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  Index of Proper Names
Campa (city): DN 16, AN 7.49, AN 10.81, AN 10.94
Nadika (city): DN 16, AN 6.19, AN 11.10
Nalanda (city): DN 11, DN 16, SN 42.6, SN 42.8, SN 42.9
www.accesstoinsight.org /index-names.html   (2306 words)

  
 Doctor accused of molesting patient denies it at trial | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Nasser Alavi testified that he was stunned to learn that a 22-year-old woman he was treating for anxiety and depression from May through August 2003 had accused him of fondling her and reaching inside her pants to grope her.
Alavi testified that the woman never complained to him and even seemed pleased with her treatment because a drug he prescribed had eased her depression and eliminated crying jags she had.
Alavi, who went to medical school in his native Iran, said he was trained to cup the instrument with his hand and hold it against the patient's skin with his fingers to keep it from moving during an examination.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20051006/news_1m6alavi.html   (555 words)

  
 Iranian student fights for women : The University Daily Kansan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Alavi, Oklahoma City graduate student and co-chairwoman of the February Sisters Association, moved to the United States from Tehran, Iran, when she was 15 not knowing any English.
Alavi said she believed that women have more opportunities in the United States, but that it was because everyone had more freedom here.
Alavi said that coming from two different cultures had broadened her perspective, but her desire to stop abuses had roots beyond her background.
www.kansan.com /stories/2004/feb/10/iranian_student   (793 words)

  
 Woman tells jury doctor molested her in 2003 | The San Diego Union-Tribune
The woman said Alavi touched her in a sexual manner during a series of office visits from May through August 2003, with the touching becoming increasingly intimate with each successive visit.
A native of the Philippines, the woman said she was uncomfortable with Alavi's actions from the outset but didn't question them at first because she was raised to show special respect to doctors and nurses.
Alavi continues to practice, his lawyer said, but a judge in December ordered that he have a woman in the room with him whenever he examines a female patient.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050930/news_2m30alavi.html   (490 words)

  
 Alavi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Alavi is a new town built 40 km from Bandar Abbas.
The location of Alavi new town makes use of the attractions of Lengeh while utilizing Khoonsorkh road to be connected to industries as well as the national railway.
Alavi is located at the end of an economic route of the country and consequently, will play a key role in the region’s form and environment.
www.icic.gov.ir /English/Ministry/NewTown/Alavi/Ealavi.htm   (332 words)

  
 BLOGGING IN FARSI | World War 4 Report
Alavi recounts the historical, social and cultural context of Iran today and chooses blogs that solidify and humanize all facets of Iranian life.
Alavi chooses blogs that receive the most hits, allowing the reader to taste the intellect of a majority of the population.
Alavi writes, "Revelling in the forbidden, many writers use their blogs to honour men and women who are loathed by the regime.
www.ww4report.com /node/1676   (1393 words)

  
 Persian Literature: The Persian Novel
The dark satanic city, the quintessential metaphor for the inexorable forces of modernity, lurks in the very title of Morteza Moshfegh Kazemi’s (1902-77) Tehran-e Makhuf (The Horrible Tehran), a somewhat rambling depiction of love, greed, and prostitution, which appeared in two volumes in 1922.
O'Kane as Her Eyes, Lanham, Md., 1989), in which ideology, psychoanalysis, and romanticism smoothly blend into a poetical language, is a coherently depicted love story of an artist, who is a key figure of the underground opposition in the last years of Reza Shah's reign, and an educated girl of aristocratic background.
1935) is distinguished among his contemporaries for his ability to interweave the history of a city and a nation, in the mid-decades of this century, with the history and development of a single family, whose members are the shared characters of most of his novels.
www.iranchamber.com /literature/articles/persian_novel.php   (7212 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with artist Seyed Alavi to fabricate and install a work of art at Horace Mann Elementary School in an amount not to exceed $70,000.
Alavi is an Oakland-based artist, known for his installation art, executed in both art galleries and public settings.
Alavi has worked extensively with the community on several of his public art projects, including his recent collaborative work for the City of Fairfield and a project with high school students in Dublin, California.
www.sanjoseca.gov /cty_clk/12_19_00DOCS/6e7.htm   (620 words)

