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MEK pushes the mullahs towards a deadly cliff
Written by Admin on October 12, 2019 . Posted in NEWS
Confronting the unrest in Iran, Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of religious fascism finds no solution but accelerating internal suppression and external terrorism. Adopting Ebrahim Raissi, the key figure in the 1988 prison massacre, in which 30,000 Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) members and supporters were executed in just a few months, as the head of the Judiciary shows he has no other option to control the explosive situation in Iran but appointing henchmen as high-ranking officials.
However, the growing protests during recent months in Iran led by the MEK indicate repression does not work for mullahs as it did before. The protests in Iran prove that the rulers cannot dictate their demands and people do not accept this miserable situation any longer. Expanding the popular movements and protests, and also the growing war between different factions inside the regime, both reflect the reality of Iranian society.
This leads the society to stand up and protest against poverty and repression. Recent uprising of people in the Southwest city of Lordegan is just an example.
Saturday, October 5, 2019, thousands of residents in Lordegan demonstrated against the mullahs' regime in support of the residents of Chenar Mahmoudi village in Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province. Angry youths set ablaze the office of the representative of the regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Lordegan Governor's Office as well as several other regime's centers.
The demonstration began outside the Governor's Office and spread to the Health Department's local office. The security forces attacked the protesters at both locations. The protesters defended themselves by throwing rocks. The suppressive forces fired live rounds and tear gas into the crowd to disperse them, wounding a number of demonstrators.
Despite the unprecedented suppression, the angry workers in two industrial facilities, Hepco and Arak Azarab, are still continuing their protests against the regime.
Hail to the brave workers of Azarab, Arak, who did not succumb to the clerical regime's threats &intimidations, continuing their protest today. The regime again responded by tear gas, arrests, &beatings. Such oppression will be foiled by the courageous workers' will power. #Iran pic.twitter.com/yzKXAy9TP0
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 7, 2019
Everything indicates circumstances are changing in Iran with freedom and prosperity on the horizon.
Pointing to the protests of people in Lordegan, Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said:
"With their chants of death to the dictator and attacking the office of the representative of the Iranian Regime's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, they targeted the clerical establishment as the main cause of all the atrocities perpetrated against the Iranian people,"
On the current situation she emphasized:
"This corrupt and criminal regime has squandered Iran's national wealth by pursuing nuclear and missile projects and engaging in foreign warmongering, which has destroyed all aspects of life for the people of Iran, including health and well-being."
After four decades of suppression, the MEK resistance units are active more than ever, pushing the mullahs towards a deadly cliff. Victory is within reach. It is time for the international community to recognize the Iranian Resistance, the NCRI and the MEK.
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Iranian Regime Faces Ever Growing Workers Protest
HEPCO company workers rallying in Arak (File Photo)
The mullahs' regime is cornered by many problems in Iran. Some are scarier than others for the theocratic regime. Workers' protests and strikes areas such. In the most recent labor unrest in Iran's industrial heartland, Arak, in central Iran, Azarab Company workers protest for the familiar demands; unpaid wages and the return of the company to the public sector. The mullahs' regime's scheme in the last two decades against the working class has been a suppressive plan of forced privatization of oldest industries such as Hepco and Azarab in Iran. But what is even more cynical is that the clerical regime has tried to kill two birds with one stone. It wants to escape the responsibilities of the government toward Iran's working community such as guaranteed wages and insurance and aims at breaking up the oldest labor unions formed in such industries for more than 40 years in Iran.
In Azarab, for example, private management is downsizing the personnel. What the mullahs' regime has done is putting a multimillion-dollar company on sale for a fraction of its real market value. The bid usually goes to former Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) commanders or their families. By doing so the regime has two goals; one is gradually killing the company and secondly prevent the labor unions from taking shape. In the case of Azarab and Hepco they share the same fate. The Iranian regime has followed the same road)map for both industrial companies. The workers' major demand aside from back pays is preventing the gradual closure of the company.
Workers of the Azarab company in Arak, central Iran, continues their rallies- file Photo
Azarab workers protested for three days outside the company's plant in Arak. The anti-riot units of the IRGC were called in to turn the protesters away. But they stood their grounds and pushed them back.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), hailed the brave workers of Azarab for not abandoning their protests despite the suppressive measures and threats by the mullahs' regime. She said that the ruling religious fascism in Iran responds to the enraged citizens only with tear gas, beatings, arrests, medieval trials, and long prison terms. But oppression and injustice will crumble in the face of the heroic workers' resolve.
The Mujahedin-e Khalq (PMOI/MEK) also welcomed the Azarab's workers for their bravery in standing up for their rights.
On October 8, 2019, for the third consecutive day, the protest gathering of Azarab's workers continued. On Sunday, October 6, 2019, workers of Azarab Company had organized a gathering on the Tehran-Arak highway to protest the sale of the company and to demand their unpaid wages. They closed the main square at the city's entrance.
A day before, on October 7, the workers had gathered and marched outside the company. The Revolutionary Guards' anti-riot units attacked them by firing tear gas into the crowd. They blocked the demonstrators from entering the city fearing that the youths might join the protesting workers.
Despite yesterday's brutal attacks, the workers gathered outside the company's building again. The suppressive forces blocked the demonstrators from reaching San'at Square and entering the city.
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Haft-Tapeh workers continue strike
Written by Admin on September 28, 2019 . Posted in NEWS
Workers of the Haft Tapeh sugar cane complex in Shush, Khuzestan Province, southwest Iran (File Photo)
Yesterday for the 5th consecutive day, workers of Haft-Tapeh Sugarcane Factory Mill, despite Iranian regime officials' warnings, staged a gathering outside of the plant protesting to their fellow workers firing. They demand the unconditional return to work of all their colleagues. They carried signs reading: "We strongly condemn "all violations of workers' rights."
Haft-Tapeh's human resources manager had published a letter terminating several of the company's workers, on Sunday.
Firing workers opened an old wound since the company's labor union has been on a collision course with the mullahs' regime since 2015 over the company's privatization which simply meant turning over one of Iran's thriving industries to Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) top brass.
Mahmoud Sadeghi, a member of the regime's Majlis (parliament) agrees that Haft-Tapeh workers hate the regime and its policies toward the factory. On Wednesday he said: "Now the country is faced with problems which are deeply rooted in misguided polices and workers of Haft-Tapeh and Hepco companies are paying for them."
He admits that the regime is incapable of solving the workers' problems in Iran. Sadeghi then lashes out at the government and puts the blame squarely on Hassan Rouhani's government for helping form a new oligarchical class in the society. Sadeghi talks as if he is not part of the same corrupt regime.
Haft-Tapeh Sugarcane Mill Company has had a bumpy relationship with the mullahs' regime. Once the biggest Middle East sugar factory now is on the brink of virtual bankruptcy. At its early days it had the largest trade union amongst Iran's growing labor organizations in the country. Haft-Tapeh once had 5000 employees with its own sugarcane fields and a huge paper factory next to it for processing the bagasse.
The Sugar Cane Mill was once a source of national pride, but since it was privatized in 2015, it has been struggling financially.
It was built on a 2-hectare area over half a century ago. It is the only factory of its kind in Iran. The mill was lucrative before it was sold to the private sector in 2015. It was sold to the private sector for a down payment of roughly two million dollars, and it is unclear if any further payments have been made. But what is clear is that the privatized company accrued large debts of over $90 million in 2017.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said he believes the unrest among the workers is a "foreign plot" to overthrow the regime. When he addressed to a gathering about workers on February 5th, last year Khamenei said, "One of the major activities of our enemies has been to create a recession and obstacles in our factories and among our labor groups — particularly the big ones — so they can provoke the workers," in one of his shortest speeches ever.
As the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has maintained throughout the life of the mullahs' regime workers problems and all other problems in Iran will be solved after its overthrow. MEK's Resistance Units and Resistance Councils with the help of Iranian people including the deprived workers will deal with the final blow to the regime.
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Iran HRM August Report Reveals Details Crackdown on Activists
Archive Photo: Human rights are severely being violated in Iran
Last week, Iran Human Rights Monitor released its monthly report, detailing the Iranian regime's human rights violations. During the month of August, the regime imposed heavy sentences on participants in the country's Labor Day protest, striking workers from the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory, and civil rights activists. Last month, more than 31 activists, workers, and journalists were sentenced to prison and lashes for their participation in protests.
Touching report on the situation of #HumanRights in #Iran.
A very professional accurate report by @IranHRM: Iran Human Rights Monitor Monthly Report for August 2019 https://t.co/HCJTd4rucE#FreeIran #NoImpunity4Mullahs #BlacklistRouhani @USAdarFarsi @JavaidRehman @mbachelet
— Ka Veh (@kaveh20092009) September 7, 2019
Labor Day Protesters
Researcher Atefeh Rangiz was sentenced to 11 years, six months in prison and 74 lashes.
Journalist Marzieh Amiri was sentenced to 10 years, six months of prison and 148 lashes. She will serve six years of her term.
Nasrin Javadi was sentenced to 7 years in prison and 74 lashes.
A bus driver and member of the Syndicate of Workers of Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company Rasoul Taleb Moghadam was sentenced to 74 lashes, two years of prison, two years of exile, and a two-year ban on using smartphones.
Vice-president of the Free Union of Iranian Workers Parvin Mohammadi was sentenced to one year in prison
Labor Activist Azarm Khezri (Nasrin Javadi), was sentenced to seven years of prison and 74 lashes. She will serve five years of her term.
Labor activist Farhad Sheikhi was sentenced to four months of prison and 5 lashes. His sentence was suspended for two years.
Haft Tappeh Protesters
On August 13, seven Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory workers were given eight-month suspended prison sentences and 30 lashes each for participating in last year's workers' strikes.
On August 14, nine more workers from the same factory were sentenced to eight months in prison and 30 lashes. Another worker was acquitted.
The MEK covered the Haft Tappeh worker strikes last year extensively.
Other Activists
Mohammad Taghi Falahi, head of the Tehran Teachers' Association, was sentenced to eight months in prison and ten lashes for participating in a protest on Iran's National Teachers' Day. His sentence has been suspended for three years.
Women's rights activist Saba Kord Afshari was sentenced to 24 years in prison for protesting the mandatory veiling laws and refusing to make a false confession.
Satirist Keyomars Marzban was sentenced to 23.3 years in prison for working for foreign media outlets.
Executions
At least 41 people were executed by the regime in August. Two of these executions took place in public. The actual number of executions is likely much higher, as the regime is known for carrying out its executions in secret.
July saw 41 executions across #Iran Only 17 such cases have been reported by the regime's official news agencies. 2 of those were public hangings. 2 public floggings were carried out and more than 62 individuals were sentenced to lashes. @AmnestyIran @UNHumanRights @WebDPN pic.twitter.com/GpfQBTLMVk
— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) August 6, 2018
Denial of Medical Treatment to Prisoners
Political prisoner Majid Assadi has been denied treatment for his Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and has not been provided access to a physician for the last year. In September 2018, doctors additionally diagnosed Assadi with ulcers and intestinal inflammation, but he is not receiving medical care for any of his conditions.
