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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

በአለም ውዱ የጠርሙስ ውሃ! The most expensive bottled water in the world. fnd out





ድሮ ልጅ እያለሁ፣ ነግሩማ አሁንም  ማለት ይሻላል እንግሊዘኛ በቃ በእግሩ ነበር የማስሄደው። ከሁሉ የሚገርመኝ እኔ የምችለው የአሜሪካ (American) ወይም  ሪታንያ  እንግሊዘኛ  (British English) ሳይሆን የኢትዮጵያ እንግሊዘኛ (Ethiopian English)  መሆኑ ቁልጭ ዬኝ አገሬን ለቅቄ ስደት ላይ ነው። ነገሩ እንዲህ ነው። አገረችን ውስጥ አንዳንድ እቃዎችን በስማቸው ሳይሆን በሰራቸው ኩባንያ  እንጠርቸዋለን። ለምሳሌ  ለዚህ አባባል ድጋፍ  የሚሆኑት ምላጭ እና ርስ መፋቂያ ፈሳሽ (ቅቤ) ናቸው። እኔ የመሰለ ምላጭ በእንግሊዘ ቶፓዝ (topaz) ሲሆን የጥርስ መፋቂያ ፈሳሽ(ቅቤ) ደግሞ ኮልጌት(Colgate) ነው።  ይህ ማለት የኢትዮጵያ እንግሊዘኛ ማለት ነው። ከብዙ ውጣ ውረድ በሗላ ነበር ነገሩ የገባኝ። ለምሳሌ ብልጭ ድርግም የምትለዋ ሰዓት በኢትዮጵያ እንግሊዘኛ ዲስኮ (disco) ስትሆን የክንድ ሰዓት ደግሞ ሴኮ (Seiko) ነው።  የጥንቱ ሲሆን አሁን ደግሞ በጠርሙስ ሽጎ የሚሽጥ ውሃ በኢትዮጵያ እንግዘኛ ሃይላንደር (High Lander)  ሲሆን ሌላው ወደ ኢትዮጵያ እንግሊዘኛ እየገባ ያለው አይፎን (iPhone) ነው። ያም ማለት ጠፍጣፋ ሆኖ ሾጠጥ ያለ ስልክ ሁሉ (smartphone) ማንም ይስራው ማንም አይፎን ነው። The same for IPAD


የዛሬው አመጣጤ እንኳ ይህንን ለመናገር ሳይሆን በአጋጣሚ በጠርሙስ ታሽጎ ሰለሚሸጥ ውሃ (Bottled Water) ያገኘሁትን ላካፍላችሁ። በአገራችን ያሉት የሚሽጡ ውሃዎች ውድ ናቸው ብላችሁ የምታግሮመርሙ ካላችሁ ይህንን አንብቡ። በአለም ላይ በጣም ውዱ ውሃ የሚሽጠው ስልሳ ዶላር ($60 000) ነው።
አንድ ጠርሙስ ማለት ነው። ሙሉ ኩባንያውን እንዳይመስላች ሁ። ውሃው ውስጥ ርቅ ብናኝ አለበት። ሌሎች ውሃዎችም ስልሳ ዶላር ባይደርሱም ወደ ሶስት መቶዎች ይደርሳሉ። ለምሳሌ የአሜሪካ ፕሬዜዳንቶች በመጣት የታዎቀው ውሃ ከመቶ አመት በላይ ከአንድ ምንጭ/ቦታ ተቆፍሮ የሚዎጣ ሲሆን ቀጥታ ከምንጩ ወደ ጠርሙሱ የሚገባ ሲሆን እጅ አይነካውም :: ውሃው ለጤንነት በጣም የታዎቀ ሲሆን የሆሊውድ አክተሮች እና ታዋቂ ሰዎች ነው የሚጠጡት። ታዲያ አገራችን ስንት ያን የመሰሉ ውሃዎች አሏት። ወይ አገሬ።

1. Acqua di Cristallo Tributo a Modigliani (Solid Gold Bottle) – $60,000
In case these other “semi-affordable” bottles of water didn’t peak your interest enough, maybe a $60,000 bottle of water will… Not only will this bottle of water quench your thirst, but after you can add it to your investment portfolio under the precious metals category. This bottle of water is made 24 karat solid gold. You can also find this bottle of water in gold matte, silver, silver matte, and crystal variations. Each bottle of this luxurious water comes with a leather case. The water itself actually has five milligrams of gold dust inside of it.