  
 OTHER MEDIA :: Chiori Santiago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
For long-time Oakland artists, however, the city is a muse that has indelibly shaped the direction of their work.
More than the sum of Bay Area landscape, Alavi photographs its parts: the presence of cloud cover and moisture-filled air, the diffused light, the effect of water on this slice of seaside geography.
The great thing is that it’s been a postmodern time when, Anno says, artists don’t have to be shackled to the classic tools of chisel and easel for the sake of fine art; like Alavi, she adopts many ways and media, producing books and public art as well as paintings.
www.chiorisan.com /other4.html   (3557 words)

  
 Pakistan Women in a Chnaging Society by Hamza Alavi | www.sacw.net
A large component of the working class, in Pakistani cities consists of migrant workers from the north of the country whose families have been left behind in their villages.
In the case of workers whose families live with them in the cities, many of the women either do unskilled work in factories or operate in the so-called 'informal economy' or are engaged in domestic employment.
They parrot the complaints of their men that women's employment takes jobs away from men and undercuts their salaries and that, in any case, it is quite shameless and un-Islamic for women to go about the city and work in offices with men.
www.sacw.net /Wmov/alavi.html   (7540 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - World Report Special
The city's population was 80,000 before the quake, and surrounding villages were also severely damaged.
In one of the city's cemeteries, relief workers were digging and a bulldozer was excavating a mass grave.
Parts of the Old City — once an important stop on the Silk Road through Asia — date back 2,000 years, though most of the structures were built in the 15th to 18th centuries.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec03/281203/wn01.htm   (1042 words)

  
 Twilight - Synopsis - Moviefone
Despite having been significantly affected by the death of his wife and two daughters, Alavi continues to work the homicide beat.
The semi-unhinged detective is ordered to investigate a case that literally has his name all over it when the corpse of an older woman, a phone number, and a photograph of Alavi's home are found abandoned on the beach.
Alavi's mental state continues to fluctuate while the ghost of his wife looks on in concern.
movies.aol.com /movie/twilight/1244110/synopsis   (135 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: U.S. Keeps Close Tabs on Muslim Cleric   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials believe Alavi and its related institutions are a vehicle through which the Iranian regime keeps tabs on Iranians here, obtains data about U.S. technology, promotes Tehran's views on world affairs, provides gathering places for pro-Iran activists and channels money to U.S. academics to gain a friendly reading on Iran.
David Cohen, the New York City Police Department's intelligence chief, said in a recent court document that the Alavi Foundation is "totally controlled by the government of Iran" and "funds a variety of anti-American causes," including the Potomac center and other mosques.
Alavi denies wrongdoing, or having ties to the Iranian regime.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A60818-2002Dec31?language=printer   (2120 words)

  
 Index of Proper Names
Kapilavatthu (city): DN 16, DN 20, MN 18, AN III.74, AN XI.12, AN XI.13
Nalanda (city): DN 11, DN 16, SN XLII.6, SN XLII.8
Vesali (city): DN 16, DN 20, MN 12, MN 105, MN 108, AN III.126, AN V.34, AN V.121, AN VIII.53, SN IX.9, SN XXII.86, SN XXXVI.7
www.nku.edu /~kenneyr/Buddhism/index-names.html   (1615 words)

  
 The 'Flying Carpet' of Seyed Alavi: Science Fiction in the News
Artist Seyed Alavi has created a 150 foot 'flying carpet' that has a digital copy of the course of the Sacramento River woven into it.
Another thing that fascinates me with this idea is that it is the opposite of the micro-miniaturized displays, like the data goggles of Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash or the somewhat retro eyephones from William Gibson's Idoru.
Seyed Alavi remarks "it was my intention with this project to present a fun and humorous situation for laughter and play, where travelers will feel rejuvenated and reminded of the magic of flight." I'll bet it works.
www.technovelgy.com /ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=447   (389 words)

