Sayan's BlogWorld » transportation http://sayanc.net/blog highlighting the future's bizzare as it transforms into the present's mundane Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:16:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 195 cities in 6 countries and counting ! http://sayanc.net/blog/2011/09/27/195-cities-in-6-countries-and-counting/ http://sayanc.net/blog/2011/09/27/195-cities-in-6-countries-and-counting/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:12:23 +0000 Sayan http://sayanc.net/blog/?p=1173

 



]]> http://sayanc.net/blog/2011/09/27/195-cities-in-6-countries-and-counting/feed/ 0 How do some kids go to school? Remarkable and humbling story of human endurance and the will to get an education http://sayanc.net/blog/2011/04/30/how-do-some-kids-go-to-school-remarkable-and-humbling-story-of-human-endurance-and-the-will-to-get-an-education/ http://sayanc.net/blog/2011/04/30/how-do-some-kids-go-to-school-remarkable-and-humbling-story-of-human-endurance-and-the-will-to-get-an-education/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:28:39 +0000 Sayan http://sayanc.net/blog/?p=1101

If you live in the Zanskar valley, India it is a 5 day walk along one of the highest rivers, through some of the highest mountains, some of the coldest places on Earth.

 

Just saw this heart-stopping trip in ‘Human Planet’ on TV.


Human Planet- Zanskar River by BBCfanable

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhzfi8_human-planet-zanskar-river_shortfilms

 

This is the first someone has successfully filmed the journey that families have to undertake every year.

More here:

http://www.humanplanetblog.com/?p=1080

This one is a must read !

http://timothyallen.blogs.bbcearth.com/2010/02/26/the-school-run/

Going to school in Ladakh, India

Going to school in Ladakh, India

On a side note I learned that ice sheets on frozen rivers / lakes is called ‘chaddar’ in Zanskari. In Hindi ‘chaddar’ means ‘sheet’ more like bedspread never knew that it also means ice sheet

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]]> http://sayanc.net/blog/2009/03/04/happy-birthday-the-gasoline-electric-hybrid-car-is-100-years-old/feed/ 2 TED on climate change http://sayanc.net/blog/2007/12/14/ted-on-climate-change/ http://sayanc.net/blog/2007/12/14/ted-on-climate-change/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:16:11 +0000 Sayan http://sayanc.net/blog/2007/12/14/ted-on-climate-change/ TED has hosted a number of excellent speakers on the topic of climate change. However, I found 2 interesting almost opposite approaches to solving the issue.

In this talk, energy guru Amory Lovins lays out his plan for weaning the US off oil and revitalizing the economy in the process. It’s the subject of his book Winning the Oil Endgame, and he makes it sound fairly simple: On one hand, the deadly risks of continued dependency, and on the other, some win-win solutions.

Environmental scientist David Keith talks about a cheap, effective, shocking solution to climate change: What if we injected a huge cloud of ash into the atmosphere, to deflect sunlight and heat? As an emergency measure to slow a melting ice cap, it could work. Keith discusses why it’s a good idea, why it’s a terrible one — and who, despite the cost, might be tempted to use it.

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