Window Covering

Taniya Nayak of HGTV did a show on $100 half day projects where she showed privacy window film and curtain pa? I want to know where she bought the window privacy film and the curtain panel system at. She said online and both for under 30.00 but I haven't had luck finding it. Her video is on HGTV uner 100 dollar half day makeovers for windows. Thanks for any information

Where to find affordable privacy window film? Where can I find privacy or stained glass film for cheap? <br> I've looked at Ebay, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, and a couple others, any ideas?

I purchased mirror privacy window film from Home Depot which only cut down on reflection...? but it's easy to see through from inside or outside. Does anyone know if the film can be returned to Home Depot for a refund even if I used a couple feet already?

Gila Black Privacy Window Film? I am looking to get Gila Black Privacy Window Film. I know that it is black on the outside, but can we still see outside without much difficulty? ...Not sure how Sign Supply helps w/ window film...

window privacy film? i am looking for some privacy film or screen for windows, i don't want people outside to be able to see in at day and if possible at night too. any ideas would be helpfull if you know about some new technology. I am a interior design student and need to find a good window privacy film.

Which window Privacy Film? I am trying to find a film that NOBODY(i have nosey neighbors) can see through, even at night, however, I need to be able to see out-mainly because of the 'bad kids' in the neighborhood, and I have to be able to recognize their faces(they terrorize our farm animals). Anyway, I was looking at mirror privacy film, but my understanding is that people can look through the window at night. where would I get a film that I can see out of, but nobody can see in?

I have a sliding french door to my bedroom and want a way to get some privacy. I tried window film...? I tried putting up window film but that wasn't working out so well. I was wondering if theres any type of paint thats safe for use on glass and wood so that it will not damage the door. Something that can be washed off in the future. If anyone has any other ideas of what I could use to cover the glass, something that will not allow too much light to pass through. I don't want to put up a curtain on the door so thats out of the question. Thanks so much for any suggestions!! There really isn't space between the door and the wall went you slide it in so no blinds can be put..

Does anyone know of a window film that gives privacy AND solar protection for the home? I seem to be able to find products that give one or the other, but there doesn't seem to be anything out there that gives privacy and keeps the house cool, too.

Does privacy film for windows protect in case of breakage? Or do I have to buy security film? I only seem to find privacy film at Home Depot and Lowes. Is this stuff crap or will it work? What about if a intruder is motivated enough to keep hitting your window?

Could I put on two layers of window film on my window for extra privacy? I put up one layer but I can still see through too much. Could I put another layer on top?

Magnetic window film where to find? Does anyone know of a company that makes privacy film that sticks to the window like the little film decals that can be peeled on and replaced at will. I do not want to use permanent film as this stuff is impossible to remove cleanly if i want a clear view. Thanks for your time and help

Anyone had success with putting a privacy film over home windows? I want something to put on the windows to give more privacy. I have expensive blinds that look awesome but allow people to see inside. Plus I thought a privacy film would help cool my home better. I bought some expensive stuff at home depot that you had to spray wet then squeegee but it was a disaster! I need something that just sticks on like a sticker with no water. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.

Privacy window films? Looking for a window film that is opaque from the outside so someone cannot see in, yet clear from the inside so I can see out the window. What is this called and can you tell me a store that I can buy this for. A common store that is nationwide in the US? I need it for a glass door. Thanx

Privacy film/tint for windows on doors of our home? Hello, I have a front door where a piece of glass panel is encased in it (people can see inside the house). I want to put some type of film or tint on it, but I could only find decorative "sticker" films that have flowers and stuff on it (which I don't want). I'm wondering if there is anything like a privacy film or tint where you can look outside, but you can't look inside? Kinda like the privacy black tints you find on cars. Is there a clear version of this type of window film? It would be weird to have huge black tint on your front door. thanks! yes, what is that type of film called? where you can see out clearly, but they can't see in.

where can i get a film plasticcover for privacy but keeps sunlight coming through for my home windows? just purchased a new home and it has a high ceiling with windows around, i want the sun but i need a film to place to windows for privacy (just like tinted windows in cars but letting sunlight through.)

Which is cheaper? Window Film installation or Shades? My family just bought a new home and its actually a store front with big windows. I am thinking about putting privacy (etched) film on the windows or installing shades. Shades sound better but I am not sure which one would be more expensive. There is an unreahcable window towards the ceiling as well. I must call one of those installation services to install films/shades. Which one would be a better/cheaper option?

Were can I buy privacy film? I'm looking for a good place to buy window film. Sometimes its called glass film or privacy film. I really am looking for designer window film.

Decorative window "film" or coating - how to remove? The previous owners of our house put some kind of clear film with a bumpy texture over some of the windows for privacy. We are redecorating and want to remove it. But it doesn't peel off - in fact it's almost like it chips off in some places but in others it adheres to the windows. Does anyone have any ideas for how to get this thing off?

durability of privacy film on bathroom windows? How well do they hold up on a window that is directly in the shower? Will I need to use an adhesive? I'm looking at using one of these http://www.homedepot.com/Decor-Window-Treatments-Window-Films-Heat-Glare-Control/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zasem/R-100076189/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 http://www.homedepot.com/Decor-Window-Treatments-Window-Films/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zarc3/R-100616374/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 http://www.homedepot.com/Decor-Window-Treatments-Window-Films-Heat-Glare-Control/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5Zasem/R-100078403/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#BVRRWidgetID

do they make a window film that is decorate from the outside and see thru on the inside? This is for a bay window. I would like to be able to see a stain glass window treatment from the outside of the house, and a clear window view on the inside. I want to see out and no one to see in. I want privacy .

would trading in my living room vertical blinds in for mirrored window film look ok? i hate my blinds. they are vertical white blinds. i saw some windows with mirrored window tint and it looked nice but im wondering if that's all i put up if it would look good. it would be the privacy tint.

How can you fix blurry privacy glass in rear window of Chrysler van? My rear van window - with defroster wiring in it - has become so blurry that I can't identify vehicles right behind me. I don't know why this happened or what to do about it. Can the 'film' that darkens the window be removed somehow without damaging the defroster wires? Can it be fixed so it is clear again? This is the factory installed glass. Any help greatly appreciated!

Does window mirror film reduce light indoors? And does it look ridiculous if you don't do all of your windows? Our house is very close to the road. I'd like to have privacy in the living room but still have the light. I don't want to put the stuff on the upstairs windows though. Just in the bay window downstairs because it is at eye level.

Are there any window films that give you privacy at night? I have a huge window above my foyer. The problem with this window is it shows the upstairs hallway when people are walking in and out of bedrooms and bathrooms (this faces the front street). I don't want to put curtains because it is nice to be able to look out of the window during the day. But I'd like more privacy at night. Due to the height of the window (well over 12 feet) it would be difficult to put curtains (or even sheers) up there to close and open without a ladder. Does anyone know of a product that will give privacy at night. Most tints, films, mirrors, etc. from home depot are daylight privacy tints which means during the day its fine. I may end up seeing how a roman shade will work. The window isn't real tall and skinny. It's more wide with an "half mood" at the top of it (typical of homes in Georgia). I just wasn't sure how the "pully" would work with the window being so high and above my front door. Good suggestion, though.

What is the best way to make a bathroom window glass opaque? This is a double hung window and I want both panes to provide privacy.I am not too sold on window film.

Is it bad to block a cats window view? I live at street level and I want to put up a window film so that I have more privacy. The only bad thing is that my cats love the window ledge and looking out. Would this be really bad to do to them? I need more light, since it is a parital basement and I am affected by the lack of sunlight. I have good sized windows for being in the basement, but I want to let it all in!

Window film- looking for input & brand/company recommendations for opaque window film to...? ...help with privacy & UV light. Not looking for decorative types (no rice paper or patterns please)--- just opaque window film. Have checked out Home Depot already and brand they carry still is see thru. Have you done this? What did you purchase and from where? Were you pleased? Appreciate the input!

Self adhesive film to cover up view from window? My neighbours cut down some big trees greatly affecting the outlook from the windows on that side of the house. I know of a product in Europe whereby you can just adhere a plastic film on your windows to cover up and/or for privacy. This film comes in different themes i.e frosted, patterns etc etc.. However, I can not find it in the shops here in Australia. Anyone out there who knows about this and can tell me where to get it in australia or advise me regarding a similar product.... I only would like to put the film on the bottom part of the window so that we can still see the sky.......

Glass covering for house internal windows for privacy & keeping sunlight out? I am looking for covering for internal house windows which will provide complete privacy and keep out sunlight. I also want to be able to see out of the window. Looked into the gold or silver film, but this would have a reverse action at night. I wouldn't be able to see out but everyone would see in! Limo film would completely black out both ways which is no good. Any suggestions? It's important.

decorative window film? It is for privacy. It is a sheet of film that is frosted or has decorations on it. I know 3M sells it but does anyone know where else I can get it. Like Target, Fred Meyers??? Any suggestions??

Is UV light necessary for plant growth? I want to get a privacy film for my window, I never close the blinds because of my plants and some of them are right up against the glass. All of the window films available block UV light. I'm THINK UV light is just as harmful to plants as it is to us, but I am not entirely sure. Do they need it to grow?

Need a little help......? I am in the process of putting up privacy window film. It ends up sooo full of bubbles. Any tips on how I can put it up and get no or less bubbles?

Have you ever purchased something from Lowe's tried it, hate it, want to return it? I purchased the privacy film you put on windows so your neighbor can't see in (say for your bathroom) I follow the instructions it looks great works great during the day but at night you can see right in (so my neighbor tells me@#$%@^) I want to return the rest of the package and tell them it does not work for me. Do you think I will get my money back? I have a receipt (bought it two weeks ago)?

Window in the shower...? I have a window in my bathroom, of course its an old home... and love the window but have no idea of how to preserve privacy. (The window is boarded up right now) I was thinking of placing a stain glass film over it. (See sample: http://www.windowfilmworld.com/atlantis_stained_glass_film.htm) For those who have something like this... I wanted to know the level of privacy. The window is pretty big, I think its 2 x 3, so when I'm in there it sits as low to my chest... so I was wondering - especially at night - will a clear silhouette show throught he window? Will a silhouette diminish more by placing a real stained glass piece over the window? Your suggestions or experience will be greatly appreciated!

Where can I find film/covers for small windows? Im trying to look for some of those cling on window covers for small 9 small windows on a door. It has 3 rows of 3 windows that are 6" (W) x 11" (L). I dont want blinds for it, just something nice and inexpensive to cover each small window with. Ive heard about cling on squares for windows that give you privacy but let in light but Ive tried googling different things and cant find anything good. Does anyone know where to find anything like this? *even if its just a big square of film that I can cut down to fit is fine too.

Are mobile phones with cameras taking away privacy? Quite recently I have noticed more and more people using the mobile phones with video and still cameras built in. Are they really neccessary? All too often I see people walking around town with camera phones, filming people as they are going for no apparent reason. Why? I find this behaviour very insulting if someone is walking towards me with a camera taking a picture or video for the sake of it. Pointing camera phones through shop windows taking pictures or videos of people, blokes sat on benches filming girls as they walk past in summer. It seems to me that these phones are taking away our privacy too much. I know that if I am in town I will be on countless CCTV cameras, but these can be regulated. I strongly object to mobile phones with cameras.

Help! What can I do?!?!?!? My 2 toddlers each have their own room. The windows in the rooms are at the front of the house, and they reach nearly to the floor. We removed the blinds for safety reasons, and put up light blocking privacy curtains, but recently they have been playing in the curtains at night. I don't like that anyone on the street and our neighbors can see them in their room- what if there is a weirdo out there- they can just watch my child! We just installed $100 worth of frosted privacy film on their windows, but they figured out it can be peeled off :( Is there an exterior solution I can use that will prevent people from seeing in their windows? WE RENT so it can't be anything that requires drilling or permanent damage to the house or window. Thank you!!!

Privacy filter for home windows? What are there film call that you put behind your home window at home so you can see outside but people can't see you inside? because i live in a home street and i don't want people to always be able to see me inside the home. Thanks

Should I go with the Blackout Curtain or Blind? For my two 2' x 6' windows in my living room facing West ? I just installed a mirror window film to block Sun / Heat, but I realized it does not give me a privacy... :-( Also, My living room is clay / sand color. What color of Curtain or Blind should I get ? Between the window, there is a large fire place with a brick wall. S

How do I start a security firm? I visited my friend the other day who runs a successful well established security company. He provides security for the public and tv sector including Big Brother, Films, Harry Potter and Clubs etc. This inspired me to want to set up my own security company when I'm older. For this to work, I would like: Commercial Premises Range Rover Sport - With privacy windows Mercedes Vito - Van to carry guards Dog Unit What else would I need?

Need some sort of thin sheet, that can make my glass windows function like a one way glass.? I am looking for some privacy, but also want to open the blinds for more light and good view. Is there some sort of thin film sheets that I can buy and put them on the glass windows and they would function as a one way glass. ie, I can look out, but outsiders can't look in. Thanks.

how to restore our privacy on our westfacing windows!? our neighbors added on to their house, and instead of adding to the west, and towards an empty field, they added on towards us! now their house is a 10ft apart.. and they managed to line their windows up to ours! it drives me nuts! we were going to put a mirrored film on them, but found out that it reverses the effect at night, and we dont want that!! we have blinds up, but i really like the windows open! what would a different option be? your answers are appreciated! well i meant open, as in bright, and not covered. during the day we like the blinds open. and we dont want to have landscape lights at the side of the house, behind the fence...

