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	<title>Tehran Shake</title>
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	<description>a dialogue toward addressing problems relating to Tehran's physical infrastructure - earthquake hazard reduction, pollution prevention, etc</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>another reminder: building collapsed in tehran</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/another-reminder-building-collapsed-in-tehran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   A 7-story building in Tehran collapsed today, sadly killing at least 3 people.  The design engineers and contractors have been arrested and they currently face trial. The mayor of Tehran, Mr. Qalibaf, has blamed the engineering community (Nezam e Mohandesi) for failing to properly oversee the design and construction practice and has requested [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tale of &#8220;change&#8221;!</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/tale-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   My aunt sent me this letter to share with our blog readers.  It is about hope and change and has a strong message for all of us, whether you are from Tehran, Tokyo, Cairo, or Los Angeles, even though the topic is on the existing situation in the United States.  Enjoy reading it and send us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>earthquake prone tehran (continued&#8230;)</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/possible-earthquake-in-tehran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 06:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[An educational documentary broadcast from inside Iran also recommended by Mr. Alireza Sarvi:

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		<title>earthquake prone tehran  &#124;  تهران زلزله خیز</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[city planning]]></category>

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[By Shideh]   Mr. Alireza Sarvi kindly sent us his article on the earthquake risks that Tehran currently faces; to download the complete article, please click on:  earthquake prone tehran
If you have difficulty downloading the entire file, please try downloading one page at a time as: part_1, part_2, part_3, part_4, part_5, part_6
 

It&#8217;s a great overview of Tehran&#8217;s geological and construction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>kurdi house</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/kurdi-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category>

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[By Shideh]   We arrived in Sanandaj at last and greeted their famous freedom statue that most surprisingly looked exactly like a famous dance form of Shahrokh Moshkin Ghalam. We stayed with the family of two most precious human beings who happen to work for Shawhin’s dad.  They had a cozy house on the hills of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>kuoban</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/kuband/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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[By Shideh]   While exploring beautiful Kurdestan:

 
A friend sent me this clip from a performance by Kuoban ensemble (formerly 40-daf) in Tehran.  It is a combination of Kurdish and Luri music. Delightful yet traditional, proud, and strong. Enjoy:
 

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		<title>On the way to Sanandaj</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/on-the-way-to-sanandaj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 18:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/?p=301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   To me, leaving Tehran always brings mixed feelings.  The comfort of having access to everything I am used to (which make me spoiled), familiarity with my surroundings, and the natural love for my birth place with so many memories on one side made me reluctant to leave, while the chaos, pollution, traffic jams, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>immediately after an earthquake</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/immediately-after-earthquake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 17:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   A friend forwarded this link to me, which has been used at a few elementary schools in the Bay Area (California) &#8212; a quiz on how to act immediately after an earthquake.  
I found it extremely useful, as there were many questions that I didn&#8217;t answer correctly.  It&#8217;s important to note, however, that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>heading to zagros</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/heading-to-zagros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We are heading to Iran this weekend to attend a very exciting and special conference on Zagros Tranditional Settlements in Sanandaj, Kurdistan, organized by the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture, and Urbanism. We will write much more about the lectures and sites; but please let us know if there is anything specific that you want us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tehran metro</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/tehran-metro/</link>
		<comments>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/tehran-metro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   During my last years in Iran, 1998-1999, Tehran Metro seemed like a dream that would never come to reality.  We knew that the plan for its construction had begun a long time before the revolution but was stopped during the war and that the construction had finally started after all those years but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tehran&#8217;s official site</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/04/04/tehrans-official-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   I came across the official website of the city of Tehran, while looking for some information regarding the duties and power of the Mayor.  This site provides detailed information on different aspects of life in Tehran ranging from history, policy, and urban planning to education, tourism, and much more, which you might find useful: http://www.tehran.ir
  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>subway culture</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/subway-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   When I walk to a metro station, whether it is in the Bay Area (California), New York, Tehran, or Boston, I look at the people around me and quickly plan my next move.  Is there a seat available? If so, are there older people standing? If not, who should I sit next to? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>norooz</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/norooz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   It is this time of the year again; Yaade Norooz e Tehran Bekheir.  I feel the nature’s longing for spring, I feel its heart beat for spring, its open arms to welcome spring as the trees, flowers, and every living creature (on the northern hemisphere) show their excitement for the New Year and are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>power of colors</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/power-of-colors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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[By Shideh]   On our way to Iran from San Francisco, we stopped in Amsterdam to change planes.  Shawhin and I got our coffee and orange juice (I’m the coffee person and he’s the healthy one) and we were on our way to find the gate for the KLM flight to Tehran.  It turned out finding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>geohazards international</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/geohazards-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   A great organization working toward global earthquake safety: http://www.geohaz.org/index.htm
The mission of this Nonprofit Organization is to “reduce death and suffering – particularly among children – due to earthquake and other natural hazards in the world’s most vulnerable communities through advocacy, preparedness, prevention, and mitigation.”  I will write more about this organization in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN hazard mitigation game</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/un-hazard-mitigation-game/</link>
		<comments>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/un-hazard-mitigation-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawhin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shawhin]  I just found a very neat website developed by the UN/ISDR (International Strategy for Disaster Reduction).  They have a series of “Stop Disaster” scenario games that you can play.  The game can be run off the internet on almost any machine.  It’s pretty cool.  It is a bit like the simcity game but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>nevada quake</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/nevada-quake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   This morning, at 6:16am local time, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 struck the northeast corner of the state of Nevada in the U.S., which damaged buildings in a small town near the epicenter. This earthquake was apparently felt as far away as southern California.  The USGS recorded eight aftershocks between magnitudes 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tehran dance</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/20/tehran-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   The art of dancing is truly a gift. It is an amazing feeling - the power in group dances - especially the ones with lots of energy, movement, singing, colors, and joy. I only saw these dances in Indian movies when I was a kid - we never had that experience growing up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>denial, escapism, scapegoating, and cynicism</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/denial-escapism-scapegoating-and-cynicism/</link>
		<comments>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/denial-escapism-scapegoating-and-cynicism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawhin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shawhin]  Yesterday I heard a great lecture from UCBerkeley on iTunes.  It was a guest lecture by Professor of Public Policy, Robert Reich in a political science class.  In one part he talks about the importance of overcoming four things (“the four horseman of the apocalypse”) that keep the public from taking action on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>super tuesday</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/super-tuesday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   Today is voting day (Super Tuesday), when nearly half of the states in the U.S. pick their republican and democratic candidates for the November Presidential elections.  The race has basically narrowed down to five candidates: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for democrats, and Mike Huckabee, John Mccain, and Mitt Romney for Republicans.
It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>power of god</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/power-of-god/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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[By Shideh]   
I am auditing an awesome course on “human behavior and organizational factors, …” with Professor Bea, here in Berkeley’s civil engineering department.  He’s an amazing lecturer, one of those professors that you just can’t forget.  
Here&#8217;s one of his quotes that I&#8217;d like to share with you:
“You have the power of God in your hands, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>tehran historic earthquakes</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/historic-earthquakes-around-tehran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]   I read an interesting article by H. Hamzehloo, F. Vaccari, and G.F. Panza, “ Towards a reliable seismic microzonation in Tehran, Iran,” a few parts of which I am including below: 
“Tehran, the capital of Iran, is located in a very high seismic zone at the foot of the Alborz Mountains, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>i have a dream</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/i-have-a-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]  Today is a national holiday in the U.S., dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the great leaders of the American Civil Rights Movement.  He is mostly known for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through non-violent means.  His birthday marks a day of hope for all African Americans here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>richard frye</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/richard-frye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]  A very interesting interview with an American scholar, Richard Frye, at Harvard University about his feelings for Iran.  Enjoy: 

