Wikinews:Request an interview

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This page is for individuals who are not part of Wikinews to request an interview by the Wikinews community.

Here, you can make a short preliminary statement about who you are and on what topic you wish to be interviewed. Wikinews contributors will consider your request and contact you should they wish to conduct the interview.

Interview requests that have been published can be found at Published interview requests. Making a request on this page does not guarantee that you will be interviewed or that an article will be written and published.

If Wikinews contributors do not show an interest in following up on a request within a reasonable period of time, the request will be archived. In such cases, you are unlikely to receive a message to that effect.

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[edit] Make a request

Clicking the link below takes you to a form where you can identify yourself and make a statement about what you wish to be interviewed about.

Your statement should focus on a single current event or phenomenon, and answer these questions: who, what, where, when, why and how about this news event. If you are "notable" in any way, you should explain how. Do put some effort into your statement. It should make clear why our readers should be interested in what you have to say. It should be detailed and specific, including dates, names, and locations.

It is very important that you read our Neutral Point of View policy before making your statement. Your request should not run foul of our NPOV policy (eg. shouting, personal attacks, etc).

Note that the request will be saved on this page below, and will be visible to all visitors to the website. Please do not place private or confidential information (your own or that of anyone else) in your request.

Fill out the form and click the Save button to create your request.

Click here to make a request.


[edit] Susan M. Arcuri

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My names is Susan M. Arcuri and I am the creator of the blog, Justicedenied13501.blogspot.com.

For over a year, I have been requesting from Congressman Michael Arcuri, Congressman from the 24th Congressional District, and not a relative, to divulge to his constituency his business interests listed as Co Arc LLC, Co Arc South St. LLC, and 1 Hopper St., as listed on his Federal financial disclosure. Arcuri has avoided the questions and refuses to comment on his business interests.

This week in researching I found Arcuri's businesses, Co Arc LLC, and Co Arc South St. LLC listed on the New York State Comptrollers Office website OpenBook New York. Congressman Arcuri holds two contracts with New York State. He has one contract with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, which is a branch of the New York State Transportation Department. Arcuri sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure committee as a Congressman, and receives rent in excess of $950,000 for a contract period which exceeds 25 years, from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. That contract was set in place prior to his successful run for Congress. Arcuri failed to disclose the income on either of his Federal Financial Disclosure forms, 2007 and 2008.

Congressman Arcuri also holds a rental agreement with the New York State Police, and is under contract with the State of New York. At the time of this contract's implementation, Arcuri sat as District Attorney for Oneida County. He has also failed to disclose this information on his Federal Financial Disclosure.

Arcuri falsified his Federal Financial Disclosure by omitting the facts of these contracts and the 24th Congressional District is demanding answers.

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Susan Arcuri getting stuff from Michael Arcuri? Is this like an ex-wife or something? Mike Halterman (talk) 03:04, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

Hah, going to Wikipedia proved me right, this is his ex-wife. Now I really need to know how this isn't an axe-wielding agenda here. Mike Halterman (talk) 03:05, 2 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Stephani Birkhimer

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Hello my name is Stephani Birkhimer i am the grand-daughter of the late Garnet M. Birkhimer. My grandmother just died this year & it was then when we all found out just how many grand children she had. She was 89 years old and she had 87 grand children we live in Ohio (united states) and i was just wondering if she was one of the record holders in america for the most grand children. If you would please feel free to contact me with any informatio you might find. Thank You For Your Time. Stephani Birkhimer

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[edit] Ashley

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We are a noble cause completely in the spirit of the wikipedia community.

I am completeley green and dyslexic about putting things on wikinews or wikipedia. I would love it if you can help me put the Green Cities Foundation on both.

You will see from from the website that I am a huge fan of wikipedia and the Green Cities Foundation idea has grown from it.

If you go to the podcast page of our site you will find a 25 minuet radio broadcast interview.

Many thanks for the fantastic thing you do.

I look forward to talking to you.

Ashley

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[edit] Grand Duchy of Machias

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On August 1st 2008, the three islands of North Rock, New Islay, and Machias Seal Island have unified into the Grand Duchy of Machias. The Nation is a Grand Duchy meaning it is headed by a Grand Duke, similar to Luxembourg. Unlike micronations the Grand Duchy is made up of land that until its formation was terra nullis. The three islands were omitted in the Treaty of Paris where Great Britain recoginized the newly formed United States. The head of state is Grand Duke Peter I, who was one of the pushers of revitalizing independence and international recognition. The Grand Duchy is located of within the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Maine and New Brunswick. We have several marks of sovereignty including a national flag, motto and much more. Currently we are in discussion with ICANN to have our own .com equivalent. It is the strong believe of the Grand Duchy that each nation no matter size or age deserves the right of self determination. With this in mind we would like to further the international knowledge of Machias and are open to questions and interviews.