You can't stop someone looking out their own window but........? Can you stop your neighbour looking/staring at you whilst at your kitchen window. My neighbour constantly stares at us when we are at our kitchen window (sink) - is this a peeping tom. Every time they pull up in their car they stare whilst sitting in the car and then when they get out and walk up their path they star continuously and blatantly - so much so that I have made it obvious that I am filming them. It is really bugging me and now starting to freak me out - We don't exactly see eye to eye and I feel like confronting them and asking them if they are a peeping tom and to stop invading our privacy? Any advice please? I am looking out coz I am looking out of my kitchen window - what else do you do when washing up - stare at the water? I am going to put up blinds but why should i because THEY keep staring over - they are deliberately and obviously staring and when you look back they just try to stare you out. So stupid and childish

Can my land lord enter our bed rooms? My 3 year old broke the bathroom window(luckily there is a film over it so it's holding all the glass together) and my land lord will be coming to fix it. So far there is no particular time or day he has stated he will be here to fix it. Is he allowed to peek into our bedrooms, or look into closets & cabinets when he comes to fix the window? I'm just curious. It's not a mess or anything, I'm just wondering if that breaks any privacy kind of thing. We're in New York State.... We had an inspection 2 weeks ago and the place was perfect. It's not so perfect now, but it's not hazardous to health. And he's only over to fix the window, doesn't that change things a bit? Thanks! I'd rate your answers, but I can't. I really appreciate ya'lls help, though. One other quick question: would a pile of laundry in the bathroom get us in trouble? We alternate laundry days with the upstairs neighbors, who we share the basement washer and driers with, so it's a bit tough getting it all done. I'm just worried about getting evicted for the slightest mess, considering our land lord is known for evicting people for messy apartments... and my dad was military, so I worry about what is "messy" to people.

to those who have tinted car windows? UK answers only? .....because it will be different in the USA. thank you. I'm considering having the 3 rear windows of my car tinted but I need some advice...... I know you can do them yourself using a film (from halfords or any car shop etc) but if you dont do it properly you can end up with bubbles and it looking bad. I always thought that getting them done professionally involved the glass being sprayed? Am I wrong? Because all the companies (local-ish to me) on Yell.com say that they use a special film :s So now I am confused. If you have had your windows tinted, how was it done?? Thanks P.s I dont want my windows blacked out I just want a tint (like you see standard on some new cars) which offers some privacy in the back because the windows are quite big and my car feels exposed lol Also, how much did you pay?

Are you familiar with nets/curtains? Hallo :- ) . I would be very grateful for some advice.Recently discovered that i am been filmed through my bathroom window by my neighbours.This has really got me down. Thought it was private enough due to the translucent window but that is not the case.Similar story with another window (transparent) which has a reed sun screen and a light piece of cloth(bed cover) but you can still see through. It is a rented property so would just like to put up something that doesn't require alot of work(such as drilling the walls) or is too expensive.Blackout blinds and heavy curtains would be difficult to fit due to the above reasons. I have thought of nets but not too sure on what sort to get.I have seen some in peoples houses and you can actually see through while others seem to provide the required privacy.I do not know what sort to buy (young man). I am aware that you can see through them at night,when the light is on,but the main concern is to deal with it as soon as possible/immediately and it is summer too,so plenty of natural light. Would doubling up the net make any difference ? Would nets be ideal to use in the bathroom due to the moisture and damp conditions ? Your insight,opinions and advice will be highly appreciated. Thank you.

The Dark Knight digital copy widescreen edition? I have the The Dark Knight widscreen edition and it has a paper that says How To Get Your DIGITAL COPY OF THE DARK KNIGHT Here are the steps 1. Insert DVD into your computer 2. Go to www.wbdigitalcopy.com/thedarkknight 3. When prompted, enter the authorization code below TK3TWY4BX3KX 4. Follow onscreen instructions to download your movie Then at the bottom it says For Techcinal support, visit http://digitalcopy.warnerbros.com/help For Privacy Policy, visit http://digitalcoopy.warnerbros.com/terms Windows Midea -compatible only. Not Compatible with Apple Macintosh and ipod devices. Ristrictions,limitations and additional charges apply Must Reside in the U.S. or canada and have a broadband Internet connection. Offer expires June 9, 2009. Standard Definition Digital Copy of film only, Special Features not included. I went to the site and it says Welcome to Warner Bros. DIGITAL COPY Redemption Thank you for purchasing the DVD. Through this site you have the option to purchase a digital copy for $1.99. What should i do? Should i buy the one with The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) (2008) Please Help me out

What would be the christian take on this ? Hallo : - ) , I'll try to be as brief as possible so as not to bore you.This might sound bizarre,but i would be grateful for your insight.According to my understanding,which might be flawed,christians who live a life pleasing to God should have nothing to hide /secrets from their fellow men. So,why should a christian need window curtains/drapes in their house ? In the bathroom and bedroom i would understand,what about the other areas.If you walk with God,why /what would you try to hide from your fellow man/neighbour ? Remember the commandment about loving youir neighbour as yourself ? I only ask because i have been observed by my neighbours through the kitchen,living room as the curtains/blinds are not adequate and i feel really uncomfortable.I have been strugling with OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder) and my behaviour is not 'normal'.My siblings don't understand as they say they do not mind being watched.I now plan to up blinds which the neighbours will find a bit strange as they are quite friendly with my brother (i do not care anyway as i 'know' them,for what they are).They have been filming me for ridicule and humiliation with their friends.Not paranoia,actually heard it many times.I was stupid not to have done it sooner. Is there anything in the bible that talks about privacy in the home ? So why do you put up curtains from your fellow brethren(i.e if you do) ? I would appreciate an answer from the christian perspective about shielding yourself/privacy from the person that you should love as much as yourself . Thank you.

A PC problem Please ASAP? One week ago I wanted to load a film from internet.Pop-ups warned me but I tried to save it(Because my pc was equipped with an antivirus and spyware system)Several times I saw your privacy is in danger but I continued untill my pc infected by virus.After i changed its windows,something werid happened.A man who I shallow knew emailed me with my true name.(I never share him that email)A lot of Ads attack my pc and my several emails daily that I have never requested.Does any one have some ideas?

Should i tint my front windshield???? OK before anyone answers please dont say "Its illegal","I dont give a DAMN if its illegal".My question is should i go for 50%,35% or maybe even 20%,the rest of my windows are all 5% but all the light comes in the front windshield,and besides everytime in parked in my car i dont feel comfortable with people starring while im eating my Whooper or singing my favorite song (do you know what i mean),i want privacy and a sense of secureness,of course i also do p.i. work and i also have a film company and im always taking video,pictures exct,exct,exct.So plz any advice or has anyone felt the same way or does anyone have a tinted windshield?

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class="clear"></div> <span type="text/javascript" id="ctl00_Main_cvCelebrity"><!-- CMS:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000: --> </span> <link id="ctl00_Main_defaultProfileStyles" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://x.myspace.com/modules/common/static/css/profile001.css"></link> <script type=text/javascript> function viewerIsLoggedIn() { return True; } function getDisplayFriendID() { return 171249389; } function currentUserIsFriend() { return True; } </script> <table id="profileV1main" width="800" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr align="center" > <td width="20" bgcolor="FFFFFF"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="15" height="2" border="0"></td> <td width="780" align="center" bgcolor="FFFFFF"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="275" height="33" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="FFFFFF"><br/> <table height="100" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="300" border="0" class="profileInfo"> <tr> <td class="text" valign="bottom" align="left" width="300" bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="3" style="WORD-WRAP:break-word"><span class="nametext">K-Sound™</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table id="Table2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="300" align="center"> <tr> <td class="text" width="75" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="75"> <a id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_hlDefaultImage" href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=171249389"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://a508.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/103/m_9c73bf33fddb231347636816cea56d8b.jpg" /> </a> <td> <td width="15" height="75" bgcolor="#ffffff" class="text"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="15" height="8" border="0" alt=""></td> </td> <td class="text" width="193" bgcolor="#ffffff" height="75" align="left">"<img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a143/pInK_tEnShI_/Quotes/sayings.gif" />"<font style="display:none;">"<br> <br> Female <br> 14 years old <br> Crown Point, Indiana <br> United States <br> <br> <img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/onlinenow.gif" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_OLNClient_OnlineImage" alt="Is Online" class="ImgOnlineNow" /> <br /> <br> Last Login: 2/22/2008 <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" style="padding-left:3px;"> <b>Mood:</b> crunk <img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/blog/moods/iBrads/drunk.gif" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_moodImage" alt="Mood Image" /> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" style="padding-left:3px;"> View My: <a id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_ctrlViewMorePics" href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=171249389">Pics</a> | <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.myvideos&MyToken=fc3835a7-f049-44ab-8bcd-f7c714ed17f1">Videos</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table class="contactTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="300" bordercolor="#6699cc"> <tr> <td width="300" height="15" bgcolor="#6699cc" class="text tdborder" align="left" style="WORD-WRAP:break-word">   <span class="whitetext12">Contacting K-Sound™ </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tdborder"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="300" bordercolor="#000000"> <tr> <td><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="120" height="5" nowrap bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text"> <a href="http://messaging.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mail.message&friendID=171249389&MyToken=fc3835a7-f049-44ab-8bcd-f7c714ed17f1" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_MailLink"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/mail_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a> </td> <td width="15" height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="15" height="8" border="0"></td> <td width="150" nowrap height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text" valign="top"> <a href="http://messaging.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mail.forward&friendID=171249389&f=forwardprofile" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_ForwardLink"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/forward_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="1" height="2" border="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="130" nowrap height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text" valign="top"> <a href="http://messaging.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=invite.addfriend_verify&friendID=171249389" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_AddFriendLink"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/friend_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a> </td> <td width="15" height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="15" height="1" border="0"/></td> <td width="150" nowrap height="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text" valign="middle"><a 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href="http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=block.blockUser&userID=171249389" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_BlockFriendLink" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to block this user?\n- to block this user, hit OK\n- otherwise, hit Cancel');"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/block_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="1" height="2" border="0"/></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="130" nowrap height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text" valign="top"> <a href="http://groups.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=groups.addtogroup&friendID=171249389" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_AddToGroupLink"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/group_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a> </td> <td width="15" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="15" height="1" border="0"/> </td> <td width="150" nowrap height="5" bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" class="text" valign="top"> <a href="http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=RateImage.UserRating&UserID=171249389" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserContactLinks1_RateFriendLink"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/profile/rank_1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/clear.gif" width="1" height="5" border="0"/></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <table class="userProfileURL" border="0" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="300"> <tr> <td height="10" valign="top"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/1by1.gif" width="1" height="10"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td bgcolor="#6699cc" align="center"> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr class="userProfileURL"> <td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr> <td width="70%"><div align="left"><strong> MySpace URL: </strong></div></td> <td width="30%"></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="userProfileURL"> <td><div align="left">  http://www.myspace.com/awesomemathgirl  </div></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10" valign="top"><img src="http://x.myspace.com/images/1by1.gif" width="1" height="10"></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <div id="mini"> Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Macromedia's Flash Player. <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/">Click here</a> to get the latest flash player. </div> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> // <![CDATA[ var s = "http://lads.myspace.com/mini/mini.swf?b=OTcxMzgyMzk=&o=MzIzMTc5NTgw&d=MTIwMzcyODMzMw==&i=MTcxMjQ5Mzg5&a=VHJ1ZQ==&u=MTcxMjQ5Mzg5"; var so = new SWFObject( s , "mini", "295", "51", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("allowscriptaccess", "always"); so.addVariable("rollover1", "Add song to your profile..."); so.addVariable("rollover2", "Remove song from your profile..."); so.addVariable("rollover3", 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This is too short for talking about the facts, but too long for YA.What do you think? Some people may like this.You're not gonna find this information anywhere else.I'm uncovering the secrets! Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing. I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. I've just turned 19 and I'm a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong. **** Hi. I'm an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I'm talking about public places, in our privacy there's no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They're common problems around the world today! Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that's not a bad thing. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There's no perfect country! Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there's nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless. News: "Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx... Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious. Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable. Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit. It's just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? You know that it's a passive sentence. He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I'd judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin! Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn't a peaceful country. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?) 4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians. 5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason. 6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose? When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation. To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov't just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England's soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you'd probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They're separate countries! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt's are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! They've started to have diplomatic talks! That's great! A lovely American told me: "Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country's government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran." BTW, make sure you visit the links I've put up for you.They're all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Thanks for your time God! I found Proof finally! H.I.V medicine discovered by Iran: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html and I fixed the link for the news website.IT didn't work because I had mistakenly put some dots in front of the address.This one works: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html Also, I checked all the music links and I could download them.They all work properly. sorry I repeated the links.The links to the news website is this one: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx

