The force that through the green fuse drives the flower / Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees / Is my destroyer. / And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose / My youth is bent by the same wintry fever¡¦.by Dylan Thomas
constra44id 2020-01-06 (16:32) IP address :185.195.19.194
Donald Trump, throughout his presidential campaign and then as president, has never failed to rail against what he calls his º¹ÇձⷻŻ=º¹Çձⷻݏ®ºä predecessor President Barack Obama's "bad deal". But all its other signatories - the UK, France, Russia, China, Germany and the EU - believe that it still has merit.
The agreement, known as the JCPOA, constrained ³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß Iran's nuclear programme for a set period in a largely verifiable way. But its greatest significance - even more so given the current crisis - is that it helped to avert an imminent war. Before it was signed, there was mounting concern about Tehran's nuclear activities and every chance that Israel (or possibly Israel and the US in tandem) might attack Iran's nuclear facilities.
We are now at the destination the Trump administration clearly hoped for in May 2018. But the major powers, while deeply unhappy about Iran's breaches of the deal, are also shocked at the controversial decision by Mr Trump to ·¹Çø®Ä«sa±Þ=·¹Çø®Ä« a±Þ kill the head of Iran's Quds Force, a decision that has again brought the US and Iran to the brink of war.
sm3331art 2020-01-05 (04:29) IP address :185.76.9.71
Smartypans has a frying pan that checks the weight and temperature of ingredients before guiding you through the ³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«Ãßõ=³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«Ãßõ cooking process via an app.
Inirv wants you to swap your cooker's knobs for its smart dials.
They let owners turn up the °æ±â°³Àε·=°æ±â°³Àε·ÇÕ¸®ÀûÀΰ÷ heat via voice command, and automatically turn off the stove if it is left unattended for too long.
And PantryOn aims to automate food ³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® shopping lists via smart shelves that monitor when a family's favourite groceries run low.
The caveat is that its current ÀÇ·ù°ÇÁ¶±â·»Å»=ÀÇ·ù°ÇÁ¶±â·»Å»¹ÏÀ½Á÷½º·¯¿î°÷ prototypes look to be quite bulky, leaving less storage space as a result.
Not all home tech requires an ³Ã¿ÂÁ¤¼ö±â·»Å»=³Ã¿ÂÁ¤¼ö±â·»Å»ÀßÇϴ°÷ always-on net connection.
BrightLock unlocks front doors by detecting a pattern of light pulses fired from a smartphone's flash.
The idea is that you ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è can easily share a light-based code with friends, tradesmen or others needing temporary access.
Townew promises to liberate you from the toil of having to tie up rubbish bags.
escal44ated 2020-01-05 (03:53) IP address :185.76.9.71
Iran supports a variety ·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ=·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ of Shia militia groups in neighbouring Iraq. Soleimani had just arrived at Baghdad airport and was travelling in a convoy alongside officials from such militia when their cars were hit by several US missiles.
Al-Muhandis, the Iraqi militia leader ¼¿ï°³Àε·=¼¿ï°³Àε·½Ñ°÷ who was also killed in the strike, commanded the Kataib Hezbollah group - also backed by Iran.
Iraq now finds itself in a difficult position as an ally both of Iran and of the US. Thousands of US troops remain in the country to assist in the broader struggle against the Islamic State (IS) group. But the Iraqi government insists that the US has acted beyond the terms of this agreement.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi labelled the missile strike as a "brazen violation of Iraq's sovereignty and a blatant attack on the nation's dignity".
Iraq's parliament announced that it would hold an emergency meeting on Sunday.
Ira2ni1an33 2020-01-05 (03:49) IP address :185.76.9.71
A huge crowd in Iraq's capital Baghdad is taking part in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem ½ÃÈï°³Àε·=½ÃÈï°³Àε·¾ÆÁÖÁÁÀ½ Soleimani, who was killed in a US air strike on Thursday.
Soleimani was the architect of Iran's Middle °æ±âÆ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç=°æ±âÆ÷ÀåÀÌ»çÈǸ¢ÇØ East operations. Iran has vowed to take "severe revenge" for his death.
