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Iran’s economic recovery slow one year after historic nuclear deal

Edit Asia Times 18 Jul 2016
Iran’s expectation of a big boom in economy through “economic recovery” after the lifting of UN sanctions has not been realized yet. Iran’s crude exports have soared after the lifting of UN sanctions but oil earnings alone cannot increase its capital to a booming level ... While a cursory look at the rating figures suggests a fine recovery, figures can be extremely misleading because of their relative nature ... banking and finance....

In Ukraine, not only heroes deserve justice

Edit Open Democracy 17 Jul 2016
A Ukrainian blogger sentenced for his scandalous views on the conflict in the Donbas has just been released. Whatever his shortcomings, Ruslan Kotsaba deserved our solidarity. Ruslan Kotsaba talks to journalists in June 2015. Image still via YouTube.Last Thursday, Ruslan Kotsaba addressed journalists in a west Ukrainian courthouse, tears running down his face ... A cursory look at the blogger’s recent history complicates this picture ... ....

All That Man Is by David Szalay review: breaking the serious news

Edit The Irish Times 16 Jul 2016
About halfway through this uneven and sometimes diverting book, David Szalay introduces us to a character who is travelling by air from London to Geneva ... It’s not a joke ... Poetry ... ... These shortcomings diminish the force of Szalay’s evident talent for narrative, and exacerbate the feeling that, despite its length, All That Man Is is a fairly cursory and insubstantial assembly that might have been a work of lasting strength and moment....

Why France Has Become the Number One Target for Terror

Edit Time Magazine 15 Jul 2016
When a truck driver plowed into the throngs of revelers out on the street for Bastille Day in the coastal town of Nice on Thursday night, killing at least 84 people and injuring dozens more, it was the latest in a series of devastating attacks in France ... the list goes on ... Read More ... Read More ... But in other cases, would-be attackers need only have cursory contact with jihadi groups, or may find inspiration for acts of violence online ... ....

Static Western Outlaws and Angels Invites You to Sit a Spell With Wannabe Rapists

Edit Houston Press 15 Jul 2016
A A. Facebook-. Twitter -. More shares recommend reddit email -. - ... The action starts out promisingly enough ... Classic premise, right? It’s squandered with an incredible lack of action and B- and C-storylines ... Despite worthy performances from the entire cast, this movie’s a prime example of a director admiring some great movies but only having a cursory, superficial understanding of what it was that made them work ...   ...   ... ....

Locky Distributors Switch to Word Macro and then WSF Files (Cyren Ltd)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Jul 2016
(Source. Cyren Ltd) ... The Locky attack begins with an email attachment that downloads the actual Locky ransomware. Last week, the Downloader component was switched to Word documents with embedded macros (.docm extension) ... A cursory analysis shows that the .wsf file is simply a JavaScript file with wrapped around it ... (noodl....

LGBT history lessons edging closer to California classrooms

Edit Austin American Statesman 14 Jul 2016
After multiple delays, California education officials are moving to comply with the nation's first law requiring public schools to include prominent gay people and LGBT rights milestones in history classes ... A capstone of sorts would come in U.S ... Gay rights groups had complained that an initial draft of the outline issued in 2014 did only a cursory job of highlighting important LGBT figures and events....

Theresa May: What's on her to-do list for Wales?

Edit BBC News 14 Jul 2016
The UK has a new Prime Minister - Theresa May. How will Wales fit into a Downing Street in-tray dominated by negotiations to leave the European Union?Brexit in Wales. There are issues in the Brexit negotiations that will fundamentally affect everyone, Wales included ... Then there is funding for agriculture ... A cursory internet search will bring up little - although she had resisted the devolution of policing in her time in the Home Office ... ....

Trump Time Capsule #37: 'Breached the Boundaries'

Edit The Atlantic 14 Jul 2016
Senator Theodore Bilbo, a dominant figure in Mississippi politics through the first half of the 20th century, is deplored in history’s eyes as a Klan member and racist bitter-ender ... Now the press is dealing with the reality that Donald Trump (“they’re sending rapists”) is making them explicit once again ... He did not ... “Mr ... *** ... For months, this has been widely, openly agreed upon by pretty much everyone who is paying even cursory attention....

Boris Johnson and diplomacy are not synonymous

Edit The Guardian 14 Jul 2016
Britain’s new foreign secretary was singled by the Germans for causing Brexit with ‘a diet of lies’ and once described black people as ‘piccaninnies’ ... For diplomacy and Boris Johnson are not, after all, exactly synonymous. Any cursory reading of his regular Daily Telegraph columns reveals praise of Vladimir Putin, calls to accommodate President Bashar al-Assad and indiscretions about the president of the United States ... Twitter ... Related ... ....

Sony's 'Totally Digital' PlayStation Sale is Pretty Spectacular

Edit Kotaku 13 Jul 2016
Everybody loves a sale; well, apart from Sony that is. Judging by its relentless flurry of discount events, Sony doesn't just love sales, it wants to marry sales too ... And look ... However, a cursory glance through the relevant list of PlayStation 4 game discounts suggests that Sony's definition of 'digital-only' might be a little questionable....

Ghostbusters Proves Manbaby YouTube Downvotes Are Meaningless

Edit Houston Press 13 Jul 2016
A A. Facebook-. Twitter -. More shares recommend reddit email -. - ... As of this writing it’s holding on to a 76 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and I would have bet you any money it would never top 60 percent ... These sort of manosphere tantrum targets typically involve a lot of sock puppet accounts, something that a cursory look at the comments shows some people openly brag about doing ... Upcoming Events ... 30, 6.00pm ... 5, 7.00pm ... ....

Theresa May: Forget the Heels, It's the Hat Trick That Should Worry You...

Edit Huffington Post 13 Jul 2016
Brace yourselves. Today heralds the ushering in of a so-called new era in British politics. Wednesday 13th July is a day which will henceforth be seen as the harbinger of 'monumental change', a 'seismic shift' in the balance of poitical power between the genders ... It is inevitable that Theresa May will be subject to endless comparisons with Margaret Thatcher ... A cursory glance at May's voting record illustrates her motivation and belief ... ....
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