Monthly Archives: April 2017

Reading Weather Maps: Basics

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Precipitation maps tell you where rain and snow are expected. High pressure (H) areas are dry and tend to form clear skies, while low pressure (L) areas are humid, cloudy, and sometimes stormy. The curved, unmarked lines are “isobars,” showing … Continue reading →

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Planning History and Famous Planners

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Evolution of Planning The evolution of the Norwegian planning system can be divided in three different stages: (1) Except for state infrastructure, public planning after the independence in 1814 consisted in general of detailed land use planning based on regulatory … Continue reading →

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Special ancient Egyptian tomb discovery

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Dear Kitty. Some blog:
https://youtu.be/xN_5sWf1MgE This video from Egypt says about itself: Dr Mostafa Waziry talking on the new discovery in Luxor 18 April 2017 The Egyptian archaeological mission working in Dra Abu El-Naga necropolis on Luxor’s…

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Call for Papers: WOUNDED GALAXIES / 1968: Beneath the Paving Stones, the Beach

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
WOUNDED GALAXIES / 1968: Beneath the Paving Stones, the Beach Festival + Symposium  Feb 8-10, 2018 Indiana University Call for Papers The Sixties were a turbulent period, characterized by major revolutions in scholarship, politics, culture and the…

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