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The Stoning of Soraya M.


The Stoning of Soraya M. () is a 2008 Persian-language American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1990 book "La Femme Lapidée". The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, and stars Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (as Zahra), James Caviezel (as Freidoune Sahebjam, the foreign journalist), and Mozhan Marnò (as Soraya Manutchehri, the title character). "The Stoning of Soraya M." had its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won
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, based on 82 collected reviews; its consensus states: ""The Stoning of Soraya M." nearly transcends its deficiencies through the sheer strength of its subject material, but ultimately drowns out its message with an inappropriately heavy-handed approach." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film an average score of 50 based on 20 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert gave a favorable review, for
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house. She is quickly convicted. Zahra tries to flee with her and after realizing she cannot, pleads with the mayor for her life, even offering to switch places with Soraya. The conviction is upheld. Soraya's father is given the first stone to throw, but he misses her repeatedly. A woman in the crowd pleads to the mayor that the stones missing are a sign that Soraya is innocent, but none of the men listen. Ali takes up stones and throws them himself. Her two sons are also
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Freidoune Sahebjam


Freidoune Sahebjam (Persian: ) (1933–2008) was a French-Iranian journalist, war correspondent, and novelist who resided in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France. He gained international recognition for his novel "La Femme Lapidée", in 1990, about Soraya Manutchehri, which was translated four years later as "The Stoning of Soraya M.: A True Story". The book became the basis for screenplay of the 2008 film "The Stoning of Soraya M.", in which the American actor James Caviezel portrays Sahebjam.
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two sons whom Ali wants. After a woman dies, Ali asks Zahra to persuade Soraya to care for the woman's now-widowed husband. Soraya starts working for the widower, and Ali uses this situation to spread lies that Soraya is being unfaithful to him so that she will be stoned and he can remarry. Ali knows if Soraya were dead, he would not have to pay child support either. Ali and the mullah start a rumor about her infidelity so they can charge her with adultery. They need one more
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legal system, the controversial book, an international bestseller, was banned in Iran. Likewise, the film version of The Stoning of Soraya M., even before its release, made its way onto a list of American films that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad deemed offensive and for which he demanded an apology. But the film's release also drew enough attention to the issue of stoning in Iran that it sufficiently embarrassed the Iranian authorities into announcing consideration of a ban on stoning and other harsh legal punishments. "The Stoning of Soraya M.
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Cinema for Peace Foundation


of the film, The Stoning of Soraya M. directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh., winner of the Cinema for Peace Award for Justice 2010. The foundation later mailed DVD copies of The Stoning of Soraya M. to United States Senators, members of the German Parliament and authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, demanding the halt of execution by stoning and the immediate release of Ms. Ashtiani. Burma Petition. In February 2011, the Cinema for Peace Foundation organized a petition together with Burmese human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San
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the Director's Choice Award. It was also the second runner-up for the Cadillac People's Choice Award. The book has been banned in Iran. Stranded in the remote Iranian village of Kuhpayeh by car trouble, a journalist is approached by Zahra, a woman with a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of Soraya's death by stoning the previous day. The two sit down as Zahra recounts the story to Freidoune, who records the conversation. The journalist must escape with his
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wanted a way out of his marriage, in order to marry a 14-year-old girl, but did not want to support two families or return Soraya's dowry. When Soraya began cooking for a local widower, he found a way to achieve his goal. Abetted by venal and corrupt village authorities, who also turned her father against her, he accused his wife of adultery. She was convicted, buried up to her waist, and stoned to death. The son of a former Iranian ambassador, French-Iranian journalist
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forced to throw stones. The widower is given stones as well but instead walks away in tears. The crowd finally joins in and Soraya is stoned to death. In the present, the widower informs the journalist that his car is fixed. The mullah and the widower are informed by Ali that his marriage to the teenage girl is off, implying that he could not spare her father from execution. Angry at Ali and the mullah, the widower admits that he lied. As the journalist attempts to leave, the mullah orders
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witness to her "infidelity" to be able to formally charge her. They manipulate and threaten the widower into backing up their story. Ali then drags Soraya through the streets, beating her and publicly declaring that she has been unfaithful. Zahra intervenes, and takes her niece, Ali, and the mayor to talk privately. They bring the widower to the home, and, after he lies as instructed, a trial is pursued. Only men, including Soraya's father, are allowed while Soraya is confined in Zahra's
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at the U.S. box office in 27 theaters, grossing $115,053 in the opening weekend. As of August 30, its domestic grossing is $636,246. It grossed $1,090,260 worldwide. Film received financing led by Mpower Pictures, the company started by President John Shepherd, Stephen McEveety, and Todd Burns. Additional financing came from Blackwater founder Erik Prince. "The Stoning of Soraya M." received generally mixed reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 57% approval rating, with an average score of 6 out of 10
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life to tell the story to the rest of the world. Ali is Soraya's abusive husband who tries to get the village's mullah to convince Soraya to grant him a divorce so that he can marry a 14-year-old girl. Ali is able to convince the mullah by making threats to tell the village about his past as a convict. Ali's marriage to the teenager is conditional on Ali's ability to save the girl's father, a doctor who has been sentenced to death for an unspecified crime. Soraya has
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a Revolutionary Guard to stop him at gunpoint. They seize his tape recorder and destroy the tapes. Zahra then appears with the true tape in her hand. Men attempt to run after the car as the journalist drives away and escapes. Zahra screams that now the whole world will know of the injustice that has happened. The international best-seller book tells the story of one of the victims of stoning in modern Iran. Soraya Manutchehri's husband Ghorban-Ali was an ambitious man, prone to fits of rage. He
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and war correspondent Freidoune Sahebjam has also reported on the crimes of the Iranian government against the Bahá'í community in Iran. He was traveling through Iran, when he came upon Soraya's village, where he learned from her aunt about Soraya and her cruel fate. Credibility of Freidoune Sahebjam's story and film plot itself is disputed by many Iranian critics, expert Elise Auerbach from Amnesty International, and film critics like Richard Nilsen from "The Arizona Republic" and Wesley Morris from "Boston Globe". The film opened at #32
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Cyrus Nowrasteh


