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    Non-Iranian vacationing in Iran

    I have a friend, with Irish and Mexican passports, who wants to travel to Iran to vacation. Any tips and suggestions? Are there legitimate tour companies that can take care of him? What will be required to get a visa? ...and any other relevant info. Specifically, he's asked the following...
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    Computer Help: Laptop won't shut down, restarts instead!

    Hi guys, I have a Sony Vaio Z Series, Intel Core i5 2.53 Ghz 4 GB RAM on a 64-bit Windows 7 Professional. When I try to shut it down, or make it sleep, or hibernate, it invariably **restarts** instead. The only way to shut it down is mechanically by holding the power button. I have done...
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    To our European members

    ...if any of you remember me at all (just from my past online activity) and are staying in your country of residence during the Christmas break, do send me an inbox. :) Cheers
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    Downtown Toronto Condo

    Hi guys, This is a bit last minute but I figured I'll drop a line here anyways... I'm about to rent a room in a 2 year old (luxury) condo right at Yonge and College. The suite is on the 33rd floor. It has two rooms, one a master bedroom with its own washroom, and a smaller room that is 11X11...
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    My Tehran For Sale by Granaz Mousavi

    Anyone know where I can get this film to watch?
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    Is This Why We Are Ruled by AN, KR, Shah, Reza Shah etc.

    Dear readers, For a coherent articulation of the above sentiment, please refer to Talk about anniversary of the Coup, not Israel, I'm sick of this - Community - IranSportsPress.com
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    HBO film about Neda’s death

    Heart-wrenching stuff. Thanks.
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    Obama admin to weaken Miranda

    This is something Bush did... The attempted bombing in Times Square intensified the debate about how to treat terrorism suspects and where they should be prosecuted. Now Obama administration officials are saying they may ask Congress to weaken the Miranda rule, a central principle of our...
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    Ibiza in August

    Hi guys, Trying to plan a vacaction to Ibiza in August, so I've come here for any help, pointers, suggestions with respect to flights, accommodations (hostels/hotels), and anything else... We'll be flying out of Toronto. An important thing to note is that we're on student budgets. And...
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    THE BIG BANG THEORY

    I've recently become obsessed... This show is so damn funny. You can watch all the episodes on www.icefilms.info Anyone else watch this?
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    Iranian-American philosopher and law professor named by Obama to Bioethics Commission

    Nita Anahita Farahany Here: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/04/09/qt#224613 And here is her page: http://law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty/faculty-detail/index.aspx?faculty_id=166
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    lebanese man to be executed in Saudi arabia for sorcery

    haha well in that case I apologize. But in my defence how that hell was I supposed to know!? :bye:
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    I HATE CANADA

    کانادا کشور خیلی بدیه. من از این کشور متنفرم. دلایل من هم واضح و مبرهنه. برای اینکه مطمئنتون کنم که نظرم کاملا درسته بعضی از دلایلم رو اینجا می نویسم تا خودتون قضاوت کنین. فقط یادتون باشه که فکر مهاجرت به این کشور عوضی رو نکنین. به همون ایران خودمون بچسبین و از زندگی پر صلح و صفا در کنار...
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    lebanese man to be executed in Saudi arabia for sorcery

    Honestly if the admin will let such rampant racism take place then they are hypocrites at best and scum bigots at worst. Shocking that educated members - Western educated lawyers for fuck's sake! (Farbod I'm talking about you) - can have such radically insular and narrow-minded views.
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    Health care bill passed!!!!

    So, is the Federal Reserve private or public? The Federal Reserve System is not "owned" by anyone and is not a private, profit-making institution. Instead, it is an independent entity within the government, having both public purposes and private aspects. As the nation's central bank, the...
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    Your Super-Special Iran Caption Contest

    Best one so far! Hahaha
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    Brazil's Ronaldo to quit in 2011

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8529228.stm One of the greatest players of all time... I hope he makes it this June.
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    Iran expels Greek steward after not using Persian Gulf

    I don't get it. Who was responsible for this? The Greek steward?
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    An account of living with Lou Gehrig's Disease

    I think this is a must read: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23531 This is why suicide should be legal. The ban of suicide or euthanasia strikes me as profoundly immoral.
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    New Scientist: Iran showing fastest scientific growth of any country

    Perfect. Thanks for this quality post.