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This 2006 Aston Martin Vanquish S shows just 11k miles and is a US-market example that benefits a 6-speed manual conversion installed by Aston Martin Works in 2015. Power comes from a 5.9-liter V12, and the car was purchased new from Lake Forest Sportscars. It has remained in the Chicago area since and was acquired in April 2015 by the seller's late father. It was shipped to Newport Pagnell four months later for installation of the factory 6-speed transmission, an interior color change, and various maintenance items at a cost of over $73k. The seller is listing the car on behalf of his mother, who is the executor of his father's estate. The sale includes service records from new, documentation from Aston Martin Works, and a clean Illinois title.
Aluminum bodywork differs subtly from that of the standard Vanquish and wears Meteorite Silver. Noted flaws include a scratch on the chrome gas cap, stone chips in the passenger fender and quarter panels, and a scraped front splitter, which was last replaced in 2013. Removal of a dent in the right rear quarter panel is noted in a 2010 record below.
The finish has been photographed in the sunlight and shade by the seller, as well as under overcast skies. Factory 19″ wheels wear staggered-width Michelin Pilot Sport rubber from 2015 and show rash on one rim.
While at Newport Pagnell, the heated front buckets, rear 2+2 seats, and door inserts were re-trimmed from their original black leather to factory Light Tan. The black headliner was likewise replaced with a tan ultrasuede panel. The leather-trimmed dash remains black and a new center console was fitted to match.
White-faced gauges reportedly include an odometer showing 11k miles, just under 1,400 of which were added by the seller's father. All accessories are said to be functional, including the factory flat-screen stereo with Bluetooth and navigation.
When new, the 5.9L V12 produced 520 horsepower at 7,000 rpm in Vanquish S trim, enough to propel the car to a claimed top speed of over 200 mph. The seller notes annual services including an oil change and brake/clutch fluid flush performed eight months ago, and both valve cover gaskets were replaced in April 2016. A recent "random misfire" CEL was diagnosed and repaired in a service that also included new spark plugs, ignition coils, and intake manifold gaskets.
Though an option for the European market, the 6-speed manual transmission was never offered for the US. This car was converted by the manufacturer in 2015. A variety of other service items were carried out during the trip to Aston Martin Works, including replacement of several seals, a tie rod, a track rod end, rear suspension wishbones, a battery cable, hood insulation, and body liners. Braking is from 6-piston front calipers over 15″ rotors, which have been fitted with a noise-reducing shim kit. 4-piston rear calipers clamp down on 13″ rotors.
Records from Lake Forest Sportscars date from new, and a 16-page invoice details the work performed by Aston Martin Works, which totaled over $73k in US dollars. Shipping receipts are also provided along with correspondence regarding interior colors and other details. A sales order and option list are included, as is a copy of the window sticker showing an original MSRP of over $250k.
Start-up, walk-around, and interior videos can be found below:
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The IL PALAGIO holiday apartments vary in size and are all stylishly and comfortably designed. All bathrooms were fully renovated in the winter of 2016/17 and, with their modern design, provide a harmonious contrast with the rustic style of the apartments themselves. Simple exposed stonewalls, old timber beams and fireplaces together with doors, cabinets and cupboards restored by Franco's own hand, are all original features of the country house and each has its own part to play in the story of the whole.
The five self-catering apartments are: Tottolo, La Torre, Belvedere, Capanna, Il Piccolo.
Unfortunately, pets are not allowed at Il PALAGIO.

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Corporate Direct, Inc. works with foreign individuals, trusts and companies that want to invest in the United States. The U.S. is a big market with many opportunities. Our doors are open for foreign investors.
In most cases, the entity you use to protect your U.S. assets will be determined by your home country's tax system. For example, Canadians find that U.S. limited partnerships and C-Corporations (versus LLCs) work best and match up well with Canada's tax system. On the other hand, Australians use U.S. LLCs when investing their Superannuation Funds (retirement monies) into American real estate.
The key is to work with your local accountant to determine which is the best way, given your home country's tax regime, to invest in the U.S. We will follow their lead and set up the correct protective entity here in America. Or we can refer you to a U.S. accountant specializing in
While foreign individuals, trusts
Can foreign individuals own American LLCs? Can U.S. companies have LLC foreign members?
Yes, while foreign individuals cannot be owners of S Corporations, they most certainly can be owners of an LLC (or a C Corporation or Limited Partnership). In fact, most investors from outside the United States utilize the LLC for their real estate investments.
Is a separate LLC required for each property or asset?
That is a judgment call on your part. Segregating assets between several LLCs is always a good idea. If you have an LLC owning ten properties and a tenant sued over a problem at one property they could reach the equity in all ten properties. Many of our foreign clients hold each property in a separate LLC for the best protection.
Where should we set up our entities?
You can form an entity in all 50 states. In most situations, you will form an LLC in the state where the property is located. One or more of these in-state LLCs will then be held by a parent LLC based in Nevada or Wyoming, both of which offer superior asset protection. Graphically, supposing one property is in Ohio and one is in Texas, the structure would appear as:
Why do investors prefer Wyoming instead of Nevada?
While both states offer strong charging order protection, Wyoming offers two advantages over Nevada. First, Wyoming is more affordable. On an annual basis, the Wyoming state fee is only $50.00, compared to $350.00 a year in Nevada. Secondly, Wyoming does not list owner names on the Secretary of States' website (which Nevada does). You have more privacy at a lower cost with a Wyoming LLC. We maintain offices in both Wyoming and Nevada.
What is the best entity for real estate investors?
In general, the best entity for both U.S. and foreign real estate investors is the Limited Liability Company (or LLC). The LLC offers the benefits of both asset protection and
Can you provide a 100% asset protection guarantee?
No, no one can (or should). Laws and regulations change. Court cases reinterpret laws. Beware of any provider offering such a guarantee. Either they don't know or don't care about the true nature of our legal system. That said, we will do our best to keep you constantly updated of any changes through our newsletters.
Do you arrange for Individual Tax Identification numbers (ITINs)?
We do not obtain Individual Tax Identification numbers (or ITINs) for our clients. We have found that when filing the first LLC tax return the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will then issue an ITIN, which is the easiest route to obtain one.
to I obtain an ITIN?
There is a form which needs to be filed with the IRS. The IRS also has a service through Accepted Agents who can assist with the process. In many cases, when you file your first LLC tax return the IRS will then assign you an ITIN.
How long does it take to set up an LLC?
Nevada and Wyoming Articles can take 24 hours for approval. Other states may take longer. Forming an entity several weeks before it is needed is always prudent. It is best to allow for three to four weeks for the complete process (including tailored document preparation) to be finalized.
What about U.S. bank accounts?
It has become fairly difficult for foreign investors to set up a U.S. bank account. You have several options. You can work with a U.S. bank in your home country and see if they will set up a United States based LLC or corporate account. Or you can see if a bank in your home country will allow you to set up an account for your U.S. LLC or Corporation. Many
Can I set up a U.S. management company to manage my U.S. LLCs and LPs?
