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Bill Mason
And I cannot help but smile / At any news of you at all
FRONTLINE: Tehran Bureau: Media Guide | PBS - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh...
Mostly noting for myself. It's hard to remember who all these news agencies are and where they tend toward on the Iranian political spectrum.
- Bill Mason
Text - Obama’s Nobel Remarks - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2009...
Excerpt: "So even as we respect the unique culture and traditions of different countries, America will always be a voice for those aspirations that are universal. We will bear witness to the quiet dignity of reformers like Aung Sang Suu Kyi; to the bravery of Zimbabweans who cast their ballots in the face of beatings; to the hundreds of thousands who have marched silently through the streets of Iran. It is telling that the leaders of these governments fear the aspirations of their own people more than the power of any other nation. And it is the responsibility of all free people and free nations to make clear that these movements -- these movements of hope and history -- they have us on their side."
- Bill Mason
Older son had his first neurofeedback session this week. He spent most of it getting used to the idea of having electrodes attached to his head. :) But apparently even the short time he actually spent doing the therapy helped his mood and mind.
He says that compared to before it, he feels more "discover-ous" than before. I guess he feels his mind is more open than it was. :)
- Bill Mason
Before the next session, they're going to acquire a slightly different electrode rig for him. He really had trouble tolerating the standard setup, with 1 electrode behind each ear. It was a tactile thing.
- Bill Mason
I think I'm officially tired of the sub-freezing cold. I'm ready to take my butternut squash soup that's for lunch and eat it for breakfast.
But we don't get back above freezing until Saturday, so I guess I better deal with it. :)
- Bill Mason
خواهراحمدینژاد شكلات سبزابتكار را نخورد! - http://www.ayandenews.com/news...
The "green chocolate" story made me laugh. :)
- Bill Mason
RT @AmnestyOnline Amnesty condemns use of excessive force by Iranian authorities in student-led demos http://www.amnesty.org/en... #iranelection
Earlier one of our cats decided to stroll across my wife's keyboard. And managed to tweet "c 21x" in the process. :) Maybe we should start an account for him and have him send random tweets from time to time....
This is going to be a tough year on our Christmas ornaments. So far between the little one and the cats, 3 have been broken. Que sera sera!
You know I'm bored at work when I start editing Wikipedia articles.
An hour to go. I stopped editing Wikipedia, though. :)
- Bill Mason
Another sign of boredom is reading the Twitter public timeline. People do post some...interesting stuff.
- Bill Mason
Mildly surprised to read that my congressman will not be running for reelection in 2010.
It rather sucks to hurt your back while sitting in your office chair. Just saying.
Neda Agha-Soltan - The Top 10 Everything of 2009 - TIME - http://www.time.com/time...
Nima Nilian ★, EhsanDiary, Roudi B and 2 other people liked this
Number 2 on the "Heroes" list.
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wow nice :)
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she is the flag of our opposition
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Middle East Report Online: Anatomy of a Nuclear Breakthrough Gone Backwards by Farideh Farhi - http://www.merip.org/mero...
are u there ? :)
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As here as I ever am. :)
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u know ? the daily that this is accorded to , is not very frank . this news paper is not an acceptable one belong iranians
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I couldn't speak to that, particularly. I'm not sure that I've run across the site before today.
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I don't know this site too . but at the heading it says that they've accorded the news to "Keyhan" news , which this newspaper is most cussed one belong Iranians .
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have u heard any about iran's government & politics these days ?
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I keep up as much as time allows. But certainly I wouldn't claim to be familiar with all the intricacies. Like which Iranian news sources are held in what regard...this article refers to a number of them. Naturally the ones that are more easily identifiable to me as being tightly aligned with the government, I take with a grain of salt.
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for example iran's election . have u kept ?
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Yes.
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nice :) . wht do u think of that ? I'd like to know what foreigners think
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I don't if I can speak for everyone. Or summarize in just a few sentences. :) For myself, I think the Movement has captured the imagination of a lot of people. Before the election, I think the picture of Iran in our collective minds was the face the regime shows the world. And in an odd way, I'm grateful for the whole experience, because it caused me to connect with a whole new group of people that I've found new friends among. Not what I expected from my summer. :)
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wow ! a big thanks to u of course :) .
