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Thank you for your kind words. It was very tempting to openly lament the lack of intestines and/or gonads of both sexes on the part of the College in the article and I am glad to see that these efforts were appreciated. Will continue to fight the urge to use the word "boneheads" in political news. (Should still be good for paleontology.)

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Borussia M'Gladbach sacks coach Schubert; appoints Hecking

December 23, 2016

Yesterday, German football club announce their appointment of  as manager until 2019. Hecking's predecessor was sacked the day before, after one year of service at. Mönchengladbach has won only one out of its last eleven Bundesliga matches this season. Schubert began as an interim manager of the first team after resigned from the coach position last September. Schubert led Gladbach to the fourth spot in Bundesliga. Schubert's last match as Gladbach's coach ended in a 2–1 loss against VfL Wolfsburg and they are just three points ahead of the relegation playoff.

52-year-old Dieter Hecking began his coaching career in 2000 with a second tier club. Hecking played most of his professional career matches in.

In 2003–04, Hecking guided in  semifinal. He helped avoid relegation in 2009–10 and finished sixth in the Bundesliga in the following season. In 2014–15, Hecking won the DFB Pokal and the with Wolfsburg and finished the Bundesliga season as runners-up. They qualified for last season's UEFA Champions League. Hecking was sacked from Wolfsburg in October.

Mönchengladbach's sporting director said,.


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I'd add that I'm (very) pleasantly surprised to see this bring real value to coverage of this, as it was heavily covered by Western/English-language media. We often just sit out that kind of story so it's nice to find this was still useful. :)


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Man, 62, shot dead in Ronanstown, Dublin

December 24, 2016

A 62-year-old man was murdered in Ronanstown,, on Thursday night. The victim has been named as Noel Kirwan.

The killing took place outside Kirwan's girlfriend's home as he sat in his car and was shot several times in the head. Kirwan was with his partner, who was unhurt at the time of the killing. A white burned out van believed to be involved in the murder was found at the nearby Neilstown Shopping Centre. A firearm was also found at the scene.

Kirwan, originally from North Inner City and later, was a friend of Gerry Hutch and it is believed the killing is part of the ongoing Hutch/Kinahan fued, due to Kirwan's association with the Hutch family. (Irish police) had warned Kirwan of a threat to his life and as a result Kirwan had installed CCTV at his home.

Gardaí investigating the crime will be visiting houses near where the murder took place. Garda station Superintendent Dermot Mann said, "We can’t make any assumptions at this stage, but let me reassure the public and the community we will be putting a lot of resources into this to try and investigate it and move it forward."


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Hijackers divert Libyan passenger jet to Malta

December 23, 2016

Two hijackers seized an jet this morning, diverting it away from its domestic Libyan route to Malta. The men surrendered to Maltese custody. , an, was flying from to. Men identified as Suhaha Mussa and Ahmed Alid, armed with what appeared to be a grenade and two pistols, took control of the aircraft. The airline said a proposal to land in Libya was rejected by the hijackers, who took the plane to nearby Malta owing to fuel limits. After landing, the plane's engines were not shut off for around ninety minutes.

was closed after the arrival. Negotiators and security forces met the plane, carrying 111 passengers and at least six crew, at the airport. The hijackers released the passengers, one of whom was an infant, and most crewmembers before surrendering.

The hijacking appears to be in favour of Libya's deceased, deposed former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. One hijacker waved a flag from the Gaddafi regime. Libyan news station Channel TV said it spoke by phone to one hijacker, quoting him as saying "We took this measure to declare and promote our new party."

Channel TV reported the man said he had formed a new group called al-Fateh al-Jadid, which means "The New al-Fateh". Al-Gaddafi renamed September as al-Fateh in honour of his September 1969 coup; al-Fateh came to be a term closely associated with him. There were reports, including comments by a Libyan minister, the hijackers sought political asylum in Malta, something Maltese Prime Minister denied. Muscat, who tweeted throughout today's events, told a press conference the hostages would be questioned over several hours and then flown home by a replacement Afriqiyah Airways plane.

Libyan foreign minister, allied to the Government of National Accord, said the two hijackers intended to form a political party allied to Gaddafi, who died during a 2011 uprising. Gaddafi used the same green flag as displayed by the hijackers from 1977 until his death. One publication in Germany claimed the release of was demanded.

The airline operates a twice-weekly Sabha-Tripoli route, on Fridays and Tuesdays. Friday flights depart at 10:10am, and arrive seventy minutes later. Passengers were being freed by 1:50pm in Malta; at 3:50pm the hijackers surrendered. Muscat spoke to Libyan Prime Minister during the incident, according to Muscat's communications chief Kurt Farrugia. Negotiators reportedly included Libya's transport minister, with Maltese efforts led by commander Jeffrey Curmi of the. The airport has reopened. At least 44 flights were affected, with nine diverted to, Italy. There were delays to twenty departures and fifteen arrivals.

Libya suffered a power vacuum since the 2011 fall of al-Gaddafi. The nation, wealthy due to oil reserves, is split amongst competing governments and parliaments, controlled by rival militants. The present internationally-recognised Government of National Accord is the result of United Nations negotiations.

The situation has led to the nation's airports falling under the varying control of numerous armed groups. Libya's main airport was destroyed in 2014 when it caught fire during a battle for its control. Libyan flights are banned from direct entry to European airspace. "Every airport in Libya is poorly secured", according to BBC correspondent Rana Jawad.

Malta has not seen a large-scale hijacking since November 1985, when an plane was diverted there. After a 24-hour standoff Maltese commandos burst on-board to rescue hostages from three hijackers. The ensuing firefight left 62 dead.


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Are the days of master criminals carefully orchestrating hijackings over? Any recent hijack I can think of from the top of my head has involved mental illness or lone individuals and/or small groups embarking on bizarre schemes. This is no exception. Why on earth would getting oneself locked up in Malta be anybody's idea of a fine way to make your political mark in Libya?