Yes, many of our foreign and American clients will set up a separate U.S. management company to manage their activities. This company can be a C Corporation or LLC, depending upon your situation.
Do I need a U.S. address?
You need a registered or resident agent in each state you form in and qualify to do business in. This is your US address for entity purposes. We offer this service in all 50 states for just $125 per year. When you form an entity with us the first year's registered agent fee is included in the package price. If you need mail forwarded to you in your home country we can also provide this service from certain key states. Call 1-800-600-1760 for more information.
Is it better to be
manager managed or member managed?
We prefer that you have your LLC be
Can you provide privacy?
Yes. Wyoming offers excellent privacy and does not list the managers or members
What does Corporate Direct provide to those who set up an LLC, LP or C Corporation?
We file the articles with the appropriate state, prepare the bylaws, or operating agreement, minutes, LP agreements, ownership certificates and we serve as your registered agent for the first year. We provide you with a complete package for safely investing in the USA. Our fee is $695 (plus the state filing fee, which varies from state to state). Please request our free incorporation package from Corporate Direct by filling out the form here.
New Filing Requirement as of January 1,
2017 for Foreign Owners of a Single Member U.S. LLC:
Foreign owners of a single member U.S. LLC must file a new form with the U.S. government beginning on or after January 1, 2017. Disregarded entities for tax purposes (including
Previously, foreign owners did not have to report their U.S. activities. However, with the release of the Panama Papers, increased scrutiny towards foreign ownership of U.S. assets has arisen.
It is important to know that the new rules only create informational reporting obligations. Filing Form 5472 does not in and of itself create a U.S. federal income tax liability for the foreign owner based on their entity's activities in the U.S. But it may lead to such taxation. As always, it is strongly recommended that clients work with accountants and tax advisors experienced in both the U.S. and their home country tax systems.
Many IRS filings are subject to de minimis exceptions, meaning when the amount involved is small enough you don't have to file. Interestingly, no such exception applies to Form 5472. Even if the amount is ten cents you have to file. The IRS clearly wants to know what is going on.
Their interest is evidenced by the penalties. Failure to file a Form 5472 for each entity results in an initial penalty of $10,000 per entity. After 90 days the penalty is increased by $10,000 for each 30 day period in which the filing is not made.
These significant penalties call for you to discuss the filing of Form 5472 with your advisor. The IRS will not send you a notice that the form must be filed. (Chances are they are not even aware of your entity yet.) Please be proactive with your advisors to avoid any problems and penalties


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The Amarillo Activity Youth Center will host FearFest 2010 from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The event will feature carnival games, inflatable jumpers, pumpkin-related activities, concessions and more at the center, 816 S. Van Buren St.
The facility also is the site for two haunted houses that will be open through October: Center City Mayhem and Kasper's Kastle.
Admission to FearFest is free.
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Comparison of 3 Learning Methods to Improve Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in Alzheimer Disease (C3LM-ILAD)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01095718
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2011 by Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : March 30, 2010
Last Update Posted : March 26, 2012
|Tracking Information
|First Submitted Date ICMJE
|March 15, 2010
|First Posted Date ICMJE
|March 30, 2010
|Last Update Posted Date
|March 26, 2012
|Study Start Date ICMJE
|March 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|The primary outcome of the intervention will be the performance and errors of participants. Each task is comparable as the assessment procedure remains the same across disease stages. [ Time Frame: 2 hours - 2 times a week during 6 weeks ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01095718 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Baseline neuropsychological assessments. Premorbid intelligence level will be estimated by the National Adult Reading Test (NART). The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) will be used to assessed cognitive status. [ Time Frame: 3 times through the trial ]
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Same as current
|Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
|Not Provided
|Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures
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|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Comparison of 3 Learning Methods to Improve Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) in Alzheimer Disease
|Official Title ICMJE
|Comparison of 3 Learning Methods and Their Underlying Mechanisms to Improve Independent Living in the Activities of Daily Living in Alzheimer's Dementia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
|Brief Summary
This study is a comparison of 3 learning techniques, Errorless learning, modelling and trial and error, in the relearning of IADL of Alzheimer patients from mild to moderately severe dementia.
Tailored IADL will be chosen for each patient (n=300) and trained in individualized sessions for 6 weeks.
This study focuses on the relationship between learning techniques, IADL and memory processes, in a threefold way:
|Detailed Description
Scientific background and rationale Alzheimer dementia (AD) is the most common cause of progressive cognitive deterioration that alters memory and learning to such a degree that it heavily interferes with daily living. Functional autonomy loss is a key feature of AD, as it follows a slow degradation process in cognitive function and in the ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), such as managing finance, food preparation or using a dish washer. Normally, learning occurs in an unstructured manner, which consists of guessing and the occurrence of errors during acquisition (Trial and Error, TE). However, there is abundant evidence that reducing errors during learning (Errorless Learning, EL) or increasing the time period between recall attempts (Modeling with Spaced Retrieval, MR) allow even moderate and severe Alzheimer Dementia (AD) patients to (re)learn instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) such as using a new route, an agenda or a cassette/radio player. While these findings are encouraging, we still do not fully understand the memory mechanisms underlying different learning techniques that are crucial in improving IADL tasks (re)learning and remembering in AD patients. Because acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine may be active moderators of intervention targeting memory improvement, complex intervention using behavioral enrichment training should explore any drug treatment by behavioral intervention interaction effects.
Description of the project methodology
This study focuses on the relationship between learning techniques, IADL and memory processes, in a threefold way:
Is the (re)learning effectiveness (physical performance) of each procedure and the overall maintain of the autonomy. All intervention are individualized training. The learning procedure comparison will allow us to assess the (re) learning capacities of IADL tasks in AD patients according to severity stages from mild to moderately severe.
• Secondary outcome : Assessing the role of the implicit memory processes over the explicit memory processes in the (re)learning of IADL tasks. Overall effects of the intervention over the patient's autonomy, cognitive functioning, behavioral disturbances, quality of life and careers burden.
Settings: Nursing Homes, Day Care centers, Memory Clinics Locations: Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Nice and Bordeaux agglomerations, France 3 different interventions given in individual sessions at participant's facility.
Each intervention is a 6-week training with a post assessment at 4-week follow-up. Each participant will receive one of the 3 interventions for 2 hours twice a week in individual sessions.
Errorless learning(EL) refers to the use of feedforward instruction (i.e., how to do) before actions to prevent learners from making mistakes.
Modeling with Spaced Retrieval (MR) techniques refers to the modeling of the steps and the increasing time interval between the completion of the task and the rehearsal of the targeted information by the patient.
Trial and Error (TE) refers to the regular unstructured learning and is considered as control condition.
A standardized 1-week training has been developed in French and Dutch to train French and Dutch therapists at each learning techniques.
