DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 11, 2010 – You hold two keys: One has a black Boss logo, the other red: Either will start your 2012 Mustang Boss 302. Slide the all-black key into the lock cylinder, give it a twist and you're treated to 444 ponies worth of smooth, streetable driving joy. Or choose red – the TracKey – and you have a competition-ready track car.
Devised during an all-night garage brainstorming session among core Mustang team members, TracKey introduces the concept known as the dual-path powertrain control module. The industry-first, patent-pending innovation allows two separate sets of engine management software to exist on a single PCM, selected through the existing SecuriLock® Passive Anti-Theft System (PATS) transceiver found in current production keys.
The TracKey PCM software, installed by an authorized Ford dealer after a customer takes delivery of the car, adjusts variable cam timing, spark maps, engine braking, fuel control and other engine parameters – more than 200 in total – to provide a complete race car calibration. The result is an aggressive, race-bred driving experience all the way down to the lopey idle rumbling through the Boss quad exhaust.
When TracKey is removed and the vehicle is started with the standard key, the PCM settings are automatically drawn from the factory Boss 302 instruction set again without any additional modifications needed – a huge advantage over aftermarket tuning chips and ECU reprogramming. The convenience is useful for enthusiasts who want all-out performance at the racetrack but stock driveability for the journey there and back.
In the early stages of TracKey development, a major challenge was the complexity of installing multiple PCM computers and switching between them. However, Ford controls engineers developed a method to choose between two unique sets of software in a single powertrain control module on the Boss 302: The dual-path PCM was born.
As the project unfolded, the team was driven by the uniqueness of what they were trying to accomplish, and TracKey became an obsession. Considering the compressed time frame in which the technology was developed, motivation was essential to the creation of the finished product.
TracKey powertrain software installation and key programming will be available to 2012 Mustang Boss 302 owners through Ford Racing authorized dealers. Pricing will be announced at a later date.


Big Switch Networks and HPE have buddied up to push other's stuff and the concept of open networking.
The deal will see HPE resell Big Switch's Big Mon and Cloud Fabric on its Altoline switches.
HPE's kit isn't very good at the kind of monitoring Big Switch's products can enable, so HPE feels the deal gives it the chance to sell to clients who like to keep on top of network traffic for security or granular network grooming. Such tasks are often the province of carriers and like any sensible vendor both HPE and Big Switch want some of them as customers. They're therefore hopeful the tie-up will let both do business with more such organisations.
Big Switch's business development veep Susheel Chitre told The Register both companies' customers have also been asking if Big Switch was certified for Altoline.


Google announced via their Google Voice Blog that they will officially start supporting MMS messaging via Google Voice. This is a big leap forward because previously users could receive only SMS messages via their Google Voice service. Some users are reporting to have been notified of incoming MMS messages sent to their Google Voice number via a standard SMS, with the attached picture then forwarded to their email address. There will be a slow roll out process but users from Sprint and T-Mobile have reported getting this service to work. Keep in mind that Google took almost 5 years from the purchase of Grand Central to release Google Voice to the masses so don't expect your phone to start receive MMS messages immediately after signing up.
I would suggest that anyone and everyone sign up for a Google Voice account. You can do so by going to www.google.com/voice and using your Gmail account to add Google Voice services. With Google Voice you have flexibility with your phone number that no home, office or cell phone can provide. You can instantly block phone numbers of people you do not wish to get phone calls from. You can set up quiet times that your phone won't receive any phone calls from anyone. You also have visual and transcribed voicemail that you can send to an email address or to you phone by SMS. You can make and receive phone calls from your computer as well as text message from your computer. This service is a must have for ladies in the dating scene. Imagine that you meet a guy and think he's cute but after the first date you realize that he is a cornball and borderline psycho. If you gave him your real cell phone # he can still call and text away and it's up to you to ignore him. If you gave him your Google Voice number, you can set up your own custom voicemail that says, "Please don't ever call me again" and automatically send him to voicemail or block him all together in which he'll get a message saying that your number can not be reached. Two effective methods of getting this person out of your life without ever having to speak to him again. You can also mark his phone number as spam and you won't receive his text messages either.
With Google Voice can create custom voicemails for anyone in your contacts. When your significant other fails to reach you because you are in that meeting at work, instead of them getting a standard greeting, you can record something special that says, "Awww, honey, I'm sorry that I missed your call. I love you and I'll call you right back when I get the chance."
With a Google Voice account, you can have one number for the rest of your life that anyone (or no one if you wish) can contact you at. No more giving people your new office number or new home phone number if you move and wish to remain "old school". Just link your new phone numbers to your Google Voice account and the person calling you doesn't know the difference at all.
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Andrea Deck, née le  à Grosse Pointe (Michigan), aux États-Unis, est une actrice américaine.

Biographie

Andrea Deck a reçu sa formation à l'Académie de musique et d'art dramatique de Londres (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art).

En 2014, elle prête sa voix à la Amanda Ripley, fille d'Ellen Ripley, protagoniste du jeu vidéo Alien: Isolation qui fait suite au film Alien de 1979.

Filmographie

Au cinéma

 2009 : In Love with a Nun : Jill
 2012 : Les Misérables : Turning Woman 6
 2013 : La Prophétie de l'anneau (The Lovers) : Allie
 2013 : Cartel (The Counselor) : Watching Girl
 2015 : Creditors : Chloe Fleury
 2016 : Le Procès du siècle (Denial) : Leonie
 2016 : Eleanor (film)Ó : Felicity
 2017 : Instrument of War : Anne Cline
 2018 : Otages à Entebbe (7 Days in Entebbe) de José Padilha : Patricia Martel
 2018 : The Ghost Writer : Jane

À la télévision

 2013 : Paganini, le violoniste du diable () : Charlotte Watson
 2020 : Homeland : Jenna Bragg

Jeux vidéo
 2014 : Alien: Isolation : Amanda Ripley (voix)
 2019 : Alien: Blackout : Amanda Ripley (voix)

Récompenses et distinctions

Notes et références

Liens externes

Actrice américaine
Actrice de jeu vidéo
Actrice américaine de doublage
Élève de la London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Naissance en février 1994
Naissance à Grosse Pointe (Michigan)

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Mavro Orbini (Dubrovnik, oko sredine 16.stoljeća - Dubrovnik, 1614.), hrvatski pisac, ideolog i povjesničar.

Stupivši u benediktinski red neko je vrijeme živio u samostanu na otoku Mljetu, poslije u Stonu, pa u Ugarskoj gdje je nekoliko godina bio opat benediktinskoga samostana u Baču. Vratio se u Dubrovnik gdje je ostao do smrti. Kao i većina suvremenih mu hrvatskih intelektualaca, i on je poznavao Pribojevićevu panslavensku ideologiju, čemu je dao izuzetno važan doprinos u svom povijesno-ideološkom križancu napisanom na talijanskom jeziku: "Il Regno de gli Slavi" (Kraljevstvo Slavena), Pesaro, 1601. Tu je nekritičku povijest Slavena preveo na ruskoslavenski Teofan Prokopievič 1723., pa je to djelo izvršilo važan utjecaj na formiranje predodžbi slavenskih naroda o sebi samima, kao i Europljana o Slavenima. Orbini kao i Pribojević sjedinjuje ilirski i slavenski mitologem, a u interpretaciji povijesti u njega prevladava sveslavenska mitološka svijest. Psihološke razloge za takav pristup nije teško dokučiti: Orbini se nalazio na samom rubu hrvatskoga i slavenskoga slobodnoga prostora, te je veličajući množinu slavenskih naroda (prije svih Rusa i Poljaka), djelovao kompenzatorno u situaciji sučeljenosti s agresivnim nastupom inojezičnih i inonacionalnih imperija - Germana, talijanskih Mlečana i Turaka Osmanlija. Na hrvatskom jeziku Mavro je Orbini objavio "Zrcalo duhovno...", 1595., u biti preradbu talijanskoga djela Angela Nellija. Taj tekst, pretočen na, kako je Orbini rekao, «dubrovački jezik», predstavlja jedan od primjera hrvatske proze 16. stoljeća, pa je već i zbog toga nezanemarive kulturnopovijesne važnosti.