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Fire engulfs 140 buildings in Itoigawa, Japan

December 24, 2016

A fire on Thursday engulfed at least 140 buildings in, Japan. The inferno injured, by varying reports, at least eight people.

The coastal town in the northern prefecture of 's many traditional wooden buildings burned easily, fanned by winds of 56kph (35mph). Narrow streets hampered firefighters. "Sparks of fire flew around," one local resident recounted to Japanese public broadcaster. "That's why far away buildings unexpectedly caught fire and it became large-scale. I've never seen something like this before." The national Fire and Disaster Management Agency said the fire started at a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant's owner yesterday told police he left a stove on and stepped outside. Police said the man told them "I feel deeply sorry for what I've done," and said he went home, returning to find a pot aflame.

Hundreds of residents were evacuated, with 40,000 (about ten ) of city burning. The fire broke out at around 10:30am local time in a shopping area near the city's primary train station. It was brought under control by around 8:30pm. Firefighters were assisted by troops brought in at the request of Niigata Governor Ryuichi Yoneyama.

"We will do our utmost effort in supporting those affected", Yoneyama said yesterday as he inspected the disaster scene. Firefighters remained wary yesterday that ongoing high winds could reignite the charred ruins. Local authorities have begun consulting residents on assistance.

Emperor Akihito paused during his 83rd birthday celebrations to offer condolences. "Many people had to be evacuated in the cold weather. I hope their health will not suffer," he said from his Tokyo palace.

Two women in their 40s suffered minor injuries, one via and one by falling and hitting her head. At least five firefighters also sustained minor injuries. The fire was Japan's worst non-natural blaze for twenty years. Smoke rose about 300 (roughly a thousand ) as rescuers worked to contain it. Seventeen fire trucks responded.

Itoigawa is home to around 44,500 people. It faces the. The mixed neighbourhood features both homes and shops. One local official said it is suspected the timing of the fire led to many residents being out of harm's way.


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Austrian cellist, conductor Heinrich Schiff dies

December 24, 2016

Austrian cellist and conductor 's death was announced yesterday morning, having died overnight. He was 65. Born in in 1951, Schiff made his orchestral début in 1971. His 1978 recording début earned him an Artist of the Year award at the. After achieving worldwide acclaim he retired as a soloist in 2012 following a 2008 stroke, becoming a conductor instead. He had already been taking conducting jobs as a sideline from the late 1980s.

Schiff studied at the, and conducting roles included with the , the , the , the , and the. Instructing jobs included at the, the , the  , and Vienna's.

Awards included the French. Performances included the 1988 German, attended by the UK's Prince Charles.

Schiff complained in 1988 classical music was "very much mistreated" by contemporary artists. "Take the Mozart violin concertos," he said. "If you hear any of the top ten violinists playing them it's beautiful sound, fine technique, but the style is hopelessly wrong — it's almost a different language."

Fellow cellist said last year Schiff credited the music of Bach with his recovery following the 2008 stroke. "He looked at me, and said quietly: 'Bach saved my life'", Isserlis said. "I asked him what he meant and he told me that a few years ago, he had a serious stroke, and was in danger of losing all mobility on his left side. As soon as he got to hospital, and realised what was happening, he started (almost instinctively, I imagine) to go through the fingerings of the Prelude to Bach’s first suite, moving his fingers ceaselessly to the imaginary music. He did this for about 20 hours a day, he thinks; and gradually his whole body came back to life, powered by those fingerings." Isserlis lamented the "terrible, terrible" loss of a "person with a core of true goodness and humanity; and a wonderfully serious, genuine musician".

Schiff died early yesterday morning in a Vienna hospital.


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Plane carrying 92 crashes into Black Sea near Sochi

December 26, 2016

A military plane carrying 92 people crashed into the Black Sea two minutes after departing Sochi, Russia yesterday. The was heading to Syria and was carrying 64 members of the, Russia's military choir. Nobody is thought to have survived. At least eleven bodies have been recovered and 100 divers deployed on-scene. President Vladimir Putin has ordered a probe; investigators have yet to rule out sabotage.

The 84 passengers and eight crew were headed to to entertain Russian forces. Musicians, dancers, and journalists are among the dead. Choir leader and philanthropist doctor, who was taking donated medical supplies to Syria, were on board. Nine journalists representing three national TV stations were also passengers.

Glinka served as a human rights advisor to Putin. The journalists were from official broadcasters, , and.

An official statement said Putin sent "deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed in the crash". He has tasked Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev with organising an investigatory commission. The defence ministry said a military commission was in Sochi to investigate. "Four ships, five helicopters and a drone are working in the area," a defence spokesperson said.

The Tu-154 is a Soviet-era three-engined jet. It crashed after leaving at 5.40am local time. Debris has been found around 1.5 (a ) offshore in water about 50–70 (160–230 ) deep. Sochi was a stopoff for the plane, which began its journey in Moscow.

Russian media broadcast what was claimed to be an recording showing no sign of impending disaster; the flight crew speak calmly, then suddenly stop responding. Weather was good at the time.

Putin has declared today a day of national mourning. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent condolences to him. "The plane had dear friends who had come to join us and the people of Aleppo in their joy with victory and feasts", he said. The Syrian President also told Putin "our sorrows and joys are one" and the two nations are united to "fight to lay the foundations of stability, security and peace".


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Study confirms efficacy of NewLink Genetics ebola vaccine

December 26, 2016

A study published last Thursday in  found the ebola vaccine can provide up to 100% protection against onset of, one of the two most common strains of ebola, responsible for most of the cases observed in humans. Iowa-based NewLink Genetics, which owns the rights to rVSV-ZEVOB, on Friday announced hope the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would award them a in recognition of their work with the vaccine. The study's findings also show the vaccine is effective post-exposure, which makes it suitable for, the anti-outbreak strategy used in the study, in which everyone who has come into contact with a confirmed case is vaccinated to prevent the illness from spreading.

NewLink's chief scientific officer for infectious diseases, Thomas Monath, said the FDA would likely approve the vaccine quickly, with large-scale production as early as 2018.

