers with reporters.  Rklawton (talk) 03:41, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Hey all, this process is really dragging. I appreciate the support, but I need credentials. I could be on scene here now, but without credentials, I'm hosed at the first road block. Rklawton (talk) 16:18, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Sorry, I've been trying to get someone with the proper permissions to close this and give you the credentials, but nobody's taken action yet. I'll try to get a hold of Brianmc, I think he gives out the press passes. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  16:55, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I appreciate that. Gun standoffs and shootings seem to be all the rage these days, and I live near St. Louis, so opportunities abound.  I'm hoping to capture images of the men and women responding to these events as they unfold.  Credentials tell them "don't worry, I'm just another professional" - without them, I only look like a crowd control problem.  Rklawton (talk) 17:09, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * Seems fine. Van der Hoorn (talk) 14:37, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
 * photos are good. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:45, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * No concerns. red  - thunder  .  20:13, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * An invaluable photographer. No objections. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  20:25, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * --Killing Vector (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I'd love it if, when you do 'big' events (like that tornado), you could drop us note somewhere, or just shove it in the right article if you can find it. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:52, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I've got a note about that here. Basically, I'm looking for a good mechanism to connect photographers with reporters.  Rklawton (talk) 22:39, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

 * No worries here! -- Sken   my talk 10:12, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Van der Hoorn

 * Name: Roel van der Hoorn
 * Location: Enschede, The Netherlands
 * Areas of interest: Politics, International disputes, Business & economics, Science & Technology (mainly Space & IT).
 * Reason: I want to do a series of interviews for the next European Parliament elections.
 * Accomplishments: See my articles. Most of my edits are c/e related. I have also some 3k edits on both the English & Dutch Wikipedia.
 * Contact information: vanderhoorn_at_the-email-service-Google-provides_dot_com
 * User ID: 11752
 * Applied on: 23:21, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * No objections. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  03:16, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * --Killing Vector (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Very industrious contributor, go for it! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:54, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Earnest contributor and European Parliament elections is a worthy endeavor. --SVTCobra 02:11, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * prolific contributor who seems to have got the hang of things. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:29, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * — per others. Gopher65talk 04:23, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * looks like a very good editor. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 04:29, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Name: Joseph Anderson
 * Location: North East England, UK
 * Areas of interest: Technology (especially Web 2.0), politics, UK news.
 * Reason: Well why not? I am curious to see how the community perceives me, but I am also interested in trying to chase up tech-related stories. I am trying to become much more active here.
 * Accomplishments: English magistrate resigns over Twitter posts, Icelandic centre-left coalition secures majority in parliamentary elections, European Court of Human Rights orders UK to compensate Islamist and Sex toy 'armed' robber jailed are some from the past couple of years. I have over 11,000 edits on the English Wikipedia.
 * Contact information: computerjoe_at_gmail_dot_com (GPG key 0x76CC3562); Twitter @computerjoe
 * User ID: 8098
 * Applied on': 20:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * I've changed your email address to replace the @ and the dot with text and underscores to fool any potential spambots. tempo divalse  20:40, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you expect to get from en.wikinews with "Accreditation"? Do you think you will get an ID card, embossed with "Wikinews" and/or "Wikimedia Foundation", that will gain you access to any public event that you may wish to attend? --SVTCobra 02:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * My main aim is so that I can contact people's offices for comments etc. and actually call myself a 'Wikinews reporter'. In addition, with accreditation, people may be more willing to provide me with technology stories online. Computerjoe (talk) 23:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you involved with WMF work to such an extent that you have identified to the Foundation? (Eg checkuser, oversight, or OTRS) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No. The highest user right I have on any project is rollbacker! However, I feel that I can be trusted with this status and I wouldn't abuse it. I focused for several years on enWiki but couldn't get adminship due to various reasons (mainly my support, at the time, of organisations inside enWiki deemed overly bureaucratic) and as such, couldn't proceed to OTRS or such. Is identification to WMF required for accreditation? Computerjoe (talk) 23:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, as far as I know you don't need to be identified to the foundation to receive accreditation. Tempodivalse [talk]  23:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * At this time it is not required for accreditation, but if we start doing more professional IDs per skenmy's proposal then it might make sense. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:16, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't believe I would be being accredited by WMF, so surely it'd be silly to have to identify myself to the Foundation. I see no need to identify myself, especially if I only plan to use accreditation in an online capacity. As I wouldn't be a representative of the Foundation per se, I'm sure they wouldn't require (or want) us to provide identification to them.
 * I'm asking because I believe we may need proof of ID in future and identifying to the Foundation is an already existing process we could piggyback on. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:45, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I doubt the Foundation would want us to ID ourselves to them, as it places them somewhat in the accreditation process. This issue should be raised with them. Computerjoe (talk) 15:15, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I forgot to mention I am an experienced blogger. Gawker Media's Lifehacker allowed me to do some guest posts and I am currently a paid writer at gHacks, a fairly large technology weblog (top 2000 weblogs, according to Technorati). Computerjoe (talk) 23:32, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I've just requested my first interview and was successful. However, with accreditation I would feel much more comfortable doing this. Computerjoe (talk) 19:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * tempo divalse  20:37, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Accreditation is not a community test. Ask Accreditation if you have a real likeness for field journalism, otherwise you do not need accreditation. :) Jacques Divol (talk) 14:44, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I am very interested in pursuing tech stories and I plan to email them. Also, I plan to file freedom of information requests with various UK bodies to do original reporting. Whilst this won't require accrediation, I do have an interested in original reporting. Computerjoe (talk) 21:28, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
 * This user has shown that he is a capable and dedicated writer who would benefit from being accredited. A look here shows that he created quite a few great articles and helped on others. If accreditation allows for better original articles from him, then I think the benefits would be great to have. Calebrw (talk) 05:43, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * After looking over the users contributons I'm willing to support :-) --Meekel (TalkToMe) 21:44, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * --Brian McNeil / talk 22:08, 5 June 2009 (UTC)
 * but we need to get more community opinion on this. --Killing Vector (talk) 20:20, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Decap
I have also contributed with some pictures, as I primarily work as a freelance photojournalist of different situations, the lattes being the state visit of the Palestinian prime minister witch I also made an article around. The access was acquired thru contacts and accreditation from other freelance work. It will make it substantially easier to make and contribute OR articles surrounding political situation if I had access to an accreditation that is connected with the page I contribute to.
 * Name: Alejandro Decap
 * Location: Oslo, Norway
 * Areas of interest: Politics, social questions, science, photojournalism
 * Reason: As I primarily work with original research articles I regularly find myself in need of an accreditation. Especially in cases that involve contact with local and state government.
 * Accomplishments: http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/04/11/nyheter/innenriks/demonstrasjon/jens_stoltenberg/sri_lanka/5709171/ (published photo); http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ad-hoc_Liaison_Committee_meets_in_Oslo,_Norway (Text and photo)
 * Contact information: alejandro(at)decap.dk
 * User ID: 110747
 * Applied on:22:35, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Decap also performed all the original research for Tamil protests underway in Oslo --Killing Vector (talk) 22:39, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * Good contributions, good photos. Goes on the scene and produces significant and useful original research. --Killing Vector (talk) 22:39, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
 * — per Killing Vector. Gopher65talk 21:48, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * - dedicated to the project! :) Also per aboves. --Mark Talk to me 21:52, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * fantastic. Computerjoe 's talk 22:02, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * . En stor bruger og han er en god arbejdstager. (He is a great user and a good worker.) Mike Halterman (talk) 22:35, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Already has Norwegian military security ... and Ad-hoc Liaison Committee meets ... to his credit. Both include WN:OR and original images. --SVTCobra 22:40, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Per SVT and others. Great job so far. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Tristan Thomas