2. Fillico Jewelry Water – $219
3. Hello Kitty Fillico – $100
4. Bling H2o – $40
5. Hawaiian Deep Seawater – $33.50
6. Veen – $23
7. 10 Thousand BC – $14
8. Aquadeco – $12
9. Tasmanian Rain – $10-11
10. Christian Lacroix – Evian – $10

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

World Bank Urges Ethiopia to Devalue Birr to Boost Exports





World Bank Urges Ethiopia to Devalue Birr to Boost Exports
By William Davison Jul 22, 2014 10:55 AM PT


Ethiopia’s birr is overvalued and the country would benefit from a devaluation to boost export revenue and accelerate economic growth, the World Bank said.

Reducing the currency’s value by 10 percent in real terms may lead to a 5 percent increase in stalled export earnings and a 2 percent increase in growth, Lars Moller, the bank’s chief economist in Ethiopia, told reporters today in the capital, Addis Ababa.

Ethiopia last devalued its currency by 17 percent against the dollar in September 2010. Since then, the birr has appreciated in real terms by more than 50 percent, leading to a currency that’s overvalued by 31 percent, Moller said at a presentation of the lender’s third Ethiopia Economic Update.

After growing at a rate of about 20 percent in previous years, annual Ethiopian goods exports have remained steady at about $3 billion for the past two years, primarily because of falling international commodity prices. Foreign earnings from goods may have grown about 8 percent in the fiscal year that ended July 7 from $3.08 billion last year, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said July 18 to reporters. The country uses the Ethiopian calendar.

Although the exact effect of devaluing the currency is uncertain, there would be some benefit to the country, Moller said.
‘Insufficient Depreciation’

“The bottom line is that Ethiopia competes on prices and the real exchange rate is overvalued,” he said.

A decision to adjust the exchange rate would be made on the basis of what its wider impact on the economy would be, State Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide said at the event. The birr is currently at 19.7495 per dollar.

Ethiopia, the world’s most populous landlocked nation, may grow as much as 8.5 percent this year and next, the International Monetary Fund said last month. The nation earns most foreign-exchange from state-owned Ethiopian Airlines, while coffee exports from Africa’s largest producer of the beans are the highest grossing commodity.

To boost exports, the World Bank also recommended focusing on adding value to commodity exports by expanding processing and packaging, building industrial zones, opening access to credit for small- and medium-size enterprises, and improving costly and time-consuming trade logistics.

Ethiopia is investing to tackle infrastructure bottlenecks such as power and transport networks that have been a barrier to growth, which should help the business climate, Ahmed said.

The World Bank estimates Ethiopia could earn $1 billion a year from exporting electricity by 2023 if all of its hydroelectric projects are completed as planned, Moller said.

To contact the reporter on this story: William Davison in Addis Ababa at wdavison3@bloomberg.net

Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch an improved flight schedule for its daily flight from Addis Ababa to Frankfurt.





Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch an improved flight schedule for its daily flight from Addis Ababa to Frankfurt.

Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch an improved flight schedule for its daily flight from Addis Ababa to Frankfurt.

Due to come into effect on September 8, flights from the Ethiopian capital will depart at 23:59 and arrive in Frankfurt at 06:20.
By introducing the night flight schedule, Ethiopian Airlines aims to offer more convenient flight connections within its entire African route network, including to Johannesburg, Seychelles, Lilongwe, Accra, Lagos, Lusaka, Djibouti and Harare among others.
Currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025, Ethiopian’s goal is to become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers.
These include Ethiopian Domestic and Regional Airline; Ethiopian International Passenger Airline; Ethiopian Cargo; Ethiopian MRO; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian In-flight Catering Services; and Ethiopian Ground Service.
In operation for close seven decades, the airline serves more than 82 destinations across five continents and has recorded an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

ከፔሌና ከማራዶናና ማን ይበልጣል?Pelé vs Maradona who is the best?


ከማራዶናና ከሜሲ ማን ይበልጣ? Diego Maradona vs Lionel Messi

The Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has named its eighth 787 Dreamliner after the Taj Mahal,

In what is being seen as a recognition of the heavy traffic generated on its routes to the Indian subcontinent, the flagship carrier of the East African nation of Ethiopia has named its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India's most famous monument.

The Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has named its eighth 787 Dreamliner after the Taj Mahal, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's monument of love to his wife. This is the first time that the airline has named an aircraft of its Dreamliner fleet after a historical or heritage site outside of Africa.

