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UN agrees new sanctions against Iran

Mar 03 2008 21:54A third package of sanctions was imposed against the Islamic republic on Monday, targeting individuals most closely involved with its alleged nuclear weapons programme Read more »

More starch in UN sanctions

December 2006: United Nations Security Council first imposes sanctions, ordering all countries to stop supplying Iran with materials and technology that could contribute to its nuclear and missile programs. It also orders countries to freeze the assets of 10 Iranian companies and 12 individuals.March 2007: Security Council votes to toughen sanctions after Iran expands its enrichment program. It bans Iranian arms exports and orders countries to freeze the assets of 28 additional individuals and organizations.March 2008: The Council's third resolution, approved Monday, does the following:•Introduces monitoring of two banks with suspected links to proliferation activities, Bank Melli and Bank Saderat.•Calls on all countries "to exercise vigilance" in entering into new trade commitments with Iran.• Orders countries to freeze the assets of 12 additional companies and 13 individuals linked to Iran's nuclear or ballistic-missile programs.•Bans travel abroad by five individuals linked to Iran's nuclear effort.•For the first time, bans trade with Iran in goods that have both civilian and military uses and authorizes inspections of shipments to and from Iran by sea and air that are suspected of carrying banned items.

Security Council Votes New Sanctions Against Iran
March 03, 2008 The New York Times Warren Hoge Elaine Sciolino

The Security Council on Monday adopted its third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its refusal to cease enriching uranium, an activity that Western nations say is designed to build nuclear weapons.The previous two measures gained unanimous support of the 15-member panel, but in Monday’s balloting, Indonesia abstained, saying it “remained to be convinced of the efficacy of adopting additional sanctions at this juncture.” Fourteen countries voted in favor.The resolution authorizes inspections of cargo to and from Iran that is suspected of carrying prohibited equipment, tightens the monitoring of Iranian financial institutions and extends travel bans and asset freezes against persons and companies involved in the nuclear program.It adds 13 names to the existing list of 5 individuals and 12 companies subject to travel and asset restrictions. The new names include people with direct responsibility for building fast-spinning centrifuges that enrich uranium ore and a brigadier general engaged in “efforts to get round the sanctions” in the two earlier resolutions.The new measure also bans all trade and supply of so-called dual-use items, materials and technologies that can be adapted for military as well as civilian ends.Earlier Monday in Vienna, Mohamed ElBaradei, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear monitor, said that newly disclosed intelligence reports that Iran had secretly researched how to make nuclear weapons were of “serious concern” and would be pursued by his office.“Iran continues to maintain that these alleged weaponization studies related to conventional weapons only are fabricated,” Dr. ElBaradei said in a speech to the agency’s 35-country policy-making body. “However a full-fledged examination of this issue has yet to take place.”The studies were described last Monday, in a briefing for the agency’s 35-country governing body by Olli Heinonen, the agency’s senior inspector.They included sketches and a video that appeared to have come from Iran’s own military laboratories, and Mr. Heinonen said they showed work “not consistent with any application other than the development of a nuclear weapon.”In a thinly veiled criticism of Iran, Dr. ElBaradei said, “I urge Iran to be as active and cooperative as possible in working with the agency to clarify this matter of serious concern.”Iran says that the agency’s findings support its claim that its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes, and it has rejected all suggestions that it was studying how to make nuclear weapons.Iran’s ambassador to the agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, called the intelligence data “forged and fabricated” and denounced the new Council resolution Monday as “irresponsible” and “an arrow aiming at the heart of” the atomic energy agency.Iran argues that its program is devoted solely to producing fuel for nuclear reactors that generate electricity. The United States and its European allies on the council contend the real purpose is to make Iran an atomic power, and they say they are determined to prevent that from happening.The resolution voted Monday was originally scheduled for a decision on Friday, but its two sponsors, Britain and France, delayed consideration in the hope of getting as close to unanimity as possible. In addition to Indonesia, three other Council countries - Libya, South Africa and Vietnam - had expressed reservations.To address them, the final version included last minute language changes making it clear that cargo inspections must conform to local and international laws and stressing the central role of the International Atomic Energy Agency and evidence in the latest report from Dr. ElBaradei Feb. 22 that Iran was cooperating with the agency.The resolution extends the reach of punishments in the two earlier measures, adopted in December, 2006 and March, 2007, but it does not make them any tougher.The text was drawn up after months of talks among the Council’s five permanent members - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States — and Germany, which is not a Council member.It repeats a pledge from the six countries to establish full relations and economic cooperation with Iran should it agree to suspend enrichment-related and reprocessing activities.In Vienna, Britain, France and Germany said they were preparing a draft resolution critical of Iran that could be adopted by the agency’s policy-making body later this week. The United States, Canada, Australia and Japan already have indicated privately they would support such a move.It would be the first time the board had passed such a resolution on Iran since it sent the Iran to the Security Council for review two years ago.The United States, which in the past has criticized Dr. ElBaradei for not being tough enough on Iran, expressed support for this approach. “Despite some progress in addressing past issues, troubling questions remain about Iranian activities that strongly suggest a clandestine weapons-related program,” Gregory L. Schulte, the American envoy to the agency, told reporters in Vienna.He added, “Between the indications of weapons work, which would constitute a violation of Iran’s treaty obligations and Iran’s blatant violations of Security Council resolutions, there is strong reason for Iran’s file to remain open both in New York and in Vienna.”