Canada exposed as an enemy nation? Should we treat them as such? WASHINGTON - Money talks, but can it also follow your movements? ADVERTISEMENT In a U.S. government warning high on the creepiness scale, the Defense Department cautioned its American contractors over what it described as a new espionage threat: Canadian coins with tiny radio frequency transmitters hidden inside. The government said the mysterious coins were found planted on U.S. contractors with classified security clearances on at least three separate occasions between October 2005 and January 2006 as the contractors traveled through Canada. Intelligence and technology experts said such transmitters, if they exist, could be used to surreptitiously track the movements of people carrying the spy coins. The U.S. report doesn't suggest who might be tracking American defense contractors or why. It also doesn't describe how the Pentagon discovered the ruse, how the transmitters might function or even which Canadian currency contained them. Further details were secret, according to the U.S. Defense Security Service, which issued the warning to the Pentagon's classified contractors. The government insists the incidents happened, and the risk was genuine. "What's in the report is true," said Martha Deutscher, a spokeswoman for the security service. "This is indeed a sanitized version, which leaves a lot of questions." Top suspects, according to outside experts: China, Russia or even France — all said to actively run espionage operations inside Canada with enough sophistication to produce such technology. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service said it knew nothing about the coins. "This issue has just come to our attention," CSIS spokeswoman Barbara Campion said. "At this point, we don't know of any basis for these claims." She said Canada's intelligence service works closely with its U.S. counterparts and will seek more information if necessary. Experts were astonished about the disclosure and the novel tracking technique, but they rejected suggestions Canada's government might be spying on American contractors. The intelligence services of the two countries are extraordinarily close and routinely share sensitive secrets. "It would seem unthinkable," said David Harris, former chief of strategic planning for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. "I wouldn't expect to see any offensive operation against the Americans." Harris said likely candidates include foreign spies who targeted Americans abroad or businesses engaged in corporate espionage. "There are certainly a lot of mysterious aspects to this," Harris said. Experts said such tiny transmitters would almost certainly have limited range to communicate with sensors no more than a few feet away, such as ones hidden inside a doorway. The metal in the coins also could interfere with any signals emitted. "I'm not aware of any (transmitter) that would fit inside a coin and broadcast for kilometers," said Katherine Albrecht, an activist who believes such technology carries serious privacy risks. "Whoever did this obviously has access to some pretty advanced technology." Experts said hiding tracking technology inside coins is fraught with risks because the spy's target might inadvertently give away the coin or spend it buying coffee or a newspaper. They agreed, however, that a coin with a hidden tracking device might not arouse suspicion if it were discovered in a pocket or briefcase. "It wouldn't seem to be the best place to put something like that; you'd want to put it in something that wouldn't be left behind or spent," said Jeff Richelson, a researcher and author of books about the CIA and its gadgets. "It doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense." Canada's largest coins include its $2 "Toonie," which is more than 1-inch across and thick enough to hide a tiny transmitter. The CIA has acknowledged its own spies have used hollow, U.S. silver-dollar coins to hide messages and film. The government's 29-page report was filled with other espionage warnings. It described unrelated hacker attacks, eavesdropping with miniature pen recorders and the case of a female foreign spy who seduced her American boyfriend to steal his computer passwords. In another case, a film processing company called the FBI after it developed pictures for a contractor that contained classified images of U.S. satellites and their blueprints. The photo was taken from an adjoining office window. ___

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What do you think now? This time everything's clear? Some people may like this.You're not gonna find this information anywhere else.I'm uncovering the secrets! You'll find some really important information here as well. Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing. I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. I've just turned 19 and I'm a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong. **** Hi. I'm an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I'm talking about public places, in our privacy there's no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They're common problems around the world today! Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone's like that, but this one's inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof? Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that's not a bad thing. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There's no perfect country! Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there's nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman the nobel peace prize are Iranian. The 6th top movie director in the world is Iranian.(Abbas Kiarostami) http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1084266,00.html Iranian Director's Film Wins Spanish Festival Top Prize - VOA News (September 25, 2004) These are just small samples.I can't put every news about Iran here.Then you should visit press TV website. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless. News: "Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious. Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable. Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you this?"Music of Iran and Iranian musicians have received countless awards in the course of history. Every year from 1977 to 2007.Evidence? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Iran I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran's different!) And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit. It's just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? You know that it's a passive sentence. He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country.People I just got it straight from the horse's mouth! He's never said such a thing.He's exactly said: " "The Imam "Khomeyni" said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time." Now you see that you were wrong! Read everything about it at: http://www.antiwar.com/orig/norouzi.php?articleid=11025 Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I'd judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin! Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn't a peaceful country. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?) 4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians. 5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason. 6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose? When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation. To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov't just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England's soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you'd probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They're separate countries! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt's are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! They've started to have diplomatic talks! That's great! A lovely American told me: "Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country's government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran." BTW, make sure you visit the links I've put up for you.They're all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and "Americanised" music! lol Thanks for your time

How many will miss or even know about these? 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About Audio-Visual Entertainment 1. Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something. 2. Super-8 movies and cine film of all kinds. 3. Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to todays teenager. 4. The number of TV channels being a single digit. I remember it being a massive event when Britain got its fourth channel. 5. Standard-definition, CRT TVs filling up half your living room. 6. Rotary dial televisions with no remote control. You know, the ones where the kids were the remote control. 7. High-speed dubbing. 8. 8-track cartridges. 9. Vinyl records. Even today’s DJs are going laptop or CD. 10. Betamax tapes. 11. MiniDisc. 12. Laserdisc: the LP of DVD. 13. Scanning the radio dial and hearing static between stations. (Digital tuners + HD radio bork this concept.) 14. Shortwave radio. 15. 3-D movies meaning red-and-green glasses. 16. Watching TV when the networks say you should. Tivo and Sky+ are slowing killing this one. 17. That there was a time before ‘reality TV.’ Computers and Videogaming 18. Wires. OK, so they’re not gone yet, but it won’t be long 19. The scream of a modem connecting. 20. The buzz of a dot-matrix printer 21. 5- and 3-inch floppies, Zip Discs and countless other forms of data storage. 22. Using jumpers to set IRQs. 23. DOS. 24. Terminals accessing the mainframe. 25. Screens being just green (or orange) on black. 26. Tweaking the volume setting on your tape deck to get a computer game to load, and waiting ages for it to actually do it. 27. Daisy chaining your SCSI devices and making sure they’ve all got a different ID. 28. Counting in kilobytes. 29. Wondering if you can afford to buy a RAM upgrade. 30. Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time. 31. Turning a PlayStation on its end to try and get a game to load. 32. Joysticks. 33. Having to delete something to make room on your hard drive. 34. Booting your computer off of a floppy disk. 35. Recording a song in a studio. The Internet 36. NCSA Mosaic. 37. Finding out information from an encyclopedia. 38. Using a road atlas to get from A to B. 39. Doing bank business only when the bank is open. 40. Shopping only during the day, Monday to Saturday. 41. Phone books and Yellow Pages. 42. Newspapers and magazines made from dead trees. 43. Actually being able to get a domain name consisting of real words. 44. Filling out an order form by hand, putting it in an envelope and posting it. 45. Not knowing exactly what all of your friends are doing and thinking at every moment. 46. Carrying on a correspondence with real letters, especially the handwritten kind. 47. Archie searches. 48. Gopher searches. 49. Concatenating and UUDecoding binaries from Usenet. 50. Privacy. 51. The fact that words generally don’t have num8er5 in them. 52. Correct spelling of phrases, rather than TLAs. 53. Waiting several minutes (or even hours!) to download something. 54. The time before botnets/security vulnerabilities due to always-on and always-connected PCs 55. The time before PC networks. 56. When Spam was just a meat product — or even a Monty Python sketch. Gadgets 57. Typewriters. 58. Putting film in your camera: 35mm may have some life still, but what about APS or disk? 59. Sending that film away to be processed. 60. Having physical prints of photographs come back to you. 61. CB radios. 62. Getting lost. With GPS coming to more and more phones, your location is only a click away. 63. Rotary-dial telephones. 64. Answering machines. 65. Using a stick to point at information on a wallchart 66. Pay phones. 67. Phones with actual bells in them. 68. Fax machines. 69. Vacuum cleaners with bags in them. Everything Else 70. Taking turns picking a radio station, or selecting a tape, for everyone to listen to during a long drive. 71. Remembering someone’s phone number. 72. Not knowing who was calling you on the phone. 73. Actually going down to a Blockbuster store to rent a movie. 74. Toys actually being suitable for the under-3s. 75. LEGO just being square blocks of various sizes, with the odd wheel, window or door. 76. Waiting for the television-network premiere to watch a movie after its run at the theater. 77. Relying on the 5-minute sport segment on the nightly news for baseball highlights. 78. Neat handwriting. 79. The days before the nanny state. 80. Starbuck being a man. 81. Han shoots first. 82. “Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.” But they’ve already seen episode III, so it’s no big surprise. 83. Kentucky Fried Chicken, as opposed to KFC. 84. Trig tables and log tables. 85. “Don’t know what a slide rule is for …” 86. Finding books in a card catal

How many of these things will your children remember? Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something. Super-8 movies and cine film of all kinds. Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to todays teenager. The number of TV channels being a single digit. I remember it being a massive event when Britain got its fourth channel. Standard-definition, CRT TVs filling up half your living room. Rotary dial televisions with no remote control. You know, the ones where the kids were the remote control. High-speed dubbing. 8-track cartridges. Vinyl records. Even today’s DJs are going laptop or CD. Betamax tapes. MiniDisc. Laserdisc: the LP of DVD. Scanning the radio dial and hearing static between stations. (Digital tuners + HD radio bork this concept.) Shortwave radio. 3-D movies meaning red-and-green glasses. Watching TV when the networks say you should. Tivo and Sky+ are slowing killing this one. That there was a time before ‘reality TV.’ Photo credit: smin via flickr Computers and Videogaming Wires. OK, so they’re not gone yet, but it won’t be long The scream of a modem connecting. The buzz of a dot-matrix printer 5- and 3-inch floppies, Zip Discs and countless other forms of data storage. Using jumpers to set IRQs. DOS. Terminals accessing the mainframe. Screens being just green (or orange) on black. Tweaking the volume setting on your tape deck to get a computer game to load, and waiting ages for it to actually do it. Daisy chaining your SCSI devices and making sure they’ve all got a different ID. Counting in kilobytes. Wondering if you can afford to buy a RAM upgrade. Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time. Turning a PlayStation on its end to try and get a game to load. Joysticks. Having to delete something to make room on your hard drive. Booting your computer off of a floppy disk. Recording a song in a studio. Photo credit: ghbrett via flickr The Internet NCSA Mosaic. Finding out information from an encyclopedia. Using a road atlas to get from A to B. Doing bank business only when the bank is open. Shopping only during the day, Monday to Saturday. Phone books and Yellow Pages. Newspapers and magazines made from dead trees. Actually being able to get a domain name consisting of real words. Filling out an order form by hand, putting it in an envelope and posting it. Not knowing exactly what all of your friends are doing and thinking at every moment. Carrying on a correspondence with real letters, especially the handwritten kind. Archie searches. Gopher searches. Concatenating and UUDecoding binaries from Usenet. Privacy. The fact that words generally don’t have num8er5 in them. Correct spelling of phrases, rather than TLAs. Waiting several minutes (or even hours!) to download something. The time before botnets/security vulnerabilities due to always-on and always-connected PCs The time before PC networks. When Spam was just a meat product — or even a Monty Python sketch. Photo credit: Chris Devers via flickr Gadgets Typewriters. Putting film in your camera: 35mm may have some life still, but what about APS or disk? Sending that film away to be processed. Having physical prints of photographs come back to you. CB radios. Getting lost. With GPS coming to more and more phones, your location is only a click away. Rotary-dial telephones. Answering machines. Using a stick to point at information on a wallchart Pay phones. Phones with actual bells in them. Fax machines. Vacuum cleaners with bags in them. Photo credit: ansik via flickr Everything Else Taking turns picking a radio station, or selecting a tape, for everyone to listen to during a long drive. Remembering someone’s phone number. Not knowing who was calling you on the phone. Actually going down to a Blockbuster store to rent a movie. Toys actually being suitable for the under-3s. LEGO just being square blocks of various sizes, with the odd wheel, window or door. Waiting for the television-network premiere to watch a movie after its run at the theater. Relying on the 5-minute sport segment on the nightly news for baseball highlights. Neat handwriting. The days before the nanny state. Starbuck being a man. Han shoots first. “Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.” But they’ve already seen episode III, so it’s no big surprise. Kentucky Fried Chicken, as opposed to KFC. Trig tables and log tables. “Don’t know what a slide rule is for …” Finding books in a card catalog at the library. Swimming pools with diving boards. Hershey bars in silver wrappers. Sliding the paper outer wrapper off a Kit-Kat, placing it on the palm of your hand and clapping to make it bang loudly. Then sliding your finger down the silver foil of break off the first finger A Marathon bar (what a Snickers used to be called in I know it's long - But, it's kinda fun to reminisce! :"D I remember all of them! That should tell you guys how old this ol' lady is! lol! (((Gonzo)))

