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When an Iranian comes back to Iran after many years, one of the first thing that will shoked him is the fashion of Iranian women! As you know, iranian women should cover all their bodies by clothes (the face and hands are exceptions)so they are limited in choosing clothes for public places, but they try it , usual pictures these are usual pictures in Tehran streets.

Athens 2004 : At last, Olympic games started in its home. More than 10,000 athletes are gathered there and shows their talent to the world.
Now , it's summer and I have finished my BS education (Material Engineering), so every morning I switch on satellite receiver and enjoy it! Eurosport, RAI, France 2,3 , SLO, ARD,ZDF,.... In Swimming the competition between Michael Phelps (USA) , Ian Thorpe (AUS) was incredible! I'm Iranian it wasn't made any diffrence for me but I was so exited to follow the match.

Iranian athletes weren't so successful but I hope next week will have good news for us, as you know, the strongest man of the world : Hossein Rezazadeh have a good situation to catch his second gold Olympic's medal , Don't miss his competition in Weightlifting (+105kg).

Iran's Arash Miresmaeli, carries the flag of his country during opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games Friday, Aug. 13, 2004 in Athens, Greece. Iranian world judo champion Miresmaili has pulled out of the tournament because he refused to fight an Israeli in his opening round match. He would have been favorite to win Gold in his event having twice taken world titles. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
What's your opinion about his reaction?

The luminous horizonAhmad Shamlu's Ofogh-e Roshan (for Kamyar Shapur)
June 22, 1999The Iranian
one day we will find our doves again and kindness will hold beauty's hand.
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one day when the slightest hymnis a kissand each manis a brother to each man
one day when they won't close the doorslocks are mythsand the heart suffices for living
one day when the meaning of each soundis to lovelest on your last word, you seek a sound
one day when the rhythm of each word is lifelest I suffer the scouring of a rhyme for my poem
one day when each lip is a melodyso that the slightest hymn shall be a kiss
one day when you come back forever come backand kindness becomes beauty
one day when we will cast seeds for our doves...
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I will await that dayeven on the daywhen I no longeram.
Ahmad Shamlu, 1955

I want to go to a trip so I selected some tracks of new Music CDs for my car cdplayer. I choosed "Clocks" by Coldplay for the first, It is realy great hit, Do you agree?

Artist: Coldplay
Title: Clocks
Album: A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Put me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead
Singing come out of things unsaid
Shoot an apple off my head
And trouble that can't be named
Tigers waiting to be tamed

Singing you are...
You are...

Confusion that never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home
I could not stop but you now know
Singing come out upon my seas
Curse missed opportunities
Am I a part of the cure
Or am I part of the disease

Singing you are...
You are...
You are...
You are...

And nothing else compares...

Home, home
Where I wanted to go...

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Starbucks Coffee is the exclusive North American distributor for a live concert disc benefiting Quincy Jones' We Are the Future foundation.

The 12-track set, "We Are the Future," features performances from Carlos Santana, Norah Jones, Andrea Bocelli, Alicia Keys, Josh Groban and others captured at a May 16 charity concert in Rome. It was released Friday (July 2).

The foundation is working with Rome-based Global Forum to create children's centers in war-torn countries.

Jones tells Billboard he started the foundation because "celebrity is a currency, and you have to know where to spend it. Doing nothing is no longer an option. It's about building bridges back to the rest of the world. It's no joke what's going on out here."

The CD sells for $12.95 in the United States and $16.95 in Canada. It is available in more than 4,000 Starbucks locations, as well as on starbucks.com.

OCPC Magazine, is a free Iranian magazine (English) that publishes in California.You can read the Second issue (July) of this mag on the web.

As you know, in my country (Iran), thrare are many limitations for music . But when Mr.Khatami became Iran president, a revolution happened in that atmosphearand music industry. Everyday a new singer or a music group starts his work with acceptation of government. But this limitation for foreigner musitions (except classical music) is exist. But in Tehran we can find copies of new music albums one week after releasing in the world .
Recently I bought Chris De Burgh’s new album “ The Road To Freedom”, I couldn’t listen it yet, Did you heare it? How was it?


The Words "I Love You"
from The Road To Freedom
by Chris de Burgh

Year Released: 2004

There are those who think that love comes with a lifetime guarantee,
But we know from those around us, that this may not always be,
It’s the simple things that come between a father and a son,
But when they try to talk, the knives are out before they have begun;

Well that was me, and I have seen the light that shines for eternity,
Because I learned to say the words “I love you;”

So many hearts have been broken by the lies of history,
And so many arms are still open for that final mystery;
We must show respect for all the rest, and what a man believes,
And the one who died upon the cross, well he is the one for me,
And he said “Come with me and you will see the light that shines
For eternity, be strong and learn to say the words “I love you;”

And this endless road that we are on just keeps on going round,
But there’s one destination that always is here to be found;

So come with me, and you will see the light that shines for eternity,
Be strong and learn to say the words “I love you,”
Be strong and learn to say the words “I love you,” the words “I love you,”
The words “I love you,” the words “I love you.”

In these days a TV channel starts its work. ITC (Information Technology Channel) is a English-Persian Tv that stablished for education in IT and Computer courses. You can find it on Hotbird and Telestar5 . For mor information Click Here.