Iran's Nuclear Shell Game

On Monday, the UN Security Council finally made good on its threats to slap more sanctions on Iran for its nuclear arrogance. For those keeping score, that's three sets of sanctions ... and counting.

UN Deepens the Iran Nuclear Crisis

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Activist Says Barred from Leaving Iran to Get Award

TEHRAN -- An Iranian women's rights campaigner said police prevented her from flying out of Tehran on Monday to pick up a 75,000 dollars human rights award in Sweden.

New Death Sentences for Political Activists

FIDH and LDDHI express their utmost concern at the recent condemnation to death of three Kurdish activists by an Iranian revolutionary tribunal.

Iranian President Loses Face
Iran's radical president ended a red-carpet visit to Baghdad yesterday without getting the photo-op he desperately wanted with Iraq's most powerful cleric. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had wanted to visit the holy city of Najaf to see Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, but that event was scrubbed due to a scheduling problem, according to an Iraqi TV channel, al-Sharquiyah

Stop Iran's Power Grab
Iran's campaign to become the leading power in the Middle East is moving ahead on several fronts. It may be stopped by firm international economic and diplomatic pressure, but the opportunity to act is slipping away

Iran Just Won't Stay Isolated
The U.N. Security Council on Monday passed a third round of sanctions against Iran. But at the same time that the United States and its European allies were building support for the new U.N. resolution, Iran's president was making an official visit to Iraq, the first such visit since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The upshot is that despite the tightening of U.N. sanctions, the West's efforts to contain Iran are crumbling where it matters most: in the Middle East

Twenty-year high in rice prices sparks fears

Mar 04 2008 02:41The latest sign of global food inflation could lead to shortages and civil unrest in Asia where more than 2.5bn people depend on cheap and abundant supplies of the grain Read more »

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به پشت بام منازل مردم می روند و ديش ها را جمع می کنند

فاز جديد جمع آوري ديش هاي ماهواره يي از پشت بام منازل مردم آغاز شده است. ديروز يگان هايي از نيروي انتظامي با وانت و کاميون به برخي مناطق شهرک غرب و سعادت آباد و شهرک اکباتان اعزام شدند و ديش هاي ماهواره يي را از پشت بام ها جمع کردند. همچنين گزارش رسيده در برخي شهرک هاي اطراف تهران هم جمع آوري ماهواره ها آغاز شده است. عرف نيروي انتظامي هم اين است که به پشت بام منازل مردم مي روند و ديش ها را از بالاي ساختمان ها به پايين پرتاب مي کنند و سپس ديش ها را با وانت و کاميون به مکان هاي معين منتقل مي کنند.

سردار از ما خواست لخت شویم و نماز جماعت بخوانیم!