Do you want to know all the facts and secrets?Here you are? Some people may like this.You're not gonna find this information anywhere else.I'm uncovering the secrets! You'll find some really important information here as well. Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing. I believe that if you spend 10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. I've just turned 19 and I'm a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong. **** Hi. I'm an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I'm talking about public places, in our privacy there's no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They're common problems around the world today! Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone's like that, but this one's inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof? Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that's not a bad thing. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There's no perfect country! Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there's nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless. News: "Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious. Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable. Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. (20,000 Jews and lots of Christians live here! Iran's different!) And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit. It's just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? You know that it's a passive sentence. He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I'd judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin! Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn't a peaceful country. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?) 4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians. 5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason. 6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose? When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation. To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov't just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England's soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you'd probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They're separate countries! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt's are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! They've started to have diplomatic talks! That's great! A lovely American told me: "Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country's government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran." BTW, make sure you visit the links I've put up for you.They're all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and "Americanised" music! lol Thanks for your time

How many receipt-less voting machines are used nation-wide? Search:GEMS Diebold optical scan machines are being rigged for Bush Skull & Bones connection of Bush & Kerry: "Our Side (Race) won" Fraternity News (www.wikipedia.com_skull_and_bones) Poll Tapes thrown away - Against Federal Law (must be kept for 22 mos. by law) Hacking Democracy: Diebold (Voting Machine Software) Chairman 'promises' Vote for Ohio to G.W. Bush http://www.blackboxvoting.org/ http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/114.html "Why weren't voting systems being tested for Security?" - I.T.A. Independent auditors of election software. Democracy: Can we trust systems that have no accountability? * With electronic voting machines tabulating more than 80 percent of the ballots cast in America, * Seattle grandmother Bev Harris set out to determine the obvious: Do they work? * Based on the evidence presented here, the answer is "not really" * The picture that emerges as Harris unearths a treasure trove of info about mishandled votes and the inner workings of the machines is that they're not only fallible but also highly vulnerable to hacking. http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/8/114.html * This wonderful documentary proves my point that we have the best democracy that money can buy * along with our judicial system. * This film is more frightening than any horror film I've seen, because THIS IS REAL! * And this is movie biased? * Not at all. * It's an absolute eye opener that shows that your vote really doesn't count; and make sure you watch the deleted scenes(another 33 minutes of fantastic footage). 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Kurt Bellman11 1 6-29-06 10:44 am 6-26-06: The ultimate insult: Paper ballots entered into touch-screensTom Courbat16 1 6-28-06 1:42 pm 6-22-06: A 'Plan B' for voting machines: The National Hand Count Re...Bev Harris7 1 6-24-06 11:43 am 6-15-06: Solutions through citizen oversightBrant Lamb52 1 7-25-06 7:19 pm 6-12-06: Trouble seeks trouble - King County elections chief goes t...Tom Courbat8 1 6-21-06 6:08 pm 6-6-06: Hear the train a'comin' , Comin' round the bendBrant Lamb12 1 6-9-06 10:14 am 6-5-06: Citizens -- Here's how to watchdog electionBev Harris13 1 6-6-06 12:37 pm 5-23-06: Supplmental report adds new concerns to Hursti IIBev Harris51 1 7-1-06 10:49 am 5-19-06: Substitute 'L' for 'D' - Diebold claims Utah tests failed...Kathleen Wynne16 1 6-27-06 6:26 am 5-11-06: Three-level security flaws found in Diebold touch-screensRobert Sawdey182 1 6-7-06 11:52 am 5-10-06: Update on TSx reportCatherine Ansbro5 1 5-11-06 4:47 pm 5-10-06: As the Emery County findings evolve: Diebold's and Georgia...Joseph Hall5 1 5-11-06 2:15 pm 5-9-06: The Ohio Election BackwashAdele Eisner34 1 8-2-06 3:26 pm 5-4-06: Touch-screens fail security tests, Diebold retaliatessuhkara a yahweh`16 1 5-9-06 9:15 pm 5-4-06: Your chance to get evidence: WV, NE, KY, OR, PABev Harris1 1 5-4-06 9:13 am 5-2-06: Is the 2006 election train still on its tracks?John Washburn26 1 5-12-06 3:29 pm 4-24-06: Diebold whistleblower Stephen Heller compared to Daniel El...Russell Novkov2 1 4-24-06 3:06 pm 4-13-06: Last transcript - Calif. ITA hearings.John Washburn3 1 4-14-06 9:20 am 4-8-06: Why the Rush Holt bill (H.B. 550) is dangerousJonathan104 1 5-16-06 2:46 am 4-6-06: Utah Lt. Governor's office admits: some Diebold serial numb...ed hill32 1 4-10-06 7:24 pm 4-5-06: Transcript: Wyle Labs thinks Hursti Hack means 'the system ...John Washburn11 1 4-6-06 7:59 am 4-4-06: More Voting Machine Test Lab TranscriptsBev Harris12 1 4-6-06 11:32 pm 4-3-06: ALERT - elections officials: Diebold making 'visits' to you...Bruce Sims5 1 4-4-06 11:08 am 3-31-06: Bravissima! Calif. Senate Elections Committee grills two ...Catherine Ansbro28 1 4-12-06 1:59 pm 3-29-06: FL Attorney General Hits Voting Machine Vendors With Inves...Bev Harris4 1 3-30-06 10:39 am 3-28-06: BBV EXCLUSIVE - Diebold attempts to explain TSx memory def...Bev Harris34 1 4-3-06 9:17 am 03-18-06: BBV EXCLUSIVE - Diebold TSx touch-screen study (Part I)...Joseph Hall50 1 4-7-06 10:29 am 3-17-2006: New Black Box Voting report to be issued on Diebold TSx ...Jody Holder11 1 3-19-06 11:34 pm 3-11-06: The Stephen Heller Legal Defense FundJohn Washburn6 1 3-12-06 8:23 pm 3-8-06: Ion Sancho pits his lawyers against DieboldPat Vesely10 1 3-14-06 2:02 pm 3-3-06: While Florida vindicates Ion Sancho, Jeb Bush threatens Sa...Daniel R Spak29 1 3-19-06 5:45 pm 2-28-06: Take action NOW: Bullies pounding on whistleblowerRobert Sawdey11 1 3-9-06 5:47 pm 2-23-06: Someone accessed 40 Palm Beach County voting machines Nov ...Bev Harris110 1 3-9-06 7:30 am 2-21-06: An open letter to Bruce McPherson and the citizens of the ...Joycelynn Straight22 1 2-27-06 9:01 pm 2-17-06: BREAKING: Calif. Sec. State certifies entire Diebold produ...Bev Harris52 1 4-3-06 10:20 am 2-17-06: Election family tree: Who got us into this and how did the...Catherine Ansbro4 1 3-30-06 10:40 am 2-11-06: Voting machine examiners chickening out on Senate investig...Ron Crane24 1 2-18-06 1:27 pm 2-6-06: Landes takes e-voting to Supreme CourtV. Kurt Bellman24 1 4-19-06 10:33 am 2-6-06: Diebold agrees to waive proprietary claims to GEMS database...Marian Beddill12 1 2-11-06 1:38 pm 2-5-06: What protects your personal information once it enters e-el...Paul Lehto70 1 7-21-06 1:17 pm 2-2-06: Embezzler Jeff Dean remote accessed Calif. counties for 200...Kathleen Wynne4 1 2-2-06 8:38 am 2-1-06: Voting system examiners blocked from telling what they know?Byron Hale21 1 2-6-06 3:16 am 1-31-06: Diebold anticipates $100 to $125 million in 2006 voting sy...Bev Harris1 1 1-31-06 8:56 am 1-26-06: Elections Programmer Jeff Dean worked for same firm as for...Bev Harris25 1 1-27-06 12:45 pm 1-24-06: Public Records Get The Big Chill: Alaska's Voters vs Diebo...Jim March5 1 1-31-06 2:29 pm 1-13-06: ES&S reneges on Leon County deal 2 days before HAVA deadl...Catherine Ansbro33 1 1-17-06 1:20 am 1-9-2006: DuPage County Elections paid $30,000 to Republican politi...Bev Harris12 1 2-3-06 8:20 am 1-5-06: Wisconsin moves toward public source, then guts itJohn Washburn10 1 1-5-06 4:21 pm 1-3-2006: Hold on to your lugnuts, ES&S and Sequoia may risk Hurst...Brant Lamb33 1 1-25-06 4:56 am 12-30-05: Roll up your sleeves, we ain't done yet!BBV Admin1 1 12-30-05 4:26 pm 12-28-2005: Pennsylvania declines some Diebold but reveals an odd biasArnold Peckerman24 1 12-31-05 2:17 pm 12-23-05: ES&S under fire in CaliforniaEdward Robles5 1 12-26-05 5:36 am 12-20-05: California 'Hack' test stalled as Diebold certification d...Brant Lamb116 1 1-25-06 1:27 pm 12-13-05: Devastating hack proven - Leon County dumps DieboldSamuel Scharff97 1 5-29-06 9:25 pm 12-9-05: Diebold hack test -- Sec. State / Black Box lawyer square offJim March6 1 12-12-05 3:01 pm 12-7-05: Diebold stockholder suit - here's some ammoJim March7 1 12-8-05 9:37 am 12-4-05: 'Leave it up to us, we know best' say officialsBBV Admin27 2 12-15-05 4:17 am 11-30-05: Nope, the hack test won't be todayCatherine Ansbro25 1 1-3-06 12:51 am 11-28-05: Latest on California hack situationBruce Sims45 1 11-30-05 4:40 pm 11-24-05: Turkey Day leftovers: No thanks for stuffing elections wi...Edward Robles2 1 11-27-05 7:55 am 11-23-05: Flag on the play - Calif. Sec. State official calls foul ...Catherine Ansbro17 1 11-29-05 10:18 am 11-22-05: California invites Black Box Voting to hack Diebold votin...John Washburn31 1 12-9-05 8:23 am 11-22-2005: Updates on felons - Jeffrey Dean and John ElderBBV Admin7 1 11-22-05 9:37 am 11-21-05: Diebold violates court orderBBV Admin10 1 11-28-05 8:27 am 11-18-05: Fasten your seatbelts - It's time to bring this thing in ...Edward Robles7 1 11-27-05 9:12 am 11-15-05: FEC Investigating rapper P. Diddy (but not Blackwell or M...Edward Robles5 1 11-27-05 9:16 am 11-13-05: Detroit, Michigan elections are now a significant concernBBV Admin11 1 11-23-05 5:16 am 11-9-05: Los Angeles County has the dog & pony show downEdward Robles2 1 11-27-05 9:33 am 11-8-05: Share your observations on voting today hereKathleen Wynne10 1 11-10-05 9:15 am 11-6-05: Two state elections heads resign in FloridaBBV Admin6 1 11-6-05 5:11 am 11-4-05: Mail-in votes at higher risk with Diebold systemsBBV Admin1 1 11-4-05 8:00 am 11-3-05: The first public examination under the 15004 lawJohn Washburn5 1 11-6-05 6:41 am 10-28-05: Blackwell Blunders on Voting Machine ExaminationJohn Washburn14 1 10-31-05 11:23 am 10-26-05: The 'Perimeter Defense' - Follies and FailuresBBV Admin7 1 10-31-05 3:57 pm 10-21-05: GAO & NIST - Voting machine security finally goes mainstr...From the Mailbag10 1 10-29-05 11:39 am 10-9-05: VotoScope audit tool will catch Hart Intercivic bugBev Harris22 1 10-12-05 1:06 pm 10-8-05: Investors considering Diebold class action suitBev Harris1 1 10-8-05 3:08 pm 10-5-05: Diebold Lies Move Up the LadderBev Harris5 1 10-8-05 3:21 pm 9-19-2005: Carter-Baker Panel Report: Proposed Reforms Miss the BoatBrad Friedman52 1 10-3-05 12:02 pm 9-10-2005: Here's your chance to 'Look inside the Black Box':...alex baxter21 1 11-1-05 4:23 am 9-7-2005: Digital Image ballot scanners -- good or bad?Brant Lamb19 1 10-5-05 4:41 am 8-25-2005: Voting Rights Act expiration 2007Admin3 1 8-25-05 9:56 am 8-15-05: Election Reform -- Impending ShuffleCatherine_a107 1 8-25-05 1:51 pm 8-13-2005: If this doesn't get your blood boiling...Ubetchaiam9 1 8-15-05 11:24 am 8-10-2005: Mississippi Paper Trail ImminentCatherine Ansbro18 1 12-14-05 2:47 am 8-9-2005: Exactly what we don't want: Our election on Diebold's ser...John Howard13 1 10-5-05 8:20 pm 8-8-2005: Arcata, (CA) seeks to wrest election control from corpora...jimmarch6 1 8-12-05 12:33 am 8-5-05: 'Think Outside the Black Box' - ONLINE THINK TANK Admin5 1 8-17-05 7:46 am 8-3-05: San Diego backs down on charges against BBV director Jim MarchUbetchaiam32 1 8-22-05 12:01 pm 7-29-2005: Mississippi, listen up: California just rejected the TSxadmin17 1 8-13-05 8:15 pm 7-28-05: In his own words: Jim March on taking back his civil rightsmymarkx11 1 7-29-05 11:46 am 7-26-2005: BBV Board Member Arrested in San Diego for Viewing Vote-...cleanbean63 1 7-29-05 4:17 pm 7-25-2005: Wondering about mail-in voting? Diebold's new VoteRemote...Catherine Ansbro28 1 3-30-06 12:43 pm 7-21-2005: ES&S, Diebold lobbyists had ties to bribery investigatio...mary_ann9 1 7-31-05 12:00 am 7-20-2005: Internal documents reveal more Diebold ethics problemsadmin4 1 7-20-05 7:24 am 7-18-2005: Are The Lights Going Out In Georgia?admin5 1 7-22-05 3:14 pm 7-17-2005: Gallina (Diebold) reportedly paid Blackwell, GOP cronies...admin1 1 7-17-05 12:07 pm 7-11-2005: Case Against Diebold and Florida Division of Electionskathleen_wynne3 1 7-13-05 9:32 am 7-4-2005: The Black Box ReportJohn Dean36 1 5-8-06 6:05 pm 7-3-2005: Diebold accounting mistake -- SEC stuff may be a biggieadmin11 1 7-4-05 10:58 pm 7-1-2005: July 4 Security Alert for Diebold Optical Scanscatherine_a17 1 7-5-05 1:29 am 6-24-2005: Black Box Voting Litigation Fund LaunchedBev Harris2 1 2-3-06 8:22 am 6-17-05: Report on Calif. meeting -- Decertify Diebold?ubetchaiam11 1 7-21-05 2:37 pm 6-8-2005: Palm Beach County fails auditlinda_franz7 1 6-15-05 8:29 am 5-27-05: Optical scan system hacked (3 ways) - BBV ExclusiveBrant Lamb73 1 8-9-06 11:06 am 5-9-05: Consumer Report Series -- Following the Money Trail – Part Iadmin1 1 5-9-05 3:18 pm 5-6-04: $45m (Diebold?) contract flying under radar in Cook County ...admin2 1 5-6-05 2:53 pm 5-11-05: CANCELLED - Call to action May 19, Sacramentoadmin1 1 5-6-05 11:05 am 5-04-05 – Easier Hacking Access Sneaks in w. ADA Compliance Measuresadmin1 1 5-4-05 9:25 pm 4-24-05: LA's InkaVote system tied to Malaysian gambling outfitadmin1 1 4-24-05 12:43 pm 4-20-2005: Paper trail advocates - The devil in the detailsadmin1 1 4-20-05 11:54 