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Sohaib Shahid
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Funny stories
Drama at my drama class: One time my drama class’s teacher had gone home sick so we were just put in a classroom with a movie to entertain us for the period when an alarm went off. None of us were sure if it was the fire alarm or the lockdown alarm, so we all head out into the hall to check and no one’s out there, so we head back in and climb under our desks as is lockdown procedure. Cut to an hour or so later when a teacher bursts in and nearly dies of relief because the school was on fire and we were the only students not accounted for and half the faculty and fire department had been searching for us for ages. Literally, the whole school had filled with smoke while we’d kept super safe under our wooden desks.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Confessions
The importance of water in agriculture
Agriculture uses an astonishing 70% of all freshwater worldwide, and around a third of the water in agriculture is linked to meat and dairy production. (1) By far, the largest part of livestock’s ‘water footprint’ stems not from providing water for animals to drink, but from the water used to grow the grain – e.g. wheat, maize/corn and oats – fed to intensively farmed animals. (2) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization states: “Often, over 90 percent of the water consumption in livestock and poultry production is associated with feed production”. (3)
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in 01
Biocolloidy and Epigenetics
Based on his experience with evolutionary biologists, paleobiologist Douglas H. Erwin (2007) concluded that “there is nothing scientists enjoy more than the prospect of a good paradigm shift.” He referred to historian/philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn, who in his book “The structure of scientific revolutions” (1962), argued that science develops not by cumulative scientific progress, but by paradigm shifts and scientific revolutions, i.e., sudden changes that do not imply scientific progress. A scientific revolution consists of the replacement of one paradigm by another one that is incompatible with the previous one. The term “paradigm” is not clearly defined; it can refer to generally accepted principles, theories, or methodological approaches.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Education
cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency market is decentralized, meaning no one organization or governmental body has jurisdiction over it. Instead, it operates on a blockchain, a public ledger that records all transactions. 2009 saw the creation of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, by an unidentified person or group going by the name Satoshi Nakamoto.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in 01
Green hydrogen production offshore
Green hydrogen is considered a major building block for Germany’s energy transition. Its production with offshore wind power is promising, but the acceptance of this new technology among stakeholders and the wider population is key for its successful realization. In the project H2Mare, GERICS accompanies the development of such offshore technologies with an acceptance analysis.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Futurism
3 Scary stories
Scary ghost stories aren't for the faint of heart! But for those who are all about the Halloween movies and all things witches or vampires, we've got spine-chilling tales for you from around the country. One might just take place near where you live, amping up the creepy factor, and if not you might just need to plan a trip to ones of these spooky ghost towns.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Horror
Inflation rates around the world
Global inflationary pressures are forecast to continue to ease in Q1 2023. Under the baseline scenario, global inflation is forecast to reach 6.5% in 2023 and then fall to 4.5% in 2024. Slower global economic growth and consequently weaker demand in large part help to cap the inflation growth. However, inflationary pressures in the emerging economies are expected to persist in 2023 as the still high exchange rate of the US dollar, lower foreign exchange reserves and delayed pass-through of the higher energy and commodity prices add to the price pressures.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Education
BLACK MAGIC AND EVIL EYE
Magic has probably been practiced since the beginning of recorded history. It evolved out of a need to explain and control an environment that was often hostile and deadly. The world, the sky, the stars and planets, birth, illness, and death were but a few of the many things that puzzled early humans. These must have seemed mysterious and controlled by unknown, powerful forces. Efforts to explain the world's mysteries, and to find ways to control at least some of them, gave rise to many magical practices and rituals to manipulate the weather, the movement of animals, fertility, illness, death, and other seemingly uncontrollable forces. In the process of exploring and explaining their world, people began to evolve a primitive science, which would eventually lead to a greater understanding of astronomy, medicine, chemistry, and other natural sciences.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Horror
Forced into prostitution through black magic
Janet had fled from her village in Nigeria when she was 12 because her stepmother treated her badly. To survive, she did odd jobs on farms but later moved to town where she worked as a nanny. One day she met a woman who promised her a good job in South Africa on condition that she undergo a black magic ceremony to prevent her from running away from the workplace. Janet thought this would be the solution to her difficult life situation and agreed.
By Sohaib Shahidabout a year ago in Horror