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wherever we are. News سازمان ملل متحد نوروز را جهانی کرد در هفتاد و یکمین نشست شصت و چهارمین مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد که بعداز ظهر روز سه شنبه ۲۳ فوریه( ۴ اسفند) در مقر این سازمان در نیویورک برگزار شد، شرکت کنندگان، با تصویب قطعنامه ای عید نوروز را به رسمیت شناختند. در خبر منتشرشده از سوی سازمان ملل متحد درباره اهمیت نوروز آمده است: " نوروز برای بیش از ۳۰۰ میلیون نفر در سراسر جهان، آغاز سال نو است و بیش از سه هزار سال است که درمناطقی از بالکان، منطقه دریای سیاه، قفقاز، آسیای مرکزی و خاورمیانه و نقاط دیگری از جهان جشن گرفته شود." بر اساس این خبر، متن این پیشنهاد به وسیله نماینده آذربایجان مطرح شد و در ادامه نماینده ایران شعری از مولوی درباره تولد دوباره زمین و انسان در نوروز خواند. در این متن از نوروز به عنوان روزی برای دعوت مردم به درک متقابل و گفت و گوی فرهنگ ها نام برده شد. با تصویب سازمان ملل متحد از این پس همه کشورهای عضو این سازمان باید در تقویم های رسمی شان روز۲۱ مارس را به عنوان نوروز ثبت کنند و برای حفظ و توسعه فرهنگ و سنت های آن تلاش کنند. پیشتر سازمان آموزشی، علمی و فرهنگی سازمان ملل متحد (یونسکو) نوروز را در فهرست میراث فرهنگی معنوی بشر قرار داده بود. در واکنش به این خبر اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی، رئیس مجلس خبرگان رهبری ایران در جلسه روز چهارشنبه این مجلس اقدام سازمان ملل در ثبت جهانی نوروز را ستود و انتخاب این روز برای آغاز سال را نشانه ای از حسن سلیقه قوم ایرانی در سال های دور دانست. ازجمله کشورهایی که در ثبت جهانی نوروز همکاری کرده اند ازبکستان است که جمعیت زیادی از این کشور از جمله در سمرقند و بخارا به زبان فارسی صحبت می کنند و دارای پیوند های قوی و مشترک فرهنگی با کشورهای منطقه از جمله ایران است. به اعتقاد بعضی از پژوهشگران، قلمروی که هم اکنون مردم آسیای مرکزی در آن به زندگی می کنند در گذشته مکان اصلی سکونت مردم آریایی بوده و این امر موجب گسترش چشمگیر سنت ها و آیین های نوروزی در میان مردم این منطقه شده است. در آن سوی آسیای مرکزی و قفقاز یعنی در کشورهای ترکیه و عراق هم کردهای این دو کشور نیز نوروز را جشن بزرگ خود می دانند و آن را گرامی می دارند. عید نوروز در بعضی ازکشورهای آسیای مرکزی و جمهوری آذربایجان تعطیل رسمی است و جشن گرفته می شود. در سال های اخیر برگزاری نوروز جنبه جهانی تری به خود گرفته و برخی از شهرهای اروپایی نیز آن را به رسمیت شناخته اند. تفکیک جنسیتی در دانشگاهها؛ «... در حد حرف است»
خبرگزاری ايلنا گزارش داد که دانشگاه شهيد بهشتی تهران با شروع ترم
جديد تحصيلی، فهرستهای آموزشی و حضور و غياب را در تمامی دانشکدههای خود و نيز
مبادی ورودی را برای دانشجويان دختر و پسر تفکيک کرده است. Iran vents frustration with Moscow, expels Russian pilots Iran has given Russian commercial pilots working in the Islamic Republic two months to leave the country as it has no need for them, Transport Minister Hamid Behbahani was quoted as saying on Saturday. The move is a further sign of strains between Iran and Russia, which has indicated it could back new sanctions against Tehran over its disputed nuclear work. For its part, Iran has voiced frustration over Moscow's failure to deliver a defense missile system. Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency said the idea to order the Russian pilots to leave the country gained momentum after a Russian-made aircraft caught fire as it landed in northeastern Iran in January, injuring more than 40 people. The plane belonged to Iran's Taban airline but the pilot was Russian, Fars said. It did not say how many Russians currently worked as pilots for Iranian airlines. "Upon an order from the president (Mahmoud Ahmadinejad), the Road and Transport Ministry has set a two-month deadline, upon the expiry of which all Russian pilots will have to leave the country," Behbahani said. "When our country itself possesses plenty of professional and specialist pilots, there is no need to bring in pilots from abroad," he told Fars. Iran has suffered a string of crashes in the past few decades, many involving Russian-made aircraft. In 2009 a Tupolev aircraft flying to Armenia caught fire in mid-air and crashed, killing all 168 people on board. U.S. sanctions against Iran have prevented it from buying new aircraft or spare parts from the West, forcing it to supplement its ageing fleet of Boeing and Airbus planes with aircraft from Russia and other former Soviet states. Behbahani said about 120 aircraft out of 193 planes in Iran's commercial fleet were currently active, with the rest grounded for one reason or another. Russia, which has significant trade ties with Iran, is among six world powers trying to find a diplomatic solution to the long-running dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. Moscow has indicated it could support new sanctions against Iran provided they are not too severe. Iran denies Western accusations that its nuclear work is aimed at developing bombs. Iranian officials have voiced growing frustration at Russia's failure to supply the advanced S-300 missile defense system, which Israel and the United States do not want Tehran to have. Russia last month said it would not sell weapons if it leads to destabilization in any region. Shirin Ebadi
