82-562: Hinck and Hincks are surnames, and may refer to: Hinck [ edit ] Jon Hinck (born 1954), American environmentalist Hincks [ edit ] Carroll C. Hincks (1889–1964), federal judge in the United States Sir Cecil Hincks (1894–1963), Australian politician Edward Hincks (1792–1866), Irish Assyriologist and clergyman Edward Winslow Hincks (1830-1894), career United States Army officer who served as
164-698: A Hellenistic dimension within Iranian culture and the political organization introduced by Alexander the Great 's invading armies. Under the Parthians, Arsacid governors administered the provinces of the nation from Isfahan, and the city's urban development accelerated to accommodate the needs of a capital city. The next empire to rule, the Sassanids (224–651 CE), presided over massive changes in their realm, instituting sweeping agricultural reforms and reviving Iranian culture and
246-529: A cold desert climate ( Köppen BWk ). No geological obstacles exist within 90 kilometres (56 miles) north of the city, allowing cool winds to blow from this direction. Despite its altitude, Isfahan remains hot during the summer, with maxima typically around 35 °C (95 °F). However, with low humidity and moderate temperatures at night, the climate is quite pleasant. During the winter, days are cool while nights can be very cold. Snow falls an average of 6.7 days each winter. However, generally Isfahan's climate
328-547: A tram network in the city. The Isfahan Metro was opened on 15 October 2015. It currently consists of one north–south line with a length of 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi), and two more lines are currently under construction, alongside three suburban rail lines. The city is served by a railway station , with the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways running trains to Bandarabbas and Mashhad . The first high-speed railway in Iran,
410-526: A ban on Bisphenol A , popularly known as BPA. The bill was defeated, but some of its provisions were subsequently adopted through rulemaking . During Hinck's two sessions as co-chair of Maine Legislature's Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology, the Committee worked on and unanimously passed out legislation on such subjects as: 1) rural broadband infrastructure, known in Maine as the "three ring binder"; 2)
492-564: A brigadier general during the American Civil War Francis Hincks (1807–1885), Irish born Canadian politician Thomas Hincks (naturalist) (1818–1899), British and Irish Unitarian minister and naturalist. Thomas Dix Hincks (1767–1857), Irish orientalist, naturalist and clergyman Walter Douglas Hincks (1906-1961), British entomologist See also [ edit ] Hicks (disambiguation) Hinks [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
574-532: A class-action law firm. Hinck worked on consumer and environmental class actions and served as plaintiffs' class counsel in the massive maritime environmental tort case In re Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. In 1993, both Hinck and his wife Juliet Browne took positions as Assistant Attorneys General in Palau , a United Nations trusteeship in the Western Pacific. Hinck successfully litigated a series of cases that in 1994 enabled
656-742: A dual major in English and History. While an undergraduate, he co-founded a jazz club called the New Foxhole Café in West Philadelphia . In 1976, Hinck spent six months teaching English language at the Iran-America Society in Isfahan , Iran . He traveled in the Middle East from Turkey through Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India. In 1977, Hinck moved to Seattle , Washington, where he worked in
738-415: A lead role when Portland adopted an ordinance requiring a 5 cent fee on all disposable plastic and paper bags provided at supermarkets, grocery stores and other retail shops. Hinck was defeated on re-election by Pious Ali. The two candidates agreed on many issues, but Ali advocated for a bond to renovate the city's four most run-down elementary schools while Hinck supported an alternative plan that entailed
820-592: A merchant vessel and a helicopter, the Rainbow Warrior escaped across the Bering Strait to US waters near Nome, Alaska . The Greenpeace activists were held captive for five days while Hinck negotiated their release with Soviet authorities. The transfer was made at sea on the International Date Line from a Soviet warship to the Rainbow Warrior before a worldwide media audience. Hinck collaborated on