future." "The Stoning of Soraya M." () is a 2008 American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1994 book of the same name based on the true story of a woman falsely convicted of adultery in Iran and subsequently stoned to death. The film version was directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and written by Nowrasteh and his wife, screenwriter Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh. It stars Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo, as well as James Caviezel and Mozhan Marnò. Because of its highly critical attitude toward the Iranian
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David Diaan


David Diaan, also known as David Davoodian, is a Los Angeles–based actor, writer, producer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his roles in films such as "The Stoning of Soraya M.", "America So Beautiful". "The Dogwalker", "The Ten", "Peep World", and "Mossadegh". He has also appeared on television shows such as "NCIS", "Weeds", "Parks and Recreation" and "The Unit". He was born
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Navid Negahban


collaborated twice with Iranian-American actress Necar Zadegan, once in "24", where her on-screen husband ordered his interrogation and the torturing of his family, and also in "CSI: Miami", where, as his wife, she killed him. Negahban also had two collaborations with another Iranian-American actress Mozhan Marnò in the TV series "The Unit" and the movie "The Stoning of Soraya M.", where he plays the husband of Soraya (Marnò). In 2008, Negahban voiced and
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Mozhan Marnò


New York. Apart from English she speaks French, German, Farsi, and some Italian. Marnò played the title role in the 2008 film "The Stoning of Soraya M.", about a woman whose husband falsely accuses her of adultery, resulting in her death by stoning. In addition she has had roles in a number of television series including "The Paul Reiser Show", "The Glades", "Hung", "The Mentalist", "Bones", "The Unit", "Medium",
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the Iranian government searched the home of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and her husband Arash Sadeghi (Persian: آرش صادقی) in Tehran. The guards took laptops, notebooks and CDs. They found an unpublished story Iraee wrote about stoning a woman. In the story, a young woman watches the movie, “The Stoning of Soraya M”, becomes angry, and burns a copy of the Koran. After the story was found, Iraee and her husband Sadegh were arrested by four men believed to be from the Revolutionary Guards. They
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continued practice of stoning in that country, Hugh Hewitt wrote in "The Washington Examiner", "Every American who sees "The Stoning of Soraya M" will emerge from the theater far wiser about what is driving the revolt of the people in Iran." Nowrasteh directed the biblical drama "The Young Messiah", which was released on March 11, 2016. The story was adapted by Cyrus and Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh from Anne Rice's "Christ the Lord", and was produced by 1492 Pictures and Ocean Blue Entertainment
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John Shepherd (actor)


role was in the 2000 movie "". Shepherd has made guest appearances on TV shows such as "Quantum Leap", "Tour of Duty", "", and "T.J. Hooker". John Shepherd is currently the President of Mpower Pictures and the producer of such films as "The Ultimate Gift", "", and co-executive producer of "Bella". He also has a film which won the 2009 LA Film Festival called "The Stoning of Soraya M.", and the following year,
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Jim Caviezel


role of Jesus Christ, was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. He had leading roles in the 2006 films "Unknown" and "Déjà Vu". He played Kainan in "Outlander" (2008) and provided the voice of Jesus on the 2007 New Testament audio dramatization "The Word of Promise". In 2008, he starred in "Long Weekend". In 2009, Caviezel played French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam in "The Stoning of Soraya M.", a drama set in 1986 Iran
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Pedro Eustache


The Village", "Blood Diamond", "King Kong", "Tropic Thunder", "The Tale Of Despereaux", "The Stoning Of Soraya M.", "The Mummy 3", "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", among many other. His world flutes and woodwinds solos are also featured with several artists, including Sir Paul McCartney on his song "Jenny Wren", and "Growing Up Falling Down" which appears on the single "Fine Line". For ten years he was the principal flute
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as well as a SAG nomination for Best Actor (Richard Dreyfuss). More recently, Nowrasteh wrote the "Manifest Destiny" episode of the highly regarded (16 Emmy nominations) Steven Spielberg and TNT miniseries presentation, "Into the West". Nowrasteh wrote and produced the controversial ABC miniseries "The Path to 9/11". He then went on to co-write (with his wife, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh), and direct the film "The Stoning of Soraya M.", released in 2009 by Lionsgate Films. Nowrasteh
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Soraya Manutchehri


Soraya Manutchehri (1951August 15, 1986) was a 35-year-old woman who was stoned to death in the small village of Kuhpayeh, Iran, after being allegedly convicted of adultery. Unnamed witnesses have claimed that her husband, Ghorban-Ali, a prison guard with a petty criminal past, was eager to get rid of her in order to marry a 14-year-old girl. Not wanting to support two families, nor return Soraya's dowry, he therefore spread false rumors of her adultery. Her death was the subject
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Stephen McEveety


Soldiers". After completing an exclusive producing deal with Icon, McEveety partnered with David Segel, John Shepherd and Todd Burns to launch "Mpower Pictures". The company's first release was the Toronto Award Winning "Bella". McEveety produced "An American Carol", written & directed by David Zucker, and "The Stoning of Soraya M.", written & directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, that took 2nd Runner-up at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Through Mpower Pictures McEveety also produced the movie "Snowmen" (
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Mpower Pictures