Thank you.


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A rewiew of google maps would indicate that the islands are in US waters. --RockerballAustralia (talk) 22:40, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mike Clement


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I am a cynic when it comes to politics. To me, whether the politic is local, national, or international, it doesn't matter. It all seems crooked. I offer any news orginization to interview me regarding my cynical view. I also challenge anyone to convince me to quit being cynical and bitter.

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[edit] caylee anthony interview

[edit] john thompson bryant


[edit] Statement

On December 11, 2008, skeletal remains of what appeared to be a young child were found by a meter reader. The Orange County Medical Examiner confirmed on December 19, 2008, that the human remains found close to the home of the family were those of Caylee Anthony

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[edit] Patrick Gillett

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I running for the seat of Maroochydore at the Queensland state election this year. Since I'm doing interviews with the political parties contesting the election, I thought it was only fair to do the independents as well. Since I am an independent candidate, I would like to do an interview for Wikinews.

As for being newsworthy, I bring an alternate to the party system. My main policy area is roads. There is a plan at th moment (to the best of my knowledge) by the Department of Main Roads to Aerodrome Road/Alexandra Parade to three lanes each way. It's currnetly two lanes each way with little room for and extra lane let alone two. The local constituance are not happy with the Departments decision. My campaign on this issue targets them.

Continuing the theme of roads, I would push for an upgrade to the Brice Highway between Caboulture and Gympie. even though it is not in my electorate, it still effects the people in electorate.

[edit] Wikinews community discussion

Has there been any press coverage regarding you candidacy? If so, would you mind linking to it in a reply to this message. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 12:59, 14 February 2009 (UTC)

Non as yet. I Will however link to any that comes up in the future -RockerballAustralia (talk) 01:16, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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corruption of the Mayor of Lod/Israel.

Mayor of Lod Ilan Harari is now working on a plan to transform a residential area of Israeli Arab citizens in Lod into an industrial area against the wish of the residents.

Residents of that involved area were not asked or informed about the plan. It was a secret plan between Mayor of Lod and one of the residents in that area who has got a lot of money and wishes to transform his house into an industrial company. His company was closed by an order of the Court six months ago.

Further more the Mayor of Lod received a good sum of money from that above mentioned company to execute the plan.

Residents who complained and expressed their wish not to transform that residential area into andustrial one were disadvantaged and punished indirectly by the Municipality of Lod.

[edit] Would like to be interviewed regarding the Suffern Music and Arts Festival

[edit] Alice DiSanto

[edit] Statement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2009 PRESS CONTACT: Alice DiSanto, Public Relations Suffern Music and Arts Festival Tel: 914-582-8464 Email: smaf@rocklandwebdesign.com

The Suffern Music & Arts Festival is all about community in the 21st century. Music and the arts is our world’s universal language. So when this village, located in the heart of New York’s Ramapo mountain region of Rockland county chose “THRIVING” over “SURVIVING” this economy, they looked to that “one voice” to speak out.

It’s ONE PURPOSE, ONE WEEKEND, and it is SEISMIC. Attending is easy. Suffern is about 25 miles north of New York City. Mass transit trains and buses have stops right at the heart of the weekend’s action. Plenty of parking, and unending attractions to make a pedestrian journey engaging.

From the charm of one of the nation’s landmark theater venues - - - The Lafayette built in the 1920’s - - - to the solar-powered outdoor staging, harmonies will fill the air. Between each performance will be renowned artistry from famed photographers to area painters. Storefronts will be converted in jam sessions and galleries. Culinary and cultural accents reflective of Suffern’s Mexican, Italian, Indian, and Irish residents will provide a tasteful accent along with an American heartland flavor of the Village’s Farmers’ Market.

It’s all here. It’s always been here. And we share it with you at the one purposeful, seismic weekend that should not be missed.