902-517: A range of issues related to preserving clean air and water, protecting the marine environment, and encouraging development of clean energy. From 1979 to 1981 Hinck played a leading role in efforts by Greenpeace Seattle and Greenpeace Vancouver to prevent oil pollution on the Northwest Coast. The Greenpeace campaign achieved a ban on oil supertankers in Puget Sound and an end to plans to construct
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#1732858159672984-458: A request for partial state funding. Ali won with 63 percent of the vote, while Hinck received 20 percent and a third challenger, libertarian Matthew Coffey, received 17 percent. Isfahan Isfahan or Esfahan / Espahan ( Persian : اصفهان ; [esfæˈhɒːn] ) is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County , Isfahan province, Iran . It is the capital of
1066-478: A sample of the water and soil of Jerusalem. They did not settle until they reached the city of Isfahan, whose soil and water was deemed to resemble that of Jerusalem. Thereupon they settled there, cultivated the soil, raised children and grandchildren, and today the name of this settlement is Yahudia. The Parthians (247 BCE – 224 CE), continued the tradition of tolerance after the fall of the Achaemenids , fostering
1148-429: A second term against Joshua Miller, also a Green Independent, 74%-26%. In 2010, he won re-election to a second term against Green Independent Carney Brewer and Republican Mark Carpentier 72%-14%-14%. which covers part of Portland. In 2006 Hinck authored L.D. 837, An Act to Prevent Infant Exposure to Harmful Hormone-disrupting Substances, which would have set new guidelines for chemicals in children's products, including
1230-514: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jon Hinck Jon Hinck (born January 9, 1954) is an American environmentalist, lawyer and politician. From 2006 to 2012 he served as a member of the Maine House of Representatives , representing House District 118, part of Portland, Maine . From 2013 through 2016, Hinck held an at-large seat on the Portland, Maine City Council . Hinck
1312-583: Is extremely dry. Its annual precipitation of 125 millimetres (4.9 in) is only about half that of Tehran or Mashhad and only a quarter that of more exposed Kermanshah . The Zayande River starts in the Zagros Mountains, flowing from the west through the heart of the city, then dissipates in the Gavkhouni wetland . Planting olive trees in the city is economically viable because such trees can survive water shortages. The highest recorded temperature
1394-557: Is located just outside the city. Isfahan is also attracting international investment. Isfahan hosted the International Physics Olympiad in 2007. In 2020, the Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Commission met in the city. In 2023 two hundred Azan playing loudspeakers were installed in the city by the government. The Municipality has created a tourism app Isfahanema. The city is located on the plain of
1476-401: Is more often the mismanagement of water. The subsidence rate is dire, and the aquifer level decreases by one meter annually. As of 2020, the city had the worst air quality among major Iranian cities. The Damask rose cultivar Rosa 'Ispahan' is named after the city. Cows endemic to Isfahan became extinct in 2020. Wagtails are often seen in farmlands and parks. The mole cricket
1558-417: Is noted for its production of the Isfahan rug , a type of Persian rug typically made of merino wool and silk . There are nuclear experimental reactors as well as uranium conversion facilities (UCF) for producing nuclear fuel in the environs of the city. Isfahan has one of the largest steel-producing facilities in the region, as well as facilities for producing special alloys. The Mobarakeh Steel Company
1640-534: Is one of the largest and fairest of cities, but it is now in ruins for the greater part." In 1387, Isfahan surrendered to the warlord Timur . Initially treated with relative mercy, the city revolted against Timur's punitive taxes by killing the tax collectors and some of Timur's soldiers. In retribution, Timur ordered the massacre of the city residents, his soldiers killing a reported 70,000 citizens. An eye-witness counted more than 28 towers, each constructed of about 1,500 heads. Isfahan regained its importance during
1722-432: Is one of the major pests of plants, especially grass roots. Sheep and rams are symbols of Isfahan. By 2023, the city's Green space was dying because of water shortage; where trees need 150 liters, only 0.7 liter of gray recycled water was available. There is a program to plant Celtis australis , oak trees. Situated at 1,590 metres (5,217 ft) above sea level on the eastern side of the Zagros Mountains, Isfahan has