This might not be the only NewLink project to be waved to the front of the line. Priority review vouchers are awarded by the FDA as a means of providing an incentive for private industry to focus on tropical diseases and rare conditions. Any company that sees an eligible vaccine or treatment formally licensed can receive a voucher for fast-track FDA review on a future project. They can either keep the voucher for their own use or sell it. According to Monath, they can sell for 100–300 million, and NewLink would share the money from any such sale with, which currently holds the license on the vaccine.

rVSV-ZEVOB was initially developed by the of  and the. It is a live  virus based on  virus. Although it is harmless to humans, it has been engineered to one of the same surface marker proteins as the Zaire ebolavirus, which trains the host's  to recognize both the vaccine and the true virus.

US President Barack Obama added ebola to the priority review voucher program in December 2014 during the in West Africa.


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Is there any on-Wikinews equivalent of the "showauthors" function, in which the full list of authors is retained in the code but only the first four authors are visible to the casual reader? Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:14, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Why would you want to? They're all authors; if a lot of authors are listed, we list a lot of authors. Scientific studies involve a huge amount of work. Yes, it's messy; life is, sometimes. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:26, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Well it clutters things a bit. I don't mind one way or the other personally, but on Wikipedia, it's the form. Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:49, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

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This is really cool, and I really want to see it published, if only because we heavily underreport scientific advances. I'd like to fiddle around with the lede and the inverted pyramid to focus a bit more clearly on Newlink's optimism. My concern is, it needs reviewed tomorrow UTC or it goes stale. I'm painfully aware that I jumped in on the Aleppo article, disqualified myself from review, and then had to watch it gradually go stale (twice) and not be able to help. If I play around with it for a bit will you be likely to get a review done? BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:39, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Supposing you can do what I gather you're hoping for, I'll undertake to scrounge the time for it. --Pi zero (talk) 00:30, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the late start BRS. I was contributing to the project by defying the sterotype of Wikipedians being sad doofs who have no friends or family or things to do on Christmas.  Thanks for being an industrious non-doof who takes the time to contribute to the public reading experience on Christmas. Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:51, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Last year I worked at least 12hrs on Christmas Day, so sitting with my partner around the house is a refreshing change for me. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 01:46, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

 * This might be a candidate for the rarely-used "new information come to light" clause. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 03:08, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Comment on your new changes: The review voucher is not for this vaccine. Working on the vaccine qualifies Newlink for the voucher to use on a future project.  Or they can sell it for hundreds of millions of dollars.  The thing that is being fast-tracked via the voucher is not this vaccine.  It's like if the oldest kid wins a school contest, then their younger sibling gets free tuition.  The FDA may also fast-track the ebola vaccine but that's less about an award program and more about saving lives and avoiding human suffering. Darkfrog24 (talk) 04:36, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * And for some reason I can't change the article name. Darkfrog24 (talk) 04:44, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * What changed article name do you want? --Pi zero (talk) 13:16, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The old one would do, but basically anything that doesn't suggest that the fast-track is for this vaccine. (Yes the Newlink rep also said that the FDA might fast-track it, but the point of the article is the voucher.) Also, as BRS points out, most of the sources say NewLink with a capital L.  I guess Wikinews doesn't have the same rule against non-standard capitalization that Wikipedia does.
 * U.S. FDA may award NewLink Genetics a fast-track voucher for confirming efficacy of ebola vaccine
 * ''U.S. FDA may award NewLink Genetics a fast-track voucher for work with ebola vaccine
 * U.S. FDA may award Newlink Genetics a priority review voucher for confirming efficacy of ebola vaccine
 * Whichever of those sounds good to you, or equivalent. Darkfrog24 (talk) 13:22, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Renamed. Wondering why you had difficulty, of course.  Moved without leaving a redirect, though that can be risky with an unpublished article because if somebody starts editing a page before it's moved without redirect, the software doesn't (that I've ever seen) warn them the page is no longer there before saving the edit.  --Pi zero (talk) 13:40, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * That leaves the current focus as single source. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:52, 26 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, the headline can't put its weight on the single-sourced element. --Pi zero (talk) 17:16, 26 December 2016 (UTC)

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 * Oh! There actually was another publication that covered the voucher. I just removed it because the Des Moines Register was better and the other one cited it.  Figured that made it redundant. Darkfrog24 (talk) 21:39, 26 December 2016 (UTC)


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We've got a little bit of an issue. I was going to look for an update to write. I found something... Odd. The concept of a "main flight recorder" is utterly wrong, and not a fiction one would expect apparently stemming from a source close to the investigation. One recovers a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder, collectively the so-called "black boxes". The easiest way for such a mistake to come into being, especially given the diagnosis of a technical error, would be for the FDR to be picked up. You could easily mistake that for the main prize.

In fact, though, what's been recovered appears to be the CVR. The BBC goes so far as to claim the flaps were moving out of sync. Yet the released transcript there only goes as far as "The flaps, hell, what a…!" That's a massive jump to make, and I have serious doubts a real air accident investigator would jump so far so fast.

Not, yet, sure what we should make of that from our end. Maybe nothing. Maybe find a specialist to offer their opinion (university professors are good; tend to enjoy talking about their work). For starters, approach any claims about this crash with a high degree of caution. Don't forget the Smolensk disaster and what came after: 'Unacceptable' and 'without foundation': Poland rejects Russian air crash report (2010), New Polish government takes down findings on Russian air disaster (2015). BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:49, 28 December 2016 (UTC)


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Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts

December 29, 2016 According to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the (Acinonyx jubatus), is down to 7,100 individuals remaining worldwide, most of them in Africa and, rarely, in Asia.

The number establishes cheetahs as much less commonplace than just over one hundred years ago. There are now scientists calling for the largest cheetah subspecies to receive "endangered" status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s. The US reports an estimated worldwide population of 100,000 cheetahs in the late 19th century. The new study, led by (ZSL) researcher Sarah Durant, with contributors including the  (WCS) and, indicates a decline of more than 91%. Most of the remaining cheetahs live in most of Africa, more than half in southern Africa, while is found in Asia, including a small part of Iran, though these are seen much more rarely.

