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Top Stories Microsoft disgruntled with Linux.” partner Dell's interest in open North Korea denies source A recent study funded by the EU cooperation with Iran on According to a 2002 email Commission confirmed Flessner's nuclear programs exchange obtained by lawyers in an thoughts for end users. The study The North Korean government has Iowa case, Microsoft executives concluded that "in almost all the denied reports in the press that wanted to "whack" Dell because it cases, a transition toward open the country is working with Iran to was focusing on Linux deals a little source reports of savings on the better their nuclear programs. too much. long-term costs of ownership of the software products." In addition, Thousands protest Iraq war in The first email by Bill Veghte, Microsoft has long been at the Washington D.C. currently a company vice president, center of criticism and allegations Anti-war demonstration were describes a Linux panel where a over its alleged unfair and being held in Washington, D.C. Dell executive explains their plans anticompetitive business tactics in and other cities around the world to increase Linux in the enterprise Europe and elsewhere. in order to call an end to the Iraq market. The responses to his email war and to bring back home the start in a worried tone over market North Korea denies troops stationed there. competition but quickly escalates cooperation with Iran on as Paul Flessner, a senior vice nuclear programs Featured story president in Microsoft's server The North Korean government has applications unit, states:... denied reports in the press that the Students insulted on returned “Now there is nothing to disagree country is working with Iran to New Zealand exam papers around what we should do. We better their nuclear programs and Two New Zealand students have should whack them, we should said that the press is spreading been insulted when their exam make sure they understand our "lies" in an attempt to ruin the papers were returned to them value, we should do all the things country's reputation. with rude remarks on them. you and Brian suggest.” Earlier this week, media outlets Wikipedia Current Events Paul Flessner then goes on to began to report that North Korea •War in Somalia: Ethiopia is going describe the advantages to was attempting to help Iran test to withdraw one third of its troops promote Linux over Windows for their own nuclear weapon stationed in Somalia by Sunday Dell: “In the end, if I were them underground and that Iran was January 28, 2007, Ethiopia's [Dell], I would do all I could to see preparing for that test. Prime Minister Meles Zenawi says. Linux succeed because it would put $50/pc [$50 per PC Dell sells] (or "The Iranians are working closely •North Korea denies reports by whatever our OEM license costs) with the North Koreans to study the British newspapers that they are back into my pocket. Sure Windows results of last year's North Korean helping Iran prepare to test an has greater value and lower TCO nuclear bomb test. All the atomic bomb. [total cost of ownership] and all of indications are that the Iranians are •Iraq troop surge of 2007: Tens of that. I would keep my relationship working hard to prepare for their thousands of people protest at with MS [Microsoft] and customers own underground nuclear test," Washington D.C.'s National Mall and do the dance. But every chance said an unnamed European demanding the withdrawal of U.S. I get I would invest in Linux and try dilpomat on January 24, 2007. troops from Iraq. to make more sales on Linux because I increase my margin by N. Korea immediately denied all $50/pc. It is an advantage for reports that any cooperation
If you would like to write, publish or edit articles, visit en .wikinews.org Monday, January 29, 2007 Wikinews Page 2 between the two countries, in (VOA) reported Iran was the only The new UN Secretary-General Ban regards to nuclear material, was country indicating opposition to the Ki-moon issued the following taking place. measure. An Iranian diplomat at statement through a spokesperson, the U.N. described the intent of the "The Secretary-General welcomes "[The] assertion is nothing but a resolution's sponsors as the adoption by the General sheer lie and fabrication intended "mischievous." Assembly today [Friday] of a to tarnish the image of (North resolution unequivocally Korea) by charging it with nuclear Iran's radio did report extensively condemning any denial of the proliferation," said a statement on an international cartoon Holocaust. This reflects the issued by the Foreign Ministry of N. competition in Tehran designed to prevailing view of the international Korea. show drawings with anti-Israel, community. The Secretary-General Holocaust-denial, and pro- reiterates his conviction that the "[North Korea] will continue to Palestinian themes. denial of historical facts such as the sincerely honor its duty it had Holocaust is unacceptable. He assumed before the international While silent about the U.N. expresses his strong desire to see community in the field of nuclear resolution, the Iranian radio this fundamental principle nonproliferation as a responsible provided extensive coverage of an respected both in rhetoric and in nuclear weapons state," added the earlier international conference in practice." statement. Tehran which questioned the Holocaust. The conference was West Indies wins the third The IAEA or International Atomic organized at the initiative of Iran's match of the cricket series Energy Agency, has also denied President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. against India that there is any evidence to Iranian officials argue that West Indies has won the third suggest that Iran and North Korea meetings such as last month's match of the series against India