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#17328581596721804-749: Is the Si-o-Seh Pol or bridge of 33 arches. It was built during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great by Sheikh Baha'i and connected Isfahan with the Armenian suburb of New Julfa . It is by far the longest bridge in Isfahan at 295 m (967.85 ft). Another notable bridge is the Marnan Bridge . Snapp! and Tapsi are two of the carpooling apps in the city. The city has built 42 bicycle-sharing stations and 150 kilometres (93 mi) of paved bicycle paths. As part of Iran's religious laws, women are forbidden to use
1886-483: Is the Arabicized form of Ispahan (unlike Middle Persian , but New Persian does not allow initial consonant clusters such as sp ). The region is denoted by the abbreviation GD (Southern Media ) on Sasanian coins. In Ptolemy's Geographia , it appears as Aspadana ( Ἀσπαδανα ), which translates to "place of gathering for the army". It is believed that Spahān is derived from spādānām "the armies",
1968-415: Is the biggest steel producer in the whole of the Middle East and Northern Africa, and it is the biggest DRI producer in the world. The Isfahan Steel Company was the first manufacturer of constructional steel products in Iran, and it remains the largest such company today. There is a major oil refinery and a large air-force base outside the city. HESA , Iran's most advanced aircraft manufacturing plant,
2050-565: The Zayandeh Rud (Fertile River) and the foothills of the Zagros mountain range. The nearest mountain is Mount Soffeh (Kuh-e Soffeh), just south of the city. As of 2023 several public housing projects have been undertaken. An artificial network of canals, whose components are called madi , were built during the Safavid dynasty for channeling water from Zayandeh Roud river into different parts of
2132-602: The Buyid dynasty , and further under the Seljuk dynasty . With the fall of the Seljuks in 1200 CE, the city temporarily declined but regained its importance during the Safavid era (1501-1736) with the city's golden age under the rule of Abbas the Great who also moved his capital from Qazvin to Isfahan. During his reign, Turkish , Armenian , and Persian craftsmen were forcefully resettled in
2214-642: The Iran–Iraq War . Under Median rule, a commercial entrepôt began to show signs of more sedentary urbanism, steadily growing into a noteworthy regional centre that benefited from the exceptionally fertile soil on the banks of the Zayandehrud River, in a region called Aspandana or Ispandana. When Cyrus the Great unified Persian and Median lands into the Achaemenid Empire , the religiously and ethnically diverse city of Isfahan became an early example of
2296-524: The Safavid period (1501–1736). The city's golden age began in 1598 when the Safavid ruler Abbas the Great (reigned 1588–1629) made it his capital and rebuilt it into one of the largest and most beautiful cities in the 17th-century world. In 1598, he moved his capital from Qazvin to the more central Isfahan. He introduced policies increasing Iranian involvement in the Silk Road trade. Turkish , Armenian , and Persian craftsmen were forcefully resettled in
2378-633: The Sasanian Empire (3rd–7th century Sassanid era); it was repaired during the Seljuk period. Further upstream is the Khaju Bridge , which Shah Abbas II built in 1650. It is 123 metres (404 feet) long, with 24 arches; and it also serves as a sluice gate. Another bridge is the Choobi (Joui) Bridge , which was originally an aqueduct to supply the palace gardens on the north bank of the river. Further upstream again
2460-556: The Tehran-Qom-Isfahan line is currently being constructed and will connect Isfahan to Tehran and Qom. Isfahan is served by Isfahan International Airport , which in 2019 was the 7th busiest airport in Iran. In 2014, industry, mines, and commerce in Isfahan province accounted for 35% to 50% (almost $ 229 billion) of the Iranian Gross Domestic Product . In 2019, Isfahan province's governorate said that tourism
2542-413: The smart grid ; 3) ocean energy development; 4) energy corridors; and 5) Property Assessed Clean Energy ("PACE") legislation to provide innovative financing for efficiency, weatherization and residential use of renewable power. These bills were passed by the full legislature and signed into law by Governor Baldacci. In 2010, Hinck successfully sponsored LD 1535, An Act To Create a Smart Grid Policy in
