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The design of the campus

Mina Amundsen, a planner for the Cornell University since 2002, will speak on "Creating a Unified Campus", September 2 at 12:20 at the Auditorium Kaufmann, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Amundsen oversee physical planning and master Cornell campus in Ithaca, and planning associated with specific areas and projects, landscape, transportation and utility issues. It represents the university's community planning and is actively engaged in the campus community initiatives on regional development and land conservation.

Overall objective

Cornell Cinema gives movie fans a sample of foreign news from the world of cinema, with the first three Ithaca series of films Headline Goal 2011.

"The architects of the Islamic Republic to justify their actions in terms of Islamic history, however, the Islamic Republic of Iran is a pure invention. He has no predecessor. Actions, policies, decisions, and events are justified as a continuation or conformity with the past, but in reality they are breaking with the past. Decisions - whether conformist or reactionary - are made in the name of Islam and loudly declared to be decisive and fundamental characteristics of the Islamic system, but they generate peripheral effects that are a complete break with Islamic tradition in Iran ....

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011; Posted: 07:07 PM – by BWW News Desk

With the success of four previous Festivals (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008), the 2011 World Festival of Sacred Music (WFSM) has established itself as one of the premiere arts festivals of Los Angeles. For 16 days and nights from October 1 through 16, 2011, WFSM fills L.A.’s historic theaters, churches, temples and public spaces with 32 performances featuring local and International Artists with disciplines ranging from sacred traditional music to contemporary dance. Of the 52 artists and groups performing, 32 are making their festival debut. For more information on WFSM, please visit www.festivalofsacredmusic.org.

The Festival program reflects concerns of peace, unity and environmental stewardship. The opening event, Honoring the Sea, on Saturday, October 1 at Santa Monica Beach, is a WFSM tradition that celebrates the shared resource of our oceans and importance of its spiritual meaning. The gala concert, Water Is Rising, on Saturday, October 15 at Royce Hall at UCLA, presents performances from three Pacific Island nations (Kiribati, Tokelau, Tuvalu) threatened by the advance of global warming.

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