How to get rid of Rains
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
If you are from the Asian subcontinent, you'd know what a Monsoon is and what a rainy season actually means. Nothing much happens in this part of the world (except S. America); of course Hurricanes create havoc in the southern part of the States, its nothing as compared to the former.
So, as many of you know, Beiging is hosting the next Olympics (2008). Events are scheduled to begin on Aug 8th and per Chinese officials, there's a 50% chance of rain playing spoil spot during the opening ceremony and a 50% chance of rains during the closing ceremony. So what to do ?Well, they're trying to get rid of the rains by sending out rockets into the atmosphere. You heard it right - send out rockets to disperse rain clouds - isn't that nice ;-). The only problem they are having right now is that there are fewer rain-clouds this year to test these rockets out.
I just have one thing to say - don't mess with the rain gods :)
Labels: Beiging, China, Olympics, Rain, Rockets, Summer
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Sleep deprivation
Monday, April 23, 2007
If you ask me, when was the last time I had 8 hours of uninterrupted, peaceful sleep, I'd say dunno; for I don't frankly remember. Like today - I woke up somewhere around 5:00, 5:30 because it was so bright outside. I had a look at my timepiece and realized that its not time to get up. Again at 6 then again at 6:30 - oh man. All because it was bright and sunny outside, I think that the sun showed up somewhere close to 4 am.
There was an article on BBC the other day that said - Do we really need eight hours of sleep? According to the article, researchers and scientists have found the answer to be - 'No'. They say that asking everyone to get 8 hours of sleep is "like saying everybody should have size eight shoes or be five foot eight inches" - gee thanks !!
There goes a golden opportunity, for everyone who wants to get an '8 hour sleep' need not necessarily need 8 hours. I mean, why cant these scientists keep quite. Who are they to decide how much sleep I need? I need atleast 8 hours of sleep and thats it. "In a nutshell, if you sleep for eight hours a night go to work and find yourself lolling and drooling on the keyboard, you aren't getting enough. If you're sleeping five hours and running the country, you probably are getting enough".
What really surprises me are statements like "Women may need more sleep than men due to the structure of their brains." and "sleep disorders are a 24-hour phenomenon with sufferers spending their days stressed and unable to clear their heads at night."
When it comes to thinks concerning sleep, I think its best to ignore the research. If after doing some tests they figure out that I need only 6 hours of sleep, I'm not going to agree to it. No way can I compromise on my sleep. They say that a classic demand of the 19th Century labour movement was "Eight hours labour, Eight hours recreation, Eight hours rest"- how true
There goes a golden opportunity, for everyone who wants to get an '8 hour sleep' need not necessarily need 8 hours. I mean, why cant these scientists keep quite. Who are they to decide how much sleep I need? I need atleast 8 hours of sleep and thats it. "In a nutshell, if you sleep for eight hours a night go to work and find yourself lolling and drooling on the keyboard, you aren't getting enough. If you're sleeping five hours and running the country, you probably are getting enough".
What really surprises me are statements like "Women may need more sleep than men due to the structure of their brains." and "sleep disorders are a 24-hour phenomenon with sufferers spending their days stressed and unable to clear their heads at night."
When it comes to thinks concerning sleep, I think its best to ignore the research. If after doing some tests they figure out that I need only 6 hours of sleep, I'm not going to agree to it. No way can I compromise on my sleep. They say that a classic demand of the 19th Century labour movement was "Eight hours labour, Eight hours recreation, Eight hours rest"- how true
Labels: BBC, Deprive, Sleep, Summer, Sun
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