Tabriz House of Constitution can be visited when you reach Motahari Ave in the city of Tabriz. Located near the Tabriz bazaar, this building has great historical significance. Popularly known as Khaneh Mashrouteh, this building was used as a rendezvous for the activists, leaders and sympathizers involved in the movement.
You will notice about the greatness of the leaders Bagher Khan, Sattar Khan, Haji Mirza Aqa Farshi and Seqat-ol-Eslam while studying Iranian history. The structure came into existence in 1868 due to the efforts of Haj Vali Me’mar-e Tabrizi. The building has two stories with many halls and rooms. The main attractions of the structure lie in the beautiful skylight and the corridor which is full of mirrors and colorful glass fittings.
The Significance of the Structure
Haj Mehdi Koozekonani ordered the Tabriz House of Constitution to be built in 1868. The structure is reminiscent of Qajar style of architecture. Being a successful merchant in Tabriz bazaar, Haj Mehdi Koozekonani initiated the Constitution revolution and the consequent movement in Tabriz. He funded the revolution and became a major activist in it.
This house was made to facilitate the meetings of the leaders of the revolution. The underground paper related to the Constitution movement was also published from this building. As the years passed by, this structure again came into prominence after World War II when Azerbaijan’s Democrat Party made it their meeting center in 1946-1947. The House has long since been registered under the Cultural Heritage of Iran in 1975.
Visiting the Building
The meetings in this gathering place regarding the Constitution revolution finally reached a head in 1906. More than 12,000 men came together outside the British embassy in Iran and expressed their demand for a parliament which would ultimately throw the Shah out of power. Elections were consequently held with 156 members being elected.
A constitutional assembly was formed in the first meeting of parliament which decided to make the country’s fundamental law. Modeled on the Belgian example, the first Iran constitution was made and signed on December 31, 1906. The Shah died only 5 days later. This historic house still remains a mute spectator of the revolution which you can see while traveling in Iran.
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”(Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Born Free: Yes or No?
Are all human beings born free? No, definitely not. The status of freedom for human being begins even before physical birth. The right to be born nowadays is in certain countries is decided by the state (politicians). They call it population control and family planning. The biological parents decide the fate of the foetus until it gets its first breadth outside the womb of the mother, called birth. Until then, the biological mother has a medical time limit whereby she can abort safely with or without legal consensus. The foetus has no say. So human beings do not even have freedom in the question of whether they should be born. When they are actually born into this world, are they born free? Again, the answer is no. The moment a human being is born, he/she is labelled according to the requirements of the state, parents, status quo, family, culture and religion. All human beings, especially the ones with dictatorial political powers, have yet to understand the meaning and spirit of the principle, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Equality: Begins With Persons – Centred World:
To understand article 1, we should take an honest and critical look at the world today. What kind of world are we living in? Among the many negative aspects that go against human freedom, the first is, it is a man-centred (androcentric) world. The human universe and all its activities still rotate around the male gender. Take these common examples. Women after marriage are still expected in many countries to take the family name of their spouse? Why can’t the women have same expectation of the men? Will the society support such a move? Or, why can’t the women keep the birth names after marriage? What about names for children? Many countries (especially in the east) still require and practice the giving of the father’s surname to their children. Again, why give the father’s surname only? Why not give the mother’s surname? We might think that the requirements and practices of married names and surnames are harmless. An entire book can be written on the legal and social implications of the requirements and practices of married names and surnames. These one-sided practices have a lot of problems especially for the women (female).
An androcentric world emphasis the male in everything: law, ethics, morality, culture, politics and religion. This emphasis negates the equality between men and women. Article one stresses that, “All human beings are born free and equal…” Equality of men and women can only be a reality, if they are treated as persons of equal status, in law, ethics, morality, culture, politics and religion. As long as this doesn’t happen universally (east and west), women (female) are neither born free nor equal in law, ethics, morality, culture, politics and religion. The world as we know it today should become person-centred (Woman = Man = Person).