According to the study's authors, the habitat preservation strategy that can be so effective in other species does not work on cheetahs because of their wide range. About 77% of wild cheetah's ranges are outside protected areas. According to Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's cheetah population dwindled from an estimated 1,500 in 1999 to 150–170 in 2013–2015, a roughly 85% decline. The group based its survey on such resources as photographs, tourist sightings, safari guides, cattle herders, and village chiefs.

The (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) has been nearly eliminated in Asia; under 50 Iranian cheetahs remain. The cheetah subspecies went more than fifty years ago, says.

The new study asks the IUCN to change the status of cheetah from "vulnerable" to "endangered" in an effort to protect cheetahs. The IUCN lists both the (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the Asiatic cheetah as "critically endangered" in their Red List. Causes of cheetah decline have been mostly habitat loss, killings of cheetahs by humans, human hunting of cheetah's resources such as, illegal fur trade, illegal cub trafficking, and roadkill. According to the, about 85% of an estimated 1,200 trafficked cheetah cubs have died within the past ten years, perishing en route. Their exotic aesthetic renders cheetah very valuable. A trafficked cub can fetch $10,000, according to the BBC. According to DW, cheetah skin and meat are valuable as well.

Complicating conservation efforts, cheetahs are carnivores and difficult to maintain in captivity. According to one report, the 77% of wild cheetah habitat is outside the range of protected wildlife areas and reserves. The cheetahs' secretive nature makes finding conclusive evidence on cheetahs difficult, says Durant.

Cheetah is the world's fastest springing species and predator. One cheetah was recorded sprinting at per second. They slow down if needed to hunt, and can maintain high speeds for hundred of metres. The running speed of cheetahs has not prevented their decline.


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British singer George Michael, 53, dies

December 28, 2016

, a well-known British pop singer and songwriter, died on Christmas Day at the age of 53. Michael was found dead at his home in, England, by boyfriend Fadi Fawaz.

Michael's publicist released the following statement to ' and ': "It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time." He also reported that Michael had died of heart failure and "passed away peacefully".

said via, "I am in deep shock. I have lost a beloved friend — the kindest, most generous soul and a brilliant artist. My heart goes out to his family and all of his fans." George Michael was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in London. Over his multi-decade career, he sold more than 100 million records. Along with co-singer he became famous as part of the duo band. Together, Michael and Ridgeley produced several hit songs, such as ', ', and . In 1985, Wham! was the first Western band to play in China since the beginning of the country's strategy. Wham! dissolved in 1986. In 1984, Michael recorded the successful single . Michael was credited as the solo artist in the United Kingdom and as "Wham! featuring George Michael" in the United States. Michael released a hit solo album ' in 1987, containing hits like '.

Michael's life was troubled by both substance abuse and issues with his sexuality. He initially hid his identity as a gay man from his fans, only after a very public arrest for public lewdness in 1998. He would later be arrested for possession of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs. He was sentenced to eight weeks in prison in 2010 for crashing a Range Rover into a storefront while under the influence of drugs and possession of cannabis.

Michael had a history of transforming his negative experiences into art. He wrote White Light about a serious case of pneumonia that led to his hospitalization in 2011, and the music video for Outside, which followed on the heels of his arrest and coming out, showed scenes of a men's bathroom, a dance club, and men kissing while in police uniforms. He would perform White Light live at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Did a lot of cleanup
I changed the lede and the body. I also wrote a lot more content than I did before submission. I eliminated ITV and Sky as redundant, but the remaining sources say what the article says. Any more needs? --George Ho (talk) 20:54, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I changed the lede to point out that the thing that happened just now was the release of the study showing this finding. Darkfrog24 (talk) 21:24, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Eurekalert, Phys.org and PNAS
I compared Eurekalert, Phys.org, and PNAS. PNAS is... not accessible to me; subscription is required. Eurekalert is accessible and makes attribution. Phys.org... might not attribute but says that Zoological Society of London provided the content. Darkfrog24, can you explain? --George Ho (talk) 05:47, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * PNAS do have an extract, which is accessible; it may be the elements using that source come from there. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:00, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I've pulled out of reviewing for now, partly because lunch is imminent. I'm concerned, though, that a string search for "less than fifty" doesn't turn up in any sources. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:33, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Here are DW, Associated Press, and BBC. They say fewer than 50 cheetahs remain in Asia. --George Ho (talk) 13:39, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * But none contain the string "less than fifty", which appears in a direct quote in the version I was checking. A big concern, because it was ascribed to the study, and the study in turn is paywalled except for the abstract. If facts have been pulled from the bit behind the paywall we could have real problems. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:51, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what we're talking about here. I removed the source listing for Eurekalert because I checked and it's the same article as the one at Phys.org.  I don't much care which one we keep but we don't need both.
 * I'm inferring that some kind of issue with a direct quote. The DW article reads, verbatim: "Apart from the less than 50 remaining in Iran, cheetahs have been virtually wiped out in Asia." Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:02, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * The version I looked at contained the quote "less than fifty remaining in Iran", which was ascribed to the study in PNAS. It's since changed in three ways; fifty->50, remaining->remain[ing], and it's no longer ascribed to the study but to one of the secondary sources. Had I the time (it ran out on me) to finish the review I'd have found exactly what all the sources had to say on the issue; not having the time, and aware we had a paywalled source and a quote ascribed to it that wasn't sourced, I raised the issue. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:10, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I... somewhat misattributed, so I cleaned up the error and attributed to another source instead. --George Ho (talk) 19:19, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * A small and easily fixed error, in the end. Incidentally, the paper nominates a particular author to receive correspondence. We could always shoot for an interview. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:24, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Meanwhile, will you continue editing the page then? --George Ho (talk) 20:07, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I hope to, but it may be a few hours. Can't promise. If I absolutely can't tonight (and nobody else does either) I can promise it for tomorrow. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:37, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