  
 Thread FULL!!!__AMERICA AT WAR!__Use New Thread!: Khan will take Herat by early November
Khan, former governor of the western province of Herat and a member of the Northern Alliance, controls an island of territory in the northwest and is fighting to wrest his former fiefdom from the hard-line Taliban, who rule most of Afghanistan.
Alavi said Ismail Khan's forces had cut the supply line on the road from Qala Nau to Herat, in an area he identified as Band-e Sabzak, and had surrounded Taliban forces.
Sunday, Alavi said Ismail Khan's forces had set up a military base 15 miles from Herat city and were preparing to capture the city.
www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/investing/68672/540015   (670 words)

  
 Alavi Bohras - Akhbaar - Masjid-e-Nooraani
This is one structure in the city that was not built by Sayajirao Gaekwad.
Instead the history of this marble structure greeting you at the entrance of Badri Mohalla can be traced back to more than 300 years during the rule of the Babis.
This Alavi Bohra mosque situated right in the heart of the old city area dazzles you with its sheer magnificence.
www.alavibohra.org /wonder.htm   (494 words)

  
 Index of Proper Names
Sister (praised by the Buddha as being foremost among the bhikkhunis in terms of her mastery of jhana {1}): DN 16, Thig V.4
Uruvela (city): MN 26, SN VI.1, SN VI.2, Ud I.1, Ud I.2, Ud I.3, Ud III.10
Vesali (city): DN 16, DN 20, MN 12, MN 105, MN 108, AN III.123, AN V.34, AN V.121, AN VIII.53, SN IX.9, SN XXII.86, SN XXXVI.7
www.pratyeka.org /a2i/index-names.html   (2118 words)

  
 November 28, 2001 - November 28, 2001 :: News Archive :: Gujarat News at GujaratPlus.com
SURAT: One Kamrej-based Asif Alavi, operating as link man for gangsters from outside, was nabbed by the district police on Monday.
Alavi was involved in giving informations to one inter-state gang from UP, which was busted by the district police on November 8.
According to the police, Alavi had given information - in the November 8 incident - to the gang from UP about one local businessman, Raju Modi, that he (Modi) would go to a bank in Kamrej to deposit money.
www.gujaratplus.com /00-01archive/arc26.html   (1194 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Iran earthquake toll may rise to 40,000
State television showed an injured 5-year-old boy in a hospital in the city of Isfahan who said his mother and brother had been killed and his father taken to a hospital in Tehran.
A Kerman City official, Ali Karimi, said the historic quarter of Bam — a mud city dating to the early years of the first century — was certainly completely destroyed.
Rescuers and equipment were arriving from around the world, and Iranian officials organized their deployment, dividing the city into six broad sections.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,575039757,00.html   (944 words)

  
 KARACHI: SHC stay on IBS control vacated -DAWN - Local; December 20, 2002
Dealing with the stay extension plea, Justice Alavi said in his order: “I asked the counsel for the plaintiff to show me on what ground this restriction (on the defendants from interfering in IBS affairs) should continue.
I further asked him as to whether the suit was filed in the personal capacity of the plaintiff or in his capacity as chairman/patron of the IBS board of governors.
Justice Alavi noted that the IBS board of governors was “constituted and comprised eminent members of the society.” Its chairman is Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid and among the distinguished members is a sitting judge of the Sindh High Court (Justice Mushir Alam).
www.dawn.com /2002/12/20/local1.htm   (541 words)

  
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A not-for-profit organization formed in New York State in 1973, the Alavi Foundation was originally set up by the former Shah of Iran's government to promote Iranian language and culture in the United States.
The Alavi Foundation owns numerous properties in the United States, including a 36-story New York City office complex worth an estimated $135 million; 20 acres of prime development land in Catharpin, Virginia; and four "Islamic Education Centers" in Potomac (Maryland), Queens (New York), Houston (Texas), and Carmichael (California).
Former FBI official Oliver Revell has stated that the Alavi Foundation is "a front organization for the Iranian regime that is engaged in covert intelligence activity on the part of a hostile foreign government." That intelligence consists, in part, of monitoring Iranian dissidents in the U.S. by means of technological espionage.
www.discoverthenetwork.org /groupProfile.asp?grpid=6391   (330 words)