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|Not Applicable
|Study Design ICMJE
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Condition ICMJE
|Alzheimer Disease
|Intervention ICMJE
|Study Arms ICMJE
|Publications *
|Not Provided
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Unknown status
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Same as current
|Study Completion Date ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
|Sex/Gender ICMJE
|Ages ICMJE
|60 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Removed Location Countries
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|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Department of Clinical Research and Innovation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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|Department of Clinical Research and Innovation
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|Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
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Baby Boy Newborn session: Carson/
Sweet little Carson made his debut a month early. Unfortunately we missed our Maternity session date but boy did he make up for it with his cuteness! Such a rockstar baby. I love his cute little deer outfit and camo boots... a good touch to fit mom and dads personality for sure!


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Fees for this year were set at $25/50 for individuals/families payable by cheque to Tantramar Outdoor Club and sent to Kate Bredin, 2 Sawdon Street, Sackville, E4L 4K5.
Please include your email, name(s) address and phone number. If it is a family membership, let kate know how many people in your family.
Fees have increased slightly from last year to help offset construction of a new warming cabin. The cabin cost will be around $7,000. After this we still have $4,000. Joining Cross Country NB, which costs about $10 per member and covers insurance, will likely be about $2500, the skidoo insurance, maintenance,gas etc. around $1,800, and miscellaneous trail supplies $500, which should be offset by membership fees.
We plan to run an even bigger Jack rabbit program(55 registered so far!) but this is usually revenue neutral.


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Carolina Show Ski Team is holding a fundraiser at the Carolina Ale House called Dine and Donate. Come on out and have dinner at the Ale House in Fort Mill! After dinner, drop your itemized receipt into the designated box on your way out and 10% of of your bill gets donated to the team! Dinner with a view at Kingsley is not to miss!
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We have learned a lot over the past eight challenges.
Now on day 9 of the 30 days to master part-time swing trading challenge we put out everything we've learned together.
What we have learned so far
We have spent the beginning third of the challenge building a solid foundation for your success as a professional swing trader.
Make no mistake, whether trading part-time or full-time, you are a professional.
To become a professional, you must do more than pick stocks and trade them.
That's because we are not stockpickers, we are traders.
Therefore, in the early stages of the challenge, we have learned how to:
- Analyze the market
- Identify overbought and oversold conditions using stochastics
- Use moving averages to help with trends, extremes and trade entries.
- Set optimal stops and profit taking strategy
- Use reward to risk to grow your account
- Apply risk management for macro account analysis
Case Study
The video below was an open webinar for the "30 day challenge" where we put everything we learned to together in case studies of different stocks using the principles we have learned so far.
Watch today's video and then do your own case studies.
The Day 9 Exercise
- Watch the video
- Using the principles discussed in the video, do your own case studies for 5 different stocks.
Previous Posts
Day 1: Getting Started
Day 2: Analyze the Market
Day 3: How to Use Moving Averages
Day 4: Managing Risk and Setting Stops
Day 5: Managing Risk on a Macro Level
Day 6: Managing Risk and Taking PROFITS
Day 7: The Reward to Risk Ratio
Day 8: Stochatic Indicator
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Technology Innovations EventPresented by the NVTC Technology Innovations Committee
March 15, 2011
4G - The Power, the Impact, the Vision
What is 4G? 4G - the successor to 3G and 2G families of standards - stands for the fourth generation of cellular wireless standards. Simply put, 4G will deliver a wireless speed and performance experience similar to, and in many cases better than, the wired solution in your home or office.
But what does this all mean? Why is 4G being used so loosely in the media? What are WiMAX and LTE and what other technologies are out there? Find out the answers to all your questions by attending this Tech Innovations Committee event on March 15, where you can see this "game changer" in action. Alcatel-Lucent, Sprint and Verizon Wireless will perform a live demonstration to reveal how 4G makes live-streaming video a reality over wireless.
Moderator:Yuvi Kochar, CTO & VP - Technology, The Washington Post Company
Panelist:Robert Ames, Director and Deputy CTO, IBM Federal
Dr. Andrew Barbash, Chief of Neurology, Holy Cross Hospital
Robert Kingsley, Director 4G Network Development & Engineering, Sprint
Rich Dolson, Executive Director of Network, Verizon Wireless
Wanda Gibson, Chief Technology Officer, Fairfax County
SponsorsPlatinum Sponsors: General Dynamics Information Technology; Sprint; Verizon Wireless
Exhibit Sponsors: Alcatel-Lucent; T-Mobile USA
Location Sponsor: Sprint
Media Sponsor: Capital Business
For more information about sponsorships for this event and committee click here.
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Your monthly donation is a great way to enable and fund 350 Bay Area to help the San Francisco Bay Area be a leader against Climate Change.
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After some weeks of attempts at hatching many fry, my wooden fish house got filled up with small tanks from bottom to top. I decided to postpone further hatching for some time, until nearly all fish are outdoors and reproducing. Inside the house, there still are small groups of Austrolebias wolterstorffi (El Bagre, Canal Andreoni), prognathus (Canal Andreoni, Salamanca), elongatus (Vivorata, Villa Soriano, Gral Conesa), cheradophilus (Ruta1316), vazferreirai (R26), arachan (Chuy), gymnoventris (Castillos, Velasquez), nigripinnis (Maschwitz, San Juan Missiones), viarius (Castillos), bellotti (Maschwitz, Ezeiza), apaii (Villa Soriano), charrua (Canal Andreoni, R1316), luteoflammulatus (Canal Andreoni) and lonesome individuals of a few more species.
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I identify very much with your comments on A. elongatus. I'm raising some for research purposes (I'm a professional biologist as well as an aquarist), and they are indeed a "handful!." I have the "Gen'l Conseja" strain and have raised a few from the Villa Soriano strain as well. I had not seen the "Vivorata" strain until your posting and was struck by the divergence in color pattern (in both sexes) from the other two strains. Are you still maintaining this strain and might some eggs be available? I am not sure that we are dealing with a single species in this case…


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Keep Your Thyroid Healthy – It's The Gland That Controls The Entire Body! Here's What You Need To Do!
The thyroid is the essential gland of your entire body, shaped like a butterfly positioned just below Adam's apple, and it rules your entire body. Many people suffer from this disease even not knowing that. According to Mary Shomon, author of Living Well With Hypothyroidism, "As many as 59 million Americans have a thyroid condition. Sadly, the vast majority do not get diagnosed."
Another clinical nutritionist and chiropractic practitioner in San Carlos, California, Douglas Husbands, explains that the thyroid is the main factor in controlling metabolism, and if you suffer from an underactive thyroid (disease called hypothyroidism) it will slow down everything in your body system, from your pulse and temperature to your energy level and the rate at which you burn calories. On the other side,an overactive thyroid (disease called hyperthyroidism), pushes the body into overdrive.
Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid)
Up to now it is more common condition than the other thyroid issues. It usually attacks women, population older than sixty, and those ones with a family history of thyroid problems. Basically the main cause is iodine deficiency, however this usually refers to other under developed countries as in the US including other industrialized countries people consume iodized salt.