A lot of names or "et al"?
Also, adding back a clutter list of names... I don't know. Would this befuddle readers? --George Ho (talk) 05:48, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * If a reader can understand what "et al" means, they can understand the list. Et al is most useful for inline citations e.g. in academic works. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:21, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * How about "and others" instead, Blood Red Sandman? Would that work? --George Ho (talk) 11:53, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * No. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:57, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Did other articles have multiple authors in one source? --George Ho (talk) 12:03, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * From time to time, especially when citing scientific research. Study confirms efficacy of NewLink Genetics ebola vaccine went out the other day. Reuters can produce lengthy author lists as well. I don't understand why there is, out of the blue, a sudden push to stop listing them. They're either authors or they aren't. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:08, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I apologize. Actually, I had two articles successfully published. This is my third or fourth attempt as I am learning how Wikinews works. Crediting so many authors is new to me, especially when I have written essays and used academic styling in college. I'll relent and allow listing of multiple authors then. --George Ho (talk) 12:13, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You don't need to apologise. Wikinews has an odd learning curve; very steep, but mercifully short. I've not yet dug into this one, but the obituary was very good. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:17, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, no no no. Most of the Michael obituary work goes to Darkfrog24. Thank you though. --George Ho (talk) 12:43, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Well, they may have written more of it than you, but the article stuck to your structure. I thought it worked quite well. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:02, 28 December 2016 (UTC)
 * This is a collaborative project. Almost every article is a team production.  It's nice to be appreciated, though.
 * As for "et al.," Wikipedia has a "showauthors" function that will fix it so that the first few names are visible to the reader followed by "et al." but the full list is visible in the Wikicode. I like that solution a lot, but Wikinews isn't set up for it. Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:00, 28 December 2016 (UTC)

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Blood Red Sandman, to what "she" were you referring? I'm a "he". --George Ho (talk) 20:39, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure he means lead author Dr. Sarah M. Durant, not any of the authors of this article. Darkfrog24 (talk) 21:15, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Indeed I do. :P I mentioned somewhere else on this talk page, correspondence is invited to her in particular. I've done a few science interviews previously, and would be happy to get the ball rolling. It would be wonderful to do some truly collaborative OR, though, with multiple Wikinewsies writing up an intro and deciding questions. Interviewing scientists, who love to talk about their work, is actually a surprisingly easy way to get very cool content, and a news site is an unusual project from a WMF perspective in that it's a place where OR is welcome. If I'm honest, I wish I'd done more science interviews. Like, dozens more. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:32, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Well I've never done one before, so I guess it could be a good new experience. Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:06, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'll send a message to her soon, then. :) BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:14, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

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@Agastya Chandrakant, Blood Red Sandman:

This seems like a good moment to raise the issue of why/whether we would want to explicitly list licensing info for images on an article — since, in this case, one of the images was not being given that info and another was released under multiple licenses only one of which was being explicitly mentioned.

It's my understanding that giving credit to the photographer is a courtesy on our part, since making such metadata available is supposed to be a responsibility of the software (or is this about the Foundation's recent abrogation of their responsibility to do that?). The licensing is a complicated/esoteric bit of metadata that I don't recall ever seeing us explicitly list before, causes all the image captions to take up more space, and doesn't seem to be the same sort of 'courtesy' as acknowledging the photographer. So, what is the rationale for cluttering up articles with it? --Pi zero (talk) 13:06, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Iirc it was a courtesy, yes. I've no strong feelings. It's not the clearest, but is linked appropriately; it proudly reminds we endeavour to be free. Against, though, is the silliness of discussing copyright on a 15th century painting, or on having to type out "fair use" for, say, a logo or mugshot. It also adds a small amount of clutter, I suppose. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:26, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Thinking further. I seem to have a vague idea we've talked about this before. Don't recall much more; not very helpful, I know. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:12, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Adding the license is for the reusers to know if they can reuse that media, and is there any restrictions. Since the servers are located in the US, the commoners care to mention only about the freedom while reusing in the US. Even though the da Vinci art was created five centuries ago, and the author has died more than a 100 years ago, not all countries allow the reuse of public domain in the two dimensional art. We can't assume that the reusers is from the US. And linking to the license seems to be a good idea to avoid any kind of uncertainty. Agastya Chandrakant   ⚽ 🏆 🎾 🎬 🎤 📰  17:49, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm tempted to mass-sight them all for the time being. I've no strong preference (there's pros and cons) but there's nothing presently preventing it in the style guide. They also aren't content edits. If an ultimate decision is not to have them, we can always strip them back out. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:12, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Creative Commons Attribution license says, "You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made." Appropriate credit: If supplied, you must provide the name of the creator and attribution parties, a copyright notice, a license notice, a disclaimer notice, and a link to the material. CC licenses prior to Version 4.0 also require you to provide the title of the material if supplied, and may have other slight differences.
 * Seems that there is no escape. Agastya Chandrakant   ⚽ 🏆 🎾 🎬 🎤 📰  06:34, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for helping me clarify my thinking on this. I think you're misinterpreting the application of those words. They describe what must be done when providing legal credit.  We are not trying, need not try, and should not try, to provide legal credit here.
 * Are not trying: As noted, we are acknowledging the work of others as a courtesy, just as we give other news sources credit for exclusives as a courtesy.
 * Need not try: To find the legal credit information you visit the image page (I could go off on a tangent here about why the MediaViewer thing was condemned by some as a flagrant copyright violation by the Foundation on a vast scale).  This is why it matters that we provide some acknowledgement merely as a courtesy:  it's a courtesy rather than a legal statement.
 * Should not try: If we appear to be trying to provide the legal information, we are unnecessarily introducing an additional source of errors: an additional way to get it wrong and mislead people who have a legitimate (in both senses) need for the information.  And making the image caption more visually complicated in the process.
 * After sitting on the fence about this for some time, I'm now leaning toward rejecting these edits. --Pi zero (talk) 13:46, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Well... My understanding is the Foundation took legal advice (Why wouldn't they? They have it in-house!) to the effect that having this stuff on image description pages was sufficient. That doesn't deflate the previously-expressed arguments in favour, though; 'free and proud', and assisting reusers. Those fit well with our purpose. It doesn't, of course, deflate the arguments against, either. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:11, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * (On the tangent: One reason I was leery of that tangent is that I don't entirely understand the argument myself, and wouldn't relish delving into it.  Wiki markup provides a way to specify that an image should link somewhere other than the image page, or should not link to anything if clicked, which I always wondered about from a legal perspective.  I think perhaps the objection was that the thing you got when clicking on the image with the viewer, at least at the time, systematically hindered readers from getting to the legal info even if they wanted to.  Maybe.) I agree that the advantages you've named to providing the info are not invalidated.  However, having satisfied myself on why we are not obligated to provide the information, I do not think we should be creating the appearance of including the legal info when this invites an additional opportunity for us to get things wrong and may also create an expectation of providing info we don't have to provide, pushing us to do additional work we don't have to do.  --Pi zero (talk) 14:32, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Would it be possible to hide it? So, list the licence as a template parameter like licence= which creates... What, exactly? Something that springs open with preset details? I don't know if I support that, and it's my own idea; I'm thinking aloud. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:27, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd been wondering that myself. Now that you say it out loud, it occurs to me that clicking on the image, to get to the image page, would be of about the same level of convenience to the reader... I think.  I wonder if we could provide something one would click on that would automagically extract the licensing info from the image page.  That would be more specific than clicking through to the image page and then having to hunt out the information; would, one supposes, provide some small reminder of the issue on the article page without cluttering it up as much; and would, if done well enough, avoid introducing much work for us and avoid introducing an additional way to get things wrong.  --Pi zero (talk) 20:25, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