In this context, politics and politicians are key determinants in the development of a persons-centred nation. Politicians are great at giving promises especially before an election. But what persons in any country should look out for, are politicians who will use their political powers and influences to push for development of persons-centred nations. If any politician can assist in transforming his country into a persons-centred one, he deserves the noble peace price in gold. What is the purpose of supporting politicians who promise political scraps (e.g. building of better highways), when vital human rights’ needs like freedom and equality of persons are still not fulfilled. Do you still want to continue to drive on political highways of inequality?
Freedom and Equality: Observed In Dignity and Rights
Freedom and equality of all persons must be observed in dignity and rights? What does this mean?
All persons should be accorded an equal respectful treatment which is their birthrights as humans. We all understand the meaning of V.I.P treatment. V.I.P stands for very important persons. Who are they? They are the persons who are always given preferential and special treatment in everything and everywhere. Now, if certain persons are given preferential and special treatments, then, it indicates that others are not given that same treatment. So, how are all persons to be accorded an equal respectful treatment, when there is always a practice of preferential and special treatments? And what does the practice of preferential and special treatments mean?
I believed most of us have watched the science fiction adventure movie 2012. In one of the scenes, you will see the V.I.P(s) being given preferential and special treatment in saving their lives first. It also showed how the V.I.P(s) had the power to decide over the fate of others. Why? The Cheque book decided who lived and who died. Though, 2012 is just a science fictional movie, it portrayed what preferential and special treatments can do in real life. It can decide between the life for one person or a group of persons and the sufferings and death of millions. Preferential and special treatments do not respect human rights of all persons. It only focuses on the rights of certain persons.
Conclusion:
Ask yourself, are preferential and special treatments compatible with the principal that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. Freedom and equality in dignity and rights for all persons is still very much an ideal that needs a lot of effort to be realized realistically.
The main obstacles to its realization are human beings themselves. As long as there are human beings who consider themselves superior over others and would like to have preferential and special treatments, the principle of freedom and equality in dignity and rights for all persons will be resisted at all levels of a nation.
The practice of preferential and special treatments promotes the practice authoritarian oligarchy. And in authoritarian oligarchy, there is no place for human freedom, equality, dignity and rights. So, it is in the interest of all persons everywhere to strive for their freedom, equality, dignity and rights which is their birthright as human beings.
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Delaware is famed to be the “incorporation capital” of America – more than 60% of Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware. According to Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporation’s 2006 Annual Report the number of active business entities in Delaware has grown 50% in the last six years to a total of more than 765,000. In 2006, Delaware welcomed more than 145,000 new businesses.
The reason why so many Fortune 500 companies are drawn to this state is the fact that Delaware has an excellent body of corporate case law spanning 110 years regarding such matters as management/shareholder issues and mergers/acquisitions. More and more people choose to incorporate in Delaware because of the friendly conditions offered by that state.
Advantages of Incorporating in Delaware
Here are some advantages of incorporating in Delaware:
Names and addresses of shareholders and directors of a Delaware Company do not appear within public records. Moreover, during incorporation process, there is no obligation to provide this information to the State of Delaware.
No minimal capital investment in the Company is required
The Company has no obligation to have a bank account in Delaware.
The Delaware Company headquarters may be located anywhere in the world. The Company has no obligation to have its headquarters in Delaware, nor to conduct any business in this state. The sole obligation for the Company doing business somewhere other than Delaware is to be represented by a Registered Agent in Delaware
The same person can be Shareholder, Director and Officer of a Delaware Company. Directors can establish the price they wish for the sale of the Company’s shares. They can also adopt, modify or repeal any Company bylaw.
If the Company does not do business in Delaware, it does not have to pay any income tax to the state.
If a Delaware Company shareholder doesn’t reside in the state, he doesn’t have to pay any taxes concerning the Shares.
There is no sales tax in Delaware.
