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Talk:Alonso wins Spanish GP: fans are rejoicing

Original reporting notes
As requested, I'm putting some notes here.

TV channel - Ren TV, Russia

Date - 14.05.2006

Time - 15:00-15:45 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Countdown»

Time - 15:45-17:45 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Race: Live from Spain»

Time - 17:45-18:30 MSK - «Formula 1»: «Hot review. Best moments of GP»

Commentators - Alexey Popov (live event), Andrew Leontiev & Maria Rumyantseva (TV-show before and after the race)

If there's something more to clarify, just write me... --Yuriybrisk 17:51, 14 May 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Briefs/May 14, 2006

The time is 18:00 (UTC) on May 14th, 2006, and this is Audio Wikinews News Briefs.

Prison riot breaks out in Haiti
Haiti

A riot has broken out at the main prison in Haiti and gunshots have been heard inside. The prison is locatd within a few miles of the Parliament building. United Nations Peacekeepers are on scene and have surrounded the prison. According to the Associated Press, at least 100 prisoners are on the roof of the prison and are holding what looks to be 2 dead bodies, however; no casualties have been officially reported. the AP also reports that prisoners are saying "freedom or death" and are holding a banner saying "Justice."

US continues to deny Red Cross access to all detainees
United States

In a statement released on Thursday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that ICRC President Jacob Kellenberger "deplored the fact that the U.S. authorities had not moved closer to granting the ICRC access to persons held in undisclosed locations." The ICRC started making requests to get access to all U.S. detainees, including the ones held in alleged secret prisons, over two years ago.

Fitzgerald: Cheney and Libby "acutely focused" on Wilson's column
United States

Federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald announced on Friday that he will introduce new evidence in the perjury and obstruction of justice case against former Vice Presidential chief of staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby. One of the new pieces of evidence consist of hand-written notes that Vice President Dick Cheney left on the margins of ambassador Joseph Wilson's OpEd column questioning the administration's handling of WMD evidence in the run-up to the Iraq war.

Australian govt announces proposals for copyright update, allows private recording and transfer between media
Australia

In a move designed to both clarify existing copyright law, and extend existing provisions to digital media users, the Australian Attorney-General has announced a proposed update of copyright law. The new law, described as "commonsense amendments", will clarify provisions allowing individuals to legally record programs and transfer recordings between media such as CD and MP3 for private use, whilst at the same time ensuring that unauthorised copying and usage remains illegal.

Word 2007 will include blogging tools
United States

Lead programmer of Microsoft Word, Joe Friend, wrote on his blog that new version of Microsoft Word (which will be a part of Microsoft Office 2007 suite) will have blog editing and publishing functions.

Bulls clinch position in Super 14 rugby semi-finals
Sports - rugby

The Bulls rugby team has managed to reach the semi-finals of the Southern Hemisphere provincial rugby union competition, the Super 14. Despite entering the match with the burden of having to score 32 points and receiving a bonus point (by scoring four tries). The Bulls managed to overcome fellow South African team, the Stormers, at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday May 13, winning the match 43 points to 10 in the final round of the regular season.

Closing statements
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User talk:Minasbeede~enwikinews

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Wave of attacks strike policemen in Brazil

May 15, 2006

PCC (Primeiro Comando da Capital, Portuguese for First Command of the Capital City) criminals have been backing several attacks against security forces in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Since Friday, there have been 81 deaths: 22 military and 6 civil policemen, 8 prison personnel, 3 city guards and 4 civilians have been targeted. 180 attacks against personnel, police departments, busses and banks have been recorded. In the meantime, there have been 53 prison riots across São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná, with hostages. There is no confirmed count of wounded and dead, but early information indicates that rival faction members have killed criminals during the riots.

This has been a response to the government's decision last week to isolate the leaders of the group. Criminals have also set fire to more than forty buses and banks, but there haven't been any confirmed victims.

As a response to these incidents, the State Police of São Paulo have arrested 82 suspects. They have closed streets near police departments, and armed policemen are patrolling regions of the city.


