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About Rashid Faridi

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

Using Your Faith

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Orlando Espinosa In order to live your best life, you must be willing to let your faith be bigger than your fears. Using your faith will require that you have enough courage to resist your fear. View original post

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Accessible Tourism for Specially Abled: UN View

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Globally, it is estimated that there are over 1 billion persons with disabilities, as well as more than 2 billion people, such as spouses, children and caregivers of persons with disabilities, representing almost a third of the world’s population, are … Continue reading →

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History of Aerial Photography

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

The first real Aerial photograph was taken around 1826. The first aerial photograph was taken in 1858 by Felix Tournachon, known as Nadar, from a tethered balloon over the Bievre Valley in France. Those photographs no longer exist. The oldest surviving aerial … Continue reading →

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NASA Flights Detect Millions of Arctic Methane Hotspots

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Exposing the Big Game:
FEBRUARY 13, 2020 The image shows a thermokarst lake in Alaska. Thermokarst lakes form in the Arctic when permafrost thaws. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Larger view Knowing where emissions are happening and what’s causing…

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