March 29, 2007
Delshad, Jamshid
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0329/p03s03-ussc.html
Jimmy Jamshid Delshad, Beverly Hills Mayor, conducted his first city council meeting Tuesday.
He is America's highest-ranking Iranian-American.
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October 10, 2006
Shadlu, Ali
http://www.iranian.com/PhotoDay/2006/October/shadlu.html
Swam Across the Caspian Sea
Ali Shadlu, a relief worker of Iran's Red Crescent Society, set an enviable record as he swam the 600km width of the Caspian Sea in 53 days. Shadlu, who started swimming in the westernmost point of the sea, Astara, on Aug. 1, reached the easternmost spot Bandar Torkaman on Sept. 23. Following correspondence with the Guinness World Records officials, Shadlu's world record has been registered.
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July 10, 2006
Nayernia, Karim
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5166462.stm
'Lab-made sperm' fertility hope
Professor Karim Nayernia and colleagues at the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany, took stem cells from a mouse embryo that was only a few days old and grew these cells in the laboratory.
Using a specialised sorting instrument they were able to isolate some stem cells that had begun to develop as sperm.
They encouraged these early-stage sperm cells, known as spermatogonial stem cells, to grow into adult sperm cells and then injected some of these into female mouse eggs.
The fertilised eggs grew and were successfully transplanted into female mice and produced seven babies.
The experiment was carried out using mice and produced seven babies, six of which lived to adulthood.
However, the mice showed abnormal patterns of growth, and other problems, such as difficulty breathing.
Professor Nayernia, who now works at Newcastle University in the UK, said: "For the first time we have created life using artificial sperm. This will help us to understand how men produce sperm and why some men are unable to do this.
About 1% of all men don't produce sperm and a further 3-4% of men have a low sperm count that could lead to infertility.
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July 06, 2006
Aghazadeh, Faramarz (body builder)
http://www.faramarzaghazadeh.com/
Faramarz was born in Tehran, Iran in 1969 to a family of six children. As a teenager, he started lifting weights to build strength for swimming, Olympic wrestling and boxing. While training at the gym, he got to know some of the pros from his country. They recognized his potential and encouraged him to start bodybuilding. Soon after he fell in love with the sport and made it a promise to go to America to compete amongst the best bodybuilders in the world for his Pro card.
He immigrated to the United States in 1992 and entered and won his first competition in 1995. Even though he was qualified for Nationals, he had to wait seven years for citizenship before proceeding to the next level. Since 2002, he has placed in the top six at Nationals and top 2 at USA.
He is currently living in Sacramento, CA with his wife and two children.
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July 03, 2006
Omidyar, Pierre
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13530551/site/newsweek/page/2/
Now 39, Omidyar has devoted himself full time to the challenge of "responsibly investing" one of the dot-com era's largest fortunes, around $10 billion.
He left eBay five years ago and abandoned Silicon Valley for a quieter life in Nevada, where he and his wife, Pam, started a family foundation. In 2004, they converted it into the Omidyar Network—a philanthropic venture-capital fund that, unlike traditional charities, can invest in profitmaking businesses as well as nonprofits. The recipients, says Omidyar, are chosen because they "help people tap into their own power."
In the past two years, the Omidyar Network has committed (he shuns the term "donation") nearly $80 million to several dozen organizations.
See Also: Forbes' Billionaire List
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April 18, 2006
Mohsenin, Mohsen
http://www.mohsenmohsenin.com/
In the evening April 13th, Dr Mohsen Mohsenin member of the International Ski Federation (IFS) and one of the pioneers of ski industry in Iran passed away in Dizin where for more than two decades he spent his time training many of Iran's best skiers.
Everyone loved Dr. Mohsenin for his humble nature and great aptitude for sports and sportsmanship. He delivered many top skiers to Tehran through Dena Ski Club, and surely did a lot of service for Iran's ski industry. His journey has left a huge gap in a lot of people's life.
I have put up a website in his memory, please take a minute and sign his memorial page MohsenMohsenin.com
-- Farhang Farid
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April 17, 2006
Irani, Ray R.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/business/15pay.html
CEO - Occidental Petroleum
Ray R. Irani, the chief executive of Occidental Petroleum, received about $63 million in total compensation last year, an increase of more than 50 percent over 2004.
Over the last three years, Mr. Irani has reaped more than $135 million, mostly in options and restricted stock.
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March 09, 2006
Forbes' billionaire list
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4791848.stm
793 Billionaires with a combined net worth of the $2.6 trillion and US billionaires account for just under half the amount.
Microsoft's Bill Gates tops the list for the 12th year running at a net worth of $50bn (£29bn).
While New York has the highest number of resident billionaires with 40, Moscow is second with 25, and London comes third with 23.
#43 is Pierre Omidyar
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November 26, 2005
Momayez, Morteza
http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/arts/story/2005/11/051126_mf_momayyez.shtml
Morteza Momayez died on 26 November, 2005.
Morteza Momayez, 69, graduated from the University of Tehran with a B.A. in painting in 1964 and then continued his studies at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratives in Paris.
He has been a lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Tehran since 1969.
