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About Rashid Faridi

I am Rashid Aziz Faridi ,Writer, Teacher and a Voracious Reader.

The Incredible Tale of Ladakh, Sep 2018

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Our rich and diverse urban flora: an exciting study from Paris

Originally posted on More than Weeds:
Results of an exciting new study, focusing on the flora of the Paris area have been published. The aim of the study was to better understand the “filters” that allow some species to establish…

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Centrality in Cities and Social Life

Uncovering the production process of social life in urban spatial settings is one of the essentials in the development of modern urban planning and design (Lefebvre 1991). Spatial structure refers to a set of spatial relationships arising out of the … Continue reading

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Mystery of how Earth barely escaped an atomic bomb-scale mega meteor

Originally posted on Tallbloke's Talkshop:
Credit: Wikipedia Time for another Tunguska meteor theory. – – – When a meteor zooms toward Earth at 45,000 mph with the strength 10-15 megatons of TNT—185 times more energy than the Hiroshima atomic…

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