Mpower Pictures is the production company of David Segel, Stephen McEveety, John Shepherd (actor), and Todd Matthew Burns. Mpower Pictures was launched with "Bella" (2006), winner of the Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award, produced in association with Metanoia Films. Since then, Mpower Pictures has produced a number of award-winning features for theatrical distribution including "An American Carol", "The Stoning of Soraya M." and "Snowmen". Mpower Pictures has been actively developing and producing film content
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Diane Hendricks


She is a donor to WisconsinEye, and co-chair of Rock County 5.0, a five-year public/private initiative to advance Rock County’s economic development vision. She has served on the boards of the Stateline Boys & Girls Club, Beloit Memorial Hospital, the Beloit Foundation, Forward Janesville, Kandu Industries, Blackhawk Bank, and the Hendricks Family Foundation. Hendricks serves on the Board of Trustees of Beloit College. She has produced movies, including "The Stoning of Soraya M." (2008), about an
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Mark Nowrasteh


Mark Nowrasteh (born November 30, 1985) is an American playwright and screenwriter. Mark Nowrasteh was born in Burbank, California on November 30, 1985. Both his parents are writers in the film and television industry. His father, Cyrus Nowrasteh, is also a director ("The Stoning of Soraya M.", The Young Messiah). His older brother is Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration policy analyst at the CATO Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington D.C.. Nowrasteh studied playwriting at UCLA. His instructor and mentor
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Jemmis mno rules


to form a macropolyhedron, m core BMOs will be formed. Thus the SEP requirement of closo-condensed polyhedral clusters is m+n. Single-vertex sharing is a special case, where each sub-cluster needs to satisfy Wade’s rule separately. Let a and b be the number of vertices in the sub-clusters including the shared atom. The first cage requires a+1 and second cage requires b+1 skeletal electron pairs (SEPs). Thus a total of a+b+2 or a+b+m SEPs are required; but a+b = n+1, as
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Jason Jones (activist/filmmaker)


sparred with pro-choice activists on ABC's Politically Incorrect, Fox and CNN. Jones was a producer on the 2006 film, "Bella". The film won several film industry awards, most notably it won the People's Choice Award at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Jones was the associate producer of the 2008 film, "The Stoning of Soraya M." which won the NAACP Image Award in 2010 as well as the Los Angeles Film Festival Audience Award in 2009. Jones was the co-executive producer on
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Ali Pourtash


Ali Pourtash is an actor and comedian of Iranian cinema. Having worked in numerous plays, films, TV shows and stage productions in Tehran and in Los Angeles Pourtash was most recently seen in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M. directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. Other notable roles include the role of Haji firouz, the comedic side-kick to Amoo norooz in the classic holiday special Babak and Friends - A First Norooz. In 2009, Pourtash served as an official festival judge for the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Los Angeles.
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List of Varèse Sarabande albums


than 1000 copies produced with 5000 in this series. The label on occasion offered signed autographed booklets of these releases when available. The first releases in its' debut were "The Stoning of Soraya M" by John Debney and "In The Electric Mist" by Marco Beltrami in June 2009. LP To CD Subscription Series is another part of the label that was created and began in June 2015, which released titles from their past LP catalog that could be transferred from vinyl records to CDs for a fee of 10.00 per title
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Shohreh Aghdashloo


Festival in Los Angeles, while she also played the lead character of Zahra Khanum in the film "The Stoning of Soraya M.", marking her first leading role in a feature-length American film. In the same year, she also portrayed Sajida Talfah in the HBO original miniseries "House of Saddam" for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie. Speaking to a crowd of over 1,400 people at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium on September 12, 2009, Aghdashloo
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David Segel


John Shepherd and Todd Matthew Burns. Segel has served as Producer and Executive Producer on several motion pictures. Segel's most recent credits include acting as Executive Producer for Man Down (film) and The Dropbox Film (2015), as well as, Executive Producer of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008) which won several awards including the Los Angeles Film Festival "Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature" and producer of the film Snowmen (2011). Segel co-founded Structured Data Intelligence with Xavier Kochhar and created The
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species. Closo-BH is formed by the face-sharing condensation of two icosahedra. The m+n+o+p-q rule demands 23 SEPs; 18 BH units provide 18 pairs, 3 shared boron atoms provide 4.5 pairs; the negative charge provide 0.5 pair. Thus a total of 23 SEPs are available, which is the same as the required count. The bis-nido-BH is formed by the edge-sharing condensation of nido-B unit and nido-B unit. The m+n+o+p-q count of 16 SEPs are
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Kuhpayeh


Kuhpayeh (, also Romanized as Kūhpāyeh and Koohpayeh; also known as Kūh Pā and Qohpayeh) is a city and capital of Kuhpayeh District, in Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 4,587, in 1,335 families. Kuhpayeh is a historic city that located in east of Isfahan. The word "kuhpayeh" means "the foot of mountain" or " the base of mountain" and there are several cities and villages across Iran named "Kuhpayeh". The stoning of Soraya Manutchehri
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Soraya Montenegro


Montenegro was conceived by Mexican producer Valentin Pimstein as the antagonist of the first story arc of "María la del Barrio", a remake of 1979 telenovela "Los ricos también lloran". Soraya is loosely based on Esther Izaguirre, one of the villains of the old telenovela, but with considerable changes to her background, origin and mental state. Pimstein originally intended Soraya to die at the end of the first story arc. Nevertheless, he brought her back stating that Thalia needed a strong counterpart that could test her role as
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Stoning


stoning of Soraya Manutchehri in 1986. In the 2008 version of the Islamic Penal Code of Iran detailed how stoning punishments are to be carried out for adultery, and even hints in some contexts that the punishment may allow for its victims to avoid death: Article 102 – An adulterous man shall be buried in a ditch up to near his waist and an adulterous woman up to near her chest and then stoned to death. Article 103 – In case the person sentenced to stoning escapes the ditch in which they are buried, then
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Soraya Montenegro


