You Tube's First Video

This is the fist video that had been posted on YouTube. It featured one of You Tube's creators in the zoo.

Nice.

Consider a World without Engineers..

I got this funny email about considering the world without engineers...

Enjoy :)

Without Electronic Engineers

Without Mechanical Engineers

Without Civil Engineers

Without Communication Engineers

Without Computer Engineers

Without Aeronautical Engineers

Oh engineers, we owe you so much.
Thanks a lot :)

Superheroes inspired by Islam

Amazing lecture on TED talk by Naif Al-Mutawa, Creator of the ( The 99) .

Enjoy it  :)

Miscellaneous

Been together for 77 years !!

She is 101 and he is 107. 

Britain's Oldest Married Couple .

Stories keep puzzling me into how can you spend this long time with someone and still be in love with them !!!

I love their new picture more than the old one :)

If you want to read more ( here) 

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A 12-Ton British Boat have sailed from California to Australia. 

So ?

The boat is made out of recycled plastic bottles(12,500 reclaimed soda bottles)

And was held together with a new glue made out of cashew nuts and sugar. 

A great step in the direction of protecting and caring of our environment.

more of the story is here 

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When you are depressed, you can talk, scream, shout or simply express yourself, but what about dogs !!

Scientists say dogs who growl, snap and bite are not necessarily aggressive by nature  -  and could simply be suffering from depression.
A study of family pets found that badly behaved canines tend to have lower levels of the feel-good brain chemical serotonin than calmer, happy pets.

It always annoys me when someone can not express emotions, like disable children ( I have three disabled nephews and a niece) . And the same goes with animals. They do love and hate. 

More here . 

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If you are without a friend, you can hire one now online. 

The site is already in work in USA and Canada and now heading to UK. 

"You can rent a local friend to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with, someone to go with you to a party or event, someone to teach you a new skill or hobby, or someone to show you around an unfamiliar town," explains the US website. It also suggests using its services for a friend "to help motivate and spot you during your workout". Popular activities people are renting friends for, according to the website, include teaching manners, prom dates and "wingman/wingwoman".  Source .

But of course you have to pay $25 a month !!!. And you -the friend who is hired - will gain money, too. 

check their website, but i guess i can not hire one from here :(  . lol 

http://rentafriend.com/

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Finally , Two breathtaking pictures 

Maybe because the poppy field is grown for good reasons even if huge money is grown-too-out of that.

Enjoy :)

Source 

Kill the Ground Zero Mosque

Have you seen this ad ?

be careful, it contains disturbing images..

It's obviously a based one, that's what i think. 

Anyway, what's the story behind this ad ?

A mosque is intended to be built near Ground Zero-the land where the twin tower in New York was before-.

And there is a resistance from some sectors of the Manhattan community. Some see this as a hostile movement against those who had been killed there (3000 person ). And some support this movement. 

While some are attempting to have the proposed mosque site declared a city landmark, which would prevent it from being developed. The city and neighborhood officials are supporting the construction of the Cordoba House. 

The Cordoba House will be a 15-story community center with auditorium, art exhibition space and a mosque.

The Cordoba House is a project of Cordoba Initiative, an organization seeking to foster peaceful Muslim-Western relations, and the American Society for Muslim Advancement (ASMA).

Adding to the whole fiasco, now some voices are demanding an investigation into the mosque's funding.


The ad above is definitely against building the mosque, in a very violence way.
Two TV networks have refused to air the ad.


Now, let's forget the whole idea of building the mosque or not. It's happening very far away and it's not our call.
But....
Do you think it's appropriate to built a mosque in a place attacked by the name of Islam and we all know that mosques are away to represent Islam ? . 

Let me first repeat something that i truly believe :-
" Islam is not a religion of peace nor is it a religion of war. It's JUST a religion. And like any religion it's capable of the greatest highest of compassion and the greatest depth of depravity. We must understand it's people who are peaceful or violent not religion "  by Riza Aslan.( an Islamic writer). 


And i believe that those 19 men and the ones behind them do represent some people who believe in  killing and terrorizing. some are very proud of them, too.
 I don't and i think big number of people don't too. 


Do they represent Islam? 
Not the one i believe in. 
I know that 15 of them are from my country, and it's now seen by most as source of terrorism. But none of them represent me or speak in my name. 


