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Dr. Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi offers more than 60 practical tips An ideal Muslim: He is truthful He does not cheat, deceive or stab in the back He is not envious He is sincere He keeps his promises He has a good attitude towards others and treats them well He is characterized by shyness He is gentle towards people He is compassionate and merciful He is tolerant and forgiving He is easy-going in his business dealings He is of cheerful countenance He has a sense of humour He is patient He avoids cursing and foul language He does not falsely accuse anyone of disbelief He is modest and discreet He dos not interfere in that which does not concern him He refrains from backbiting and slander He avoids giving false statements He avoids suspicion He keeps secrets He does not converse privately with another person when there is a third person present He is not arrogant or proud He is humble and modest He does not make fun of anyone He respects elders and distinguished

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH A VERY HAPPY 54TH NATIONAL SCOUT DAY TO ALL THE SCOUTERS OF MALDIVES. Scouting began in Maldives 19th Shawal 1375 H, 30th May 1956. This date the day Scouting was registered in the Government of Maldives. And the patron of Scouting was then the Prime Minister Sumul Ameer Ibrahim Famuladheri Kilegefaan and the Scout Commissioner was Sahibul Saadha Ibrahim Nasir and the Chief Scout was Wazeerul Maarif (Minister of Education) Hon. Ibrahim Shihab and the Scout Master was Bandhu Mohamed Kalefanu. 28th January 1984 The Maldives Boy Scouts Association was established. Maldives became a member of the World Scout Movement on 23rd July 1990 at the Paris World Scout Conference. PS: Today also happens to be the Birth day of my good friend and scouter Mariyam Shuhana Abdulla, wish you a very happy birthday, many happy returns of the day.

Abudefduf Manikfani Ali Manikfan from Minicoy (Maliku, now part of Lakshadweep, India), found this new fish species while working with Dr. Jones, who impressed with Ali Manikfans capacity of observation and his deep and wide knowledge about marine life, gave this fish Manikfans name to perpetuate his memory. Thanks to Ali Manikfan a Divehi family name has made it to the scientific classification of species. Abudefduf manikfani Jones and Kumaran Abudefduf manikfani Jones and Kumaran, J. Mar. boil. Ass. India, 10, 324, fif.5, 1968. Abudefduf sp., Jones, Bull. Cent, Mar. Fish. Res. Instr., 8, p. 19, 1969 (Cat. No. CMFRI LA-F. 67/518) _______________________________________ Specimens studied: Kavarathi (4), 40 to 46 mm. Minicoy (5) 31 to 53 mm. D. XII. 16-17; A. II, 14; P.ii, 16, V. I. 5 LI, 20-21+8-9; Ltr. 3+1+9. Head 2.9-3.2 in standard length, 3.8-4.2 in total length. Depth of body 1.8-2.0 in standard length. Eye 3.0-3.3 in head, 0.7-0.8 in snout and 1.

Tonight while on Twitter I came across a Tweet from Miadhu News (online) a daily News paper in based in Male'. http://www.miadhu.com/2010/05/local-news/pa-membership-drops-less-than-3000/ The News Article was about PA, Peoples Alliance, a registered Political Party in the Maldives. The site says Former President’s half-brother, Abdulla Yaameen’s Peoples Alliance membership has dropped less than 3000. According to law each political party would require 3000 signatures before the party can be registered. It further states that According to latest statistics by the Elections Commission, PA’s membership total is 2986, 14 members short of legal amount for registration. However, there is no clause in the relevant laws which would disband the party even if they fell short of 3000 members after the party is registered. What can I say ... We wanted a party system in our country ... today we have a so called Multi-Party democracy. But do we have the necessary laws and regulations for a

General Peter John Cosgrove AC , MC (born 28 July 1947) is a retired Australian Army officer. He was the Chief of the Defence Force from 3 July 2002 to 3 July 2005, when he retired from active service. He has been appointed as the next Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University [ 1 ] , he will take up his post in November 2010. For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an "Australian treasure!" General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters. FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base? GENERAL COS

On the 24th of May The Transport Authority, Ministry of Housing, Transport and Environment had announced that the government had declared NO VEHICLES from evening 4:00 to 12:00 midnight on 5th June to mark the world environment day 2010. locals are expected to walk instead of using vehicles around this time. A fine of MRF 750/- is charged if anyone is found disrespecting this public notice. However, National security vehicles, Ambulances and vehicles with special permission are exceptional. Bellow is a the announcement made by the Transport Authority:

World Environment Day (WED) 2010 is aimed to be the biggest, most widely celebrated, global day for positive, environmental action. Commemorated on 5 June since 1972, WED is one of the principal vehicles through which the UN stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and encourages political attention and action. Through WED, we are able to give a human face to environmental issues and enable people to realize not only their responsibility, but also their power to become agents for change in support of sustainable and equitable development. WED is also a day for advocating partnerships among all stakeholders or perhaps, even more correctly, among all species living on this one planet and sharing a common future. WED 2010 is aimed to be the biggest WED celebration ever and we count on you to make this happen! We call for action – organize a neighborhood clean-up, stop using plastic bags and get your community to do the same, plant a tree or better yet organize a collective tree