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2706-613: The 1997 convention in Kyoto, Japan, which generated the Kyoto Protocol . From 2003 to 2006, Hinck worked as Staff Attorney for the Natural Resources Council of Maine , Maine's leading environmental advocacy group. Hinck worked on developing clean renewable energy and alternatives to toxic pollution. In 2004, Hinck and NRCM achieved a substantial victory with the signing into law of Maine's landmark electronic waste law, which for
2788-483: The 9th and 18th centuries. Under the Safavid Empire , Isfahan became the capital of Iran, for the second time in its history, under Abbas the Great . The city retains much of its history. It is famous for its Persian – Muslim architecture , grand boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, tiled mosques, and minarets. Isfahan also has many historical buildings, monuments, paintings, and artifacts. The fame of Isfahan led to
2870-615: The Arabs captured Isfahan in 642 CE, they made it the capital of al-Jibal ("the Mountains") province, an area that covered much of ancient Media. Isfahan grew prosperous under the Persian Buyid (Buwayhid) dynasty, which rose to power and ruled much of Iran when the temporal authority of the Abbasid leaders waned in the 10th century. The city walls of Isfahan are thought to have been constructed during
2952-623: The London Convention. Hinck also initiated efforts to curtail the incineration of highly toxic waste at sea. The efforts of Hinck and Greenpeace colleagues in North America and Europe resulted in a ban passed in the London Convention that effectively ended the practice. During this period, Hinck testified before Congressional committees and consulted on marine pollution issues with the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and
3034-462: The Media and Campaign Director for Greenpeace Seattle. In late 1979, he represented that office at a meeting of the U.S.-based branches of Greenpeace and joined in the creation of the new national affiliate, Greenpeace USA. In the years that followed, Hinck was instrumental in building Greenpeace USA into one of the nation's largest and most influential environmental groups. He led Greenpeace campaigns on
3116-797: The National Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere. In 1985, Hinck led Greenpeace campaigns for the control of pollution and protection of clean water throughout North America. Hinck contributed to environmentalist successes against notorious toxic polluters, including the ASARCO Tacoma smelter in Washington state. For example, Chemical Waste Management (now WMX Technologies), later admitted that charges made against it for mishandling waste and other practices had "proved well-founded" and had resulted in important improvements. Hinck initiated efforts related to toxic waste and toxic product exports from
3198-643: The Northern Tier Pipeline. Hinck led Greenpeace in some of its earliest work on controlling toxic pollution. In 1982, Hinck and Greenpeace exposed the dangerous practices of the Western Processing Company, a waste-handling firm. The company, located in Kent, Washington , had surreptitiously buried thousands of barrels of dangerous toxic compounds on company grounds. Greenpeace pressure eventually led to federal EPA enforcement proceedings. The site
3280-580: The Old Persian plural of spāda , from which is derived spāh ( 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 ) 'army' and spahi ( سپاهی , 'soldier', literally 'of the army') in Central Persian. Some of the other ancient names include Gey , Jey (old form Zi), Park, and Judea. Human habitation in the Isfahan region can be traced back to the Palaeolithic period. Archaeologists have recently found artifacts dating back to
3362-540: The Palaeolithic, Mesolithic , Neolithic , Bronze , and Iron ages. During the Median rule, Isfahan became a regional centre especially from the benefits from the Zayandehrud River. It was a religiously and ethnically diverse city during the reign of Cyrus the Great and exhibited religious tolerance. The Arabs captured Isfahan in 642 CE and made it the capital of al-Jibal province. The city further grew prosperous under
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3444-514: The Persian proverb Esfahān nesf-e-jahān ast (Isfahan is half (of) the world). Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan is one of the largest city squares in the world, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The name Isfahan is derived from Middle Persian Spahān , which is attested by various Middle Persian seals and inscriptions, including that of the Zoroastrian magi Kartir . The present-day name
