This blog has become a sort of personal-cum-public diary. As for its contents, some are meant for me and my friends and relatives; others are for the public. This blog will have only positive, ennobling, elevating, encouraging and uplifting thoughts/ideas/materials. Whoever visits should feel happy and should be able to pick up some good ideas/thoughts/links. In short, "NOTHING NEGATIVE" is my motto.(Grateful thanks to Jon Sullivan and Public-Domain-Photos.com for the background photo)
Happy New Year 2021
WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY, HEALTHY,
PROSPEROUS AND PURPOSEFUL
NEW YEAR 2020
Iran is
opening its doors to foreigners and a train ride from the Persian Gulf to the
Caspian Sea is a great way to get to know the country and its people.
The travel
restrictions that are now being lifted were in place for decades. Many Iranians
are hoping they will now be able to lead a freer life – and we meet many of
these hospitable and welcoming people on our journey through the Middle Eastern
nation.
The
country’s most important rail link, the Trans-Iranian Railway, runs for
approximately 1400 kilometers from the Persian Gulf via Teheran to the Caspian
Sea. The journey starts in Khorramshahr on the Shatt al-Arab, the river border
between Iraq and Iran.
Traveling
past oil fields, the train reaches Shushtar. One of the top sights here is the
historic hydraulic system, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After that, the
train heads up into the Zagros Mountains. The journey is interrupted by a break
for prayer. Breath-taking landscapes move past the train window until we reach
the highest point not only of our journey but of the entire rail network: 2,200
meters above sea level between Dorud and Arak.
During a
brief stop in Qom, travelers can refuel with sohan, a pastry made of wheat
germ, flour and sugar. The next section of the track is high-speed and we
continue on to Teheran at 160 km/h. The metropolitan area is home to more than
15 million people. The last leg takes us to the north of the country.
In the
Alborz Mountains, we find out what role the Trans-Iranian Railway played during
Stalin’s major offensive against the German army in World War II. Our oriental
rail adventure ends in Bandar-e Torkaman on the Caspian Sea.
Albert
Hobohm shares life-altering, personal and professional ideas on how to take
charge of your reality. Through alarming statistics and hands-on solutions,
Hobohm shows us our critical situation as a species and how to start taking
control over our mental operating systems.
Albert
Hobohm is a lecturer and professional operating at the crossing between
psychology and business. He has an academic background from The Royal Institute
of Technology as well as Stanford University. He has also built an orphanage
and lived with Buddhist monks.
This talk
was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently
organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
Grateful
thanks to ALBERT HOBOHM, TEDXKTH, TEDx Talks and YouTube.
The final
episode in The Chinese Silk Road series! In this episode we head to the city of
Kashgar, on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. We experience the hustle
and bustle of the Kashgar cattle market, before heading into the ancient centre
of the city itself to discover more about famous local crafts.
Work is worship... This is what this gentleman from Tamilnadu has proven... He used to walk for more than 15 km daily through dense forest to deliver the letters in remote areas... Almost daily he used to walk through tunnels , springs, bridges etc and face wild animals but all these adversities never demotivated him to discharge the duties of postman. After serving for three decades, he retired from the post of postman... We take this opportunity to wish him peaceful retired life...🌹🌷🌿🍁😌🙏
Grateful thanks to Mr Subhash Mishra, Vivekananda Quotes, Facebook.
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Highlights of this day in history: The
Six-Day War ends in the Mideast; Yugoslav troops leave Kosovo after NATO's
campaign of airstrikes; Alcoholics Anonymous founded; Actress and singer Judy
Garland born; Singer Ray Charles dies. (June 10)
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These are 10 of the world's scariest and most
dangerous roads and bridges because of either extreme heights, the bridges
condition is extremely old or in the jungle, of extreme engineering.
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Humans. We have been around for a while now.
When we think about our past we think about ancient civilizations, the
pyramids, stuff like that. But this is only a tiny, tiny part of our history.
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Atoms, elements, molecules... What's the
difference? This is part 3 in the Stated Clearly series: An Introduction to
Chemistry. In it you will find a simplified definition of a molecule, you will
learn how we model molecules, and you will see actual images of real molecules
and their vibrational modes!
Get your chariots ready as we delve back in
time to the land of Gladiators, togas and more Gods than you can shake a spear
at! This is 101 Facts About Ancient Rome!