 * Name: Tristan Thomas
 * Location: Wiltshire, UK
 * Areas of interest: All
 * Reason: Hoping to do some OR & photography over the summer and will come in useful. I think the email address will also be useful when contacting people for possible interviews.
 * Contact information: Ideally, I would prefer not to list my email here, but will disclose it to admins/crats if it's really needed/if neccesary, will post it.
 * User ID: 104485
 * Applied on: 22:23, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * No problems here. Computerjoe 's talk 18:03, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * per above. – Juliancolton  | Talk 18:16, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
 * --Jcart1534 (talk) 00:40, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * you may want to consider putting your email in special:preferences, than people could contact you via special:emailuser and it avoids the spam, but its up to you. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:57, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Yep, I do have it there.    Tris   06:30, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
 * per other supporters. Durova (talk) 01:36, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Result: Unsuccessful, only 43% support. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:50, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Name: Laslo Varga
 * Location: Waterdown, Canada,
 * Areas of interest: Sport, Headline News, Photos...
 * Reason: I recently start my contribution to Vikivesti on Serbian language and I have intention to send some news from Canada which are of interest in Serbia. For e. i. About Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic from Rogers Tournament here in Toronto, (Last year I made some pictures with Novak Djokovic..) and so on.
 * Accomplishments:About indoor soccer (First one) About Djokovic Serb tenis player (Most recent... so far), also several hundreds of photos on Commons, my user page and my Gallery
 * Contact information: lalelaleca@yahoo.com
 * User ID: 72889 - On Wikinews and 452 - on Vikivesti
 * Applied on:-- 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Comments/Questions

 * How can your work benefit wiki projects other than your home one - specifically, English Wikinews. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:04, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * My work, beside Vikivesti, can be used on Wikinews as a source of photos, also a news-article from source (Which I have intentions to write): Tennis - Rogers ATP tournament, incoming Winter Olympics in Canada... also I am traveling a lot - You can see thru my Gallery of pictures and also Commons is going to have even more quality pictures from me, which are already in use: Examples are Rogers tournament from last year, photos from New York and Montreal, some aerial photos and so on...Given that I would only need credentials to cover an events, I would imagine these event-oriented images would be primarily useful to Wikinews immediately, but later on when I upload my photos to Commons, for use across all projects.--Laslovarga (talk) 00:42, 19 April 2009 (UTC)

I guess I'd like to see some articles written for English Wikinews to demonstrate that you are capable of wring well in news style/format. Doesn't have to be anything fancy or in-depth, just a few simple stories. Also, it would be nice to see examples of original reporting done in the past. Unfortunately, I can't speak Serbian, but I trust your work on Vikivesti is good. —Calebrw (talk) 04:53, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks to all of you for giving me an opportunity to introduce myself. I started with Wikipedia on English language in 2005, my first contribution was Skorenovac, and also later on, SC Plavi Dunav article. After that I was shortly on Hungarian Wikipedia, but immediately after in 2006 I start to work on Serbian Wiki. My biggest fascination was to do contribution with Cyrillic letters. From that time Wikipedia on Serbian language become my home Wikipedia. I started approximately 850 articles and in total I have more than 20.000 contributions on several different language on Wikipedia. In a mean time I become administrator on Serbian Wiki and ,also recently, I become  administrator, reporter and one of couple of us who start with new developments on Vikivesti (Wikinews on Serbian language). This new assignment is taking me so much time, beside my regular private job (supporting family) that in this time I have no much time for original reporting, of source we have to translate and implement (myself and user Milens) all the rules from, for us main, Wikinews pages such as for example Wikinews:Original reporting, Wikinews:Policies and guidelines and so on. This, I think you agree, is very much full time job, but I promise that what ever I will publish on Serbian language as original reporting I will did same article also in English. If you go on my user page on English and Serbian language you can find all this and more. My strength is photography and I am most proud on two of, this and  this, first one was even used in Indiana University project in November 2007 for the Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center. I'll be happy to answer on more questions on yours, and as I tell you previously I have intention to use my original reporting mostly from sport events, Toronto Raptors, Blue Jays, Maple Leaf, Toronto FC, Rogers Cup are my opportunities, and those are main reasons why I apply for Accreditation. I hope that I make myself more familiar and from these couple sentence you can see my style. But beside, I promise that I will shortly write some articles/news on English too. Thanks --Laslovarga (talk) 23:21, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