Therefore, the principal offenders are autoimmune conditions where immune cells attack the thyroid tissue, then radiation treatment for head and neck cancers, and medications like lithium. Hypothyroidism symptoms are: heavier periods, depression, fatigue, tiredness, memory loss, dry hair and skin,hoarseness, anxiety and irritation, weight gain, cold sensitivity, and constipation.
If you experience some of these symptoms you ought to visit your physician and have your thyroid hormone (thyroxine or T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels tested. Depending on your lab results, yourphysician might need to prescribe you synthetic thyroid hormones which are taken on daily basis. For more efficient hormone treatment you can take the following essential nutrients, which are necessary for proper thyroid function. Even if you are not experiencing any thyroid issues, you can still take these essential minerals and vitamins, as there is no harm, but only benefits for thyroid.
As mentioned before, its deficiency is one of the main causes for occurrence of underactive thyroid as it has the capital role in the production of thyroid hormones. However, here what Mary Shomon, claims, quoting:
"But it's difficult, because while iodine deficiency is a significant threat factor for hypothyroidism, too much iodine can aggravate the thyroid and worsen existing conditions."On a daily basis you need at least 150 mcg of iodine, which most of it is taken through salt, and an average American consumes this amount four times. Nonetheless, if you choose to use non-iodized salt, you need to take iodine amount from other sources, like dairy, eggs, seafood, and seaweed. By consuming these foods, there isn't a necessity of a supplement. Yet, problems with intake of too much iodine occur when you take several milligrams every day.
This mineral is required for the thyroid hormones to do their job, that is, they have to be converted into an active form, and therefore the body needs intake of selenium. According to Douglas Husbands individuals with thyroid issues, and those ones with healthy glands, should take selenium supplement of 200 mcg, recommending selenium methionine, on daily basis in order to promote thyroid health. This selenium quantity is contained in one big handful of Brazil nuts, which surely are the best food source of the mineral.
According to Mary Shomon you also need an appropriate amount of zinc for proper thyroid function. Last year, researchers at the University of Massachusetts, performing a small clinical study, discovered that the thyroid hormone levels in zinc-deficient women significantly improved when they startedfour months treatment with a daily dose of 26.4 mg zinc. Even though, there should be more researching done regarding this matter, Mary Shomon recommendstaking 10 mg of zinc a day. Have in mind the fact that zinc can obstruct copper absorption, and therefore you also need to take 1 to 2 mg of copper on a daily basis.
This is a critical amino acid, and its insufficiency can limit the body production of thyroid hormones. Mary Shomon states "…taking L-tyrosine supplements can kick start a slow thyroid." She recommends to start with taking of 200 mg or less a day, and reach to 500 mg provided that you tolerate it well as she notes, quoting: "L-tyrosine supplements can be too stimulating for some individuals, giving them the "jitters" and triggering insomnia."
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ToYo-Chuski Naatak ki" is an Event conducted by our group, "Theatre On Your Own" which plans to read all classic plays in a dramatic manner, discuss about the work of the renowned playwrights, figure out the craft used in the great plays.It all happens over a Chuski of tea and some snacks.
The target audience for the event is everyone who appreciates theatre and literature and everyone who like us gets inspired by a good piece of art.We give dedicated time to rehearse and plan the event. We target atleast 1 event per month and make sure people who are part of the event... go home with some artistic inspiration.It's all for the love of plays.We have staged "ToYo-Chuski Naatak ki " once every month starting from December 2015 at various location in bangalore and got a very positive and appreciative response from audience for our shows which encourages us immensely..
This month we have an upcoming show of ToYo-Chuski Naatak ki with multiple shows and Venues.
We are revisiting Mahesh Dattani's "Dance Like A Man" incorporating a stylized staged reading in English. We would love to play with the audiences minds by using form as the storytelling will be engaging and challenging at the same time.
Readers/Actors : Archana Nair,Tejesh K, Devashish Singbal, Utkarsh Gaharwar,Megha Purshotham,Sugandh Rastogi,Rahul Joshi,Ankita Jain,Sridhar Kulkarni
Lights execution : Nirakar
Background sound execution : Cyril varghese
Production : Faria,Nirakar, Ayan,Chavi, Ashish & Sakshi
Live Music : Ayan Biswas
Designed and Directed by : Sarbajeet Das.
Art is never complete without Science.
Doing theatre following all the right processes was the first thought that holds the root of the group which was formed in the early months of 2015. Founded by Sarbajeet Das , who has more than 10 years of versatile theatre experience is responsible for all the creative decisions in the team and he is also the Artistic director of the team . Faria Fatma , who has been in the theatre industry for over a decade now is almost everywhere to help the team grow like logistics , marketing , production and as an actor too . Apart from this we have a bunch of new enthusiastic people who are always ready to explore new ways of bring this art to todays critics.
As a group, we are very sure what we have to deliver every time we take up a project and we brainstorm a lot to make it different than what is already there, we love to play with our audience's mind. We love to make original piece of art, but always get inspired from classic literature.
We have opened up the doors for all enthusiastic people who love to follow their passion in theatre and we do not judge them based on their experience. If someone is sincere this group will always help that person to grow and be self sufficient in theatre. We don't encourage working for free and love our cast and crew to the core. Profit or loss we pay our cast and crew, because without them we are nothing and their work needs respect.
We are very careful in our approach and are here to stay in the race of good theatre makers. We support all pieces of good art and have not set any boundaries for creativity for ourselves not in terms of language or any form of art.
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Port of Spain,Trinidad - Videoconferencing – it's an incredibly energy efficient and cost effective means of communication. For the 2011 Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference, TSTT showed the benefits of this technology at a panel discussion and workshop. Through videoconferencing attendees at the energy sector event enjoyed the input of industry experts that included Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Dr Malcolm Wilson.
Some of the major themes of this year's Energy Conference (held from February 7-9 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad) were energy efficiency and environmental awareness. In keeping with this, event organisers the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago utilised videoconferencing services provided by TSTT for some of the conference activities that included international experts.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
need to move
so I am creating a new page, I hope you guys will stick to it too :D
Monday, August 9, 2010
sickness is good though..
in my opinion, however, we need to also pray for being made at ease over things happened in our lives. we shall always habituate reciting 3 ayah at the end of Surah AlBaqarah, which can be summarised as a prayer to ease down the trials given to us as well as asking for forgiveness if we ever forget Him through His trials.