Political prisoner Arash Sadeghi is being denied critical care for cancer. He received surgery in September 2018 to remove cancer but developed a postoperative infection after being immediately returned to prison. Without proper care, his arm has become paralyzed and swollen. Prison officials have refused to allow Sadeghi to return to the hospital to seek further bone marrow tests to see if his cancer has spread or to have additional, life-saving chemotherapy treatments. Amnesty International condemned the regime's treatment of Sadeghi as torture.
I specifically urge the new UK government to support human rights, namely the suppressed human rights of the people of #Iran. I urge them to send an int'l fact-finding mission to Iran to visit the regime's prisons and the political prisoners particularly, the women. #FreeIran pic.twitter.com/A1aMmRCom9
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) July 27, 2019
The NCRI and MEK condemn the regime's human rights abuses and encourages all Iranians to support those who are protesting against the regime. The regime's abuses will end when Iran is free.
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One Year Later: A Summary of Protests in Iran in 2018
Written by Admin on December 23, 2018 . Posted in NEWS
The photo symbolizes the December 2017 uprisings in Iran that has not stopped and has continued in forms of protests and strikes across the country.
December 28th marks the one year anniversary of the nationwide uprising that mobilized people from all walks of life to take to the streets in protest of Iran's theocratic regime. The protests began in Mashhad on December 28, 2017, and spread to over 140 cities in every province in Iran over a two week period.
Maryam Rajavi calls for support for the striking workers and urgent action to secure the release of those arrested#Iran#IranProtestshttps://t.co/rBepQKpCRu pic.twitter.com/dwN4FKwNVB
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) December 19, 2018
The initial protests were in response to the economic disaster facing the country. Poverty, corruption, inflation, and rising unemployment drove many Iranians into the streets to protests. But as the uprising grew in strength and numbers, the demonstrators began to protest the regime itself.
Protesters chanted, "Death to the dictator!"
"Death to [Supreme Leader] Khamenei!"
"Khamenei shame on you, let go of your rule!"
One year later, Iran is still the scene of daily protests and demonstrations against the authoritarian regime. The protesters have made it clear that they will not be satisfied until the ruling regime is toppled and democracy is restored to Iran.
The MEK has played a leading role in the protests taking place across Iran. As the movement to topple the mullahs' regime has grown, the people have sought a viable alternative to the corrupt dictatorship that has destroyed Iran's economy and environment, and that has oppressed its people for the past four decades. The MEK offers a democratic alternative that will restore freedom to Iran.
Iran News Wire summarized protest activity in Iran over the past year. The following is a summary of their report:
Recorded Protests: 643
Daily Average: 21
#IranProtests – Tehran, January 9, 2018 front of Evin Prison https://t.co/dwe8XMhcpn#تظاهرات_سراري pic.twitter.com/3HipV5hwH2
— Iran Focus (@Iran_Focus) January 9, 2018
The uprising that began in December 2017 continued into January, and protests took an anti-regime turn in the month of January. Protesters set fire to Basij bases and tore down images of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Today Wednesday February 21, 2018, some of the looted depositors of 'Caspian' & 'Arman Vahdat' financial institutions, held a protest gathering in fronot ot regime's parliament and asked 4 the recuperation of their deposts, in this protest gathering. #IranProtests #Iran #Tehran pic.twitter.com/GXAkd4SGJo
#Iran: Residents of Kazeroon, in southern Iran, continued their demonstrations for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, April 20, 2018. A large number of suburb residents joined the demonstrators.#IranProtests #FreeIran
https://t.co/EAHzWRM9Wq pic.twitter.com/nm4QSJyJjy
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) April 21, 2018
Recorded Protests: 1,093
Striking truck-drivers crippling #Iran regime
Despite the Iranian regime's suppressive measures, according to the #NCRI report; it began in May 2018, and now the strike covers 259 cities. #IranProtests @hassan_mahmou1https://t.co/JnyDYaVREV
— IranGathering (@IranGathering) October 5, 2018
Daily Protests: 16
#IranProtests – 28 June 2018
Tehran, #Iran
Store owners in the capital's rug bazaar join the expanding #IranStrikes.#QAnon pic.twitter.com/50IfiXZYpf
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) June 28, 2018
In June, bazaar merchants in Tehran launched a large-scale strike in protest of the failing economy and rising prices. Protesters in Khoramshahr took to the streets to protest water scarcity.
Protests quickly turned to calls for regime change, with chants of "Death to the Dictator!", "Death to Rouhani!", "Death to Khamenei!", and "Our enemy is right here, they lie when they say it's the U.S.!"
Women played a key role during the protests in Khorramshahr and in Khuzestan in southwest Iran.
Recorded Protests and Strikes: 970 in cities and regions
Fourteenth Day of Strike by Truck Drivers in Cities Across #Iran
The second round of strikes by truck drivers which began on July 23rd in different cities of Iran, continued on its fourteenth day today on Sunday, August 5, 2018.#IranProtests #FreeIran2018 pic.twitter.com/ra9vp8o5CJ
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) August 6, 2018
Iran – Ahwaz
Demonstration of workers of the steel industry complex in Ahwaz for the tenth day in a row, repeating the slogan: the worker dies and will not accept humiliation
#Iran #IranRegimeChange #Iranprotests #MEK #PMOI pic.twitter.com/lKFPUkt9K4
— iran panorama (@rezahoseanirad2) August 27, 2018
Recorded Protests: 1,367 in 293 cities, villages and business and industry regions
Iran's truck drivers began their nationwide organized strike in September.
Recorded Protests: 1,533 in 323 cities, villages, and business and industry regions
October saw the most protest activity in Iran in 2018. Truck drivers, teachers, and bazaar merchants all went on strike in October.
Since Monday morning, 8 October, large sectors of the Tehran market and the markets of various cities have started a strike and shopkeepers have not opened their shops.
Monday October 8, 2018#IranProtests #IranStrikes pic.twitter.com/sSHSm62XYr
— iran panorama (@rezahoseanirad2) October 8, 2018
Recorded Protests: 911 in 171 cities, villages, and business and industry regions
Iranian truck drivers went on another round of strikes in November, as did Iran's teachers.
The workers of the Haft Tappeh Sugarcane Factory workers in Shush and the Iran National Steel Group workers in Ahvaz also began striking in protest of months of unpaid wages. Their weeks-long strikes would attract international attention.
Head of Iranian Regime's Judiciary Threatens Striking Workers
Recorded Protests: 273 as of December 21st
Daily Average: 9
Workers, credit union clients, retirees, students, and prisoners all protesters during the month of December.
The regime arrested a number of striking Ahvaz steelworkers and Haft Tappeh factory workers in an escalation of their previous attempts to suppress the strikes. Regime agents carried out a series of midnight raids on the houses of striking workers and arrested dozens of workers. Reports indicate that labor activist Esmail Bakhshi was tortured in prison.
Iran – Ahvaz
The Ahvaz steelworkers factory who were protesting for 2 months hold rally based on previous call & despite presence of security forces & threats to arrest & suppression.
Chant:" Every workers calling for the death of tyrants"
December 15, 2018#Iran #Iranprotests pic.twitter.com/c6Kssql6bH
— iran panorama (@rezahoseanirad2) December 15, 2018
Iranian truck drivers started their fifth round of strikes this month as well. Those numbers are not included in the report, which will be updated by Iran News Wire in January.
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Iranian Workers, Credit Clients, Prisoners Protest
Iran Protests spreading across Iran, people from all sectors of the society are fed up of the repressive regime and its lack of capability to resolve economic crisis.
Last December, a series of protests began in Iran that rapidly spread across the country. Within two weeks, the widespread uprising had spread to more than 140 cities and every province in Iran. Almost a year later, the popular protest movement continues, mobilized by the MEK and its resistance units. In addition to the ongoing strikes by the workers of the Ahvaz Steel factory and the Haft Tappeh Sugar Mill, protests have broken out in Tehran and other cities in Iran.
Ahvaz Steel Workers Gain Support in Their Protests
Protests in Tehran
On Tuesday, contract workers gathered outside of the city council building at South City Park Avenue in Tehran to demand the demand of their savings. The workers say that state officials embezzled their savings and that their concerns have not been addressed by the regime. They chanted:
"One less embezzlement, our problems will be resolved!"
"We deserve to have our money returned!"
"You lying officials, shame on your disgrace!"
"This incompetent council should be ashamed!"
"We don't want a list of hopes, we want our money!"
"We don't want promises, we want our money!"
Credit clients of the Bahman Khodro Company rallied in Tehran on Tuesday to protest rising prices. They also protested the company's failure to deliver vehicles to customers who had already purchased them.
Looted clients of the Caspian Credit Firm protested outside of the regime's public prosecutor's office in Tehran on Tuesday. The protesters demanded the return of their savings by the credit firm, which is known to be associated with the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).
Borujerd municipality workers protest 9 months of unpaid wages https://t.co/gJU1Sw7WRK#IranProtests
— Iran News Wire (@IranNW) December 11, 2018
Protest in Shahr-e Kord
Taxi drivers in Shahr-e Kord in central Iran gathered outside of the Isfahan Province governorate in Shahr-e Kord in protest of regime officials' refusal to answer their demands.
Hunger Strike in Ardabil Central Prison
Political prisoners in Ward 7 of Ardabil Central Prison began a hunger strike on Sunday. The prisoners are protesting the transfer of a prisoner with Hepatitis to their ward. Authorities moved the contagious prisoner to the ward where political prisoners are held without informing other inmates.
Prison authorities responded to the prisoners' protest by taking away their telephone privileges. Prison officials have so far ignored requests for information from the inmates' families.
Inmates at Ardabil Central Prison are housed in warehouse-like facilities without access to adequate hygiene supplies. Conditions in the prison make diseases such as Hepatitis A highly likely to spread amongst the inmate population.
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Written by Admin on December 4, 2018 . Posted in NEWS
The protest by thousands of Steelworkers in Ahvaz continues.
Monday marked the 24th day of protests for the workers of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, report MEK sources inside Iran. The workers once again rallied in the streets of Ahvaz to demand payment of their wages, which they have not received for several months.
Dec 3 – #IranProtests
Ahvaz, SW #Iran
National Steel Group employees rallying:
Chants:
"We steel workers will stand against cruelty & oppression"
"Neither the ruler [Khamenei], nor the gov [Rouhani], are thinking about the people"
"You're using Islam to plunder the people" pic.twitter.com/BKchHEC9fL
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) December 3, 2018
The protesting workers held banners reading, "The workers are awake, they are fed up with exploitation!" and "Don't make workers the victims of mafia deals!"
The Ahvaz steelworkers have demanded their unpaid wages for months, but they have been ignored by both their employers and the Iranian regime. The workers have now been forced to strike in order to make their voices heard.
The regime has responded to the protests with threats and intimidation. The head of the regime's judiciary threatened to arrest the striking workers, calling their protests "sedition." Nevertheless, the steelworkers have continued to rally on the streets of Ahvaz for more than three weeks to demand payment for their work.
Regime officials recently announced that two months of wages had been deposited into the workers' accounts. However, according to the state-run ILNA new agency, workers reported that only 120 workers were paid. The 3,500 striking workers did not receive their wages.
The Ahvaz steelworkers place the blame for their situation on the regime and its corrupt policies. They are among many groups of oppressed Iranian workers who are suffering from the Iranian regime's corruption. The workers of the Haft Tappeh sugar factory in Shush, Khuzestan have been protesting for their unpaid wages for 29 days. The factory workers blame the regime for allowing the privatization of their company, which has nearly bankrupted it.
Iran: Haft Tappeh Workers Strike for 26th Day, Ignoring False Promises and Intimidation
As the strikes have gone on, the striking workers have gained support from the Iranian people and from human rights activists and labor rights groups across the world. MEK sources report that students have joined the steel workers' protests. Students were seen holding signs reading, ""We're the workers' children; we'll stand by their side!"
Regime officials have been forced to acknowledge that workers in Iran are unhappy with labor conditions in the country. State media has run a number of reports about the regime's deep concerns that the workers' dissatisfaction will lead to a large scale revolt led by the MEK.
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MEK-Iran: Iran's Bus Drivers Issue a Statement of Support for the Workers of Haft Tappeh
Bus Drivers in Tehran, support the workers of Haft-Tappeh sugarcane factory, who have been on a protest for the past month.
The Haft Tappeh workers received a boost when the Greater Tehran Bus Syndicate issued a public statement supporting their strike and condemning the arrest and regime violence against its labor activist, Esmaeel Bakhshi.