, but Soraya dies instead in the fire. Soraya Montenegro - The rich niece of Victoria. Soraya is deeply infatuated with Luis and is jealous of Maria. Soraya attempts to ruin Maria's life and claim Luis as her own, but fails. Soraya goes insane after her nanny Calixta, who is later revealed to be her mother, died. Soraya visits the Del La Vegas and attempts to attack them with a knife and Maria attempts to stop her but Soraya pushes Maria away, hitting the wall and knocking her unconscious.
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Soraya is dragged away by Fernando and is arrested and the Del La Vegas threatens to place a restraining order on Soraya if she returns. Later, Soraya gives up her wicked ways and works at a hospital and encounters Maria. Soraya takes Maria's baby and gives it to Victoria. Soraya later dies from cancer. Soraya Montenegro is remembered as an archetypical example of a telenovela villain, famous for her overactings and overreactions. She stayed popular in the 2000s as many of her scenes became internet memes, even among teenagers that never
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3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion


M. C. Cancellier 23 Jan 2009 – 21 Oct 2010 Lieutenant Colonel A. D. Weiss 21 Oct 2010 – 12 Apr 2012 Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Vandaveer 12 Apr 2012 – 26 Sep 2013 Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Zuber 26 Sep 2013 – 4 Jun 2015 Lieutenant Colonel M. C. McCarthy 4 June 2015 – 9 Jun 2017 Lieutenant Colonel H. R. Prokop – Current SERGEANT’S MAJOR 3D Forward Area Air Defense Battery Sergeant Major M. D. Zenzel 1986–1988 3D Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion Sergeant Major R. Cortez 1988–1990 Sergeant Major A. C. Brooks 1990–1992 Sergeant Major M.
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List of ambassadors of the United States to Sudan


-established July 25, 1972, with Moore as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. Note: Embassy Khartoum was reopened May 23, 2002, with Jeffrey Millington as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. The following officers have served in this capacity: Jeffrey Millington (May 2002 – Aug 2003), Gerard M. Gallucci (Aug 2003 – Sep 2004), Robert Whitehead (Sep 2004 – Feb 2005; May–Jul 2005), David Kaeuper (Feb–May 2005), John Limbert (Jul–Sep 2005), Cameron R.
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Soraya (musician)


, but when Soraya was eight years old, they returned to New Jersey. "Soraya" is a common name in the Middle East, and its meaning can be translated "Galaxy" and not "rich" or "princess". Soraya's maternal relatives were Lebanese Christians who emigrated from Lebanon to Colombia. Soraya's mother, Yamila Cuevas Gharib, had been a housewife in Colombia. Soraya's father, Gregorio Lamilla, worked for an exporting company in Colombia. In the U.S., life was hard for the family
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Signal Transfer Point


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q rule, ferrocene requires, 2+11+1+2-0=16 SEPs. 10 CH units provide 15 pairs; Fe provides one pair. Thus a total of 16 SEPs are available, which satisfies m+n+o+p-q rule. BH is a bis-nido edge-shared polyhedron. Here, m+n+o+p-q = 2+18+0+2-0 = 22; 16 BH units provide 16 pairs; 4 bridging hydrogen atoms provide 2 pairs; two shared boron atoms provide 3 pairs; along with the
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Jemmis mno rules


satisfied by ten BH units which provide 10 pairs, two shared boron atoms which provide 3 pairs and six bridging H atoms which provide 3 pairs. m+n+o+p-q = 26 SEPs. A transition metal with n valence electrons will provide n-6 electrons for skeletal bonding, as 6 electrons occupying the metal-like orbitals don’t contribute much to the cluster bonding. Thus Cu provides 2.5 pairs, 22 BH units provide 22 pairs; three negative charges provide 1.5 pair. Thus 26 SEPs are available as required. According to m+n+o+p-
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Casi (song)


"Casi" () is a song by Colombian-American latin pop singer-songwriter Soraya. The song was released as the lead single from her fourth studio album "Soraya" (2003). The song was Soraya's first commercial single after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000. After the announcement, Soraya took a hiatus between 2000 and 2003 to recover from her illness. The song was written, produced and recorded by Soraya. An English-language version called "Almost" was released in the English
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Soraya Saga


this case monk and machinist, choosing the desert as a setting, and then creating an extensive character background in a private booklet for herself. Soraya and her husband Tetsuya Takahashi submitted a script for "Final Fantasy VII" which was called "too dark" and "complicated" for a fantasy game, but were allowed to start a new project based on the script, which was worked into a full treatment with cutscenes, eventually being released under the name Xenogears. The story was inspired by the writing pair's interest in
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


Soraya was introduced to the recently divorced Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, by Forough Zafar Bakhtiary, a close relative of Soraya's, via a photograph taken by Goodarz Bakhtiary, in London, per Forough Zafar's request. At the time Soraya had completed high school at a Swiss finishing school and was studying the English language in London. They were soon engaged: the Shah gave her a 22.37 carat (4.474 g) diamond engagement ring. Soraya married the Shah at Marble Palace, Tehran, on 12 February 1951. Originally the
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Paris: France Loisirs/Michel Laffon, 1991), which was translated into English as "Palace of Solitude" (London: Quartet Books Ltd, 1992); . Soraya's divorce from the Shah inspired French songwriter Francoise Mallet-Jorris to write "Je veux pleurer comme Soraya" (I Want to Cry Like Soraya). A French rose grower, bred a sunflower in the former queen's honor, which he called "Empress Soraya". An Italian/German television movie about the princess's life, "
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Soraya French


