Sunday post: Transportation

The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is to preserve the heritage of railroading through a series of miniature representations of California. The mini trains take us through mountains and to small towns, oil fields, farms, and cities back in the old times.

At 27,000 sq. ft., the museum is one the largest indoor model railroad displays in the world and the only accredited railroad museum in the USA.

The detailed work is exceptional!

The train is coming…

Ooops, there is a car accident on the street…

Watch out, we are fixing the road right behind you…

Take a look of the incredible details of the mini models:

The construction of the model railroads is accomplished by volunteer club members. The operations of the trains are controlled by the computer and engineers:

Our train system has made a great impact on people’s everyday lives.

Jake’s Sunday Post Transport is a must-see!

Travel theme: Tempting

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.   – Oscar Wilde 

Visit Ailsa Travel Theme and many wonderful entries!

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8 March

For various post themes in 2013, I acknowledged three remarkable women. Coincidentally, their great contributions are spread in three different fields–Madame Curie in the sciences, Ping Fu in computer technology, and Malala Yousafzai in education and they are from different generations and continents.

Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) was born in Poland. She studied at Warsaw’s clandestine Floating University. In 1891, aged 24, she went to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work.

Marie Curie:

• Earned a PhD in physics, and her professors declared that her dissertation was the greatest single contribution to science ever written (http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/themes/physics/curie/).
• Shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with her husband Pierre Curie
• Won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Ping Fu (1958- ) was born in China. When Ping came to U.S. in 1984, she was 25 years old, had only $80 in her wallet, and spoke only three words (hello, thank you, and help) in English. Two decades later…

• In 2005, Inc. magazine named her the “Entrepreneur of the Year”.
• In 2010, she received the “Leadership Award” from the CAD Society.
• In 2011, she was given a “Lifetime Achievement” award by the Triangle Business Journal.
• In 2012, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services named Fu as an “Outstanding American by Choice”.
• Serves as a member of the President National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (appointed by President Obama).
• By 2012, she has received 38 awards.
• In February, 2013, she sold her Geomagic Company for $55 million.

Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997.  “People have prayed to God to spare me, and I was spared for a reason — to use my life for helping people” quote from ” I Am Malala.”

Listen to Malala speech at The UN Assembly

Malala year in highlights (2013): 

http://www.malala-yousafzai.com/2014/01/malala-heroic-of-the-year.html

• July - Malala Addressed United Nations in New York
• July - I’m Malala song released
• Sep - Opens world’s largest library in Birmingham 
• Oct -Receives “Raw in War” Award 2013
• Oct - I am Malala Book was published
• Oct - Malala was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
• Oct - Met Queen Elizabeth in Buckingham Palace 
• Oct - Met Barack Obama in USA
• Nov – Was selected as the “Glamour woman of the year”
• Nov - Received Europe’s biggest Human rights award Sakharov

In a previous post, I mentioned that in the free world where millions of young girls have become obsessed with fashion and beauty (with their parents’ help), 17 year old Malala Yousafzai is determined to change the world through education. What does this tell us?

Next time, when you want to tell a young girl how pretty she is, also tell her how smart she is.

Visit the 8  International Women’s Day 8 March…

Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun

This is in response to Paula’s Thursday Special.

The video is, in fact, a timelapse. SDO collected one frame every 12 seconds. It is presented here at 30 FPS, so every second corresponds to six minutes of real-time. according to NASA, corresponds to solar material at a temperature of around 50,000 Kelvin (that’s close to 90,000 degrees Fahrenheit, for those wondering). Read more on I09…

This spectacular view of Gorski Kotar, Croatia was taken by Marin Suöli, which was submitted to the 2013 National Geographic Photo. This one is for you, Paula!

If you are interested in the current development of sciences and computer technology, visit Sparkonit.com! I always enjoy reading these new developments  Thank you, Sparkonit! 

Happy Thursday! Join Thursday Special

I caught the Moon playing with a UFO …

Amy:

You will be amazed by the moon shots and UFO! Enjoy!

Originally posted on My Space in the Immense Universe:

I caught the Moon playing hide and seek behind the swaying tree branches and above the infrared light …

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Travel Theme: Ancient

These ancient treasures are on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin:

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The Pergamon Museum truly is a world-class museum. It houses the gigantic 52-foot-wide Pergamon Altar, 95-foot-high Market Gate of Miletus, and 575 BC Babylonian Ishtar gate.  All were carefully reassembled and reconstructed for the display.  The collection’s focus is the Middle East, including Egypt and Iran.

Many ancient Chinese bronze treasures (13th Century BC to 200 BC) are well-preserved in the Xi’an and Shanghai Museums:

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There are two remarkable ancient treasures in the Xi’an Museum. One is The Neolithic period water jar, take a look… 

Ancient water jar, 5000-3000 BC

Xi’an (Chang’an) is one of the four ancient capitals (other three are Rome, Athens, and Cairo) in the world history. It was the capital of 13 most glorious dynasties in Chinese history.

View more ancient entries, click here…

Thank you for visiting!

Sunday Post: Moon Shine

The moon looks upon many night flowers; the night flowers see but one Moon.

Jean Ingelow

Visit Jake’s awesome Moon Shine and share you photos. http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/moon-shine/

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great week

A Lingering Look at Architecture: March

Fredericksburg is one of the charming towns in the Texas Hill Country.

Many old buildings in Fredericksburg have been restored and converted into delightful shops, art galleries, designer jewelry stores, antiques shops, and authentic German restaurants. The slide below may give a glimpse of the architecture of the town:

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Fredericksburg, TX has a rich history. It was settled in 1840 by a group of German immigrants looking for a better way of life.

Dawn begins a new topic –Architecture Field Trips. She encourages us to share the architecture we have captured from our travels.  Join us

The Ancient, Abandoned, and Repurposed is an inspiring post, TRS said, “… Each of us has so much to give. Repurpose yourself!”

Weekly Photo Challenge: Abandoned

The abandoned water well and phone booth photos were taken at the Limeuil village, where the movie Chocolate was filmed.

See more WPC Abandoned entries.

Thank you for visiting

Cee’s Fun Foto: The Color White

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. 

Neither need you do anything but be yourself.”
― Laozi

These geese are having fun  Visit Cee’s Fun Photo: White.

TGIF