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[edit] The Iran Fax Project

[edit] Beth Topczewski

[edit] Statement

1. The Iran Fax Project is designed to provide an alternative channel for individuals who want to get news reports and stories about Iran’s current political situation out of the country. The Iranian government has already put severe limitations on journalists and attempted to block access to other means of disseminating information, like certain Web sites and mobile phone networks. By faxing us reports, Iranians can ensure their information is publicized on the Internet even if their internal access to the Web is cut off. 2. It is easier for Iranians to post information directly to the Internet. This is a service of last resort. However, to be effective in the event that other methods of distributing information fail, we need to get the message out to Iranians before our service would become necessary. We hope we never become necessary. 3. Many Iranian citizens clearly want the rest of the world to know details about the political situation in Iran. We personally do not hope to achieve any particular political outcome (beyond the maintenance of basic human rights) by relaying their reports; we are just a facilitative vessel. If we were in their position, we would want a way to tell people what was going on.

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[edit] Dr. Vinod Singh

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Education serves as a powerful tool for moving nations, communities, and households toward a more sustainable future. I believe the Higher education is the backbone of any Country and my column is based on this assumption My statement describes issues and challenges associated with higher education for sustainable development and livelihood and invites Centre of higher education (constituents) and NGOs (CHEN) to think about new ways to respond so that future educated youth can deal with these issues in their careers and lives. Higher education plays a vital role, not only in shaping the future by educating the professionals of tomorrow, but by creating a research base for sustainability efforts, and providing outreach and service to communities and nations. I believe that more focus on higher education would give way to better life for an individual. It builds the capacity of society to create, broaden, and implement, sustainability plans. It improves sustainable economic growth by improving the quality and skills of the workforce. It also creates an informed public that can support enlightened policy and legislation and raises the quality of life for all members of society. I have rolled up the whole issue in three fold- apparent challenges, roles of Intermediaries and final outcome of better opportunities. To go with Higher education a nation faces lots of problems starting from quality basic education which is essential for improving the workforce and public participation in civil society and it is central to more sustainable future. Second challenge associated with higher education is to reorient the whole education system. The term "reorienting education system" has become a powerful descriptor that helps administrators and thinkers at every level (i.e., nursery school through university) to understand the changes required for it. Reorienting education system requires teaching and learning knowledge, principles, skills, perspectives, and values that will guide and motivate people to pursue sustainable livelihoods, to participate in a democratic society, and to accommodate more youth of the society to attain higher education. Public awareness is part of major challenges for any nation as everything depends on deep understanding of problems. The effort of sustainable livelihood requires a population that is aware of the goals of a sustainable society and has the knowledge and skills to contribute to those goals. The need for an informed voting citizenry becomes ever more important with the increase in the number of democratic governments. Informed voting citizens, who lend support to enlightened policies and government initiatives, can help governments enact sustainable measures. Years of resource management have shown that a public that is aware of and informed about resource management decisions and initiatives can help achieve program goals. Another challenge lies in the decision power of any society for a particular problem. Good community-based decisions—which affect social, economic, and environmental well-being— also depend on educated citizens. Development options, especially "greener" development options expand as education increases. For example, a community with an abundance of skilled labour and technically trained people can persuade a “cleaner” corporation with higher paying jobs to locate a new development nearby. Citizens can also act to protect their communities by analyzing reports and data that address community issues thereby preparing them to shape a community response.

I believe there are four major intermediaries which largely affects the present status of higher education in any nation. These are NGOs, Government, Education Institutions and society.

NGOs have greater role to play in creating environment conducive to better education by creating awareness for Protection of Human Rights and environment and rights to education. Government as an important constituent must act with other constituents to make this platform accessible to youth. It must ensure Good Governance, Better economic Incentive, Viable and economically sound Infrastructure, Overcoming corruption and red tapism. The main constituents of this platform are Educational Institution and Universities. They must bring in transparency and reliability in Educational policies that caters to the need of society - Better infrastructural facility and resources to meet the growing demand with quality, Non discriminating approach of institution towards students and Steps to enhance resources to accommodate more youth. The social habits of a society have bigger effect on the education level of that Country. The social habits include awareness towards education, living pattern, literacy and culture. Ultimate goal of overcoming these challenges by different intermediaries are nation of educated citizenry with better livelihood opportunities. Education, public awareness, and training give the promise of a brighter, more prosperous world, in which people of all ages can contribute to the sustainability of their societies. A more sustainable world depends on civic participation and a more skilled workforce, for which higher education is essential.