I know that some don't support them too but believe in their cause- what they claim by attacking America for what it did in the world especially in Palestine and Iraq. 


Either ways i don't think that their causes are just. Why ? 
Because they are using honorable things to justify their brutality. 
Why have most of their attacks been in Arabic and Islamic countries ?
 like Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. 


And if they find verses in the Quran that says to kill, we can find many that says don't. 


I love and respect all religions, divine or non. 
In short, i respect humanities and their relationships with their God or the lack of God is up to them not to me. 
And i love interaction between people and religions, but do we have to build a mosque there , in that exact area or even close by. Can not we have a better connection being far away ?? 


The connection between Islam and terrorism is always there and will be ,
and to show the beautiful side of Islam we don't have to build a mosque in the place where people attacked innocent ones in the name of Islam .


That's my opinion, 
what do you think ? 

The Poorest Nations

First of all,

  let's define poverty :-

Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. (Source)

And that's for people . As for countries, GDP is used to tell if the country is poor or rich. 

What is GDP? 

The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is a measure of a country's overall official economic output. 

It is the market value of all final goods and services officially made within the borders of a country in a year. It is often positively correlated with the standard of living,though its use as a stand-in for measuring the standard of living has come under increasing criticism and many countries are actively exploring alternative measures to GDP for that purpose( like the PPP).

GDP can be determined in three ways, all of which should in principle give the same result. 
They are the product (or output) approach, the income approach, and the expenditure approach.
The most direct of the three is the product approach, which sums the outputs of every class of enterprise to arrive at the total. 
The expenditure approach works on the principle that all of the product must be bought by somebody, therefore the value of the total product must be equal to people's total expenditures in buying things. 
The income approach works on the principle that the incomes of the productive factors ("producers," colloquially) must be equal to the value of their product, and determines GDP by finding the sum of all producers' incomes. (Source)


Now, how did they determine the poorest nations ?? 
By the following :-

A thousand dollars or less per person per year in GDP - the consequence of poverty, genocide, years of war, lack of natural resources, poor farm management, and limited access to clean water and health care.

Here is the list of the 20 poorest nations ( they are mostly in Africa) :-

20-

Republic of Haiti

*Population: 9.2 million

*GDP (ppp): $11.5 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,338

The poorest nation outside of the African continent, Haiti has been beset by natural disasters, poor health conditions, drought and famine. 

The country experienced some of its worst years under the 30-year rule of physician and brutal dictator Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier, who was succeeded by his son, “Baby Doc” Jean-Claude. Under the rule of these men, Haiti experienced a massive brain drain, which it is still recovering from. 

The recent 7.0 earthquake in Port-au-Prince has not helped matters.

19-

Burkina Faso

*Population: 16.2 million

*GDP (ppp): $17.7 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,304

The infrastructure of this west African nation has been plagued by frequent droughts and several coups since the 1980s. 

This country’s main export is cotton, which due partly to these intense droughts and heavy fluctuations in the industry, has been an unreliable cash crop.

18-

Federal Republic Of Nepal

*Population: 28.9 million

*GDP (ppp): $31.5 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,205

Land-locked and isolated, one-third of Nepal’s GDP comes from small-time agriculture. Like Burkina Faso, the country has experienced much political instability over the past few decades. While the nation has significant potential for the development of a hydroelectric power infrastructure, this instability, coupled with the nation’s propensity for natural disasters, has left this resource largely untapped.

17-

Republic Of Uganda

*Population: 33.4 million

*GDP (ppp): $36.9 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,195

Uganda has a great deal of potential with its vast natural resources, particularly precious metals and minerals. However, more than 80% of the population is employed in agriculture.  The underdevelopment of a mining infrastructure, as well as a general lack of industrialization, is largely due to large-scale civil unrest and international conflict with neighboring countries the Democratic Republic of Congo.

16-

Republic Of Mali

*Population: 13.7 million

*GDP (ppp): $15 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,172

Another agriculture-heavy region, densely populated Mali relies heavily on its tobacco industry, which makes up at least 50% of total exports. While the government has attempted to develop an industrial infrastructure aided by the IMF, the UN, and several other philanthropic organizations, Mali has experienced major setbacks. In particular, the unpredictable and unreliable availability of utilities, including electricity, water and telecommunications has deterred foreign investors and hampered development.