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User:Cartman02au/IWWC

This page details information about my involvement in the 2nd International Wikinews Writing Contest. Estimated Jokers as of 3 July - 55 Nearest competitor - -1

16 May, 2006

 * Australian man caught driving with no licence twice in one day
 * Australia wont take back spent Uranium (O/R)

17 May, 2006

 * Half of Australian defence force's munitions of no use

18 May, 2006

 * Australian opposition expected to release workplace plan
 * Australian rugby league club to have extra police at all NSW games (O/R)

19 May 2006

 * Two Australian car ferry operators caught drunk on the job (O/R)
 * Guantanamo Bay should be closed: UN

20 May 2006

 * Sydney off-ramp to charge $1.20 for 200m drive
 * Australian Democrats in "continuous downward spiral": Founder

21 May, 2006

 * Pair extradited and charged over Granville, Sydney shootings (O/R)
 * Iran stands defiant on Uranium enrichment

22 May, 2006

 * Downer welcomes Australian nuclear energy debate OR
 * NSW govt to rebuild high school with private funding OR

23 May, 2006

 * Australian treasurer enters nuclear debate
 * Drug crackdown in Northern NSW nets two suppliers OR
 * Australian PM to be snubbed by up to six Irish MPs

24 May, 2006

 * East Timor descends into further violence: Downer OR
 * The Australia Institute identifies ideal sites for nuclear power stations OR

25 May, 2006

 * Australian Government under pressure to reveal nuclear sites OR
 * Howard's revival of nuclear debate "surprising": Political expert OR

26 May, 2006

 * Melbourne - Adelaide train services disrupted into next week following fatal crash
 * Science minister visits Australia's newest nuclear reactor, receives nuclear power report OR

27 May, 2006

 * Gang violence continues in East Timor

28 May, 2006

 * Queensland Liberal and National parties move towards becoming a single party

29 May, 2006

 * Opposition should push for Australian federal electoral reform: Whitlam
 * NSW school maintenance a "disgrace": Opposition
 * Australian woman dies in backburning operation near Bathurst

30 May, 2006

 * Australian PM doesn't support Queensland party amalgamation

31 May, 2006
Break

1 June, 2006

 * Australian house of representatives has "no rules": Gillard OR

2 June, 2006

 * Federal and NSW governments withdraw Snowy Hydro shares OR

3 June, 2006

 * Australia in the midst of a "baby boom"

June 4, 2006

 * Break

5 June, 2006

 * NSW Government walks away from Cross City Motorway negotiations

6 June, 2006

 * Signs about colleague missed in missing persons case: Detective

June 7, 2006

 * Australian PM announces nuclear taskforce OR
 * 20 percent of Victorians drive on worn tyres OR

8 June, 2006
Break again

9 June, 2006

 * Australian unemployment at lowest level in 30 years OR
 * 26 Australian citizens detained in immigration centres

10 June, 2006

 * Australian government to review censorship of "hate material" OR

11 June, 2006

 * Australian opposition promises to scrap workplace agreements OR
 * Australian cabinet discounted potential security risks with nuclear energy

12 June, 2006

 * Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough
 * 10-year-old child takes grandmother's car for 85 Km drive OR

13 June, 2006

 * ACT Civil Unions Act invalidated by Governor General OR

14 June, 2006

 * Alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiyah freed from prison
 * Beazley gaining office would threaten Australia's economy: Treasurer OR

15 June, 2006

 * Australiam PM should convert to Islam: Bashir
 * Australian government to censor 3G mobile content OR

16 June, 2006

 * Four incidents occur at Australian reactor in a week OR

17 June, 2006

 * Three people die in New South Wales, Australia car accidents

18 June, 2006

 * Legality of NSW traffic and parking fines to be tested in court OR
 * Contest is beginning to take it's toll on me!

