Culture of Iran Culture Name Iranian, Persian Alternative Names The term "Persian" is used as an adjective— especially pertaining to the arts—and to designate the principal language spoken in Iran. The term is often used to designate the larger cultural sphere of Iranian civilization. This includes populations living in Iraq, the Persian Gulf region, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India. Orientation Identification. Ancient Greek geographers designated the territory as "Persia" after the territory of Fars where the ancient Achamenian Empire had its seat. Location and Geography. Iran's central plateau is actually a tectonic plate. The arid interior plateau contains two remarkable deserts: the Dasht-e-Kavir (Kavīr Desert) and the Dasht-e-Lut (Lūt Desert). Iran's climate is one of extremes, ranging from subtropical to subpolar, due to the extreme variations in altitude and rainfall throughout the nation. Iran Demography. Linguistic Affiliation. Symbolism.
List of memory biases In psychology and cognitive science, a memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. There are many different types of memory biases, including: See also[edit] [edit] ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Schacter, Daniel L. (1999). "The Seven Sins of Memory: Insights From Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience". References[edit] Greenwald, A. (1980). Low Density Errors, is There an Answer? - Page 4 Quote: Centuries old capital?? You should pick up a history book. In the early 1800s Helsinki was a shitty town of a few thousand people. There were no stone buildings in the city. Next to Helsinki Manchester was fucking Babylon. You don't seem to know the history of your own country as I in my last post explained why British cities look the way they do and that it should be corrected now. You know I'm right and that bugs you. Small? Indeed. It is not denser, but if you think it's grander than good for you. Helsinki was modelled after continental cities. Add to that the very unique nationalist Jugend stil, 30s functionalism and later modernism. Btw, ever heard of Alvar Aalto? In two centuries Helsinki has made it from a poor, muddy and backwards shanty town into one of the most livable cities in the world. London is vast and has a big dense city centre. I know, but that was not the point. Really? You keep comparing London to Barcelona. We aren't discussing city centres here. Indeed.
Slashdot : les choses qui comptent Arvioi tämä kirjoitus (1 Ääni) Elokuun alku tarkoittaa Vancouverissa valon juhlaa, ihan kirjaimellisesti, sillä kaupungissa järjestetään tuolloin ilotulitusfestivaali Celebration of Light. Tapahtumassa kolmesta eri maasta olevat tiimit ottavat mittaa toisistaan kolmena eri iltana järjestettävissä näyttävissä ilotulitusnäytöksissä. Lue lisää » Viime viikonlopun erityisen pitkä vaellus Elfin Lakesille tuntui vielä polvissa, mutta mieli teki jo jälleen tänään poluille. Lue lisää » British Columbia on veden ja vuorien hallitsema luonnonkaunis provinssi ja ehdottomasti kappale kauneinta Kanadaa. Kaukana kaikesta maisemat ovat kuin potenssiin kaksi, kuten oheinen netistä löytynyt tunnelmallinen vaellusvideo upeasti näyttää. Video on loistava osoitus siitä, miten luonnonkauniissa maailmankolkassa elämmekään. Arvioi tämä kirjoitus (2 Ääntä) Täällä British Columbiassa on vietetty tänään helteisen pitkän viikonlopun viimeistä vapaapäivää. Lue lisää » Lue lisää »
Accueil - LinuxFr.org tätä en tietänyt « maailmanmenoa vapaassa maailmassa… Kalifornian viimeisissä vaaleissa marraskuun 2, 2010 yksi äänestyksen kohde oli Ehdotus 19 (Proposition 19) joka olisi tehnyt kannabiksen käytön tietyissä rajoissa lailliseksi ja verotettavaksi kaupalliseksi toiminnaksi. Ehdotus 19 ei mennyt läpi -54% äänesti sitä vastaan ja 46% sen puolesta. Olin yllättynyt vaalituloksesta -miksi posket lommolla pilveä imevä jengi ei kannata omia elintapojaan? Kannabis ja kannabiksen käyttö on ja pysyy edelleen tiukasti laittomana Kaliforniassa. Paitsi että lääkekannabis (lähde 1) joko on laillista tai sitten ei. Lähtemättä filosofoimaan asiaa sen pitemmälle minusta on aika selvää ja jos en ole ihan väärin ymmärtänyt , niin kannabis on joillekin tyypeille hyvä lääke (lähde 4). Minua on jo pitempään ihmetyttänyt tämä Vapaan Maailman jengin kannabissirkus. Yhden kaverini pisnes on mennyt täysin perseelleen ja jannu miettii nyt mistä hän saisi nyt revittyä itselleen leipää. Tutkivaa tsuurnalismia. Yrttien lääketieteellinen keskus? Mitä tästä opimme?
And The Country With The Most Beautiful Women Is… There are computer programs that will superimpose a bunch of male or female faces to create an average composite of all the faces. Well, someone has done it for the native women of 41 countries from around the world. The image is too large to post here, so follow this link to judge the average national beauty of the women for yourself. This facial averaging algorithm has been around for a few years now. The reason an averaged female face is attractive is because the flaws are filtered out. Examining the results for the women from the 41 countries sampled in the image, some gaspingly impolite observations can be made. - Adjusted for race, the averaged woman is noticeably light-skinned. - The averaged Irish woman is relatively mannish looking with a prominent jaw and chin, and thin lips. - The averaging program is very powerful. - But not that powerful. - Most slaves brought to America during the trade were from West Africa. - The averaged Hungarian girl looks like a vampire. Italy!
Generation X gets really old: How do slackers have a midlife crisis? In the 1993 movie “Falling Down,” Michael Douglas plays an angry white man whose midlife crisis has him nearly foaming at the mouth. Appalled by a brutal traffic jam and disorienting changes in his world, he flips out in a Korean liquor store, tangles with the homeless and construction workers, amassing an arsenal as he tries to make his way across town. His breakdown leaves casualties, makes the news — everyone notices. An eloquent latter-day equivalent, Noah Baumbach’s “Greenberg,” shows a meltdown going differently: The protagonist’s moment of crisis: Shrouded in an oversize ski vest, he wanders alone, quiet and pathetic, existentially lost on the edges of a party. Created nearly 20 years apart, the films illustrate two different generations hitting middle age. The problem is, with adulthoods repeatedly shipwrecked by economic disasters, Xers might have neglected to track the crossing over. How is Generation X dealing with middle age? In this way, Xers are a lot like boomers.
Wrong Place « Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog Egyptian Quisling in Canaan? April 27, 2014 Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient This year has been a particularly exciting one in Egyptology: the brewer’s tomb, a new pharaoh (and dynasty), Horemheb’s pyramid… Not least of the prizes has been a very unusual Egyptian grave found outside the bounds of the Nile valley. In fact, the grave in question was dug up in, of all places, ‘Canaan’ (Jezreel, […] Brazen Heads and Medieval Robots? Author: Beach Combing | in : Ancient, Medieval, Modern In the Middle Ages there emerged two kinds of artificial humans into the Christian imagination: the real thing needs, unfortunately, to be dismissed with Aztec jet planes and Pharonic nuclear bombs. A French Crusader and A Chinese Sword? Author: Beach Combing | in : Medieval Little is known of Jean d’Alluye’s life. A Pregnant Christ?! This beautiful mosaic is an eleventh-century work in the church of San Miniato in Florence, one of the most extraordinary religious buildings in the world. Zeus in China?