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:) Thanks, but I have the easy part. Complain to my congressmen when I don't like where our government's Iran policy is going, and worry about all of you on protest days. Everyone there has the hard part.
- Bill Mason
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and then : you mean that your picture of Iran and Iranian people has changed into a positive way after iran's election's events . right ?
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Oh yeah. Keep in mind that before, we really didn't hear much about the Iranian people in the media day to day. We heard about the government. And we had a previous President who liked to make up things like "Axis of Evil." So that warps your perspective.
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Also speaking for myself, my first memory of Iran is the hostage crisis - I was 13 then. That stays with you.
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It has been a great pleasure over the past few months to gain new perspectives. And friends.
- Bill Mason
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ow yess :)) . nearly 30 years ago . u know ? the guys that made that crisis were some students of college called "peyrovane khatte imam" . and you know what happened to them ? they are now in prison ! because they were the today's protesters of election ! do you believe ?
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I've read some stories about some of those individuals being imprisoned, yes. It's quite ironic.
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mmm.. I'm so glad of the fact . ( that something positive "people" have done )
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and you know ? as Mr Obama have became US's president , we think that it is a chance to us . to use the changes he mean . but ... unfortunately the Iranians president now , is a lose nut ! and will loss the chance :|
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i was wondered if you subscribed to me in order to speak in directs . if possible of course and u had time . have u ? :)
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I'm not sure what Obama as president will mean, regardless. I'm not sure there's the political will in the government in general to be patient with the situation. Or whether diplomacy will come to a quick end and the sanctions game will start again. I guess we will see.
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And yes, I've subscribed to a number of people to at least have the option of direct messages. It's been helpful from time to time when I ran into language barrier problems. I don't think I do that quite as much as I used to in the beginning, because the sheer volume of feeds would be impossible for me to attempt translating it all.
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so .. you think that it will not turn into a better situation to solve the Iran problem ? at least with Obama's solutions ?
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yeah :)) . I have experienced it too . I just wanted to continue our conversation there .. :-?? and now just take it easy ;)
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I'm not sure. I think Obama has already run into the 1st problem - that the Iranian regime is too fractured, or too busy with the internal situation, to come to any diplomatic deal. And if a deal cannot come reasonably quickly, that Obama will be under political pressure here to resort back to sanctions instead.
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and : whom did you voted last year ?
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well now it is not too hard to Iranian government to think of that . thinking about diplomatic deal that US suggests I mean . even Iranian people and protesters will attend it .
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because as it is a chance for Obama's government , it is a chance to iran too . iran and iranians can wait ! so they'll help Obama . and while the others see that some improvement have taken place , there would not be many pressure on Obama . hmm ?
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I'm just not sure how long our government is willing to wait for progress, I guess. For what little I understand of Iranian politics, sometimes I think I understand less of our own. :) Poltiics is this crazy game where the rules change minute to minute, in my view.
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I'm agree ;) .
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in iran it's an idiom : "politic it the dirtiest"
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:) I would agree with that.
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so what would be clean ? faith ? :)
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I am not sure. :)
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me too :p .
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Junk faxes waste paper & make me laugh. Our entire dept was accepted into the "Presidential Who's Who" of business execs, it says. Yeah.
ABC's Jim Sciutto: Nobel Prize Winner Says Iran's Regime Won't Last - The World Newser - http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworl...
'In a calm but defiant interview with ABC News, Iranian human rights activist and 2003 Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi said the current Iranian regime has “no popular base”. “I promise you, this regime will not last,” she said.'
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US should back Iran’s students - The Boston Globe - http://www.boston.com/bostong...
RT @Reuters_Iran Resilient protesters keep Iran off balance http://www.reuters.com/article... #iranelection
Putting the kids to bed.
And done. Compared to some nights, it went pretty smoothly. :)
- Bill Mason
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