NCRD Highlights Role in Sustainable Development, Badia Projects - Jordan News
The lecture, moderated by JSRI President Reda Khalayleh, concluded with an interactive session featuring questions and discussions that reaffirmed the center's importance in advancing national research capabilities and contributing to evidence-based policymaking.
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NCRD Highlights Role in Sustainable Development, Badia Projects - Jordan News
Director of the National Center for Research and Development (NCRD), Mohammad Widyan, on Wednesday underscored the center's pivotal role as a leading institution in applied scientific research, particularly in addressing national and regional challenges related to climate change, food security, and desertification, while promoting sustainable development. اضافة اعلان Speaking at a lecture hosted by the Jordanian Society for Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (JSRI) titled "The Role of the National Center for Research and Development in Badia Development," Widyan noted that the center's origins trace back to 1992, when the Jordan Badia Research and Development Program was launched in cooperation with British institutions. The program was institutionalized in 2010, becoming a national center dedicated to fostering sustainable development through science-based solutions. He explained that the NCRD adopts a participatory model that emphasizes collaboration with national, regional, and international partners, aiming to transfer and localize advanced technologies, strengthen human capital, and integrate key sectors such as water, energy, food, and environment. Among its flagship initiatives, Widyan highlighted the Deir al-Kahf Camel and Sheep Farm, the Anaqeed al-Khair Project, the Tal al-Rumaah Pasture Rehabilitation Project, and the Badia Environmental Education Center. He also referenced the launch of an integrated hydroponic and botanical garden at the Safawi Station, part of the center's work under the Water, Energy, Food, and Environment (WEFE) Nexus framework. The center, he said, has signed 17 memoranda of understanding with local entities and forged regional and international partnerships with institutions in Italy, Turkey, Morocco, and the Czech Republic. It has supported startup incubation, provided training for veterinary technicians, improved water use efficiency, and retrofitted buildings to meet green standards. Widyan emphasized that the NCRD is continuously upgrading its research infrastructure and pursuing innovative projects aligned with Jordan's sustainable development priorities and the green economy. The lecture, moderated by JSRI President Reda Khalayleh, concluded with an interactive session featuring questions and discussions that reaffirmed the center's importance in advancing national research capabilities and contributing to evidence-based policymaking.
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King Tut gold mask to leave Cairo museum after nearly 100 years
Ammon News - After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set to move to the new Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids. Visitors have just days left to see the boy king's world-famous gold funerary mask before it joins more than 5,000 artefacts from his tomb at the GEM, a $1-billion megaproject opening on July 3. "Only 26 objects from the Tutankhamun collection, including the golden mask and two coffins, remain here in Tahrir," said museum director Ali Abdel Halim. "All are set to be moved soon," he told AFP, without confirming a specific date for the transfer. The government has yet to officially announce when or how the last artefacts will be relocated. Still on display are the innermost gold coffin, a gilded coffin, a gold dagger, cosmetic box, miniature coffins, royal diadem and pectorals. Tutankhamun's treasures, registered at the Egyptian Museum on Cairo's Tahrir square in 1934, have long been its crown jewels. But the neoclassical building with faded cases, no climate control and ageing infrastructure now contrasts with the high-tech GEM. Once open, the GEM is believed to be the largest in the world devoted to a single civilisation, housing more than 100,000 artefacts with over half on public display. In a dedicated wing, most of King Tut's treasures will be exhibited together for the first time in history since British archeologist Howard Carter discovered the young pharaoh's intact tomb in 1922. AFP
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Beethoven's true face is revealed for first time in 200 years
Ammon News - The true face of Beethoven has been revealed almost 200 years after his death – and it's every bit as 'intimidating' as his reputation suggests. Despite his status as one of history's great composers, Beethoven is also remembered for his surly disposition and unkempt appearance. 'He was indeed irritable, untidy, clumsy, rude, and misanthropic,' wrote British composer Mark Wigglesworth in a blog post. It's a reputation often reflected in his portraits, which invariably depict him as an unsmiling man with an icy gaze. Now a scientific reconstruction of his face has revealed what he actually looked like – and it seems he really did look that grumpy. Cicero Moraes, lead author of the new study, has completed the first ever reconstruction of the composer's appearance based on his skull. 'I found the face somewhat intimidating,' he admitted. To complete the work, Mr Moraes used historical photographs of the musician's skull provided by the Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany. Along with the images, which were taken by Johann Batta Rottmayer in 1863, he used measurement data collected in 1888. He said: 'The facial approximation was guided solely by the skull. 'First I created 2D outlines – frontal and lateral – from the skull photographs. 'Then I modelled the skull in 3D using a virtual donor's tomography, adjusted to match the photos' proportions. 'I then added soft tissue thickness markers based on data from living Europeans, projected the nose, and traced the facial profile. 'I interpolated all these projections to form the basic face.' With the objective face complete, Mr Moraes added subjective features like clothes and hair, using as his guide a famous portrait of Beethoven painted in 1820 by Joseph Karl Stieler.