No, osim ideološke potke, Orbinijevo glavno djelo je dugo bilo praktički jedinim vrelom za odsječke kasnosrednjovjekovne povijesti područja koja je pokrivala bivša Jugoslavija, od slovenske Koruške do Kosova i Makedonije. Nemali broj povjesničara je ispekao zanat provjeravajući obilje podataka koje je Orbini upisao u svoju glavnu knjigu, pa se i današnja historiografija često razilazi u procjeni istinitosti pojedinih Orbinijevih napisa i tvrdnji. Već samom tom činjenicom Mavro Orbini zaslužuje kvalifikaciju utjecajnoga povjesničara, a ne samo ideologa.

Djela

 "Il Regno degli Slavi", Pesaro, 1601.
 "Zrcalo duhovno...", 1595.

Hrvatski književnici
Hrvatski povjesničari


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Campus & Local / Sports
Undefeated Texans Win LSC Championship
by texannews · November 13, 2018
By Shelby Clayton—
The Texan Football team defeated the New Mexico Mustangs 58-0 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Photo courtesy of Tarleton Sports.
The Tarleton State University Texans made history Saturday when they clinched the Lonestar Conference Champion outright for the first time in program history. The Texans defeated the Western New Mexico Mustangs 58-0 to finish the regular season 10-0.
The game started strong for the Texans with No. 21 running back Xavier Turner scoring a 46-yard touchdown within the first two minutes of the game. Turner rushed 100 yards in the first quarter and totaled 172 rushing yards for the game. He scored a second touchdown before time ran out, this time with a 55-yard run. Turner's final touchdown, a 10-yard run, came in the second quarter.
Wide receiver Baxter Kirven also scored a touchdown in the first quarter on a 31-yard pass from quarterback Ben Holmes.
Prince Robinson, defensive back, scored two of the three touchdowns in the third quarter. He opened up the second half by returning the kickoff for 92 yards and five minutes later returned an 82-yard punt. The was the first punt returned by the Texans since 2009. Wide receiver DeShun Qualls scored the third touchdown of the second half on a 24-yard reception from Holmes.
In the fourth quarter, linebacker Michael Knobloch sacked the Mustangs quarterback for a safety. Running back Bowie Franks scored the final touchdown of the game on a 45-yard run, making the final score 58-0.
The Texan defense had their first shutout since 2006, allowing the Mustangs only 239 yards of total offense. Linebacker E.J. Speed led the defense with 11 tackles. Defensive back Ed Hayes had eight tackles and Chris Gordon, another defensive back, with seven.
Holmes finished the game with 11 completions and 122 yards. Kirven led the team in receiving with 49 yards. Qualls ended the game with 39 yards.
Tarleton is the No. 2 seed in the NCDAA Super Region 4 bracket and will play Azusa Pacific University on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium in Stephenville.
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Lalu Yadav arrives in Singapore for kidney transplant, welcomed by daughter Rohini Acharya...
Lalu Yadav arrives in Singapore for kidney transplant, welcomed by daughter Rohini Acharya
Rohini Acharya had made many tweets in support of her father even before this. She announced her decision to donate her kidney earlier this month which she called "a little piece of meat".
- Nov 27, 2022 03:19 PM
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has reached Singapore for kidney transplant. His daughter Rohini Acharya has made an emotional tweet greeting him. 74 year old Lalu Yadav is suffering from many health problems. He has reached Singapore for surgery on Saturday. His daughter Rohini Acharya living in Singapore will donate one of her kidneys to him. Along with the video of Lalu Yadav arriving in Singapore, Rohini tweeted, "Every moment of happiness is near, father's shadow is with us. We have been taught to fight every problem, the poor, deprived, exploited society who have rights."
Rohini Acharya had made many tweets in support of her father even before this. She announced her decision to donate her kidney earlier this month which she called "a little piece of meat".Rohini had tweeted, "I believe that this is just a small piece of meat that I want to give for my father. I can do anything for my father. You all pray for the best."
मेरा तो मानना है की ये तो बस एक छोटा सा मांस का टुकड़ा है जो मैं अपने पापा के लिए देना चाहती हूँ.
पापा के लिए मैं कुछ भी कर सकती हूँ.आप सब दुआ कीजिए की सब बेहतर तरीके से हो जाये, और पापा फिर से आप सभी लोगों की आवाज़ बुलंद करे.
शुभकामनाओं के लिए पुनः एक बार आप सबका आभार. ???????? pic.twitter.com/536nQyRbrp
— Rohini Acharya (@RohiniAcharya2) November 11, 2022
जिस पिता ने इस दुनिया में मुझे आवाज दी. जो मेरे सबकुछ हैं, उनके लिए अगर मैं अपने जीवन का छोटा सा भी योगदान दे पाती हूँ तो मेरा परम सौभाग्य होगा.
धरती पर भगवान माँ पिता होते है इनकी पूजा सेवा हर बच्चों का फ़र्ज़ है. pic.twitter.com/g39Ry2Me3s
Lalu Prasad Yadav, out on bail in the fodder scam case, had gone to Singapore last month for initial tests for his kidney problems, but had to return on October 24.Delhi court on Saturday allowed Lalu Yadav's daughter Bharti to accompany him to Singapore in the money laundering case.
खुशी का हर लम्हा होता है पास
पिता का साया जो होता है साथ????????
हर मुसीबत से लड़ना हमें है सिखाया
गरीब,वंचित,शोषित समाज को जिन्होंने अधिकार है दिलाया???? pic.twitter.com/TW2xZGaZip


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Q: Displaying Pynini FST I'm trying to learn pynini which is complicated by the fact that the api seems to have changed since most of the tutorials were written. In particular I've been working through the original edit transducer gist.
The code no longer works (but there's a newer version in pynini.lib) however one major change is that the state machines in the example are displayed with text node and arc labels but it looks like the library was changed and now the graph prints ordinals rather than text labels, i.e.
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How do I visualise an FST so it looks like the original above?

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Two guns have been handed in to police.
Solomon Islands Police have so far been handed rifle and a shot gun during the country's current gun amnesty period.
Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Commissioner Matthew Varley told reporters in Honiara on Wednesday afternoon the guns were handed in today and yesterday after education sessions in the Kakabona area.
The two guns were a shot gun, handed in yesterday, and a .22 calibre rifle, handed in today.
So far, Mr Varley said, 166 rounds of ammunition have also been handed in.
"That is bullets for guns including five rounds of 50 caliber ammunition that was surrendered to Police and SIIPCRA members at Rarata village in north Guadalcanal on the 29th of May," he said.
The amnesty continues until June 9.


We invest annually in our programme of education research so that education reform can be evidence-informed. Our research informs policymakers around the world as well as our own work on the ground – and it is all available to download free here on our website.
London schools continue to constitute an extraordinary 'success story'. By common consent, the government school system in London achieves extremely good results compared to the rest of England, and students from disadvantaged backgrounds do particularly well.
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What if we all clean up our own mess? This simple idea is the start of the MUD way of thinking. This is the circular economy.
As a 23 year old Bert van Son, CEO of MUD Jeans moved to China to work in the textile industry. His 30 years experience in the fashion industry made him see the impact fast fashion has on the environment and its factory workers and made him believe that there is an alternative way.
MUD Jeans allows customers to shop guilt free and do good for the environment, while looking fashionable and modern. The company won several awards, such as the Sustainability Leadership Award and the Peta Vegan Awards. MUD Jeans is the only brand that works completely according to the principles of the circular economy.
In the circular economy products are designed to be reused easily. That's why MUD don't use leather labels, but printed ones instead.
Worn out jeans are shredded, cut into pieces and blended with virgin cotton This is how a new denim yarn is born.
Returned jeans are upcycled and sold as unique vintage pairs. The jeans are named after the former user.
MUD don't use conventional cotton. Their mills are BCI and GOTS certified. Also, they are a member of the Young Designer Programme of Fair Wear Foundation. The production of a pair of MUD jeans uses 78% less water than the production of a pair of regular jeans and produces 61% CO2 emissions.
Your adventures shape the character of (y)our jeans. Take them wherever you go, but send them back at the end of use.
To us, it does't make sense to keep the jeans you don't longer wear in your wardrobe. Nor does it make sense to throw them away. We all know that our resources aren't unlimited, that's why we have to be smart. The circular economy comes with a solution. In the circular economy waste is seen as a source of growth to make something new. We like the idea. That's why we create new jeans from our old jeans. The best part is that we make an environmental impact by cutting back on resource consumption."
Watch a video of the recycle process.