The gathering in Baghdad on Saturday marked the beginning of days of mourning for Soleimani.
The crowds in Baghdad were also there to mourn the death of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi who commanded the Iranian-backed Kataib ³ÃÀå°í·»Å»=³ÃÀå°í·»Å»Ãßõ Hezbollah group and effectively led the Popular Mobilisation units - an umbrella of militias in Iraq dominated by groups aligned with Iran.
Mourners started gathering in Baghdad from ÆòÅð³Àε·=ÆòÅð³Àε·¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ò the early hours, ahead of the start of the procession, waving Iraqi and militia flags and chanting "death to America". The procession snaked though the streets, some carrying portraits of Soleimani and some of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Reports said the bodies of the Iranians would then be flown on Saturday evening to Iran, which has declared three days of È«Äá¸íǰ½Ã°è=È«Äá¸íǰ½Ã°è mourning for the assassinated general. His funeral is to be held on Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman in central Iran.
Some Iraqis, conversely, celebrated in Baghdad's streets at the news of Soleimani's death. He was accused of orchestrating violent crackdowns ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ® on peaceful pro-democracy protests there in recent months.
Ira2ni1an33 2020-01-05 (03:49) IP address :185.76.9.71
A huge crowd in Iraq's capital Baghdad is taking part in a funeral procession for the Iranian military commander Qasem ½ÃÈï°³Àε·=½ÃÈï°³Àε·¾ÆÁÖÁÁÀ½ Soleimani, who was killed in a US air strike on Thursday.
Soleimani was the architect of Iran's Middle °æ±âÆ÷ÀåÀÌ»ç=°æ±âÆ÷ÀåÀÌ»çÈǸ¢ÇØ East operations. Iran has vowed to take "severe revenge" for his death.
The gathering in Baghdad on Saturday marked the beginning of days of mourning for Soleimani.
The crowds in Baghdad were also there to mourn the death of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, an Iraqi who commanded the Iranian-backed Kataib ³ÃÀå°í·»Å»=³ÃÀå°í·»Å»Ãßõ Hezbollah group and effectively led the Popular Mobilisation units - an umbrella of militias in Iraq dominated by groups aligned with Iran.
Mourners started gathering in Baghdad from ÆòÅð³Àε·=ÆòÅð³Àε·¾Æ¸§´Ù¿ò the early hours, ahead of the start of the procession, waving Iraqi and militia flags and chanting "death to America". The procession snaked though the streets, some carrying portraits of Soleimani and some of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Reports said the bodies of the Iranians would then be flown on Saturday evening to Iran, which has declared three days of È«Äá¸íǰ½Ã°è=È«Äá¸íǰ½Ã°è mourning for the assassinated general. His funeral is to be held on Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman in central Iran.
Some Iraqis, conversely, celebrated in Baghdad's streets at the news of Soleimani's death. He was accused of orchestrating violent crackdowns ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ® on peaceful pro-democracy protests there in recent months.
red441uce 2020-01-05 (03:48) IP address :185.76.9.71
As if the differences between LED, OLED, QLED and microLED were not baffling enough, there will be a new technology ¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß in town: Mini-LED.
It won't produce the deep ½º¸¶Æ®TV·»Å»=½º¸¶Æ®TV·»Å»ÂøÇѰ÷ blacks of OLED, where each pixel is self-illuminating. Nor will it match microLED tech, where the diodes are so small they can be assigned to the pixels on a 1:1 basis.
But it should deliver an impressive HDR (high dynamic range) picture at a relatively affordable price.
TCL has confirmed it will launch Mini-LED TVs at CES, and other brands may do so too, even if they call them by another name.
Also look out to see which brands ·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ®=·¹Çø®Ä«½Ã°è»çÀÌÆ® adopt the new Filmmaker Mode
A number of Hollywood directors, including Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and Christopher Nolan, have spearheaded an initiative to let TVs display movies as their creators intended.
At a single button push, motion-blurring is switched off, and the colours, frame rate and aspect ratio are all adjusted.
India captain Virat Kohli says he is "not a fan" of the À½½Ä¹°Ã³¸®±â·»Å»=À½½Ä¹°Ã³¸®±â·»Å»´ë´ÜÇÔ proposal to reduce Test matches from five to four days.