3526-658: The Portland City Council's Energy & Sustainability Committee. Under his leadership in 2016, Portland: 1) committed to the construction of Maine's largest municipal solar power installation; 2) joined the fewer than two dozen municipalities in the United States that require energy building benchmarking of large commercial and residential buildings; and 3) committed to replace all of Portland's old street lights and changing them out for new energy-efficient LED units. In 2015, working with then Mayor Michael Brennan, Hinck
3608-529: The Republic of Palau to become a sovereign nation. Hinck also successfully prosecuted criminal cases including one where he gained the conviction of legislators for trafficking in dangerous narcotics. In 1995 he was designated Acting Attorney General for the new nation. In 1998, working with Lewis Saul & Associates, which has offices in Washington DC and Portland, Maine, Hinck filed the first statewide case in
3690-486: The State, which was signed into law in 2010. The law promotes development of an electrical transmission system to manage and reduce energy use. Hinck introduced a bill to encourage best practices and greater responsibility in the dispensing and prescribing of addictive painkillers like OxyContin ; that bill has now been enacted as Resolve, To Reduce Opioid Overprescription, Overuse and Abuse. Hinck served as House Chair of
3772-797: The United States: Self-Determination Becomes the Price of Free Association. In 1991, Hinck married Juliet Browne, whom he had met in law school. Browne is a partner at Verrill Dana law firm, where she is chair of the firm's Environmental Law Group. She is also a trustee of Unity College in Unity, Maine. After law school, Hinck initially practiced law with Morrison & Foerster , then California's largest law firm. At MoFo, Hinck represented defendants in securities fraud class actions such as In re VeriFone Sec. Lit., Civ. No. C-90-2705-VRW (N.D. Cal.) He then practiced with Lieff Cabraser ,
3854-601: The Utilities and Energy Committee, had a conflict of interest regarding projects from which his wife's clients would benefit. He requested a ruling from the state Ethics Commission, which ruled that he would not violate the Legislature's ethics code. On November 12, 2011, Rep. Hinck announced his candidacy for the United States Senate seat then held by Olympia Snowe . Hinck collected over 2,000 signatures and appeared on
3936-513: The Western industrialized countries to lesser developed countries. This campaign culminated in the adoption of a treaty known as the Basel Convention , which regulates transboundary shipping of hazardous waste; 160 nations are now signatories to this treaty. In 1986 and 1987, Hinck and Greenpeace colleague Kelly Rigg initiated the first Greenpeace campaign to tackle environmental harm arising from
4018-614: The Zoroastrian religion. Both the city and region were then called by the name Aspahan or Spahan. The city was governed by a group called the Espoohrans, who descended from seven noble Iranian families. Extant foundations of some Sassanid-era bridges in Isfahan suggest that the Sasanian kings were fond of ambitious urban-planning projects. While Isfahan's political importance declined during this period, many Sassanid princes would study statecraft in
4100-524: The annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission was underway in Cambridge , England. The Greenpeace ship landed at a remote whaling station, where seven Greenpeace activists went ashore and were arrested. The Rainbow Warrior started out to sea in order to deliver to the outside world documentation of the whaling operation and the arrest of Greenpeace workers. Pursued by a warship,
4182-541: The ballot for the Democratic Primary. Hinck lost the primary to State Senator Cynthia Dill , finishing in third place of the four contestants. In November 2013, Hinck won a seat on the Portland, Maine City Council and was sworn in on December 2. Hinck defeated Portland attorney Wells Lyons, receiving 7,101 votes, 58 percent of those cast, while Lyons received 5,171 votes, or 42 percent. For one year, Hinck chaired
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#17328581596724264-567: The city to ensure its prosperity. Their contributions to the economic vitality of the revitalized city supported the recovery of Safavid glory and prestige, after earlier losses to the Ottomans and Qizilbash tribes, ushering in a golden age for the city, when architecture and Persian culture flourished. As part of Abbas's forced resettlement of peoples from within his empire, as many as 300,000 Armenians (primarily from Jugha ) were resettled in Isfahan during Abbas' reign. ) In Isfahan, he ordered