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The Latest from Iran (31 December): Is That All There Is?
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 13:00
1805 GMT: We're taking a break to celebrate New Year's Eve with friends and families.
To all EA readers, we wish you the very best with hopes for a peaceful and prosperous 2010.....
1800 GMT: Reports continue of clashes across Tehran, but with little information that can be verified.
1610 GMT: Setareh Sabety reports the following from an eyewitness source in Iran:
I went a tour around the city, antiriot police are standing in most of main streets....Lebaas shakhsihaa [plainclothes forces] are on their bikes almost everywhere. Many shops from Vali-e Asr Square to Famemi are closed. No slogans or green presence to see.
1540 GMT: Protests, Force, and Mourning. Peyke Iran offers the following summary of developments:
People in shrouds came out to protest at Sadat Abad in Tehran. Government authorities and security forces took control of Enghelab Square by closing the underground stop and dispersing demonstrators. Thousands of people paid respects at the grave of Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew Seyed Ali, who was quickly buried yesterday.
1508 GMT: Conflicting Reports on Clashes. An EA source, passing on information from a witness in Iran, said 7 Tir Square --- where clashes had been reported --- is currently quiet.
NEW Latest Iran Video: Protests Against and for the Regime (31 December)
NEW Iran: The Rafsanjani Interview on France 24 (28 December)
NEW Iran: The Regime's Misfired "Big Shot" at Legitimacy
NEW Iran: How Significant Was the Regime's Rally?
Latest Iran Video: University Protests (30 December)
Iran: The Uncertainties of Oppression and Protest
1500 GMT: Setting Up the Clampdown. Well, no doubts about where Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani now stands --- he's alongside those in the Government preparing to bring the hammer down on the opposition. In a speech in Khorasan-Razavi Province, he addressed "rioters":
Who do you think you are that you violate the rights of the people? The public have the right to ask the judiciary to punish you. The people and clerical community should rest assured that by showing up [to condemn the Ashura protests], they have compelled the relevant authorities to take action against the elements of Fitna.
1450 GMT: Unconfirmed claims of clashes throughout Tehran. Rah-e-Sabz reports that security forces have used tear gas on crowds in 7 Tir Square and that conflict continues, with numerous arrests, in Vali-e Asr.
1400 GMT: We've posted first footage from today's demonstration at Azad University in Mashhad, a day after violent clashes between students and security forces.
1315 GMT: The World's Worst Disinformation Campaign. First glance at the Islamic Republic of News Agency shows that the Ministry of Intelligence issues a warning (again) that protesters will be dealt with and that Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani is extolling yesterday's rally as a reminder of the great days of the Islamic Revoluton.
Second glance discovers IRNA exposing its own propaganda stunt on Wednesday. Apparently the rumour of the flights of opposition leaders spread "passivity and confusion" in their supporters. Which, given that IRNA started the rumour, might be translated as we attempted to spread "passivity and confusion" amongst the supporters.
Guys, small tip: it's no longer "disinformation" when you're busted for the "dis-" in the information.
1300 GMT: More from Mashhad. Rah-e-Sabz reports that students, including some injured in yesterday's clashes at the university, are still missing.
1215 GMT: Students at Mashhad University have effectively closed the campus today in protest at attacks on demonstrators yesterdays.
1200 GMT: A Military Presence? Rah-e-Sabz is now reporting that military units are stationed at major intersections in Tehran.
1105 GMT: New Videos. We've posted Hashemi Rafsanjani's Monday night interview with France 24 and today's rather small rally for the regime in Karaj.
1005 GMT: The Police Recording on Ashura. A lot of buzz this morning around a purported police communications recording, posted on YouTube, during Sunday's events. The general tone of the conversation, summarised in English by an Iranian activist, is of concern and confusion.
1000 GMT: Nervousness. As chatter spreads of a possible opposition rally in Tehran at 3 p.m. local time (1130 GMT), Rah-e-Sabz (Jaras) claims, "Hundreds of military forces and tens of armored vehicles … are moving toward Tehran. Some of the vehicles are used for suppressing street riots."
We have to add that the report is unconfirmed.
0955 GMT: Speaking of Students.... Student leader Bahareh Hedayat is another post-Ashura detainee. Her speech on 5 December to a Dutch conference, "International Solidarity with the Iranian Student Movement", can be viewed on YouTube.
0940 GMT: Blacklisting the "Star" Students. Farnaz Fassihi offers an interesting article in The Wall Street Journal, "Regime Wages a Quiet War on 'Star Students' of Iran". Fassihi explains:
In most places, being a star means ranking top of the class, but in Iran it means your name appears on a list of students considered a threat by the intelligence ministry. It also means a partial or complete ban from education.
The term comes from the fact that some students have learned of their status by seeing stars printed next to their names on test results....
The phenomenon started in the summer of 2006, the first academic year in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's first term in office. Some grad-school applicants noticed stars beside their names on the report cards issued by the government-run college-placement agency.
Students with one star could return to school after signing a consent to give up political activism, according to Iranian human-rights and activist groups. Two-star students faced semester suspensions and interrogation sessions, and three-star students were banned from education for life....
More than 1,000 graduate students have been blocked from higher education since the practice began in 2006, according to statements by Mostafa Moin, a former education minister, in official media in September.
Star treatment is reserved for graduate students, although undergrads also face suspension for political activity, according to student-rights activists. Several hundred undergrads have been suspended for as many as four semesters, according to student activists and human-rights groups in Iran. Under Iran's higher-education law, students are dismissed from school if they miss four terms.
0845 GMT: The Regime Cuts Off Its Defender? An interesting moment in a discussion on Al Jazeera English's "Inside Story" on the significance of the Ashura protests.
Kian Mokhtari, a journalist in Tehran, was joining the US-based analysts Gary Sick and Trita Parsi (each of whom made solid points about the political situation). In his first contribution, Mokhtari began, "The Government did not come down harshly on the demonstrators at all." He assured, "Because it is Ashura, no firearms were issued" to security forces.
But then he added, "Iran Government is investigating the issue as we speak." Click. Mokhtari was gone, never to be heard from again in the 24-minute programme.
0800 GMT: We begin this morning with two analyses of the regime's effort on Wednesday to quell opposition by establishing its political and religious superiority. Josh Shahryar offers a reading of the big rally in Tehran. We connect that event to last night's rumour of the "flight" of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi to northern Iran to ask if the regime was able to secure its legitimacy yesterday. (Answer: No.)
That impression is reinforced by the overnight switch-back of State media, dismissing the Islamic Republic News Agency report of "two opposition leaders" scurrying out of Tehran. "Informed sources" (from which part of the Government?), speaking to Fars News, "denied earlier reports that Mehdi Karroubi and Mir-Hossein Mousavi have fled Tehran amid security concerns".
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The Latest from Iran (30 December): Rallies and Rumours
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 18:44
2205 GMT: The Iranian regime, as it blames foreign media for fomenting unrest, continues the attempt to block the services. Voice of America and BBC Persian report sustained jamming efforts.
2055 GMT: The Hidden Story? An Iranian activist makes the interesting and important claim that the rumours around Mousavi and Karroubi have obscured a major story tonight --- "500 thugs attacked students with knives and machetes" at Mashhad University. We've got footage of the clash in our video section.
2050 GMT: Nothing has happened to change our opinion of 1915 GMT. We are treating Iranian state media's story of "two opposition figures" fleeing to northern Iran as rumour or disinformation.
2020 GMT: Reuters is carrying the opposition's denial of IRNA's story:
Hossein Karoubi, the son of moderate defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi, said his father and opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi were still in Tehran.
"My father and Mr. Mousavi are in Tehran and IRNA's report is baseless. They are still pursuing the people's demands," Hossein Karoubi told moderate Parlemannews.
2005 GMT: Andrew Sullivan has gotten wind of what appears to be a five minute video of a group of security forces disarming after being surrounded by a crowd of demonstrators. We've added it to today's video page.