 * Why don't we just add a link direct to the image description page, via image credit, which reads something like "Reuse terms"? BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:31, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll give that idea a bit of time to sink in, but at first hearing, it sounds like it might work well. Emphasizes the issue, minimizes clutter (one would want to give that point some care), avoids redundant specification of technical info, works regardless of the viewer thing.  --Pi zero (talk) 20:50, 3 January 2017 (UTC)
 * With these edits sitting awaiting review for weeks, I still haven't had a better idea. I say we go for it, with the proviso I'm too much of a luddite to edit the template myself. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:43, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I've been thinking I'd reject the changes on the expectation of doing something with the template; the only catch is to take precautions the plan to edit the template won't get lost absent the pressure of the pending edits. So maybe I'll take a bit of a look at the template right now.  --Pi zero (talk) 14:58, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Hm. There's a logistical problem here.  The image source template isn't the place to do that, because it doesn't know the name of the image file.  It would be both tedious and error-prone to have to specify the image twice; so this change wants to be driven by a template that frames the whole thing, file and caption and credit all together (as missing image does, but now we want something for non-pathological cases).  This would seem to require replacing the entire native wiki markup for files   with a template call in all cases, which would be quite intrusive and, at first contemplation, doesn't fill me with joy.  --Pi zero (talk) 15:17, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
 * What about an optional file= parameter? Enter the filename, generate a link. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:05, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, on consideration, that does make sense. Even if some overarching device (similar to missing image) were provided to assure the image and the credit-link remain synched, the overarching device would have to use an optional parameter like that to feed the synched information into image source.  --Pi zero (talk) 16:18, 20 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I've added a file parameter to image source. It seems to work, technically.  --Pi zero (talk) 23:27, 6 February 2017 (UTC)


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Actress and writer Carrie Fisher dies at 60

December 27, 2016

, US actress and writer for page and screen, died this morning in a Los Angeles, California hospital after treatment following cardiac arrest. She was best known for the role of Princess Leia in the Star Wars movie franchise.

Fisher went into cardiac arrest on Friday during a commercial flight from London just before landing in Los Angeles. She was admitted to the UCLA Medical Center. She was reported to have remained stable over the weekend.

, Fisher's daughter, said, "She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly [...] Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."

Though most famous for Star Wars, Fisher also appeared in such film and television productions as ', ', ', ', and . As a scriptwriter, Fisher contributed to ', ', and other films. Her most noted written work was the novel , made into a starring. Fisher's script received a nomination. Fisher was also known for her candid treatment of both substance abuse and bipolar disorder in both her fictional and autobiographical works and for her mental health awareness advocacy. She once described a manic episode as being "trapped inside a metaphor. Everything I looked at had a meaning. Everything was a warning or a sign. I was in a part of my brain I've only been in one time before." Her personal life included romantic relationships with, , , and , with whom she had her daughter, Billie. Former co-star reported via Twitter that he was "devastated."

Last month, in an interview with Rolling Stone, Fisher responded on whether she feared death: "No. I fear dying [...] Anything with pain associated with it, I don't like. I've been there for a couple of people when they were dying; it didn't look like fun. But if I was gonna do it, I'd want someone like me around. And I will be there!"

She was the eldest child of actress and stage performer and. Fisher is survived by her mother and daughter, brother Todd, and half-sisters Joely and Trisha Leigh Fisher.


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Thank you, Darkfrog24, for your hard work on the article. Question: which sources did you use while expanding? I used NY Times and Billboard. I plan to eliminate a redundant source, but I could not figure out which. --George Ho (talk) 21:03, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

 * I used the BBC, People, NPR and CNN. Do you think there's room for a paragraph on the "curse of 2016"?  We lost Bowie, Fischer, Rickman...  One of these three sources mentions it. Darkfrog24 (talk)
 * I eliminated Vogue, CBS News, News.com.au, and Daily Beast. I left Sky News and Global News remaining. --George Ho (talk) 21:25, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless, Darkfrog24, feel free to add that paragraph in both articles about Fischer and Michael. Also, if one of sources that I eliminated mentions the curse of 2016, don't hesitant to add that back. --George Ho (talk) 21:27, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I've now got Fisher under review, so please either request edits on its talk page or wait till I've completed review (which hopefully means, published). --Pi zero (talk) 21:43, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Cool. Darkfrog24 (talk) 21:44, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