Brave Haft Tappeh sugarcane workers rally outside Governor's Office in Shush on Thursday (Day 25 of #IranProtests) chanting 'imprisoned workers must be freed'.
NCRI urges OHCHR, @ilo & international labor unions to pressure #Iran's regime to release detained workers #FreeIran2018
— Mohammad Mohaddessin (@Mohaddessin) November 29, 2018
The Haft Tappeh workers have been on strike over unpaid wages and the forced privatization of the company for almost eight weeks. Bakhshi was arrested, along with 18 other protestors during the first week of the protest. While most of the other protestors were released shortly afterward, Bakhshi and several others were kept in regime custody.
News later emerged that Bakhshi was rushed to hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in regime custody.
The Greater Tehran Bus Syndicate echoed the Haft Tappeh workers calls for Bakshi's immediate release and the closure of any outstanding judicial cases against the Haft Tappeh protestors.
A Climate of Fear
The regime has resorted to its usual threats and oppression in an attempt to end the Haft Tappeh protests. The mayor of Shush, accompanied by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and plainclothes officers approached the protestors to issue threats unless they stopped the protests.
#Iran
Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane Mill worker and labor leader, Esmail Bakhshi who was arrested during the workers protest has been tortured & transfers to the hospital.
He has been injured in several parts of the head and face & suffering from internal bleeding. pic.twitter.com/1bfdiB40lc
— IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) November 29, 2018
The protesting workers would not be deterred, instead of mounting chants against the corrupt mayor, and renewed chants of "jailed workers must be released".
The arrests were also designed to create a climate of fear among protestors. However, they backfired. In the face of mounting regime violence, the protestors of Haft Tappeh have only received reinvigorated public support.
Many of Iran's youth have taken to the streets with the striking workers in a clear display of solidarity.
The Iranian resistance group, the People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK), also issued words of support. The President-elect of the Iranian opposition, Maryam Rajavi, took to Twitter to call on the Iranian public to stand with the brave workers.
Hail to the striking sugarcane workers of Haft Tappeh and Steel workers of #Ahvaz who have risen up to obtain their rights and free their imprisoned co-workers. I call on #Iran's youth to rise to their aid.#IranProtests #FreeIran2018#IranRegimeChange
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) November 29, 2018
Students from Tehran's Art University also paid homage to the striking Haft Tappeh workers. Whilst holding their own anti-regime rally, the determined students chanted, "we're the workers' children, we will stand by their side".
Additional Arrests
It wasn't just Esmaeel Bakhshi that was detained on bogus charges, the former head of the Haft Tappeh sugarcane mill syndicate, Ali Nejati, was abducted from his home by regime forces and taken to an unknown location.
His loved ones are concerned as Mr. Nejati has a heart condition and was reportedly unwell when regime agents raided his property. He reportedly asked to see a warrant from the regime agents, but they were unable to produce a document.
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The Haft-Tappeh Sugarcane workers continue their strike against the regime repressive measures and empty promises.
The Haft Tappeh sugar factory workers continued their strike for the 26th consecutive day on Friday, despite escalating threats and intimidation from the repressive Iranian regime. Reports from MEK sources inside Iran indicate that the protesters rallied again in front of the mayor's office in Shush, chanting, "Imprisoned workers must be freed!"
#Iran: Haft Tapeh workers continue their protest for 26th day
Photo: Students of Zanjan University voicing their support for the workers of Haft Tapehhttps://t.co/fYgdzsJP5U #FreeIran2018 #IranProtests #Haft_Tappeh pic.twitter.com/HVOM51trBX
— Donya Jam (@FreeeIran) November 30, 2018
Arrest, False Promises, and Protests
Thursday was an active day for the striking Haft Tappeh factory workers. The regime attempted to halt the protests by sending an IRGC official and a member of the regime's parliament to address the striking workers and attempt to negotiate with the protesters. The officials were accompanied by Basij forces. The regime officials promised to meet the workers' demands if they called off the strikes. The striking workers were not impressed by the officials' promises, which have gone unfulfilled before, and interrupted their speeches with chants.
Also on Thursday, security forces raided the home of Ali Nejati and arrested him. Nejati, former president of the Haft Tappeh sugar cane workers union, suffers from heart disease and is currently ill. Upon his arrest, Nejati was badly beaten by security forces. He has since been transferred to an unknown location.
A Labour Activist Involved in the Haft Tappeh Protests is Hospitalized After Suffering Abuse in Regime Custody
A growing group of supporters has joined the striking Haft Tappeh workers in solidarity with their protests. On Thursday, students from Zanjan University in Tehran gathered in support of the demands of the Haft Tappeh workers. They chanted, "We are the children of workers. We will stand by their side. Haft Tapeh, Khuzestan, the role model of the hardworking people!" and "Students, workers, teachers, unity is the key to victory!"
Unpaid Wages and Privatization
The Haft Tappeh factory workers began their strike to protest unpaid wages and the privatization of their company. Workers at the company have not received their salary in several months and have been deprived of basic rights and benefits that are guaranteed under Iranian labor laws.
Haft Tappeh is the largest sugar factory in Iran and supplies thousands of jobs to the people of Khuzestan. The factory was government-owned until the regime allowed it to be privatized in a controversial 2015 deal. Since then, employees say working conditions have deteriorated and the factory's poor leadership has brought it to the verge of bankruptcy. The striking workers want the owners to be removed and their salaries paid.
A Call to Action
The MEK and the Iranian Opposition has called upon the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to intervene and demand the release of Ali Nejati and other workers who have been arrested by the Iranian regime.
I urge international human rights advocates and workers' syndicates to lend support to the striking workers and take action to have the imprisoned workers released.#IranProtests #FreeIran2018#IranRegimeChange
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has called upon on all human rights organizations to stand in solidarity with the workers of the Haft Tappeh sugar factory and to take action to secure the release of imprisoned Iranian workers.
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Iran Protests Continue
Written by Admin on November 30, 2018 . Posted in NEWS
Demonstrations and sit-in of poor farmers of the cities and villages of East and West of Isfahan are continuing for the third month
Strikes and protests are still raging across Iran and show no sign of abating as workers continue to express their dissatisfaction with labor conditions and the ever-worsening economic crisis in the country.
Update (7:30 AM Thursday, November 29th): On Thursday morning, MEK sources inside Iran reported that security forces raided the home of Ali Nejati, one of the striking workers from the Haft Tappeh sugar mill. Nejati was arrested, and when his family asked to see the arrest warrant, they were beaten by police.
November 29 – #IranProtests
Shush, southwest #Iran
Ali Nejati, former head of the Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Mill Workers Syndicate, was arrested by security forces early this morning & transferred to an unknown location.
Nejati suffers from heart problem & is in poor conditions. pic.twitter.com/A19tDh00AI
— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) November 29, 2018
The factory workers marched to the mayor's office, chanting, "Imprisoned workers must be freed!" and "Nationalize the company!"
Iranian drivers from across the country have expressed their solidarity with the striking factory workers through video messages. One driver said, "I understand your situation. I am a driver and we too are facing harsh conditions. I stand with you and wish you the best of luck in achieving your demands."
Haft Tappeh Sugar Factory Workers' Strikes
Thursday was the 25th consecutive day of strikes for the factory workers at the Haft Tappeh Sugar mill in Shush. The workers are striking in protest of months of unpaid wages and the privatization of the company.
The workers published a list of their demands on their Telegram channel and in a written statement. Their demands include basic labor rights such as regular payment of salaries, employer payment of insurance fees, job security for contract workers, and provision of work tools and materials.
Protests Continue to Rage in Ahvaz and Shush
Most of the workers' demands are already guaranteed under the Iranian regime's labor laws, but these laws are not being enforced. For example, Iranian labor law dictates that employers are responsible for providing transportation or compensation for transportation for their employees' commute to and from work. Haft Tappeh has ignored this regulation altogether. Employers are also required by law to provide one hot meal per shift. This law has also been disregarded by Haft Tappeh's owners.
Haft Tapeh sugar cane mill employees rallying for the 26th day, demanding delayed paychecks & protesting corrupt practices by the company's private owners.
"Jailed workers must be released" pic.twitter.com/z3NQ9UFcY8
The regime has responded to the workers' demands by sending suppressive forces to arrest the striking workers and by dispatching the head of the regime's judiciary to threaten the strikers and accuse them of sedition.
The Haft Tappeh factory workers have also asked for the release of their colleague, Esmail Bakhshi, as part of their demands. Bakhshi is a spokesperson for the protesters who was arrested with several others as part of a crackdown by suppressive forces last week. After the striking workers and a growing number of supporters rallied for their release, the regime relented and released the other jailed protesters, but Bakhshi remains in custody.
Farmers' protests enter the third month
The farmers of Isfahan are entering their third consecutive month of protests over the lack of access to water, which has wreaked havoc on agriculture in the province. Agriculture is the primary source on income in Isfahan, so virtually everyone in the region has been affected by the scarcity of water due to the drying of the Zayanderud River.
#Iran: #Isfahan farmers' sit-in protesting deprivation of their water rights entered its third month https://t.co/26l69dkNtW #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/Po2JIKjERi
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 28, 2018
Isfahan's farmers blame the water crisis on the regime's corruption and mismanagement of the country's water resources. Over the past two decades, the regime has diverted the Zayanderud River, which supplies water to the Isfahan region, to its factories upstream of Isfahan, leaving the once-prosperous farmers without water to irrigate their crops. This, combined with droughts, has left the farmers without a source of income.
The Isfahan farmers have protested by blocking streets with their tractors and machinery and camping in intersections of cities and towns.
On November 25th, farmers in the village of Qarnah destroyed water pipes to prevent the transfer of water from their village to other regions. Special Guard mercenaries responded by attacking the farmers with tear gas, injuring several of the protesters. The farmers chanted: "Zayandeh Rood water is our absolute right!" "We die, we do not accept humiliation!" and "The farmer is awake, he hates (empty) promises!"
Also on November 25th, farmers in Qarnah staged a sit-in at the Qarnah mosque. State security forces attacked the protesters there and broke the mosque's windows in the process.
The striking farmers at that sit-in held banners proclaiming: "We want our water rights!" "Do not split our Zayandeh Rood!" "Is there any helper?" "Death with dignity is better than life with humiliation!" "Until when false promises?"
The water crisis has reached such epic proportions that regime has been forced to acknowledge it, at least in part. Hasan Kamran, a member of the regime's parliament who represents Isfahan, admitted that the Ministry of Energy has given 1,592 million cubic meters of water to Isfahan Steel, Iron and Steel and military industries, leaving the people of Isfahan to survive on wastewater. "The law of water right goes back to 1964, and the Ministry of Energy had no legal right to change it and sell the water," he said in an October 21st interview with a state-run media outlet.
In an earlier interview with Radio Farhang, Kamran said: "For a decade, water right of the farmers of Isfahan has been plundered… We have lied to them for 10 years… On the one hand, the bank brings an arrest warrant because he (the farmer) was unable to pay his debt. On the other hand, we give his wheat money late, we don't give him compensation, we steal his water right; who is stealing from him? The same Ministry of Energy."
Nasser Mousavi Largani, another member of the regime's parliament, described the current agricultural conditions of Isfahan's farmers in dire terms. "The farmers of Ghahderijan – their land has turned into desert. They do not have bread to eat. Likewise, the farmers of Pirbakon," he said.
Ali Bakhtiar, another member of the regime's parliament, told the Parliament News Agency that
the number of dairy cattle has dwindled from 50-60 thousand to less than 30 thousand. "Livestock is really disappearing … 70-80% of poultry farms in the region are not used," said Bakhtiar.
The MEK salutes Isfahan's striking farmers and calls upon all Iranians, particularly the youth, to join in solidarity with their protests and to support them in their demands for water rights.