1915 GMT: Rumours. We're off on a 90-minute break. At this point, we consider the Islamic Republic News Agency story of the Karroubi/Mousavi flight to northern Iran "unconfirmed", with the possibility that it is either a rumour being elevated to "news" or a regime disinformation campaign.
Both the Karroubi and Mousavi camps have denied the story. It should also be noted that the rumour was being spread earlier today that Mousavi's wife Zahra Rahnavard had been detained, and no confirmation has followed.
BBC Persian is interviewing one of Karroubi's sons about 1930 GMT.
1910 GMT: We've posted footage of demonstrations today at Shahryar Qods Azad and Mashhad Universities.
1905 GMT: The Regime Rally (cont.). Peyke Iran, which has published photos indicating a smaller rally than the "hundreds of thousands" cited by other outlets (see 1853 GMT), is now off-line. (1926 GMT: Website is back up.)
1853 GMT: The Regime Rally. CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr claims "hundreds of thousands" at today's gathering. He said that at Vali-e Asr Square, he could not get further because of the dense crowd. From a bridge, he watched an area from Imam Hossein Square to Enghelab Square, a distance of about 18 kilometres (11 miles).
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1850 GMT: Mousavi Denial? It looks like Mousavi camp is also denying the IRNA story of "flight" to northern Iran, informing American ABC News that Mousavi is still in Tehran.
1840 GMT: Karroubi Denial of "Fleeing". Mehdi Karroubi's son Hossein has denounced reports that his father and Mir Hossein Mousavi "rumours" spread by Iranian state media. Hossein Karroubi says his father is still in Tehran "working for the people".
1820 GMT: Meanwhile, Some Rhetoric. Speaking to the Islamic Association of Students in Europe, the Supreme Leader said the Western condemnation of the recent events in Iran had been prompted by the influence of "Zionist media".
1815 GMT: IRNA on Mousavi and Karroubi? The Islamic Republic News Agency's account says two "riot leaders fled from Tehran" to Mazandaran amidst "demands for their punishment".
1810 GMT: Mousavi and Karroubi in "Protective Custody"? Returned from a break to find Rah-e-Sabz is checking an Islamic Republic News Agency that Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi have been taken to a small town, Kalar Abad, in Mazandaran in northern Iran "for their protection" under the watch of Ministry of Intelligence and Revolutionary Guard forces. Rah-e-Sabz cautions that this might be a falsehood.
We are urgently checking the news.
1410 GMT: The office of reformist member of Parliament Nasrullah Torabi has been set on fire.
1403 GMT: The "Millions" and Ahmadinejad. Press TV is pushing the line that "millions" turned out today to demonstrate for the regime and against the Ashura "rioters", showing claimed footage from Shiraz, Tabriz, Gilan, Arak, and Sistan-Baluchestan as well as Tehran. Press TV is backing this up with coverage of the Maryam Rajavi statement (see 1000 GMT) as proof of MKO "terrorist" involvement.
The station also briefly features President Ahmadinejad's statement, issued after a Cabinet meeting, that "efforts to destabilise Iran would not affect the nation". and that the US and Western leaders should learn from their past mistakes.
1335 GMT: Rahnavard Arrested? Meanwhile, we're watching closely the rumour, which began circulating about an hour ago, that the wife of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, has been detained.
1308 GMT: That's pretty much it, as Press TV goes back to the studio for the anchorwoman and "analyst" (journalist Nader Mokhtari) to repeat the standard line of "masses" of "religious" Iranian people standing against a foreign-stimulated opposition.
However, mark this exchange: Mokhtari and the anchorwoman are at great pains to say "this isn't a pro-Ahmadinejad rally....this has absolutely nothing to do with the President of Iran". is not over the issue of legitimacy of President Ahmadinejad but "an outpouring of grief" and "the support of the establishment". Could this be a distancing of the defence of the regime from a defence of the President?
1258 GMT: Now the emphasis is on the "greatness" and "magnanimity" of the regime based on "religious jurisprudence", with the Iranian people as a model for all Muslims. However, "we should not remain passive" any longer and "we should take the initiative" against those plotting conspiracies.
1255 GMT: And Now the Warning. Ayatollah Alamalhoda says that a deadline should be set for repentance. If protesters do not repent, they should be treated as "mohareb" (enemies of God), with the attendant punishment.
1250 GMT: Heavy criticism of those responsible for "fighting" on Ashura: "the Leader of the Islamic Revolution invited the rioters to return to the right path".
1243 GMT: Speeches have begun with tagline, "We have to accept rule of current religious jurisprudence." Quickly, the theme is that the United States is pushing the "party of Satan" protesting against the Iranian regime.
The speaker is Ayatollah Alamalhoda, the Friday Prayer leader of Mashhad.
1236 GMT: A wider shot around the Press TV correspondent ("Iranian nation" against the "disrespect" of Ashura, 16 Azar, etc.) establishes that there are thousands in Enghelab Square.
1230 GMT: Etc., etc. Nothing new to report from the rally. You can just put our comments from 1147 to 1208 GMT, like the Press TV coverage, on a loop and replay....
....Adding this: "a red line has been crossed", according to the anchorwomen, with the opposition's demonstrations and disrespect on Ashura.
1208 GMT: Press TV's correspondent finally shows up on camera in a fairly tight shot, surrounded by a few dozen protesters. That doesn't stop her from claiming "millions" have turned out. Ominously, she emphasises the line that demonstrators are demanding the "punishment" of opposition leaders like Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi.
1206 GMT: Ahh, Those Two Locations. It is now clear --- for those who have recorded this historic moment, follow a large black flag being fluttered --- that Press TV is claiming "two locations" for two shots from different angles of the rally in Enghelab Square.
1205 GMT: Press TV keeps trying to go to a correspondent, but she is still failing to show up "because the crowd is so loud" that she cannot find a location for the interview with studio.
1157 GMT: A Glitch in the Line? The Press TV anchorman rambles on and says, against a split-screen purportedly showing the rallies, that shots are of protests in "two different locations" in Tehran. However, he never names those locations.
Otherwise, this is the narrative: "MKO-Foreign Governments inciting violence, particuarly Foreign Minister David Miliband of the UK-Also President Obama-MKO-Foreign Interference".
1147 GMT: Press TV has now cut into programming to show live shots from Tehran. Initial close-range shots of the crowd give way to a long shot which (sorry to be uncertain) may or may not be of today. The anchorman's description is boiler-plate claim of continuing pro-regime demonstrations, with emphasis on rallies on Tuesday as well, against the "vandalism" of the opposition and "its violation of one of the most sacred events on the Muslim calendar".
An addition to the party line, however, is the focus on "MKO terrorists" declaring their role in the Ashura "riots" (see 1000 GMT).
1145 GMT: The Ritual Warning. Iran's police chief Esmail Ahmadi-Moghaddam has repeated the party line, including the hint of the death penalty, with the declaration, "There is no more room for tolerance over participants in illegal rallies....Those who participate in illegal rallies will be confronted more harshly and the judiciary will confront them more decisively."
Ahmadi-Moghaddam added, "Some of the protesters on Sunday are considered as mohareb (enemy of God) and will be confronted firmly." Capital punishment can be imposed on "mohareb".
1140 GMT: We're watching for first references to the pro-regime protest called for 3 p.m. local time (1130 GMT) in Tehran. So far Press TV English has not cut into its programming to provide an update.
1040 GMT: Death Penalty for Protest? German media are highlighting a statement by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Reza Bahonar, that the legal structure will be put in place within 24 hours for capital punishment against leaders of demonstrations.
1025 GMT: "The Velvet Revolution" Moves From CNN to IRNA. The Islamic Republic News Agency is also highlighting an interview with US-based academic Kaveh Afrasiabi on CNN as confirmation of foreign intervention against the regime. Afrasiabi told CNN, "We have seen tremendous evidence of meddling, by the UK Government in particular, during and after the Presidential election, and there is no doubt in my mind...that the British Government is determined to see regime change in Iran.
1020 GMT: The Regime Stays Negative. As we ventured in our analysis this morning, the Iranian Government appears to have put aside any attempt at a "positive" campaign to mobilise support in favour of bashing the opposition. The Islamic Republic News Agency is dominated by stories vowing punishment of protesters: Minister of Intelligence Heydar Moslehi has taken prime position for the moment with his declaration that the Iran's judiciary will "deal decisively" with the "anti-revolutionary" movement.
Moslehi also maintained the line that "foreign elements" were responsible for "assassinations" on Ashura.