I also eliminated USA Today and Global News for now. You can reinsert either one if you want to use it later then for additional content. --George Ho (talk) 23:58, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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ANGwiki, Pi zero, Lotje, Blood Red Sandman, Zanimum, Darkfrog24 and George Ho: I suggest you watch the news George Michael Dies, was created before the news British singer George Michael, 53, dies, that was "passed", unlike the first. How is it? I suggest that you merge 2 news in 1, for understanding that they are part of history. Saskeh (talk) 05:24, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

 * Behomd the fact that the title for "I Want to Have Sex" was controversial, nothing in George Michael Dies isn't in the published article, so I'm not sure how the merge wouldn't just be a redirect. --  Zanimum (talk) 11:46, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

 * Renaming of Wikinews articles post-publish can have bad technical consequences not to be casually invited. So history merge is an unacceptable technical procedure. In these situations we leave the articles separate and, once the archiving policy kicks in, turn the unpublished article into a redirect.  --Pi zero (talk) 14:33, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm with Zanimum; there's nothing there that was merged into here, all of it was unsourced; there's nothing worth preserving. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:28, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Or delete the "George Michael Dies"? --George Ho (talk) 20:42, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * After four days without edits, it will become abandoned. After that it will be deleted. Quick and simple, and leaves ample time for anybody who wants to recycle content elsewhere. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:20, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Saskeh, Pi zero, Lotje, Blood Red Sandman, Zanimum, Darkfrog24 and George Ho: I do not understand the wikinews staff here. I gave help with French edition, For someone to know in English, complement and complete the news. I have seen everything in reverse: is one user undoing the other or simply doing everything that the news is not published, how has happened to me since when I publish news here, with CC comes with small talk, that you need more sources and even then, all my news has been deleted. It is possible to do fusions of the two news, unlike that preached by another user, there in other wikinews do this, practice happens more in the WN-PT. ANGwiki (talk) 23:47, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

 * If we were all shipwrecked on a desert island, and you made a lean to, and George either didn't see it or ignored it and made most of a log cabin, I'm pretty sure we'd all flock to help finish that log cabin.

 * ANG, you wrote two paragraphs, the first of which was a really long sentence. You provided no sources, didn't have any templates about the article being either in development or ready to publish. George either didn't see your article in the Newsroom, or chose to ignore it, either way, he started a new article on the same topic. By the time he stepped back, he had five paragraphs, extensive sources, links to previous Wikinews articles about the singer, links to content on other Wikimedia projects, and categories. It's clear why others chose to continue working on his article. --  Zanimum (talk) 00:08, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Nothing to be done about this situation. True, I was not aware of the other article, which came first. However, after some editing, Darkfrog24 did more work than I could or couldn't have done. There's no need to pursue this any further... Unless you want to be credited, right? --George Ho (talk) 01:21, 30 December 2016 (UTC) Actually, I was talking to ANGwiki. 01:22, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Duplicate articles are going to happen once in the while. It's the cost of doing business in a time-sensitive medium.  Just the other day I had to scrap a draft of a Debbie Reynolds obit that I wrote because these other folks had already gotten one ready for review.  Fortunately, I was able to incorporate some of my work.  I'm sorry that we missed your contribution. Darkfrog24 (talk) 19:10, 30 December 2016 (UTC)


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Talk:Actress and writer Carrie Fisher dies at 60

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On my preliminary comparison with the sources, I've found a number of similarities to sources. It's always a problem, when reviewing, to know whether one ought to try to fix these sorts of problems. On one hand, describing to someone else what problems need addressed can be very awkward and inefficient. On the other hand, if the preliminary check picks up some stuff, it may be a warning of more problems one will discover later, and then one can keep fixing individual problems as encountered until involvement has snuck in and the reviewer ends up struggling with whether to disqualify themself from review. I've often ended up deeply regretting trying to fix these sorts of problems; but there's no way to know ahead of time.

I'm going to take a stab at fixing the problems. Knock wood. --Pi zero (talk) 22:06, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * When you say distance from source issues do you mean too close or too far? Darkfrog24 (talk) 00:09, 28 December 2016 (UTC)


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, an infamous South African criminal, died on Tuesday in hospital. His offences included rape and murder, and he escaped custody several times.

Mathe, from Mozambique, had been suffering digestive problems for weeks according to the prison service. He died on Tuesday in the King Edward VIII Hospital in. He was resident in a high-security prison in, away from where he committed most of his crimes.

Transferred to Kokstad after several escapes between 2002 and 2006, Mathe twice tried to break out of the high-security facility. In 2013 he tried to tunnel out of his cell, and three months ago he tried to lower himself out his cell with tied bedsheets. Other crimes included robbery, housebreaking, and fatally poisoning thirteen dogs.

Erickson Zungu, the 's spokesperson for, criticised the lack of capital punishment in the country and said this should be available for offenders like Mathe. "It is the undisputed fact that government could have saved a lot of state resource and time if the government opted for the death penalty[...] taxpayers money spent daily on Mathe could been used wisely," Zungu said.

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Acclaimed actor and singer died at the age of 84 yesterday at  in Los Angeles, California. Her son,, said around noon yesterday she suffered a stroke brought on by the stress of the death of her daughter,.

Reynolds' credits include lead roles in films ', ', and , the last of which earned her an nomination. She worked to preserve history and memorabilia for posterity and, like Carrie Fisher, as an advocate for mental health awareness. Born Mary Francis Reynolds in 1932, she was given the stage name "Debbie" by director Jack Warner, which she would later say was done without her permission. She would go on to spend twenty years with. Reynolds received a nomination for her acting in the 1973 revival of Irene. Reynolds' business interests included owning various private museums of film memorabilia as part of her personal Hollywood history preservation project. She would often purchase and hold items such as 's dress from  and 's headdress until they could be displayed to the public. More recently, she was nominated for an in 2000 for a ' recurring role and appeared as the main character's mother in 's '. She worked as a voice actress on animated productions such as the children's show ' and the more adult '. She was honored with the 2016 Academy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the  in 2015.