Soraya French (born 1957 in Tehran) is an Iranian artist known for her vivid use of colour in acrylic based multimedia and she has produced two books "30 Minute Acrylics", and "Dynamic Acrylics" and an instructional DVD. She is a regular contributor to The Artist magazine and regularly holds painting workshops in her studio at Project Workshops. She is a demonstrator for GOLDEN artist colors. She is the President of the Society of Women Artists (SWA) and the Andover Art Society, a member of Society of All
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United States hydrogen policy


programs. Each states energy office gets SEP funding and manages all SEP funded projects. For more information about the SEP, including project descriptions, visit the SEP website. Clean Ports USA is an incentive-based program designed to help reduce emissions by encouraging port authorities to redesign and replace older diesel engines with new technologies and cleaner fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Clean Diesel Campaign offers funding to port authorities to help them overcome the obstacles that prevent the adoption of cleaner diesel technologies. Clean Construction USA promotes the reduction
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Marine Wing Support Group 47


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Soraya Marcano


Soraya Marcano (born 1965 in Puerto Rico) is a visual artist based in New York City. She studied at the University of Puerto Rico and completed a master's degree in Fine Arts at Pratt Institute. Her mixed media artwork has been exhibited internationally and it is represented in public and private collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art of Chamalieres, Center for the Humanities, The New York Public Library, Rockefeller Library, and Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, among others. Marcano has participated in international artist-in-
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Soraya French


Artists (SAA), Society for Floral Painting (SFP) and Wallop Artists. She has won various awards, the most notable are the Daler Rowney Choice Awards at Society of Women Artists. Soraya is a versatile artist working in watercolours, oils, pastels, acrylics and mixed media in a variety of subject matters such as musicians, café scenes and African market scenes amongst others. Many of her subjects are travel based and people in everyday life situations feature a great deal in her work, light and colour are the two
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Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library


The University of Haifa's Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is a central academic library, among the largest in Israel. It is one of the most progressive Israeli libraries in the realm of services and technology and library information systems. From its founding in 1963, the Library has operated under one roof and is managed by a central administration. The Library offers academic information expertise for locating the wide range of material in its holdings and accessible via the Internet. The Library's role in the University's academic activity is based on professional
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Q and R Holes


is, 22.5 m; with an average spacing between the paired stone settings of 1.5 m. These trench-like intrusions are roughly 2 m long and 1 m wide, set radially and slightly enlarged at each end to provide paired stone sockets to a depth of around 0.6 m, the intervening strip generally re-filled with chalk rubble. Atkinson described them as being ‘dumb-bell’ shaped, although not all were of this form. The bases of some sockets bore ‘the impressions…of heavy stones’ some with
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Curt Stone


disqualify the pair for helping each other, but ultimately let the results stand, ranking Stone as first after a close examination of the finish photograph. At those Games, Stone also won the 10,000 m and placed fourth in the 1500 m final. Stone won 13 AAU titles, including four in the 6-miles/10,000 m in 1951–54 and three in the 5000 m in 1947–48 and 1952. During World War II he served in the 95th Air Base Wing near Horham, England. He then graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1947,
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Unknown Sailor


AND WAS RENOVATED SEP 24TH 1889 BY JAMES JOHN RUSSELL STILLWELL ESQ OF KILLINGHURST THE DESCENDANT AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STILLWELLS OF COSFORD AND MOUSHILL The inscription on the back of the stone reads: THIS STONE was Erected by order and at the cost of James Stilwell Esq. of Cosford 1786 Cursed be the Man who injureth or removeth this Stone When the London to Portsmouth road was realigned in 1826 the stone was removed and placed alongside the Punch Bowl bend. It was then removed back to its original location (and the curse on the
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World Qualification Series (2009)


18 - Aug 23" 30th Anniversary of the Lacanau Pro and good conditions this year. Surf, concerts, events scheduled. Check out the video for a summary of the event http://vimeo.com/6994555 "Aug 25 - Aug 30" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 01 - Sep 06" "Sep 04 - Sep 06" "Sep 09 - Sep 12" "Sep 10 - Sep 13" "Sep 08 - Sep 13" "Sep 15 - Sep 20" "Sep 16 - Sep 22" "Sep
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List of 1982–83 NBA season transactions


1982 Oct 2, 1982 Oct 1, 1982 Sep 30, 1982 Sep 29, 1982 Sep 28, 1982 Sep 27, 1982 Sep 24, 1982 Sep 22, 1982 Sep 20, 1982 Sep 19, 1982 Sep 18, 1982 Sep 17, 1982 Sep 15, 1982 Sep 14, 1982 Sep 13, 1982 Sep 10, 1982 Sep 9, 1982 Sep 7, 1982 Sep 2, 1982 Sep 1, 1982 Aug 31, 1982 Aug 27, 1982 Aug 26, 1982 Aug 16, 1982 Aug 8,
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Thomas G. McGinn