19 June, 2006
Break

20 June, 2006
Break

21 June, 2006

 * Australia's Old Parliament House becomes heritage listed OR

22 June, 2006

 * Australian government to provide Internet filters for families OR

23 June, 2006

 * Australian Internet filters "belated": Opposition OR

24 June, 2006

 * Break

25 June, 2006

 * Break

26 June, 2006
Australian man arrested after dragging dead possum behind car OR

27 June, 2006

 * Australian government provides $15.8 million for North Adelaide Technical College OR
 * Drunk woman hits police car in Sydney OR

28 June, 2006

 * Western Sydney rallies against goverment's workplace reforms
 * More than 100,000 protest against workplace reforms across Australia

29 June, 2006

 * Break

30 June, 2006

 * Police crackdown on illegal tow operations in Sydney OR

1 July, 2006

 * Break

2 July, 2006

 * 5 charged, 12 taken to hospital after Sydney rave OR

3 July, 2006

 * Bathurst, NSW house damaged after being hit by truck OR

4 July, 2006

 * Report into whether Australian Big Brother breached online content laws to be handed down today OR
 * NSW fraud squad recognised in Singapore OR

5 July, 2006

 * Australian Big Brother cleared of breaching content laws OR

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Australian senator to oppose petrol deregulation

May 15, 2006

Australian senator Barnaby Joyce (Nationals, Queensland) has moved to oppose the government's planned changes to the country's petrol retail industry. The National Party, of which Senator Joyce is a member, governs Australia in coalition with the Liberal Party.

The government plans to amend regulations governing the petrol industry to allow oil companies to own more than five percent of petrol stations. Senator Joyce has given notice to disallow regulations that would force the government to debate them in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Senator Joyce said the proposed changes would hurt the smaller retailers in the industry. "What we need is protection for independents and mum and dad businesses," he told the Australian Financial Review.

Senator Joyce is concerned that the proposed regulations would start takeovers of smaller retailers by oil companies. "Obviously the sites they're going to get are the sites that are controlled by independents or independent franchisees, what I would term the mum and dad operators," he said.

"In 1980 we thought it was a good thing for there to be wider participation in the retail market by mum and dad operators and I still think that's a just cause," said Senator Joyce.

It is not the first time Senator Joyce has gone against his party's legislation. Senator Joyce refused to support a government bill changing Australia's trade practices law in October 2005 and voted against voluntary student unionism legislation in December 2005.


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User:DragonFire1024/IWWC

This page details information about my involvement in the 2nd International Wikinews Writing Contest.

As of July 8, this user is out of the running.

 * Jokers: 0

16 May, 2006

 * BellSouth denies phone records were handed over to the NSA
 * Department of Defense releases 9/11 video of plane hitting Pentagon +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

17 May, 2006

 * Verizon says customer phone records were not handed over to the NSA

18 May, 2006

 * FBI searching Michigan farm for clues in disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa

19 May, 2006

 * Indonesia hit by 6.1 magnitude earthquake
 * Apes and birds are able to plan ahead: psychologists +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Space shuttle Discovery safely arrives at launch pad +1 joker. 3rd article in one day.

20 May, 2006

 * 5 killed in Kentucky coal mine explosion

21 May, 2006

 * Used a joker.

22 May, 2006

 * One of Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers thrown out of court
 * Chief of World Health Organization dies +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Seven year old boy swims from Alcatraz to San Francisco +1 joker. 3rd article in one day.

23 May, 2006

 * Turkish and Greek fighter planes collide in mid air
 * Former U.S. senator Lloyd Bentsen dies at 85 +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Human to human transmission of the H5N1 Avian Flu may have infected seven Indonesian family members +1 joker. 3rd article in one day.
 * Audiotape of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden surfaces on Internet +1 joker. 4th article in one day. Joker earned limit reached for the day.

24 May, 2006

 * Fishermen make "very rare" find in Siberia

25 May, 2006

 * Used a joker. 9 jokers remain.

26 May, 2006

 * Used a joker. 8 jokes remain.

27 May, 2006

 * Tamiflu maker on alert after bird flu deaths in Indonesia

28 May, 2006

 * Two boys dead after their father throws them off hotel balcony
 * More earthquakes shake the South Pacific +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Keep your eyes peeled for cosmic debris +2 jokers: one for 3rd article of the day; one for Original Reporting/research.

29 May, 2006

 * Used a joker.