1000 GMT: The Regime's Unexpected Helper? Press TV has jumped on an interview by Maryam Rajavi, the head of the National Council of Resistance in Iran, to headline, "The Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) has acknowledged that it played a role in Sunday's violent anti-government protests in Iran."
The NCRI is the political wing of MKO, which has carried out a violent campaign since 1979 to overthrow the Iranian Government. According to Press TV, Rajavi told Agence France Press that her organisation's followers "cooperated with the demonstrators and coordinated the protests". She supposedly said, "[The protests are] a call for solidarity among all those who reject the rule of the Supreme Leader, the velayat e-faqih....What we call the 'Green movement' against the electoral fraud quickly disappeared to be replaced by a deeper movement whose goal is the total overthrow of the regime."
0915 GMT: How Big Were the Pro-Government Protests? An interesting discussion amongst EA readers overnight of footage from the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, supposedly showing thousands of people chanting against "rioters" and for the regime. Authenticity is far from certain --- note the debate in comments below over the trees blurred in the video --- and I am still looking for confirmation in the Iranian press.
Meanwhile, pictures of a rally by Iranian members of Parliament on Tuesday show few demonstrators beyond the MPs.
0845 GMT: We've now posted video claiming to be of the attack on Ayatollah Dastgheib's offices (see 0830 GMT) in Shiraz.
0835 GMT: Uncertainty and Rumour. Testifying to our theme today, a prominent Iranian activist, Mehdi Saharkhiz, has posted an account of a supposed meeting between the Supreme Leader and Hashemi Rafsanjani, discussing the situation after Ashura.
0830 GMT: The Regime v. The Clerics. Radio Farda has more on the story, which we noted yesterday, of attacks on the offices of Ayatollah Sane'i and Ayatollah Dastghaib in Mashhad and Shiraz.
0815 GMT: In our special analysis this morning, we began from Iran's settling into "tensions of uncertainty" after the Ashura demonstrations and the regime's fightback with widespread arrests.
The uncertainty is evident this morning in news that the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi, Seyed Ali Mousavi, is buried in Behesht-e-Zahra cemetery, reportedly after only the Government gave only a few hours' notice that the body should now be laid to rest. No prizes for guessing why, as the regime tries to limit any post-Ashura rallies --- Seyed Ali Mousavi was killed in Sunday's demonstrations.
Or, to be precise, post-Ashura rallies of the opposition. The regime's other gambit today is the call for a mass pro-Government demonstration in Tehran. The uncertainty, even with reports that "thousands" gathered on Monday and Tuesday to condemn the "rioters" of Ashura, is whether this demonstration will be a substantive indication of widespread support, especially for President Ahmadinejad.
And then there are the uncertainties that go beyond today's events. Consider, for example, how a rumour without any clear evidence is now "news". The Twitter chatter on Sunday was that a jet, with an escort of military fighters, was ready at Mehrabad Airport for the Supreme Leader to fly to Russia. Yesterday, that chatter, backed up by a mysterious fax, turned into "news" on Radio Netherlands, and today it is worthy of publication in The Huffington Post.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 18:23
1930 GMT: Kill Them. Abbas Vaez-Tabasi, a member of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts has declared on state television, "Those who are behind the current sedition in the country ... are mohareb (enemies of God) and the law is very clear about punishment of a mohareb [execution]."
Today's Show of Support for the Regime? If you believe Peyke Iran, it wasn't much. The website reports that residents in Rasht ridiculed a demonstration of 300 plainclothes Basijis chanting slogans for the execution of reformists like Mir Hossein Mousavi, Mohammad Khatami, and Mehdi Karroubi.
1850 GMT: Javan Farda reports that Shiraz University was closed today.
1845 GMT: The Arrests Move Higher. Government forces have arrested Mir Hossein Mousavi's chief aide Alireza Beheshti. Beheshti, the son of one of Iran's most commemorated martyrs, Ayatollah Mohammad Beheshti, was also detained briefly in September when the regime tried to disrupt preparations for Qods Day demonstrations.
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1830 GMT: The Karroubi Family Speaks Out (Cont.): Mehdi Karroubi's son Taghi has added to the criticisms by Karroubi's wife and son Hossein of regime restrictions on his father. He said that Government-provided security has stopped protecting Karroubi when he leaves the house. This is effectively a ''quasi-house arrest'.'
Karroubi's car was attacked on Saturday by assailants.
1815 GMT: Attacks on the Clerics. Ayatollah Sane'i now appears to be a primary target of the regime: assaults on his offices by plainclothes men have been reported in Tehran, Mashhad, Kerman, Sari, Gorgan, and Shiraz.
Attacks in Shiraz on the Qoba Mosque and the residence of Ayatollah Dastghaib have also been reported.
1730 GMT: "Western" Media and the Green Movement. A reporter from The Times of London has asked us to clarify our opening update (0710 GMT). While we mentioned the newspaper as part of "a chorus of affirmation that this opposition is on the point of victory", he/she wants to make clear that it should not be included in our preceding reference that "most of [the Western media] had written off the opposition only a month ago".
1720 GMT: The Elm-o-Sanat Protest. We've posted three clips from today's demonstration at Elm-o-Sanat University in Tehran. Gooya reports that more than 10 students were injured in clashes with security forces.
1650 GMT: Mahmoud Speaks. President Ahmadinejad has surfaced to comment on the Ashura protests: "The Iranian nation has seen a lot of such masquerades. A Zionist (Israeli), and American ordered [nauseating] masquerade."
1645 GMT: The Karroubi Family Protests. Back from a break to find that the family of Mehdi Karroubi striking out at Government restrictions. Karroubi's son Hossein has announced that his father is "partially imprisoned" because security personnel refuse to cooperate with him. Karroubi's wife Fatemeh writes that her family has been threatened by "nightly attacks of arbitrary forces" She says that she will hold the government responsible for any incident that may affect members of her family.
1225 GMT: Reading Iran from the US. We've just posted the analysis of Karim Sadjadpour and Trita Parsi of the Ashura protests on the Public Broadcasting Service.
1224 GMT: Reports that journalist Nasrin Vaziri, who works for ILNA and Khabar Online, has been arrested.
1214 GMT: Tehran's Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Doulatabadi said that seven people were killed in Ashura clashes (which is kind of strange, since the official line on Monday was that 10 "terrorists" had been slain).
1210 GMT: Here Come the Guards. The Revolutionary Guard jump into the regime's fightback against the Ashura protests: "The...foreign media...has staged a psychological war. Trying to overthrow the system will reach nowhere...designers of the unrest will soon pay the cost of their insolence...The opposition, which has joined hands with the foreign media, is backed by foreign enemies."
1205 GMT: Only a matter of time before this "analysis" was attempted --- the editor of Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmardari, has accused Mir Hossein Mousavi of planning the assassination of his nephew.
1155 GMT: Report coming in that Reza Tajik, journalist and religious activist, was arrested today in front of the Etemaad newspaper Building. Photojournaist Sam Mahmoudi has also reportedly been arrested.
Another activist reports that Dr. Housein Mousavian, a member of the National Front, has been arrested.
1120 GMT: Did Trees Have to Die for This? A Mr Will Heaven seeks his 15 seconds of attention with this blotting of the pages of The Daily Telegraph, "Iran and Twitter". I have more important things to do, such as using Twitter as a portal to keep up with and report on the latest developments inside Iran, so let me respond Tweet-style:
@WillHeaven: U know nothing of #Twitter, #IranElection, or #Iran (& u rip off #Salon, who tried this shtick last week)
1115 GMT: We have posted a list of Ashura detainees, compiled by Tehran Bureau's Muhammad Sahimi last night before the latest reports of arrests.
1040 GMT: Arrest Them All. The latest detainees include journalist Mohammad Javad Saberi and Shahpour Kazemi, the brother of Mir Hossein Mousavi's wife Zahra Rahnavard. Kazemi was detained for months earlier in the crisis before his release in the autumn.
Journalists Badrosadat Mofidi, Nasrin Vaziri, and Keyvan Mehregan have also been detained.
1020 GMT: Ali Larijani --- No Compromise. Speaker of Parliament Larijani, commenting on the Ashura protests, has told lawmakers that officials should "arrest offenders of the religion and mete out harshest punishments to such anti-revolutionary figures with no mercy".
The rhetoric isn't significant: it matches that coming from pro-regime media and "hard-line" MPs (see 0850 GMT). The political symbolism is: Larijani --- who has clashed with President Ahmadinejad throughout this crisis and was reportedly involved in the discussion of a National Unity Plan ---is now declaring that confrontation takes priority over any attempt at a negotiated resolution.
