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Shortly after his speech, in which he described both the domestic and international difficulties of the country, Rouhani reshuffled his cabinet. This was seen as a sign of a new commonality between the government and opposition, in particular of cooperation in parliament. |
The commanders of the Revolutionary Guards, military, paramilitary, armed revolutionary units, with whatever title at home and abroad, have been asked to damage American interests wherever and whenever necessary. Such slogans are being repeated. Ayatollah Khamenei has given orders to religious and revolutionary leaders... |
It seems that despite its public postures the leadership of Iran has realized the seriousness of the situation. Ayatollah Khamenei received the chairmen of three forces, namely government, parliament and justice, underlining the pressing need for saving the country and preserving the Islamic system. |
The rulers in Iran are persisting in their efforts even after the international monetary and economic institutions have certified that Iran is in a miserable, even dangerous situation. Given general dissatisfaction and disregard for human rights, Iran is threatened with strikes and insurgency all over the country. |
Notwithstanding all uncertainties, European Union's High Representative Federica Mogherini and Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian of France, Heiko Maas of Germany and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt of the United Kingdom as well as Finance Ministers Bruno Le Maire of France, Olaf Scholz of Germany and Philip Hammond of... |
They deeply regret the further re-imposition of sanctions by the U.S., in the aftermath of Washington's withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which they regard as "a key element of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture and of multilateral diplomacy, endorsed unanimously by the UN Security ... |
This agreement, they declare, is crucial for the security of Europe, the region, and the entire world. The JCPoA, they say, is working and delivering on its goal. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed in twelve consecutive reports that Iran is abiding by its commitments under the Agreement. |
While expecting Iran to continue implementing all its nuclear commitments in full, as set out by the JCPoA, the joint statement notes that the deal also provides for the lifting of international sanctions in order to have a positive impact on trade and economic relations with Iran, but most importantly on the lives of ... |
"It is our aim to protect European economic operators engaged in legitimate business with Iran, in accordance with EU law and with UN Security Council resolution 2231," the EU representatives assure. |
As parties to the JCPoA, they say, they have committed to work on, inter alia, the preservation and maintenance of effective financial channels with Iran, and the continuation of Iran’s export of oil and gas. |
On these, as on other topics, they say, their work continues, including with Russia and China as participants to the JCPoA and with third countries interested in supporting the JCPoA. These efforts, they add, have been intensified in recent weeks, particularly those underpinning the European initiative to establish a S... |
While the attempts of the EU, supported by Russia and China, are appreciated, in Iran there are doubts about these efforts bearing fruit shortly. |
Another front on which Iran has become active is FATF or Financial Action Task Force comprising an international working group that works among other things against money laundering. Until now, FATF has not been accepted by Iran. This has aroused the suspicion that Tehran's absence from organizations such as the Palerm... |
And this against the backdrop of Iran's connections to groups in the Middle East, particularly in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria and other countries. The U.S., Israel, and Saudi Arabia, regard Iran's connections as a strong, multi-faceted support for international terrorism, which is considered a major pillar of Iranian politic... |
Iran certainly wants to avoid calling the groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon terrorists. For Iran, such groups are freedom fighters who must be supported even in the interests of Islam. This perspective makes Iran's cooperation with FATF rather difficult. In fact, Iran was blacklisted by the FATF, but was temporarily rem... |
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This work, They Like to Move It, by SPC Daniel Lograsso, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. |
Bose Eruanga is a peasant farmer from Uzalla, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. Eruanga, as a widow with six children depends on the produce from the farmlands in her community to train her children. |
Pastor Sunday Erha, a native of Uhunmora, also in Owan West Government Area also depends on farming to take care of his family of seven apart from his pastoral calling. |
Mrs. Esther Osagiede, from Orhua Agudezi, Uhunmwode Local Government Area is in the same league with Erha and Eruanga, who depend on farming for livelihood. |
The trio, are among several farmers from over 25 communities who are currently at war with Okomu Oil Palm Plc over alleged encroachment of their farm lands for agriculture. |
The land in dispute covers 13,750 hectares spread in Okomu Village, Agbede, IK Camp, Makilolo, Memo, Oweike, Aibiosi, Sobe, Uhiere, Owan, Ugbebezi, Oke-Ora, Ekpan, One, Atorunu, Ogbetu, Umokpe, Orhua, Ozalla, Sabongida Ora, Odiguete, Agudezi, Uhunmora, Uzebba, Odighi and others. |