 * What do you expect to get from en.wikinews with "Accreditation"? Do you think you will get an ID card, embossed with "Wikinews" and/or "Wikimedia Foundation", that will gain you access to any public event that you may wish to attend? --SVTCobra 02:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * News is something what is happening, most of the time unexpectedly without prediction and than that is exited and than that is real news. Shortly, accreditation is just tool which I can use when I can predict some events and easier be on the source. I think that this my comment can give you an answer and picture about my intention and idea about ID card usage. --Laslovarga (talk) 01:29, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

 * Are you involved with WMF work to such an extent that you have identified to the Foundation? (Eg checkuser, oversight, or OTRS) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I am not involved with WMF work to such an extent that I have identified myself to the Foundation, so far.--Laslovarga (talk) 17:37, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * I'll repeat what did I say earlier :) As Wikinews doesn't have a multilingual hub and Brian did a lot on making Wikinews as a relevant media, I think that en.wn accreditations should be valid for contributors of all WNs. In this case, Laslo may be very productive for sr and hu WNs. Besides that, even if someone is contributing periodically some news to en.wn, while being an active contributor of some other WNs, I think that it is worthy enough for giving accreditations. Getting an exclusive photo from a random part of the world is something from which en.wn may benefit. --millosh (talk) 14:44, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with millosh. Mike Halterman (talk) 16:40, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Whilst recognising this user is active on other English language projects, it isn't realistic to expect the English Wikinews project to be able to form an adequate judgement of a user who has made very limited contributions to this project. For the accreditation process to have any credibility requires those who are asked to comment on an accreditation request to be actually in a position to properly make an assessment of that request. Wikinews projects in other languages should develop their own accreditation processes if it is considered useful for their contributors but I remain unconvinced of the value of accreditation in its current form. Adambro (talk) 16:45, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * per . Furthermore his answer to my question was thoughtful and well thought out . Even a small contribution, especially when OR is concerned valuable and if accreditation helps this user, so much the better for Wikinews, and all WMF projects, English or not. Calebrw (talk) 05:47, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * - If this user is to be writing articles for the English Wikinews, some work is required in the areas of grammar, sentence structure and word usage. See Laslo's response to SvtCobra's question about WN's accreditation / ID above from May 14th. Sorry, Laslo. Iceflow (talk) 19:54, 29 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Accreditation is nothing to do with working on English Wikinews (according to your comment only English Wikinews required accreditation?); anyway that is your opinion and there is no problem with me --Laslovarga (talk) 23:52, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
 * You are being accredited by the English Wikinews community, so it has got things to do with working on here because this is the only community accreditating you! Computerjoe (talk) 20:52, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Now, I am confused? Only place where you can get accreditation is here, and if you going to work on Wikinews on other language than English you can not have accreditation?--Laslovarga (talk) 23:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
 * You are running to be accredited with ENGLISH Wikinews ONLY. To my knowledge only one or two other languages have something similar, but most dont.  Basically being accredited with English Wikinews means we trust you to produce original reporting.  It looks like you only came here on a mistaken thought that you needed accreditation from us for your own language Wikinews work - this is not the case. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 05:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

 * -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 05:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * per Adambro, sorry. – Juliancolton  | Talk 20:52, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

 * Name: Ave Maria Mõistlik
 * Location: Tallinn, Estonia / Saaremaa, Estonia
 * Areas of interest: Cultural events
 * Reason: Photos for Commons / Wikipedia Estonian language version
 * Accomplishments: "Valjalas toimus teist korda Galavisioon" (published text); "Police search Parnu Mayor’s office" (published photo); "Wissenwertes, Tipps und Infos über Tallinn" (photo)
 * Contact information: avjoska_at_yahoo_dot_com
 * User ID: 1538
 * Applied on: 06:40, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * How will this help Wikinews? Computerjoe (talk) 09:53, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for asking. As my english is not good enough, I can't make a promise to write news articles about Estonia. My photos about events and persons etc could be used for news about Estonia, though. Avjoska (talk) 07:31, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * What do you expect to get from en.wikinews with "Accreditation"? Do you think you will get an ID card, embossed with "Wikinews" and/or "Wikimedia Foundation", that will gain you access to any public event that you may wish to attend? --SVTCobra 02:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you involved with WMF work to such an extent that you have identified to the Foundation? (Eg checkuser, oversight, or OTRS) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:01, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for asking, but I'm not sure I understood this question correctly. I'm involved to WMF projects since July 2006 and I'm an administrator of Estonian language version of Wikipedia since 2007. I should be identified to the Foundation as I participated Wikimania 2008 in Alexandria. Avjoska (talk) 11:27, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Have you seen this on Commons? I have proposed they have their own accreditation process as the regulars there are best suited to judging the appropriateness of granting the privilege to someone. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:01, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen this on Commons yet. Thanks. Avjoska (talk) 12:26, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Deleted? Avjoska (talk) 12:27, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, just a defective link - now fixed. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:43, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * - We always need photographers and I think this user has proven that they do good work in their everyday lives. The language barrier is not a huge issue as we have users from Finland and Finnish and Estonian are mutually intelligible. Mike Halterman (talk) 08:41, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * It isn't realistic to expect the English Wikinews project to be able to form an adequate judgement of a user who has only made very limited contributions to this project. Of which the majority have been minor spelling corrections, some of which have been plain incorrect and some of which have been replacements of British English spellings with American English which is questionable in some cases. For the accreditation process to have any credibility requires those who are asked to comment on an accreditation request to be actually in a position to properly make an assessment of that request. Wikinews projects in other languages should develop their own accreditation processes if it is considered useful for their contributors but I remain unconvinced of the value of accreditation in its current form. Adambro (talk) 16:34, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * All WNs, including en.wn, may benefit from exclusive photos from Estonia. Besides that, Avjoska is a known Wikimedian. --millosh (talk) 20:47, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * per . Calebrw (talk) 05:48, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * looks to be coming here under mistaken belief that they need en.wn accred. States goals are for other projects (Which I'm not against, but if it doesn't help us at all...) -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 05:53, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Adambro and ShakataGaNai both make good points here, and make me reluctant to support. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:15, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Milens