  
 CWF - Maria Ochoa
The book will documents the ways that Russell City, a small town now incorporated into the city of Hayward, came to be an important arrival point for immigrants coming to the Bay Area from within and outside of the United States.
The Historical Society’s archives on Russell City, which were developed and enhanced through an exhibition in 2001, serves as a basis for background and contact information for the writer’s project.
The timing for collecting the oral histories is critical in that many of the former residents of Russell City, who lived through its rapid growth during the 1930s and 1940s and its decline in the 1950s and 1960s, are now senior citizens.
www.creativeworkfund.org /pages/bios/maria_ochoa.html   (1045 words)

  
 Life of Buddha: Alavaka, the Demon (Part 2)
Alavaka lived near the city of Alavi and feasted on human flesh.
The terrified families of the city began to flee, leaving the streets deserted and the king completely desperate.
The next morning, when the officers of Alavi came with the king's young son, they were surprised at the sight of the Buddha preaching to Alavaka, who was listening attentively to the sermon.
www.buddhanet.net /e-learning/buddhism/lifebuddha/2_10lbud.htm   (985 words)

  
 Utility Box Art - City of Emeryville California
The City of Emeryville was first developed by Joseph S. Emery of New Hampshire who in 1859 bought a 185 acre tract of land along what is now Park Avenue and began selling lots.
The City allocated funds from its Public Art Fund and hired Oakland-based artist, Seyed Alavi, after conducting an extensive request for proposals process.
Seyed Alavi, a self-described conceptual and interdisciplinary artist, was selected for his proposal to adapt the pedestrian figure well-know in traffic signage into new thought-provoking, engaging, and even playful compositions.
www.ci.emeryville.ca.us /community/publicart_utilitybox.html   (308 words)

  
 Weather Across Iran
The name of major cities (10 largest based on population) are displayed on the right side of this page.
For other cities, move the mouse over the arrows toward bottom center of the page.
When you see the name of the city you are interested in, move the mouse over it.
www.alavi.us /weather   (113 words)

  
 The Iranian: ArtsL Seyed Alavi
At the bottom he found himself on the outskirts of a great city.
As he walked through the streets, still hoping to quench his thirst, he came to what seemed to be the center of the city.
Here he noticed a great commotion, the streets were full of people, everyone murmuring excitedly that the Queen was coming.
www.iranian.com /Arts/Sept97/Alavi/here.html   (613 words)

  
 | Victory News Magazine | The Sadat-e-Alavi |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The original Shiahs in Afghanistan were the descendants of Imam Ali ('a), known as Sadat-e Alavi.
Furthermore, once the Taliban took control of the city, they destroyed everything in their path, including the sacred grave of Baba Mazari that was bombarded by the Taliban.
The Taliban considered themselves to be good Muslims when in the fact they closed schools and forbade women to receive education, they sell drugs such as opium and poppy, they ban the use of modern everyday need technology, commit massacres of Shiahs and then try to deny it.
www.victorynewsmagazine.com /TheSadateAlavi.htm   (1451 words)

  
 Buddhist Economics: Chapter Five
One morning while the Buddha was residing in the Jetavana monastery near the city of Savatthi, he sensed with his psychic powers that the spiritual faculties of a certain poor peasant living near the city of Alavi were mature enough for him to understand the teaching, and that he was ripe for enlightenment.
However, as the Buddha's particular purpose in going to Alavi was to enlighten this one poor peasant, he waited for him to arrive before starting to talk.
When the Buddha saw the peasant's condition, he asked the city elders to arrange some food for the poor man, and only when the peasant had eaten his fill and was refreshed did the Buddha start to teach.
www.buddhanet.net /cmdsg/econ5.htm   (5698 words)

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