30 May, 2006

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31 May, 2006

 * OIE: China, Indonesia and Africa "under-reporting" human and animal Bird Flu cases
 * Scientists discover prehistoric cave with unknown lifeforms +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

1 June, 2006

 * Reported Bigfoot sighting in Clarence, New York a hoax
 * Military helicopter crashes into TV tower in Georgia, U.S. killing four +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Firefighters battle fire at Los Angeles International Airport +1 joker. 3rd article in 1 day.

2 June, 2006

 * Preliminary hearing against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal delayed '''+1 joker for Original reporting.
 * Oil workers kidnapped off of Nigerian oil rig +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

3 June, 2006

 * Indonesian human-to-human bird flu infection may be false alarm
 * Researchers discover giant asteroid impact crater in Antarctica +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

4 June, 2006

 * Nigerian kidnappers release 8 oil workers
 * Iran warns disruption of oil may be a consequence of U.S. "wrong moves" +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

5 June, 2006

 * U.K. doctors successfully transplant a beating heart

6 June, 2006

 * Used a joker.

7 June, 2006

 * 11,000 evacuated in Indonesia as Mount Merapi threatens to erupt
 * U.S. Senate defeats bill banning gay marriage +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * Two arrested in England with alleged connections to Canadian bomb plot +1 joker. 3rd article in one day.

8 June, 2006

 * Five South Korean workers kidnapped from Nigerian natural gas facility
 * Five kidnapped South Korean natural gas plant workers released +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

9 june, 2006

 * New HIV drug could stop virus from spreading
 * New videotape of Ayman al-Zawahiri aired on Aljazeera +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.
 * 54 killed, 20 injured in Tanzanian bus crash +1 joker. 3rd article in one day.

10 June, 2006

 * Scientists discover new kind of shark in northwest Atlantic
 * Iraq: Alledged death squad members beheaded in new video +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

11 June, 2006

 * Used a joker.

12 June, 2006

 * Singer Kevin Aviance attacked outside Manhattan, N.Y. gay bar
 * Large meteorite strikes in Norway +1 joker. 2nd article in one day.

13 June, 2006

 * Vaccine developed to fight Alzheimer's disease considered "promising"
 * Rhode Island representative Patrick Kennedy pleads guilty to DUI

14 June, 2006

 * North Korea to test missile that could reach U.S. mainland

15 June, 2006

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16 June, 2006

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17 June, 2006

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18 June, 2006

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19 June, 2006

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20 June, 2006

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21 June, 2006

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22 June, 2006

 * Garden at Elmwood and Forest in Buffalo, N.Y. dedicated +1 joker - Original Research

23 June, 2006

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24 June, 2006

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25 June, 2006

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26 June, 2006

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27 June, 2006

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28 June, 2006

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29 June, 2006

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30 June, 2006

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1 July, 2006

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3 July, 2006

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4 July, 2006

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5 July, 2006

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6 July, 2006

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7 July, 2006

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8 July, 2006

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Satellite phone subsidy to be extended in Australia

May 15, 2006

Senator Helen Coonan, Australian minister for communication, information technology and the arts, has announced the federal government will be extending its subsidy on satellite telephone handsets.

The scheme allows those living or working in parts of remote Australia without conventional mobile telephone services to claim a subsidy of up to AU$1,200 on the purchase of a satellite telephone.

The program was supposed to run for five years from 2002 until 2007. The program will continue until 2009.

In addition to the extension, the scheme's eligibility criteria will be changed from July 1, 2006 to ensure that the scheme "continues to be well targeted," according to Senator Coonan.

The changes will allow aboriginal corporations and educational institutions to claim the subsidy, which were previously ineligible. “These changes include increasing the level of support available to Indigenous corporations who may now be able to receive more than two subsidies in some circumstances, and introducing educational institutions as an eligible category,” Senator Coonan said.

The government will also change the way the subsidy is calculated. In the past, it had been calculated based upon the call plan chosen by the customer. The government will now calculate the subsidy based on the amount of time the customer spends in remote areas. Those operating a business in areas without ground-based mobile telephone services will be eligible for the full AU$1,200 subsidy, while those who spend some time in such areas will be eligible for AU$900.