 * Name: Mile Kiš (Serbian Cyrillic: Миле Киш)
 * Location: Novi Sad; Vojvodina; Serbia
 * Areas of interest: Sport, Politics, Economics, Photos...
 * Reason: My contributions to wikinews encompass over 600 news within the past year. With the approved acreditation I will be able to obtain exclusive pictures and interviews, which i will try to translate into english and implement on Wikinews. If I get the acreditation before the start of Universiada, which is taking place in Belgrade, wikinews will obtain all the news and pictures from the event.
 * Accomplishments: Djokovic Clinches Hometown Title; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recognizes the Republic of Kosovo
 * Contact information: mile.ns@hotmail.com;
 * User ID: 232 (on sr.wikinews.org) 23885 (on en.wikinews.org)
 * Applied on: 19:25, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * What do you expect to get from en.wikinews with "Accreditation"? Do you think you will get an ID card, embossed with "Wikinews" and/or "Wikimedia Foundation", that will gain you access to any public event that you may wish to attend? --SVTCobra 02:22, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I think that interviewees would be able to identify me thanks to the accreditation. You can't stand before famous persons and say "Hi, I would like to interview you!". There are specific procedures how to get an interview and how to appoint meetings. Accreditation would allow me to get materials and information at easier way. I'll be at Universiade as a volunteer. With accreditation I would be able to get a place in the press room and make interesting photos.--Milens (talk) 16:49, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

 * Are you involved with WMF work to such an extent that you have identified to the Foundation? (Eg checkuser, oversight, or OTRS) --Brian McNeil / talk 17:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * No, I am not identified to Foundation nor I am an active participant of WMF work, but I have plans to be involved in Wikimedia Serbia work.--Milens (talk) 07:39, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

 * do you intend to deal with your userpage being a redlink? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry... :) It is blue, now. --Milens (talk) 07:44, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I realized now that you are a native speaker of Romanian, too. Do you intend to work at least periodically on Wikinews in Romanian, too? --millosh (talk) 11:02, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * For now, I prepared a scratch for interviews with Romanian participants on Universiade and I plan to publish it in Romanian, too. Also, I plan to interview Spanish-speaking sportspersons in Spanish. My priority, for now, is the project in Serbian language, with constant cooperation with other language editions of Wikinews. One of the examples of the cooperation is my special interview with Marko Kon, which is translated to English and sent to Mike Halterman.--Milens (talk) 07:37, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * It isn't realistic to expect the English Wikinews project to be able to form an adequate judgement of a user who has made no contributions on this project. For the accreditation process to have any credibility requires those who are asked to comment on an accreditation request to be actually in a position to properly make an assessment of that request. Wikinews projects in other languages should develop their own accreditation processes if it is considered useful for their contributors but I remain unconvinced of the value of accreditation in its current form. Adambro (talk) 16:21, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Mile was talking to me a couple of days ago (because of that I saw Laslo's request). He wants to be an accredited journalist for the Universiade in Belgrade (and time for the accreditation requests is very limited). He is willing to make interviews with public persons from Serbia, too. However, he wasn't able to do that because he doesn't have any accreditation. Besides, that, he is the most active editor of sr.wn last months. I would even change my accreditation for his, if it is possible. --millosh (talk) 19:08, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm sure you're an excellent contributor to your project, and accreditation will help you well. However, I'm not sure I can support you, as I am unable to judge your work at other projects because I can't speak in your language, and thus can't tell whether you would make a good AR. Maybe it would be better if the Serbian Wikinews and other WN projects consider installing their own accreditation process, instead of coming here to request it. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:30, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Shows willingness to participate in several languages, which would make for great additions to a variety of projects. Calebrw (talk) 05:53, 25 May 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Turkish and Greek fighter planes collide in mid air

The Turkish pilot was sentenced for 4 years of prison by the Greek court, unreasonable. 78.171.60.17 09:01, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Israeli foreign minister says another war with Hamas possible

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
OMG so much assholeness!

Hamas killed a Israeli Soldier on the Israeli side of the border.--66.229.21.217 13:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * So what? Israel will a lot of civilians during the attacks. In my view, it is just a cheap excuse to raise oil price.
 * Totally since Gaza is a gold mine of oil. *sarcasm.--66.229.21.217 18:26, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Let's do the timewarp again!

 * cue laugh track*


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Woman gives birth to octuplets

January 27, 2009

🇺🇸A Californian woman has given birth to eight children in five minutes.

The unidentified woman, who had the children by Caesarean section, is only the second recorded woman to deliver live octuplets in the United States. She had two girls and six boys, each weighing between 1lb 8oz (680g) and 3lb 4ozs (1.47 kg), at the Kaiser Permanante Medical Center in Bellflower, southern California.

