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What's that smell?
This was the smell of America. But what was it?
By Shahriar Zahedi
February 23, 1999
The Iranian
It was August 25, 1975. The Iran Air jumbo jet landed at New York's
JFK airport, and I set foot on American soil. Wearing a three-piece suit
custom made by some tailor in Laleh-Zar, I must have looked pretty third
world-ish, but I didn't care. Heck, I didn't even know our worlds were
numbered like that! Upon entering the immigration and customs area on that
hot and muggy day, a strange odor hit my hypersensitive nose.
"Wow! What's that smell?" I asked myself (in Farsi) ... GO
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Outlook
Bijan Davari's new IBM chip packs power, memory
By Kevin Maney
USA TODAY
IBM will unveil Monday a breakthrough system-on-a-chip technology that
could, in about three years, put the power of five of today's desktop computers
into a cellular phone.
The technology for the first time takes a high-performance processor
and adds as much memory as is in three to four PCs and puts it all on a
single silicon chip. The development creates a powerful computer in a thumbnail-size
package.
The chips are expected to be used in products such as cell phones and
hand-held computers, making it possible for the devices to be much more
powerful a couple of generations sooner. "You could have enough memory
to store voice-mail messages right on the cell phone," Hutcheson says.
Palm-size computers could finally have enough power to handle voice recognition,
says Bijan Davari, the IBM fellow who led the chip's development ... FULL TEX
Thanks to Farhad Sepahbody
Male & female stages of life
Male:
| AGE |
DRINK |
| 17 |
Beer |
| 25 |
Bourbon |
| 35 |
Vodka |
| 48 |
Double vodka |
| 66 |
Maalox |
... FULL
TEXT
Thanks to Shahrokh
More Letters
* Shock therapy
Mojgan Namvar writes:
Iraj
Mirza was one of very few people in Iran (even to this day) who could
see beyond the dark shadow of beliefs that had been forced upon our people
for generations. He's talking about "ignorance", he's asking
people to resist temptations with an open mind and not for fear. He even
tried to shock people with his use of explicit words, to disclose one of
the most degrading symbols of ignorance in his society.
I have to admit, even though I had read this
poem 20 years ago in Iran, seeing the words written in farsi on my
monitor still shocked me, but how can you not see beyond that? How can
you not keep on reading?
I'm sorry for the people who read this poem and didn't feel respect
for such a great mind. His, was the voice of reason. Not many brave souls
(even in a country known for its heroes) ever came out and made their points
the way Iraj Mirza did in this humorous / controversial work.
* It's rape
Sudabeh writes: Poets and good
writers have always been ahead of members of their society and in this case,
Iraj Mirza might have opened some eyes. But I am sure it has not be
very effective. His
poem is very old to me and I personally have not met any woman with
the mentality he describes.
Whatever the writer's purpose was, even if 10% represented reality,
I have to say that was the description of rape. It was rape and nothing
else ... FULL
TEXT
* Noruz: Party at UCLA
How are you going to celebrate Norouz this year???
We have a suggestion for you: Come to the Iranian Students Group Annual
Norouz Celebration at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
WHEN: Saturday, March 6th, 1999
WHERE: Ackerman Grand Ballroom (on the UCLA campus)
TICKET PRICE: FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't miss one of the biggest cultural shows at UCLA. Space is limited....so
call as soon as possible to reserve your tickets @ (310) 825-1845. You
can also e-mail us at isg@ucla.edu.
We hope to see you there.
