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    <title type="text">Articles</title>
    <subtitle type="text">A space for brainstorming and collaborating on planning issues in Iran.</subtitle>
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    <updated>2009-11-09T13:05:41Z</updated>
    <rights>Copyright (c) 2009, Rezwan</rights>
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    <entry>
      <title>School bites!&amp;nbsp; For kids and moms!</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/school_bites_for_kids_and_moms/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.292</id>
      <published>2009-10-21T16:04:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-11-06T16:18:44Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Education"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C228/"
        label="Education" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        A friend, living in Iran, paints a vivid picture of Iran's school system.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Hold&#45;open Clip</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/hold_open_clip/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.291</id>
      <published>2009-10-18T20:31:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-10-19T01:58:37Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Circulation and Infrastructure"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C177/"
        label="Circulation and Infrastructure" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        I was at a gas station here in New Jersey.   Started talking to the guy about the thing on the gas pump that lets you keep pumping without hands.  Hands free!  <br />
<br />
"You mean the hold-open clip for the nozzle?"  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Foreign Relations Museums</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/foreign_relations_museums/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.289</id>
      <published>2009-07-08T11:27:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-07-08T12:11:40Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Vision"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C171/"
        label="Vision" />
      <category term="Participants"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C170/"
        label="Participants" />
      <category term="Government"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C303/"
        label="Government" />
      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="How We Got Here"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C310/"
        label="How We Got Here" />
      <category term="Historic Preservation"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C197/"
        label="Historic Preservation" />
      <category term="Tourism"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C192/"
        label="Tourism" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        An idea whose time has come, in light of all the paranoia and ill will that continues to surround foreign relations in this region.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Anarchic Geography</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/anarchic_geography/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.288</id>
      <published>2009-06-26T16:12:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-06-26T16:14:36Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="How We Got Here"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C310/"
        label="How We Got Here" />
      <category term="Theory"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C167/"
        label="Theory" />
      <category term="Tools"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C172/"
        label="Tools" />
      <category term="Critical Thinking"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C321/"
        label="Critical Thinking" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Stumbled on the concept of Anarchic Geography.  <blockquote>The map is a device of power. What happens when this device is purposely redirected, hacked mischievously or stolen outright?</blockquote>
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Unpredictable</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/unpredictable/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.286</id>
      <published>2009-06-24T03:55:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-06-24T20:12:29Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="How We Got Here"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C310/"
        label="How We Got Here" />
      <category term="Theory"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C167/"
        label="Theory" />
      <category term="َUncertainty"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C238/"
        label="َUncertainty" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        The June 12 Election has sparked a crisis in our country.  As events unfold, one thing is certain:  No one knows how this will actually play itself out.  There are too many variables and too many unknowns.  There will be speculation, rumor, and assertion about what happened, what is happening, and what will happen.  Like everyone else, I'm trying to make sense of unpredictable and inexplicable realities.  But everything I think appears in my head surrounded by a host of disclaimers, skepticism, anxiety, righteousness.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Apply Abroad</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/apply_abroad/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.284</id>
      <published>2009-06-07T05:38:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-06-07T05:49:05Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Education"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C228/"
        label="Education" />
      <category term="Architecture Students"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C227/"
        label="Architecture Students" />
      <category term="Planning Students"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C226/"
        label="Planning Students" />
      <category term="University Plan"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C235/"
        label="University Plan" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        <a href="http://applyabroad.org">Applyabroad.org</a> is a great resource for Iranian students who want to study abroad.  Persian language.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>A Pirate Party in European Parliament</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/a_pirate_party_in_european_parliament/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.283</id>
      <published>2009-05-26T11:36:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-06-07T06:08:32Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Participants"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C170/"
        label="Participants" />
      <category term="Rent seekers"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C309/"
        label="Rent seekers" />
      <category term="Free Riders"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C308/"
        label="Free Riders" />
      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="Institutions"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C252/"
        label="Institutions" />
      <category term="Legal"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C253/"
        label="Legal" />
      <category term="Regional Innovation"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C185/"
        label="Regional Innovation" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        "The Pirate Party" of Sweden is growing in popularity.  Its platform:  "to reform copyright law, abolish the patent system, and strengthen the right to privacy."
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Sea Reef Burial</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/sea_reef_burial/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.280</id>
      <published>2009-05-12T12:36:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-12T17:39:02Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Sustainability"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C180/"
        label="Sustainability" />
      <category term="Water"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C186/"
        label="Water" />
      <category term="Recycling"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C194/"
        label="Recycling" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        <a href="http://www.reefballaustralia.com.au/"><img src="http://www.reefballaustralia.com.au/images/thumb_uae_dave_guiding_pallet-werner.jpg?TT=0.755659722222222" class="right"></a>A new trend:  <a href="http://www.naturalawakeningsmag.com/natural-library/march-2009/sea-reef-burial" title="Geen burials">Geen burials</a> in which  "A crane lowers a 400-pound memorial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reef_Ball_Foundation" title="reef ball">reef ball</a> containing cremated remains into place 30 feet below to the bottom of the [sea]"  <br />