Staff at the center had expected seven babies and were surprised when an eighth was found after the rest were delivered. The children will be kept in incubators for their first six weeks. Their mother is said to be planning to breastfeed them all.

The only other set of octuplets to be delivered alive were born to Nkem Chukwu and Iyke Louis Udobi in Houston, Texas in December 1998. Their smallest child — born at 11oz — died of respiratory failure at age one week. The remaining seven children have just recently turned ten years old.

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SLM shareholders led by Martin Garbus sue Spider-Man creator Stan Lee and Marvel for $750m

January 27, 2009

Martin Garbus, Esq. filed a shareholder derivative suit Monday against Marvel Entertainment and its Chief Executive Officer Isaac Perlmutter, as well as Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel superhero characters, and Lee's wife and former Marvel Studios head, Avi Arad. The suit is for more than US$750 million (£528M) — about half of the estimated proceeds from Marvel's movies.

Plaintiff Stan Lee Media (SLM) has four shareholders who live in Florida, California and Canada, and include Jose Abadin and Nelson Thall. The company is suing for recovery of civil damages representing one-half of film and book earnings from such blockbuster films as Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Hulk, and Fantastic Four franchises.

Defendants are accused of copyright violations over both the Marvel superhero characters and intellectual properties created by Stan Lee. Spider-Man's three cinematic outings, starring Tobey Maguire, earned more than $1bn (£702m). "Most of Marvel's financial success, including from the films, comes out of assets created by Stan Lee that are the subject of this suit," the complaint states.

Lee, 86, has denied the allegations and has previously filed his own $50 million counter lawsuit against SLM, claiming the company has destroyed his name and reputation and prevented his effort to develop such properties as "The Accuser" and "The Drifter" and others via his first-look deals with Disney and Virgin Comics. Lee also co-created Daredevil, Doctor Strange and Thor.

Former dot-com company STM further alleges that it has agreed to pay Lee a $250,000 annual salary plus $100 million in company stock in exchange for the rights to the superhero characters. "That money should have gone to the corporation," said Garbus. Lee's counsel, Mark Williams, replied: "We look forward to a positive resolution for Stan Lee and his family." Marvel has said the court pleadings, which were filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, are filled with "ridiculous claims".

SLM ran out of operating capital during the dot-com meltdown in December 2000, closing operations entirely by December 19 of that year. The company was placed into Chapter 11 Reorganization in Bankruptcy by Stan Lee in 2001. During the insolvency proceedings, Lee assigned the major character franchises he had created to his new public company, POW! Entertainment, without the bankruptcy court's approval.

Two multi-billion dollar lawsuits for damages were filed against Lee, his new company, his new partner Arthur Lieberman and Marvel Entertainment for cybersquatting and failure to disclose the existence and value of the Rights Assignment Lee made to the company when he founded it.

The company remained under bankruptcy protection until the US Trustee for the Central District of California moved to dismiss the bankruptcy proceedings for failure of the company as debtor in possession to comply with basic requirements of filing monthly reports and paying quarterly fees to the Trustee. SLM was taken back by the shareholders after its dismissal from bankruptcy and hired a legal and accounting forensic consultant to review all transactions that occurred during bankruptcy.

By November 2006, all of the officers and directors of the company had resigned or abandoned their positions and the company's lawyers for the debtors in possession attempted to obtain court authorization to destroy or dispose of the company's books and records. This initiated a long-running legal battle between shareholders and the company's founder, Lee.

The plaintiffs in this most recent suit contend that Lee, Perlmutter, Arthur Lieberman and Avi Arad conspired in bad faith to conceal and misappropriate financial interests in Lee's creations assigned to Stan Lee Media in 1998. SLM's meltdown involved its former President Peter F. Paul fleeing to Brazil, contributions made to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Paul's extradition and more. In 2007, SLM filed a $5 billion lawsuit in which it claimed co-ownership of all of Stan Lee's creations for Marvel.


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I CREATED this Martin Garbus spider lawsuit. Please help in publishing it. Cheers.--Florentino Floro (talk) 11:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Some other sources - Sue-perheroes! Investors want cut from movies

SHAREHOLDERS SUE MARVEL Stan Lee Media sues Marvel, Lee Marvel, Stan Lee sued by investors--Florentino Floro (talk) 14:47, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

SLM or SLMI
Are SLM and SLMI different entities or do they both refer to Stan Lee Media? If they're the same, we should be consistent and just use SLM, IMO. Cheers. Wikidsoup (talk) 21:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I saw no evidence that they are different entities, so I went with SLM throughout. --SVTCobra 23:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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I assume you're a Steward.

You should know better than to carry out administrative tasks on a project where there are active admins and 'crats. And, redirecting your talk page to your userpage is not the best of ideas either. You could've popped into #wikinews on IRC if you were concerned about something, or simply left it to people to get on with. We do clear up spam and vandalism, largely without unasked input.

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Talk:Australia celebrates Australia Day 2009

Peer review
I have passed this for newsworthiness, verifiability and style.

I haven't failed it for copyright or NPOV, but I have concerns.

As far as copyright is concerned, it looks ok on the whole, but the AAP quote from the parader in Melbourne may bend the rules a little (in terms of AAP's copyright on selection and arrangement of material.)

For neutral point of view, is the mention of an aboriginal term enough? However, the AAP's style of brief mentions of aboriginal participation here, a protest there, and a reconciliation event in another place, leaves me cold. So, I don't know what way Wikinews should approach it.

I am concerned about timeliness, (it is Wednesday in Oz now), so it would be good if 1 or 2 contributors chip in and complete this review, if necessary tweaking the article.