سایت پیک نت: سردار سرتیپ پاسدار "زارعی" فرمانده نیروی انتظامی استان تهران و مسئول مستقیم اجرای طرح باصطلاح مقابله با اوباش در یک خانه فساد و در حالیکه با شش زن سرگرم عیش و نوش بود بازداشت شد. این بازداشت بدستور مستقیم آیت الله شاهرودی و از روی سر قاضی مرتضوی دادستان مرکز صورت گرفت و همین مسئله برای 48 ساعت به تند ترین واکنش ها در قوه قضائیه انجامید. از آنجا که شاهرودی حدس می زده قاضی مرتضوی با توجه به رابطه بسیار نزدیکی که با "زارعی" دارد، او را از ماجرای بازداشت مطلع کرده و نجات خواهد داد، طرح بازداشت "زارعی" بدون اطلاع او صورت گرفت. حتی گفته می شود برکناری رئیس دادگاه فرودگاه نیز در همین ارتباط و برای کور کردن پیوندهای وی با مرتضوی و زارعی صورت گرفته است. صدور قرار وثیقه و آزادی زارعی و جلوگیری از پخش خبر به بهانه عدم تضعیف نیروی انتظامی نیز به معنای پایان کشاکش تند بین شاهرودی و مرتضوی نیست و در روزهای اخیر این مسئله در شعب دادگاه ها و دادسرای تهران بر سر زبان قضات و روسای این شعب و دادسراست. در شعبه.... دادگاه های تهران، رئیس دادگاه، رئیس دفتر و حتی منشی دادگاه گفتند که شاهرودی تاکنون یک قدم از مجازات شدید زارعی عقب نشینی نکرده و بیت رهبری هم خواهان اجرای قانون شده است، اما بدون سرو صدا و پس از انتخابات!مبنای اولیه تحقیقات مردم محلی بوده اند که خانه فساد در آن برپا بوده است. مردم این خانه را بعنوان خانه ای مشکوک معرفی می کنند و روز حمله به این خانه، سردار زارعی در کنار شش زن و دختر و در شرایطی زننده بازداشت می شود.
زنانی که در آن خانه بوده اند نیز بازداشت شده اند و در جریان بازجوئی و تحقیقات گفته اند سردار زارعی از ما خواسته بود لخت شده و دسته جمعی به صف شده و نماز بخوانیم!

Ahmadinejad: US Should Leave Iraq : By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA

BAGHDAD (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq. Speaking in a nearly hour-long news conference at the end of an unprecedented visit to Iraq, Ahmadinejad said the U.S. allegations - that Iran is training Shiite militants who target American troops and Muslim rivals - don't matter to the Iranians."Of course American officials make such remarks and such statements, and we do not care ... because they make statements on the basis of erroneous information," said the hard-line Iranian leader, who smiled through much of the session. "We cannot count on what they say."He said the foreign presence in Iraq was an "insult to the regional nations and a humiliation." Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to visit Iraq, and his two-day trip highlighted one of the unintended consequences for Washington after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of the Iraq that ousted Saddam Hussein from power.Under Saddam, a Sunni who once led an eight-year war against Iran, the two countries were bitter enemies, but Iraq's new Shiite-dominated government has deep ties to Iran's cleric-led Islamic republic.Ahmadinejad was warmly received by Iraqi President Jabal Talabani, a Sunni Kurd, and other Iraqi leaders. He said Tehran and Baghdad are "brotherly" nations who share many beliefs and values."Of course, dictators and foreigners have tried to tarnish and undermine the emotional relations between the two states," he said.After meeting Sunday with Talabani, who told the Iranian leader to call him "Uncle Jalal," Ahmadinejad drove through the U.S.-controlled Green Zone to visit Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a fellow Shiite, at his Cabinet offices.The sprawling Green Zone contains the core of the U.S. diplomatic mission to Iraq - including a massive new embassy - and is heavily protected against occasional rocket barrages. American officials have accused Iran of backing Shiite extremists behind such attacks."The presence of foreigners in the region has been to the detriment of the nations of the region," Ahmadinejad said. "It is nothing but a humiliation to the regional nations."Their only achievements are that regional nations further dislike them, it adds to the regional nations' hatred. No one likes them."Pressed by a reporter how he knows the Iraqis don't like the U.S., Ahmadinejad said that the "Iraqi people have been anti-colonialist and anti-occupation in the course of their history.""If you go to the streets and talk to ordinary Iraqi people, you will be able to realize the true nature of such a claim," he said.Still, the Iraqis are precariously balanced between U.S. and Iran, with government officials saying in recent weeks that they don't want the country torn apart in a power struggle between the two sides.About 1,000 protesters in a Sunni-dominated neighborhood in Baghdad protested his visit Monday, a day after scattered demonstrations greeted his arrival. "Your mortars preceded your visit," one placard read.Though both Iraq and Iran have Shiite majorities, they were hostile to each other throughout Saddam's long reign. About 1 million people died in the fighting that ensued after Saddam invaded Iran in 1980.But when Saddam's Sunni-dominated regime fell to the U.S.-led invasion and Iraq's Shiite majority took power, long-standing ties between the Shiites of both countries flourished.Earlier Monday, Talabani and Ahmadinejad signed seven memorandums of understanding on issues including industrial development, trade and customs.

