Sleep - What You Need to Know

Life is a precious gift

Life is a precious gift

And it is to be celebrated

And not to be muffled.

Those who are always on the sideline

Have nothing worthy of celebrating

And afraid of their own shadows

Will try to distract.

Let them embroiled in their own miseries

It is not your prerogative

To put them back on the right track.

Instead, live life and love life

And celebrate fully

The precious gift

Called life.

Aviation Windsock

හිතන්න කාළය එළබ ඇත දැන්.

 කොහේ හරි ඉන්න හාල්පාරුවෙක් ගොඩ දාන්න, පාප්ප නාගෙන  තාප්ප වල පෝස්ටර් අලවපු අය, රතිඤ්ඤා පත්තු කරලා කිරිබත් කාලා ආයේ තාප්ප සුද්ද කරන්න පටන් ගන්නවා. 

වහලට ටකරමක්, ගෙදරට පිස් පෝච්චියක්, ප්ලාස්ටික් පුටුවක් දීපු එකා V8 එකක යනකොට හූල්ලන්න ගන්නවා පුංචි කතිරෙක බලේ තේරුම් ගන්නේ නැතුව. 

පාප්ප හොදට ගාපු එකා උදේට හොදට ඇඳගෙන දීපු රස්සාවට යනවා.

හවසට මදි පාඩු හොයන්න රෝද තුනක් උඩ මැරෙනවා. 

මේක තමයි ජීවිතේ කියලා හිතෙන එකාලා පොඩ්ඩ එහෙ මෙහෙ වෙච්ච ගමන් දැඩිගම එකේ පෝලිමට යනවා.

පුංචි කතිරෙකින් V8 ගන්න පුළුවන් කියලා තේරෙන කම්ම, සම හරක් මේ මඩේ නොකඩවා කනවා.

තමන්ට කර ගන්න වුන බැරි දේවල් තමන්ගේ දරුවන්ට වත් ලබා ගනන සුදුසු පරිසරයක් හදන්න උත්සහ කරන්න අඩුම තරමින්.

උන්ටත් තාප්පයි, පාප්පයි, කිරි බතුයි, රචිඤ්ඤායි නැතුව සෝඋත්සහයෙන් දියුණු වෙන්න පුළුවන් රටක් හදන්න උත්සහ කරන්න.

හිතන්න කාළය එළබ ඇත දැන්.

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Teflon & Cancer

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Who Does Not Want to be Rich.

My (semi) Retirement Life !

For many years, I had been looking forward to reaching retirement age.

As I felt, it came faster than I expected because I really had a good time performing my tasks day in and day out.

However, after being in the so-called Rat Race for four decades, getting adjusted to the new lifestyle will be a somewhat hard thing initially for most, unless if you have not prepared yourself both mentally as well as physically to face the new challenges.

Retirement means No more schedules to meet and the current weather is no longer an issue and because of that, one is left with so much freedom and more time for indulgence.

I had no issues getting into the new Retired lifestyle and I did it like a duck in the water.

I had a few good habits cultivated in me long before this retirement saga began.

Reading is one of them and the rest, too, fit well into the extra available pace without any qualms.

Initially, most of my spare time was funnelled into initiating a few community-based projects in and around the neighbourhood and they were well received too.

Those efforts have helped me to, metaphorically speaking, building new bridges and repair old ones in the neighbourhood.

They were previously put on the backburner, obviously due to the nature and location of my employment.

Then came the pandemic, which gave most of us extra free time because many people's movements were restricted, and fun and outdoor activities were curtailed.

Despite having so much more free time in their hands now, many are still find unable to cope with the gift fallen from the sky above us.

I have seen on many social media sites where many are cursing the free time they are now endowed with.

One way for them to get their frustration and boredom out of their system is to flood social media sites with pictures of themselves as pious, patriots, and so on.

Then they go and indulge in many unhealthy activities and most of them are on the borderline of vice and unwise, yet have the audacity to post them everywhere, despite their previous claims of being very pious, patriotic and the list of Ps galore.

Instead of wasting their time and others too, these people should use this gift from above to upgrade themselves and be prepared for the next wave of things to unfold.

Use the same tool, the social media platforms that many are either being misused or underused to upgrade one’s skills rather than cursing everything under the sun from morning till night on social media platforms.

If coding is not one’s pot or kettle, then look for something that you are passionate about.

Look for a skill where it can be put to good use for a side hustle and make a few extra quid.

Once someone learns how to manage the available time well, many things will fall into the right places and complete the big picture.

Extra time in hand is not a curse but a blessing, but only if you know how to use it wisely.

Time is one commodity that has been fair to all living beings from the time it came into existence.

Therefore, use it wisely and reap the benefits.

රාත්තල් එකකට ග්‍රෑම් කීයක්ද?

 රාත්තල්  එකකට ග්‍රෑම් කීයක්ද?

හරි විදියට ග්‍රෑම් 454 ක් තිබිය යුතුයි.

ෆේස්බුක් පෝස්ට් එකක් දුටුවේ කවුරුහරි හෝමගමාවේ මිලදී ගත් පාන් ගෙඩියක් ග්‍රෑම් 330 ක් පමණක් පෙන්වන බවයි.