am 4-18-2005: Diebold Lobbyist Documents Reveal Problemsadmin1 1 4-18-05 9:54 am 3-8-2005: Hack of Real-Life Voting System Demonstratedadmin1 1 3-9-05 12:51 pm 2-22-2005: Activating the Eagles -- Events this weekend in Californiaadmin1 1 2-22-05 5:08 pm 2-21-2005: Snohomish County (WA) updateadmin1 1 2-21-05 4:51 pm 2-21-2005: Orange County (FL) updateadmin1 1 2-21-05 12:57 pm 2-21-2005: Broward County (FL) updateadmin1 1 2-21-05 12:14 pm 2-21-2005: Palm Beach County (FL) updateadmin1 1 2-21-05 11:04 am 2-21-2005: Volusia County (FL) Updateadmin1 1 2-21-05 7:02 am 2-1-2005: Black Box Voting donates $2000 to Ohio lawyersadmin1 1 2-1-05 2:51 pm 1-28-05: Eagles rolling up sleeves in Ohio, Florida, Californiaadmin1 1 1-28-05 6:30 am 1-20-05: BULLETIN: California Panel OKs Voter Privacy Removaladmin1 1 1-20-05 6:05 pm 1-18-05: Consumer Protection lawsuit activated against Dieboldadmin1 1 1-19-05 4:43 am 1-17-05: Black Box Voting Document Archiveadmin1 1 1-17-05 1:42 pm 1-10-05: Exposing the Crypto Solutionadmin1 1 1-11-05 6:20 am 1-6-05: Constitutional Equal Protection Amendment for Voters?admin1 1 1-11-05 6:15 am 1-5-05: Election Misconduct as a Public Records Crisisadmin1 1 1-11-05 6:10 am 1-5-05: Update from Washington D.C.admin1 1 1-11-05 6:01 am 12-30-2004: Volunteer Actions -- Activating the Eaglesadmin1 1 1-11-05 5:50 am 12-29-04: Update on 'Help America Audit'admin1 1 1-11-05 5:44 am 12-28-04: Update for donors, and a look to 2005admin1 1 1-11-05 5:35 am 11-18-2004: Volunteer actions -- How to 'Be the Media'admin1 1 1-11-05 5:56 am Start New Thread Mainstream News Reports Black Box Voting » Latest News » Mainstream News Reports « Previous Next » Thread Last Poster Posts Pages Last Post Dean Logan Says Unaffiliated WriteIns will be Checkedchristine c reid14 1 2-15-08 10:34 am New York Times re Holt BillV. Kurt Bellman26 1 2-8-08 1:57 pm AP Incorrectly calls Missouri for ClintonBill Bowen1 1 2-7-08 8:04 am San Fran CA-KSFO-AM reports Repub registration problemsNancy Tobi9 1 2-7-08 5:49 am Massachusetts results via your friends at LHSMike LaBonte10 1 2-7-08 5:24 am NJ Voting delay included Gov. CorzineMichael W Mather2 1 2-6-08 1:17 pm (CA) 2/08 - Voting machine probs delay Sacramento countPerry Duke9 1 2-5-08 6:34 pm (FL) 1/08 - More Florida voting machine problemsHal Guentert8 1 2-2-08 7:19 pm (FL) 1/08 - Final Florida results inkaren reineke11 1 2-1-08 4:25 pm (CO) 1/15 Democrats Ask Coffman to ResignFran Fleming1 1 2-1-08 9:41 am (FL) 1/08 - Problems already with voting machinesBev Harris 1 1 1-29-08 10:08 am (CO) Paper ballots win over RitterCatherine Ansbro3 1 1-29-08 2:16 am (MI) 12/07 - Proposition for new way to do primaries NEWS: Reform pres. candidate selection processCatherine Ansbro11 1 1-29-08 2:14 am Americans Abroad Can Now Vote Onlinesam lark7 1 1-26-08 3:49 pm (SC) 1/19/08 - Problems at polling locationsts taylor4 1 1-24-08 9:16 pm Feedback appreciated as this unfolds...Bruce Sims2 1 1-24-08 1:52 pm (Ohio) ACLU files suit to block paper ballots New paper ballots ca...Roger Wood20 2 1-20-08 9:43 pm REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER: Election Fraud RoundtableV. Kurt Bellman10 1 1-18-08 7:05 am (CO) Legislators lose their confidence in CoffmanCatherine Ansbro13 1 1-17-08 4:01 pm Olbermann Report !! On Voting Sue West6 1 1-17-08 3:53 pm GOP Figure Contracted to Deliver E-Voting Machines in MarylandAlex Laflamme1 1 1-17-08 9:43 am (NH) Experts skeptical of N.H. ballot-count conspiracy theoryBill Bowen60 1 1-16-08 10:37 pm Making votes countFran Fleming2 1 1-16-08 12:00 pm Ron Paul says in regard to New Hampshire voteDavid Evans1 1 1-13-08 8:32 am Diebold Changing its Buisness name Catherine Ansbro2 1 1-12-08 5:20 am (NH) 1/08 - Man plans recount of Republican vote in N.H. primary...Russell Novkov7 1 1-11-08 11:03 pm (TX) 10/07 - Another corrupt official, election tampering Refugio County - "Trust Me" failureCatherine Ansbro4 1 1-11-08 6:47 pm (FL) 9/07 - Volusia County again -- lots of defective memory cards... Volusia County - Voting system: Incident reportsWilliam Reese2 1 1-8-08 9:19 pm (FL) 10/07 - New machines, still not enough safeguards State of Florida - Voting systems: Transition to optical scan, issuesDon Powers2 1 1-8-08 12:00 am PC Magazine Article 09/12/07Don Powers2 1 1-7-08 10:45 pm (US) Can You Count On These Machines?Bev Harris 21 1 1-7-08 6:18 pm (US) Problems At Poll Permeate U.S. Political ProcessV. Kurt Bellman76 1 1-5-08 4:57 pm Legal Voters Thrown Off RollsV. Kurt Bellman7 1 1-3-08 11:15 am CNN: On the eve of Iowa caucus, some states give e-voting an 'F'...Russell Novkov2 1 1-2-08 3:42 pm (TX) 11/07 - Wharton County GOP will use paper ballots in primary... NEWS: Follow up on vote-flipping incidentLore2 1 1-1-08 3:35 pm (KY) 10/7 - Candidate for elections chief pleads guilty to forgery... Boone County - "Trust Me" FailureKathleen Wynne49 1 12-26-07 2:49 pm (US) 12/07 - FEC doors shut, 'No one left to answer phones'...Alan Brau4 1 12-25-07 8:29 pm (CO) 12/07 - Boulder: Stray marks caused decertificationBev Harris 1 1 12-23-07 9:49 pm (CO) 12/07 - Mesa: Commission defiant on vote machines NEWS: Resisting Colorado decertificationFran Fleming5 1 12-22-07 1:34 pm (AK) 12/07 - Impossible to tell whether 2004 count correct NEWS - Follow up on AZ Dem Party litigationBev Harris 1 1 12-21-07 7:05 am (CO) 12/07 - Denver: Voting gear out for count NEWS: Colo. decertification of Sequoia Julio Edwards1 1 12-18-07 6:41 am (US) 12/07 - Congressional watch tool for citizens PRESS RELEASE: New Freedom of Information toolBev Harris 1 1 12-11-07 7:20 am (PA) 11/07 - Philadelphia: Voter Fraud Allegations Again NEWS: Absentee ballot fraud allegationsV. Kurt Bellman21 1 12-7-07 2:02 pm (NJ) 12/07 - 'We are Neanderthals' - paper trail delayed again... NEWS: New Jersey paper trail statusBobby Arnold2 1 12-6-07 3:20 am (OH) 11/07 - Franklin County: Former elections official charged... NEWS: Election official corruptionBev Harris 2 1 12-2-07 7:50 am (OH) 11/07 - Township results flipped because of error (Lawrence Co... Lawrence County: Voting systems - Incident ReportBev Harris 4 1 11-23-07 2:00 pm (CT) 11/07 - Diebold/Premier machine miscount changes winner Greenwich: Voting systems - Incident reportsCatherine Ansbro4 1 11-23-07 1:47 pm (MS) 11/07 - New election ordered for Louise Linzy race Tunica County: Election incidentsBev Harris 1 1 11-22-07 9:05 pm (NH) 11/07 - It's official: Jan. 8 primary date State of New Hampshire: PrimariesBev Harris 1 1 11-22-07 8:28 pm (CA) 11/07 - Sec. State Bowen sues ES&S for $15 million State of California: Voting systems, ES&SBev Harris 3 1 11-21-07 9:09 pm (MI) 11/07 - It's back on: Mich. primary will proceed... State of Michigan: Primaries, Freedom of InformationBev Harris 1 1 11-21-07 10:38 am (MI) 11/07 - Michigan primary may not happen State of Michigan: Primaries, Freedom of Information Bev Harris 1 1 11-20-07 7:22 pm (NH) 11/07 - Pres primary date STILL not certain State of New Hampshire: PrimariesBev Harris 1 1 11-20-07 7:06 pm (OH) 11/07 - Provisionals may alter outcome Clermont County: Provisional ballotsBev Harris 1 1 11-19-07 5:54 pm (TX) 11/07 - Alteration of live election data in Harris County... Harris County: Voting systems, "Trust Me"Russell Novkov12 1 11-15-07 9:18 pm (US) 11/07 - Sequoia voting systems under new ownership US - VendorsBev Harris 1 1 11-9-07 6:39 am (OH) 11/07 - Polls open later in ES&S location Putnam County - Voting Machines: Incident ReportsPatricia Berg1 1 11-7-07 4:34 am (FL) 10/07 - Appeals court rules The People "moot" Sarasota County - LitigationBev Harris 1 1 11-2-07 8:02 am (CT) 10/07 - Candidate's company will transport voting machines... New Britain - Chain of CustodyBev Harris 1 1 10-29-07 11:22 am (IN) 10/07 - Polling locations reduced to four "vote centers"... Tippecanoe County - Access to PollsBev Harris 1 1 10-29-07 8:12 am (FL) 10/07 - Wrong Ballots Sent To Miami Absentee Voters Miami-Dade County - Absentee / Mail-in Incident ReportBrant Lamb13 1 10-22-07 11:34 am (PA) 10/07 - County replacing WinVote Lackawanna County - Voting systems: Procurement Alan Brau43 1 10-18-07 7:56 pm (US) 9/07 - E-vote industry massaging itself in the media Voting systems: Security / Chain of CustodyBev Harris 52 1 10-14-07 11:07 am (OH) 10/07 - A funeral for a presidential election State of Ohio - Compliance, enforcement issuesAlan Brau3 1 10-11-07 4:32 pm (FL) 10/07 - Peculiar excuses block accountability for primary Martin County - Compliance issue: Resisting paper trailBev Harris 1 1 10-11-07 7:12 am (TX) 9/07 - Hilarious but improper: video of lawmakers cheat-voting... State of Texas - Noncompliance, enforcement issues with legislator voting rulesBrant Lamb11 1 10-3-07 5:06 am (FL) 10/07 - FL-13 testing continues... Sarasota County - Voting system: Review & testing due to incident reportsRussell Novkov2 1 10-2-07 7:57 pm (IN) 10/07 - Belly-up vendor, in come different machines Randolph County - Voting systems: ProcurementBev Harris 1 1 10-2-07 7:57 pm (FL) 10/07 - FL-13 report imminent Sarasota County - Voting system: Review & testing due to incident reportsBev Harris 1 1 10-2-07 7:46 pm (US) 9/07 - If MS Excel bug = math errors, trust e-voting? US - Computer program: Incident reportBev Harris 1 1 10-2-07 7:38 pm (NC) 9/07 - The registrar's secret lair Montgomery County - Chain of custodyBev Harris 1 1 10-1-07 4:12 pm (NJ) 9/07 - Judge stalls on paper trail Mercer County - Compliance issue: Resisting paper trailBev Harris 1 1 10-1-07 3:46 pm (US) 9/07 - Less than 1/2 of military overseas votes counted US - Absentee / mail-in voting: Incidents, access problemsBev Harris 6 1 9-30-07 3:17 pm (GA) 9/07 - What's the punishment for throwing out 93,000 voter reg... Fulton County - Chain of custody / Privacy protection issuesBev Harris 1 1 9-28-07 9:12 am (US) 9/07 - Gird for massive new voting machine purchases: New stan... US - Voting systems: Standards, certification, procurementBrant Lamb16 1 9-27-07 5:02 am (PA) 9/07 County Commissioners' Assocation Opposes HR811 State of Pennsylvania - LegislationSamuel Scharff32 1 9-24-07 11:29 pm (CT) 9/07 - Voting rights activists express disappointment at CT s... State of Connecticut - Voting systems: Security Catherine Ansbro2 1 9-22-07 6:36 pm (NV) 9/07 - County to "prove Sequioa machines are secure"... Washoe County - Voting systems: SecurityBev Harris 1 1 9-22-07 9:43 am (IL) 9/07 - Indictment: Teamster Union vote rigging Teamster's Union [Chicago] - "Trust Me" failureBev Harris 1 1 9-8-07 4:48 pm (US) 2007 National news archive (see state foru... 130 24 10-11-07 12:25 pm (US) 2006 National news archive (see state foru... 482 60 10-11-07 12:25 pm (US) 2005 National news archive (see state foru... 310 152 10-11-07 12:24 pm (US) 2004 National news archive (see state forums for state news)... 77 42 10-11-07 12:24 pm Start New Thread 59 customers reviewed this movie. Write a Review Reviews Voted Most Helpful Votes are counted and displayed within 24 hours HM 1355196 37% Similar To You HM 1355196's other reviews > 5.0 Stars This is an excellent documentary that I think every American should see before they vote again. This is not a movie about Bush vs. Kerry or Republicans vs. Democrats. Its about our current voting system and exposing a multitude of problems with that system as demonstrated in the 2004 election. We are told "EVERY VOTE COUNTS" and this documentary exposes the corruption, mistruths, and shameful negligence and mishandling of these "VOTES" in a way that cannot be denied nor ignored - unless you don't watch it for yourself. 73 out of 78 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful TerBo 40% Similar To You TerBo's other reviews > 5.0 Stars This is a must-see documentary, especially for those still doubtful about whether elections in this country can be tampered with. The answer is yes, yes, yes!!! Kudos to Bev Harris who has dedicated years to exposing the corruption surrounding electronic voting. Get this. After Hacking Democracy's premiere on HBO, Harris received death threats. That's how risky and powerful her work is. 67 out of 77 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Shiftdnb 47% Similar To You Shiftdnb's other reviews > 4.0 Stars This is an amazing documentary showing that there are problems with the way we vote in America. When a normal everyday citizen gets up and challenges the system, you see how the system fights back. This woman doesn't give up like most of us would and shows us and one election official in Florida that the way our voting system was run and still is, has errors. 29 out of 36 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Most Recent Reviews SG 178412 23% Similar To You SG 178412's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Anyone who cares at all about the future of democracy in America (R or D or whatever else party affiliation you choose) NEEDS to see this movie. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful grw 970297 20% Similar To You grw 970297's other reviews > 5.0 Stars If our so-called government doesn't fix the problems exposed in this excellent documentary, our democracy no longer will exist. Abolish electronic voting machines!! I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Professional Bum 63% Similar To You Professional ...'s other reviews > 5.0 Stars If you are an American & have the ability to vote, please do yourself a favor and put this in your queue immediately(especially since this is an election year). This wonderful documentary proves my point that we have the best democracy that money can buy, along with our judicial system. This film is more frightening than any horror film I've seen, because THIS IS REAL! And this is movie biased? Not at all. It's an absolute eye opener that shows that your vote really doesn't count; and make sure you watch the deleted scenes(another 33 minutes of fantastic footage). 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Member Reviews hawk5391 58% Similar To You hawk5391's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Even though I also watched the original slasher classic Black Christmas, this was the scariest movie I saw over the Christmas break. Although the filmmakers obviously have every reason to sensationalize potential problems with electronic voting systems ("good news is no news," right?), the implications here are frightening. Not only did Bev Harris (founder of a non-partisan watchdog group) find voting machine code unprotected on the internet, she was able to successfully hack it and prove that results could be manipulated (you can watch this being done in a matter of seconds in this film). The lack of oversight of the companies who control the majority of electronic voting is astounding, almost as bad as the sloppy manner in which our government oversees the elections themselves. 