A horrible way to lose a Life.

Just recently, around 8:30 GMT, an odd competition was held, The World Sauna Competition was held in Heinola, Finland. Basically, the competitors have to sit in a steaming sauna , where temperatures reach up to 110 degrees Celsius, for the longest time possible (sounds simple enough).The Winner would  get  a lot of money from what I hear.

Back to the point; it was the finals, pitting Vladimir ( A Russian)  against his Finnish Rival, Timo. 1 vs 1 , seems simple enough. Though a few minutes later, both men collapsed and were unconscious. Sadly, Mr. Vladimir   died during the event and his fellow finalist is currently in the hospital. Apparently, the heat was too much for them ( Who could blame them ? 110 Degrees !!! ). The organizers are stunned, his family shocked, All of Finland is in shock .

It's a shame how a life can end in such ways, Others happen everyday ( though not like this ), people die due to landmines, improperly fixed holes in the ground (I've personally seen that :S). Enough with this, the Human life is Sacred, that is why it mustn't be taken away by anyone besides the Will of God !

Not so Northern Lights

Ever seen one of these before ? Yes, the fabled 'Northern Lights'. Once, Exclusively seen in Northern Scandinavia and in the Arctic. NOT ANY MORE !!

According to top scientists, The 'Northern Lights' are now viewable in Denmark and Germany. You might ask why or how ,but first lets address the question :

Q) What is this ' Northern Lights ' ?

Ans) The 'Northern Lights' or Scientifically called Aurora Borealis are actually part of the Earth's Magnetic Field ( which is usually invisible). The Phenomenon of the Northern Lights occurs because of Charged Gas Particles (which comes from the sun in the form of a 'Solar Wind') interacting (or messing around) with the Earth's Magnetic Field. This solar wind has its own magnetic field which pulls or drags away the earth's magnetic fields from their original position thus disconnecting them from our planet. 

In other words : When the charged gas particles interacts with the Earth's Magnetic field, they make the gas particles ( such as Argon, Oxygen, Nitrogen Etc..) ''excited'' and hence they glow :) 

A red or Green glow is Oxygen.
A blue or Purple colour is Nitrogen.

You can clearly see the power of the Solar Flare ( Be Afraid :)

Back to the Point : Why is it occurring so low ?
Ans: It would be very hard to explain it (astronomically) but to cut things short : 

A recent Solar flare (heat from the sun that escapes into space in the way of an eruption) erupted, the solar flare was the largest ever recorded (if I'm not mistaken )and so hence, A Big Solar Flare or Wind makes a bigger impact.

Keep this in mind : Bigger Flare = Lower (Latitude-speaking) Position.


For more information: visit  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flare

Bill Gates : Trying to make a Difference

We all know Bill Gate's Story, Self made- Billionaire, Invented what is now our modern day Windows XP.
Now recently, Bill Gates managed to convince other billionaires to donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity, My Comments : O.O , He has convinced 37 billionaires and himself to donate more than half of his wealth to charity, that money is more than a typical country can produce, I'd guess more than 40 Billion Dollars ( I wish I had that kind of money) !! Kudos to you, Bill. Very Generous of him to do so, Wish there were more Generous people in Life. If there is anything we've learned from Bill, its these 7 lessons:

1)Failure Teaches Resiliency

2)Understand Your Ego

3Unhappy Customers Help You Improve

 4)Leadership isn’t about Control; It’s about Trusting Others

5)Treat Everyone with Respect   My Favorite quote of Bill is :“Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”

6)Action Creates Results

7)Step Back and Look at the Bigger Picture

 I want all my viewers to take Bill or anyone else who have contributed, as an example to never give up and that we can give so much help for the sake of Humanity, Be it Technology, Charity Work, Religious Gatherings, It's Almost Infinite ! My message is:

 Help The World in Any Way !

Keep Up the Good Work Bill :)

Intersecting the Reality of Inception

Every time I go to the Cinema, I'm always forced to see a  movie at the discreet choice of my older brother, Now normally I would always disagree with his choice of movies ( The Sorcerer's Apprentice... Last Airbender) . Next, my brother takes me to see Inception. I saw the trailer, it seemed awful and with basically no plot.

Only until after I see the film do I ' BARELY' understand the story. It is a very long film (2 hours, 30 minutes according to my watch, so pee before you go watch :). The plot of the story takes a bit of time to understand... it's one of those movies where you have to think of the plot instead of having a person telling it to the hero.
Leonardo Di Caprio  put up an amazing performance ( so I wasn't quite upset with him ). The only problem I saw in this movie, was that it is VERY confusing. As in *Spoiler Alert* the characters go into a dream of a dream of a dream of another person's dream, where apparently time is VERY Slow ! (10 hours = 1 week )

Conclusion: Not a Bad movie, Good Acting, nice special effects although the plot... well Good luck figuring it out :)                                                                 2.5 out of a Scale of 5

The film gives an inspiration, that people can use their utmost creativity and imagination to their limits, making things possible. It inspires people to Wake Up and Use Their Minds 

The Fall of the Crack-berry.