And he is doing so even as the Supreme Leader (is Larijani serving here as a spokesman for Khamenei?) and Ahmadinejad remain publicly silent.
0850 GMT: "Cut Off Their Hands". Scattered hard-line noises out of Iran's Parliament. Mohammad Karamirad, a member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said that the committee will hold a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss the Ashura protests. Security officials from the Interior Ministry, the Intelligence Ministry, and the police will be invited.
Don't be fooled that this is an impartial enquiry into the demonstrations, however. Karamirad declared, "Rioters who took to streets are challenging the very foundations of the ruling system....They insult Islamic beliefs, and it is our duty to cut off the hands behind such seditious acts and bring an end to the events that endanger the safety and security of the people." He also called on Iran's judiciary to prosecute the leaders of the protests.
Hossein Sobhaninia, another member of the committee, joined that call. He said that events, in which the sanctities of Islam were disrespected and government officials were insulted, would not end if the judiciary did not deal with the seditious acts.
750 GMT: Which Way Forward? Following up on our snap 5-point analysis of the significance of the Ashura protests, an EA reader directs us to the thoughts of Ebrahim Nabavi in Rah-e-Sabz. Nabavi searches for a positive outcome to the conflict, advising the opposition to leave enough space for the regime to prevent a fierce confrontation.
0710 GMT: We begin this morning with a summary and analysis of the Government's attempt to restore some credibility through the rather crude tactic of arresting lots of people it does not like or trust. One of the latest names to emerge is Nushin Ebadi, the sister of the Nobel Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi.
Meanwhile, it is stunning how the Western media --- most of whom had written off the opposition only a month ago --- are now a chorus of affirmation that this opposition is on the point of victory. The Times of London proclaims "the tipping point of revolution". Abbas Milani in The Wall Street Journal announces "The Tipping Point in Iran". (Note to EA readers: if we ever use "tipping point" in an analysis, pull us aside for a journalistic flogging for the crime Resorting to Overused Cliche.) The Washington Post has the variant of "Iran's Turning Point". The New York Times offers support through an editorial denouncing "Iran's War on Its People".
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The Latest from Iran (28 December): The Regime's Arresting Strategy
Monday, December 28, 2009 at 20:55
2115 GMT: Battling with Statements. The Assembly of Combatant Clergymen has condemned those it says are responsible for violence on Ashura, namely the security forces and plainclothes militia: "The Almighty God will cut off the hands of these deceived fools." The Assembly added:
Today we should cry blood that on the day of Hossein's Aashura and after all sorts of insults to Imam Khomeini's family and his legacy by the phony defenders of the revolution, there was an attack on the prayer hall [in Jamaran, where former President Khatami was speaking] that is a reminder of the name and memory of the Imam. The peaceful ritual of commemorating Aashura was attacked by clubs, batons and chains and by insulting slogans. Those who [did this] made the utmost insults to both Ashura and Imam Khomeini and then beat and bashed innocent people.
Daftar-Tahkim-Vahdat, the main reformist Student Alumni Organisation, also issued a statement:
What a regret that a government that considers itself to be risen from religious teachings and a national revolution, on the noon of Ashura opens fire on innocents and does what even the most notorious rulers of this country throughout the history [e.g. the Shah deposed in 1979] had not dared to do.
2055 GMT: Taking Sides? We've posted the video of President Obama's statement (see 2020 GMT) and it's even harder-hitting than we thought:"History will be on the side of those who seek justice"
2035 GMT: How Many Detained Yesterday? Rah-e-Sabz reports that 400 to 500 protesters were arrested Sunday in Isfahan, including the brother and two nephews of former Minister of Interior Abdollah Nouri. Human Rights Activists News Agency are now saying 1100 people have been transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran.
2025 GMT: Dastghaib Calls for A Movement. Ayatollah Dastgheib has issued a statement for fellow marja (high-ranking clerics) to join him in calling on the Government to adhere to the Constitution.
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2020 GMT: Obama Speaks. The US Government has definitely decided to throw rhetorical support behind the Iranian opposition. The President, in a press conference which will focus on the foiled attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound jet, has taken the time to comment on events in Iran.
Obama hailed the "courage and conviction" of Iran's people and said the Government must respect their rights:
We call for the immediate release of all who have been unjustly detained....The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens. What is talking place within Iran is not about the United States or any other country. It is about the Iranian people and their aspirations for justice.
1900 GMT: They Burned 18 Garbage Bins?! Sometimes you have to admire the Iranian regime. It is walking a fine line between showing that Sunday's protests were serious enough that the demonstrators must be punished but not so serious enough that they pose a threat to the regime. This is tonight's magical public-relations solution:
Head of the Public Relations office of Tehran's Safety Services and Firefighting Organization Behrouz Tashakkor said 838 firefighters were dispatched to various locations in Tehran on Ashura. "Nine residential buildings, 9 vehicles, 7 shops, 2 banks and 3 power stations were set on fire [by anti-government protestors]," Tashakkor said.
The Iranian official added that "18 garbage bins" were also set on fire.
1855 GMT: Karroubi Targeted? Saham News reports that Mehdi Karoubi, attending an Ashura mourning ceremony with his family, was attacked by plainclothes militia as he left the mosque. Karoubi's car was attacked and vandalised, breaking the front windscreen, before onlookers intervened.
1840 GMT: More on Emad Baghi's Arrest (see 1140 GMT). An EA contact has given us the following information:
This morning plainclothes officers entered Baghi's home, with others standing at the door. They insulted his wife and daughters and turned him home into a garrison and badly beat his brother-in-law. As Baghi was taken away, he read a verse of the Qu'ran calling for tolerance and patience in difficulties. One of his captors said, "His life is short enough that he can see the future."
One of the accusations against Baghi is his interview with the late Grand Ayatollah Montazeri in a movie recently broadcast by BBC Persian.
Baghi's whereabouts tonight are unknown.
1740 GMT: The BBC has published a comprehensive list of Western countries which have strongly criticised the Iranian Government's bloody crackdown and called for Tehran's restraint.
1555 GMT: Where is Mousavi's Body? According to the Islamic Republic News Agency, the body of Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew Seyed Ali is being held by Government authorities while investigations are carried out on a death "under suspicious circumstances".
1530 GMT: Javan Farda reports that the son of Ayatollah Jaleleddin Taheri has been arrested in Isfahan. Taheri has been under pressure in recent days after his attempt to lead a memorial service for Grand Ayatollah Montazeri.
1444 GMT: Rah-e-Sabz is reporting that metro stations in central Tehran have been closed. The likelihood is that this is because of Government fears of escalation of protests at 7 Tir Square.
1440 GMT: Arresting the Martyr's Mother. One of "the others" arrested at the house of activist Mahin Fahimi (see 1335 GMT) was the mother of Sohrab
Arabi, who came to prominence when it emerged in July that he died from Basiji gunfire on 15 June.
1435 GMT: First Clashes of Today? We are getting reports of a crowd gathering in Tehran's 7 Tir Square and clashes with security forces.
1405 GMT: Keeping Rafsanjani in a Box. Former President Hashemi Rafsanjani did not make an appearance yesterday, but that does not mean that the regime pressure on relented --- indeed, since that pressure might have muted Rafsanjani on Ashura, why not maintain it?
Fars News keeps up the campaign this morning, claiming that Rafsanjani's daughter Faezeh Hashemi joined "rioters" on Ashura after spending her holidays in the north of Iran (in other words, she partied during the first days of Moharram and joined the protests just for fun).
1400 GMT: The Arrests. Another vital list, this one from Neo-Resistance, which posts these details of arrests:
Ebrahim Yazdi (former Foreign Minister)
Emad-e'Din Baghi (Human Rights Activist)
Morteza Hadji (Minister of educaion during Khatami era)
Leila Tavassoli, daughter of Mohammad Tavassoli
Seyed Hosein Mousavi Tabrizi (Head of the clerical Association of Teachers and Researchers of Qom)
Alireza Beheshti Shirazi (Editor in Chief of Mousavi's online journal Kalameh Sabz)
Ghorban Behzadian Nejad (Mousavi consultant)
Mohamad Bagherian (Mousavi consultant)
Rasouli (deputy of President Khatami's Baran Foundation)
Forouzandeh (Manager of Mousavi's office)
Mohammad Sadegh Rabbani (retired university professor who used to be the general prosecutor 20 years ago, arrested yesterday 27 December)