He, the ustaz, said that once, The Beloved Prophet Muhammad wanted to ask a lady for marriage. then, he was told that the lady was a very good lady and never had a sickness in her entire life. hearing that, The Beloved Prophet quits his intention. i want to highlight here, the important of being sick and in trouble. Allah is testing our love and patience, and being under His limelight, we are of good souls. we try to keep on surviving and keep on praying without fail. we increased our loves.
okay now, let's look at ones who doesnt have that sickness thingy. we kind of forget everything. we enjoyed ourselves to death. we eat, drink, sleep, and having fun. it is showed and portrayed in Syurga Cinta, in so many other movies. we can see the sinful acts we could be doing, if we were never tasted by Allah. so, be grateful of your condition of life, we might be from middle-class society, or perhaps, considered-poor community, but believe me, this world is going to end someday. DUNIA FANA. fana means tidak kekal, be grateful and try to increase your love towards Allah by praying at the beginning of time 5 times a day, pray in groups, pray in masjid and preferably, live in religion because Islam is the way of life. Do not separate what is should not.
as for month Ramadhan is coming, celebrate it and use it wisely. the world is dying and so do us. we may not see the next Ramadhan. so, fully utilise it.
hope this served as reminder for you and me. Allah Hafiz. remember; ALLAH always remembers you. He always loves you. so love him back. =)
Thursday, July 8, 2010
I miss Mr.Em..
and there comes in Mr.Em - a friend indeed! he's there for my ups and downs. although sometimes he disappeared under the radar, he is still there for me. when my girl friends ditched me nowhere, he's there to back me up. when i was all alone, he's there to entertain me. when i needed some help, he's there to lend me his hand.
but now, after he broke ups with his girlfriend, he kind of deserted our friendship. he seems tired of me and my problems. (hey, I did share with him lots and lots of happy moments alright). I even went to his girlfriend's house and have dinner and what's not there. she is so carefree and flexible. It's just sad and pretty much hurting that their 3 or 4 or may be 5 years old relationship ended before any tie.
hurm, talking about my best guy friend, Mr. Em never exhausted of willingness to help. He now seems to change his course. He did not seem to even care about me no more. for years, we've been out and about every so often. Last year, my girls and I went for a movie. so i invited him to join us. he came and it was so cool of him since we're all 10 girls. haha. IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY. that's how I celebrated it. hehe
and when I was ill, he came to the MALACCA Hospital. and also I went to MITC and I had a gastric attack. He came out of nowhere when i called him, like a superman did, and send me to a clinic. and also when we, MRs.King and I needed a ride to and from KB-MLK, he's ready to lend a seat in his yellow car. huuu.. it's a long ride and usually we stop by at his gf's house in Cheras. and there's one time when only me asked for his ride, i slept all the way from KB to MLK. i still remembered when we reached Kuala Krai at 5pm and he had to stop there to repair his car's alignments. and about 8pm, we ate Laksam i brought from home en route to Gua Musang. i still remember, at 10 i started to sleep and arrived Putrajaya at 12 midnight. i still asleep when he stopped by at his sister's. He knocked on the mirror, i opened the door, and continued to sleep until we reached Malacca (Jasin to be specific), at about 2am. He sent me to Aireen's, where Aireen and Alyaa were there waiting for me. owhh... i miss them sooo much!!
and also my birthday last year, after Alyaa and hubby brought me tour around Malacca Night Town (Bandar Hilir including a Taming Sari ride and Boat Tour), Mr. Em came to my Jasin's house to bring Alyaa and me to eat Asam Pedas near Hang Li Po Well at Bukit China.
and the memories went on and on..
huuu... our friendship will not shatter. although it would be tough, i will hold on tight. thanks for the memories. Hope we all will be under His Barakah and Guidance..
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The proposal and 17 again
Both these movies I watched with my girls, Jannah and Reena. It was like the moment I shall treasured most since my last movie watching last year. Memang tak sangka, even dah keje pun, kami masih lepak dan tinggal bersama. TESL rock!
Actually, I've watched The Proposal before, alone. And I did think that it was a pretty much Cinderella story which I quickly got up to reality, but for this time around, watching it again with my girls, it seems like a dream that I truly wish for it to come true. How stupid it may sound but the effect it got on me … huh! And Fuhh! Is speechless.
The hero, oh wow, thousands wishes wouldn't be enough to wish for him. The character, the looks, the personality, the family and the love and passion.. they're all perfecto! Too perfect I figured. But the quality for mr.right is so much about him. He is very committed to what he believes that makes him happy, he's handsome and very good looking, he's very humble and somewhat strong and dominant. His family is awesome! The family is wealthy but they do not act as one, and obviously supportive and understanding as well as welcoming. And about the love, I'm sorry, I cannot describe love because I never feel it. I do not know love.
For me, love is everything.. and about everything. I simply cannot put it into words. It pure and unique and it has ups and downs. Sometimes, we have to love again and again without fail with our spouse. We have to cherish each other everyday which we practically forget to do when we are already married. We forget to admire each other since we are comfortable of having him/her in our lives. We forgot to say 'I love you' or 'I miss you' every now and then because we are shy. But not before marriage! Before marriage, you feel that you want to show the world that you and him/her are in love. You're proud lover. And after marriage, it all seems to be diminishing. Hurm, well, I may not know much, but this is what I saw…
Friday, July 2, 2010
adik ku kawen ngan kawan aku?? aku pulak??
and the poyoest couple on my brother's wedding chairs is Jojo and her hubby, happily married started on 10th June 2010.. both couples shared the gap of 3 days of the days they were married. i was one of the important figure on their days...huhu
and i kept asking.. when will i had the day too? i had nobody in my life. i had never in love. it saddened me some more when i heard a famous English saying said, "It is better to love and separated than not to love at all"...
ohh.. how i hope that saying is incorrect for me!.. please help me. help my confirmation bias! i mean, psychologically speaking, i'm asking people out there to disagree with the saying. it soothes me and do me good, for sure.
haha, seems to be out of control. sorry bro, for this time around, your sister's sanity to write is at the edge of being rocked. anyhow, you married one of my best friends. now i know, you made a right choice. she loves you dearly.. and i am proud of you too.
and for Mrs. Jojo who is now turning to be addressed as Mrs.King, i love you dearly. dont sweet escape me.. i'm afraid of drowning alone.. hopefully, be not drown but floated in love, trios of us. ehehe.. stu_comot, me and Mrs.King..
p/s: i will post a decent entry next time. now i'm having a numb nose due to thousands of bersin and i have a really sore-throat which makes me unable to even smile.. nor speak with joy!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
running away ..
my life was rather complicated. my dreams could not yet be achieved; taking up master course, get married and be happy!
working life is so much different when i was studying. it turn me around like cream in food processor. and being 25 and single doesnt do me good. i dont have that enough strength to face and even avoid all my friends' sort of happiness. i am happy for them but when i reflected on me, i was afraid of dying alone. i dont want to be someone who stay alone for the rest of my life. believe me, turning 25 struck me hard in the face.
with all the questions and assumptions of me having nobody yet bothered me so much. the black thing grew inside of me, making me so damn sensitive to even a little remark about my crediblity would break me hard. my heart collapse, splashing into tiny drops of black glass. i was easily moved and tears would stream down like waterfall on my cheeks.
my self worth and self-esteem were like cracked eggs. it bleed not blood and it stink! in my heart.
i am always thinking of being envy for someelse's good being. ahh.. it would be so good to be able to go overseas, to UK, and all sorts of places with beautiful pictures, travel around, go to Mekah, with their family and love ones.
i'm jealous indeed, ... am i not thankful? i have great life, great family and friends, great job, and i'm still not happy..
i'm searching for the he who would bring my eternal love from God. where is he?
please, where are you?
thinking of these.. all these.. makes me feel like running away, leaving everything, release my soul and die alone.