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Talk:Satellite phone subsidy to be extended in Australia

Original Reporting
This article is written completely from the press release - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:59, 15 May 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:FT2

Hi FT2, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay! I see that you've been contributing to articles about Australia. If you're an Aussie, you may want to take a look at the Australian portal, and the Australian discussion page. If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.

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! - Borofkin 04:03, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

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Please leave any messages for my attention on my user talk page at English Wikipedia - thanks! FT2 (talk) 13:33, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Fitzgerald to announce new evidence against Libby

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The current title doesn't make sense and should be changed. What does it mean to "announce" evidence? The meat in the story is also not the fact that he is introducing new evidence, but specifically the type of evidence he is introducing. --vonbergm 05:17, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I guess you have to read the story to find out, I did :) Edbrown05 06:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
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User:Creepysleepy~enwikinews

Creepy Sleepy is a podcast that features independent music and independent politics. Creepy Sleepy is affiliated with PodShow, has interviewed politicians, musicians, and God.

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User talk:82.159.136.236

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Australian Mitchell Dean wins Honolulu Triathlon

May 15, 2006

Australian Mitchell Dean won the Honolulu Triathlon on Sunday, defeating American Manuel Huerta by five seconds to win the event in 1 hour, 46 minutes, and 55 seconds.

Huerta came in second at 1 hour and 47 minutes flat, and Haven Barnes finished third at 1 hour, 47 minutes, and 6 seconds.

In the women's race, Jasmine Oeinck of Littleton, Colorado won in 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 21 seconds. Sarah Groff finished second in 1 hour, 57 minutes, and 18 seconds; and Sara McLarty finished third in 1 hour, 58 minutes, and 8 seconds.

Dean and Oeinck both earned US$3,000 for their victories.

About 900 triathletes entered the event, which includes a 1.5 km swim at Ala Moana Beach Park just west of Waikiki, a 40 km out-and-back bicycle leg along Nimitz Highway to Aloha Stadium, and a 10 km run around Ala Moana Beach Park and Kewalo Basin. About 250 fewer athletes entered this year, a drop attributed to local triathletes concerned about water quality after the recent sewage spill in nearby Ala Wai Canal.

This year's course was changed from last year's amid complaints from East Honolulu residents frustrated with the number of sporting events scheduled in the area, including the Honolulu Marathon.

The Honolulu Triathlon hosted the 2004 U.S. Olympic triathlon trials, and was the only International Triathlon Union World Cup event in the United States in 2005. It is one of four such qualifying events in the U.S. this year.


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User talk:87.17.137.69

Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Scandal rocks Italian soccer clubs, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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User talk:Samhaines

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User talk:88.105.85.14

Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating England 556-6 declared in First test against Sri Lanka, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating England 556-6 declared in First test against Sri Lanka, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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User talk:213.219.44.247

Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Jihadists still work online, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Serbian police look for Mladic, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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Man is shot
- Borofkin 00:43, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

hello!
Welcome!

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Elections
Are you going to post pages for every candidate running for re-election? I suggest you read our Content Guide. Thank you.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:36, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

stub articles
hi, thanks for contributing to wikinews. i see u've created many articles on a variety of subjects. i encourage you to find sources for the articles and expand them until they're ready for publishing. note that news articles have a short shelf life, and unless they're published within a day or two, they lose their significance. i thought i shld point this out to you, as hoping that other people will expand articles you create is a hit-or-miss affair, in my experience. — Doldrums(talk) 15:46, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

I hope people contribute to my stubs because i really want the news to be out there. doldrums help me

 * i too hope people will expand those articles, but going by previous experience, not all the articles u've created are likely to be published only by others' expanding. Wikinews is still a fairly small community, so there aren't a number of active editors intersetred in contributing on every topic. so i'm just giving u a heads-up early, so that u can consider creating and expanding a few articles instead of creating a large numbers of stubs and hoping for others to expand all of them. but i do hope my prediction will be proved wrong :)  — Doldrums(talk) 15:58, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

man jumps building is a hoax and i ment for it on unnews. sorry and p.s. doldrums thanks.

