Iran’s Zarif, UN Envoy Discuss Syria Developments
In the Sunday meeting, the top Iranian diplomat touched upon attempts by certain countries to torpedo the trend of the political settlement of Syria issues.
“Good opportunities emerged in recent years to end the Syria crisis, but each time we saw some countries try to neutralize the attempts made and to ruin those chances,” said Zarif.
The Iranian foreign minister also highlighted the necessity of lifting cruel and unfair sanctions against the Syrian government and people, particularly amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Pedersen, in turn, presented a report on the latest status of the Syrian Constitutional Committee as well as his efforts for the committee to hold its next meeting.
Pederson referred to Iran-UN cooperation in resolving the decade-long Syria crisis, stressing the importance of Iran’s role in that trend.
Iran Congratulates Lebanon on Independence Day
In a message on Sunday, President Rouhani appreciated Lebanon’s resistance in the face of hardships.
“Lebanon saw tough days over the past year, but resistance coupled with the existence of wise leaders brought dignity upon Lebanon and showed the whole world that Lebanon’s move on the path to dignity, independence and prosperity is a lasting one during Your Excellency’s presidency, and will remain so thanks to rapport and cooperation among different political groups,” read the message.
“Like before, the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the resistant Lebanese government and people, and is prepared to further boost mutual cooperation on all fronts,” he added.
“May God Almighty grant Your Excellency health and success, and the dear people of Lebanon prosperity and dignity,” President Rouhani added.
Lebanese Independence Day is the national day of Lebanon, celebrated on 22 November in commemoration of the end of the French Mandate over Lebanon in 1943, after 23 years of Mandate rule.
PSP Tips for Startup Brokers
There are several PSP solutions for start-up brokers. Unfortunately, your brokerage can not do business without one. This article will explain what they do, why you need one and help you to choose a suitable provider.
What is a payment service provider?
In an increasingly digital landscape, more people are spending money online than ever before. In the old day’s people used to be very wary about sending small amounts of cash online, today millions of dollars are transferred every second from almost anywhere in the world. It has become the new norm. Your brokerage will need to collect deposits from clients on a daily basis and you will need to pay them also, but be careful. There are tricksters and fraudsters out there who are trying to steal from you. Your brokerage needs to afford your clients a safe, secure, and straightforward way to make payments online.
The nature of the forex industry means high transaction volumes and regulations. You will need a PSP that can serve your customers regardless of their location and payment method; otherwise, it will lead to issues and extremely dissatisfied clients. A brokerage needs to be trustworthy, and if a client cannot trust you to handle their money, then you will surely lose them to a competitor.
A PSP is a third-party technology that empowers your company to take payments online via your website, and your provider will need to handle larger than average transactions. Good PSP providers are invaluable to your business.
How to choose a competent PSP?
Of course, there are several considerations to make when choosing a PSP. Things like the provider’s risk profile, coverage, technical aptitude, type of currencies, number of payment channels, charges, holding time, and reliability. These factors can seem innocuous at first but they are important, for instance, a reliable PSP can lead to improved conversion rates, which can significantly improve your performance. A PSP can be a cherished partner or a thorn in your side.
Currently, there are a significant number of providers and new ones are launching all the time so you must be careful and select one that has a proven track record.
At the end of the day, just like choosing a liquidity provider, it can really pay dividends to do your due diligence. Your clients are trusting you to provide a decent transaction speed, ease of use and most importantly, a secure environment for their money and their data. Get it wrong, and it can cost everyone dearly.
Will it work with my trading platform?
If you have proprietary software, you will need to ensure your engineers integrate it with a PSP properly and this process can take many months and cost lots of money. However, if you opt to go with a white label service provider, they will have already vetted most PSP’s and will know perfectly which ones work with their platform. Of course, you can swap, but it is your responsibility to ensure they work bug-free. Always test the system thoroughly before going live.
Industrial Equipment Modifications Due to Modern Needs
What industrial equipment modifications are at the top nowadays? Let us have a look.
Automation Makes the Production More Competitive
Automation is not a new trend, but nowadays, it is very important. Automated solutions allow even small companies to be competitive. To automate your premises, you need equipment from a reliable supplier and proper RPA software. Linear actuators will move robotic arms to perform plenty of operations:
- Picking objects;
- Lifting details;
- Pushing things;
- Loading and unloading goods, etc.