Nu Rooz is near - Grow 7 kinds of Grains this year - KEEP THE OLD PERSIAN TREDITION GOING

TRY GROWING THESE - ITS VERY EASY - SEE HERE : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal

Maize Wheat Barley Oats Rye Buckwheat Rice

Growing your own sprouts is fun and easy if you follow the six rules of sprouting:

1. Rinse often (2-3 times/day).
2. Keep them moist, not wet.
3. Keep them at room temperature.
4. Give them air to breathe.
5. Don’t grow too many in one container.
6. Keep them in a dark place.
The first step is choosing which seeds to sprout. The standard sprout is the alfalfa sprout. This is the sprout often served on salads and sandwiches and your favorite restaurant or deli. However, there are many other seeds that make excellent sprouts, each with their own flavor and nutritional composition. You can sprout barley, broccoli, buckwheat, cabbage, fenugreek, garbanzo, green peas, lentils, mung beans (found in Chinese food), radishes, red clover, wheat, soy beans, sunflowers and more. Always use seeds packaged for sprouting. Buying bulk seeds and grains may seem cheaper than seeds packaged for sprouting, but they may not be worth it. Unless they are packaged as high-germination spouting seeds, only a portion of them will sprout. The ones that do not sprout, will likely ferment and spoil the batch. Do not use seeds meant for planting. They are often treated with chemical pesticides, fungicides and mercury coatings. Also, do not use seeds that have molds growing on them. Molds produce toxins which can cause food poisoning.
Growing sprouts in a jar : The easiest method is to grow sprouts in a glass canning jar. Any size jar will do. To provide plenty of fresh air, cover the top of the jar with muslin, cheese cloth or nylon mesh screen and secure with a rubber band. You can also buy specially sprouting lids designed for this purpose.
Step One: Soaking
For a quart-sized jar, put 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of small seeds (up to 1 cup if using larger seeds like green peas or garbanzo) in the sprouting jar. Cover top of jar with cloth or sprouting lid and rinse the seeds in warm (not hot) water. Drain and refill so that water is about an inch above the seeds. Let the seeds soak 8-12 hours (overnight). Protect from light by covering with a dish towel or placing in a cupboard.
Step Two: Rinsing
Rinse 2 to 3 times per day for 2 to 3 days. After thoroughly draining the rinse water, lay the jar on its side to spread out the seeds. Do not expose to light. After 2 to 3 days the sprouts should be filling up the jar.
Step Three: Removing Hulls
After 2 to 3 days the sprouts will have thrown off their hulls. To remove the hulls, place the sprouts in a bowl and run cool water over them. Most of the hulls will either float to the top or sink to the bottom making them easy to remove. (Note: not all seeds have hulls.)
Step Four: Harvesting
Rinse sprouts in cool water and remove any remaining hulls. Drain in a colander, but do not allow the sprouts to dry out. Place in an air-tight bag leaving room for air circulation. If your sprouts need to develop chlorophyll or carotene there is one final step. (The seed package directions should tell you whether greening is necessary.)
Step Five: Greening
Once the hulls are removed, place the sprouts back into the sprouting jar or into a clear plastic airtight bag. Put the sprouts in indirect sunlight. It takes about a day for the chlorophyll and carotene's to develop. Once the sprouts are ready rinse, drain, and eat, or refrigerate.
Storing:
Sprouts will keep for about a week in the refrigerator if you rinse them once every day or two. Be sure to keep the sprouts from freezing as they are frost sensitive.
Seeds are easy to store. Put them an a glass jar with an air-tight lid and keep them in a cool, dark storage area. They will keep for a year or more.

What foods are in the grain group?
Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product. Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals, tortillas, and grits are examples of grain products. Grains are divided into 2 subgroups, whole grains and refined grains. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel -- the bran, germ, and endo sperm.
Examples include: whole-wheat flour - Bulgar (cracked wheat) - oatmeal - whole cornmeal
brown rice Refined grains have been milled, a process that removes the bran and germ. This is done to give grains a finer texture and improve their shelf life, but it also removes dietary fiber, iron, and many B vitamins. Some examples of refined grain products are: white flour - de-germed cornmeal - white bread - white rice Most refined grains are enriched. This means certain B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron are added back after processing. Fiber is not added back to enriched grains. Check the ingredient list on refined grain products to make sure that the word “enriched” is included in the grain name. Some food products are made from mixtures of whole grains and refined grains. Some commonly eaten grain products are:

What's in the Grain Group?

