Speaker: Mehrangiz Kar, human rights lawyer and intellectual
Title: “Domestic and International factors in critical situation of human rights and freedom of speech in Iran”
Location: THH 201, 7-9 PM, University of Southern California
Date & Time: Tuesday, Nov 6th, 2007
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The problem with life’s tests is that we always perceive before we go into a test that it will be difficult, but we think that whatever I understand now will sort of help me through it. In reality, when a person goes through a test, what he thought he had to sustain him has to […]

This conference given by outstanding Iranian scholars and intellectuals in the United States involves lectures and a panel to talk about the movement toward modernism in Iran.
Speakers: Dr. Farzaneh Milani, Dr. Abbas Milani and Dr. Ali Nayeri
This conference which is hosted by the “Study Group for Iranian Affairs (SUGIA)” features Iranian traditional music, […]

Speaker: Iraj Pezeshkzad
Title: “An Evening with Iraj Pezeshkzad”
Location: Seeley G. Mudd (SGM) Buidling, Room 124, University of Southern California (USC)
Date & Time: Sunday June 1, 2008
This program is free and open to all.
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Disclaimer: Non of the video broadcasting of this lecture on any TV networks was […]

We’re here at Rav Ashlag’s, so it’s only fitting that our lesson this week has to do with Rav Ashlag.
We know that the appreciation is the vessel to draw the next Light. It’s important not only to have an appreciation for Rav Ashlag, but also to grow our appreciation for Rav Ashlag. […]

Today, I gave a one hour lecture to a room full of NCKU Taiwanese students. The topic I was asked to talk about was “Taiwan’s English language Blogosphere”.
Following is the presentation I ended up with

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I gave an overview of some interesting blogs and bloggers I […]

Mondays, 12:30 pm -2:00 pm
Location: 7-431
, AVT

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Jelena Srebric, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University: “Passive Building Envelope Solutions for Sustainable Housing”
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Dan Arons, AIA, LEED, and co-founder of ARCHITERRA Inc.: “Sustainability (In) Practice”
03/31/08
Matt Franks, PE, LEED AP, Senior Lighting Consultant at ARUP: “Lighting Art […]

On Mar. 27-28, 2007, the second workshop of GPSS-MAP-STAR was hold in SDU. All four sub-team representatives presented. The principal leader professor Jiang concluded the works in the initiate stage. According the problems found in the recent review, all team members gave their proposals and advices. After this workshop, all members will adjust their works […]

If you’re interested in listening to some really fascinating lectures, check out the Long Now Foundation podcast. The goal of the Long Now Foundation is to promote long term thinking - where long term is on the order of 10,000 years. They’ve rounded up some really fascinating people, including Peter Diamandis (the X-Prize […]

Bernard Hoyes, Block Party Ritual
Art Off the Main takes pride in bringing to the collecting audience not only works by masters and established artists but also exceptional emerging artists.
We value both the experienced and new collector and recognize that building and sustaining a strong collector base for African, Caribbean and Latin American art requires that […]