If a Delaware Company shareholder doesn’t reside in the state, the said shares are not subject to inheritance tax in case of death.
The Delaware Court of Chancery is the oldest business court in the country and uses judges instead of juries
Delaware adopted a whole set of corporate laws which are very favorable to companies and which recognize contractual freedom. The “General Law Corporation” of Delaware is one of the most evolved and flexible corporate laws in the United States.
With all those advantages in place, Delaware might not be the most suitable place to incorporate your new business. Delaware is one of the three states commonly recognized as “corporate heavens”, the other two being Nevada and Wyoming. Before making your choice please see our article that runs a comparison Delaware vs. Nevada. vs. Wyoming.
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SecureSheet Technologies, LLC, a leading provider of multi-user online spreadsheet and web database solutions for business, today announced that CN, a leading North American railroad, has successfully implemented the SecureSheet solution to facilitate collaborative IT Disaster Readiness Planning. After researching several online spreadsheet options, CN selected SecureSheet because of the product’s ability to convert standard spreadsheet models into collaborative real-time business applications shared among multiple participants.
“We run multiple disaster readiness planning exercises throughout the year.” says Kevin Dineen, member of IT Disaster Recovery & ITGC SOX Management. “Prior to SecureSheet, we would have to manually track different inputs by different users across multiple locations which was very challenging. With SecureSheet, we are now able to take our existing spreadsheets and securely share them with all participants on the web. “
“We are very excited to have CN as a customer,” adds Joe Holland, Co- Founder of SecureSheet. “CN is a great example of an organization leveraging its existing spreadsheet models into simple but powerful global business applications with SecureSheet. CN provided the spreadsheet and SecureSheet provided the ability to deploy the spreadsheet on the Internet in a secure environment with user defined business rules.”
About CN
CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.
About SecureSheet
SecureSheet Technologies, LLC is a privately held company which began in 2003 with a vision for creating a simple way for businesses to communicate more effectively. Leveraging existing technologies, and focusing on easy adoption for users, SecureSheet has transformed the ordinary business spreadsheet into a secure, multi-user, web based, applications. To learn more, please visit us at http://www.securesheet.com
Quick… what is the maximum number of years a United States president can serve? What part of the constitution is the Bill of Rights?
Right now, ConstitutionFacts.com is challenging Americans to test their Constitution IQ at http://www.constitutionfacts.com. Between now and Constitution Day on September 17th ConstituionFacts.com is asking people to take the ten question Fascinating Facts Quiz, then pass the quiz on to ten friends, asking them to pass it on to ten friends in turn. The goal is to raise constitutional awareness using a fun and interactive tool.
“The Constitution serves as the fabric of our society, and today, more than ever, is the right time for all Americans to examine and understand it,” says Keir Walton, founder of ConstitutionFacts.com. “With Constitution Day quickly approaching we want to make sure that everyone in America knows ten basic things about their constitution.”
With civics class a distant memory for most and the constitution reduced to a mere political football, many Americans have tuned the document out. And that’s too bad, because without a thorough working knowledge of the document it’s impossible to participate in the democracy as a fully informed American citizen.
“By leveraging the power of email people can challenge friends and family with the Fascinating Facts Quiz to test their knowledge and see how they scored against others.” The quiz has all the right elements – it’s fast, fun, educational, easy to use and best of all helps you learn more about the greatest legal document ever created,” Walton said.
About Constitution Facts:
At Constitution Facts we make it fun and easy to learn about the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. Constitution Facts began with a simple idea — to publish an informative pocket size guide to the U.S. Constitution. Soon people across the country, from U.S. Supreme Court Justices to students and teachers, caught the craze for The U.S. Constitution & Fascinating Facts About It. Today, more than one million copies have been sold in both English and Spanish language editions—and millions more are educated each year by visiting ConstitutionFacts.com – a companion website to the book and central resource for educators and students worldwide.
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