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Paradromius is een geslacht van kevers uit de familie van de loopkevers (Carabidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van het geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1887 door Fowler.

Soorten
Het geslacht Paradromius omvat de volgende soorten:
 Paradromius amoenus (Wollaston, 1864)
 Paradromius amplior Machado, 1992
 Paradromius arnoldii Kabak & Komarov, 1995
 Paradromius bermejoi (Mateu, 1956)
 Paradromius brancuccii Mateu, 1984
 Paradromius cylindraticollis (Peyerimhoff, 1927)
 Paradromius dendrobates (Bedel, 1900)
 Paradromius exilis Mateu, 1984
 Paradromius exornatus Machado, 1992
 Paradromius gandhii Mateu, 1984
 Paradromius hariensis Machado, 1992
 Paradromius insularis (Wollaston, 1854)
 Paradromius jucundus (Machado, 1992)
 Paradromius kocheri Antoine, 1963
 Paradromius linearis (Olivier, 1795)
 Paradromius longiceps (Dejean, 1826)
 Paradromius longissimus (Landin, 1954)
 Paradromius pilifer (Bedel, 1900)
 Paradromius proderus (Fairmaire, 1880)
 Paradromius puncticeps (Bedel, 1907)
 Paradromius purpurarius Machado, 1992
 Paradromius riedeli Mateu, 1997
 Paradromius ruficollis (Motschulsky, 1844)
 Paradromius saharensis (Mateu, 1947)
 Paradromius scholzi Machado, 1992
 Paradromius steno (Bates, 1886)
 Paradromius strigifrons (Wollaston, 1865)
 Paradromius sublinearis Escalera, 1914
 Paradromius suturalis (Motschulsky, 1844)
 Paradromius tamaranus Machado, 1992
 Paradromius vagepictus (Fairmaire, 1875)

