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Interestingly, the only character from The Usual Suspects to make it onto the list is one who may not even exist. There’s no conclusive proof, for example, that Kevin Spacey’s Verbal Kint is actually Keyser Soze and not, say, a Soze goon. Still, that’s the genius of Bryan Singer’s film – that a character who remains unseen for at least ...

Noise Cancelling headphones (or earplugs) Airplanes are loud. Good noise cancelling headphones can cut the engine noise down significantly, making the whole flight a lot more relaxing. They won’t help with the crying baby, or talkative neighbors, nor are all noise cancelling headphones the same. Check out Why Headphone Specs are Worthless and Noise Cancelling vs Noise Isolating Headphones.

In the Elamite times Shushtar was known as Adamdun. In the Achaemenian times its name was Šurkutir. The modern name,Shushtar, is connected with the name of another ancient city, Susa (or Shush, in Persian pronunciation), and means “greater (or better) than Shush.” During the Sassanian era, it was an island city on the Karun river and selected to become the ...

In a ceremony in Tehran, two hotels of Imam Khomeini International Airport were contracted to French group AccorHotels.In a ceremony in Tehran, in presence of French ambassador to Tehran, AccorHotels’ chief executive Sebastien Bazin and representatives of Iranian company Aria Ziggurat signed a contract according to it a 4 star hotel and a 5 star one in the vicinity of ...

9. Persistent music late at night One of the most widespread complaints received by the Noise Abatement Society concerns loud music being played by neighbours at night. For the partygoers the music is pleasurable, while for the complainants it is unbearable. Context and control determine how people emotionally interpret the soundscape; a ‘noise’ can be thought of as a sound that ...