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(مسجد شیخ لطف الله) Sheikh Lutfollah Mosque in Naghshe Jahan Square, Esfahan, Iran
Construction of the mosque started in 1603 and was finished in 1618. It was built by the chief architect Shaykh Bahai, during the reigh of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty.
Photograph by Mohammad Yazdi Rad
Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981)
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Why You Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Rouhani
Rouhani, however, is only the most moderate of the eight hardline candidates who were hand-selected by Khamenei. And even if he truly were committed to nuclear reconciliation, Rouhani, like Ahmadinejad, lacks the power to alter Iran’s nuclear trajectory. As Rouhani acknowledged during the campaign, Khamenei remains in charge of Iran’s nuclear policy.
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Why You Shouldn’t Get Too Excited About Rouhani
Rouhani, however, is only the most moderate of the eight hardline candidates who were hand-selected by Khamenei. And even if he truly were committed to nuclear reconciliation, Rouhani, like Ahmadinejad, lacks the power to alter Iran’s nuclear trajectory. As Rouhani acknowledged during the campaign, Khamenei remains in charge of Iran’s nuclear policy.
Read more. [Image: AP]
(Photo by Peden + Munk for Cali-Persian, Bon Appetit, June 2013)
My mother’s version is truly jeweled. (said every single Persian in the world :-)
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Winston Churchill and Coco Chanel. Photographer unknown.
Perhaps the Duke of Westminster, who was her lover at the time?
The wake of the overnight crackdown in Turkey
Reporter Glen Johnson reports from the scene in Istanbul:
A somber mood hangs over Gezi Park. Just 24 hours ago protesters danced to reggae music and studied together for university exams, sharing food and drink, an array of political views represented as demonstrators engaged in lively conversation.
Now there is stunned silence, following a night of chaos as police swept through the area firing water cannons and tear gas in the worst violence yet of the two-week protests against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Read more via World Now.
Photos: Vadim Ghirda / Associated Press, Gurcan Oztur, Angelos Tzortzinis, Bulent Kilic / AFP/Getty Images, Sedat Suna / EPA
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How else do you explain Dumbledore, Snape, Fred, Lupin, Tonks, Hedwig, and Dobby?
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The DNA Replication Complex, an assembly of proteins that synthesizes new DNA before cell division. At this moment there are hundreds of trillions of these molecular machines in constant activity within your body.
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The new design is evident in everything from sharper, flatter icons, slimmer fonts, a new slide-to-unlock function, and a new control panel that slides up from the bottom of the screen for frequently accessed settings.