සාමාන්‍යයෙන්, අපි අපේ මාර්ගයට පැමිණෙන පෑන් චුන් වෙතින් පාන් මිලදී ගන්නේ නැත, 

නමුත් ඉහත සඳහන් කළ ප්‍රකාශයේ වලංගුභාවය පරීක්ෂා කිරීමට තීරණය කළෙමු.

අප මිලදී ගත් පාන් ගෙඩිය හරියටම ග්‍රෑම් 330 ක් විය.

මා මෙය පළ කරන්නේ අන් අය දැනුවත් කිරීම සඳහා වන අතර අපි ඒ ගැන නිහඬව සිටියහොත් බේකරි කරුවන් අපව සතුටින් රවටනු ඇත.

එබැවින්  ඔබේ ප්‍රදේශවලට එන පෑන් චුන්  ගෙන් පරිස්සම් වන්න. 

ඔවුන් ඔබව රවටා නොගන්නා බවට වග බලා ගන්න.

හෙට උදේ මම මේ පෑන් චුන් එක නවතා පැහැදිලි බර අඩුපාඩුව ගැන ඔහුට දන්වමි.

මෙය ඔවුන්ගෙන් මා අවසන් වරට මිලදී ගනු ඇත.

මුලින් ඉංග්‍රීසියෙන් ලියා ඇති අතර ගූගල් පරිවර්තනය භාවිතයෙන් පරිවර්තනය කර ඇත.

Some Special Needs are Obvious and Some are Not.

Some special needs are obvious, while others aren't. 

As someone who worked in aviation for several decades, I am well aware that almost all airports and airlines have special units set up to cater to travellers with obvious special needs. 

But what about some special needs that are not visible but are just as important as those that are? 

They have no physical symptoms and include learning disabilities, mental health issues, mobility issues, and speech, visual, and hearing impairments.

Asthma, COPD, PTSD, anxiety, lung conditions, chronic illnesses, renal failure, diabetes, and sleep disorders are examples of diseases that can significantly impair and impact one's day-to-day life. 

Those with such specific but obscure needs frequent airports and airlines. 

Airlines do not make money while their planes are parked, so adhering to their published schedule is critical if they want to be successful.

Time is an important factor in aviation, and their performance may be hampered when dealing with passengers who have less obvious special needs.

How can we tell if someone has a hidden but non-obvious special need?

The Hidden Special Needs Sunflower was designed and launched in 2016 after London Gatwick Airport realized that they needed some kind of early warning mechanism to avoid affecting the airport's performance due to such passengers.

A lanyard with a simple sunflower design on a green background is a subtle but visible signal to airport staff that the wearer (or someone with them) may require some extra help, time, or assistance when moving through the airport. 

Wearing the sunflower lanyard alerts others that assistance may be required. The amount of assistance required may differ from person to person. 

It could be as simple as a lack of time, comprehension, or both.

We should believe that while everyone is equal, they are not the same.

So, the next time you see someone wearing a sunflower lanyard, you'll know it's an indication and prompt intervention that could benefit both the wearer and the service being provided. 

Instead of asking what the hidden special needs are, ask how you can help. 

The Hidden Special Needs Sunflower's success and positive response have raised awareness of the challenges that both adults and children with hidden special needs can face.

Disguised Special Needs Sunflower wearers are now more widely benefiting from assistance in making their daily lives a little easier, and not only airports but also other large establishments provide this service. 

Preventing the misuse of free or minimal-cost services requires a combination of technical measures, user policies, and monitoring.

Here are some steps that can be taken:

User Registration and Verification:

Implement a registration process that requires users to provide valid contact information.

Use email or phone number verification to ensure users are legitimate.

Terms of Use and Acceptable Use Policy:

Clearly define the terms of use and an acceptable use policy for the service.

Clearly state the prohibited activities, such as misuse, fraud, harassment, etc.

Account Monitoring:

Employ automated systems to detect unusual or suspicious behaviour.

Set up alerts for unusual activities that might indicate misuse.

Rate Limiting and Usage Quotas:

Implement rate limiting to prevent excessive usage by a single user.

Moderation and Reporting:

Implement reporting mechanisms that allow to report misuse.

Have a moderation team to review and take appropriate action accordingly.

User Behavior Analysis: 

Monitor user behaviour patterns to identify suspicious or abnormal activities.

Apply machine learning algorithms to detect anomalies in user behaviour.

Authentication and Identity Verification:

Implement multi-factor authentication to ensure users are who they claim to be.

For sensitive services, consider identity verification through official documents.

Regular Audits:

Conduct periodic audits of user accounts and activities to identify and deactivate suspicious accounts.

Legal Measures:

Include clauses in your terms of use that allow you to take legal action against those who misuse your service.

Cooperate with law enforcement agencies when serious misuse occurs.

Educational Efforts:

Provide users with information about responsible and legitimate ways to use the service.

Educate users about the potential consequences of misuse.

Feedback Loops:

Encourage feedback from users about the service's performance and misuse concerns.

Use this feedback to continuously improve your anti-misuse measures.

It's important to strike a balance between preventing misuse and ensuring a positive user experience.

Overly strict measures can deter genuine users, while insufficient measures can lead to rampant misuse.

Regularly review and update your strategies based on the evolving landscape of user behaviour.