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No clear direction to start with - Maldives 2013

Elections Commission's Political Party membership statistics update ( 10.03.2013) shows that the Maldivian Democratic Party - MDP (45666) and  Progressive Party of Maldives - PPM (22383) remains to be the two largest political entities in the country.  As people Power  will be at test in the Maldives this September, political actors seem to be making hasty decisions and announcements, with the majority parties  already  having held their primaries, have their Presidential candidates touring the small island state. The yellow and magenta feud seems to be spreading like wildfire in the country while smaller parties coalition one another to get on to a common arena.  Meanwhile, street violence and gang activity in the country is heading towards unimaginable dimensions.   Today street violence have exceeded beyond limitation and criminal offences are no longer classified as simple pity crimes. It has very much become a mainstream Male' culture to have cases of stabbi

A thing or two about "Turquoise" the gem

Here is the thing, I seem to be "engulfed" in total "amazement" over the gem "Turquoise". So here is a bit on it : *** Turquoise is a beautiful copper-rich stone of varying shades of blue, occasionally interspersed with black lines. The color can vary from sky blue to green, but all shades seem to be popular. Since Turquoise looks good on all skin tones, it has been popular for many years in various forms (including beads, rings, bolo ties, and belt buckles). Turquoise has a rich history. It adorned rulers of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, China, and the Aztecs. Its most well-known historical use was to decorate King Tut's burial mask and tomb. It was first introduced to Europe through Turkey, where we believe it got the name "Turquoise," which sounds like French of "Turkey." Turkey does not produce Turquoise, it was just a trading thoroughfare. Wearers of Turquoise were thought to be protected against unnatural dea