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User talk:68.100.84.2

Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Virginia Tech to play Nebraska in 2008-2009, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that it currently only contains a bare minimum of information. Wikinews articles should be comprehensive. Try to answer the questions of who, what, where, when, why and how. Remember that your article will be read by people who don't know anything about the topic. You may find the Style guide and Content guide to be helpful.

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Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating KC Dance leaves for National Clogging Competition in 1 week, we need more articles like this. There are a few issues that must be dealt with before it can be published. The most important is that all Wikinews articles must cite sources for the information they contain. We usually cite sources using the tag at the bottom of the article. When you click "edit" there are instructions for using the tag underneath the "Save page" button. If your article contains original reporting, you should read the information at original reporting. You may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing an article.

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Australian Miners town Beaconsfield suffers backlash
Hello... welcome to Wikinews! I've had a look at the articleAustralian Miners town Beaconsfield suffers backlash, and I think it's quite good. We certainly need more articles like this. There are a few things that need to be fixed up before this article can be published, however. Firstly, the sources at the bottom need to have hyperlinks to the online editions of those newspapers - that's what the "url=" field is for. See Cite sources for more information on sourcing. Secondly, the article isn't really written in a journalistic style. News articles should have a single event as their focus, the title should describe this event, and the first paragraph should reflect the title and the content of the article. It should be possible from reading the first paragraph to know what the article is about. For example, it isn't really clear until near the end of your article what the "backlash" is. You may wish to have a read of the Wikinews Style guide for more information on style. I'm moving your article back to "develop" (by adding the tag) so it can be worked on further. I hope you decide to work some more on this article - I would really like to see it published. Discussion of the article will occur on the article talk page. - Borofkin 09:19, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Rgtrav2

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User talk:Iavila

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User talk:Gpalkar

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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Phulm. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Phulm~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Saddam Hussein's trial resumes, ex-Iraqi President formally charged

May 15, 2006 The trial of Saddam Hussein resumed Monday in Baghdad where the former Iraqi President is now officially charged with murder, with torturing women and children, and with razing farmland and authorizing the illegal arrests of 399 people in the 1980's.

Hussein refused to answer the charges, and when Judge Abdel-Rahman asked Hussein if he pleaded "guilty or not guilty", Hussain simply replied, "this is no way to treat the president of Iraq." Rahman then entered a plea of "not guilty" for the former President.

"I can’t just say yes or no to this. You read all this for the sake of public consumption, and I can’t answer it in brief. This statement cannot influence me or shake a hair of my head," said Hussein.

"You are before Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq. I am the president of Iraq according to the will of the Iraqis and I am still the president up to this moment," he added.

"After allegations of coming under an assassination attempt, you issued orders to security forces and the army to arrest residents and use all weapons against them. As a result of your orders to use force against Dujail residents, nine people were killed in the first two days ... and 399 others were arrested," said Rahman.

Hussein's half brother Barzan Ibrahim who was head of the Mukhabarat intelligence agency, was called in shortly after Saddam rejected to enter a plea. Ibrahim was also charged with the same offenses including the murder of 148 Dujail Shiites in 1982, who were sentenced to death for an assassination attempt on the former Iraqi President. Most died while under interrogation or were put to death.

"All you said are lies, everything you mentioned is a lie," said Ibrahim.

In the Iraqi court system, plaintiffs are the first to present their case on the complaint and present evidence against the defendants. When the charges are read, it means it's time for the defense team to present their case.

Seven other former members of Hussein's government are also on trial, facing the same charges. The trial began October 19, 2005.


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Greek soccer champions celebrate title win with Maradona

May 14, 2006

A spectacular fiesta took place in Karaiskaki Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, when 30,000 supporters of Olympiacos F.C., along with players and team administration, celebrated their 34th Alpha Ethniki title. Guest of honour was the retired Argentinian superstar Diego Armando Maradona, who personally delivered the Cup of the Champion to the players of Olympiacos and went on stage, in the centre of the stadium, and shouted "Viva Grecia, viva Olympiacos!".