15-

Republic Of Rwanda

*Population: 11,055,976

*GDP (ppp): $9.9 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $1,149

Rwanda is one of the countries on this list which shows signs of hope. The genocide in 1994 left the nation’s infrastructure in ruins and its people in the depths of poverty. Like several others on this list, this nation is rich in minerals. Efforts to develop this resource, aided by the international perception of increased stability after nearly 1 million deaths during the genocid , have caused mineral production to replace coffee and tea as Rwanda’s main export.

14-

Republic Of Guinea

*Population: 10.3 million

*GDP (ppp): $10.3 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $991

Guinea retains significant potential in agricultural and mineral resources, as well as hydroelectric development, but a wide range of issues, including a literacy rate of less than 30% and political uncertainty, has left these industries underdeveloped.

13-

Federal Democratic Republic Of Ethiopia

*Population: 88 million

*GDP (ppp): $70.9 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $954

One of the largest and poorest of the African nations, Ethiopia relies heavily on agricultural exports (particularly coffee) to sustain GDP. Heavy droughts, poor farming practices, price fluctuations, and a two-year war with Eritrea hurt the industry, causing many coffee growers to switch to other crops. In 2005, the IMF forgave the country’s debt, which has led to improved conditions.

12-

Republic Of Mozambique

*Population: 22 million

*GDP (ppp): $18.6 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $933

Since becoming independent in 1975, Mozambique has struggled to bring itself out of extreme poverty. Working against massive foreign debt with the aid of international organizations, the nation has managed to garner some attention from investors and has developed a sizable aluminum industry. The growth and export potential of the aluminum industry has been hampered by a sharp drop in the price of the metal since the global economic recession.

11-

Republic Of Madagascar

*Population: 21.3 million

*GDP (ppp): $19.7 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $932

Until 1990, Madagascar had a socialist-oriented government, which was replaced by one which has relied heavily on the IMF for economic guidance. A burgeoning tourism industry has developed, but several political crises, as well as the global recession, have hurt the nation’s best hope for growth in the past few years.

10-

Republic Of Malawi

Population: 15.4 million

*GDP (ppp): $11.3 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $884

Although there have been slight improvements since the 2005 election of President Mutharika, high levels of poverty, HIV/Aids and corruption continue to burden Malawi, one of the world’s most densely populated and least developed countries.  In addition, the overuse of agricultural land – the nation’s primary natural resource – has contributed to over half of the Malawian population living below the poverty line. There are plans for exploiting the country’s uranium reserves.

9-

Togolese Republic (Togo)

Population: 6.2 million

*GDP (ppp): $5.3 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $826

Experiencing ongoing political unrest since gaining independence from France in 1960, Togo is considered to be one of the world’s poorest countries.  Led by the universally condemned President Faure Gnassingbe, son of the corrupt political leader Gnassingbe Eyadema, Togo has only recently begun to rebuild its relationship with the international community after years of human rights violations.  With help from the World Bank and the IMF, Togo’s government has plans to work to improve economic growth through increased privatization, government transparency, and support from foreign donors.

8-

Republic Of Sierra Leone

*Population: 5.2 million

*GDP (ppp): $4.3 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $759

Although rich in minerals and agricultural resources, Sierra Leone suffered a ten-year war, which ended in 2002.  Poverty and unemployment remain great hurdles for the recovering nation. The export of diamonds, often called “blood diamonds,” benefits only a small minority of the country. For much of the general population, peace and prosperity seem unattainable.

7-

Central African Republic

*Population: 4.8 million

*GDP (ppp): $3.2 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $745

A site of constant political turmoil, the CAR has undergone three decades of bumbling military dictatorships , a decade of unruly civilian government, and an unstable transitional government established by a military coup.  All of  this has happened since gaining independence from France in 1960.  There is great potential for economic growth within CAR’s timber and diamond industries, however years of corruption and political instability have undermined this progress.

6-

Republic Of Niger

*Population: 15.9 million

*GDP (ppp): $10.1 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $719

Featuring an arid climate which suffers from drought cycles and desertification, Niger suffers from a stifled economy that is consistently undercut by price fluctuations in uranium, the country’s primary export.  These facts, in addition to Niger’s prolonged history of post-independence military rule, keep the nation as one of the poorest in the world, devastated by disease and corruption.