To meet the demand from the Indian market, Ethiopian Airlines has decided to operate big-bodied aircraft connecting this Ethiopian capital. Officials said the airline has already deployed the 787 Dreamliner and is exploring new direct destinations in India.

More than 13 million people travel out of India every year. Hence, with its large African network, ET hopes that it will be in a position to benefit from the heavy tourism business from India and the large number of those travelling across the region.

Ethiopian, which currently flies daily to New Delhi and twice daily to Mumbai, is also looking at other Indian destinations like Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.

It also has a code sharing agreement with Air India and is set to start services to the south Indian city of Chennai, which it considers to be a gateway to a larger market.

ET has named its previous seven Boeing 787s as Africa First, Lucy, Queen of Sheba, Lake Tana, Walia Ibex and Serengeti, all Ethiopian and African sites.

"In doing so we are heralding the renaissance of Africa globally and we will continue promoting iconic international figures found in the destinations we serve," the ET official said.

"This will also strengthen our already established relations with India as we have an increasing number of Indian travellers."

"As a pan African airline, ET is reflecting the global vision and scope of its services through such a naming," an official from ET told IANS. "This is to also show ET's commitment to recognise the world's famous places by carrying their names globally," he added.

ET is the first African carrier to put Boeing's new state-of-the-art airplane into regular service in Africa. The first arrived last December and Ethiopian has nine more on order. This comes as Ethiopian becomes the 26th member of the Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance.

(Hadra Ahmed can be contacted at hadraahmed@gmail.com)

Thursday, July 17, 2014

አዲሱ የፊፋ የአገሮች ደረጃ ወጣ፣ ኢትዮጵያ ስንተኛ ወጣች? ከፊታችን ካሉት ቡድኖች ከሗላችን ያሉት ይበልጣሉ

አዲሱ የፊፋ የ አገሮች ደረጃ ወጣ፣ ኢትዮጵያ ስንተኛ ወጣች?  ከፊታችን ካሉት ቡድኖች ከሗላችን ያሉት ይበልጣሉ. 2014 FIFA Ranking
Jul 2014
RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
1 Germany17241Up
2 Argentina16063Up
3 Netherlands149612Up
4 Colombia14924Up
5 Belgium14016Up
6 Uruguay13301Up
7 Brazil1241-4Down
8 Spain1229-7Down
9 Switzerland1216-3Down
10 France12027Up
11 Portugal1148-7Down
12 Chile10982Up
13 Greece1091-1Down
14 Italy1056-5Down
15 USA989-2Down
16 Costa Rica98612Up
17 Croatia9551Up
18 Mexico9302Up
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina9172Up
20 England911-10Down
21 Ecuador9015Up
22 Ukraine898-6Down
23 Russia897-4Down
24 Algeria872-2Down
25 Côte d'Ivoire850-2Down
26 Denmark807-3Down
27 Scotland7340Equal
28 Romania7331Up
29 Sweden7243Up
30 Venezuela72010Up




RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
31 Serbia717-1Down
32 Turkey7143Up
33 Panama684-2Down
34 Nigeria66410Up
35 Czech Republic646-1Down
36 Egypt6450Equal
37 Slovenia644-12Down
38 Hungary6429Up
38 Ghana642-1Down
40 Honduras637-7Down
41 Armenia635-3Down
42 Tunisia6216Up
43 Austria614-1Down
44 Wales606-3Down
45 Japan6041Up
46 Slovakia5883Up
47 Iceland5705Up
48 Paraguay5662Up
49 Iran563-6Down
50 Montenegro5591Up
51 Guinea5551Up
52 Uzbekistan5237Up
53 Norway5202Up
53 Cameroon5203Up
55 Finland5086Up
56 Korea Republic5011Up
57 Jordan5006Up
58 Burkina Faso4952Up
59 Peru487-14Down
60 Mali483-3Down
61 Poland4788Up

Rnk
TeamPts+/- Pos
61 Poland4788Up
62 Senegal47612Up
63 Libya4711Up
64 Sierra Leone469-10Down
65 United Arab Emirates4667Up
66 South Africa450-1Down
67 Albania444-1Down
67 Israel4448Up
69 Oman44310Up
70 Republic of Ireland4400Equal
71 Bolivia429-4Down
72 Bulgaria4256Up
73 Azerbaijan41010Up
74 FYR Macedonia4066Up
75 Cape Verde Islands401-36Down
76 Australia397-14Down
77 Zambia396-1Down
78 Saudi Arabia38412Up
79 Morocco377-2Down
79 Angola37714Up
81 Belarus3761Up
82 Congo3753Up
83 Jamaica373-2Down
84 Trinidad and Tobago369-13Down
85 Palestine3629Up
86 Qatar36114Up
87 Uganda358-1Down
88 Togo3570Equal
89 Northern Ireland3561Up
89 Iraq35615Up
91 Benin354-4Down






RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
91 Benin354-4Down
92 Estonia3456Up
93 Gabon344-4Down
94 China PR3429Up
95 Kenya33913Up
96 Congo DR338-12Down
96 Georgia3380Equal
98 Zimbabwe3341Up
99 Botswana332-7Down
99 Niger33213Up
101 New Zealand330-4Down
102 Moldova325-1Down
103 Latvia3146Up
104 Lithuania3122Up
105 Bahrain2885Up
106 Tanzania2877Up
107 Kuwait2818Up
108 Luxembourg27811Up
109 Rwanda2767Up
110 Ethiopia273-3Down
111 Equatorial Guinea270-9Down
112 Namibia2642Up
113 Haiti262-40Down
114 Mozambique2574Up
115 Sudan2565Up
115 Liberia2561Up
117 Central African Republic253-12Down
118 Canada250-8Down
119 Lebanon2496Up
120 Cuba245-25Down
121 Malawi2341Up
121 El Salvador234-53Down




RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
121 Malawi2341Up
121 El Salvador234-53Down
123 Aruba233-3Down
124 Tajikistan2322Up
125 Dominican Republic2306Up
126 Burundi2222Up
127 Kazakhstan220-3Down
128 Philippines2181Up
129 Afghanistan2171Up
129 Vietnam217-6Down
131 Lesotho2138Up
131 Suriname2135Up
133 Mauritania2084Up
134 Guatemala204-7Down
135 St. Vincent and the Grenadines203-2Down
136 New Caledonia1994Up
136 Guinea-Bissau199-2Down
138 St. Lucia195-1Down
139 Cyprus1933Up
140 Turkmenistan1833Up
140 Chad183-6Down
142 Grenada1822Up
143 Madagascar1791Up
144 Kyrgyzstan1765Up
145 Maldives1712Up
146 Syria169-6Down
147 Korea DPR163-1Down
148 Gambia1610Equal
149 Antigua and Barbuda1522Up
150 Malta146-18Down
151 Malaysia1442Up
151 India1443Up




RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
151 Malaysia1442Up
151 India1443Up
153 Indonesia1414Up
154 Singapore1401Up
155 Guyana1361Up
156 Puerto Rico1342Up
157 Thailand128-8Down
158 St. Kitts and Nevis1242Up
159 Swaziland12314Up
160 Myanmar122-1Down
161 Belize117-9Down
162 Hong Kong1141Up
163 Bangladesh1034Up
164 Nepal1020Equal
165 Pakistan100-1Down
166 Montserrat990Equal
167 Liechtenstein93-5Down
167 Dominica932Up
169 Barbados921Up
170 Laos87-2Down
171 Tahiti85-10Down
172 Comoros842Up
173 Bermuda832Up
174 Guam794Up
175 Nicaragua781Up
175 Solomon Islands785Up
177 São Tomé e Príncipe72-5Down
178 Sri Lanka711Up
178 Chinese Taipei71-2Down
180 Yemen703Up
181 Turks and Caicos Islands6626Up



RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
181 Turks and Caicos Islands6626Up
182 Seychelles64-1Down
183 Curaçao63-1Down
184 Faroe Islands61-13Down
185 Mauritius56-1Down
186 South Sudan43-1Down
187 Vanuatu383Up
188 Fiji310Equal
189 Mongolia29-2Down
190 US Virgin Islands285Up
190 Samoa28-1Down
192 Bahamas26-6Down
192 Brunei Darussalam260Equal
192 Timor-Leste260Equal
192 Tonga260Equal
196 Cayman Islands210Equal
197 American Samoa181Up
198 Andorra162Up
199 Papua New Guinea14-3Down
200 Cambodia13-10Down
200 British Virgin Islands13-2Down
202 Eritrea11-1Down
203 Somalia8-1Down
204 Macau7-2Down
205 Djibouti6-1Down
206 Cook Islands5-1Down
207 Anguilla1-1Down
208 Bhutan0-1Down
208 San Marino0-1Down