This was a comment made Anonymously to my post on the Education System; "My thoughts ... The education System in Maldives (2) Deciding future aged 13, is this fair?" http://maeedsblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-thoughts-education-system-in.html I support the comment that was made. Anonymous said... We really need to change the system and allow every child to study at least 10 subjects up to 9th grade. Some of the international schools in Malaysia make it compulsory for students to learn English , Maths and the three sciences - chemistry, physics, biology. But children should choose at least two subjects from the Arts stream and Business stream. In addition children are encouraged to choose one from IT, Creative Arts, drama or music. If there’s a strong interest in English Literature that opportunity is provided as an optional 11th subject. If it is a Muslim student and who wish to do IGCSE Islam the opportunity is given to do the exam in 9th grade before the exams after complet

http://www.flickr.com/photos/em-squared/4351587311/ Kingdom:Plantae Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Ixora The Ixora is a heavy blooming compact plant that has four-petaled, star shaped flowers. It is commonly called " Keeranmaa" in Maldives and is commonly found in some gardens in Male' including the Sultan's Park and in the Hukuru Miskih. Other common names include Flame of the woods, Jungle Flame and Jungle Geranium.

Back when I was a student in the Center for Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), Islam and Dhivehi were compulsory subjects ... both the subjects were taught twice a week unlike the other subjects which had at least four class per week ... some subjects were there everyday ... I still remember one topic that was taught in Islam in 12th standard " Nidhumuge Aadha thah " Sleeping manners ... I still can't believe that I had to study it in the 12th grade ... LOL ... Tonight people had gathered around Education Minister Musthafa Luthufee's residence, calling him to reconsider the decision of the Ministry on making Islam and Dhivehi optional subjects for Higher secondary Schools. Both the subjects were formally compulsory for Higher Secondary Schools. Well ... As a Maldivian and as someone who cares about the education system in Maldives, I think this is a mistake that the Education ministry is doing. Maldives being a 100% Muslim country (as per my knowledge so far) I re

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/em-squared/4606818874/ Kingdom: Plantae Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Subfamily: Rosoideae Genus: Rosa A ROSE is a perennial flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa , within the family Rosaceae , that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colours. The species form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles . Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. It is also the National Flower of the Republic of Maldives is "Finifenmaa" , the commonly known Pink Rose, which is botanically identified as Rosa polyantha. "Finifenmaa"(Rose) has a high regard among the Maldivians and the Pink Rose is one member of the Rose family which could be easily grown in Maldivian soil. Finifenmaa was declared as the National Flower on 25th July 1985 (07th Dh'ul Q'aidha 1405 AH). Please note that t

" Wavin' Flag " is a song by K'naan from his album Troubadour , reaching #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 . A remake by a supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti , became a charity single, with this new version going straight to #1 on the Canadian charts. The song was chosen as Coca-Cola 's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup , to be held in South Africa .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/em-squared/4597854577/ Kingdom: Plantae Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Malvoideae Genus: Hibiscus Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), a tropical flower, belongs to the family Malvaceae. It gets its name from the Greek words Hibiscus meaning "mallow" and rosa-sinensis meaning "rose of China". This flower is locally called as "Sai maa" in the Maldives.

In my opinion The Scout Association of Maldives need to work hard in producing QUALITY scout leaders in Maldives, not just the Quantity.... Though some members in the training team had regarded the training programs such as Wood badge courses in some countries like Srilanka and India NOT VERY GOOD!!! HOWEVER I must say that the leaders quality in those country are far much better than in the Maldives. Its not just criticizing there methods and schemes that the training team members of Maldives should do but to learn from them!!! I took part in the Basic Unit leaders Training Course that was held in 2009, However I was really disappointed that the course DID NOT COVER the Progressive Schemes for scouts or Cubs ... Leaders that came trained out of the course are not able to provide scouts with guidance to complete their scout progressive schemes... There is a ROVER SECTION in Maldives but are there any trained ROVER ADVISORS in Maldives???

Amongst the treasured items that Crew Commander, Neil Armstrong, carried with him to the Moon and back was a World Scout Badge! The former member of Boy Scouts of America presented this unique momento of his now legendary mission to World Scouting. The signed citation reads, “I certify that this World Scout Badge was carried to the moon on man ’s first lunar landing, Apollo XI, July 20, 1969.” The Scout emblem which features in the badge was created by Baden-Powell. The fleur-de-lys, which indicated ‘north’ on old maps, is a reminder that Scouts must be as reliable as a compass; they must respect Scouting’s ideals and help show others the way. A singularly appropriate symbol then to be carried by the first man to set foot on the Moon! This historically important badge is kept on permanent display at the World Scout Bureau’s central office in Geneva, Switzerland. Of the 294 men and women selected to be astronauts since 1959 to 2005, more than 180 have been Scouts. Baden-Powell wrote in

Deciding future aged 13, is this fair? 19th November 2002, Day I completed my Primary School at Jamaluddin School, in Male'. I was handed a form to be filled and submitted to my PROMOTED school where I was to complete my O'Levels. It was that same day when I went back home, my Dad tells me "Now you need to decide what STREAM you are going to take in O'levels, either Arts, Business or Science ... and what ever you take choose it wise cause that will be your foundations for what ever you want to be in future" There I was, a regular normal 13 year boy just as any other in the Maldives, who had to choose his STREAM ... the ticket for his education ... the warranty for his career ... the gateway into his future ... (Hope I made it very dramatic)  Can a 13 year old decide all this ?? should their PARENTS decide whats best for him?? Are 13year olds 'mature' enough to decide their future?? Can they understand whats best for them at this age?? Will they be awar