In order to resolve the dispute between the communities and Okomu Oil Palm after several complaints by the affected farmers in these communities, the Edo State Government revoked the land in a Gazette dated November 5, 2015. |
It was gathered that the land in question was originally allotted to Iyayi Group of Companies for the purpose of planting trees, who in turn allegedly sold it to Okomu Oil. Upon taking possession, the company was said to have drafted bulldozers to these reserved lands to expand their operation thus, fueling the protest... |
Having waited for nearly two years without the state government enforcing the revocation order, the affected communities resorted to taking their case to Environmental Rights Action/Friends of Earth Africa (ERA/FoEN) and other Civil Society Organisation (CSOs). |
Against this backdrop, the group, under the aegis of Coalition for Protection of the Environment in Edo State, staged a protest against the Okomu Oil Plc on June 21, accusing the company of grabbing land belonging to farming communities in the state. |
The protesters recalled that on November 5, 2015, the Edo State Government through government revocation Order under the leadership of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole revoked 13,750 hectares de-reserved land in Owan and Okomu Forest Reserves from Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, a member of the global SOCFIN Group which it... |
Spokesman of the coalition and Executive Director of ERA/FoEN), Dr. Uyi Ojo, particularly, frowned at the fragrant disregard of Edo State revocation order by the company nearly two years after as it continued to defy the order to further its plantation business under the watch of the current state government. |
In order to give the protest the desired attention, the coalition visited the Edo State House of Assembly, Edo State Government House and Oba of Benin Palace where they laid the same complaints. |
At the assembly, the Speaker, Dr. Justine Okonobo thanked the protesters for conducting themselves in a civilised manner, noting that it’s better to jaw-jaw than to war-war. |
However, when the group took their protest to Government House, no official came to address them, prompting the coalition to demand that Okomu Oil should vacate the 13,750 hectares of land it is occupying. |
They also implored the state government to be on the side of the 21 communities affected by the land occupation. That the Okomu Oil Palm Company must obey the state government revocation order of 5th November, 2015. |
According to them, “As a state currently with the second highest deforestation rate in Nigeria after Cross River State, with Okomu Oil Palm Company becoming one of the drivers of deforestation for oil palm cultivation in Nigeria, the company has continued to disregard the revocation order by the Edo State Government to... |
Mum also remained the reaction of the management of Okomu Oil as efforts to reach them proved abortive. |
However, one dangerous aspect of the struggle by the farming communities is that they will not be able to get enough land to embark on agriculture and food production especially at this present time both the federal and state governments are laying more emphasis on agriculture as a means of overcoming the present reces... |
Moreover, not too long ago, the state government launched its Agri-prenure with 1,000 hectares of land at the Sobe Farm Settlement where about 200 persons were empowered in the state Accelerated Agricultural Development Programme (AADP) for small-scale farmers, aimed at creating jobs and sustainable food production. |
Not only that, Governor Obaseki during a programme commemorating the World Environmental Day, outlined part of his administration’s agenda to salvage forest resources from degradation, revealing that in addition to the GPS land imaging system inaugurated in Benin four months ago, a firm had also been engaged to captu... |
Given these two scenarios, many are of view that the state government’s continued silence over the revocation order, is capable of jeopardising its agricultural policies if it has refused to act by taking a stand either for or against. |
VietNamNet Bridge - Pham Van Toan, a coder in Hanoi, has created software that allows office workers to read online newspapers, surf on the internet, order food or do other tasks during working hours. The software uses artificial intelligence(AI) at a basic level. |
The smart software detects if the boss is near the cameras and automatically changes the computer’s screen to its usual status. |
After analyzing the face of the person coming close to it, it will decide if this is the boss’s face. If so, it will shift to a window of codes, ready for coders to work. |
Many technologies and models are used to create smart software. These include Face Recognition, which can answer questions, collect materials and process images. Toan also uses Machine Learning which helps train algorithms. |
Asked about the strong points of the software, Toan said it can recognize faces quickly. |
“You may think that the software will need several minutes to recognize faces if you watch the sample clip. In reality, the process is shorter. Just within several milliseconds, the screen begins changing,” he said. |
The smart software detects if the boss is near the cameras and automatically changes the computer’s screen to its usual status. After analyzing the face of the person coming close to it, it will decide if this is the boss’s face. If so, it will shift to a window of codes, ready for coders to work. |
