In case you were wondering, this is not an attempt to generate Newsvine page views using a spurious, misleading headline.
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Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling hard-line clerics.
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First, I want to present one of the "Hardest Working Moms in Goth Metal Music": "LENNON" A Brief History Condensed From Her Own Words:
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Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
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Reportedly out in the streets in Iran in the thousands rather than the hundreds of thousands we saw this summer, the Sea of Green was nevertheless in full protest mode, as planned, to commemorate 13 Aban, which marks the anniversary - and this year, the 30th anniversary, to boot …
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From time to time we at Newsvine HQ like to remind the Community of certain rules that, if followed, help ensure that Newsvine remains a fair and equitable place for everyone.
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In 2007, I was commissioned by a Fortune 100 company to perform an analysis of their company's operations and suggest means by which they could become leaner and more efficient.
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Iranian police warned the opposition Monday not to hold protests this week that would coincide with annual state-sponsored demonstrations against the United States.
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AS SOME Newsviners know, I am a minor movie buff, with a penchant for writing up Top Ten lists. They're almost always subjective as hell, but they are a great opportunity for a (largely) non-political discussion, and I always find some new gems to keep an eye out for.
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Persiankiwi is still missing, and Iranbaan is blogging almost exclusively in Farsi.
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AS DAWN breaks over the spires and domes of Tehran, a young man greets the day with the knowledge that this will not be his last sunrise.
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Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who was detained for nearly four months in Iran, has been released and has rejoined his pregnant wife in the U.K., the magazine said Tuesday.
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A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the elite Revolutionary Guard and at least 26 others in an area of southeastern Iran that has been at the center of a simmering Sunni insurgency, state media reported.
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Reports are coming in from Tehran suggesting that the Iranian Supreme Leader is either dead or suffered a serious stroke, putting him in coma.
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The Hidden Threads of Crypto-History A Multi-Part Exploration of Alternative Theories of the Human Experience Instalment 18: Moses, Monotheism and Magic (click here for the previous part of this instalment, and click here to go to the beginning of the series).
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Iran's foreign minister says investigators are still questioning three American hikers detained in late July after straying into Iran.
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In recent months there has been a growing awareness among the citizens of on-line communities that social sites and other gathering places or waterholes are being attacked by various and sundry individuals and organisms that appear to bring detriment, discord and sometimes fatal …
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Once again, I'm sharing some of what has been recently added to my iTunes list, partly for those of you who've told me you share some of my admittedly unfocused tastes, and partly because the conversation surrounding these articles always exposes me to a whole raft of great new a …
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A new meme is under construction by the American right, the idea that so-called 'Tea Partiers' represent the views of the common U.S. citizen, fed up with what Alex Castellanos calls the "horrific tilt to the left" they see in government.
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Newsvine has, over the last two year since I joined, had a large increase in members. This is due to the merger with MSNBC. That was great.
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When word got out last month that the CIA had contracted mercenary / private security outfit Blackwater (now re-branded as Xe) in connection with "targeted killings" of Al Qaeda operatives and others in Afghanistan and Pakistan, many within the community expressed little surprise …
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(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.
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I recognize that Labour Day is not the real end of summer, but when that weekend is over we often suddenly notice the chill in the evening air, the children on their way to school in the morning and the ever-decreasing number of vacation days remaining at our disposal.
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In my experience, a good percentage of the acrimony on Newsvine results from situations where a poster's intentions are either misunderstood, or mischaracterized.
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(This report has been compiled through reports by twitter users in Iran and aboard, as well as contacts inside and outside Iran. Media outlets have been credit where used.
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A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Lord Chesterfield
My dear chap Synthesis is a bright shooting star here in Newsvine - his insights, intelligence, humor, wit all collide with such magnitude and force to render us on many occasions speechless, except for a quick quip or some well deserved repartee. Lord Chesterfield also said, "Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so." With all his unmistakable talents, Synthesis has an innate presence for harmony, honesty and humility, which make him such a joy to be around. To Synthesis, "For he's a Jolly Good Fellow, That Nobody Can Deny. For He's A Jolly Good Fellow ...!!! Lux, Lawrence Elliott, MD
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Definitely a very interesting fellow. Wish I had time to attend one of his classes to get some first hand enlightenment from him personally.
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Synthesis, I'm quite speechless at the caliber of what you present here on Newsvine. I've actually registered because of YOUR articles, mainly after reading "Crisis What Crisis All is Proceeding According to Globalist Plan". I try to wake people up to what's going on, but there has to be a glitch in the matrix for them to do a double take or they have to WANT to find something better....like the truth.
I tip my hat to you sir; you're one of the few who can fill the gaps to make it all come together...otherwise known as glue.
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Synthesis I have to say thank you for putting together these articles, I am new to reading them but it seems the 2 I have read have given me more food for thought that I might have wanted. To me it seems you are very intelligent and articulate and seem to have researched a great deal. Anyway with that said I just wanted to say thanks.
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Synthesis,
I love your articles! With each one I read, I am impressed all over again!
Thank you so much for sharing your vast knowledge. G.H.— G. H.
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synthesis, I have really been enjoying your writing and chats. It is a rare pleasure to be on the same page with someone. :) peace on you...too! monet
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Synthesis, an exceptional writer and thinker, always able to catch the importance essence of humans' life in present, past and future!
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Synthesis inspires us to think wildly unchained thoughts: he is a modern-day shaman whose eyes pierce through the veil.
— alkimija
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Synthesis, I look forward to getting to know you as I have heard only good things about you! Kudos.
— pjwrites
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Brilliant? Absolutely. Irreverent? You bet. I have a secret mad crazy crush on this guy. Don't tell my girlfriend. ;)
— lauhal
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the love for arrested development unites us :D
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Congratulations on the RAV. You've set the standard very high for other Newsviners.
Cheers,
Calvin
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Synthesis delivers perspectives to stretch the mind, a man of brilliant insight if ever I have stumbled across one. He has also been tagged with the 8. Let us please hear more about Synthesis.
— TopJedi
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