Noooooo!! it wont solve the problem, but i want a way out. i'm stuck in me, i hate when i felt the jealousy.. i want to be happy.. and accept that everybody has their own lifepath and fortune..
heart... heart... hurt.. a lot..
cure me, save me.. love me.. dearly..
Monday, May 10, 2010
wow! 101 already?
my youngest brother
his story should be written in Malay, so allow me.
"Akak, cuba teka, apakah contoh haiwan nocturnal?"..
" wor, advanced budak-budak sekarang punya vocabulary. aku tahu perkataan tu pun dalam 4 tahun lepas".. kata aku dalam hati.
"hurm, apa ek? Ahmad tahu?" ujar aku.
" kelawar"
"in english we called...bat. B.A.T, bat!." sambung aku
"amad, nocturnal tu gapo?" tanya ili (kakak ahmad darjah 5)
"nocturnal ni haiwan yang hidup pada malam hari dan tidur pada siang hari"..jawab ahmad dengan naive-nya
"haaa.. sama la ngan ramai budak-budak muda sekarang, nocturnal. hidup malam, tidur siang" tambah aku. "mu'allimah ajar ke ahmad? (Ahmad bersekolah SRI - SEK.REN.ISLAM)
"tak lah. amad tengok dalam 'My Friends, Tigger and Pooh'."
terkejut aku yang tengah drive tu. adoyaii.. tengok tv daaa..
haa, tengok, tv pun bagus sbenarnya, bukan saja improve children ability to use language properly, but also gain some input. and this is awesome!
memang la Amad jarang sangat tengok in English, but the Bahasa Melayu is okay too. somehow, it gives Ahmad the desire to write, and he has his own book of simple essay in Malay language.
owh. it's time now for my class. i'll update later.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
di sini saya akan menjual batik hasil tangan dari kelantan, gred A dan terbukti sangat berkualiti.. anda pasti teruja.. ianya mempesonakan..
Saturday, March 13, 2010
hari sukaneka SK Laloh..
iye. Sports Day at SK Laloh, Kuala Krai, Kelantan was held on 3rd March 2010. there are 4 Rumah Sukan competed. Miss Niya and I were assigned to represent the Blue Team called Laksamana... some of the people called our team as Laksa mana? (where is the Laksa?).. whatever they called us, we, the blue team won the Rumah Terbaik (The Best House Awards)..
it was a great experience, building the House with the pupils and also the other House Teachers especially Cikgu Azman Syah and also Ustaz Raimi. Miss Niya was so creative in designing the House and me, contributed to executed the plan we discussed and brainstormed earlier that week.
on the evening a day before the event's day, I went to the site where we should actually build our Blue House. for the disgrace of a Blue teammate, i could see nothing, even the pupils keep asking me where is the Blue house. empty. the assigned carpark was empty.
answering to the pupils questions, after surveying other team's Houses, I confidently said, " I'm going to do some magic, tomorrow, you will see our House."
the pupil replied, " You dont do magic", "You cant do it"... and I said, " You just dont know what I'm capable of".. hahaha.. so much of magic.
after that I went home and on the way back, I saw the pupil keep telling others that I am going to do magic. hahaha..
and the magic works. I used my car to brighten the night, we were up until near midnight. Some marching team pupils come and lend a hand. it was a night to remember. all the noise and also the merry pupils playing while working, it was so much fun and memorable experience.
these are some of the pictures taken on the day. I'll write the second part later. :D
Saturday, February 6, 2010
heeeee haaaaaa
i feel like screaming..
i feel like laughing...
i want to go jungle trekking....
please please please
huhu >.<
Friday, January 29, 2010
mati itu pasti.. kubur macamane?
Sedang aku melalui laluan sempit itu, aku terlihat petak-petak garis yang bersegi empat tepat, dicucuk kayu kuning merah sebagai penanda. Terus aku teringatkan benda yang sama di kawasan perkuburan di depan Bukit China di Melaka. cuma bezanya, di sana, kayu penanda dan benang putih digunakan.
Aku : weh, anis. aku nak pilih yang bawah pokok wei, nampak cam sejuk je kawasan Telipot ni. tapi tak tahu nak kaler mende, kuning ke merah? dua-dua aku suka..
Anis : pilih? weh sedara mara semo tanam kat Tumpat la.
Aku : taknak ah kubur kat Tumpat, panas. direct sunlight. sini ada pokok besar.
Anis: mung gilo! sama je kubur mana-mana. gilo! %@^%*@&Q^#WQ*^
Aku: ahahahaha. ye la weh. mase aku g Sibu last week, abg wan tu pusing 3 ke 4 kali dekat kedai coffin orang cina and christian. dia cakap, those coffins tu ada yang cost up to RM3k. and ada yang well-equiped with battery wired air conditioner.. sejuk and cool tuu.. yela.. nak queue nek atas langit, takut body panas duk tdo dalam coffin tu kan.. tp paling lama boleh tahan 2 hari. may be nak suh body adjust to the comfy yet narrow room tu kot. lepas 2 hari, pandai-pandai la nak mati.. :P
Anis: mengom!
Selang 3 minggu, dalam perjalanan balik dari Pantai Geting sebelah Pantai Sri Tujoh, Tumpat.
(Jangan tertipu, ni gambar hiasan. tapi kawasan perkuburan yang kat Geting tu hebat sangat, di lereng bukit kecil, bersebelahan tasik dan diseberang jalan, terus ada ombak menghempas pantai..)
Aku : Weh lok Mok, acu kelih kawasan sini ni, comey laa.. berangin molek. doh la dekat gilo nge pantai. pado kat Tumpat tu, panah ceng ceng.
Mok : sedak nih sinih. berangin, jolo doh. pah bakpo?
Aku : Ore nok kubur sini ah. comey, sejuk, berangin, pah boleh dengar ombak menghempas pantai. nampak tenang jahh..
Mok: ho la deh. mugo nati puah-puah (bosan) boleh lepak kat pantai deh?
Aku : ahahahaha. betul. best tuuu..
entah apa la yang dalam kepala otak aku ni.
apa-apa pun, semua nya terletak pada amal kita. banyakkan bertaubat dan berastaghfirullah. kalo kita ikhlas beramal dan elak kemungkaran, nescaya Alquran berupa bidadari/a yang bercahaya akan menemani kita yang seorang diri dalam tanah tu nanti sesampainya Hari Kebangkitan. Sesungguhnya, ingatlah.. mati itu pasti.
live your life wisely, and time wait for no man. kun fayakun.. tetapkan hati kepadaNya.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Pictures tell it all ~
For two days straight I went home from school later than any other teacher, well, not that late compare to those who are in the working world, at 3 to 4 p.m. and for two days straight the teachers' sons and daughters were running here and there in the staff room, making it uncontrolled and very hectic. The previous day, they were calmed by a teacher, who loves to tease and tell stories to them. They were very eager and very good listeners. And, for the two days straight, I gave them the chance to watch movies from my small new laptop, well it's a Dell and it's my dad's. =) they love to watch G-Force! And so do I. Then, I can do my work in peace.