warns against Iranian sanctions
Obama And Ahmadinejad At The
Colog Nowruz, Legend and
History
Tradition takes Nowruz as far back as 15,000 years and that goes beyond the last ice age. King Jamshid (Yima or Yama of the Indo-Iranian lore) symbolizes the transition of the Indo-Iranians from animal hunting to animal husbandry and a more settled life in human history. Seasons played a vital part then. Everything depended on the four seasons. After a sever winter, the beginning of spring was a great occasion with mother nature rising up in a green robe of colorful flowers and the cattle delivering their young. It was the dawn of abundance. Jamshid symbolizes the person/people who introduced Nowruz celebrations. Avestan and later scriptures show that Zarathushtra improved, as early as 1725 BCE, the old Indo-Iranian calendar. The prevailing calendar was lunisolar. The lunar year is of 354 days. An intercalation of one month after every thirty months kept the calendar almost in line with the seasons. Zarathushtra who was an astronomer, founded an observatory and reformed the calendar by introducing an eleven-day intercalary period to make it into a lunisolar year of 365 days, 5 hours and a fraction. Later in the post-Gathic period, the year was made solely a solar year with each month of thirty days. An intercalation of five days, and a further addition of one day every four years, was introduced to make the year 365 days, 5 hours, and a fraction. Still later, the calendar was further corrected to be a purely solar year of 365 days 5 hr 48+ min. The year began precisely with the vernal equinox every time and therefore, there was no particular need of adding one day every four years and there was no need of a leap year. This was [and still is] the best and most correct calendar produced that/this far in history. Some 12 centuries later, in 487 BCE, Darius the Great of the Achaemenian dynasty (700 to 330 BCE) celebrated the Nowruz at his newly built Persepolis in Iran. A recent research shows that it was a very special occasion. On that day, the first rays of the rising sun fell on the observatory in the great hall of audience at 06-30 a.m., an event that repeats itself once every 1400-1 years. It also happened to coincide with the Babylonian and Jewish new years. It was, therefore, a highly auspicious occasion for the ancient peoples. The Persepolis was the place the Achaemenian king received, on Nowruz, his peoples from all over the vast empire. The walls of the great royal palace depict the scenes of the celebrations. We know the Parthians (250 BCE to 224 CE) celebrated the occasion but we do not know the details. It should have, more or less, followed the Achaemenian pattern. During the Sassanian time (224 to 652 CE), preparations began at least 25 days before Nowruz. Twelve pillars of mud bricks, each dedicated to one month of the year, were erected in the royal court. Various vegetable seeds--wheat, barley, lentils, beans, and others--were sown on top of the pillars. They grew into luxurious greens by the New Year Day. The great king held his public audience and the High Priest of the empire was the first to greet him. Other priests and government officials followed next. Each person offered a gift and received a present. The audience lasted for five days, each day for the people of a certain profession. Then on the sixth day, called the Greater Nowruz, the king held his special audience. He received members of the Royal family and courtiers. Also a general amnesty was declared for convicts of minor crimes. The pillars were removed on the 16th day and the festival came to a close. The occasion was celebrated, on a lower level, by all peoples throughout the empire. Since then, the peoples of the Iranian culture, whether Zarathushtrians, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Baha'is, or others, have, under Arab, Turk, Mongol, and Iranian rulers, celebrated Nowruz precisely at the time of vernal equinox, the first day of the first month, on about March 21.