      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Polygamy</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/polygamy/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.279</id>
      <published>2009-05-12T12:11:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-12T13:10:13Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="Institutions"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C252/"
        label="Institutions" />
      <category term="Customs"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C255/"
        label="Customs" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Is there more polygamy in the USA or in Iran?  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Greater Iran</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/greater_iran/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.278</id>
      <published>2009-05-12T11:51:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-12T12:56:18Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Participants"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C170/"
        label="Participants" />
      <category term="Migrants"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C315/"
        label="Migrants" />
      <category term="Market Dominant Minorities"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C316/"
        label="Market Dominant Minorities" />
      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="How We Got Here"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C310/"
        label="How We Got Here" />
      <category term="Sustainability"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C180/"
        label="Sustainability" />
      <category term="Nomads"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C187/"
        label="Nomads" />
      <category term="Historic Preservation"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C197/"
        label="Historic Preservation" />
      <category term="Culture"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C188/"
        label="Culture" />
      <category term="Tourism"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C192/"
        label="Tourism" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Here's a whirlwind tour of "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Iran" title="Greater Iran">Greater Iran</a>" - regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Problem Solving Basics</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/problem_solving_basics/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.263</id>
      <published>2009-05-11T07:38:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-11T07:48:40Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Tools"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C172/"
        label="Tools" />
      <category term="Problem Solving"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C311/"
        label="Problem Solving" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Air Traffic World Wide &#45; Video</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/air_traffic_world_wide_video/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.258</id>
      <published>2009-05-06T04:50:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-06T05:24:48Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Circulation and Infrastructure"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C177/"
        label="Circulation and Infrastructure" />
      <category term="Economic Development"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C183/"
        label="Economic Development" />
      <category term="Tools"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C172/"
        label="Tools" />
      <category term="Data &amp; Databases"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C320/"
        label="Data &amp; Databases" />
      <category term="Education"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C228/"
        label="Education" />
      <category term="Planning Students"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C226/"
        label="Planning Students" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        This video shows the world's air traffic over the course of a day.  See North America, Europe and Asia light up much more than the rest of the world.   Air traffic activity is a good economic indicator.  If you've got people moving to and fro in airplanes, there must be a lot of economic activity to support it.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Life expectancy vs. GDP</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/life_expectancy_vs_gdp/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.257</id>
      <published>2009-05-04T07:09:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-04T14:03:15Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="How We Got Here"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C310/"
        label="How We Got Here" />
      <category term="Economic Development"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C183/"
        label="Economic Development" />
      <category term="Tools"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C172/"
        label="Tools" />
      <category term="Data &amp; Databases"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C320/"
        label="Data &amp; Databases" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        This gapminder graph illustrates the correlation between improved health (as measured by greater life expectancy) and Income Per Person (gross domestic product per capita) of a country.  Of interest in this graph:  In general, first, health improves, then wealth:
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Innovation performance</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/poor_innovation_performance/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.255</id>
      <published>2009-05-02T05:35:01Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-03T18:29:31Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="Economy of Iran"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C317/"
        label="Economy of Iran" />
      <category term="Regional Innovation"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C185/"
        label="Regional Innovation" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        Iran, as a country, does not appear to be innovative or inventive.  Let's not even compare it to America or Japan.  Let's compare it to Uganda.  Using "patent applications" as a measure of innovation, and using <a href="http://data.un.org/Default.aspx" title="UN data ">UN data </a>current through 2002, we see that Iran, a middle income country with a population of almost 70 million, had, in 2001, applied for 993 patents (their maximum, by that date), while Uganda, a poor country with a population of 24 million, applied for 150,408 patents.  Big difference.
      ]]></content>
    </entry>

    <entry>
      <title>Prison Reform</title>
      <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/prison_reform/" />
      <id>tag:planiran.com,2009:/15.250</id>
      <published>2009-04-24T03:58:00Z</published>
      <updated>2009-05-04T07:45:22Z</updated>
      <author>
            <name>Rezwan</name>
             <uri>http://planiran.com/</uri>      </author>

      <category term="Context"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C168/"
        label="Context" />
      <category term="Institutions"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C252/"
        label="Institutions" />
      <category term="Legal"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C253/"
        label="Legal" />
      <category term="Safety"
        scheme="http://www.planiran.com/index.php/site/article/C181/"
        label="Safety" />
      <content type="html"><![CDATA[
        <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8006413.stm"><img src="http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=sdZCv7omiwbCyM&imgtype=6" class="right"></a>The recent media storm over the sentencing of <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8005660.stm" title="Roxana Saberi">Roxana Saberi</a> to 8 years in prison draws our attention to the plight of prisoners world wide, and to planning issues related to justice systems and prisoners.  
      ]]></content>
    </entry>


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