4346-449: The city to ensure its prosperity. Later, the city also had enclaves for people of Georgian , Circassian , and Daghistani descent. The city once again declined after the Siege of Isfahan by Afghan invaders in 1722. In the 20th century, Isfahan was resettled by many people from southern Iran: especially during the population migrations at the start of the century, and in the 1980s, following
4428-410: The city, and its military role increased. Its strategic location at the intersection of the ancient roads to Susa and Persepolis made it an ideal candidate to house a standing army, which would be ready to march against Constantinople at any moment. The words "Aspahan" and "Spahan" are derived from the Pahlavi or Middle Persian meaning 'the place of the army'. Although many theories have mentioned
4510-560: The city. Designed by Sheikh Bahaï, an engineer of Shah Abbas, this network has 77 madis in the northern course, and 71 in the southern course of the Zayandeh Rud. In 1993, this centuries-old network provided 91% of agricultural water, 4% of industrial needs, and 5% of city needs. 70 emergency wells were dug in 2018 to avoid water shortages. Towns and villages around Isfahan have been hit so hard by drought and water diversion that they have emptied out and people who lived there have moved. An anonymous journalist said that what's called drought
4592-422: The city. The city's prosperity lasted until it was sacked by Afghan invaders in 1722, during a marked decline in Safavid influence. Thereafter, Isfahan experienced a decline in importance, culminating in moving the capital to Mashhad and Shiraz during the Afsharid and Zand periods, respectively, until it was finally moved to Tehran , in 1775, by Agha Mohammad Khan , the founder of the Qajar dynasty. In
4674-410: The country against oil companies over groundwater contamination in Maine caused by the gasoline additive MTBE . Subsequently, Hinck helped to organize cases nationwide for recovery from MTBE pollution. In November 1978, Hinck took a job in Seattle working for a monthly newspaper published by the environmental organization Greenpeace , then based in Vancouver, B.C. The next year, Hinck was hired as
4756-423: The early years of the 19th century, efforts were made to preserve some of Isfahan's archeologically important buildings. The work was started by Mohammad Hossein Khan , during the reign of Fath Ali Shah . Download coordinates as: The city has had four master development programs. The first one was created in 1971 by German engineering firm that included checkered streets' design. In the 20th century, Isfahan
4838-447: The establishment of a new quarter for these resettled Armenians from Old Julfa, and thus the Armenian Quarter of Isfahan was named New Julfa (today one of the largest Armenian quarters in the world). Shah Abbas would also oversee a transformation of the urban pattern of Isfahan. The plans included the new, rectangular Shah Square and the linear Chahar Bagh Boulevard . Between these two focal points of Isfahan’s urban revitalization
4920-457: The first time required manufacturers to take responsibility for environmentally sound recycling of computers and TVs. While at NRCM, Hinck helped to make Maine a leader in reducing mercury pollution. Jon Hinck ran for the Maine House of Representatives in 2006 in Maine's 118th House District, based in the city of Portland . He defeated incumbent State Representative John Eder , a Green Independent , 52%-48%. In 2008, he won re-election to
5002-434: The increase, Portland went from having the sixth lowest minimum wage in country as a function of the area cost of living to the nation's twelfth highest minimum wage. (In 2016, Maine voters passed a ballot initiative raising the minimum wage statewide to $ 12 by 2020; the statewide minimum wage became higher than Portland minimum wage as of January 1, 2019, making the city ordinance effectively moot. ) In 2014, Hinck also played
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#17328581596725084-418: The king's fabled religious tolerance. It was Cyrus who, having just taken Babylon , made an edict in 538 BCE declaring that Jews in Babylon could return to Jerusalem. Later, some of the Jewish immigrants settled in Isfahan instead of returning to their homeland. The 10th-century Persian historian Ibn al-Faqih wrote: When the Jews emigrated from Jerusalem, fleeing from Nebuchadnezzar, they carried with them