Diego Maradona had also the opportunity to deliver a short skills demonstration with Olympiacos' Brazilian superstar, Rivaldo, on the Karaiskaki pitch - something which caused delirium within the fans' ranks. Olympiacos' season ended with a 0-0 draw against Ionikos, but this result was irrelevant, as the club was already secure, at the top of the Greek Championship table. This season, Olympiacos have accomplished the double in Greek football, winning both the Championship and the Cup competition.

As a result of its league position, Olympiakos will play in the Champions League next season, entering at the group stage.


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A few information of the article are not included in the "Sources" article. However, Greek television showed extensive reports from the Olympiacos' celebrations. As a result of this i just added something more to the article, which were not included in the ERT website report. Zorba 12:48, 15 May 2006 (UTC)


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Michigan woman kidnapped in 1976 found alive in Arizona

May 15, 2006

Genevieve Rachel Nielsen, 31, who was kidnapped when she was 21 months old from her home in Oakland County, Michigan, has been found living under another name in Arizona on Sunday, Mother's Day.

In 1976, Eric Douglas Nielsen, the ex-husband of Laura Gooder of Pontiac, Michigan, took Gooder's daughter to his home for a visit and never returned her.

"It's bittersweet. [Gooder] has complete joy and relief that her daughter is alive, but it is a painful reminder of the 30 years she was without her daughter on Mother's Day. The daughter believed her mother had been killed in a car accident a long time ago. She obviously was told something completely different from the father," said Michael Bouchard, an Oakland County Sheriff who was in charge of the investigation. After authority interviews, they contacted the daughter to tell her that her mother was indeed alive, remarried, was residing in Michigan and was a mother to 3 boys.

"The daughter is just reeling. She was shocked. ... Her whole life is a house of cards built on lies," added Bouchard.

A tip led Bouchard and federal marshals to an Arizona prison where Eric Nielsen was allegedly being held for 7 years under assault charges.

"He was due to get out at the end of the month, so that put some urgency on us," said Bouchard.

So far, according to Bouchard, the mother and daughter have not yet made contact. "They're both just trying to come to grips with it."

"It is pretty surreal. I am keeping my fingers crossed and waiting for her to call," said Gooder.


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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Harsimran. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Harsimran~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Creepysleepy. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Creepysleepy~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:15, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Mjkaye

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User talk:Jeremygordon

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User talk:Bort13

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User talk:Scolby

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User talk:Nikkisorensen

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User talk:Wasif~enwikinews

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Wasif. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Wasif~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Azerion

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Unfortunately I am not an Administrator. But I will try and get one to help you :) Jason Safoutin 15:00, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Betacommand

Hello This is Betacommand from wikipedia

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U.S. restores full diplomatic relations with Libya

May 16, 2006 The U.S. has announced full diplomatic relations will be restored with Libya and the country removed from the list of nations the U.S. considers to be state sponsors of terrorism following a 45-day open comment period.

Renewal of diplomatic relations between the two states comes after extended diplomatic efforts by both parties to end the 25-year break.

"It is a result of mutual interests, agreements and understandings," said Abdurrahman Shalgham, Libyan's Foreign Minister.

"We are taking these actions in recognition of Libya's continued commitment to its renunciation of terrorism and the excellent cooperation Libya has provided to the United States and other members of the international community in response to common global threats faced by the civilized world since September 11, 2001," said Condoleezza Rice, the. Diplomatic ties were strained between the countries following the rise to power of Libyan leader in 1969, and U.S. economic sanctions against the country beginning in the 1970s. They were severed following the U.S. removal of diplomatic personnel from Libya in 1979 after a mob set fire to the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, and the U.S. closing the Libyan embassy and expelling Libyan diplomats in 1981.

The removed international economic sanctions in 1999, following Libya's acceptance of  regarding. In 2003 Libya announced efforts to dismantle military programs to develop weapons of mass destruction as well, which led directly to diplomatic negotiations with the U.S. and the opening of a diplomatic liaison office in Tripoli in 2004.