I managed to capture some pictures with them, I did teach them during school hour. However, when it reaches the time (the bell rings), they and I change our roles, they are just children who love to laugh and me, an in-between adult, who love to work and watch movies including children's. ahaha. I love kids, but with them, I too, demand respect. They can tease and play with me, but I draw a line, gap or whatever you call it, that some time drawbacks them from me. I want them to get near me, but somehow it seems I do not want to.
Whatever it is, let's see those pictures of yesterday's!
And today's!
Look! there's an angel!.. probably cupid? hahaha
this is how I feel when I lose my temper with my Year 2!
and how i wish to disguise myself and go to Paris! ahaha
Aahahahahha. From those pictures you can see, today is a hectic day for me. As I am the teacher in-charge for this week, together with a male teacher, the cases keep growing from one to another. The very first morning, a mother came to the staff room, reporting her son had been bullied for 3 days straight. Searching for the root of the problem, Mr. Azman Syah and I brought the kid to his so-called bully. Investigation was done by Mr. Azman but from the rumors around I can sense, the 'bully' is not really a bully. He is a Year 6 pupil and the kid is from Year 1 who shares the same floor as the Year 6. The kid is a really naughty kid whom all teacher had been complaining about, and no doubt, the Year 6, playing the role of a big senior, asked him to get back to his class. He ran away and fall. I don't sense any bully problem here. moreover, the kid used to step onto all the tables in his own class and drives his teachers crazy. Hahaha. He is sooooo adorable but yet a really troublemaker.
And then, a nextdoor teacher came to see me, saying that my pupils (I am a class teacher), had torn the books of her pupils while they're gone. Year 5 pupils with such demeanour, urghhh, it really pissed me off and after I questioned them, the one who's responsible is actually absent. Hurm.. what should I do about this?
And my year 2 pupils were so hyperactive, 38 head of mixed ability and attention vision/sight. I tried to attract them but their hyperactivity obstructed my lesson, I can only say only 60% of my objectives were achieved. 2 more weeks to exam! Argghh how I hate the washback effects! (google for more information about this).
And now I'm finding my mood to finish up my lesson plan as the PPD and Nazir persons are going to observe us, the teachers, teaching. Just now, they came and went back, without observing any of us. Alhamdulillah.
Oh, I gotta continue my work, see ya!.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
depression.. memakan diri
this is the second week of schooling. i dont feel any tension in this school, but somehow i feel that i am suffering a depression. everyday i must take paracetamol and everyday i felt sick. and sicker towards the end of the day. and then i caught asthma. somehow it choked me while i'm sleeping.
and it was yesterday, the last pair of paracetamol left for me. i remember i quickly run my fingers on the numbers and dialled my mom's. and she didnt pick up her phone. i was thinking to ask her of whether she spoke of me or so, and i was back at my bed, trying to sleep. i need to get some rest.
Before that moment of choking, about 1 hour before, my sister called when i was about to hit the bed from school. i remember talking to her saying, ''i was not myself, that i am so tired i really need a rest and i will call her later''.
and then the choking.
I went to bed that night around 1030 p.m after watching 'So you think you can dance" which I dont think so and the nighmare began.
this particular nightmare consists of vampires; things that i LOVE to see in movies ONLY, and the fact that they entered my dream scared me off!.. and when they are about to attack me and my family, the vampire called MALIKA (is it the name in Cucu Betong?) attacked them first, and we're saved.
It was a 300 movie setting where they only uses arrows to attack and conquer. I vividly remember when my family members were surrendering when they blurted off their arrows. they hit us and some of us are dead. I even said to my parents that I love them the most and we shall meet in heaven. and there i was, holding my youngest brother, who is a little younger than he is now. He is a mere corpe, his neck and air flows had been attacked severely. I held his body. and then, when we were asked to read the verses of bible and what not, my brother read out loud the Quranic verses. they were mad at him but I quickly asked my brother to read in his heart. then, they were being good with us, some of them said to me to bring my baby brother who is still alive, well, merely, to the hospital which is quite far. They asked me to say that he sprained his neck whatsoever.
and then I saw, my uncle who actually planned all this. He had said that it is dangerous for us, the family members to come here (somewhere on the way to some place)... but we insisted on going before the tragedy of attack happens. He betrayed all of us. He couldn't even do anything. He only said he warned us.
and then i woke up, it was 430 in the morning. and i tried to sleep again, to find the peace to the nightmare..i felt the sad air of leaving. and i still remember, 1 of my family members asked when I say, "it's okay, we shall met in heaven. have faith in God", he said " but you're not married yet?!" .. isk, that is not even a question at the moment of that kinda death... it's a war!
my answer? i said, it's okay. i'll get married in Heaven. insyaAllah. :D
well, it's my nightmare.
and i have to conclude, i'm suffering a depression and affected my eating habit. hurm, i know i'm stress over monetary problem, but at least 2 problems were solved. first is the Bank Islam Cheque Deposit thing and the other is about my PC motherboard. alhamdulillah.
now, i mean today, i must gather up power and spirit particles of my loss hope so that i can happily end this week. :D
Ya Allah.. permudahkanlah untuk ku, kedua ibubapaku, ahli keluargaku, guru-guruku, sahabat2ku, dan kaum muslimin dan muslimat yang bertaqwa kepadaMu. Lindungilah kami dari kejahatan diri kami sendiri dan musuh2 kami, mala petaka yang tidak diingini, azab kuburMu dan azab nerakaMu, ya Allah.
Selamatkanlah kami dari ganggungan Jin dan Syaitan dari luar dan dalam.. amin..
Thursday, January 7, 2010
My Valedictory Speech, IIUM 25th Convocation
Honourable Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Higher Education
And Honourable Datin Norlin Shamsul Bahri,
Honourable Prof. Dato' Sri Dr. Syed Arabi Idid,
Rector of International Islamic University Malaysia
Honourable Prof. Dato' Dr. Md Tahir Azhar,
Chairman of IIUM 25th Convocation
Honourable IIUM Majlis Members and Board of Governers,
IIUM Senate Members
Representatives of Institute of Higher Learning
Honourable Guests and Companies Representatives,
Staff and Graduands of 25th International Islamic University Malaysia Convocation
Members of Media / Ladies and Gentleman
Assalamu Alaykum wrt. wbk.
Selamat Datang, Ahlan wa Sahlan, Welcome to IIUM's 25th Convocation.
It is a pleasure for me to be here today, a day that does not mark the end, but rather the beginning - a commencement of another chapter in our lives. Fellow graduates, we shared the same memories of running down the hallways, the chaos of registration, late nights studying and rushing to classes. At this point, let us ponder upon how much this university has changed our lives.