5166-443: The legislature's Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology and was later ranking member. He served on the Joint Select Committee on Maine's Energy Future and the Commission to Study Maine's Energy Infrastructure. He served for several years as vice-chair of the Energy and Environment Committee of the Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Council, an organization of legislators from Eastern states and Canadian provinces. Hinck
5248-407: The lending practices of the World Bank and other multilateral development banks. In 1996, after attending law school and practicing law in California, Palau and Maine, Hinck returned to Greenpeace. He was hired by Greenpeace International Executive Director Thilo Bode to serve as International Campaign Director. In that capacity, working out of the Amsterdam headquarters, Hinck served as delegate to
5330-447: The local movie business, managing a landmark movie theater and buying and booking films. He subsequently became involved with the Greenpeace movement, co-founded the national organization known as Greenpeace USA , and served as National Campaign Director. In 1990, Hinck earned a J.D. degree from the UC Berkeley School of Law . Hinck was associate editor of the California Law Review where he also published The Republic of Palau and
5412-423: The north, and Shiraz, 200 kilometres (120 mi) to the south. Highways also service satellite cities surrounding the metropolitan area. The Isfahan Eastern Bypass Freeway is under construction. In 2021, a new AVL system was deployed in the city. The bridges over the Zayanderud comprise some of the finest architecture in Isfahan. The oldest is the Shahrestan Bridge , whose foundations were built during
5494-422: The nucleus of what was to become the city of Isfahan. The words "Aspadana", "Ispadana", "Spahan", and "Sepahan", all from which the word Isfahan is derived, referred to the region in which the city was located. Isfahan and Gay were supposedly both circular in design, which was characteristic of Parthian and Sasanian cities. However, this reported Sasanian circular city of Isfahan has not yet been uncovered. When
5576-438: The origins of Isfahan, little is known of it before the rule of the Sasanian dynasty. The historical facts suggest that, in the late 4th and early 5th centuries, Queen Shushandukht , the Jewish consort of Yazdegerd I (reigned 399–420), settled a colony of Jewish immigrants in Yahudiyyeh (also spelled Yahudiya), a settlement 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the Zoroastrian city of Gabae (its Achaemid and Parthian name; Gabai
5658-425: The province, the county, and the district. It is located 440 kilometres (270 miles) south of Tehran . The city has a population of approximately 2,220,000, making it the third-most populous city in Iran, after Tehran and Mashhad , and the second-largest metropolitan area. Isfahan is located at the intersection of the two principal routes that traverse Iran, north–south and east–west. Isfahan flourished between
5740-412: The public bicycle-sharing network, as decreed by the representative of the Supreme Leader in Isfahan, Ayatollah Yousef Tabatabai Nejad , and General Attorney Ali Esfahani. The Isfahan and Suburbs Bus Company operates transit buses in the city. East-West BRT Bus Rapid Transit Line buses carry up to 120,000 passengers daily. The municipality has signed a memorandum with Khatam-al Anbiya to construct
5822-709: The region's wāli (governor), with his son serving as dāruḡa (prefect) of Isfahan. He was accompanied by a troop of soldiers, some of whom were Georgian Orthodox Christians. The royal court in Isfahan had a great number of Georgian ḡolāms (military servants), as well as Georgian women. Although they spoke both Persian and Turkic, their mother tongue was Georgian. Now the city had enclaves of those of Georgian , Circassian , and Daghistani descent. Engelbert Kaempfer, who dwelt in Safavid Iran in 1684–85, estimated their number at 20,000. During Abbas's reign, Isfahan became famous in Europe, and many European travellers, such as Jean Chardin , gave accounts of their visits to
5904-526: The south, the Shah Mosque would become the new primary place of worship for city residents. In the 16th and 17th centuries, thousands of deportees and migrants from the Caucasus settled in the city. Following an agreement between Abbas the Great and his Georgian subject Teimuraz I of Kakheti ("Tahmuras Khan"), whereby the latter became Muslim and accepted Safavid rule in exchange for being allowed to rule as