It is with this realization that many governments and members of the educational community are working to change educational policy and practices to provide educational opportunities for all citizens. Intermediaries could step forward to play a crucial role in coordinating education efforts. Intermediaries could link the formal, non-formal, and informal sectors of the education community and assist with reorienting education to address sustainability at all levels. Intermediaries could also become models of sustainability through their social, economic, and environmental practices and policies. There is a tremendous need for sustainable development throughout the world, and education is a vital component of a more sustainable future. Education alone cannot provide a sustainable future—that will be accomplished with many sectors of society working together.

However, without education, public awareness, and training many doubt sustainability will be possible. Educational Institutes has much to contribute through their traditional roles of research, teaching, and service. The times, however, require that Intermediaries look at new ways of implementing these traditional roles. Intermediaries need to accept the challenge and widen their activities in service to the community to address society's needs and aspirations.


Author is the one of the Council member of CCLP Worldwide which has initiated the concept of Higher Education for better livelihood with Education charter International.


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[edit] Chinese Translation Accidentally Discovers A Potential Diabetes Treatment

[edit] Your name

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As a coordinator of a translation company, I accidentally discovered that there might be alternatives for the treatment of diabetes.

See the preliminary press release that I wrote at http://www.certifiedchinesetranslation.com/press-release-diabetes-treatments.html



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[edit] Melissa Miles McCarter

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My newly released memoir, Insanity: A Love Story, adds to the mental hospital genre, in the tradition of "Girl, Interrupted," "An Unquiet Mind" and "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden." It is "An intimate journey into the bipolar mind of one woman struggling to cope with the symptoms of madness and the elation of mania. It chronicles the resulting hospitalization that led to a diagnosis that changed a young woman's life and resulted in a new way at looking at the division between sanity and the world of the insane."

I try to present a raw and honest portrait of coming through madness to the other side of reflection and awareness. I try to answer the question, what is it like to go insane and survive? Part tale of the experience of hospitalization and the manic terror that led to this, I attempt to demonstrate the intimacy and revelation allowed by the interaction between patients. My story isn't just my own, but that of the many characters I encounter while receiving treatment for my own manic-depressive symptoms.

As I pointed out earlier, the mental hospital experience is now a genre. What my memoir "Insanity: A love Story", tries bring to this genre is a deeper reflection on the process of going insane. This book is based on the journal I kept during my hospital stay. I write of what I remember from the experience, including my "own 'bizarre' behavior and that of 'other' insane patients and 'sane' hospital workers." As I point out within this memoir, the dividing line between sanity and insanity isn't that distinct. For someone who hasn't dealt with mental illness, I hope this book will serve as a lyrical eye-opener. For someone who struggles with their own dance with insanity, whatever form it takes, I hope this book is a consolation and empathetic witness to their own experiences.

My other writing has been published in The Banyan Review, Ceteris Paribus, Poet's Haven, Monadock, Doorknobs & Bodypaint, and other various publications. I am currently working on my Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Texas at Arlington with a focus on postfeminism.

Over ten years ago, I wrote what has become a widely cited faq on Therapy that gave advice on the various aspects of the therapy experience. My book is currently being featured on the highly regarded Wings of Madness website which has a focus on issues involving the bipolar condition.

Although there have been a number of memoirs about mental illness, the perspective of bipolar condition within a mental hospital is unique. It provides hope for people who are struggling with the symtoms of this disorder, and insight for those who want to understand the condition.

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[edit] Mind's reader

When a brain is working it generates an impulses (microelectrical), when somebody is thinking or operates incoming iformation (sees something or hears something) a computer remembers that impuls from the brain (from where it goes and what kind of). the next time it must be similar.

probably every person has own type of impulses. but if the computer could read the impulses then it could send the same to a person. it means it could play on the brain.

Just theory. But heard what russians are working on it. 2004 year When a brain is working it generates an impulses (microelectrical), when somebody is thinking or operates incoming iformation (sees something or hears something) a computer remembers that impuls from the brain (from where it goes and what kind of). the next time it must be similar.

probably every person has own type of impulses. but if the computer could read the impulses then it could send the same to a person. it means it could play on the brain.

Just theory. But heard what russians are working on it.

