From Zayandeh Rud to the Mississippi Readings in Your Town: 1- March 17, Book Passage, Corte Madera, CA 2- March 24, Borders, Glendale, CA 3- April 22 Barnes & Noble, Kenwood, Cincinnati, OH Readings in Your Town 2006 was last modified: January 29th, 2006 by mahvand sadeghi
Ardeshir Mohases is one of Iran’s most prolific modern artists and caricaturists. He started drawing when only a child; drawing the characters of his mother’s bedtime stories. After recieving his degress in Law and Political Science from the University of Tehran, he continuted his interest in art and would later […]
First Female President of Chile
A 54 year old self proclaimed agnostic, mother of three and divorcee with a medical speciatly in pediatrics does not sound like the ideal canidate for president of a religiously Roman catholic and socially conservative country such as Chile, but Michelle Bachelet became Chile’s first elected female president. First Female […]
Paintings done by Iranian artist Ario Mashayekhi who now resides in Chicago, Illinois. Ario came to United States on December 23, 1978 and has since stayed. Ario studied fine arts, and he works professionally as a painter, sculptor, and actor. Visually, Ario represents the human condition through pain, sorrow, the […]
Louis Braille
The Story of Louis Braille There was a time, not long ago, when most people thought that blind people could never learn to read. People thought that the only way to read was to look at words with your eyes. Louis Braille was last modified: January 4th, 2006 by mahnaz […]
Happy New Year
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Happy New Year! Sal-e No Mobarak! Einen Guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr ! Bonne Annee Nouvelle! Naya Saal Mubarak Ho! Naway Kaal De Umbarak Shaa! Prospero Ano! Antoum Salimoun! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Godt Nytt �r! Feliz Ano Novo! Kenourios Chronos! Felice Anno Nuovo! Newroz Pirozbe! Manigong Bagong Taon! Heri […]

Not all countries celebrate New Year at the same time, nor in the same way. This is because people in different parts of the world use different calendars. Long ago, people divided time into days, months, and years. Some calendars are based on the movement of the moon, others are […]