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(6) The legislature recognizes and finds that the public interest includes, but is not limited to, the equitable distribution of: Energy benefits and reduction of burdens to vulnerable populations and highly impacted communities; long-term and short-term public health, economic, and environmental benefits and the reduction of costs and risks; and energy security and resiliency. It is the intent of the legislature that in achieving this policy for Washington, there should not be an increase in environmental health impacts to highly impacted communities.
(b)(i) "Coal-fired resource" does not include an electric generating facility that is included as part of a limited duration wholesale power purchase, not to exceed one month, made by an electric utility for delivery to retail electricity consumers that are located in this state for which the source of the power is not known at the time of entry into the transaction to procure the electricity.
(a) Energy assistance includes, but is not limited to, weatherization, conservation and efficiency services, and monetary assistance, such as a grant program or rate class for lower income households, intended to lower a household's energy burden.
(23) "Highly impacted community" means a community designated by the department of health based on cumulative impact analyses in section 25 of this act or a community located in census tracts that are fully or partially on "Indian country" as defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1151.
(b) The commission shall allow in electric rates all decommissioning and remediation costs prudently incurred by an investor-owned utility for a coal-fired facility.
(a) Beginning January 1, 2030, and at a minimum interval of every four years thereafter through December 31, 2044, an electric utility must demonstrate its compliance with this standard using a combination of nonemitting electric generation and electricity from renewable resources, or alternative compliance options, as provided in this section. To achieve compliance with this standard, an electric utility must: (i) Pursue all cost-effective, reliable, and feasible conservation and efficiency resources to reduce or manage retail electric load, using the methodology established in RCW 19.285.040, if applicable; and (ii) use electricity from renewable resources and nonemitting electric generation in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the utility's annual retail electric load.
(f) Nonemitting electric generation resources used to meet the standard under (a) of this subsection must be generated during the compliance year and must be verified by documentation that the electric utility owns the nonpower attributes of the electricity generated by the nonemitting resource.
(8) In complying with this section, an electric utility must, consistent with the requirements of RCW 19.280.030 and section 25 of this act, ensure that all customers are benefiting from the transition to clean energy through the equitable distribution of: Energy and nonenergy benefits and reduction of burdens to vulnerable populations and highly impacted communities; long-term and short-term public health and environmental benefits and reduction of costs and risks; and energy security and resiliency.
(7) Affected customers must comply with the obligations of this section.
(ii) Interim targets for meeting the standard under section 4(1) of this act during the years between 2030 and 2045.
(ii) Identify specific actions to be taken by the investor-owned utility over the next four years, consistent with the utility's long-range integrated resource plan and resource adequacy requirements, to meet the standards under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of this act and the interim targets proposed under (a)(i) of this subsection.
(iii) Identifies specific actions to be taken by the consumer-owned utility over the next four years, consistent with the utility's long-range resource plan and resource adequacy requirements, that demonstrate progress towards meeting the standards under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of this act and the interim targets proposed under (a)(i) of this subsection. The specific actions identified must be informed by the consumer-owned utility's historic performance under median water conditions and resource capability and by the consumer-owned utility's participation in centralized markets. In identifying specific actions in its clean energy implementation plan, the consumer-owned utility may also take into consideration any significant and unplanned loss or addition of load it experiences.
(3)(a) An investor-owned utility must be considered to be in compliance with the standards under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of this act if, over an eight year period, the average annual incremental cost of meeting the standards or the interim targets established under subsection (1) of this section exceeds a two percent increase of the investor-owned utility's weather-adjusted sales to customers for electric operations above the previous year, as reported by the investor-owned utility in its most recent commission basis report. All costs included in the determination of rate impact must be directly attributable to actions necessary to comply with the requirements of this section.
(4)(a) A consumer-owned utility must be considered to be in compliance with the standards under sections 4(1) and 5(1) of this act if, over an eight-year period, the average annual incremental cost of meeting the standards or the interim targets established under subsection (2) of this section exceeds a two percent increase of the consumer-owned utility's retail revenue requirement above the previous year.
(b) If a consumer-owned utility relies on (a) of this subsection as a basis for compliance with the standard under section 4(1) of this act, then it must demonstrate that it has maximized investments in renewable resources and nonemitting electric generation prior to using alternative compliance options allowed under section 4(1)(b) of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) Each electric utility must disclose its greenhouse gas content calculation in conformance with this section. A utility's disclosure must be consistent with the fuel sources that it reports and discloses in compliance with chapter 19.29A RCW. The department must by rule incorporate the carbon content disclosure into the power source or fuel mix disclosure required under chapter 19.29A RCW.
(2)(a) An evaluation, produced in consultation with the commission, electric utilities, transmission operators in Washington, the reliability coordinator for electric utilities, any regional planning organization serving electric utilities, and the regional entity for the western interconnection identifying the potential benefits, impacts, and risks on system reliability associated with achieving the standards described in sections 4 and 5 of this act. The evaluation must assess whether electric utilities have sufficient electric generation resources to meet forecasted retail electric load in addition to adequate transmission capability to implement sections 3 through 5 of this act without: (i) Violating mandatory and enforceable reliability standards of the North American electric reliability corporation; (ii) violating prudent utility practice for assuring resource adequacy; or (iii) compromising the power quality or integrity of the electricity system. Subject to funding appropriated for this purpose, the commission and the department must consult with a national laboratory with expertise in grid reliability, security, and resilience.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. The requirements of sections 3 through 9 of this act do not replace or modify the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW. All utility activities to comply with the requirements established under chapter 19.285 RCW also qualify for compliance with the requirements contained in this chapter.
(2) To assist in its examination of the issues identified in this section, as well as any other issues pertinent to its review, the work group must, at a minimum, consist of electric utilities, gas companies, the Bonneville power administration, and other agencies.
(3) The department and the commission must adopt rules by June 30, 2021, defining requirements for specifying retail load met with market purchases and the western energy imbalance market or other centralized market administered by a market operator for the purposes of sections 3 through 5 of this act. With respect to purchases from the western energy imbalance market or other centralized market, the department and the commission must consult with the market operator and market participants to consider options that support the objectives of this chapter and the efficient dispatch of the generation resources dispatched by those markets.
(11) By December 31, 2021, the department and the commission must adopt rules establishing the requirements for incorporating the cumulative impact analysis developed under section 25 of this act into the criteria for developing clean energy action plans under this section.
The fair market value compensation for any nonemitting electric generating facility or any facility that generates electricity from renewable resources that is used or acquired by an investor-owned utility and approved by the commission for compliance with this act, and which is condemned by a consumer-owned utility under RCW 54.16.020, must include, but is not limited to, a replacement value approach including severance damages to the investor-owned utility relating to the implementation of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. This section is the tax preference performance statement for the tax preferences contained in sections 19 and 20, chapter . . ., Laws of 2019 (sections 19 and 20 of this act). This performance statement is only intended to be used for subsequent evaluation of the tax preference. It is not intended to create a private right of action by any party or be used to determine eligibility for preferential tax treatment.
(2) It is the legislature's specific public policy objective to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in Washington. It is the legislature's intent to extend the expiration date of the existing sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment used directly in generating certain types of alternative energy, in order to reduce the price charged to customers for that machinery and equipment, thereby inducing some customers to buy machinery and equipment for alternative energy when they might not otherwise, thereby displacing electricity from fossil-fueled generating resources, thereby reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions in Washington. It is also the intent of the legislature to maximize cost savings associated with clean energy construction for Washington electric customers by encouraging development of these resources in time for projects to benefit from both this incentive and expiring federal incentives.
(4) The joint legislative audit and review committee is not required to perform a tax preference review under chapter 43.136 RCW for the tax preferences contained in sections 19 and 20, chapter . . ., Laws of 2019 (sections 19 and 20 of this act) and it is the intent of the legislature to allow the tax preferences to expire upon their scheduled expiration dates.
(1)(a) ((Except as provided in RCW 82.08.963,))Purchasers who have paid the tax imposed by RCW 82.08.020 on machinery and equipment used directly in generating electricity using fuel cells, wind, sun, biomass energy, tidal or wave energy, geothermal resources, or technology that converts otherwise lost energy from exhaust, as the principal source of power, or to sales of or charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing such machinery and equipment, are eligible for an exemption as provided in this section, but only if the purchaser develops with such machinery, equipment, and labor a facility capable of generating not less than one thousand watts of electricity.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, through ((January 1, 2020))December 31, 2019, the amount of the exemption under this subsection (1) is equal to seventy-five percent of the state and local sales tax paid. The purchaser is eligible for an exemption under this subsection (1)(b) in the form of a remittance.
(iii) One hundred percent of the state and local sales tax paid, if the department of labor and industries certifies that the project is developed under a community workforce agreement or project labor agreement.
(d) In order to qualify for the remittance under (c) of this subsection, installation of the qualifying machinery and equipment must commence no earlier than January 1, 2020, and be completed by December 31, 2030.
(ii) The application for remittance must include a copy of the certificate issued for the project by the department of labor and industries under subsection (2) of this section.
(((5)))(6) The exemption provided by this section expires September 30, 2017, as it applies to: (a) Machinery and equipment that is used directly in the generation of electricity using solar energy and capable of generating no more than five hundred kilowatts of electricity; or (b) sales of or charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing such machinery and equipment.
(((6)))(7) This section expires January 1, ((2020))2031.
(1)(a) ((Except as provided in RCW 82.12.963,))Consumers who have paid the tax imposed by RCW 82.12.020 on machinery and equipment used directly in generating electricity using fuel cells, wind, sun, biomass energy, tidal or wave energy, geothermal resources, or technology that converts otherwise lost energy from exhaust, or to sales of or charges made for labor and services rendered in respect to installing such machinery and equipment, are eligible for an exemption as provided in this section, but only if the purchaser develops with such machinery, equipment, and labor a facility capable of generating not less than one thousand watts of electricity.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2011, through ((January 1, 2020))December 31, 2019, the amount of the exemption under this subsection (1) is equal to seventy-five percent of the state and local sales tax paid. The consumer is eligible for an exemption under this subsection (1)(b) in the form of a remittance.
(iii) One hundred percent of the state and local sales use tax paid, if the project is developed under a community workforce agreement or project labor agreement.
(d) In order to qualify for the remittance under subsection (1) of this section, installation of the qualifying machinery and equipment must commence no earlier than January 1, 2020, and be completed by December 31, 2030.
(b) Set requirements for all good faith efforts under subsection (1)(c)(i) and (ii) of this section, as well as documentation requirements and a certification process. Requirements for all good faith efforts must be designed to maximize the likelihood that the project is completed with said standards and could include proactive outreach to firms that are women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses, advertising in local community publications and publications appropriate to identified firms, participating in community job fairs, conferences, and trade shows, and other measures. The certification process and timeline must be designed to prevent undue delay to project development.
(3)(a)(i) A person claiming an exemption in the form of a remittance under subsection (1)(b) of this section must pay the tax imposed by RCW 82.12.020 and all applicable local use taxes imposed under the authority of chapters 82.14 and 81.104 RCW. The consumer may then apply to the department for remittance in a form and manner prescribed by the department. A consumer may not apply for a remittance under this section more frequently than once per quarter. The consumer must specify the amount of exempted tax claimed and the qualifying purchases or acquisitions for which the exemption is claimed. The consumer must retain, in adequate detail, records to enable the department to determine whether the consumer is entitled to an exemption under this section, including: Invoices; proof of tax paid; and documents describing the machinery and equipment.
(b) The department must determine eligibility under this section based on the information provided by the consumer, which is subject to audit verification by the department. The department must on a quarterly basis remit exempted amounts to qualifying consumers who submitted applications during the previous quarter.
(1) An electrical company may account for and defer for later consideration by the commission costs incurred in connection with major projects in the electrical company's clean energy implementation plan pursuant to RCW 19.280.030(1)(l), or selected in the electrical company's solicitation of bids for delivering electric capacity, energy, capacity and energy, or conservation. The deferral in this subsection begins with the date on which the resource begins commercial operation or the effective date of the power purchase agreement and continues for a period not to exceed twenty-four months. However, if during such a period the electrical company files a general rate case or other proceeding for the recovery of such costs, deferral ends on the effective date of the final decision by the commission in such a proceeding. Creation of such a deferral account does not by itself determine the actual costs of the resource or power purchase agreement, whether recovery of any or all of these costs is appropriate, or other issues to be decided by the commission in a general rate case or other proceeding.
(b) For the duration of a power purchase agreement, a return of no less than the authorized cost of debt and no greater than the authorized rate of return of the electrical company multiplied by the costs incurred by the electrical company under the power purchase agreement.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. (1) By January 1, 2020, the department of commerce must convene an energy and climate policy advisory committee to develop recommendations to the legislature for the coordination of existing resources, or the establishment of new ones, for the purposes of examining the costs and benefits of energy-related policies, programs, functions, activities, and incentives on an on-going basis and conducting other energy-related studies and analyses as may be directed by the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. By December 31, 2020, the department of health must develop a cumulative impact analysis to designate the communities highly impacted by fossil fuel pollution and climate change in Washington. The cumulative impact analysis may integrate with and build upon other concurrent cross-agency efforts in developing a cumulative impact analysis and population tracking resources used by the department of health and analysis performed by the University of Washington department of environmental and occupational health sciences.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. (1) The legislature finds that based on current technology, there will likely need to be upgrades to electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure across the state to meet the goals specified in this act. These facilities require a significant planning horizon to deliver electricity generation sites to retail electric load. Pursuant to RCW 80.50.040, the energy facility site evaluation council chair shall convene a transmission corridors work group and report its findings to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2022.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington clean energy transformation act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 28. Sections 1 through 13 and 27 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 19 RCW.
(i) A renewable energy credit from electricity generated by a resource other than freshwater may be used to meet a requirement applicable to the year in which the credit was created, or the year after the year in which the credit was created.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."