Mohammad Moin (son of former Presidential candidate Mostafa Moin, the former Minister of Science and higher education, arrested 27 December)
Heshmatollah Tabarzadi (Student Activist)
Haleh Sahabi (Women's Rights activist)
1355 GMT: Reports that journalist Mostafa Izadi arrested.
1350 GMT: We Break for This Official Announcement. Press TV: "Brigadier-General Masoud Jazayeri, the deputy commander of Iran's armed forces, on Monday defined the 'actions of a group of hooligans on such days of mourning' as another 'low act' incomparable to anything seen before. He described the 'small group of vandals' as marginal compared to 'millions of real Ashura mourners'."
Now back to regular programming....
1342 GMT: Essential Information. HomyLafayette has posted a summary with information on those swept up in the Government's wave of arrests. Josh Shahryar has compiled information, complete with map, on the locations across Iran of protests yesterday. And an EA reader points us to an excellent collection of photographs from the Ashura protests.
1335 GMT: Claims coming in that Government forces entered the home of peace activist Mahin Fahimi, arresting her, her son, and others.
1303 GMT: Mousavi's Body. We continue follow conflicting reports over the fate of the body of Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew Seyed Ali with reports that it was taken from the Ebn -e-Sina Hospital by Government authorities.
1258 GMT: Deaths and Arrests. One of those killed yesterday was the son of Shahin Mahinfar, the prominent IRIB journalist.
An Iranian source reports that Abolfazl Ghadyani of the Mojahedin has been arrested.
1236 GMT: There are unconfirmed reports that the head of the Iranian Embassy in Norway has resigned citing his support of the green movement.
1205 GMT: The Human Rights Activists News Agency claims that 550 people arrested on Sunday have been transferred to Evin Prison.
1200 GMT: Answering Our Question. Masoud at The Newest Deal has a lengthy analysis which responds to our interim assessment this morning, "Point of No Return?". His reply? "One thing that is certain is that there is no turning back."
1140 GMT: The Regime Strikes Back (Cont.). The strategy of the Government is to "break" the movement --- much as it appeared to do in June, in July, in August, in September --- with arrests and disruption of communications.
EA sources confirm that Emad Baghi, the founder of the Association for Defense of Prisoners Rights, has been arrested. (Parleman News has now reported this.) A reliable source writes that Heshmatollah Tabarzadi, leader of the banned Democratic Front of Iranian People, has been taken from his home.
The site Rah-e-Sabz is under sustained cyber-attack and, of course, Kalemeh has been hindered by the arrest of its editor (see 1040 GMT). It is also reported that Etemaad newspaper has been closed.
1040 GMT: The Regime Strikes Back. A pattern is emerging of the Iranian Government trying to regain the initiative through arrests last night and this morning. Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, the editor of Mir Hossein Mousavi's Kalemeh, has been detained.
1010 GMT: The Mousavi "Assassination" Story (The Official Iran Version). Fars News tries to put both the Ashura demonstrations and the death of Mir Hossein Mousavi's nephew into "proper" perspective. As with the death of Neda Agha Soltan in June, the killing of Seyed Ali Mousavi was carried out by specially-trained teams, linked to the 10 "terrorists" slain by Iranian forces. The story will then be taken up by foreign media as proof of the evil of Iran's regime.
0955 GMT: The Mousavi "Assassination" Story. The New York Times has a lengthy and very useful article, written by Robert Worth and Nazila Fathi. In the review of Sunday's events, one passage is striking, especially if the line is taken up by other US media (who have in past have been fond of filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf as a "spokesman" for the Green movement):
Unlike the other protesters reported killed on Sunday, Ali Moussavi [the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi] appears to have been assassinated in a political gesture aimed at his uncle, according to Mohsen Makhmalbaf, an opposition figure based in Paris with close ties to the Moussavi family.
Mr. Moussavi was first run over by a sport utility vehicle outside his home, Mr. Makhmalbaf wrote on his Web site. Five men then emerged from the car, and one of them shot Mr. Moussavi.
0950 GMT: Correct us if we're wrong, but it appears that the reformist site Rah-e-Sabz, an important source for news, has not updated since 0120 GMT (4:50 a.m. in Tehran).
0935 GMT: Non-Violence and Self-Defense. We've posted a provocative analysis by Josh Shahryar of the events of Ashura, "Iranians Are Not Punching Bags".
0930 GMT: Rah-e-Sabz has more on what appears to be a Government raid on the offices of the Assembly of Teachers and Researchers of Qom. Earlier it was reported that Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi, the head of the Assembly, was arrested.
0845 GMT: The Regime (Tries to) Strike Back. Unconfirmed reports that, in addition to the arrest of prominent reformist Ebrahim Yazdi, Iranian authorities have detained Mir Hossein Mousavi's advisors Mohammad Baghriyan and Ghorban Behzadian-Nejad.
0755 GMT: We're still getting amazing video from yesterday. The latest clip --- of heavily-armed security forces pinned back against a wall by protesters --- will go up in two minutes.
0745 GMT: A day to catch up with news, to stand back and assess.
My own impression --- and this is personal, not an "official" EA line --- is that the protests of Ashura were an important marker that the Iranian Government will not stand, at least with its current President and its current political approach. How much farther this goes --- is this now an indication that only sweeping changes in the Iranian system, extending to the authority of the Supreme Leader, will avert even more dramatic showdowns? --- is what I cannot quite grasp.
We've posted two "thinkpieces" setting out the possibilities: late last night, I wrote a "5-Minute, 5-Point Reaction" and this morning we've set out some thoughts in "A Point of No Return?"
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We will be working throughout the day to analyse yesterday's events, asking, "What does it all mean?" Initially, I had hoped to have the piece on-line this morning but the politics as well as the emotion and images of confrontation are so significant --- beyond any occurrence since the marches of 15 June but even more important, because Sunday showed a regime in retreat --- that I think it requires more than the five-minute, five-point assessment we put out late last night.
For now, I'll note the assessment of Massoumeh Torfeh, just shown by the BBC, that Iran "has reached a point of no return. Ayatollah Khamenei could have changed this with one little speech [Friday Prayers on 19 June], but that time has passed."
NEW Iran: A 5-Minute, 5-Point Reaction to The Events of Ashura
NEW Latest Iran Video: The Ashura Protests (27 December — 3rd Set)
NEW Latest Iran Video: The Ashura Protests (27 December — 2nd Set)
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Of course, that does not mean that the Government will give up the attempt to restore "normality". Normal in the sense that Iran's National Security Council has just announced eight people died in the protests (it was very late on Sunday before the Government's outlets would even confess to four deaths).
Normal in the sense that Iran's state media has gone farther to acknowledge the killing of 15 - but then given the proper framing for this: 10 were members of "anti-revolutionary terrorist" groups (I presume this includes the nephew of Mir Hossein Mousavi), and five were security personnel killed by those terrorists.
Normal in the sense that detentions have occurred overnight. Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi, the head of Assembly of the Teachers and Researchers of Qom, has reportedly been arrested with other clerics; Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of the Freedom Movement of Iran who was detained soon after the Presidential election but released after a few days, has again been taken by Iranian authorities.
How "normal"? Well, even in the short-term, the confirmation of that may depend not on the regime, but on those opposing it. Mehdi Karroubi last night indicated that there is no longer any return to a pre-June 2009 legitimacy for this Government and possibly this regime, as he effectively said that Iran's leaders were now worse than the Shah. There are reports this morning that many Iranians have decided not to go to work --- the hint here is that a general strike may be coming --- although it is far from clear that this is an expression of support for the Green movement as much as a desire to stay home until trouble passes.
So today we not only analyse. We wait and watch.
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This page presents a selection of recent books. For more publications, please visit the personal pages of our staff.
Women, Work and Colonialism in the Netherlands and Java
This book by Elise van Nederveen Meerkerk was recently published by Palgrave Macmillan.
The Commons in a Glocal World. Global Connections and Local Responses
On 24 May Routledge publishes 'The Commons in a Glocal World', a book co-edited by Tine De Moor.
Capital Women. The European Marriage Pattern, Female Empowerment and Economic Development in Western Europe 1300-1800