--InfantGorilla (talk) 14:04, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Did you really mean to cite last year's paper for the dunny race? If the result is your original reporting just say what you saw here, and delete the source. Gathering news yourself is encouraged!
 * It is passed for verifiability apart from this small nit.
 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 14:32, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I take it from the new banner that DF disputes my 'pass' on style. The original contributor has chosen to use the 'shorts' layout which seems reasonable to me. Compare Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Day 20. It is nowhere near as good as Wikinews's best articles, but its not so bad, compared to what the professionals created on the same topic.

We need more people to weigh in to see what needs to be done to get a consensus to publish this. If it doesn't get fixed in a way that achieves a consensus, it will soon be deleted as stale.

--InfantGorilla (talk) 19:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

I share your concerns, but can offer no resolution. I am not expert enough on intra-Australia affairs. --SVTCobra 03:28, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

So to summarize my review as it stands now: However, the use of headings remains disputed, so the article can't be published until someone removes the headings (replacing them with prose) or DragonFire withdraws the dispute banner.
 * 1) RockerballAustralia fixed the sourcing of the dunny race.  It is print-only media, so I can't check the facts: the policy asks for it to be verifiable not verified.
 * 2) On reflection on the aboriginal participation issue, I am willing to bow to  RockerballAustralia's editorial judgement.  Events take place across UK to mark Remembrance Sunday did not mention conscientious objections or peace campaigners, and the world did not stop turning.
 * 3) For copyright, I deleted the AAP vox pop pending further discussion.
 * copyright - passed
 * newsworthiness - passed
 * verifiability - passed
 * NPOV - passed
 * Style - passed

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Obama to Muslims: 'Americans are not your enemy'

January 27, 2009

President Barack Obama of the United States had his first full interview since his inauguration, on Al Arabiya television. The Dubai television network in the United Arab Emirates had exclusive access to the President. During the interview, Obama repeated a campaign promise to deliver a speech in a Muslim capital, and urged that the peace process between Israel and Palestine resume.

"We cannot tell either the Israelis or the Palestinians what's best for them. They're going to have to make some decisions. But I do believe that the moment is ripe for both sides to realize that the path that they are on is one that is not going to result in prosperity and security for their people," Obama said.

The President pointed out that he had lived for years in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. This experience taught him that people share the same hopes and dreams regardless of their faith, he said.

"My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy — we sometimes make mistakes — we have not been perfect," said Obama. "But if you look at the track record... America was not born as a colonial power, and that the same respect and partnership that America had with the Muslim world as recently as 20 or 30 years ago, there's no reason why we can't restore that."

Obama also spoke about al-Qaeda and, according to Al Arabiya, former President George W. Bush's "war on terror".

"[What] we need to understand is, is that there are extremist organizations — whether Muslim or any other faith in the past — that will use faith as a justification for violence. Our administration [will] be very clear in distinguishing between organizations like al Qaeda — that espouse violence, espouse terror and act on it — and people who may disagree with my administration and certain actions." Obama also stated that he "cannot respect terrorist organizations that would kill innocent civilians and we will hunt them down."

On the topic of Iran, Obama stated that the country has not been conducive to peace, and that, "if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us."

"If we start the steady progress on these issues, I'm absolutely confident that the United States, working in tandem with the European Union, with Russia, with all the Arab States in the region — I'm absolutely certain that we can make significant progress," Obama told the interviewer.

Immediately prior to the interview, Obama met with George J. Mitchell, his special envoy to the Middle East. Mitchell then embarked on his diplomatic mission with visits to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Kingdom.


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Widespread strike action may hit France

January 27, 2009

France's two largest trade unions have called for a general strike on Thursday.

The Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail (French Democratic Confederation of Labour) and the Confédération générale du travail (General Confederation of Labour), along with six other labour groups, have called upon French workers to stop work on January 29 and take to the streets to protest the handling of the economic downturn by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The strike call is aimed at both the private and the public sectors. It would affect public services like hospitals, schools, mail, Air France, rail company SNCF and national broadcasting, as well as private sectors such as banks, supermarkets and the stock exchange. A poll found 70% of the French public sympathise with or are in support of the action.

The unions fear job losses and wage cuts as France tips into recession following the credit crunch. They are against the President's plans to loosen restrictions on the length of the working week, which currently stands at a legal maximum of 35 hours, and on Sunday trading. The unions oppose allowing 30,000 public sector jobs to go by natural wastage. The European Union expects the unemployment rate in France to reach 10.6% next year.

In the National Assembly, the opposition Socialists have proposed a vote of no confidence in Sarkozy's right-of-centre government. The Assembly will debate the motion today, however Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement party has a majority in the Assembly so he is expected to win.

Meanwhile, in neighbouring Germany, the national railway network is expected to be disrupted after the two main rail unions, Transnet and the GDBA, called for strike action against Deutsche Bahn as part of a campaign for greater flexibility in worknig and a 10% pay increase. Deutsche Bahn has offered 1%.

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Two British footwear chains enter administration

January 27, 2009

Two British footwear chains have entered, a form of company liquidation in the United Kingdom. Both Barratts and PriceLess are owned by parent company. Stylo has not entered administration itself but shares have been suspended.

The chains have a joint workforce of around 5,450 employees and operate 400 stores around the United Kingdom. In February Stylo purchased 24 stores from shoe retailer after it had gone bust.

A spokesman for Stylo said that they did not anticipate any short-term improvement in trading conditions. It was also mentioned that the company had the support of the and. No stores are yet planned to close.

Other companies that have entered administration due to the financial crisis include, , , and.


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This article used to feature an image, File:Obama-alarabiya-screenshot.jpg which illustrated the unusual, nay, historic moment when Barack Obama was on Al Arabiya television. However, that image seems to be destined to die in committee. --SVTCobra 03:02, 28 January 2009 (UTC)


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WOW niow that is a true mother there!! It wont be easy but good luck to her!