Center (2001 - 2011), the president of the Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine (2010 - 2011), and Co-Chair of the Health Policy Committee of the National Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM). McGinn T, McCullagh L, Kannry J, Knaus M, Sofianou A, Wisnivesky J, Mann D (2013). Efficacy of an evidence-based clinical decision support in primary care practices: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Sep 23;173(17):1584-91.
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Khopoli


of the reservoir is about 1207 m and it covers an area of about 75000 sq m. The reservoir holds excellent water throughout the year. The reservoir has surrounding walls also built in stone and are of a width of about 1.5 m to 1.8 m. The reservoir has stone steps leading to the water. The temple is of a height of about 22.9 m m from the base to the top and the foundation measures 12.2 m x 6.1 m. Inside is the image of God Shiva. The Sabha mandap measures about 6.1 m x 3.1
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


the title "Malake" (which is comparable with that of queen), though in the popular press they frequently and incorrectly were called "empress". Upon the divorce, Soraya ceased being a queen. Princess Soraya wrote two memoirs. The first, published in 1964 and published in the United States by Doubleday, was "Princess Soraya: Autobiography of Her Imperial Highness". A decade before her death, she and a collaborator, Louis Valentin, wrote another memoir in French, "Le Palais des Solitudes" (
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Soraya Tarzi


Soraya Tarzi, known mostly as Queen Soraya (Pashto/Dari: ملکه ثريا) (November 24, 1899 – April 20, 1968), GBE was the first Queen consort of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and the wife of King Amanullah Khan. Born in Syria, she was educated by her father, who was the Afghan leader and intellectual "Sardar" Mahmud "Beg" Tarzi. She belonged to the Mohammadzai Pashtun tribe, a sub-tribe of the Barakzai dynasty. Soraya Tarzi was born on November 24
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Operation Typical


the German troops reclaimed the region. On 11 Sep 1943, Deakin, together with an American Capt M Benson left for Bugojno, to join Gen Koča Popović and the 1st Proleterian Brigade on their way to Split. They arrived on 16 Sep 1943, and found Gen Becuzzi, the commander of the Bergamo Division with 14,000 already disarmed soldiers. Deakin and Benson, together with Lt John Burge, witnessed Becuzzi signing the terms of surrender. After a brief speech to the citizens of Split in the main square, translated by Ivo
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Soraya Darabi


Soraya Darabi ( ‘’Soraya Darabi’’; born 23 September 1955) is an Iranian teacher, journalist and trade union activist. Moreover, she was editor of Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper and vice president of the Iran Teachers Trade Association (ITTA). Soraya Darabi was vice president of the Iran Teachers Trade Association (ITTA) and she was editor of Teacher's Pen Weekly Paper (هفته نامه قلم معلم) on May 9, 2007 when the Iranian security guards attacked teachers gathering in Tehran (in front of Iranian
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The Bourne Sanction


he exits the room he finds a blood trail that leads to the closet where Prowess had executed a man also sent to trail Bourne. Meanwhile, Soraya and Tyrone are meeting with Luther LaValle and General Kendall. Tyrone and Soraya are to meet with them because LaValle and Kendall believe they are getting intel on the Black Legion. Tyrone wanders off to finish what he, Soraya and a woman named Kiki are there for. He gets caught and is thrown into a cell. LaValle and Kendall leave Tyrone's life up to Soraya
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María la del Barrio


sent to the hospital, where she discovers the cause of the disease. Calixta reveals to Soraya that she is her real mother. Hateful, Soraya kicks her out of the mansion. Osvaldo, Soraya's lover, discovers the evil plan and threatens her; if she did not give him money, he would tell. In a violent fight, Soraya tries to kill him and ends up falling from the window of an apartment and is presumed dead. Soon Luis Fernando and Maria plan to get married, but a jealous Vladimir
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María la del Barrio


, Soraya's maid reveals where Soraya is, and Luis Fernando and the police go to the cabin. Soraya throws a lit match on the ground, setting the cabin alight. Luis Fernando saves María, who tries to save Soraya, who herself is trapped in the flames and burns to death. Two months later, Luis Fernando and María celebrate a happy new life with their children. Gracia, María's friend from prison, is now working as the nanny to Daniel's children. Urbano and Fellipa get together, while
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Soraya Montenegro


Soraya Montenegro is a fictional character in the Mexican telenovela "María la del Barrio". Soraya is the typical villain of Mexican melodramas; she serves as a prominent antagonist and is characterized by violence, jealousy and emotional instability. She was portrayed by Itatí Cantoral in the original Mexican series and became one of the most recognizable villains in telenovelas as a consequence of the popularity of María la del Barrio worldwide. Her popularity reached a new peak with the rise of social media where her performances are enjoyed for being overly dramatic. Soraya
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Ram Soraya


Raam Lalchand Pridhani ( also known as Raam Soraya or Ram Soraya) is an entrepreneur and film producer from Indonesia. He was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, 4 November 1949. He is the owner of production house Soraya Intercine Films. Before the film industry, he was a textile importer. His career in film began as a distributor for East Java (1972 to 1982). He became a producer in the "Budak Nafsu" (1983) which won Best Film at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) 1984.
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The Snake King's Child


and he and Soraya fall in love. Wae-ha then takes Soraya back to his home to meet his family. One of Wae-ha's friends attempts to rape Soraya, during which her ring comes off and the snakes appear in her hair and bite the man, killing him with their venom. It is further revealed that if Soraya's virginity is broken, she will permanently turn into a snake. "The Snake King's Child" is a popular myth in Cambodia and has been depicted on film many times
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


of his half-brother. Being half German Catholic, she was mistrusted by Muslim clerics; she was also resented by the Shah’s possessive mother. In March 1958, the Shah wept as he announced their divorce. The British Ambassador claimed that Soraya was the Shah's only true love. After a brief career as an actress, and a liaison with Italian film director Franco Indovina, Soraya lived alone in Paris till her death. Soraya was the elder child and only daughter of Khalil Esfandiary Bakhtiary (1901–1983), a
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


