Today, 21th July, is my birthday. As it seems, my birthday in the Persian Calendar is the 30th of Teer, and as this year we had a 29 day february, the 30th of Teer, is the 20th of July, which is yesterday!
Confused? Well, let me explain it like this, based on the Persian Calendar, my birthday is the 20th of July, and based on the european standard calendar, my birthday is the 21th of July. So my birthday happened twice this year! Two birthday parties
This year you can double your birthday just like me! Go and see which date are you born in following the Persian Calendar.
Blogging from Luxembourg railway station. Earlier this morning, I took the train towards Luxembourg, my destination is Liège, in Belgium. I arrived here at 8.45 and the next train to Liège was within 15 minutes, i went to the sales office and asked for a ticket, but when trying to pay, my “French” credit card got rejected, all the money I had, was 15.50 euros and the ticket cost 17! I went to an ATM, but the bloody card wasn’t working at all. I tried to ask people for the 2 euros I needed, 15 people, but no one seemed to have even 1.50:( ! I tried to buy the ticket on www.cfl.lu which is Luxembourg railways website, but the bloody site is not functional and you can’t buy any tickets on it! Come on Luxembourg! Which century are you stuck in? It was already 10 o’clock and the next train was at 11.15, Suddenly I saw an SNCF (France railways) automatic machine, where you can buy, exchange and recieve tickets! I called my brother in france and gave him the info so he can buy the ticket via the internet with my credit card, and send me the details so i can take the ticket out of the machine here. He immediately bought the ticket on www.voyages-sncf.com ( France railways website, which ROCKS ) and he sent me the details. I got the ticket from the machine immediately. Right now, i’m in the train, destination Belgium. Vive la SNCF.
J’écris de la gare de Luxembourg. Aujourd’hui, j’ai pris le train de Nancy à Luxembourg, pour aller ensuite à Liège, en Belgique. Je suis arrivé ici et le train pour Liège partait dans 15 minutes, je suis aller dans l’espace des ventes pour acheter le billet. Le billet coûte 17 euros, j’ai voulu payer par carte bancaire, mais ma carte crédit “Francais” à été refusé! J’avais que 15.50 euros de monnaie sur moi, je suis aller pour retirer de l’argent d’une automate, mais la carte ne marche pas! J’ai demander à mon frère en France de m’acheter le billet sur le site internet www.cfl.lu qui est le site nationale des trains de Luxembourg! Mais le site ne marche pas! On peut pas acheter un billet sur ce site!!? Dans quelle siècle est-tu coincé Luxembourg?! Il été déjà 10 heures, désespéré, j’ai demander aux gens, mais sur 15 personnes, aucune na voulu me dépanner de 1.50 euros (ce qui n’aurait jamais arriver en France). D’un coup je vois une automate libre service de la SNCF, c’étai comme de l’eau dans le désert! J’ai demander à mon frère d’acheter le billet sur www.voyages-sncf.com , le site de la SNCF, avec ma carte bancaire, que je puisse retirer le billet du libre service. Il l’a acheter et m’a envoyer les détails immédiatement, j’ai tout de suite retirer le billet de la machine. Maintenant je suis dans le train destination liège. Vive la SNCF.
Dr. Masoud Moradi, University Professor of History, in Iran, a dear visitor of Gibni; recently contacted me and asked for a Post-On-Demand. He got two pictures from a very ancient stone engraving near his birth town, Birjand in Iran. After researches he made, the drawing dates from the Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC) period in Ancient persia.
In the photo you can see a man struggling with a lion and on the top, there are some writings that are not yet decoded by today’s specialists.
The Title of this engraving is: “Parthi’s fighter against lion”. Parthi is the name of a Persian Ethnic.
More about Parthians (by Dr. M. Moradi): they are an Arian group who fight against Soloukid, their dynasty expanded in Iranian plateau for more than four hundred years.
Here are some links he provided me, to get more information, just follow these links:
Unfortunately, we see that there’re unrespectable people who wrote their initials on this historical monument which is a great piece of ancient history and belongs to the history of our world!
I’m really happy and excited to get the opportunity to put this photos on Gibni, as it seems to be a discovery which is published exclusively on GIBNI.COM!!!
wow! Hier le 25 Juin les soldes ont commencer ici à Nancy, et aujourd’hui je sort pour n’acheter des vêtements et chercher pour un nouvel écran LCD 22″. Normalement y aura des promotions fous pendant ces jours, je vous enverrais des photos. Listez les articles que vous trouvez dans les soldes et les magasins les plus top côté soldes
Ever heard about QR Codes? You surely know about the Barcodes, which you see on almost every purchased product. Ever asked yourself about that barcode reader application on your new smartphone?
Well, recently there’s been a new invention called QR Code. It’s a square with lots of black nad white points in it! yeah, kinda strange and extraterrestrial alphabet!
This square can contain information which you can scan with your smart phone and save that info on your device. It prevents typing and more important TYPOs!
To know what it the technology and who invented this tech and different aspects of it, go to your favorite search engine and search for it; a good reference is Wikipedia. Click Here for Wikipedia Article on QR Code
So, if you’ve read the article on wikipedia, you probably know better about QR codes. Today, a lot of mobile phones have inbuilt QR Readers, where the Nokia N95 is one of them.
QR Codes mostly contain URLs and Contact information. You can see them on some products, in recent street advertisings, on websites, business cards and so on. This is still a new technology to the public, but it’s spreading very fast.
In the next post on QR Codes, I’ll write about how a QR code is created and what type of data it can contain.
In the following posts, I’ll write about how to create your own QR Code, and at the end I’ll explain how to implement a QR Code for the desired page of your blog or website automatically.
