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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The scapegoating of Iran's Baha'is

    http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/01/13/f-vp-stewart.html Brian Stewart on the under-reported trial of Iran's Baha's seven. Oppressive regimes attack human rights on two levels. The most obvious assault, as we have seen in Iran in recent months, aims at suppressing political...
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    In Evin Prison

    http://www.nybooks.com/articles/23439
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    Wonderful review of Sarah Palin's new book

    Here. Here are some highlights: Millions of copies will be sold of a book written by someone who can’t write, intended for an audience that doesn’t read, about the thoughts of a person who doesn’t think. God is dead.... If you are in a hurry, here is the succinct version of this review...
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    How I Got That Shot of Ayatollah Khomeini

    http://www.slate.com/id/2234851/ Click here for a slide show about what it was like to photograph the Iranian revolution.
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    Iranian on British Talent Show (X-Factor)

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    Three Stupid Stages of Life

    Got this in an email, pretty funny... We have 3 stupid stages of life……….. Teen age Have Time + Energy …but No Money Working Age Have Money + Energy …but No Time Old age Have Time + Money …but no Energy
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    The Academe and Fascism in Iran

    http://chronicle.com/article/The-Shame-of-Academe-and/47938/?sid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en August 10, 2009 The Chronicle Review The Shame of Academe and Fascism, Then and Now By Carlin Romano How should America's university presidents respond to the savagery in Iran today? The...
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    Investigation into IR's crimes against humanity: Interview with Prof. Akhavan

    The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) with the support of the Canadian government is launching an investigation into the human rights violations in the recent uprisings in Iran. Here's an interview with Dr. Payam Akhavan, the president and co-founder of IHRDC. tdK26eodvHY