Book of the Week
House of Sand and Fog
By Andre Dubus
Dubus tells his tragic tale from the viewpoints of the two main adversaries,
[Amir] Behrani [, a former colonel in the Iranian military under the Shah,]
and Kathy [Nicolo, a self-destructive alcoholic.] To both of them, the
house represents something more than just a place to live. For the colonel,
it is a foot in the door of the American Dream; for Kathy, a reminder of
a kinder, gentler past. In prose that is simple yet evocative The House
of Sand and Fog builds to its inevitable denouement, one that is painfully
dark but unfailingly honest. -- Alix Wilber, Amazon.com
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Threat to cancel Tehran's city council
elections
Tehran,
feb. 23, irna -- the head of the central superintendence board of council
elections, ali mowahedi savoji said here tuesday night that "if the
interior ministry does not take appropriate measure to remove the names
of 12 disqualified candidates from the election list currently at the polling
posts in tehran, the board will announce the election process in the megapolis
null and void." ... FULL TEXT
Leading Iranian reform candidate says disqualification
illegal
TEHRAN,
Feb 23 (AFP) - The leading reformer running in Tehran's landmark municipal
polls said Tuesday that his disqualification by the conservative-dominated
election Supervision Council was illegal. Both the interior ministry and
a conciliation committee have declared the removal from the ballot of 12
reform candidates led by Vice President Abdollah Nuri to be "illegal
and baseless," said Nuri, who is close to moderate President Mohammad
Khatami ... FULL TEXT... also see ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Four more arrests in dissident deaths
TEHRAN,
Iran (AP) -- Iranian authorities have arrested four more suspects in the
deaths of five dissidents, a military prosecutor said today. The prosecutor,
Mohammad Niyazi, told Tehran radio that one of the suspects was a businessman
who fled to Turkey but was brought back with the help of Turkish authorities
... FULL TEXT
Conservatives maintain hold on key electoral
council
TEHRAN,
Feb 23 (AFP) - Iran's conservatives demonstrated their continuing stranglehold
on one of the Islamic Republic's key institutions Tuesday with the reelection
of conservative cleric Ali Meshkini to the chairmanship of the Council of
Experts. Meshkini, 74, was reelected by 66 votes out of 85 at the council's
first full session since nationwide elections last October, the official
news agency IRNA reported ... FULL TEXT
Four hurt as protestors attack Iraqi embassy
in Tehran
TEHRAN,
Feb 23 (AFP) - Iraqi security guards fired shots in the air and four people
were injured as hundreds of Iraqi opponents of President Saddam Hussein
attacked the Iraqi embassy here Tuesday, Iraqi opposition sources said.
Some 1,000 protestors threw stones at the mission and tried to scale the
surrounding walls and get inside, members of the Tehran-based Iraqi opposition
group, the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI), said
... FULL TEXT
Pro-Ocalan demonstrations turn violent
in Iran
TEHRAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Demonstrations in Iran in support of
captured Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan turned to violence on
Monday with protesters attacking government buildings and burning cars,
Iranian newspapers said on Tuesday. In Iran's biggest Kurdish town, Sanandaj,
police fired shots in the air to disperse demonstrators who had gathered
in violation of the governor's orders, the newspaper Arya reported ... FULL
TEXT
Khatami to visit Saudi Arabia soon
TEHRAN, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami is
due to travel to Saudi Arabia some time in late March or in April, Iran's
state television said on Tuesday. It said the president would visit Saudi
Arabia either during the annual Haj pilgrimage, to start in late March,
``or a little after.'' ... FULL TEXT
Winner of Berlin film festival
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Kamal Tabrizi's "Mehr-e Maadar" (Mother's love)
has won the best film award from a children's film festival in Berlin ...
IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Ancient gold chalice to go on display
Tehran
(Iran daily) - A 3,200-year-old gold chalice, one of the many spectacular
finds from the Hassanlou region, will go on public display for the first
time beginning March 3 ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Esteqlal v. al-Hilal
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Esteqlal players arrived in the UAE for their upcoming match
against Saudi Arabia's al-Hilal in the latest round of the Asian cup winners
cup ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
Rising star: Edmund Bazik
Tehran
(Iran daily) - Edmund Bazik, the young armenian striker playing for Persepolis,
is getting more attention for being a prolific goal scorer. But he has not
yet been invited to the national team ... IMAGE TEXT IN PERSIAN
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