in are working together to better their Tehran conference serve a scholarly Chennai by three wickets. nuclear programs. purpose, and accused Israel of manipulating the Holocaust for India started batting first as Brian The United States; however, has political purposes. Lara chose to field first after stated in the past that N. Korea and winning the toss. India made an Iran helped each other with missile FreeMediaOnline.org commented impressive start after losing their programs, but that it is not known that the failure of Iran's official first wicket in the second over in if they are cooperating in other radio to report promptly on the the form of Gautam Gambhir. areas of study. U.N. resolution against Holocaust denials is typical of media Robin Uthappa made the innings "Whether that cooperation has organizations controlled by regimes highest score, 70 runs in just 41 extended into other areas, I don't which suppress freedom of balls by hitting 11 fours and 2 have any information for you," said expression and journalistic sixes. Middle order batsmen, Sean McCormack, a spokesman for independence. FreeMediaOnline.org Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, the U.S. Department of State. pointed out that journalists in performed well and made a countries like Iran are unable to hundred-run partnership. But, after Iran's official radio silent about report on many issues without losing the captain's wicket India U.N. resolution against specific directives from political or only made 36 runs loosing 7 Holocaust denials religious leaders. wickets to end the innings. Iran's official radio, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB World The UN resolution "urges all India set a target of 269 in 50 Service), failed to include on its member States unreservedly to overs for West Indies. West Indies English-language web site any reject any denial of the Holocaust lost their first wicket in the first ball reports about the adoption Friday as a historical event," according to of the innings. But, a 127 run of the U.N. resolution condemning the UN Radio website. The partnership for the fourth-wicket Holocaust denials. The U.S.-drafted resolution designates January 27 as between Lara and Samuels helped resolution was adopted without a an International Day of to capture the match on their side. vote with 103 of the world body's Commemoration in memory of the However, West Indies lost their last 192 member states signed on as victims of the Holocaust. three wickets only adding eight co-sponsors. Voice of America runs to the innings total.
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American Chemical Society said. Man of the match Marlon Samuels Such technique could make fake SORS technology is currently under made 98 runs in just 95 balls with drugs detection a lot easier and development for commercial 12 fours and one six. He did an faster than it is currently practiced, release. A company is being set up impressive job of bowling and took according to the article. in Didcot to develop SORS for use one wicket, giving just 41 balls in in the anti-counterfeit industry. 10 overs. A group of scientists at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory The technology is also envisioned Overall India is leading the four have tested a method called to be used to monitor drugs as they match series by 2-1 and the final spatially offset Raman spectroscopy go through the manufacturing match at Vadodara on January 31 (SORS) on a range of over-the- process. The technique could save will be crucial for both teams. India counter drugs, like ibuprofen and the industry substantial amounts of would need to win the match to win paracetamol, to show how to test money both from counterfeit drugs the series, whereas to level the whether they are fake or not and in drug production. series West Indies must-win the without destroying the packaging. match. Martial law lifted in 41 Current practice, using provinces of Thailand U.S. Army to court-martial Abu conventional Raman spectroscopy, A royal decree published in Ghraib officer in spotting fake drugs are not Thailand's Royal Gazette has U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Lee Jordan will applicable when they are endorsed the lifting of martial law be tried by a military court for his encapsulated or enclosed in bottles in 41 of the country's provinces. involvement in the Abu Ghraib or blister packs. This difficulty Martial law has been in place in the prison abuse case, the U.S. Army makes analysis of suspect drug country since a coup on September announced yesterday. Jordan will tedious as drug testers have to 19 that ousted populist Prime stand trial on eight counts. The open the package and bring out the Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. charges include cruelty, chemicals. maltreatment of prisoners, The remaining 35 provinces will disobeying a superior officer, willful Charlotte Eliasson and Pavel remain under martial law. This dereliction of duty and making false Matousek tested the drugs without includes the south of the country statements. Jordan is the only U.S. removing them from their which has been experiencing a officer charged in the Abu Ghraib packages. They then compared the separatist insurgency, and parts of case -eleven soldiers were result with the known the country where support for the previously sentenced up to 10 characteristics of the drugs and ousted Prime Minister is still strong. years in prison. with the result obtained using conventional method. They Indications that the restrictions put 50-year-old Jordan, a reservist reported that, unlike conventional in place by the army appointed from Virginia, ran the interrogation method, SORS could identify the government would be lifted came center in Abu Ghraib, the notorious drugs. as early as October last year