However, Toan admitted that there are still some problems. “Currently, it is based on facial only images,” he said. |
Toan said he didn’t intend to create a software piece to escape the boss’ notice, but just to ‘test his skills’. |
“This was just for fun. The boss is not hypercritical and he is friendly. I just did not imagine that the software would be used by colleagues. AI is very interesting. It is not too abstract. Sometimes AI is applied to simple things, but it has a lot of significance,” he said. |
Vietnam hopes it would become an AI hub in the world thanks to its qualified labor force. In Vietnam, AI is being used in apps such as face-identification technology cameras, smartphone chatbots, self-propelling vehicles, and nano robots. |
Some engineers are developing apps in healthcare, such as big data and AI to make diagnoses and anticipate drug reactions. Some others focus on fintech, such as credit scoring, or finding the credit index of borrowers, and a recommendation system, similar to product advertisements. |
Vietnamese farmers have been urged to use AI in hi-tech agriculture production. |
More recently, HCM City stated it is planning to use AI to further their scheme to develop a smart city. |
A Gastonia man was arrested Wednesday after witnesses say he pulled a handicapped person from his wheelchair and assaulted him. |
Jackie Lee Fralick was charged with assault on a handicapped person and drunk and disorderly conduct. |
According to arrest warrants, Fralick pulled a 60-year-old man out of his wheelchair, punched him in the face and yelled a threatening racial slur. |
The incident happened at a Webb Street address in Gastonia. |
Fralick, 37, of 1713 Haynes Ave., was still in jail Thursday morning under a $1,000 secured bond. |
Fralick has pending larceny and drug charges in Gaston County and multiple convictions in North Carolina on charges of DWI and larceny. |
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch adds a touchscreen and Windows 8 to its existing Z-series line, bringing the models bang up to date with the current touch trend. |
The 15-inch Z500 Touch - which joins the 14-inch Z400 Touch - fuses simple, elegant design with core power. Intel Core i7 power to be precise, coupled with Nvidia GeForce graphics and up to 16GB of RAM, making the Z500 Touch far more powerful than its predecessor model of last year. |
The Z500 Touch is the sort of desktop replacement that could also happily sit on the lap when in another room, made even more attractive by the 10-point touchscreen. We found the 1,600 x 900 pixel panel to be responsive to taps, drags and swipes in our brief hands-on with the latest laptop. |
It's not necessarily breaking any new ground though, as the Z500 is more a case of bringing Lenovo's existing technology in line with Windows 8's touch capabilities. |
Style-wise, the 25.5mm profile and in excess of 2kgs of weight don't make it the most portable device out there, but then it's still on the right side of the size wall to be the perfect at-home companion. |
Looks like your kind of workstation? The earmarked $700 price tag for the lowest-spec machine - we're still awaiting UK pricing, but it'll probably be a 1:1 dollar-to-pound ratio - still sounds like a very fair deal to us. |
Bradley Cooper, Jude Law, and Prince William all score top marks. |
Featuring the most fashionable men of Wimbledon, a lesson in off-duty dressing, and more. |
A navy blazer with light chinos is a classic pairing, but this would look even better if the trousers were just a little narrower. See how they're billowing out around the ankle as he walks? A slight taper would take care of that and keep things more streamlined. |
Just a reminder: Wiz Khalifa exists on a different plane than the rest of us. He can wear pink sweatpants and make it look kind of awesome. You, in all likelihood, cannot. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. |
Russell Wilson—who finally got married to Ciara and no longer needs us to pray for his abstinence—has no shortage of swagger in this particular outfit. Does that have anything to do with a recent change in his late-night activities? Maybe! But the two-tone bomber jacket doesn't hurt, either. |
Look at this picture next time you're wondering how a suit should fit. From the nipped-in waist and the minimal break of the trousers to the sliver of visible shirt sleeve, it's about as close to perfect as we've ever seen in the wild. |
And now, two adults who refuse to dress like adults. First up: Josh Hutcherson, who just picked up that Avett Brothers T-shirt from the Spencer's Gifts at his local mall. |
Next: Steven Tyler, who apparently found a Hot Topic in the airport and bought everything he could get his hands on. |
This, right here, is how you wear a white suit in the summertime. The light blue shirt and navy accessories keep it from looking too pristine and precious. The devil-may-care attitude helps, too. |
We know that a lot of men fear the three-piece suit, mainly because it can come off a bit stuffy and old-fashioned. But if you nail the fit, like Ejiofor did when he attended Wimbledon, it'll look as modern and relevant as anything else in your wardrobe. |
The Duke of Cambridge had a very good week in the style department. Here he is doing almost-off-duty summer style with just the right mix of modern and traditional influences. Everything fits so well that it looks like it was made just for him–which, considering who he is, might just be the case. |