He has been a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI) since 1975, having joined the group at the invitation of American graphic designers Milton Glaser and Walter Allner and Polish graphic artist Roman Cieslewicz.
He has been the chairman of the board of directors of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society since 1988.
Many Iranian artists regard him as the father of graphic design in Iran.
Momayyez was honored by the International Council of Graphic Design Associations (ICOGRADA) with a lifetime achievement award in April 2004.
His Books:
What Is Graphic Design?
Graphic Art in Iran
Signs 1
Placards, Posters
Illustration and Imagination
Book Cover Design
Signs 2
His Films:
The Web:
Mehr news
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Iranian Culture Ministry to honor Momayez
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Tavoos article:
Life is a Test, Not a Rest
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November 18, 2005
Falsafi, Babak
http://eworldrecords.com/pedramfalsafi.html
Babak Falsafi's Winter Guitar Workshop in Tehran Dec 2005!
"Arranging Iranian Folk Songs on the Classical Guitar"
Info and Registration at Duet Institute of Music Tehran.
Tel: 011-9821-8874-6903
Other links
New CD from Iran to Argentina.
Classic Guitar Contest, Aug 2005
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June 13, 2005
Mosaffa, Mazaher, Ph.D.
http://www.iran-newspaper.com/1384/840311/html/horizon.htm#s472746
Prof. Mazaher Mosaffa was born in 1932 in arak, Iran. He has been a faculty member at the universities of Shiraz and Tehran.
Below is an excerpt from an article printed in Iran newspaper:
با اين همه اينكه مظاهر مصفا از مصاحبه و گفت وگو و تيتر و عكس مى پرهيزد حكايت از صلابت او دارد نه غرور و كبر تبختر. بد نيست نوشته مان درباره مظاهر مصفا را با خاطره اى كه او براى مجله بخارا تعريف كرده است به پايان ببريم.(۸)
او مى گويد: در آن سال كه رابطه ايران و افغانستان رو به گرمى داشت از من خواستند تا همراه جمعى به آن ديار سفر كنم. من سخت در خدمت مادر بودم
قرعه فال به نام استاد عبقرى، دكتر سادات ناصرى زدند. او در آن سرزمين جان باخت. در دانشگاه تهران به پيشنهاد من او را تشييع كردند. در مرثيت او مى گريستم و تركيب بندى مى ساختم. روزى كه در مسجد دانشگاه، آماده خواندن آن رثا مى شدم، چشمم به مهدى اخوان ثالث افتاد. سر به سوى زانوان خم داشت و همچون شمع شكسته اى بر گليم مسجد خميده بود. پيش از خواندن رثاى سادات بيتى از اخوان چون دودى در سرم و چون دردى در دلم پيچيد و چون هذيانى بر زبانم گذشت:
دلم گهواره غم هاى عالم
ز مشرق تا به مغرب تاب مى خورد
قامت بر زانو خميده اخوان ثالث شد ومن به دشوارى گريبان از چنگ حال پريشان خود و چهره حيران اخوان بيرون و سر به راه خواندن مرثيت دردناك سادات آوردم. چند بار دوست و برادر همكار، استاد عزيز نادره گفتار، دكتر محمدرضا شفيعى كدكنى كه با من پرسش اخوان را در ميان گذاشت كه پرسيده است از تو بپرسم در آن مسجد آن بيت را چرا خواندى...
روزى كه در خيابان زردشت در پشت جنازه اخوان به عنوان كهنه پرستى قسم خورده نوگرايى مى رفتم و مى گريستم آواى بغض دردآلود كسى در گوشم و دست مهربانش در گردنم پيچيد. مى گريست و مى گفت: آخر نگفتى آن سال آن روز در آن مسجد آن بيت اخوان را چرا خواندى...با جنازه اخوان هم راه او تا بهشت زهرا رفتم سروده سه بندى سرد و سياه و تلخ ترنم گريه آلود آن روزست.
Khashayar Etemady's CD single "Khake Astane Ali" is based on a poem by Dr. Mosaffa.
A list of Ph.D. Theses titles from Dr. Mosaffa's students at University of Tehran.
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June 09, 2005
Girakho, Farshid, Ph.D.
http://www.sharghnewspaper.com/840203/html/music.htm#s213948
Prof. Farshid Girakho has been playing violin alto at the Vienna opera for 24 years.
He has co founded the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
Taha Abedian, and Nima Naraghi have played with Prof. Girakho in couple of occasions.
Posted by chek at 05:05 PM | Comments (1)
June 03, 2005
Mashouf, Manny & Neda
http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy04/070.htm
SF State receives largest individual gift in its history: $10 million
Alumni Manny and Neda Mashouf, of bebe stores, help fund new Creative Arts building
SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2005 -- San Francisco State University has received the largest private individual gift pledge in its history: a $10 million donation from alumnus Manny Mashouf, founder and chairman of bebe stores inc., and his wife Neda, who also is an SF State alum. The gift, announced today by SFSU President Robert A. Corrigan at the University's Commencement ceremony, will go toward a new performing and electronic media arts building for the SFSU College of Creative Arts.
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