The Blackberry, seen as a necessity in the modern day life of teenagers, businessmen & women, Investors, Bankers, Retailers.... The list goes on.

But now, for the first time ever, the ''Crack-berry'' has had some of its KEY Services blocked in the Middle East , that btw separates it from all the other phones, blocked. These include the instant messaging service of the blackberry !!

Don't worry, it's only been banned in two countries: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the 'Investor Friendly'' United Arab Emirates.

The aftershocks of this :
a) People probably want their money back after buying a blackberry ( since the chief reason of its purchase was the instant messaging service).
b) Makes security easier to maintain in both countries (Another reason for banning the services was that it prevents the Governments from 'listening' into people's conversations, i.e. More Privacy)
c) Could lead to more bans in the region.

Thankfully, Bahrain said that it will not ban The key services of the  Blackberry, so a huge sigh of relief from BB users.

I'm asking myself why am I writing a post about BB, even though I HUGELY dislike the BlackBerry (my opinion).

The above comments does not wish to insult the countries above and in no way is it defaming the Blackberry, it is an informative post.

I need a Break.

Sorry guys, I need a break from the formalities, being too formal nowadays could honestly kill you ... so I've decided to just 'go with the flow'. As being a new blogger here, I haven't exactly been the Grand Master (I barely could find where the HTML was :P ) but nonetheless the show ( or in this case, the Blog) must go on.

And now, An Introduction into my ' little' paradise that I call : Bahrain (besides the traffic, its alright :P).

Here in Bahrain, its a cosmopolitan society, as in we've got nationals from almost any country, something like an International City, but in this case, its a country. We've got all of the multi-national companies here, from food ( McDonalds etc..) to Fashion (Mango, etc...). The Hot spots in Bahrain is, of course, the City Centre ( Not the actual centre of Manama ! It's a Mall ). Here is where we spend most of our weekends, Shopping by Sharaf DG for the latest Techs, stopping by Starbucks for a coffee and , If Possible, go watch a movie in the LARGEST CINEMA IN THE MIDDLE EAST ( Oh yes, be Jealous :) Though I won't go there now.. No good movies really... cept for Sorcerer's Apprentice, that was cool.

Did I mention we have our very own, LIMITED EDITION, Indoor/Outdoor Water Park ! Yes, Ladies & Gentlemen, we have our very own, one of a kind, indoor water park, where the Temperature of the water stays at a comfy 30 Degrees for the entire year, EVEN DURING WINTER (That wouldn't matter though, since Winter temps here are Min 22 Degrees :S ), In addition to that, we also have a water ride, that is SOO rare that only a dozen are still in use, and we have ONE !! (forgot the name :S)

P.S. There's also a hotel :P
Yep.. Bahrain is a lively country, oh and by the way, that was just one mall out of the (i think) 2 dozen malls we have. Main point is : Bahrain is a fun place, ye just have to go to the right place

Games aren't all bad

As the title suggests, Games are not all bad and some can be quite educational yet fun (surprisingly) and can boost your intelligence ( that is if you pick the right game :) Take the following example : 

A few days ago, A friend of mine recommended that I should play Hearts Of Iron 2. I thought that I would give this game a try, it soon became by favorite Strategic game ( EVER !! ). The game is based during the prelude of World War 2, from the 1st of January 1936, until well over the time taken for the war, 31st December 1946.

So basically, you are the leader of your country (don't worry, you'll lead a country that actually existed), which you can choose from a list of 90+ countries, from the powerhouses such as the British & Germany to Minimoys such as Luxembourg and Albania, you can really pick anyone ( Sadly Bahrain isn't in it :S ). While being the leader of your country, you can build armies,Navies, Air Forces, infrastructure (as in making better roads, buildings etc..), New Technology ( You can even build a Nuclear Bomb before the Americans do :P ) and improve your weapons and upgrade your army to Tip-top Shape.

You can also select Scenarios, which as basically Simulations of the real life events of World War 2, except you control your army and can change the outcome, For Example : You are Germany, fighting against the Allies, during the D-Day Invasions of 1944, If you have a good strategy, you could prevent the invasion and hence make an alternate future ( which sounds cool :)

This is a screen shot of the Americans fighting against the Soviets for control of Germany's Industry.

This game is the one of the most accurate strategical
war games that I've ever had the privilege of playing.The game doesn't leave any tiny details behind, it named all of the islands in the Pacific, even irrelevant ones ! It also named every part of the ocean and By the Way : Each General has a photo, those Photos are very authentic & contributes to the reality of the game, its a reality game, not one of those games where everything is ready and you just have to attack, this one is different. With all the Authentic different types of Names of Generals, Tanks, Air forces, Ships, Province, To sum it up : It's The Game to Play

 So technically.. It's a very good game to play to because it can : 

a)Help you Learn Historical Information                                                                                       b)Help pass those endless hours      

c) Even if you mastered all the Scenarios,  try  doing it on HARD MODE