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User talk:209.195.135.110

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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. Jason Safoutin 15:32, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

hi, thanks for ur interest in wikinews. the incident u've described in the article does not appear to be news. Wikinews articles need to conform to Wikinews:Content guidelines and i don't think that this does. so i've moved the text from the article to here, in case u need to copy it elsewhere and will be deleting the article. i've also removed a name in the text, in order to avoid keeping personally identifiable information on this site.

English 11 10-10-06 1st Draft of Narrative(Revised)

It was a hot summer day and I was attending a soccer camp at Hempfield High School. After the first day of camp had ended, my stupidity and bad decision making led to me getting into a lot of trouble with my parents. It was summer of 2002 and I had just ended my 6th grade year at Wendover Middle School. During my 6th grade year, I had played soccer for the school but was not the best at it. So, I decided to go to a soccer camp to help improve my game. The U.K. Soccer Camp was a week long camp instructed by United Kingdom Major League Soccer players. A lot of my friends from the team were also going, so I looked forward to it. The first day of camp arrived quickly and I woke up early to get ready. I had a big breakfast to get my energy going, put on my soccer attire, packed my duffle bag, and ran for the car. We were picking up my best friend who was carpooling with me and I didn’t want to be late, I was so eager to get to camp. Little did I know that this first day of camp would end with me getting a valuable life lesson. We arrived at camp only to find out that we were late by an hour. I felt awkward arriving late for our first day of camp but miscommunications happen, so the coach introduced us and I jumped into a group and started learning how to play the game. Lunch came and went and we soon started into the afternoon session. It was very warm and I was getting tired yet time flew by and it was four o’clock and time for camp to end. It was at this point that I learned that camp was being let out at four instead of 5. I had no clue what to do. I decided to use my friend’s cell phone and call my house and let my mom know that she needed to come now. But there was no answer. My friend suggested I call my moms cell, but yet again she had her cell phone turned off. I was totally lost on what to do, until my friend came up with an idea that seemed ok but I was about to find out, it was a horrible mistake. My friend spoke with the British coach and found out that he was staying with a family who lived near our neighborhood. Being that I was only 12, I knew I shouldn’t go with strangers or leave any area when my mother didn’t know what was happening. But my friend pressured me to take the offer of a ride home from this new coach instead of waiting for my mom. I figured my mom was still going to be home so I’d save her a trip and me the hour wait, at the camp. But, the next twenty minute ride would prove to be a big mistake. As I was traveling home with the coach, my mom had left to pick us up. She had thought to come out earlier to watch our practice. When she arrived, there was no team, no coach, no kids, and especially no son and friend. Panicking, she went into the athletic directors office who knew nothing about this soccer camp. Suddenly this became an emergency. My mother phoned my father at work, who then called my friends mother who said they weren’t at her home. My mother rushed home expecting to maybe see us along the way or at worst to have to call the police. Upon arriving home my friend mark and I were on my front porch waiting for her. Needless to say Mark got sent home immediately, even though he tried to apologize and take full blame for the whole incident. I saw the look in my mother’s eyes and knew I had erred and erred badly. Screaming was the very least of the punishment that day. After my mom phoned my father, and after the neighbor heard her yell, she asked me one important questing, who is a stranger? I tried to argue that eh was ok, he was my coach, but she had me when she said, what is his name, where is he staying, and who saw you go with him? The answer to all these questions was, I don’t know. She explained that even the school had no idea that this camp was going on or who was running it because it was held thru the Hempfield Rec. and not the school. She also explained more calmly that even though this soccer coach was “nice”, he was not known by anyone whom could vouch for his character and if he had been a pedophile, we would have been dead, and no one would have been able to save us because we were in his clutches. Believe you me, when she was done scaring the ba-jee-bees out of me, I was never and have never repeated that mistake and never will. In the end, she was right, even though throughout the week, we learned all about our coach and who his host family was, and he ended up being a great coach and an all around good guy. That mistake could have cost my parents, my friends, and especially my life. I will never forget it.

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Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further vandalism will result in a 24 hour ban. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. — Doldrums(talk) 12:29, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

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