5-

State Of Eritrea

*Population: 5.8 million

*GDP (ppp): $3.7 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $679

Having only gained its independence from Ethiopia 17 years ago, Eritrea has faced many problems. Problems that arise from its position as a small, underdeveloped country that continues to experience military conflict since its sovereignty.  The country’s single party government, run by the People’s Front for Democracy and Justice, maintains total control over the economy through military force and the expansion of government-owned businesses.

4-

Republic Of Liberia

*Population: 3.7 million

*GDP (ppp): $1.4 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $424

As a result of years of civil war and a cycle of incompetent government administrations, Liberia has suffered extensive economic hardships since a 1980 military coup led by Samuel Doe.  Fortunately, an abundance of water, timber, and mineral resources offer a chance for salvation for to the nation’s war-ravaged infrastructure.

3-

Republic Of Burundi

*Population: 9.8 million

*GDP (ppp): $3 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $400

Having recently emerged from a civil war between the Hutu and Tutsi factions, Burundi’s economy faces many challenges.  It is landlocked, lacking in resources, largely uneducated (only one in two children attend school), and one in every fifteen adults has HIV/Aids.  Although recent political stability has proven beneficial, poverty remains extremely prominent.

2-

Republic Of Zimbabwe

*Population: 11.6 million

*GDP (ppp): $332 MILLION (note: whoa!)

*$GDP Per Capita: $354

One of, if not the poorest nation in the world, Zimbabwe’s economy has suffered from war with the Democratic Republic of Congo and hyperinflation as a result of the overprinting of currency. A violent land redistribution campaign has scared away most potential foreign investors.

1-

Democratic Republic of Congo

*Population: 70.9 million

*GDP (ppp): $20.6 billion

*$GDP Per Capita: $332

Although rich with economic resources, the Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered from war and corruption since its independence in 1960.  Once the second most industrialized country in Africa, it now has in the lowest GDP per capita in the world.  Lack of infrastructure and the flight of businesses reflect the effects of what has been termed as Africa’s “world war,” where an estimated three million lives were lost.

Source 

Imagine living on $332 a YEAR. That means $0.90 a DAY. 

How are we living our expensive and stupid live when 70 million people paying less than a dollar a day !!!

It's so sad. 

And the worst that despite India is not in this list, but a new measure on global poverty has found that eight Indian states have more poor people than the 26 poorest countries in Africa. There are 421 million poor people in these states compared to 410 in the 26 African Countries. 

Forget that and just think of the numbers, there are 831 million poor person in this world . 

And oh, that's not all. These are only the ones in the 26 countries in Africa and 8 states in India. Don't forget the rest of Asia, the Middle East, South America, Eastern Europe and the rest of Africa. 

You can check how lucky you are on this global rich list. 

 I'm the 255,443,479 richest person on earth!

Don't underestimate this number, because there are 

6,856,600,000 people on Earth. 

There are  person  6,601,156,521 poorer than me !!!!

six billion, 

six hundred one million, 

one hundred fifty-six thousand, 

five hundred twenty-one  

Who wants a bite from the most expensive baked potato??

 it's only 40 pound sterling :) 

 the salary of two month's work for a poor African. 

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela

Happy Birthday to a great man . 

A man who makes it possible . 

Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela :) 

He is 92 years old today. 

And on this day , the world will celebrate 

Nelson Mandela International Day.

Nelson Mandela International Day is a celebration of Nelson Mandela’s life and a global call to action urging people to take 67 minutes out of this day to make a difference in their communities.

Give 67 minutes to change the world on Mandela Day from The Elders on Vimeo.

If the day was over where you are, then it's never too late. If you can not take action in helping in your community for 67 minutes, then it's never too late. 

You can still do good today or tomorrow by giving, by helping or even donating. You can donate 67 dollars, riyals, pounds,dinars, ....etc. 

Just do something, make this a day to start caring for others and helping. 

Make these 67 minutes, years,riyals, moments,smiles, giving count. 

I am going to donate 67 riyal now. I wish i can do more , but it's never too late :)