Health Here are a few little things to do to keep your weight in check. An unhealthy diet and lack of exercise can certainly lead to weight gain. But there are many other factors that can also contribute to overeating and extra pounds. From poor eating habits to stress caused from, say, paying your monthly bills, people face many conflicts that affect not only their eating schedules, but also the number that appears on the scale.
Here’s what you can do to maintain a healthy diet:
Plate Size. We’ve always been told to eat everything on our plates. It is important to eat something from each part of the food pyramid during mealtime, but that doesn’t mean you have to fill your entire plate. Did you know that since the 1970s, dinner plates have grown in size more than 25 percent? Take out a ruler to measure and you’ll see that most dinner plates are 12 inches or more in diameter. Save calories and keep your waistline intact by eating on a smaller plate. Use your salad plate for steak, pasta and other higher-calorie foods and load up your dinner plate with veggies and healthier food items.
Wide Glasses. Much like larger plates, the size of drinking glasses can play a role in your weight. Next time you go to pour some soda, take a look at the glass you’re using. Chances are, it’s a wide glass. Try using skinny glasses for juices and soda because they give the illusion that you are drinking more than you really are, tricking you into drinking less and feeling more satisfied. Keep the wider glasses for water and low-calorie beverages.
Tempting Treats. If you know – and see – that your favorite treats are within reach, chances are you will reach for that cookie or piece of candy. Sometimes just seeing food that tempts you will make you more likely to eat it, even if you’re not truly hungry. Hide those treats! Instead of leaving sweets out, store goodies in an inconvenient spot, like on a high shelf so you can’t reach them, or in a tin that you can’t see through. Better yet, replace these items with healthier substitutes such as low-fat yogurt, fruit and 100-calorie snack packs. Keep these front and center and eventually, you’ll grab them instead of that big slice of chocolate cake.
Kitchen Hangout. Oftentimes, the kitchen is the largest room in a home. This room is where many activities happen including paying bills, doing homework and watching television. While you’re performing these tasks, you might start to mindlessly snack on food even when you’re not hungry. Take the television and computer out of the kitchen and try doing your bills in another room. With your food out of sight, it’ll be out of your mind and out of your hands. Even taking a little step like turning off the kitchen lights will keep you out.
Light Bright. Who would have thought that the lights and their wattage could affect your eating habits? High-wattage lights can raise stress levels, triggering your appetite and causing you to eat more, and, even faster. You can use as much lighting as you need for preparing meals, but when it comes time for dinner, keep the lighting to a minimum by either dimming the setting or using lower wattage bulbs (no more than 250 watts is recommended).Funny Audio clip of a religious sermon about Chahar-Shanbeh Souri by Akhond Motahari. Some may find it funny, some may find it stupid and some may find it stupidly funny. One way to find out... ----------- Joke ----------
A British, an American and an Iranian died and all went to hell
The British said: I miss England; I want to call England and see how everybody is doing there.... He called and talked for about 5 minutes... Then he said: well, devil how much do I owe you for the phone call? The devil goes five million dollars... Five million dollars !!! He made him a cheque and went to sit back on his chair.... The American was so jealous, he starts screaming, me too I want to call the United States , I want to see how everybody is doing Too.... He called! And talked for about 10 minutes, and then he said: well, devil how much do I owe you! For the phone call? The devil goes ten million dollars... Ten million dollars !!! He made him a cheque and went to sit back on his Chair... The Iranian was extremely jealous too... He starts screaming and Screaming, I want to call Iran too, I want to see how everybody is doing there too, I wanna talk to everybody... He called Iran and he talked for about twenty hours, He was talking and talking and talking Then he said: well, devil how much do I owe you for the phone call? The devil goes: One dollar... ONLY ONE DOLLAR ?!!! The devil goes: yes, well... From hell to hell, is local ! |
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