was announced that Soraya had agreed to the divorce while Soraya later claimed she had last heard from her husband on 5 March and she had not been informed beforehand. It was, the 25-year-old queen said, "a sacrifice of my own happiness". She later told reporters that her husband had no choice but to divorce her. The British Ambassador to Iran reported "Soraya was the Shah's only true love" and he was "a man at an emotional cross-roads", who was happy to be
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


able to marry again while unable to "bring himself to face it" that he had just divorced Soraya. On 21 March 1958, the Iranian New Year's Day, a weeping Shah announced his divorce to the Iranian people in a speech that was broadcast on radio and television; he said that he would not remarry in haste. The headline-making divorce inspired French writer Françoise Mallet-Joris to write a hit pop song, "Je veux pleurer comme Soraya" ("I Want to Cry Like Soraya")
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Soraya (musician)


, "El otro lado de mí", before dying from cancer in 2006. Soraya died of breast cancer in Miami, Florida on May 10, 2006, aged 37. She was first diagnosed in 2000, at the age of 31, after finding a lump while conducting a routine self-examination. She was diagnosed at Stage III and had a double mastectomy and breast reconstruction as well as radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Soraya had also lost her mother, a grandmother, and a maternal aunt to breast cancer. Soraya
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Soraya Tarzi


Soraya Tarzi met Prince Amanullah, son of the Amir Habibullah Khan. They struck an affinity. The prince, who was a sympathiser of Mahmud Tarzi's liberal ideas, married Soraya Tarzi on 30 August 1913 at Qawm-i-Bagh Palace in Kabul. Soraya Tarzi was King Amanullah Khan's only wife, which broke centuries of tradition. It was when she married into the monarchy that she grew to be one of the region's most important figures. When the prince became Amir in 1919 and subsequently King in 1926,
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Soraya Serajeddini


have a trade, you can begin your education”. Since she was 17, Soraya had been involved in political movements whenever they defended human rights. After experiencing the trauma of her family escaping prosecution in Iran, she began to understand the need for advocacy on behalf of the Kurds. In 1988, Saddam Hussein massacred the Kurdish village of Halabja, using chemical weapons to kill more than 5,000 civilians, including at least 30 of Soraya's relatives. Their only crime, according to Soraya, was “being born with the
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


being neither one nor the other has engraved in my flesh two divergent poles between which my existence has unfolded. The one is "methodically" European, the other "savagely" Persian". Following the marriage, Soraya headed the family charity in Iran. Soraya's marriage was troubled as Mohammad Reza's mother and sisters all saw her as a rival for his love just as they had with his first wife Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, and continually snubbed and inflicted petty humiliations on her. Soraya hated Ernest Perron, the
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


twice, so he must have known there was no clause calling for a "Council of Wise Men" to approve amendments. The Shah's domineering mother hated Soraya and was pressuring him to divorce her, telling him it was his duty to father a son to continue the House of Pahlavi. Mohammad Reza persuaded Soraya to leave Iran while he promised he would call the "Council of Wise Men" to change the constitution. Despite this promise, Soraya sensed her husband had turned against her, and before she left Iran one
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


wanted to see her one last time as well, but said Empress Farah could not be present, which presented problems as she was constantly by the former Shah's bedside as he lay dying. In 1980, it was agreed that Soraya would visit Mohammad Reza in Cairo, but he died before she could make the trip, which led Milani to comment that Mohammad Reza and Soraya were truly "star-crossed lovers". Soraya did not communicate with the Shah's third wife, Farah, even when both lived in Paris
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Soraya Arnelas


Soraya Arnelas Rubiales (born 13 September 1982), better known by her stage name Soraya, is a Spanish singer. Soraya represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song "La noche es para mí" finishing 23rd with 23 points. Arnelas was born in Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain on 13 September 1982. At the age of 11, she left for Madrid. She wanted to study drama but soon started working as a flight attendant for Iberworld, where she travelled around the
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Louvre Castle


a diameter of 15.6 m and is enclosed by a 30 m tall wall that is 4.25 m thick at its base. It is surrounded by a 9 m wide ditch that is 6 m deep. This ditch is dry (i.e. not flooded) and paved with large irregular stones. It is crossed by a drawbridge. The interior arch was built in stone to limit the risk of fire. The dungeon has a conical roof slate over the machicolation. It features a well and a large tank for supporting long sieges, as
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María la del Barrio


, she shows remorse for everything she did, trying to convince the family. She meets and seduces Nando, affects him in a bad way and incites him against his parents. Nando starts visiting Soraya's mansion just to get drunk and serve as a sexual object. In the mansion, Nando meets Alicia and her governess Esperanza, who advise him to stop coming and go home. María suspects that Soraya has not changed and is just using Nando. Nando finds Soraya kissing with a man called Aldo and leaves her. Soraya
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


the Iranian ambassador to Italy failed to arrange for a place for them to stay while the royal couple were constantly harassed by the paparazzi. On 19 August 1953, Soraya remembered how a glum Mohammad Reza was talking about moving to the United States when he received a telegram announcing that Mosaddegh had been overthrown, leading him to shout with joy. After the 1953 coup overthrew Mosaddegh, the Shah's spirits picked up. One of Mohammad Reza and Soraya's favorite activities was masked balls, although Soraya complained the Shah always wore a
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary