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Cassun 53% Similar To You Cassun's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Probably the scariest movie I've watched in a long time. The production value isn't good, but its worth sitting through to find out just how easy it would be for just one person with an agenda to manipulate the outcome of an election. 9 out of 12 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful LR 572736 43% Similar To You LR 572736's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Politics in America is scarey enough, but when you see what is going on with our elections system, you will just go through the roof. We have hoped through the last few centuries that a government of the people, by the people and for the people would not parish from the face of the earth, and that America would be its shining example. After viewing this flick, you will realize just how tarnished our example has become. We have realized in the past decades, that money rules, and it just feels like our votes don't count, only the money that backs our politicians. Only the corporations and special interests have access to the politicians these days, not the people that vote. This picture goes a long way to explaining how that happens. After realizing the truths in this documentary, I feel even more helpless and useless to change a corrupt government by my vote. Did my vote get counted? How would I even know? The facts put forth in this program are just about incredible, but you come away realizing their powerful credibility. I wondered why their hasn't been criminal prosecution of the election fraud that is running rampant in our country today? Where are prosecuters? Why aren't elections officials who ignore our right to have our votes counted, recounter and certified being placed on trial for crimes against the electorate? You owe it to yourself and your country to see this documentary long before the next election. Don't miss this one! 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful CP 1799900 36% Similar To You CP 1799900's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Wow. I just finished watching this documentary, and I can't believe what I heard and saw. This is not another Michael Moore speculative film that makes assumptions with no factual evidence. This is incredible. Everyone should see this film. It is truly an amazing look inside of our election system. 8 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Member Reviews 59 customers reviewed this movie. Write a Review SN 25968 62% Similar To You SN 25968's other reviews > 5.0 Stars We must all see this movie. It's not JUST about elections. It's about the undermining of our society, the breakdown. My opinion is that we should get away from secret voting and out into the public. Democracy is where WE THE PEOPLE elect our officials. You must see this to know why I write this. 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful JR 1824621 61% Similar To You JR 1824621's other reviews > 5.0 Stars This is what makes America great: a woman, with a full life, puts it all behind her because she has come across the ultimate injustice and knows that she must right it. This is the story of the creation of the group and webpage BlackBoxVoting.com Having found the Diebold's source code, a code that not even the President of the United States can see, Bev Harris takes the code to an expert. What is revealed causes Harris to criss cross America, to prove the fact that Diebold had literally hijacked democracy. Although it's possible, it's difficult to believe that anyone can think that the 2004 Presidential Election wasn't rigged after viewing this film. A 'must see' for every American. 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful PW 51% Similar To You PW's other reviews > 5.0 Stars One of the scariest movies I've ever seen... because it's true. If you liked 'All the presidents men' or 'The Insider' You'll like this movie. Actually come to think of it, what this story needs is a treatment like the above mentioned movies so the message could have a broader appeal beyond this documentary. 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful FV 1232392 44% Similar To You FV 1232392's other reviews > 4.0 Stars Highly recommedable as the documentary reveals what we all have been suspecting and fearing in an objective and somewhat scientific way. It is quite timely, and I think we can all relate to the topic at hand. I was touched by the reaction of some of the people in the movie when they proved how the voting system can be hacked without much effort 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Steve Smith 38% Similar To You Steve Smith's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Unbelievable. That's how I describe this excellent documentary. Every citizen of the USA owes it to themselves to watch this documentary. It is just shocking. It calls into question everything we know about how our votes are recorded in this country. My jaw literally dropped when I saw one part of it. I won't ruin it for those who haven't seen it. You MUST watch this! 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Ben5765 35% Similar To You Ben5765's other reviews > 4.0 Stars This film is all about voting machines and how votes are tabulated. It makes mincemeat of the Diebold Corporation, manufacturer of a large percentage of the electronic voting machines used in the United States. It reveals Diebold officials making lie after lie about the security of their machines. The makers of the film meticulously document how, using Diebold's machines and data cards, someone with just a basic understanding of the technology involved (including, certainly, any Diebold employee) could rig the vote count, on one machine or on thousands of them, with absolutely no record that the rigging was ever done. The film also reveals how Diebold's chief executive officer was (and maybe still is) a large contributor to the Republican Party. He once wrote a letter stating that he would "deliver" Ohio's electoral votes in the 2004 presidential election for George W. Bush. The film later shows how his company managed to persuade Cuyahoga County, Ohio (where Cleveland is) to buy its machines. Maybe there is nothing fishy going on there, but appearances matter! Lest the film be seen as partisan, it features, among others, a Republican office-seeker from Louisiana who, after losing her race, went to view a demonstration of the machines that the voters used. As part of the demonstration she pressed the button next to her name, and the machine registered a vote for her opponent. Hmmm. She was understandably troubled. Moreover, the film points out that in many parts of the country it is in fact the local Republican Party that is wary of electronic voting machines, not the Democrats. Hacking Democracy also reveals problems with punch card voting systems--problems that dwarf the famous "hanging chad" problem of the 2000 presidential vote count in Florida. The film's message is distressing, but it is one all American citizens should hear and see. 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful AdriH 34% Similar To You AdriH's other reviews > 4.0 Stars Yes, the documentary could use a bit of editing, but the points raised are valid enough to keep it interesting. Instead of taking a partisan view on the movie, realize how intensly frightening this movie really is. Should it be just one grandmother's job to inform us how we're being duped? No. It's our responsibility as citizens to stay informed and demand voting accuracy. 5 out of 7 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful DM 1548398 12% Similar To You DM 1548398's other reviews > 4.0 Stars Frightening and timely documentary that exposes the very painful truth about the U.S. electoral system and vote count fraud. A must see if you plan to vote ever! 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful PM 748973 — —% Similar To You PM 748973's other reviews > 5.0 Stars This presentation should be shown to every high school junior and senior. Maybe they will be able to bring about the changes needed to restore our country to what it once was. Our democratic republic is long gone. 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Member Reviews 59 customers reviewed this movie. Write a Review Lee Anne and Tim 64% Similar To You Lee Anne and ...'s other reviews > 5.0 Stars Every voter should see this film. It leaves you with your head shaking, wondering how the history of the last 8 years might read if the vote-tampering exposed in Hacking Democracy hadnt been possible. Also a testament to how one regular person can make a difference, this documentary is very well done. Youll hate what you learn. 6 out of 10 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful yla 83539 39% Similar To You yla 83539's other reviews > 5.0 Stars SA 1674508, Yazheirx, JR 65420, RS 305556, their reviews are absolutely the threat that we all have about democracy. It is because their kind of ignorance that this movie is a 5 star and a must for every single human being to watch and learn. There is no excuse for any voting system to be too technical, too complex, too secret that we cannot prove what the votes were years from when the votes were taken. Not even 50 years, not even 100 years, not even 1000 years, not ever. For anyone to suggest that the electronic voting system is not possible to understand and to do a documentary for by a handful of heroic citizens, it is an insult to this country and democracy. Let these be the commandments of election: 1) No voting methods should be more complicated than what pen/pencil can do on a ballot. 2) Vote handling in any election process should be transparent to the public no matter when, why, how, what, who. 3) Only 100% accuracy should be accepted. Anything less then 100% should be recounted no matter how many times, how long it takes, and how much it cost to be 100% accurate. 4) Without 100% accuracy, election cannot be concluded. Another election should be conducted immediately without further delay. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful ayi 554466 35% Similar To You ayi 554466's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Factual information clearly presented. I fear it is all too true and I fear for the next election. 5 out of 8 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful AL 1659593 33% Similar To You AL 1659593's other reviews > 2.0 Stars For content, I'd give it 3 stars. It was an eye-opening look at the problems at the flaws of the "touch screen" and memory card system. What turned me off was the overboard emotions and cheesy speeches from the women of the watchdog groups. 4 out of 6 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful TD 1852913 31% Similar To You TD 1852913's other reviews > 5.0 Stars I simply cannot believe this is true. I simply cannot believe the voting process is so secretive! I am still in High School and I could probably devise a system more secure than what every American trusts to count their votes! Every American owes it to themselves to watch this incredible docudrama of corporate greed, secrecy, corruption, and lies. Every American. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful AK 817970 29% Similar To You AK 817970's other reviews > 5.0 Stars I would have to agree with everyone else in stating this a must see film for everyone. I was shocked and surprised at how poorly designed the electronic voting system is. How corrupt the political voting process is. Without this video no one would have seen the voting process. Watch this film you won't regret it. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful jes 881880 26% Similar To You jes 881880's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Eye opening. My question is, "Why haven't criminal investigations been started?!?" I agree with the majority of the comments saying we should all see this movie; i would add it's imperative we do something with what we know after watching it. Hold our representitives accountable!!! 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful KS 608754 24% Similar To You KS 608754's other reviews > 5.0 Stars If this doesn't make people realize that we need to change how our elections are held, nothing will! Republicans and Democrats should be concerned...ALL AMERICANS should be concerned and angry. If any politician does not want to fix this system, that politician needs to leave their office. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful PD 253868 22% Similar To You PD 253868's other reviews > 5.0 Stars I believe every citizen of voting age in the United States should view this film because it is very informative on the computerized voting systems across the country. After all, if our votes don't count we have no democracy. Watch this fim and tell your family, friends and co-workers to do the same! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful xpf 1252893 12% Similar To You xpf 1252893's other reviews > 4.0 Stars The content is compelling and if even half of it is true, our democracy is very troubled. We need to demand truth and accuracy at the polls and we need to take action NOW! 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Member Reviews 59 customers reviewed this movie. Write a Review DH 1154150 62% Similar To You DH 1154150's other reviews > 5.0 Stars Watch this movie. Tell your friends and family to watch this movie. The subjects are intelligent, articulate, and extremely courageous. This movie shows compelling evidence that makes me want to learn more about how easy it has been to alter the "results" of our government's elections, and ask what we can do to stop the fraud! 4 out of 7 people found this review helpful. I found this review Click to rate this review as helpful Yazheirx 57% Similar To You Yazheirx's other reviews > 2.0 Stars Like several other reviewers I wanted to like this movie but the spin and lack of solution suggestions prevented me. I agree with the need for more transparency with voting machines. I think we should have an open source voting program such that interest groups can spend their money to improve them. I still could not get past the spin. The final documentary cardinal sin for me is -