In Reynolds' personal life, her first husband and father of her two children,, very publicly left her for her friend Elizabeth Taylor. She declared bankruptcy in 1997 after a failed casino project.

Carrie Fisher was an actor, author, and mental health advocate best known for acting in the Star Wars film series and for her novel , which had a character inspired by her mother, Reynolds. Fisher was taken ill while flying from London to Los Angeles and died on Tuesday. Fisher and Reynolds did not speak for several years, though this rift was long over by the time of Fisher's death. According to Todd Fisher, he and his mother had been discussing his sister's funeral at his home shortly before the stroke; Reynolds said to him, "I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie."

Reynolds is survived by son Todd Fisher and granddaughter Billie Lourd.


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This name correct is Annanias no Ananias, see: Annanias Mathe. ANGwiki (talk) 23:54, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Both sources agree on the other spelling. You've offered no trust-worthy sources at all.  --Pi zero (talk) 00:00, 30 December 2016 (UTC)


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Any more I miss? --George Ho (talk) 02:53, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * USA Today
 * Huffington Post
 * Variety
 * Associated Press
 * NPR
 * United Press International

 * I've got some good stuff from Variety and BBC. Since this isn't actually under review yet, I'll incorporate some of what I've written. Darkfrog24 (talk) 02:56, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Found CNN. --George Ho (talk) 03:16, 29 December 2016 (UTC)


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Poland pays €100m for Czartoryski art collection

December 30, 2016

Poland yesterday announced the purchase of the art collection for about 100million (105m; 85m). It is worth an estimated €2billion.

Amongst the roughly 86,000 artworks is  by. Lady with an Ermine alone is thought to be worth more than the government paid for the full collection; it is insured, the government said, for about €330m. Also included are around 250,000 books and other texts.

Adam Karol Czartoryski, representing his family, as head of the Czartoryski Foundation owning the collection, negotiated the sale with the Ministry of Culture. Czartoryski "felt like making a donation" and was entitled to, he said. The Czartoryski Foundation's board resigned in protest. The board said they were not consulted and disapproved of the price.

The current government was reported in national press as prepared to part with up to a billion  (US$235 million) to acquire the foundation. Culture Minister said "It is a fraction of the market price of the collection".

Law and Justice, who gained power a year ago, had expressed interest in acquiring the works, housed in and on public display. The government is running a nationalisation programme for cultural items and major companies.

Purchasing the Czartoryski collection required a state budget amendment and, according to the Ministry of Culture, months of talks. The move "ensures the right of the Polish nation to the collection," said Glinski.

The collection was assembled over the course of more than 200 years. It also features  by and works by French artist.

Lady with an Ermine, from 1490, is one of four known da Vinci portraits of women. Stolen during rule, it was recovered and returned. It features, mistress to Duke of Milan. Sforza's nickname explains the titular creature painted in Gallerani's arms, which was added to the painting by da Vinci; an earlier, painted-over version does not have it.


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The article talks about the Shari'a law of Islam rather than Islamic concepts. Islamic concepts is a larger domain. This article points to Shari'a law. Also, merely mentioning "We will impose the law that our holy Quran and Sunnah say" does not invoke Islamic concepts since the modification in the law is not supported by the Shari'a law, nor the holy Quran. This is what the conservative senator said, but not what happened to the law.


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Suggesting to replace the file in the article by this one.


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"The article talks about the Shari'a law of Islam"

Clearly nothing to do with Islam, then.


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Uruguay ex-ruler Gregorio Alvarez dies at age 91

December 30, 2016

Military health authorities on Wednesday announced the death of, military ruler of Uruguay from 1981–85. He was 91 years old.

Alvarez was serving a 25-year term imposed in 2009 for 37 homicides, and other human rights violations. He was initially detained in 2007 suspected of kidnapping dissidents living in exile in Argentina. Hundreds vanished during his term.

In 1972 his brother died at the hands of militants. The following year he participated in a coup, leading an assault on the national legislature. Then-President ousted Congress and ruled with military backing. Alvarez led the army for a time before himself taking over the presidency.

Hardline rule led to protests in 1984, eventually resulting in a fresh democratic election. This was won by ; Alvarez resigned with fifteen days left to serve. A 1986 law prevented his prosecution without legislative approval, and he lived openly in. Pressure from relatives of those missing led to his 2007 arrest. Convicted of killing Argentinian-resident exiles, he maintained his innocence. He died in a Montevideo hospital.

"With the greatest respect, a rapist, a murderer, a torturer, a 'disappearer' doesn't redeem himself by dying," said Alvarez prosecution team laywer Oscar Lopez Goldaracena. "Kidnapping children, robbing babies, disappearances, raping men and women[....] He had an interminable list of crimes", said activist Beatriz Benzano, who says she was detained and sexually assaulted under the Alvarez regime. "[...H]e died with the secret of all the people he 'disappeared' and killed," she said.

The murders were part of, a South American joint venture to repatriate fleeing dissidents.

Modern-day Uruguay is ruled by a left-wing coalition comprised largely of Alvarez opponents, including ex-militants from. Tupamaro was the group that killed Alvarez's brother.


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Because of these deaths and this article one is biased to believe that guns are terrible and that suicide is somehow illegal, immoral and unethical. For those who chose to take their own life no one of us can refute their choice, it is every person's right to chose.

Removing every firearm will not stop suicides.

Those who want to take their own life will find many ways to achieve their goal, the device used isn't important or significant. To conclude that someone who makes that choice is mentally ill is ridiculous. The reasoning just isn't valid. I would like to see how many suicides occurred in the U. S. in 2015 compared to death by cancer, by vehicle accident, by falling or jumping from a height, from assaulting a police officer, from death by drugs (accidentally or intentionally), etc. I'm sure that among all suicides gun use aren't significant, but I'm sure that gun suicides are reported without fail. Too many politically correct persons will find too many accidents are not suicides when in fact they were.


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There is indeed a non-neutral subtext to the article, which is why we issued the correction.