Archive - 2008

Emissary of Love

There once was one; and then there were none. Under the blue dome of the evening sky, apart from the presence of God, there was absolutely no one…. Nestled between the Caspian Sea and the Alborz Mountains, in the city of wolves, lived a little boy with his grandfather. The little boy loved to hear stories and his grandfather had many to tell, and so they spent most of their days together. Years passed; the boy grew up and left home to live adventures of his own; chasing legends and dreaming of giants. Along his journey, he spent many nights under the blue dome of foreign skies, far from his city and far from anyone to guide him.>>>

Sundance Norooz Gift

Sundance Norooz gift: Sundance Cinemas extends David & Layla to continue in San Francisco thru Thursday March 20! Plus, premieres in Sacramento/CA, Madison/WI & Westhampton/NY. >>>

The Spider Killings (8)

Sharif always left the Imam Reza shrine with regret. It was the most grandiose homage to God that man had ever built. Sharif was sure of it, although he had scarcely ventured out of his native city except to serve at the front during the war. The enormous domes of the two mosques, one gold and one turquoise, stood proudly over the city, which squirmed beneath their shadows. In between, a gargantuan web of hallways and corridors, fountains and courtyards, not to mention the many buildings housed in the complex, the religious schools, the museum, the library…>>>

Update on Bandar Abbas wikimapia situation

Once again, the wikifreaks cause trouble to control information. >>>

URGENT: 4 juveniles to be executed

Naser Qasemi, Mohammad Reza Haddadi and Reza Hejazi are all in prison awaiting execution>>>

Zahedi Slams McCain over Anti Persian Rhetoric

Ardeshir Zahedi's Open Letter to Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John McCain >>>

Just in time for NOROOZ spirit

Norouzetan Mobarak!

Norouzetan Mobarak!>>>

Wisdom - "Least" Likely

"Self Explanatory".

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Can you say stagflation?

If you keep track of economic news these days, you notice that the word stagflation is frequently uttered by newscasters and economic analysts. This term was coined by economists to describe an unconventional phenomenon that took place in late 1970s: the simultaneous occurrence of high unemployment and high inflation. The combined unemployment rate and inflation rate, properly called the misery index, averaged over 17% from 1974 to 1981. It has been nearly 8% since 1993. >>>

سخنی درباره انتخابات از عباس امیرانتظام

بیست و نه سال پیش در دفاع از حق تعیین سرنوشت مردم و حق حاکمیت دمکراتیک با مجلس خبرگان به مخالفت برخاسته و انحلال آن را مطرح کردم. >>>

Shahyad monument ~ برج شهیاد

This monument represents the Persian civilization and culture through the ages >>>

Sushi and Basketball

There are moments in life that you have to sit back and just think.

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