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Emirates launches A380 flights to Bangkok, Toronto

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:19:00 -0400

ARAB NEWS DUBAI: Emirates launched its daily A380 operations to Bangkok and thrice weekly to Toronto yesterday (Monday). Opening a new era in luxury air travel, EK 372 took off from Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport to Thailand with 488 passengers. Another A 380 (EK 241) that headed to Canada was carrying 458 passengers. The A380 is the world's only twin-deck airliner that has 35 per cent more seats than its closest rival. It is the most environmentally-advanced commercial aircraft in the sky today, offering better fuel economy than most hybrid passenger cars. The A380 burns up to 20 per cent less fuel per seat than today's next largest aircraft, and is quieter, generating less than half the noise of other aircraft on takeoff. Meanwhile, Dubai also launched its first low cost airline flydubai yesterday. The flight, which took off from Dubai International Airport's Terminal 2 at 10.30hrs bound for Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, signifies an opening of the skies for low cost travel to and from the Emirate. Flydubai chairman, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, was present to bid farewell to flight number FZ-157, which carried 189 passengers, including several special guests. "This is an historic moment. Today, we have not only witnessed flydubai's first commercial flight but we have also seen a new chapter in the history of aviation in the UAE" said Sheikh Ahmed.

Nikon D90 still the best!

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:41:00 -0400

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Jealousy

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:07:00 -0400

"There is no medicine for 'jealousy' - the only cure available for the SICK is Bull-Shit, which they use often a lot to pamper their wounds"

- Saad A. Cheema -

Jealousy is a sign of increasing - HEARTBREAK, LONELINESS, MISTRUST, NOTHINGNESS, SCARCITY, SORROW, and most of all ! WEAKNESS...

What is jealously? A state of what 'Heart says' or what the 'Mind Says'?

Jealousy is the killer of the inner conscious. It can be derived in many ways. Ways which make a person put aside; how the conscious would interpret to the Heart and the Mind.

From financial to social to relationship issues - it exists every where!

Financial issues may start as: "Look at that guy with a good career, a great loving wife and strong bank account! What do I have - half a college degree?"- This could lead one towards crime.

Social issues may be: "Why do people like him? Just because he talks nice and is well educated; it doesn't mean I am not that!" etc. This will lead to injustice and defamation.

And relationship issues could either be the ones before marriage or the ones after. And they also categorize into issues that can be internal or external; within that marriage. Even though the internal issues are bounded with arguments; a brutal end result could lead to adultery/cheating or separation/divorce.

External issues could result in the same but are usually issues that a couple discusses out and that, the issue, had originated from an external source (i.e: ex-bf, jealous classmate, etc) - and these issues settle down between the couple in a positive manner.

It's within oneself to achieve mental peace, and jealousy is the enemy of mental peace - it's a great friend of destruction. People tend to verbally abuse the ones they are jealous of; they would defame them as much as they can - as their main life focus has become the person/people they are jealous of; due to their lack of success. As an example: A student is in university - taking money from his parents for education but is spending time on other activities more (creating music, parties, etc [not that one is not entitled to these]) than a student should - ends up getting bad grades and keeps wasting money, rather than trying to pass a particular class. On the other hand, another student does pretty much the same but makes sure that education is his priority - and hence, succeeds in his/her educational degree.

The party boy/girl, now gets jealous of his colleagues advancement; thinking - "Why did he finish so quick with good marks? How come he got references from the professors and I did not? Why is he happily engaged to someone when I have to go look around for trash to spend the night with?" The Heart and the Mind do not work when you are thinking from jealousy - everything is full with hatred; and the jealous is filled with paranoia! It's only him/her that person thinks about - hence, causing negative social impacts on the lives of others who made him/her jealous.