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Sadi

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Sadi or Saadi , Persian poet, 1184-1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee Baghdad because of the Mongol threat, he went on a long journey that took him to central Asia and India, then to Yemen and Ethiopia through Mecca. Sadi was captured by the Franks in Syria and worked at hard labor until ransomed. He proceeded to N Africa and Anatolia, before returning to his native Shiraz in 1256. His Bustan [fruit garden], an ethical-didactic text, was composed in mathnawi (rhyming couplets). Even more popular... Read more

Shaikh Muslih-al-Din Sadi
Shaikh Muslih-al-Din Sadi The Persian poet Shaikh Muslih-al-Din Sadi (ca. 1184-1291) is known in Iran today as its greatest...poignancy seldom equaled in world literature. Born in Shiraz, Sadi was the son of a minor poet. His father's patron was Sad... Read more

Carnot, Sadi
Carnot, Sadi FRENCH PHYSICIST AND ENGINEER 1796 – 1832 Nicolas-L é onard-Sadi Carnot was born in 1796 in Paris. He is known as the father of thermodynamics. Originally a military engineer, he developed a keen interest in industry and especially... Read more

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	`KISS' LINGERS ON "Kiss the Girls" pulled in $11.1 million to stay atop box-office charts for the second weekend in a row, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. Paramount's story of a sadi ; The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-13-1997 `KISS' LINGERS ON "Kiss the Girls" pulled in $11.1 million to stay atop box-office charts for the second weekend in a row, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. Paramount's story of a sadist who kidnaps and imprisons young. . . Date: 10-13-1997, Read more
	Government rolls out new repayable fund to assist aerospace and defence sector ; ...Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI). The Harper government is investing $900...million will be available annually through SADI for pre-competitive R&D projects in...funding range for successful projects and SADI's contribution average of 30% is the same... Read more
	MEALS ACROSS AMERICA Time is of the essence as towns with food-related names deck the walls at an Arizona diner ; ...their lives. Literally. mmmmmm mWhen Sam Sadi arrives at work with his twin brothers...Wis., and our own Sandwich, Ill.? Sam Sadi says that Sandwich gets the most smiles...wonder if that's near Blueberry Hill. Sam Sadi, 42, left his native Amman, Jordan, for... Read more
	Awards expected soon from Industry Canada's new aerospace and defence fund ; SADI offering up to $225 million a year The Harper government...negotiations. The Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI) was launched in April/07 with $900 million over five years...Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC) to clarify SADI's terms and conditions. More recently, founding ... Read more
	Animal house. ; Byline: Kim Brown Sep. 22--The pets: Sadi is a 6-year-old black Labrador retriever...Smith Describe your pet's personality: Sadi is laid-back and likes to take a lot of...even though she usually has to coerce Sadi into a game by dropping a toy repeatedly... Read more
	Iraqi Exiles Envision Going Home. ; ...Business News Mar. 17--AMMAN, Jordan--Amar Sadi smiled on Sunday, savoring his words: These...apparently on the verge of invading Iraq, Sadi and other Iraqi exiles living in Jordan...killed, I will drive back to Baghdad, said Sadi, who runs a hole-in-the-wall restaurant... Read more

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