At the end of April 'Capital Women', written by Jan Luiten van Zanden, Tine de Moor and Sarah Carmichael, will be published by Oxford University Press.
Money, Currency and Crisis: In Search of Trust, 2000 BC to AD 2000
This volume explores the role of money in economic performance, and focuses on how monetary systems have affected economic crises for the last 4,000 years.
The Origins of Globalization. World Trade in the Making of the Global Economy, 1500-1800
When did the process of globalization begin, and what effects did it have on economies and societies?
The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age
In August the book 'The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age' has been published by Cambridge University Press.
Citizens without Nations. Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World c. 1000-1789
In August 2018 Maarten Prak's 'Citizens without Nations. Urban Citizenship in Europe and the World c. 1000-1789' has launched.
"Western market economy has had its time"
In his new book, Bas van Bavel presents a historical investigation into the rise and fall of market economies.
Overview of 200 years of student grants in the Netherlands
Historian Ruben Schalk is on of the authors of 'Kansen in het Koninkrijk. Studiebeurzen 1815-2015'.
New book by Tine De Moor: 'The Dilemma of the Commoners'
A new book of historian Tine de Moor will be published at Cambridge University Press, entitled 'The Dilemma of the Commoners'.
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Hull Live: Breaking news, traffic and travel from across East Yorkshire on September 14
If it's happening in our city, you'll hear it here first.
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Welcome to the rolling news live blog where you will find all the latest news and traffic, travel , sport and weather updates for Hull and East Yorkshire on September 14.
If it's happening in our city, you'll hear it here first.
If it's happening in the wider world and we think you'll be interested, this is where you will find it.
'Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare - and ended in the flight from hell'
We will keep you up to date on all you need to know throughout the morning. If you spot something going on in the community you can call us on 01482 315146, or email news@hulldailymail.co.uk.
Or you can get in touch online via our Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Can you think of anyone?
Missing man found
Bad traffic
Beverley Road traffic is already facing tailbacks to Haworth Arms
Driffield sentencing
33-year-old Sean-Lee Malee of Eastgate North in Driffield appeared at Hull Magistrates Court yesterday morning after being charged with drugs offences and handling stolen goods, relating to offences in Driffield.
He pleaded guilty and was given a two year suspended sentence.
New drinking awareness campaign
HECKLES AS GRENFELL TOWER INQUIRY CHAIRMAN CONCLUDES OPENING STATEMENT
The first hearing of the Grenfell Tower public inquiry concluded to a chorus of heckles after a prominent lawyer attempted to quiz the probe's chairman.
In an opening statement, Sir Martin Moore-Bick told the packed Grand Connaught Rooms in Holborn, central London, that his investigation "can and will provide answers".
The retired Court of Appeal judge said he would not "shrink" from making findings which could affect criminal prosecutions or civil actions, during a hearing lasting more than 45 minutes.
One lane reopened
Sheepdog to be put down after biting little boy who tried to cuddle it
A toddler needed plastic surgery after he was bitten on the face when he tried to cuddle a stranger's sheepdog.
The 21-month-old boy was attacked when he approached a border collie in Hornsea while out walking with his grandparents in the town on March 27.
Interest rates remain at current level
The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 0.25% today.
Accident update
Traffic system Inrix are now reporting that just two vehicles were involved, a car and the overturned caravan.
M62 crash
A multi-vehicle accident has resulted in three lanes of the M62 being blocked near Goole. We'll bring you more details on this as we get them.
PM statement on Hurricane Irma
Prime Minister Theresa May is "frustrated" by international rules which prevent British aid being spent on the Hurricane Irma relief effort, Downing Street said.
"It will provide answers"
Sir Martin Moore-Bick, has told the opening of the public inquiry into the causes of the Grenfell Tower fire, that it "can and will provide answers to the pressing questions as to how a disaster of this kind could occur in 21st century London".
The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster, which claimed at least 80 lives, has officially started this morning.
Sky ownership
Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has confirmed Rupert Murdoch's £11.7 billion bid to take full control of Sky through 21st Century Fox will be referred to competition authorities for an in-depth probe.
Transport meeting
Rail electrification, and how much of it will still go ahead, is a big issue at the moment.
Terror arrests
There were a record 379 arrests for terrorism-related offences in Britain in the year ending June 2017, including dozens of arrests made in the wake of attacks in London and Manchester, official figures show.
Rush hour update
All running smoothly on the roads at the moment, especially the A63 which is doing better than normal at this time.
On the buses
Usual busy traffic on Holderness Road and the A63, but nothing out of the ordinary at the moment.
'Ghost town'
Traders in Newland Avenue say they've lost hundreds of pounds as roadworks take effect. Full story here.
Unhappy traders on Newland Avenue. (Image: Jerome Ellerby)
"Our dream holiday turned into a nightmare"
The Smith family tells the Mail they were "petrified" when they got caught up in Hurricane Irma on holiday in Cuba. Read their full account here.
The Smith family enjoying their holiday in Cuba before devastation hit
A fire at an Islamic school in Kuala Lumpur has killed at least 25 people, mostly teenagers, a fire department official said.
Good morning from the Hull Daily Mail. It's another chilly start to the morning, if not quite as windy as yesterday. All quiet on the roads this morning with no major incidents to report.
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West of the Wyoming Range, the mountains seem to slightly fade as they dip into a broad, fertile farming valley that stretches across the Idaho border. This is Star Valley-which reaches 10 miles across and 40 miles north to south. Irrigation ditches follow the road, barbed wire stretches between old lodgepole posts and dairy cows graze in the lush green farm fields. Spacious old ranches, built to house the large Mormon families who first settled here, alternate with more modern ranch-style homes. With only one main road dissecting the valley, U.S. Hwy 89, the amount of open space makes for a pleasant drive on your way to Jackson-which lies about 75 miles north.
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The primary settlement in Star Valley is Afton. With a population of 1,800, this typical small American town is full of tourist attractions with many people traveling from Jackson Hole. Ranchettes and summer homes are beginning to sprout up in what had been farmland, and new real estate offices are enticing more people to settle here.
The best-known attraction in Afton is the worlds largest elk antler arch, which is an 18-foot-high arch that extends over the main street. Constructed in 1958, it is comprised of 3,011 antlers. A handful of museums and the enormous Afton Tabernacle are also interesting sites to see around town. Another worthy side trip is to Periodic Springs which is located in Swift Creek Canyon east of town. The Shoshone Indians regarded this as a sacred place and said that a powerful medicine man had the strength to turn the waters on and off by command.
Lining the streets of Afton are numerous motels, inns, bed-and-breakfasts and lodges for your resting pleasure. Just outside of town are clusters of cabins and three campgrounds that operate from late May to mid-Sept.
From fast food to Mexican cantinas to rich double-fudge sundaes, Afton is sure to satisfy your craving hunger. One grocery store survives in town and has been known to offer lower prices compared to those shops in Jackson-so stock up before heading north.
July kicks off with an Independence Day celebration and is followed by a two-day historical pageant at the high school football field. Afton is also home to the Lincoln County Fair, Parade of Lights and Cutter races, which are held on Saturday throughout the winter.
Star Valley is bordered on the east by two impressive mountain ranges, the Salt River and Wyoming, with the Greys River flowing between them. Alongside the Greys runs an awesome scenic 80-mile-long gravel road known as the Greys River Loop Road. Used by a small number of vacationers, hikers, anglers and hunters, the loop makes for a great escape from the busy Jackson Hole scene in the summer. Youll enjoy top notch fishing for cutthroat, rainbow, brown and brook trout in the Greys, and ample opportunities to view deer and moose along the way. Kayakers often paddle the lower sections of the river as well. A side road off the loop road leads to a two-mile trail that ascends 11,363-foot Wyoming Peak-the tallest in the range. Check the Forest Service office in Afton for maps and recreation information.
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