They all are controlled by special software. If you need to implement any changes to any processes, you just change the code or the data, and the robots will adapt to the new requirements immediately.
Automated solutions allow you to replace human work with robotic labour in many fields. For example, robots can perform repetitive actions without getting bored and losing concentration. Machines work in hazardous environments. Equipment can be used to lift and move weights, and similar.
Machine Integration with Human Workers
Until now, in the majority of factories, robots work in an isolated environment. However, there is a new trend to make machines work along with people. it would reduce the costs of automation solutions implementations immensely. If robots could work along with people, you would not need to create a special infrastructure for them. You would be able to get a robot, program it to perform the needed tasks, and it would complement the work of people in the same space.
AI and Machine Learning
Right now, we are already dealing with AI applications in the industry. This might become one of the main development trends. AI is widely used for QA processes. A robot can compare the final product against plenty of standards. If any modifications are implemented, a robot can be adjusted to follow them.
Now, machines can perform operations based on data that you provide. And again, to implement any changes, you need to change the code, and the machine will follow a new way to work. No training is needed.
However, for now, machines are useless in non-standard situations. As soon as they learn to react adequately in non-standard situations, they will be able to replace people completely. For now, though, it is too early to speak about it.
VR and AR
Virtual and Augmented Reality are still not widely implemented. But their potential is immense. With VR and AR, training sessions will be performed without inviting specialists or sending workers to a different location. The same can be told about maintenance. There will be no need to transport equipment or to invite specialists.
With AR, the safety level in the premises can be much higher. This technology is already used in more demanding industries, such as the construction industry. It is expected that in the future, the benefits of AR will be used everywhere.
About the author: Hayley Mann is a technology enthusiast specializing in automation methods of ergonomics devices. Her engineering background helps her to create interesting articles on technical topics, making them understandable for all readers.
Those Pursuing Improper Policies in Afghanistan Fully Responsible for Attacks: Iran
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday Afghan people’s will and demands should also be respected when it comes to making decisions on the country.
“Full responsibility for the incident falls on those who keep insisting on their inappropriate stances in defiance of Afghan people’s demands,” he said.
Khatibzadeh said the only way to de-escalate the situation in Afghanistan is to hold negotiations involving all Afghan groups.
“We condemn terrorism in any shape or form. We believe the only way to establish permanent and lasting peace in, and the progress and development of Afghanistan is through intra-Afghan talks, i.e., the same talks which the Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported,” he said.
“We believe all parties should remain committed to the provisions of the negotiations and we hope this path will lead to lasting peace in Afghanistan,” the spokesman added.
He underlined that Iran is worried about its wester neighbour and spares no effort to help settle the problems facing the country.
“We are concerned about our dear neighbour, Afghanistan. We have a neighbour suffering from scars of terrorism, war, the US invasion, and the killing of innocent, but proud people of Afghanistan. We are trying our utmost to help Afghanistan tackle these problems,” said Khatibzadeh.
He noted the Iranian embassy in Kabul was struck, but did not suffer much damage in the recent attacks diplomatic location in Afghanistan.
“What happened yesterday was rocket attacks on different diplomatic sites in Afghanistan, and the corner of the Iranian Embassy’s yard was hit as well. Fortunately, those present at the embassy were not hurt seriously,” he explained.
Carrot Halva: An Iranian Winter Dessert
It is very popular on cold winter nights in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia.
Ingredients:
Carrots: 500gr
Flour: 1 cupful
Sugar or grape syrup: 1.5 cupfuls
Rosewater: 2-3 cupfuls
Cooking Oil: 2-3 cupfuls
Cardamom: 1 dessertspoon
Milk: 2 cupfuls
Walnuts or pistachios: as much as needed to decorate the food
Recipe:
Peel the carrots and chop them before placing them in a small casserole. Add milk, so that it fully covers chopped carrots. Put the casserole on heat for 20 minutes. After the carrots get soft and are cooked through together with milk, turn the mixture into porridge.
Then sauté sieved flour on low heat until its smell of rawness is gone. After the flour is sautéd, sieve it again to keep the four from becoming ball-shaped in the halva. Sauté the flour again on low heat. Then add oil and keep stirring the mixture.