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Selfish, Shallow and Self-Absorbed
Meghan Daum (Autor)
One of the most provocative and talked-about books of the year, Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed is the stunning collection exploring one of society's most vexing taboos. One of the main topics of cultural conversation during the last decade was the supposed "fertility crisis," and whether modern women could figure out a way to have it all-a successful career and the required 2.3 children-before their biological clock stopped ticking. Now, however, conversation has turned to whether it's necessary to have it all (see Anne-Marie Slaughter) or, perhaps more controversial, whether children are really a requirement for a fulfilling life. In this exciting and controversial collection of essays, curated by writer Meghan Daum, thirteen acclaimed female writers explain why they have chosen to eschew motherhood. Contributors include Lionel Shriver, Sigrid Nunez, Kate Christiensen, Elliott Holt, Geoff Dyer, and Tim Kreider, among others, who will give a unique perspective on the overwhelming cultural pressure of parenthood. This collection makes a smart and passionate case for why parenthood is not the only path to a happy, productive life, and takes our parent-centric, kid-fixated, baby-bump-patrolling culture to task in the process. In this book, that shadowy faction known as the childless-by-choice comes out into the light.
Picador USA

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I think I'd probably do a roll for you vs default +2 for the throw, to see how close you land to where you want... and then probably a roll vs default to see how well you nail the landing. "Default" here being my word for "everything is 0s"... but that's just at a glance without really trying to work it out or make sure it's balanced with the other ways to toss yourself around. It's probably what I'd end up using if you executed it in-turn, though.
So, how does maneuverability work in zero-G, exactly? Does it apply to every single movement, no matter how minor, or only directly in combat/for more complicated moves? Would my character have to roll it for just changing my position by a couple of meters (with both having a wall to push off of and a wall to catch on to), and if so, would I at least get some kind of advantage on the roll?
Maneuverability only rolls in zero-G if you're crossing lengthy distances - say, 20 meters or more. You won't have to worry about that inside the grav plant.
Does the stealth field suit upgrade also hide the orbs of a CRISP?
Yes. I'd say so. Remember it will not disguise farts. Also the CRISP isn't silent; I imagine it'd sound something like juggling a few torches. Apart from that, yeah, would work great.
No, though it does say it muffles soft sounds a bit. Ok, cool.
Can I do some specific perception or general knowledge rolls in between turns? For example, I'd like to try and make a rough observation of whether the big drakedog is slower/less agile than it's smaller kin (basically, in OOC terms, try to determine whether it has a lower speed/maneuverability rating than the smaller version). I feel like this is the kind of thing that my character would have noticed in the previous turn (since I've already seen the thing move around, presumably) and it would work well to reduce clutter when it comes to the turn actions themselves.
As for GK rolls, I'm of the opinion that almost all GK rolls should be possible to do in-between turns. It would make more sense - a GK roll isn't really an 'action' in the traditional sense of the word, you're just checking whether you have knowledge about something or not - presumably this kind of thing would be instantaneous, so to say. I also feel that it would make GK, in general, more useful and less cumbersome to use.
Yes, you can do intuition rolls for things like that. I try to answer those between turns already, provided I catch them. I don't always. Sometimes they can be hard to pick out in a sea of text unless I'm alerted to it.
I'm also of the opinion that GK rolls should be doable between turns. However, I've been debating on whether or not they should be doable in-between missions. In-between missions sounds like it makes much more sense from a story standpoint - doing it that way, it's things that you learn, or don't learn, while you're not on call, so to speak. You'd get a set number of GK rolls between missions, something like 3-6, not sure exactly how many, and then (after leveling) you could use them trying to learn things.
As I recall, though, there was some opposition to this idea because people wanted to be able to "learn things" "in the moment" rather than "naturally"- like the REKT in-joke "Oh yeah, I forgot, I know kung-fu!"
Also, it would be cool if your other stats/skills could influence your GK rolls. If you say "I roll GK to check whether I know the location of some minor bone in the body" someone with a +2 handiwork/medicine skill should have a bigger chance to succeed than someone with a -2 in the same skill. That way, people would actually have a greater chance of having in-depth knowledge about stuff they're actually skilled at.
Anyway, I'll mark my perception rolls with italic letters between asterisks, hopefully that should be somewhat noticeable.
Chiming in to say I do quite like the idea of being able to learn things between missions.
Though, in DnD a stat increase doesn't happen a lot and is not as important as in REKT, so I wouldn't just adopt that system - an ability in REKT would have to be really good for someone to be willing to give up levelling, so Tal's idea seems better.
Maybe it could be done in such a way that you do the rolls before we pick what we learn, and the result of the roll then determines how may things we can learn and how well we could learn them - say you tell me I got a 2, a 4 and a 5.
I then choose to learn nothing (2, failure), some basic Hiltorel (4, partial success), and parkour (5, success).
I like the idea that you can try to learn something but fail at it. It means you're more likely to save cool things for much later. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the possibility of penalty from failure is necessary, and GK will not work at all unless there is a chance you can get some sort of penalty from failed GK rolls. HOWEVER, I also think you ought to be able to make later attempts to learn things. In real life, if you can't pick something up right away, you can go back to it later and try to learn it again. How much later? I'm thinking, after a failure, 1d3 missions later.
Yeah, I can't see anyone giving up leveling in REKT. Doing so would put you at a disadvantage almost certainly. Even an ability such as "You succeed with all ranged infantry attacks made while your target is out of cover", while overpowered in itself, would probably not be enough for someone to give up leveling. And even if they did, it's almost too overpowered to have in the game.
"I want to learn parkour, basic hiltorel, and how to tie my shoes, with the following priority: 1. parkour, 2. basic hiltorel, 3. tying my shoes"
...Meaning you learn parkour, you pick up a smattering of hiltorel, and you learn to tie your shoes - provided it's quiet and you can say a rhyme out loud while you do it.