...physical check-ups in New York hospitals, sight-seeing in San Francisco, dancing the mambo in Hollywood, skiing in Sun Valley, water-skiing in Miami Beach". Soraya who was fascinated with Hollywood and enjoyed meeting American film stars during her stay in Los Angeles. During her time in Los Angeles, Soraya met her favorite stars who were Grace Kelly, Lauren Bacall, Bob Hope, Esther Williams, and Humphrey Bogart. A photograph of Queen Soraya water-skiing in Miami while wearing a bikini become
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Mac Laisre


Saint Mac Laisre mac Luighdeach (also called Mac Lasre, MacLaisre, M’Lasre, Macc-Laisre, mcLasre, M.Laisre) b. c.560 - d. 12 September 623, was the Bishop of Armagh, Ireland from 610 to 12 September 623. Mac Laisre was descended from the High King of Ireland Niall of the Nine Hostages and his genealogy is- “"Mac Laisre easbacc m Luighdeach m Ronain m Tuadain m Aodha m Fearghosa m Eoghain m Neil naoighiallaig. Archiepiscopus Ardmachanus, obijt 622, 12 Sep."” His paternal uncle was St.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cabanatuan


vicariates, parishes, parochial priests and feast days of the patrons of the parishes. Vicar Forane: Rev. Fr. Aldrin B. Domingo Rev. Fr. Joel G. Cariaso, STL (Rector and Parish Priest) and Rev. Fr. Reynaldo S. Nicolas (Assistant Priest) | Sep. 10 Rev. Fr. Orlando M. Valino (Administrator) | Sep. 10 Rev. Fr. Armando DC. Caleon (Parish Priest) and Rev. Fr. Edilberto DC. Dela Rosa, Jr. (Parochial Vicar) | Jun. 27 Rev. Fr. Venes Paulo B.
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Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1853–1856


by Charles Pasley (Colonial Engineer) in the Council on 16 October 1854 Rutledge resigned Mar. 1854; replaced by Claud Farie, by-election Apr. 1854, resigned Oct. 1885; replaced by James M. Knight, by-election, Dec. 1855 Splatt resigned Apr. 1854; replaced by William Taylor, by-election Sep. 1854 Stevens resigned Feb. 1854; replaced by Francis Beaver, by-election Mar. 1854 Alexander Thomson resigned Aug. 1955; replaced by Alexander Fyfe, by-election Sep. 1854 James Thomson resigned Feb. 1854; replaced by
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Corindi Beach, New South Wales


for mail service in 1881 ignored. The postmaster-General consents to a post office at Corindi based on a name change from Corinda in 1886. Tender for mail service request starting Jan 1888. Mr Casson currently delivering mail by horse and contemplating a mail coach. Tender accepted for carrying mail 1897. Request for a Post Office in Sep 1888 and hence tenders called for Corindi Post Office in Oct 1888. Post Office established in the 1890s. Conveyance of mail by A. M. Fletcher tender acceptance from 1890. Proposed changes to postal
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Jones Falls Dam


his masons to do the finishing work. The stones were lifted into place using metal tongs (very large timber tongs) attached to a block and tackle hung from a tripod. The dimples in the stones for those tongs can still be seen in the original stones today. The stonework for the dam is about 8.2 m (27 ft) thick at the base of the dam, tapering to 3.7 m (12 ft) at the top. The stonework is 17.3 m (57 ft) high from its bedrock foundation.
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Joseph M. Ford


. At age 34 Joseph was one of the youngest candidates ever nominated for State Senator from the 21st District in 1944. 1944 Nov 7: Stanley Nowak (Dem), elected; Joseph M. Ford (Rep), defeated; M. G. McCrary (Socialist), defeated; William F. Bookser (Prohibition), defeated; Ona A. Condit (America First), defeated. 1948 Sep 14 ("Primary"): Joseph M. Ford (Rep), nominated; Glen W. Ford (Rep), defeated in primary
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Springton Manor Farm


), stone lean-to (c. 1711, 1745), the ruins of a stone spring house (c. 1735), and hydraulic dams (c. 1870). The main house is in three sections; the earliest dates about 1836, with additions and modifications made in 1887 and 1912. It is a 2 1/2-story, seven bay by two bay, stuccoed stone dwelling with Georgian and Queen Anne style design details. Originally built by Joseph Muckleduff in the early 1700s. Upon Joseph's death 9 Sep 1750, Springton
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Chang'an


m wide at the base tapering upward 8 m for a top width of 2 m. Beyond this wall, a 6.13 m wide moat with a depth of 4.62 m was spanned by 13.86 m long stone bridges. The wall was later expanded to 12–16 m at base and 12 m high. The moat was expanded to 8 m wide and 3 m deep. The expansion of the wall was likely a solution to flooding from the Wei River. The entire city was sited below the 400 m contour line which the Tang Dynasty used
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September 1941 lunar eclipse


A partial lunar eclipse took place on Friday, September 5, 1941. It was a shallow partial lunar eclipse, with less than 10% of the Moon covered in Earth's shadow. Aug 31, 1941 = Sunday Sep 1, 1941 = Monday Sep 2, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 3, 1941 = Wednesday Sep 4, 1941 = Thursday Sep 5, 1941 = Friday Sep 6, 1941 = Saturday Sep 7, 1941 = Sunday Sep 8, 1941 = Monday Sep 9, 1941 = Tuesday Sep 10, 1941
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Heathen hof


of heathen worship were found at Ranheim on the outskirts of Trondheim, consisting of a stone circle approximately 15 m in diameter and 1 m in height delineating an altar, a ceremonial way marked by standing stones, and a building about 5.3 x 4.5 m in size, consisting of 12 large pillars resting on stone bases and enclosing 4 pillars. The building is thought to have been a shelter for the god-images which were mounted on the inside pillars. The site dates to about 400 CE, during the Nordic Iron Age
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