How much is needed?
What counts as an ounce?
Health benefits & nutrients
Tips to help you eat whole grains
Grains
Vegetables
Fruits
Milk
Meat & Beans
Oils
Discretionary Calories
Physical Activity

Whole grains:
brown ricebuck wheat Bulgar (cracked wheat)oatmealpopcornReady-to-eat breakfast cereals:
whole wheat cereal flakesmuesli whole grain barley whole grain cornmeal whole ryewhole wheat breadwhole wheat crackerswhole wheat pasta whole wheat sandwich buns and rolls whole wheat tortillas wild rice Less common whole grains: amaranthmilletquinoasorghumtriticale
Refined grains:
cornbread*corn tortillas*couscous*crackers*flour tortillas*grits - noodles*Pasta*
spaghetti - macaroni - pitas*pretzels -Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals
corn flakeswhite breadwhite sandwich buns and rollswhite rice.
*Most of these products are made from refined grains. Some are made from whole grains. Check the ingredient list for the words “whole grain” or “whole wheat” to decide if they are made from a whole grain. Some foods are made from a mixture of whole and refined grains. Some grain products contain significant amounts of bran. Bran provides fiber, which is important for health. However, products with added bran or bran alone (e.g., oat bran) are not necessarily whole grain products.

Tips to help you eat whole grains
At Meals:
To eat more whole grains, substitute a whole-grain product for a refined product – such as eating whole-wheat bread instead of white bread or brown rice instead of white rice. It’s important to substitute the whole-grain product for the refined one, rather than adding the whole-grain product. For a change, try brown rice or whole-wheat pasta. Try brown rice stuffing in baked green peppers or tomatoes and whole-wheat macaroni in macaroni and cheese.
Use whole grains in mixed dishes, such as barley in vegetable soup or stews and Bulgar wheat in casserole or stir-fries. Create a whole grain pilaf with a mixture of barley, wild rice, brown rice, broth and spices. For a special touch, stir in toasted nuts or chopped dried fruit. Experiment by substituting whole wheat or oat flour for up to half of the flour in pancake, waffle, muffin or other flour-based recipes. They may need a bit more leavening. Use whole-grain bread or cracker crumbs in meatloaf. Try rolled oats or a crushed, unsweetened whole grain cereal as breading for baked chicken, fish, veal cutlets, or eggplant Parmesan. Try an unsweetened, whole grain ready-to-eat cereal as croutons in salad or in place of crackers with soup. Freeze leftover cooked brown rice, Bulgar, or barley. Heat and serve it later as a quick side dish.
As Snacks:
Snack on ready-to-eat, whole grain cereals such as toasted oat cereal. Add whole-grain flour or oatmeal when making cookies or other baked treats. Try a whole-grain snack chip, such as baked tortilla chips. Popcorn, a whole grain, can be a healthy snack with little or no added salt and butter. What to Look for on the Food Label: Choose foods that name one of the following whole-grain ingredients first on the label’s ingredient list: “brown rice”“Bulgar”“graham flour”“oatmeal”“whole-grain corn”“whole oats”“whole rye”“whole wheat”“wild rice”
Foods labeled with the words “multi-grain,” “stone-ground,” “100% wheat,” “cracked wheat,” “seven-grain,” or “bran” are usually not whole-grain products. Color is not an indication of a whole grain. Bread can be brown because of molasses or other added ingredients. Read the ingredient list to see if it is a whole grain. Use the Nutrition Facts label and choose products with a higher % Daily Value (%DV) for fiber – the %DV for fiber is a good clue to the amount of whole grain in the product. Read the food label’s ingredient list. Look for terms that indicate added sugars (sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, and molasses) and oils (partially hydrogenated vegetable oils) that add extra calories. Choose foods with fewer added sugars, fats, or oils. Most sodium in the food supply comes from packaged foods. Similar packaged foods can vary widely in sodium content, including breads. Use the Nutrition Facts label to choose foods with a lower % DV for sodium. Foods with less than 140 mg sodium per serving can be labeled as low sodium foods. Claims such as “low in sodium” or “very low in sodium” on the front of the food label can help you identify foods that contain less salt (or sodium). Whole Grain Tips for Children
Set a good example for children by eating whole grains with meals or as snacks.
Let children select and help prepare a whole grain side dish. Teach older children to read the ingredient list on cereals or snack food packages and choose those with whole grains at the top of the list.

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