A reduction in match length is likely to be discussed in January when the International Cricket Council considers the Test ºÎõ°³Àε·=ºÎõ°³Àε·ÀßÇϴ°÷ calendar beyond 2023.
"Where do you end? Then you will speak of Test cricket disappearing."
The England and Wales Cricket ·¹Çø®Ä«±¸¸Å´ëÇà=·¹Çø®Ä«±¸¸Å´ëÇà Board has said it "cautiously supports" the proposal because it would reduce player workload.
India are the world number one Test side, having won five and drawn one of their past six series.
"I don't think that's fair to the purest format of the game," Kohli said when asked about four-day Tests.
"How cricket started initially, five-day Test matches was the highest test you can have at international level.
Marnus Labuschagne made a double century as Australia posted 454 against New Zealand on the second day of the third Test ³²ÀÚ¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«=³²ÀÚ¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä« in Sydney.
Labuschagne batted for more than ³Ã³¹æ±â·»Å»=³Ã³¹æ±â·»Å»°¡¼ººñ eight hours to make his highest Test score of 215 from 363 balls.
In response, the Black Caps ¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ®=¸íǰ·¹Çø®Ä«»çÀÌÆ® reached 63-0 by the close, trailing by 391 runs.
Australia, who lead the three-Test series 2-0, had resumed on 283-3 but lost Matthew Wade in the first over of the day to off-spinner Will ·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ=·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ Somerville.
Labuschagne, who had been 130 not out overnight, and captain Tim Paine shared a 79-run stand to push the Aussies past 400 before New Zealand wrapped the innings up.
The 62-year-old was widely seen as the second most powerful figure in Iran, behind Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. The È«Äá·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ=·¹Çø®Ä«¹Ì·¯±Þ ·¹Çø®Ä«·¹Çø®Ä« ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß Quds Force, an elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported directly to the ayatollah, and Soleimani was hailed as a heroic national ¸íǰÈĵ导=¸íǰÈĵ导 figure.
He was widely considered an architect of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's war against rebels in Syria, the rise of pro-Iranian paramilitaries in Iraq, the ¸ÅÆ®¸®½º·»Å»=¸ÅÆ®¸®½º·»Å»À̺¥Æ® fight against the Islamic State group, and many battles beyond.
Charismatic and often elusive, the silver-haired commander was revered by some, loathed by others, and a source of myths and social media »ç¹«±â±â·»Å»=»ç¹«±â±â·»Å»¾ÆÁÖÁÁÀ½ memes. He had emerged in recent years from a lifetime in the shadows directing covert operations to achieve fame and popularity in Iran, becoming the subject of documentaries, news reports and even pop songs.
Under his 21-year leadership of the ³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß=³²ÀÚ·¹Çø®Ä«½Å¹ß Quds Force, Iran bolstered Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian militant groups in Lebanon; expanded its military presence in Iraq and Syria; and orchestrated Syria's offensive against rebel groups in that country's long civil war.
inaug421ural 2020-01-05 (03:10) IP address :185.76.9.71
Top-30 ranked pair Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils won their singles matches to ensure France opened their ATP Cup campaign ¸íǰÀÇ·ù·¹Çø®Ä«=¸íǰÀÇ·ù·¹Çø®Ä« with victory over Chile.
On day two of the inaugural ¸íǰÀÇ·ù·¹Çø®Ä«=¸íǰÀÇ·ù·¹Çø®Ä« tournament in Brisbane, Paire opened with a 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-3 win over Nicolas Jarry.
Monfils sealed the Group A win by beating Cristian Garin 6-3 7-5.
Japan, without Kei Nishikori, won ¿À»ê°³Àε·=¿À»ê°³Àε·ºü¸§ all three matches against Uruguay in Group B in Perth, while Argentina beat Poland 2-1 in Group E in Sydney.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and ÀÎõÀϼö=ÀÎõÀϼö¸Å¿ìÁÁÀ½ Dominic Thiem all play later on Saturday as Serbia, Spain and Austria start their campaigns against South Africa, Georgia and Croatia respectively.