2004 year

please ask a questions and ill answer if nothing will happen with me

Alexander Kalinins Lazars son, 8street 17, Ul Yanovka (or Sablino), Saint-Petersburg, Russia (talk) 05:01, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

The obvious is, apart from the name details you sign your message with; why the hell should we even bother to talk to you about this? You don't seem to be any sort of notable authority, you seem to simply be repeating some random rumour, and we don't do unverifiable nonsense. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:44, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Recently Unemployed Couple Starts A Jobs Website To Help The Unemployed & Save Companies Thousands

=== Your name === Mike Allen

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Recently Unemployed Couple Starts A Jobs Website To Help The Unemployed & Save Companies Thousands. Hotjobsfinder was created by a recently unemployed entrepreneur who was hit hard by the recession. We wanted to provide a site to save employers thousands of dollars on job advertising and still reach millions of jobs seekers every month.

(Press Release) – Nov 08, 2009 – Hotjobsfinder was created by a recently unemployed business owner. After being forced to close my business after 7 years due to the extremely bad economy and being frustrated in navigating the job boards that are out there I decided to create my own. The goal was and is to have a job board that will help companies saves literally thousands of dollars in advertising their available jobs while at the same time providing an extremely easy to navigate site for job seekers. This site features an automatic syndication process that feeds all job postings to over 35 relevant job and social networking sites already on the web. This process allows convenience to the job poster by only having to post a job once on our site and be able to reach millions of job seekers every month. Sites such as Twitter, Indeed, Simplyhired, beyond, Facebook and many others. We have made it our goal to make this site one of the most user friendly job sites on the web. We don't have those annoying pop-ups like the other job boards that try to trick you into signing up for a school or some other ad that they are getting paid to sponsor. I found these tactics to be very annoying and only got in the way of the job search, so we have made the commitment to never have those pop-ups on our site. With the cost of only $5 per 30 day job posting http://hotjobsfinder.com is in our opinion one of the best ways for employers to advertise, reach millions and save money, especially in this down economy when everyone is looking for ways to save. We do not charge our job posters to view resumes like all the other job sites do and we never will. We believe strongly in getting people back to work. We do not and will not charge job seekers to post their availability or their resume. We know that times are the hardest for them and they need as much money in their pocket as possible. I think it is appaling that some job boards think that if a job seeker wants a job they should somehow pay for it. We need to help not only the employers but the job seekers so that this economy will turn around quicker. We have also started a jobs social network http://hotjobsfinder.ning.com to compliment t our job board so that employers, recruiters, business owners and the job seekers can personally connect. We have added recently a video interview / Chat section on the social network to allow people to interview and connect face to face online. We are currently serving the USA, Canada and the UK with more countries that can be added easily upon request. We are a family run business which allows us to keep cost's low and help job seekers and employers connect. http://hotjobsfinder.com is gaining brand awareness and has even been mentioned on saturdays fox business network by Dani Babb from http://thebabbgroup.com and mentioned by her in an article on http://entrepreneur.com. We are please with what we are able to provide the public and especially the unemployed. We hope that everyone will see our commitment and dedication to getting this economy moving again. Visit http://hotjobsfinder.com to learn more about our site.

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Great and affordable jobs website with a very user friendly platform and site syndication to well over 25 million job seekers in the USA, UK and Canada.

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[edit] Digital Aid charity to protect environment and support educational projects in Eastern Europe


[edit] Statement

Digital Aid is a French not-for-profit charity that recycles used computer technology, and uses it for supporting educational projects helping underprivileged children in different areas of the world.

In November 2009, we've concluded the first program in Romania: provided computer technology to 8 educational centers opened in rural areas for children from poor families, most of them belonging to ethnical minorities with important integration difficulties. Computer technology has also been donated to the Municipal Hospital in Rimnicu Sarat.

We are preparing a new project for Spring 2010, that aims to create 10 educational centers in social assistance centers for minors and in pediatric hospitals in Romania, followed by an action in Ukraine. We need people to know that we exist, that we are active on the Riviera - from the Italien border to Marseille - for collecting computer material, and that we need help organizing local and international transport, storage points, computers repair and recovery - details at http://www.digital-aid.org/#/howtohelp/3314540

I think Wiki is a wonderful system for promoting not-for-profit actions like ours, as community collaboration in offering free help to the others is its main principle.

You can find more details and photo gallery on our website: http://www.digital-aid.org


Thank you for your attention.


Articles about our activity:


TVSat Romanian television : [1]
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The Best of Riviera, on Riviera Radio in Monte-Carlo [4]
The Best of Riviera, on Riviera Radio in Monte-Carlo [5]
The Best of Riviera, on Riviera Radio in Monte-Carlo [6]

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[edit] Migralex is the first new OTC headache medicine brand to be launched in 15 years

[edit] Alexander Mauskop, MD

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