when prison just outside of Baghdad. current Prime Minister Surayud Under his command, soldiers Eliasson and Matousek's recent Chulanont mentioned the possibility photographed naked prisoners in paper concluded that "the new during a visit to Indonesia. demeaning poses. The officer approach is particularly beneficial himself was not present in any of in situations where the Students insulted on returned the pictures. Jordan faces a conventional... method is New Zealand exam papers maximum sentence of 22 years for hampered or fails because of Two New Zealand students have the eight charges combined. [interfering signals] emanating been insulted when their exam from the packaging that papers were returned to them with Technology developed to contaminates the much weaker rude remarks on them. However detect fake drugs quickly signals of the drug chemicals held one student received a positive A recent improvement of an old in the product." comment on a paper that he got a technique in spectroscopy sparks merit in, the second highest mark hope for detection of counterfeit "These interfering signals can be possible. drugs, an article in the journal effectively suppressed by SORS," Analytical Chemistry published by the paper ended. The two students were from
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Cashmere High School and both participating in the 2006 level three NZQA has asked for all of the In 2002, Syrian-born and Canadian NCEA (National Certificate of papers from both of the students as software engineer Maher Arar was Educational Achievement) external they are launching their own arrested by U.S. officials and exams. investigation into the "serious deported to Syria after the U.S. issue." NZQA are already confident suspected that he was a terrorist. Josh Potter, 17-years-old, was one that it was not performed by a Arar was held in a Syrian prison of the students who were insulted. marker, which has raised concerns where he was regularly tortured for When Mr Potter opened the by Mr Potter, who asks how easy it a year. He came back to Canada in package containing his exam would be for someone to gain October 2003. papers he saw on his not-achieved unauthorized access to an exam, media studies paper, the large and tamper with it. NZQA declined The affair became very public in words: "GOOD ONE DICK!!" written to comment on this issue. Canada. Arar is banned from the in blue felt tip pen. When he first United States and the Canadian saw it he said that he had to do a Discriminatory job ad by government says they will try to double take, "It is not the right sort Central Bank of Turkey asks for talk with U.S. officials. Harper is of thing to be seeing on your men only calling on the U.S. government to exams." The Central Bank of the Republic of take Arar off the no-fly and terrorist Turkey recently published a job watchlists. Arar was "wrongly" "I was quite surprised. When I told advertisement that asked for a accused of being a terrorist. my dad, he thought it was a joke at male document officer. A member first but then he was quite of SHP, a mainstream Turkish The Canadan PM gave him an shocked," Mr Potter said. political party, criticized the ad, apology for Canada's role in the stating that “This ad is against the affair and offered a $10.5 million The other student, Sanjay Narayan, 10th article of constitution, the compensation package to Arar and had a nice compliment on one of 11th article of UN Agreement to his family. Arar gladly agreed to the his papers he passed: "NICE ONE Eliminate All Discrimination, and package MATE," and the other paper, which the EU legislation. It is also a crime "On behalf of the he failed, said: "You useless sack of according to the constitution.” government of Canada, I wish to poo." The two papers were in apologize to you...and your family statistics and calculus. Trying to defend their position, the for any role Canadian officials may Central Bank officials stated that have played in the terrible ordeal The two boys say that they did not the job of a document officer is not that all of you experienced in 2002 hand in the papers with the words a desk job, that it requires physical and 2003." written on them. NZQA (New power, and that it is not suitable for Zealand Qualifications Authority) women. They stated that they "I sincerely hope that these words also confirmed this because published the ad as it was in order and actions will assist you and your markers had a duty to report any not to give false hopes to family in your efforts to begin a broken rules, which includes writing prospective female job applicants. new and hopeful chapter in your notes on exam papers. lives." Although the traditional, patriarchal Mr Potter's and Mr Narayan's approach in Turkey does not regard "I try to see how I'm still being parents have both complained to women's employment positively, portrayed on the Internet and in the NZQA, the authority that feminist organizations are actively the media. And I'll be open with manages NCEA. working to end gender you -- I get very upset when I read discrimination in Turkey. the words 'terror suspect', 'former Mr Potter's mother said: "Luckily, terror suspect' because it always Josh is the sort of person who has Canadian government reminds the reader of this link that taken it quite well, but imagine if it apologizes to deportation never existed. I'm very excited had gone to a student who was victim Arar when I see people referring to me more sensitive." Friday Canadian Prime Minister as a Canadian computer engineer," Stephen Harper on behalf of the Arar said Friday in a news Mr Potter said that neither he, nor government apologized to conference in Ottawa responding to his friends, wrote the messages. deportation victim Maher Arar. the governments apology.
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