As you can see, recently I’ve integrated a QR Code for each post and each page on Gibni. This code is genertad automatically by the server and it contains the page/post URL. You can try it by scanning the QR Code at the left with your QR Reader or Mobile Phone’s QR Reader Application.
In N95 8GB, the application can be accessed from Menu > Applications > Office > Barcode.
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I wish a very happy new year to all Iranians around the world and my best wishes for health, happiness and wealth in everyone’s life.
Based on the official Iranian calendar, we are now in year 1387. For the new year, people arrange for a special table arrangement, called “Haft seen” which mean “Seven “s” ” which consists of different elements each having a signification and based on seven principal elements which names start with the “s” sound in Persian.
Here’s an article from Mohammad E Hesamian about “Haft Seen”:
The “Sofreh Haft Sin” is the spread,which the family gathers around to celebrate the New Year. It is the focal point of the celebration and ensuing visits and as such Iranians take great care and pride in putting together a lavish and elaborate spread to signify all that they want in the New Year.
The word “Haft” means “Seven” and “Sin” stands for the “S” in the alphabet. “Sofreh” means spread,the floor of which is usually a nice rich material or embroidered fabric.The spread contains the seven specific things that start with “S”. In addition to the seven items, you may place additional items on the sofreh that will signify renewal,happiness,wealth,good health or any thing that you desire for the New Year. But,a list of suggested items for your sofreh :
1-Sabzeh:Spring Sprouts:Made from wheat or lentil this S signifies rebirth and renewal.
2-Senjed: A sweet,dry fruit of a lotus tree: The fragrant and blooming lotus tree makes people fall in love so it is natural that its fruit would signify love and affection !
3-Sib: Apple:A big red apple represents health and beauty.
4-Samanu:Wheat Pudding:Wheat and wheat products signify sweetness and fertility.
5-Serkeh: Vinegar:White Vinegar signifies age and patience.
6-Somagh:Crushed Sumac berries:This S symbolizes the spice of life. Some say Somagh represents the color of the sunrise and with the sun all evil is conquered.
7-Seer:Garlic:This medicinal S is a sign of good health.
8-Optional S:Sekeh:Coins:Wealth and Prosperity
9-Optional S:Sonbol:Hyacinth Flower:Purple or pink represent life and beauty.
10-Head of the Sofreh:A Mirror To bring light & brightness into the New Year.
11-Head of the Sofreh:Scriptures:Quran,Bible,Torah, Avesta or other Scriptures:Symbolizes blessings and faith in the New Year.
12-….
This year we prepared a HaftSeen table. It’s not so easy to find all the elements here in France, but we tried the best!
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Aujourd’hui est le nouvel an du calendrier persan.
L’année a changé à 6:48:19 (GMT +1, Heure de Paris)
Je souhaite une très bonne et heureuse année à tous les Iraniens dans le monde et mes meilleurs voeux de santé, de bonheur et de la richesse dans la vie de chacun. Basé sur le calendrier Iranien officiel, nous sommes maintenant en l’an 1387.
Pour la nouvelle année, les gens organiser une table spéciale , appelé “Haft Sin” qui signifient “Sept “s” “qui se compose de différents éléments ayant chacun une signification et repose sur sept éléments principaux dont le nom commence par le son “s” en persan.
Voici un article de Mohammad E Hesamian sur “Haft Seen”:
Le “Sofreh Haft Sin” est la table où la famille se réunit autour pour célébrer la Nouvelle Année. Il est le point focal de la célébration et de ses visites et comme les Iraniens prennent un grand soin et de la fierté à l’élaboration d’un somptueux d’élaborer les étendre à signifier tout ce qu’ils veulent dans la nouvelle année.
Le mot “Haft” signifie “Sept” et “Sin” signifie le “S” dans l’alphabet Persan. “Sofreh” signifie table, le sol de ce qui est habituellement une belle richesse matérielle ou brodés fabric.La table contient les sept choses spécifiques qui commencent par un “S”. En plus des sept éléments, vous pouvez placer des points supplémentaires sur le sofreh qui signifie renouveau, le bonheur, la richesse, la bonne santé ou toute chose que vous désirez pour la Nouvelle Année.
Mais, une liste de points suggérés pour votre sofreh:
1-Sabzeh: Spring Sprouts: Fabriqué à partir de blé ou de lentilles, signifie renaissance et renouvellement.
2-Senjed: Fruit doux et sec, fruit d’un arbre de lotus: Le fumet et la floraison des arbres de lotus rend les gens amoureux et il est donc naturel que ses fruits signifient l’amour et l’affection!
3-Sib: Pomme: Une grosse pomme rouge représente la santé et la beauté.
4-Samanu: Pudding de blé: le blé et les produits du blé signifient douceur et de la fertilité.
5-Serkeh: Vinaigre: Vinaigre blanc signifie âge et de la patience.
6-Somagh: Crushed Sumac baies: Ce S symbolise le piment de la vie. Certains disent Somagh représente la couleur du lever du soleil et avec le soleil tout le mal est vaincu.
7-Seer: Ail: Ce médicament est un signe de bonne santé.
8-en option S: Sekeh: Coins: La richesse et la prospérité
9-en option S: Sonbol: Fleur de Jacinthe: rose ou violet représentent la vie et la beauté.
10-Chef de la Sofreh: Un miroir Pour apporter de la lumière et luminosité dans la nouvelle année.
11-Chef de la Sofreh: Écritures: Coran, Bible, la Torah, l’Avesta, ou d’autres Écritures: Symbolizes bénédictions et de la foi de la nouvelle année.
Here’s some photos of our HaftSeen: (Click on the photo to view full size.) / Voici quelques photo de notre Sofre : (Cliquez sur la photo pour voir en taille complete) :
Here’s some music for this occasion: (Thanks to Persianhub.com) / Et voici quelques music pour le nouvel an.
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