You won't find this information anywhere.ANYWHERE! What do you think? Some people may like this.You're not gonna find this information anywhere else.I'm uncovering the secrets! (I've also provided proof and have fixed the news link) Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing. I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. I've just turned 19 and I'm a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong. **** Hi. I'm an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I'm talking about public places, in our privacy there's no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They're common problems around the world today! Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone's like that, but this one's inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof? Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that's not a bad thing. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There's no perfect country! Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there's nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless. News: "Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious. Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable. Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit. It's just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? You know that it's a passive sentence. He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I'd judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin! Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn't a peaceful country. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?) 4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians. 5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason. 6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose? When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation. To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov't just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England's soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you'd probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They're separate countries! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt's are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! They've started to have diplomatic talks! That's great! A lovely American told me: "Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country's government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran." BTW, make sure you visit the links I've put up for you.They're all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and "Americanised" music! lol Thanks for your time

I've got enough evidence to uncover the facts. What do you think? (click here if you have 10 minutes or so) Some people may like this.You're not gonna find this information anywhere else.I'm uncovering the secrets! (I've also provided evidence and have fixed the news link) Special thanks to my American friend who helped me proofread my writing. I believe that if you spend 5-10 minutes reading this essay, you will be better informed than if you listen to a lifetime's worth of Major Media news. I've just turned 19 and I'm a university student studying English who just cannot sit back and let the lies fly unchallenged. This article has two parts: 1. Cultural and general info 2. Political info. Note: I've explained all the things that you always talk about, so read it all plz! (Anytime you like!) Specially the political part! Any answers before reading the whole thing will prove to be wrong. **** Hi. I'm an Iranian who has spent his life in Iran.When I chat with people from other countries, I am shocked to see how totally wrong their ideas are about Iran. I wrote this article in an attempt to help correct those ideas. The first thing America, and the West in general, accuses our government of is that we don't allow personal freedoms. Actually, Iranians disobey laws they don't like as much as anyone. But come on, there are only a few restrictions.It's cool over here. People here do whatever they wish to! Many strict rules in other countries don't even exist in Iran. Also, you should understand that what may seem so normal to you, may be a nightmare for us and vise versa. That's why you don't understand a few of Iran's laws because some of them are based on our culture. You look at our country from "your own point of view"! In Iran every single house has a sattelite dish. Sattelite television has a serious influence on our people, and Iranians wear very fashionable clothing. Maybe it is a kind of imitation, but we still have our own unique Iranian style (I'm talking about public places, in our privacy there's no difference). A visitor might wonder if this is a country or a fantasy pageant of beauty queens! Almost women wear half their their hair out, and make-up and fashionable clothing are everywhere.(I ignore a few fuddy-duddies though!) Iran is one of the super-consumers of cosmetics. You would be surprised to see the difference between what you imagine and what Iran really is! In my view, everything is great, if you ignore unemployment, inflation and air pollution. They're common problems around the world today! Also, you can't compare Iran today with the Iran you remember. The Shah and the Iatollah Khomini are both some 30 years in the past! 70% of Iran's population is a new generation (Under age 30) without the biases of the past and we've transformed everything. Ever heard Iranian girls are terrific?I've collected some photos showing Iranian girls! Look! Poeple are like this! http://www.salijoon.ir/bazigar/hedye%20tehrani/30nema4251159.JPG http://www.30nema.com/images/gallery/30nema4252403.jpg http://i10.tinypic.com/4clk3us.jpg Americanised Iranian girl? Nope, everyone's like that, but this one's inside the car! Naughty girls do anything! http://tinypic.com/2d0nfao.jpg Enough proof? Some people think women don't have any rights in Iran. But in my view, women are overrunning the place. But that's not a bad thing. They're very respectful, and they've been the winners in so many cases: They get into the best universities because they're very smart. And they get the best jobs because they can do so many of them better than men. They've got Islamic rights, and that has in some cases made it difficult for men to marry them, because husbands are supposed to buy them expensive things and treat them very well, otherwise women have the right to ask a great amount of money (called Mehr) according to the law, which most husbands cannot afford, so men will be imprisoned.The only thing that women are not allowed to do in Iran is getting into public football stadiums and that's because such places are full of cheeky guys. They do anything from taking part in rallies to singing pop songs.Anything! I've put a sample here. I feel foolish for sitting here explaining ordinary things to you. Another funny thing: Your footage about stoning the women who have committed adultery. Have you ever asked yourselves how many years ago that footage related to? Are they balck and white or colourful? But in one case (related to many years ago) the thing that had happened was incest not adultery.We think being punished for corruption is good, as it deters people from doing that and the society will be far healthier than the countries in which commiting such things is considered to be normal! For your information, most of those footages are from Afghanistan which was ruled by freaks (Taliban). What exactly makes you think women are treated differently?The way they were/are treated in Saudi Arabia? Try to think of the racism in your country too. There's no perfect country! Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan are --------- SEPERATE COUNTRIES! --------- Even within Iran, 60% of us are Persian and 30% are Turkish! Iran is a normal country like any other in the world. The point is, there's nothing mysterious about us! The Media are very good at creating really scary stuff: "IRAN BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS!!!" "IRAN UNDERCOVER!!!" Some of that garbage would be enough to scare ME away! But in truth, Iranians are far more open-minded than you have been led to believe. There are lots of Iranians today who are geniuses and scientists, and are all under age 25. For instance a 17 year old boy has invented 72 amazing inventions. Every year a special scientific compeition is held here and students assemble to show off hundreds of inventions. Iranian students and sportsmen win gold and silver medals in different competitions in the world all the time, in robotics, biology, maths, physics, sports, anything! Why don't the Media talk about them? Please don't summarize our nation and culture with the single word "nuclear". Although we're proud of this achievement because we believe that having nuclear energy means that a country is developed.Did you know that the countries having the highest number of scientists in the world are in this order? 1-India 2-Korea 3-Iran A few months ago Iran uncovered the most effective anti-H.I.V medicine. I searched for news of that on the internet, but there was no single sign of it.Now, I found it among the English news: "The medicine is produced from herbs using nano technology" The link to read about it is: http://www.payvand.com/news/07/feb/1032.html The Media are unjust. They never talk about facts! Some interesting facts: Iran is a pioneer in medicine and genetics, and Iranian surgeons have found lots of new methods for treating spinal defects, and many diseases (mainly the treatment for different types of cancer) and the best brain and heart surgeons are Iranian. The head of the Mars Mission in NASA is Iranian. One of the best designers of sports cars working in Germany is Iranian. Some of the best 3D animators are Iranian. Iran is one of the best countries in counter-engineering. Holds the second place in building dams and in loads of other things! It's one of the top countries in bio-technology and nano-technology. The 4th highest tower in the world (Milad tower) is in Tehran (visit it at this link from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Milad.jpg ). 51 of the top 100 universities in the Mid-East are in Iran, and they're among the top universities of the world as well. The champion weight-lifter, a woman, and a song by one of the pop singers who/which won the nobel peace prize are Iranians. Lots of Iranians win nobel prizes specially in the field of medicine. Iranian girls are famous for being terrific. We have Persian rugs and Persian literature, many Persian poets, artists and scientists that are world famous. Iranian culture is now westernized and only a little of the ancient culture has survived. According to statistics Tehran is the cheapest capital city in the world (one Dollar =about 950 Tomans! For example you can buy windows vista for 1 Dollar here instead of 700 Dollars!!! or 3 supper pizzas for 10 Dollars!!!wow!) There are many other things. How many pages would you need to describe a country? Iran has nearly all the industries and technologies found in 'developed' countries. Oh, and we have four seasons! (Some people think it never snows here! We get a lot of snow and there are skating rinks! lol) The list is endless. News: "Iranian scientists managed to make human teeth grow after you've lost them using basic cells" I'm gonna introduce Iran's international news website to you (Press TV) which was established recently. It's fully in English. In the "Sic / Tech" section you'll always see Iran's discoveries. The address is: http://www.presstv.ir/news.aspx Press TV news: Iranian scientists have registered more than 4800 inventions during the last Iranian calendar year of 1385 (April 21 2006-April 20, 2007). 4800 inventions in just one year! Some charactristics of Iranians would be: Negative: We are proud, greedy, hard-working (for ourselves), not punctual, impatient, and lazy at doing our duty well, crazy about luxuries and thus extravagant! Highly competitive and ambitious. Positive: intelligent, a bit idealistic, well-dressed, formal, well-educated, warm and friendly, hospitable. Some people think Iran is a desert! Well, it is, if you consider California, New Mexico, Utah, Arkansas, and Alabama a desert. We share the same latitude. Iran is a modern country with breathtakingly beautiful nature and lots of historic places to visit. Please take a look at the following links to see if Iran looks like what you think or not! This is a photo of Tehran (Awesome, Isn't it?): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/Tehran-2-1600.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehran If you like you can visit these too, hundreds of pretty photos from the cities, nature and historic places: (It's like a free tour!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hills_south_west_of_Sanandaj_near_the_village_of_Kilaneh.jpg http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=all http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=2 http://www.pbase.com/k_amj/throughout_iran&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com:80/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=4 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=3 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199709&page=13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran Some people think music is forbidden in Iran. Did you know that Iranian music was chosen as the best pop in France in 2005? All Iranian songs are current pop / DJ music. I send Iranian music to my American and Canadian chat friends and they all say they're some of the best songs they've ever heard. Here's a sample of the latest hits from two official Iranian music websites.You can just right click on the links below and choose "Save Target As" to download them.I guess you'll fall for it! The translation of the songs is here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArJe6s_u1UbLFRAAiKDGBZLsy6IX?qid=20070514105433AAysEsQ 1.(You know this: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Neorin%20-%20To%20Ino%20Miduni.mp3 2.(Hold my hand: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/09_%20Dastamo%20Begir.mp3 3.(The wetness of your eyes: 2006) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Top33/128/Ehsan%20Gheibi%20-%20Khisie%20Cheshmat.mp3 4.(I just want you: 2003) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Mansour/Crazy/Delam%20Faghat%20Toro%20Mikhaad(www.Bia2Music.com).MP3 5.(The rain: 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2005%20Baroon%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 6.(The window: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/03_%20Panjereh.mp3 7.(Keep me in your memory: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/07_%20Yaade%20Man%20Baash.mp3 8.(Farangis "A female name" 2007) http://download.bia2music.com/Music/Irani/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/64/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise%20-%2001%20Farangis%20(www.Bia2Music.com).wma 9.(The distance: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/03_%20Faseleh.mp3 10.(Sunrise: 2007) http://www.sarzaminsong.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi%20-%20Sunset%20to%20Sunrise/04_%20Tolou.mp3 11.(Stop world:2006) http://www.sarzaminmusic.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Reza%20Sadeghi%20-%20Vaysa%20Donya/01_%20Vaysa%20Donya.mp3 12.(You can't: 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mansour%20-%20Beautiful/06_%20Nemitooni.mp3 13.(The wind's kiss: 2005) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Siavash%20Ghomayshi/01_%20Boosaye%20Baad.mp3 14.(Reveal your visage: 2004) http://www.sarzamin.org/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Mohammad%20Esfahani/04_%20Talab.mp3 15.(What would have happened if : 2007) http://www.sarzaminmp3.com/Sarzaminmusic/Persian/128KB/Navid%20&%20Omid%20-%20Faryad/01_%20Chi%20Mishod.mp3 And so on and on! It's now 2007 and most people still think we are uneducated people living in deserts, riding camels and carrying around guns! Let's clarify some political issues as well: Some of the Americans think that president Ahmadinejad hates the U.S and Israel and wants to nuke them!! The Media are good at putting lying comments out there. I really don't get the point why our politicians defame themselves by talking about things that have got nothing to do with us. For example does verbal defence of Palestinians cause them to have a better life? The thing is that they occasionally make some statements that the media would misuse it against Iran. For example they pick up some specific phrases of a long speech (without refering to the main points and reasons for that speech) and put so many bad comments on that. No sane person would take such nonsense at face value. First of all, Iranians don't hate anyone. If our government complains about some injustice going on in the world, it's not bad, is it? (Although what we want from them is to shut up and not get us into trouble by talking about things that are none of our concern) We hate neither Jews nor Americans. I love Americans, otherwise why would I talk to them?! How would our guys dream of America, want to be like them as much as possible, and hate them at the same time?! SECRET: Iranians are the only people in the Mid-East that are pro-American! Being agaisnt the U.S policies is a different story!I've got to say that for Iran, Israel is not equal with Jews! Israel is a gov't. Jews are faithful people! A few of them live here in our neighbourhood and they live just like the rest of Iranians. No difference. And two of Iran's parliment members are Jews. Who says we want to force others to convert to Islam? Have you ever found a Muslim knocking at your door asking you to do so? Christians and Jews are both God-believers and respectful to us. In Iran, religion is one of the least important factors. Where you come from and what your religion is are not important to us at all. I wonder who Iran is really a threat to. Is it logical to say someone's guilty because we THINK / PREDICT that he's going to do something wrong? And they repeat the same "nuclear weapons" tosh over and over and brainwash people! Correction! It's "nuclear energy". Besides, how many "nuclear weapons" do they have themselves? Hundreds of thousands? Has Iran ever attacked any countries? No. Has it developed any nukes? No! That's what nuclear agency says. Only Iran's opponents are pulling Iran's leg and what they say is of no credit. It's just based on political conflicts. What we're doing is legal. What they ask us to do (ignoring our international rights) is illegal. Iran is a peaceful country. Why? It's the regional super-power and if she wanted, she could easily invade the countries in our neibourhood just like what Saddam did to our country, but as you see Iran has peaceful relations with all of them. Some people say he said: Israel should be wiped off the map! (I wish he could just shut up!)But have they told you the rest of his speech and that why he's said this at all? You know that it's a passive sentence. He's never said that IRAN wants to wipe Israel off the map! He wasn't talking about destroying Israel at all. He was talking about relocating Israel, so that they could live seperate from Palestinians and they could both live in peace. They've only told you this phrase not the whole thing and it's mistranslated intentionally. Iran has always defended itself, but it's not an offensive country. Some say he's said: "The Holocaust is a myth!" Again, this is a single phrase taken from a long speech and there are totally logical reasons for saying so. If 6,000,000 Jews were killed, that's terrible, but 300,000 Shiite Moslems killed by Saddam aren't important at all? Over 650,000 Iraqi people are killed and that's not important?! When Fox News simply says that America and Israel are capable of destroying and killing Iran's population of 69,000,000 within two weeks, it's OK and no one says they're threatening other countries to nuke them (I saw this with my own eyes on the Fox News website) Millions of people killed in Afghanistan, Hiroshima & Nagasaki and the Vietnam war are not considered human beings at all! Now I think you'd get the point why he's IRONICALLY said it's a myth. Moreover, don't you believe in freedom of speech/mind? I'd judge people by their ACTIONS rather than by what they say / their religion / race / culture and the colour of their skin! Obviously, some countries are using Iran as a scapegoat to put the blame (for their own faults) on. And what country is better than Iran to be a scapegoat? The whole world believes that Iran isn't a peaceful country. This part is just for Americans who would still argue over unimportant things: Those of you who say why Iran says "Death to America": 1. 'America' to us means the U.S govt, not the people. How do you expect Iranians to mean "American people" when our media admires Americans for marching and holding up "no war" placards?! 2. The new generation don't say such things and if some of them occasionally march in the streets that's because some of the stupid guys enjoy making noise and they mainly go out there to meet their girlfriends/boyfriends! Strange. Isn't it? 3. Such mottos are not just said in Iran and as you know whatever you hear is a response to the U.S govt's terrible actions which has made life for many people hell (You wouldn't deny that attacking countries is a mistake. right?) 4. The U.S gov't helped Saddam attack Iran and I hope you know which country gave Iraq biological weapons which killed lots of Iranians. 5. America hit an Iranian airplane over the Persian Gulf and killed 200 passengers for no reason. 6. America places sanctions on Iran, promotes a false image of Iran and Iranians, scares tourists away, and harms our economy, development and credit. To what purpose? When you call Ahmadinejad a nutcase for what he's said, what do you call Bush for his actions? I mean it's a good idea to consider what Bush is doing to the world with his wrong decisions and lies. Bush is powerful and influencial, but Ahmadinejad is nothing.He's even failed to control the inflation. To those who are upset with American hostages taken for 444 days: 1. Firstly, It's related to so many years ago and it's almost a part of history, and don't forget that when there's a revolution, there'd be chaos and people may do things that they should not, moreover they're all alive and healthy. Aren't they? 2.The U.S has arrested Iranian diplomats in Iraq and had tortured the one who was freed. Poor British sailors were detained by the English gov't just for saying that they were treated well in Iran and that Iranians were logical people (They said these when they were on England's soil!) They were PREVENTED from releasing their memoirs by England! Now you decide who has the right to be upset with whom. How do you believe in their lies about politics when they hide both the most and the least important things from you considering the fact that politics is the world of lies in its nature?!!! Considering all this, you'd probably be able to GUESS what percentage of what they tell you about the Mid-East, Islam, Moslems and other things is true!!! lol Some answerers still confuse Iraq and Iran after reading all this! You are in Iraq not in Iran! They're separate countries! Isn't it better for both countries to forget past conflicts and to have peaceful relations? Our two gov'ts are like 10 year old children playing a stupid, harsh, rhetorical game. (We hate them both!) They don't care about hurting people's feelings. They just try to make our two peoples enemies to achieve their own goals. We, as the people of these countries, MUST NOT allow these conflics into our hearts. You know something? All govt's are hateful. I just said the above things because it sounds unfair when some Americans talk about the taking of the 444 hostages while I keep silence. Now, what do you think? I can't wait to see both nations in peace. It'd be marvelous! They've started to have diplomatic talks! That's great! A lovely American told me: "Having had the wonderful opportunity to visit your country enabled me to see for myself how wonderful the Iranian people are and to learn about your history, your culture, your cuisine, music, films, dance, sacred sites, your medical accomplishments...all your beauty. I am so sorry my country's government seems to delight in trying to bully Iran. Worst of all are the lies told. I know enough about your country to be able to discern when the propaganda machine here is operating. I just wish more Americans traveled and could see for themselves what I have seen. By the way, I traveled to Iran under the auspices of The Friendship Force, an organization started by Pres. Carter to promote peace through one-on-one friendship, a mission I take seriously. Thank you for your wonderful essay on Iran." BTW, make sure you visit the links I've put up for you.They're all from trusted websites. There are some really nice stuff there! Absoulutely beautiful pictures (look at cities and nature) and "Americanised" music! lol Thanks for your time To Jester: Madam, I'm right now in Iran behind my PC! When I say I've spent my life in Iran I'm emphsising that I know Iran much more than you! To scubasmart: Firstly, Iranians are not so religious people.Secondly everyone has the right to practice whatever religion they want.20'000 Jews and lots of Christians live here equally with us.The problem here is that some people are REALLY rich and no one askes them where the hell they have brought that much money! Such people travel to western countries and ship Ferrari cars to Iran that their totall pice in Iran is equal with 6 villas! To Jester: I'm Turkish (non-Persian) and there's no discrimination except that some stupid Persians (Mainly Tehranians) make fun of Turkish people because Turkish people behave morally and are a little different from stupid Persians.30% of Iranians are Turkish.There's no Bahai over here, I've just heard that it was a fake religion invented by some stupid Iranians and practicers of it, emigrated to foriegn countries.Can you answer this? "Isn't there any discrimination against black (negro) people in your country? There is and there's always been.They were beaten and were not allowed to use some services.That is to say each country has its own problems.Instead of focusing to find flaws in other countries, focus on your own country just like us.Everyone should try to clean their own closet before worrying about others' closet! We do it, you do the same! : )

helpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp make it look like a 12th wrote it pleeezzz? The environment the lovers in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet can influence audiences to think different ways. The people can be greatly affected in their interpretation of hidden symbolic meaning. This great story and play was edited in two different ways, one Zeferelli directed which was filmed in 1968, and the version produced in 1996. The different scenes throughout the length of the party were the most influential to me in that I saw how different these movies were directed, and the different meaning I experienced from watching these movies. Focusing on the environment of the scenes and the costuming helped me in my interpretation, because I found hidden symbolism from these two qualities. In the 1996 film version of Romeo and Juliet, the interior and exterior designing of the palace helped create certain symbolism. An exhilarating explosion of fireworks in the sky helped recapture an intense party scene. Beautiful colors were reflected throughout the scene. These different rays of colors were reflected in the faces of the actors and actresses. Music was also used to intensify this scene. The song "Young Hearts Run Free" was appropriate, because it produced an irony of how Romeo and Juliet would meet that night. The exterior of the Capulet's palace was intensified by red banners that hung down from the windows. White lights which strung along the palm trees showed an elegance. The interior designing of the house focused on an enormous staircase, and in the background the walls were painted red. The frames hung on the wall were outlined with gold trim, and there were two unusual gold statues by the staircase, that were half man and half fish. The director's choice of lighting and music helped to create an actual party scene with the liveliness it brought. The explosion of fireworks in the sky could have been interpreted as an explosion of lust that would occur later on between Romeo and Juliet. Also I found that the use of fireworks in the sky emphasized the stars, and Romeo and Juliet were star crossed lovers of their time. The coloring of reds and gold helped make the Capulet house outstanding and showed the audience royalty and richness. The statues that were on each side of the staircase representing half man and half fish were showing the controversy of how a man is torn from being masculine, to being put in the direction of femininity or romanticism. I think the top part of the man is shown as strength, and the bottom fin shows his need to express his feminine side. I think Romeo was represented by this statue for his romantic qualities and how he chose to be a lover, over his instinctive masculinity of wanting to fight. Water was the main focus of scenery the first time Romeo and Juliet saw each other, creating an unusual array of lust. The first time they saw each other, their gaze went across a beautiful aquarium of fish. Different colors and types of fish swam by as they stared deeply into each others' eyes. This scene looked as if it were filmed underwater, and gave the effect of being in a world under the sea. Again, the choice of music in the background, "Kissing You," helped create a romantic atmosphere. The actual tune and pace of the song were slow enough and went well with the fish floating slowly across the aquarium. Many issues were obtained from this scene by the use of water, emphasizing an intense array of sexuality. The use of water and fish could have represented Juliet's virginity to the audience, being that fish can be interpreted as a woman's vagina. As Romeo set his gaze upon her, he might have sensed her purity, and seen her for nothing more than for her vagina, which would be represented by the fish. Another interpretation I found was that Romeo was looking through the aquarium at millions of beautiful fish, yet focusing on Juliet resembles Romeo's immaturity of being in love with Rosaline a few hours before, and shortly after being in love with Juliet. This also could have represented many other 'fish in the sea,' implying that Romeo's interests were surely based on lust. The song "Kissing You," showed the audience the lustful intentions these young teenagers had when they first saw one another. The music helped create a sexual innuendo by the slow, heavy breathing in the song. The elevator scene was a unique spot in which Romeo and Juliet first embraced which showed a wanting for privacy. Surrounding them in the background was a pure whiteness that brightened up the entire scene. There were golden bars in the elevator that went around them, almost resembling golden gates of heaven. The director's choice in having this scene take place within an elevator showed a lust for wanting to be close, and being away from everyone else. I think the representation of this scene shows the lovers engaging in a rather rebellious act at that time. The reas