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		<title>children and earthquake safety</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/children-earthquake-safety/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]  I came across an interesting presentation by IIEES’ (International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology) public education department in regards to earthquake safety and particularly children’s safety programs currently being developed in Iran: 
http://www.iiees.ac.ir/English/Publicedu/school_safety_iran_case_study_davos.pdf 
 A few highlights: About 131,935 classrooms need to be reconstructed; 126,010 classrooms need to be strengthened; 39% of schools need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iran’s international conference on integrated natural disaster management – this february</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/iran%e2%80%99s-international-conference-on-integrated-natural-disaster-management-%e2%80%93-this-february/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawhin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we received a message from one of the chairs of the 3rd International Conference on Integrated Natural Disaster Management scheduled in Iran for this February (2008).  The main themes for the conference are: earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides, and hurricanes.  UNICEF, the City of Tehran, IAEM, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Shahid Beheshti [...]]]></description>
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		<title>مصاحبه دکتر قالیباف، شهردار تهران &#124; FT interview with Tehran mayor</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/ft-interview-with-tehran-mayor-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%af%da%a9%d8%aa%d8%b1-%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84%db%8c%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%8c-%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%b1%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%aa%d9%87%d8%b1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawhin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shawhin]  I just finished reading the transcript from an interview between the Financial Times and current Tehran Mayor, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf, published on January 8th, 2008.  There’s a lot of information in the transcript particularly regarding development, urban planning, transportation, etc.  Dr. Qalibaf has been mayor since September 2005 according to Wikipedia.  
I’ve summarized a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>snowy tehran</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2008/01/09/snowy-tehran/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]  On Sunday, Tehran woke up to a heavy overnight snowfall which ended up shutting primary and secondary schools, blocking major roads, and canceling all domestic flights.  All government offices closed on Monday and Tuesday, according to IRNA news agency.  All roads in the northwest of the country were closed to traffic, meanwhile the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>powerful women</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/powerful-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shideh</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[[By Shideh]  Benazir Bhutto’s death has shocked hundreds of thousands of people from around the world and has left many of her supporters in dismay.  Pictures of her funeral on Friday are heartbreaking, seeing people in such grief.  I want to write a post on this weblog in her memory as she was always an icon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>town carved from rock</title>
		<link>http://tehranshake.wordpress.com/2007/12/21/town-carved-from-rock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 01:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A town famous for its beautiful architecture and energy efficiency.  Interesting video on National Geographic about Kandovan:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071205-village-video-ap.html
  
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