I am absolutely craving some "me" time! I always get this way when the holidays are finished and everyone has gone back to school. I find that I need a bit of quiet and crafting in order to get centered again. I was able to make two cards this past week and I cannot tell you how great it felt to be putzing around with inks and papers again. Heavens!--one card even has some copic coloring on it.....something I haven't had the time to do in ages!
A friend of mine recently had surgery and so a get well card was made for her. I love this particular Whippersnapper image and sentiment.
And here is the inside.....I thought that I would include an shot of it as the sentiment is so darn cute!
I did want to say that I completely understand if some of you think I am a terrible person!!!! It has been next to impossible lately to get into my own crafting zone much less being able to visit and comment on all the beautiful pieces of work that my friends are crafting. I do plan to visit and comment more....in the meantime I am THAT PERSON who is creeping on the blogs without having the time to comment!
No worries about blogging, Sheila! Seriously. Love these cards - and the dear stories behind them. You are so great with coloring and layering! Wow. Love that chicken image.....done up so fine. Glad to see you back in these parts, girlfriend.
What nice cards, Sheila! That chicken is so cute. Please don't apologize for having a life beyond blogland! Sometimes I disappear for weeks at a time! LOL And, most of my cards are made to actually send to someone; not just to fit into a challenge.
Glad you had some crafty time! Your cards are lovely! You have a great style! So many beautiful details.
2 great cards, Sheila. I love the design & colors of the first one--will surely brighten her day! The second is another lovely example of your great use of dies & is so fitting for your friend.
Hi Sheila these cards are so beautifully done. I bet your friend loves her chicken card. I got a giggle reading about the errant bling. Your card is stunning. I love the vintage feel of this card.
That "chicken" is so darn funny! And a gorgeous "dream" card.
Sheila, Take care and have fun.


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DU is very much like lead when it comes to it's chemical and radiological toxicity. If someone fires DU shells with an autocannon at you, the problem is the shells, not if they're made out of DU or lead.
DU is not used in AT missiles, as they usually use shaped charge warheads. DU is used in cannon shells and as heat shields at the tip of ICBM's. It's also used as ballast in sail boats.
Furthermore, what is DU? It's uranium with most of the U-235 stripped out, leaving it essentially U-238. Which isn't dangerous, not more than lead.
A few years ago, a number of Italian soldiers came down with leukemia after having been stationed in Kosovo, and it was suspected that they had been exposed to U-238 (DU dust in knocked out Serb armored vehicles etc). Because of these worries, a study was performed on Swedish soldiers who had been in Kosovo where the amount of uranium in their urine was measured. The troops who had been stationed abroad were found to have radically lower levels of uranium in their urine compared to the ones who hadn't been there. This was somewhat confusing. It was then found that the uranium came from the tap water in Sweden.
Sweden and Finland seems to be quite unique in this that we have high levels of uranium in our tap water. Maybe because of the ice age or something. The leading research on the health risks of uranium in tap water is done at the University of Uppsala, as Uppsala (the city where I live) have the highest levels of uranium in the water of any community in Sweden and possibly(?) in the world, even if some private wells have even higher levels. There are some countermeasures like filtering out the uranium, but all have drawbacks, like removing certain salts and minerals from the water, which due to their high concentrations are hypothesised to explain the unusally low levels of heart disease in Uppsala. Ironically, the danger posed by this uranium is not radiotoxicity - it's rather thought that high levels of uranium in the water might cause kidney damage due to chemical heavy metal toxicity, just like lead does.
Depleted uranium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Depleted uranium (DU) is uranium primarily composed of the isotope uranium-238 (U-238). Natural uranium is about 99.27% U-238, 0.72% U-235, and 0.0055% U-234. U-235 is used for fission in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Uranium is enriched in U-235 by separating the isotopes by mass. The byproduct of enrichment, called depleted uranium or DU, contains less than one third as much U-235 and U-234 as natural uranium. The external radiation dose from DU is about 60% of that from the same mass of natural uranium.[2] DU is also found in reprocessed spent nuclear reactor fuel, but that kind can be distinguished from DU produced as a byproduct of uranium enrichment by the presence of U-236.[3] In the past, DU has been called Q-metal, depletalloy, and D-38.
Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
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In recent years, studies of the development, genetics, and molecular cell biology of macrophages has advanced our understanding of their major role in health and diseases. Many questions remain to be answered with respect to mechanisms that control macrophage development and function, particularly in the context of human genetic heterogeneity. Recent discoveries have also revealed greater heterogeneity in macrophage function and origins than previously appreciated. Answering these questions will have major implications for human health and disease. To help meet this challenge, this meeting will bring together leading and upcoming scientists in immunology, infectious diseases, metabolism, molecular biology and genetics, development, cancer, and cell migration with a common interest in macrophages and their roles in human diseases. In addition to the regular sessions, three "macrophage leading edge" workshops will provide a platform to discuss the findings of young scientists, selected from the submitted abstracts to present their work. These workshops will additionally help to focus the meeting on some of the fastest moving areas of macrophage biology.


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Large crowd thronging the web portal of the National Identity Management Commission for the process of obtaining their National Identity Number led to the crash of the portal on Monday.
Many people who wanted to print the enrollment form, which is a major requirement for registering for the National Identity Number were unable to do so and got stranded.
Checks showed that www.nimc.gov.ng as well as www3.nimc.gov.ng displayed error messages.
The commission reopened its enrolment centres on Tuesday for NIN registration after they were shut the previous day.
It was observed that only applicants with completed application forms were allowed into the premises of the commission in Lagos after they had received tally numbers earlier in the day.
NIMC officials encouraged those that had not been attended to as of 2pm on Tuesday to return the next day as early as 6am to be captured.
The Lagos centre was one of those that were shut down on Monday due to the large crowd that gathered and the lack of social distancing.
In Abuja, residents of the Federal Capital Territory besieged NIMC's registration centres in their desperate bid to obtain the NIN.
This was despite the extension of deadline for the linkage of SIM cards to NIN.
The Federal Government had declared on December 15, 2020 that after December 30, 2020, all SIMs that were not registered with valid NINs on the network of telecommunications companies would be blocked.
But on Monday it extended the December 30, 2020 deadline following widespread opposition against the earlier announcement.
The government gave three weeks' extension for subscribers with NIN from December 30, 2020 to January 19, 2021.
It also gave six weeks' extension for subscribers without NIN from December 30, 2020 to February 9, 2021.
When one of our correspondents visited a centre located within the premises of the Nigeria Customs Service Quarters in Karu, in the Abuja Municipal Area Council on Tuesday, crowding persisted as was the case on Monday.
Some of those who besieged the centre on Tuesday were not even aware of the postponement of the deadline.
"I am not aware that they have extended the deadline. My concern is to ensure that my line is not suspended on December 30," a hairdresser, Ekaette Etim, told our correspondent.
Some others said they decided to keep vigil at the venue because the extension was just for a few weeks.
One of our correspondents reports that even the Abuja headquarters of the commission was spared of crowding as citizens struggled to obtain the NIN in a bid to avoid having their SIMs blocked.
The large crowd was despite the extension of the SIM deactivation deadline by the Federal Government.
"Yes I read it that the deadline to link one's SIM with NIN has been shifted to February, but it is better to do it now that the issue is fresh and well pronounced in the public," Anayo Kennedy, told one of our correspondents while waiting to obtain his NIN at the commission's head office.
The crowding in the centres of NIMC was also replicated on the cyberspace resulting in the crash of its website.
Officials at the commission confirmed that the website went down due to the huge traffic that greeted it since December 15 after the government made the announcement on the linking of NINs with SIMs.
The Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, confirmed that the agency had witnessed tremendous pressure that it could not withstand.
The NIMC boss said, "The way you see people surge into our compounds in Lagos and Abuja, that is the way people throng to our website too.
"This sudden surge led to the development mentioned."
Aziz said the agency is working to fix the failed website but did not give a timeframe for the repair to be done.
"We are working on it," he told one of our correspondents.
https://punchng.com/sim-nin-linkage-applicants-stranded-as-nimc-website-crashes/
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The closest Martial Arts School is about 10.7 Miles away in Henderson. This page is showing 27 Martial Arts Schools, Studios, Dojos & Clubs found within 50 Miles of Minden. Most of these schools offer self defense classes for children, men and women. Some may also offer After School Karate for kids. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Karate, Jiu-Jitsu (Jujutsu/Jujitsu), Tae Kwon Do & Judo are the top Martial Arts offered in Minden area.
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Distance is showed approximately from the downtown area of Minden, TX. Click on 'Map' next to a Dojo to see it on the Map. To see a list of Martial Arts and Self Defense classes near you, Search with your address.
Most of these Martial Arts Studios, clubs and gyms offer Karate classes for kids or Self Defense classes for children, men and women in Minden area. If you are looking for classes or lessons near your address in Minden, please use the following search box and see a list of Martial Arts Schools, clubs and organizations near you.
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Iron County Historical Museum
One of the best spots for history enthusiasts is the Iron County Historical Society Museum. Built in 1893 as the town hall for the now-vanished Town of Vaughn, the museum building was sold the following April to serve as the courthouse of Iron County. Mixed styles of architecture were used when erecting this building to include Richardsonian Romanesque. In 1976, the Iron County Historical Society acquired the building and spent a decade performing extension restoration.
The Iron County Museum offers you three full floors housing every kind of display from history of iron mining to railroads, timber to veterans, home life to faith based articles. The museum is filled with many


