Thursday, August 28, 2008

Coinage

"When you were a kid, do you remember when you dropped a coin that rolled under the table how you didn't even think about what to do... you simply threw yourself to the ground and went crawling after your money? It didn't matter if it was just a nickel or even a penny, you chased after that shit.
And now, as you grow older, do you notice how the value of the dropped coin you're willing to chase after keeps getting bigger and bigger? At one point you stopped crawling after pennies because, after all, it was just a penny. Soon after, nickels weren't worth bending over for. In no time at all, dimes are more trouble than they're worth. With age comes the realization that the time, effort, and energy required to retrieve dropped money requires careful calculation. Is the quarter that just fell out of your pocket worth the risk of straining your back while bending over to pick it up? What can you get with a quarter now-a-days anyway?

Today I dropped a dollar bill while pulling my iPod out of my pocket. As I stood there watching my money gently tumbling down the sidewalk in the breeze, it then occurred to me that I must be an old man now because I had no desire to go after it. Then suddenly, in a desperate bid to reclaim my childhood, I went chasing after my dollar. Just as I bent over to pick it up, my $180 Oakley sunglasses (one of those ridiculously expensive purchases you try not to regret) fell out of my jacket pocket and got a nice scratch on the lens. Standing there with a dollar in one hand and my ruined sunglasses in the other, I threw the dollar bill into the air and walked away having learned a valuable lesson.

Above is from a book called Coinage

Monday, August 25, 2008

Amazing gymnast 4 yr. old Gabby Tina Turner Dance
The most successful Olympic Games in history
--------------------------------------------------------


The tears of joy and anguish are over for the athletes at the Olympic Games. All that's left now is the closing ceremony, which starts later this evening.

The most successful Olympic Games in history comes to a close Sunday night, leaving behind a legacy of accomplishments that would be difficult to duplicate four years from now when London hosts the next Olympics. With China spending $ 40 billion to host the Games, nothing was left to chance to make this the most lavish, most colorful and biggest Olympics ever. If the opening ceremony is a yardstick, tonight"s closing will expectedly be a memorable one, too. Songs, dances and revelry will be at the forefront of the celebration as athletes and officials co-mingle without the formality and seriousness of the opening night. The Olympics will be remembered not only for the spectacular opening made grander by advances in computer engineering, that would be hard to duplicate, for sure, but also for the mind-boggling accomplishments of the athletes for which these Games will also be remembered.

Thursday, August 07, 2008

އެއްފައި މައްޗަށް އަނެއްފައި ލައިގެން އިށީނދެ އިނުން - ގިނަ އަންހެނުންގެ އާދައެއް

އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ އާއްމު ދިރިއުޅުމުގައި އަޅުގަނޑުމެންގެ އާދައެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި ކުރާ ބައެއް ކަންތަކަކީ އެކަމެއްގ ސަބަބުން އަޅުގަނޑުމެނަށް ގެއްލުން ލިބޭ ކަންތަކެވެ. އަދި މިފަދަ ކަންތަކާއި މެދު ފުންކޮށް ވިސްނާލުމުން މިއީ ހަޤީޤަތްކަންވެސް އެގެއެވެ. މިގޮތުން ފާހަގަ ކުރެވޭ އެއް ކަމަކީ އިށީދެ އިނުމުގައި އެއްފައި މައްޗަށް އަނެއްފައި ހުރަސްކޮށްގެން އިށީނދެ އިނުމެވެ. މި އާދަ ބޮޑަށް ހަރުލާފައި ހުންނަނީ ވިޔާފާރި އާއި ހިންގުމުގެ އިސް މަޤާމްތަކުގައި ތިބޭ އަންހެނުންގެއެވެ. މިސާލަކަށް ޕްރޮފެޝަނަލް ޕާރސަލް ސެކެޓްރީ އެއް ވިސްނުމަށް ގެންނަވާށެވެ. އިށީނދެ އިންނަނީ ކިހިނެއް ހެއްޔެވެ؟