After the halva is sautéd, put on the oven the carrot porridge which is already prepared and add sugar. Then mix it until sugar is melted in the carrots.
Afterwards, add rosewater and cardamom. Then remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool down a bit. Then add it to the sautéd flour, which is hot.
While adding the mixture of carrot porridge, rosewater and cardamom, keep stirring the halva quickly, so that it will get thick enough. Now the halva is ready and can be served on a dish and decorated with walnuts or pistachios.
Iran Condemns Pompeo’s Visit to Israeli Settlement in Occupied Palestine
Soeaking in his weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said certain Arab states’ normalization deals with the Israeli regime prepared the ground for Pompeo’s visit.
“The trip to [an Israeli settlement in] occupied Palestinian territories by the US regime’s secretary of state is a bitter issue,” he said.
“If it weren’t for the treason of the rulers of a handful of Arab countries, the US diplomat would not have been emboldened to blatantly travel to occupied Palestine and breach UN Security Council resolutions, and would not have disobediently approved of Israel’s anti-human rights moves,” the spokesman noted.
He said the treason of certain regional Arab states and White House rulers’ shamelessness are two sides of the same coin.
The spokesman noted those who have set the stage for the US to act so blatantly should be taken to task for what they have done.
Khatibzadeh urged the few regional countries which have signed normalization agreements with Tel Aviv to “return to regional cooperation”.
The spokesman also called on the Muslim world to remain committed to the cause of Palestine.
Iranian Teacher Spends Inheritance on Buying Tablets for Deprived Students
He has achieved all these honours under the name of “being a teacher.”
Nevertheless, what has turned him into a high-profile figure these days is the story of a 12.4-billion-rial inheritance which he has received and which he has spent on something that has won him extensive praise.
A 7-hour Walk to School
He was born in the Dehji village in southern Khuzestan province in 1970. He has five children: three daughters and two sons.
“I am as concerned about my students as I am about my own kids,” he says.
His passion had been “teaching” since childhood.
“I was sent to deprived regions in Khuzestan as a teacher for the first time in 1994,” he says.
“In order to get to many of these villages, I had to take the train and get off at the last station. Then I had to walk for more than 7 hours across mountainous areas and wild rivers to get to those villages,” Assadi explains.
“On many occasions, I would either fall from the mountain or get soaked in rivers,” he says.
“I tolerated many difficulties because I loved my job,” he adds.
He has now spent twenty years of his life on teaching students in deprived regions despite all the difficulties he has been through. However, as he himself says, he begins to smile and becomes overjoyed whenever he remembers those days.
Buying Tablets Instead of SUV!
Now, let’s cut to the chase! Assadi was concerned about the 3.5 million students said to be not able to continue their studies online amid the coronavirus outbreak because of not having mobile phones or tablets.
So, when he received his inheritance after his father passed away, he made a different decision which astonished everyone.
“When I got my inheritance, I decided to buy an SUV. And I was about to sign the deal and buy it. I even went for a drive in it!” he said.
“I was enjoying the comfortable handling of the car when one of my colleagues called and told me he had a six-grader student who had become so depressed and wouldn’t attend classes because she didn’t have a tablet,” Assadi explained.
“I was deeply touched by what I heard. I got out of the car, got the girl’s address. I changed my mind and decided not to buy the car. I bought a tablet for her. When I gave it to her, she became so happy, with eyes glittering with excitement, that I wouldn’t give her overwhelming joy for anything.”
What Assadi did was so satisfying that he decided to spend all his inheritance on buying tablets for all needy students.
“It wasn’t an easy job. Given the current economic situation, many people were against my decision. But I convinced all of them, and today, not only do I not regret my decision, but also I have a sense of calm,” he said.
“I bought 143 tablets once, and another batch of 200 tablets later, and gave them away to neglected or orphaned students or those coming from indigent families. I saw their eyes shining with delight,” he said.
The tablets he bought for deprived students motivated benefactors across the country to join in.
“When the news of buying the tablets was carried by media, a host of benefactors as well as domestic and international NGOs contacted me and asked me to give their donations and gifts to needy students on their behalf,” he said.
“Fortunately, everyone has joined in, and we keep identifying needy students across the nation and we will not allow any student in any part of the country to be deprived of continuing their studies simply because of not having mobile phones and tablets,” he said.