Planning to breastfeed all eight? Is it possible to suck a tit dry??? Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:20, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

 * My mother says that "one foul little limpet" was "bad enough". It took half an hour before I realised who that was... Redvers (talk) 20:24, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Father?
Haven't heard any mention of husband or father for these babies. any comments or info on this topic?

 * CBS News has also picked up on that. Redvers (talk) 23:22, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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Administration?
This is mostly a UK term. And even reading WP, I still am not clear as to what it means...bankruptcy? Either way, if there is a better word that can be aimed at an international audience, then it should be used in place of 'administration'. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:23, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Had a discussion with user and apparently the term is about as international as it gets. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Iceland's coalition government falls in economic crisis

why haven't the people who stole this money from others, that couldn't afford to loose all these funds been arrested and charged with stealing the monies had to have gone in someone's pockets just goes to show the greed of man will always be with us, having said that it doesn't make a few greedy folks not accountable for their actions shame on all that took part in this scandle you are now paying the price for this with the state of your government i was taught what goes around comes around and the dog has sure bite the ankles of your country, even Britain has a lot to answer for greed pure greed
 * "Even Britain"? The British Empire was one of the evillest mass-murdering organizations in all of human history. So don't go casting stones while living in glass houses:P. I can't believe that you're all up in arms because the government of Iceland isn't reimbursing a (very) few people their money (something that, I might add, they have no obligation to do... if anyone should be reimbursing British people their money it is the British government).

 * As for Iceland, their federal government has absorbed as much of the bank losses as they could. So much so that they are teetering on the brink of insolvency. What more could you possibly want from them? Do you want them to slit their wrists because a few silly brits were greedy enough to put large amounts of their money into unsecured high-interest savings accounts in foreign banks? If you don't research your bank before you hand over tens of thousands of dollars to them, then you deserve whatever you get. Remember, it's your money to lose. Gopher65talk 20:35, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

 * I am not sure anyone stole the money. Home buyers borrowed it, and home sellers pocketed it.  Now the houses have lost value, and some of the home buyers have lost their jobs.  Hence, impaired credit, Icelandic banks couldn't renew their cash flow arrangements, and pop the money has gone, and there is no-one to pay it back.  A few people got rich off commissions along the way, and some people were lucky enough to inherit some cash from deceased home sellers: but is there enough there to reimburse all those savers?  I doubt it.  --InfantGorilla (talk) 21:18, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Specifically he/she is talking about the fact that when the various banks of Iceland collapsed, and the government of Iceland nationalized them, they didn't guarantee the savings of non-Icelandic citizens. There was a good reason for this: because they couldn't. The total savings in those banks was something like 5 times the total annual GDP of all of Iceland, or something ridiculous like that (Iceland is tiny, with a tiny GDP). Anyway, most of foreigners who had savings in those banks were of British origin. The reason they went with those Icelandic banks was because the Icelandic banks offered interest rates that were too good to be true. And, *gasp*, it turns out that that was indeed the case. What. A. Shocker. So a few thousand people lost between 10 and a few hundred thousand dollars each. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, though it certainly sucks to be them.

 * I do feel sorry for those people. I do! But I fail to see how they can blame the government of Iceland for this. Iceland has done all it could; if they have to blame anyone, they should blame 1)the corporation itself, 2)the British Government for not guaranteeing its citizen's savings and investments to the same extent that most other sane countries do, and 3)themselves – not for being greedy (we all are), but for not doing the appropriate research before being greedy. "If it seems to good to be true, it probably is." That saying is a cliché for one reason: because it gets repeated over and over and over again (obviously. That's what cliché means:P). It gets repeated so often because it is true. Gopher65talk 06:26, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

inflation has reached 18,6 % http://mbl.is/mm/vidskipti/frettir/2009/01/28/verdbolgan_18_6_prosent/


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Accident on set of British television program Heartbeat

January 27, 2009

An accident on the set of British television show Heartbeat has taken place, involving five cast and crew members who are yet to be identified. It is believed that a tractor rolled down an embankment while filming near Whitby, North Yorkshire. Police say that none of the injuries is said to be life-threatening.

A spokeswoman for the ITV show released a statement saying that a guest actor received chest injuries. One actor was flown to Middlesbrough, one was taken to a hospital in Whitby and the remaining three were taken to Scarborough's district hospital. Four of the victims have been released.

Heartbeat is a television drama set in the 1960s which follows a group of police officers in Yorkshire. The show has also brought about a medical spin-off, The Royal. Heartbeat returns to British television later in the year.

The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the circumstances of the accident.

British newspapers have reported that the current series, the 18th, will be the last and both Heartbeat and The Royal will not be recommissioned.


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The moral of the story: Don't commit fraud in China. --Kitch (talk) 17:58, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

 * Only the government can.--66.229.21.217 21:48, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Fast food chain McDonald’s set to open up 1000 more stores by end of year

Great! More ways for people to turn themselves into fat slobs. Here Homer, a map of the next 1,000 sources for chocolate coated doughnuts and cooking fat disguised as french fries. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:05, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

With the banks frozen up, where will they (and their franchisees) get the cash for all this building work? Does McDonald's have that much cash up its sleeves? --InfantGorilla (talk) 20:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)


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Former Indian President R. Venkataraman dies age 98

January 29, 2009

The 8th President of India, Ramaswamy Venkataraman has died at the age of 98. Venkataraman served as President from 1987 to 1992, he was also the Vice President of India from 1984 to 1987. He was admitted to hospital on the 12th of January and stayed there until his death on the 27th. He was complaining of Urosepsis, a condition caused by the extravasation of urine. His condition turned critical on January 20.

Born in Pattukkottia he graduated from Madras University studying Economics.