5986-588: The tenth century. The Turkish conqueror and founder of the Seljuq dynasty , Toghril Beg , made Isfahan the capital of his domains in the mid-11th century; but it was under his grandson Malik-Shah I (r. 1073–92) that the city grew in size and splendour. After the fall of the Seljuqs ( c. 1200 ), Isfahan temporarily declined and was eclipsed by other Iranian cities, such as Tabriz and Qazvin . During his visit in 1327, Ibn Battuta noted that "The city of Isfahan
6068-563: The worldwide effort to prevent dumping nuclear waste at sea. The work of Hinck's team at Greenpeace USA, along with that of collaborators, resulted in the U.S. government's dropping plans to recommence nuclear waste disposal at sea. Greenpeace subsequently achieved a total ban on nuclear dumping through the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter , an international treaty now commonly referred to as
6150-432: Was 43 °C (109 °F) on 11 July 2001 and the lowest recorded temperature was −19.4 °C (−3 °F) on 16 January 1996. Over the past decade, Isfahan's internal highway network has been undergoing a major expansion. Much care has been taken to prevent damage to valuable, historical buildings. Modern freeways connect the city to Iran's other major cities, including the capital Tehran, 400 kilometres (250 mi) to
6232-552: Was a large garden, what is today the Hasht Behesht Gardens. The new, geometric, planned portions of Isfahan would stand out against the old city’s complex street layouts, attracting foreign emissaries and wealthy residents along the Chahar Bagh. Shah Square would be adorned by 4 grand monuments on each side. Importantly to the north, a turquoise gate connected the new square to Isfahan’s Grand Bazaar and old square , while to
6314-612: Was also a member of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators and the National Coalition of Legislators for Energy Action Now, pushing the United States Congress for progressive energy and climate policies. Hinck's wife, Juliet Browne, served on Governor John Baldacci 's wind power task force and was a leading pro-wind power attorney in the state. Some anti-wind power activists alleged that Hinck, as co-chair of
6396-651: Was born in Sacramento, California , and spent most of his childhood in the Liberty Corner section of Bernards Township, New Jersey and also lived in Bernardsville, New Jersey . He was an honor student, an Eagle Scout and a varsity athlete. After graduating from Bernards High School in 1972, he worked his way through the University of Pennsylvania as a taxicab driver, projectionist and theater usher. He graduated with
6478-460: Was instrumental in assuring passage of a measure that for the first time set a minimum wage in the City of Portland higher than the statewide minimum. The new minimum wage of $ 10.10 an hour went into effect on January 1, 2016, and rose to $ 10.68 per hour on January 1, 2017, though the sub-minimum wage for service employees who receive tips was not increased, a carve-out that Hinck vocally supported. With
6560-509: Was its Sasanic name, which was shortened to Gay (Arabic 'Jay') that was located on the northern bank of the Zayanderud River (the colony's establishment was also attributed to Nebuchadrezzar , though that's less likely). The gradual population decrease of Gay (Jay) and the simultaneous population increase of Yahudiyyeh and its suburbs, after the Arab conquest of Iran, resulted in the formation of
6642-579: Was placed on the federal Superfund list and was eventually completely cleaned up with money from WPC and its clients, including Boeing. In 1983 Hinck assumed Greenpeace USA's key leadership position of Campaign Director. In that capacity, Hinck worked with Greenpeace Canada to confront a Russian whaling operation on the Siberian coast in the North Pacific. On July 18, 1983, Greenpeace's flagship Rainbow Warrior sailed into Soviet waters off Siberia just as
6724-508: Was resettled by many people from southern Iran. Many of these migrants came during the population migrations at the start of the century and in the 1980s following the Iran–Iraq War . During the war, 23,000 from Isfahan were killed; and there were 43,000 veterans. In 1921 Telephone office were first created in Shams Abadi street. Today, Isfahan produces fine carpets, textiles, steel, handicrafts, and traditional foods, including sweets. Isfahan
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