One way to add a little something extra to your warm-weather look? Dressed-down trousers. Just pair them with something sporty (like Michael K. Williams' short-sleeve zip-up) to keep things feeling casual. |
Bradley Cooper is one of those guys who looks great no matter his grooming situation. But he looks even better when he offsets his full beard and longer locks with a clean, classic suit-and-tie combo. |
Remember how we mentioned he had a very good style week? Here's Exhibit B. Great pattern on that jacket—it makes an impact, but the understated colors keep it from feeling too flashy. |
If you're going to do the whole "tone-on-tone" thing with your tailoring, follow Christoph Waltz's lead and try shades of gray. It doesn't feel fussy, and it's a whole lot sharper than the all-black look so many guys insist on wearing. |
The patterned shirt and trim trousers are great—but a simpler pair of shoes would have been a better choice. That contrast toe cap pulls the eye away from all the solid summer style that's happening above the ankle. |
A goatee? Why? Chris Pine looks fantastic with a full beard or with a fresh shave, so we're not sure what drove him to split the difference. That said, the linen suit is a strong warm-weather move. If you don't already have one in your closet, it's time to add it to the list. |
The ruling said, “On 17th May, 2017 the Appellant, Detre Ford, was convicted of the offence of aggravated burglary contrary to Section 340[a] of the Criminal Code Act, 1907, and the offence of possession of a prohibited weapon contrary to Section 2 2[a][iv] of the Firearms Act, 1973. |
The court ruling said that on 1st July, 2016 Wakeem Philpott, the co-defendant and another man unlawfully entered the home at Barracks Close, St. Georges. |
“The other man had in his possession a dark-coloured block gun which he pointed at the Complainant as Philpott attempted to rob him,” the ruling said. |
“Apparently, the weapon jammed and both men fled the scene. Philpott was later seen getting into a black motor car which sped away. The driver of the car was identified as the Appellant who was charged with aggravated burglary and possession of a prohibited weapon. |
“Philpott was sentenced to a total of 10 years imprisonment and the judge had to consider the question of disparity bearing in mind Philpott’s plea of guilty and the fact that the Appellant’s role did not involve entering the property. |
“The judge concluded that the Appellant was, however, a planner of the enterprise and there was no mitigation of a plea of guilty in his case. Furthermore, the Appellant was not of previous good character. |
“In particular he was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in 2009 for burglary with a weapon and 18 months imprisonment consecutive for unlawfully causing bodily harm to a prison officer. Burglary of residential premises with a firearm is an offence that necessarily carries a very heavy sentence. |
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In addition to beer and popcorn, football fans who crowded into the Super Bowl stadium in Indianapolis over the weekend were consuming copious amounts of data from wireless networks. AT&T, the nation’s No. 2 carrier, said it saw more data use at this year’s big game than any other sporting event. |
Interestingly, the data use came mostly from people sharing content as opposed to downloading. John Donovan, AT&T’s senior executive vice president of technology and network operations, said AT&T customers in Lucas Oil Stadium uploaded 40 percent more data than they downloaded, posting lots of video and photos and shoo... |
Mr. Donovan published a blog post on Tuesday running down the stats. Over all, AT&T subscribers in the area used 215 gigabytes of data during the Super Bowl. Customers made about 75,000 calls and sent about 723,000 text messages, he said. |
The big numbers underscore the increasing demand for wireless data, as more wireless customers ditch traditional cellphones in favor of smartphones like iPhones and Android devices. In 2011, manufacturers shipped about 490 million smartphones worldwide, according to estimates from I.D.C., a research firm. |
“These stats tell the story of how our mobile devices have become integral to our lives, and how they augment our experiences,” Mr. Donovan said in a statement. |
D V Subbarao, chairman of the Bar Council of India, has demanded that judges of the high courts facing allegations of corruption be allocated no work until they are cleared of the charges. |
Subbarao told rediff.com that the provision for impeachment of judges of the higher courts must be done away with and replaced with a suitable mechanism whereby judges accused of corruption can be tried and punished if found guilty. |
"Since impeachment of judges is a cumbersome process it has lost its relevance," Subbarao said. |
Currently, judges of the high courts and the Supreme Court cannot be removed from office unless two-thirds of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha vote for an impeachment motion. |
"The government must come out with an alternative mechanism whereby the higher judiciary is made accountable," Subbarao said. "It is high time we did this because a number of cases involving high court judges have come under investigation in recent months." |
Subbarao said the Bar Council had demanded this process in a resolution adopted in February. "We are reasserting those points because of the developments which saw the arrest of Shamit Mukherjee," he said. Mukherjee, a former judge of the Delhi high court, was arrested last week on charges of corruption. |
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