In 1980 he succeeded Choudhary Charan Singh as the Union Finance Minister of India and then Vice President under President Zail Singh. He later became the 8th President of India. During his run as President he faced troubles such as the Sri Lanka crisis, the Bofors Gun deal and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. He was succeced by Shankar Sharma.

With the death of Venkataraman, Abdul Kalam becomes the only surviving former Indian President. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said India had lost an outstanding figure. A state funeral will be held says the cabinet.


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British English uses 'programme' for a television show, and 'program' for an application.

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US novelist John Updike dies age 76

January 28, 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist John Updike has died of lung cancer at a hospice near his home in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. He was 76.

Born John Hoyer Updike in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1932, he documented ordinary — if highly sexualized — American life in around 50 works, beginning with The Poorhouse Fair in 1959. He once said that his books were about "the American small town, Protestant middle class".

The son of a Pennsylvania school teacher who worked in the holidays as a laborer, he was educated at Harvard University — where he edited the magazine Lampoon — and United Kingdom's The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art. From there, he went on to write for The New Yorker.

After The Poorhouse Fair, he introduced the character of Harold 'Rabbit' Angstrom in his 1960 work Rabbit, Run. His two Pulitzer prizes were won for further books featuring the character: Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit at Rest. His 1984 novel The Witches of Eastwick was made into a film starring Jack Nicholson, Cher and Susan Sarandon. His work drew criticism as well as awards, not least for his depiction of female characters and voyeuristic passages describing rape.

He was ambivalent about his reputation, noting in his 1989 autobiography Self-Consciousness that he was aware of "my ponderously growing oeuvre, dragging behind me like an ever-heavier tail". As well as the Pulitzer prizes, Updike won many literary awards, including the National Medal for Humanities in 2003. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Updike had two daughters, Elizabeth and Miranda, and two sons, David and Michael, by his first wife Mary. His second wife Martha survives him.

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Comments:Obama to Muslims: 'Americans are not your enemy'

I think obama is trying to do a great thing here. One step at a time trying to bring the world to peace one country at a time!

wow
Obama is really trying to distance himself from the last administration. This is a big step forward for America.--M.T.R (talk) 00:21, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

Too bad the whack-job Muslims are enemies of America and nearly every other civilized nation. —24.170.245.81 19:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


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British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough receives hate mail from creationists

January 28, 2009

Veteran broadcaster and documentary maker Sir David Attenborough has said how he has received hate mail from creationists. The letters tell him to "Burn in Hell" after not crediting God in his natural history documentaries.

Fred Drummond, director of the Scottish branch of the Evangelical Alliance, notes that this hatred is "not representative of Evangelical Christians in the UK."

During an interview with BBC Radio 2 Attenborough was asked why he did not credit God in his shows, he replied saying how he always remembers a little child in East Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way. "I find that hard to reconcile with the notion of a divine and benevolent creator," Attenborough said.

Attenborough had previously criticised schools for teaching creationism alongside evolution. He said it was "terrible" when the two were taught as equal. He added "Evolution is not a theory, it's a fact, every bit as much as the historical fact that William the Conqueror landed in 1066."

Attenborough joined the BBC in 1952 and created several series on the animal kingdom. His most recent documentary, a series about Charles Darwin and evolution, is due to be broadcast in the UK at the beginning of February.


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I thought non-commercial license grants was the main reason Wikinews does limited image hosting of unreplaceable unfree images.

Have I misunderstood?

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BBC announces pay freeze and no bonuses for managers

January 28, 2009

More than 400 senior managers within the United Kingdom's BBC, which employs around 28,500 people, have been told that they face a real-terms pay cut as bonuses and pay rises are scrapped this financial year. Tuesday's announcement said that bonuses will not now be paid and pay rates will stay fixed until 2010. The BBC's executive management board, including Director-General Mark Thompson, his deputy Mark Byford and the Director of BBC Vision Jana Bennett did not take their bonuses for 2009 and have already had their pay frozen. Senior staff will have their bonus plan abandoned whilst junior staff have been told to expect any pay increases to be modest.

The BBC is under budget constraints after receiving a licence fee settlement below the amount management felt it required. Coupled with the effects of the credit crunch, the BBC is believed to need to find £1.7bn in savings between now and 2013 but has seen a further £450m shortfall develop. Initial plans to sell important BBC buildings have been put on hold since the falls in the property market in 2008. The planned pay freeze could save £20 million but risks angering unions who are seeking a general increase of £1,800 per person. Gerry Morrissey of BECTU, the broadcasting union, has already mentioned the possibility of industrial action. He told Sky News, "We have never been in favour of bonuses being paid so believe this should happen every year, and the money go towards eradicating low pay."

The Press Association quotes Mark Thompson as telling staff "A strategic contingency exercise, led by a senior group of managers, has been looking at what additional funds are needed should we need to put aside additional funds to cover our current estimate of the financial risks we face... We need to be in as strong a position as possible if we are to deliver distinctive content and meet our key strategic projects, such as moving to the new Broadcasting House, moving network production to the nations and funding our broadband future."

The pay freeze will not affect the Corporation's highest paid on-air talent, who are on individual contracts.


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Comments:Accident on set of British television program Heartbeat

"One actor was air flown to Middlesbrough" Air flying eh? Always the best kind.

Disappointed from Australia
Hi to the crew and much loved cast of Heartbeat in Yorkshire ,I am very disappointed in the closing of this show which me and my family has watched since it started since I dont know when,I watch it every time its on, and cant see why it can not continue it had very good actors better than the american violent shows.also had a sence of humor int .We Loved very much the best show ever on T.V. Thank you for it. Don Pollard. Adelaide South Australia maxy94@bigpond.com

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I always enjoy watching heartbeat. —121.222.76.82 (talk) 13:45, 29 July 2012 (UTC)


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