BBC reports: Scientists and chocolate fans are being given the chance to indulge their sweet tooth by becoming a doctor of chocolate at Cambridge University. A researcher is being sought for a PhD on chocolate by the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. The challenge is to stop chocolate melting in warm climates by studying the “fundamentals of heat-stable chocolate”. ... Read More »
Iran’s Iman Sadeghikoukandeh executed quite the feat against Russia’s Rashidov Gadzhimurad in the semifinals of the FILA Junior World Championships. Gadzhimurad had Sadeghikoukandeh’s leg pinned while standing and was trying to cherry-pick him so he’d fall, but Sadeghikoukandeh kept his balance so he could do a damn flip over Gadzhimurad.The Russian wasn’t expecting it, and Sadeghikoukandeh took advantage of the ... Read More »
Iran’s Head coach in the 2014 World Cup said that he would be back in Iran to sign an extension to his contract as soon as the Football Federation President, Ali Kafashian, asks him. “It depends on Kafashian’s decision. I’ll fly to Iran whenever he wants me back. It’s not in my hands to set the date for my return ... Read More »
By Golnaz Esfandiari – Radio Farda “No hair, no ears, no neck.” That’s how one journalist described a front-page portrait of Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani that an Iranian newspaper digitally doctored to obscure her hair and skin to placate censors in the Islamic republic. The altered picture of Mirzakhani, who this week became the first woman awarded the Fields Medal, ... Read More »
classicautomobiles.info reported on the Bonhams Auction Results today, saying that this Ferrari set the record of the highest automobile ever sold at an auction, anywhere. It went for $38,115,000. It was estimated to go for over $60,000,000 but it seems the only other bidder backed out. In total 10 Ferrari’s where auctioned grossing over $66 million dollars. It was a most ... Read More »
The game was played in San Diego and Iran won 3 sets to 2. Amir Ghafour had 26 points in the 24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 25-20, 15-9 victory. US had won the previous two friendlies 3 sets to 1 and 3 sets to 0. The last game will be played tomorrow Saturday August 16th in UC Irvine. The teams are using ... Read More »
Street magician Calen Morelli pulled off a funny bit. He walked up to a officer and offered to sell him weed! Once the cop rushed over, Morelli made the weed disappear. The frustrated cop ordered him to get lost. Read More »
A couple plunged to their deaths this past Saturday while attempting to take a selfie on a cliff in Portugal. HoffPo reports, touring the ocean views around Cabo de Roca, a married couple, accompanied by their two young children, posed for a photo along the cliffside in a dangerous spot past a protective barrier. According to local news reports, witnesses ... Read More »
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) was informed of a suit filed against the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) by Judge Ashley Tabaddor, an immigration judge for the U.S. Immigration Court. In this suit, Judge Tabaddor challenges an order that indefinitely recuses her from hearing cases involving Iranian nationals, citing that the order violates her First Amendment ... Read More »
Makers of an upcoming documentary called Golf Alpha Yankee explain their project this way: For LGBT people in Iran and other places in the world where being gay is a crime, taking off the mask is legally punishable by arrest, imprisonment, torture, or even execution.Golf Alpha Yankee tells their true story. The film provides an intimate immersion into the world of ... Read More »