ފައިގެ ކަކުލާއި ހަމައިން ދެފައި ހުރަސް ކުރުމުން ފައިގެ ނާރުތަކުގެ ލޭހިނގުމަށް ދަތިވެއެވެ. ފައިގެ ނާރުތަކުން ހިތަށް ލޭފޮނުވުން މަދުވުމުން ދިމާވާ މައްސަލަތަކުގެ ތެރޭގައި ފައިގެ ނާރުތައް ދުޅަވުން އަދި ބައެއް ކުދިނާރުތައް ހަލާކުވުން ފަދަ ކަންކަން ހިމެނެއެވެ. ހާރޓް އެޓޭކް އާއި ބެހޭ ސްޕެޝަލިސްޓަކު ހާމަކުރި ގޮތުގައި އެންމެ ގިނަ މީހުންނަށް ހާރޓް އެޓޭކް ޖެހެނީ ދެފައި ހުރަސްކޮށްގެން އިށީނދެ އިންދައެވެ. އިށީނދެ އިނުމުގައި އެންމެ ރަގަޅުގޮތަކީ ރީތިކޮށް ތިރީގައި ދެފައިތިލަ ޖައްސާލައިގެން އިނުމެވެ. އަދި ބޭނުން ނަމަ ތިރި ގޮނޑިއެއް ނުވަތަ ފޮށިގަނޑެއްގައި ވެސް ފައިތިލަ ޖައްސައިގެން އިނދެވިދާނެއެވެ
ފައިގެ ސިއްހަތު ރަގަޅަށް ބެހެއްޓުމަށްޓަކައި ލުއި ކަސްރަތެއްގެ ގޮތުގައި ހިނގާށެވެ. ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކު އާދައިގެ ސްޕީޑެއްގައި ވިހި މިނިޓް ހިނގާނަމަ ފައިގެ ނާރުތަކުގައި ލޭހިނގުމުގެ މައްސަލަ ވަރަށް ބޮޑުތަން ރަގަޅުވާނެއެވެ. ހަފްތާއަކު އެއްފަހަރު ތިމާގެ ބައިވެރިޔާ ލައްވާ ނުވަތަ އެހެން ގާތް މީހަކު ލައްވާ ފައިތިލަ މަސާޖްކޮށްލާށެވެ. މުޅިހަށިގަނޑުގެ ބަރު ހިފަހައްޓާ ފައިގެ ނާރުތަކާއި ފައިތިލައިގެ މަސްތަކަށް ކަސްރަތު ލިބޭނެއެވެ.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

ހަޑިމުޑުދާރު މަސް ވިއްކަން މާރުކޭޓުގައި


މާލޭގެ މަސް މާރުކޭޓުގެ ކުރިމަތީގައި އޮންނަ ފަޅު ތެރޭގައި މުށިމަހާއި ރިތްމަސް ދިރުވަން ބަހައްޓާފައި ހުންނަ ކޮށިތަކުގެ ތެރޭގައި އަދި ކޮށި ތަކުގެ ކައިރީގައި ވެސް ތެލާއި އެކި ބާވަތްތަކުގެ ކުނިބުނި ޖަމާވެފައި ހުރެއެވެ. މަސްވެރިން އެކިތަންތަނުން ހިފައިގެން ގެންނަ މަސް، ކޮށިތަކުގައި ދިރުވާފައި ބެހެއްޓުމަށްފަހު ކޮންމެ ދުވަހަކުވެސް އެތަނުން ބައެއް މަސް ވިއްކުމަށްޓަކައި މާރުކޭޓުގައި ބަހައްޓާފައި ހުރެއެވެ. މަސް ދިރުވަން ބަހައްޓާފައި ހުންނަ ސަރަޙައްދަކީ ރަގަޅަށް ފެން ދައުރު ނުވާ، އަދި ދޯނިފަހަރުން އެޅޭ
ތަފާތު ކުނިބުންޏާއި ތެލުގެ ސަބަބުން ތަޣައްޔަރު ވެފައިވާ ސަރަޙައްދެކެވެ
SAND MINING MIGHT ERASE SOME ISLANDS FROM MAP OF MALDIVES

Since time immemorial artisanal coral sand extraction or mining from local beaches and lagoons, mainly for construction purposes, has been a common practice in the Maldives. However, within the last four decades the Maldives has been experiencing a massive boom in the construction of cement houses and high-rise concrete buildings. Up to late 1980s, almost all the cement houses and buildings were built with coral sand and coral aggregates from local beaches and lagoons. In the late 1980s, imports of river sand and aggregates from India started to replace coral sand and coral aggregates in the construction of high-rise buildings.

“UNEP’s field mission found that artisanal extraction of coral sand from lagoons (manually using sacks was evident at nearly all the islands visited. UNEP witnessed uncontrolled coral sand exploitation, and visual evidence indicates that coral sand extraction has increased since the tsunami.” (Maldives Post-Tsunami Environment Assessment Report)