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Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics
Ian C. Turner
Published August 10, 2020 by Routledge
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Requiring only a basic knowledge of the physics of fluids, Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics provides a sound understanding of fluid power systems and their uses within industry. It takes a strongly practical approach in describing pneumatics and hydraulics in modern industry and is filled with diagrams of components, equipment and plant.
The pneumatic and hydraulic graphical symbols used in everyday fluid power systems and circuits are particularly explained and well illustrated. In addition to descriptions of equipment and plant, maintenance and troubleshooting is also covered, with an emphasis on safety systems and safety regulations.
This second edition delves into the same fluid power technical areas as in the first edition, but with a complete update of current safety legislation and guidance on the latest regulations. Codes of practice, technical standards and standardisation organisations have also been updated to enable readers to search for the newest information and requirements regarding the use and application of pneumatics and hydraulics in industry whilst reflecting advances in technology.
The book is written for students from levels 3 to 5, and for a wide range of practising engineers, especially in the engineering disciplines of mechanical, plant, process and operations engineering, as well as measurement and control engineering within mechatronics.
1 Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics in Industry
2 Basic Principles of Fluid Power Systems
3 Features and Characteristics of Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems
4 Component, Equipment and Plant Symbols
5 Fluid Power Generation, Supply and Distribution
6 Control Valves I – Types and Principles of Operation
7 Control Valves II – Types and Principles of Operation
8 Actuators
9 Pneumatic and Hydraulic Circuits and Arrangement of Components
10 Electro-Pneumatics and Electro-Hydraulics
11 Fluid Power Measurement Systems
12 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
13 Basic Principles of Fluid Power Control
14 Emergency Shutdown and Safety Systems
15 Health and Safety at Work
Appendix 1 Answers to revision questions
Appendix 2 City & Guilds specimen examination questions
Appendix 3 Standards and standardisation organisations:
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Appendix 5 UK professional engineering bodies and organisations
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The Fest has yet again added more bands to its 2015 lineup, most excitingly including a reunion from Weston, whose James Snyder is now very busy with his band Beach Slang (who are also playing The Fest). Other additions include Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland, Nothington, The Moms, Benny The Jet Rodriguez and Sand Fleas.
The newly-added bands join Desaparecidos, The Progress (reunion), Title Fight, Modern Life Is War, The Menzingers, mewithoutYou, Pianos Become the Teeth, The Jazz June, Iron Reagan, Modern Baseball, As Friends Rust, Smoke or Fire (playing Above the City), and more.
Tickets also go on sale today (6/1) at noon.


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Q: How to add list item inside a folder using REST API I have seen this question many times and not seen a concrete answer.
I have a very simple scenario,
I have a list with a folder, i need to add an item inside the folder. I have to do it using REST API. Now the catch is its not a file that i need to add its just a normal default list item with an attachment.
I have searched through the internet and not able to find a solution.
Kindly help!!!

A: The REST API does not have complete support for folders - particularly when it comes to working with list items. While it's quite possible that there is a way to get this to work using the REST API, you're much better off using the Client Object Model in this case.
See: SP2013 : Create a list item inside a folder
August 2020 Update:
In the three years since I posted my original answer, I've discovered that there are ways to add a list item to a folder using the REST API. I wrote a blog post, SharePoint REST API and Lists with Folders, that shows three options to do so.
One of these options, that didn't exist back in 2017, is to use the AddValidateUpdateItemUsingPath method. This is the method recommended by Microsoft in the REST API documentation. See Create list item in a folder.
POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('Test')/AddValidateUpdateItemUsingPath
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept          "application/json;odata=nometadata"
Content-Type    "application/json;odata=nometadata"
X-RequestDigest "The appropriate digest for current site"

{
  "listItemCreateInfo": {
    "FolderPath": {
      "DecodedUrl": "https://{site_url}/lists/Test/Folder/SubFolder"
    },
    "UnderlyingObjectType": 0
  },
  "formValues": [
    {
      "FieldName": "Title",
      "FieldValue": "Item"
    }
  ],
  "bNewDocumentUpdate": false
}

A: As Rob very correctly mentioned, REST API doesn't have complete support for folders. But using the old /_vti_bin/listdata.svc, you can create a list item and add it inside a folder. For that, you need to set the Path property as server-relative url
Try with below code:
$(document).ready(function () {

    function createListItem(webUrl,listName, itemProperties, success, failure) {

    $.ajax({
        url: webUrl + "/_vti_bin/listdata.svc/" + listName,
        type: "POST",
        processData: false,
        contentType: "application/json;odata=verbose",
        data: JSON.stringify(itemProperties),
        headers: {
            "Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose"
        },
        success: function (data) {
            success(data.d);
        },
        error: function (data) {
            failure(data.responseJSON.error);
        }
    });
}

//Usage: create list item
var itemProperties = {
    'Title': 'Test item inside folder',
    //server relative path
    'Path': '/sites/Test/Lists/Test/FolderName'
};

createListItem('https://tenantname.sharepoint.com/sites/Test/','Test',itemProperties,function(item){
    console.log('TestRESTAPI' + item.Title + ' has been created');
  },
  function(error){
    console.log(JSON.stringify(error));
  }
);

});

Have tested the above code in SPO and its working fine.

Your second option would be to create a list item normally , then get its FileRef and FileDirRef properties and after that move it inside the folder using the MoveTo command. This will involve 3 REST API calls
Vadim, one of SP.SE's top contributor has implemented it.
Check this link - Add ListItem to List Folder using Rest-Api

A: You can send a POST request to this endpoint:
https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists/GetByTitle('Test')/AddValidateUpdateItemUsingPath

with these headers:
Authorization: "Bearer " + accessToken
Accept          "application/json;odata=nometadata"
Content-Type    "application/json;odata=nometadata"
X-RequestDigest "The appropriate digest for current site"

and payload:
{
  "listItemCreateInfo": {
    "FolderPath": {
      "DecodedUrl": "https://{site_url}/lists/Test/Folder/SubFolder"
    },
    "UnderlyingObjectType": 0
  },
  "formValues": [
    {
      "FieldName": "Title",
      "FieldValue": "Item"
    }
  ],
  "bNewDocumentUpdate": false
}

Here MS documentation.

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"National Geographic's photo of the year" is a great white shark leaping out of the water.
By Ciara O'Rourke on Monday, October 29th, 2018 at 11:22 a.m.
A viral Facebook posts claims this photo is a National Geographic photo of the year. We rate that Pants on Fire!
A Facebook account that posts wildlife photography has jumped the shark. In May, the account shared an image of what appears to be a great white breaching, soaring above the surf. "National Geographic's photo of the year," the caption says.
The photo was posted by a Facebook account called "The Planet Today" and it's been shared more than 300,000 times. The account did not immediately respond to a message seeking the source of the photo.
National Geographic also did not immediately respond to an email asking about the Facebook post.
However, searching for the image on Google reveals a number of posts that pre-date 2018. In February 2017, for example, a Twitter user tapped the image for some early-morning inspiration. "Do sharks complain about it being Monday?" he tweeted. "No, they are up early, biting stuff, chasing food, being scary, reminding everyone they're a shark."
The shark has shown up on Pinterest and blogs. But we couldn't find any credible websites connecting it to National Geographic.
National Geographic does has an annual Travel Photographer of the Year competition. The grand prize this year was awarded to Reiko Takahashi, who photographed a humpback whale.
The shark wasn't the photo of the year in 2016, either, when this same shark pic was making the rounds on social media.
In December 2016, National Geographic posted a blog refuting a claim that the photo was its photo of the year—an award the magazine doesn't have. But editor Daniel Stone took the opportunity to blast fake news as a "threat to those of us in the business of telling the truth." He also shared 14 real shark photos. Check them out here.
Published: Monday, October 29th, 2018 at 11:22 a.m.


The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals apparently don't care too much about the ethical treatment of humans.
On Saturday PETA tweeted out its new costume for the upcoming Halloween season and calling it depraved would be an understatement.
The deranged costume depicts a man in a dentist's uniform, alluding to Dr. Walter Palmer who killed Cecil the lion while hunting in Africa, being mauled by a lion.
More disturbing is that PETA released the costume one week after a safari guide was mauled to death in Africa by a lion from Cecil's pack.
Somehow, the same libs that were outraged by a costume of Bruce "Call Me Caitlyn" Jenner haven't said a word to deride this costume.
@peta Where I come from people s/t get mauled by bears & I can assure you assholes getting mauled by an animal is nowhere near to funny.
@peta you guys go too far sometimes.
@peta and yet the #caitlinjenner costume is off limits.
http://t.co/LzWm3KPcn2 This is okay in the Liberal mind, but a costume of Caitlyn Jenner is too over the top.
@peta U should have another costume where the lion kills and dismembers the poor tour guide eaten by lion.
@peta you are sick snd twisted. Not funny at all.
@peta How about you go to Africa, and go pet some wild lions.
My God, @peta. What motivates you to be so morbid? What were you deprived of in life that you find this ghoulishness at all redeeming? Sick.
@peta you love animals but hate people.
@peta Perfect costume since a lion from the same park mauled a tourist guide to death this week.