Distinguished guests and Fellow graduates,
This year's convocation theme, "The dynamic role of IIUM graduates in realizing IIUM's vision and mission in facing global challenges", made me think and ask myself, to what extent have we changed and improved our lives? And to what extent has this university helped us to incorporate the Islamic values in our lives; values to live by, and values to help us face the global challenges.
My answer to my first question, my dear friends, is that we should always be ready to learn and adapt ourselves to new challenges. And for my second question, my fellow friends, is that the university has succeeded in its vision to become a leading international centre of education which produces not only all rounder graduates, but also khalifahs of Allah who have sound Islamic values. Alhamdulillah, I believe that all of us have gone through some memorable experiences and life-lessons that have molded and groomed us to be the all rounder and capable graduates that we are today.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Some of us have already entered the working world and work as accountants, nurses or teachers. And for us who graduated from the Institute of Education, were posted to rural schools all over Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak to become the disseminators of knowledge. I am proud to say that, we are all the IIUM's ambassadors. I hope we can utilize our knowledge learnt in IIUM for the betterment of the ummah; the hectic lives and the risks ahead will not become the hurdles to achieve a great life.
I would like to thank the Bahagian Pendidikan Guru, Institut Perguruan Perempuan Melayu Melaka, and the Institute of Education, IIUM for giving me and my fellow friends the opportunity to undergo the TESL Twinning programme. The few years in this university brought about everything we wanted in life. We learnt so much and craved for more. It was great to know and make friends with people from all walks of life and we enjoyed every program held. We missed dearly the lectures and interaction with the staff of this university. Our experience in IIUM brought out the best in us. We are the proud graduates of IIUM.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In this dignified hall, there are two special people to whom I owe my thanks and gratitude. If it were not for them, I probably would not be here giving this speech. The two are my parents. Encik Mohamad Yusoff Mat and Puan Maznah Ibrahim. They are the ones who insisted that I join this university. I was very reluctant to become a teacher, but they were very sure and confident that I can become a good teacher and contribute to society by teaching. And now, I'm glad that I listened to their advice.
My father, Encik Mohamad Yusoff, who quit school early, once studied by himself by borrowing books from friends, and with only that, he managed to obtain good grades for the SPM. He proved to me that, learning never stops and age is not a barrier to education. Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave. I will always admire his motivation and conviction.
My mother, Puan Maznah, provided me with tenderness and love. She taught me about sincerity. Her life experiences had also taught me about the hardships, and that the world can sometimes be cruel. She always motivates me to be stronger and to never give up. She has always said that Allah knows what is best for us. So, never ever give up hope.
We also should not forget to thank our amazing lecturers; all of whom have worked so hard to help us become top-notch students. They have helped us during our ups and downs in these few years of studying. Thank you for your time and effort in nurturing us and in giving us the best education.
Finally, we must not forget our fellow friends who have accompanied us all these years; those who would wait for us in times of desperation and those who would be there for us when we needed support. We will miss their laughter and their silly jokes. Thank you friends for being the marvelous comrades during those years. And thank you all … for making IIUM a truly unique university.
Fellow graduates, I conclude my speech with a pantun in Bahasa Melayu,
Menuntut ilmu tidak berakhiran,
Sama-samalah kita berilmu pengetahuan,
Semoga berjaya wahai graduan.


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Why does not God just pull us back into paradise by dint of Omnipotence?
By the exercise of their omnipotence, God could easily pull us out of godlessness and back into paradise. So why do they not? Suppose the goal is not just to get us to paradise but to keep us in paradise.
The Story of Adam and Eve Answers Our Most Important Questions
The story of Adam and Eve is viewed by many as a child's fairy tale with little or no relevance to us today. Its lesson is judged too simple and, hence, too well-understood, to deserve any further serious contemplation. It is taken for granted. Few sermons are preached about it. Yet, the story of Adam and Eve provides answers to many of our most important questions about our predicament in godlessness and God's plan to rescue us from it.
The Difference between Adam and Eve and their Children
God delivered the gift of paradise to Adam and Eve upon their creation. God, however, delays the delivery of the gift of paradise to the children of Adam and Eve. Why? Why is delivery delayed?
Adam and Eve Opted out
Adam and Eve opted out of paradise after the gift of paradise had been delivered to them. Like foolish children, Adam and Eve ran away from their home with God in paradise and took us with them into godlessness.
A Gaggle of Angels Opted Out
A gaggle of angels led by Lucifer opted out of paradise after paradise had been delivered to them.
Paradise is not a Prison, God is not our warden; We are not God's prisoners
Paradise is not a prison, God is not our warden and we are not God's prisoners. Even though opting out is contrary to our self-interest, we have the freedom to opt out of paradise. Adam and Eve exercised their freedom. A gaggle of angels led by Lucifer opted out of paradise as well. Both groups had paradise in hand but opted out. They abdicated paradise for godlessness.
The Illusion versus the Reality
The serpent's propaganda conjured up the illusion that a life in godlessness was superior to a life in paradise. The opposite, however, is the reality. Paradise is the home of an immortal, omnipotent and benevolent God. We are the apple of God's eye who loves each of us individually and who desire to shower us with gift after gift.
The Motive for Opting Out
The illusion of the superiority of godlessness over paradise persuaded them to abdicate paradise after the gift of paradise had been delivered to them.
God does not want the Children to Repeat the Mistake of their Parents
God does not want the children of Adam and Eve to repeat the mistake of their parents. Once God delivers to us the gift of paradise, God wants us to keep it.
What is the Solution to Post Delivery Paradise Opt Out?
What is the solution to the problem of post delivery paradise opt out? What is the remedy that can neutralize the devil's propaganda?
The Solution
Reality neutralizes propaganda. Reality shatters the illusion. The truth sets us free. The prodigal son will not return to the pig sty. Never. No way; no how. The solution to the problem of post delivery paradise opt out was delay. Between our creation and the delivery of the promised gift of paradise God inserted a lifetime. A lifetime is a thin sliver of eternity that gets thinner and thinner as time passes by. As time passes by, the duration of a lifetime becomes insignificant. It dwindles down to nothing. During the delay, we experience for ourselves the sourness of godlessness. Some get a spoonful of the sourness of godlessness; others get a mouthful; and, still others, including God's dearly beloved Son, get a baptism by immersion. From our own experience in godlessness, we learn that the propaganda that the serpent gave to Adam and Eve at Eden was false, that the serpent lied to Adam and Eve and that godlessness sucks. Experiencing godlessness for ourselves reduces the likelihood that we would opt out of paradise after it is delivered to us to near zero.
Harsh but Effective Medicine
A lifetime in godlessness is harsh but effective medicine. God prescribes the harsh but effective medicine to us to make sure we keep the gift of paradise after the gift of paradise is delivered to us. We ain't going back to godlessness. No way; no how. The prodigal son will not return to the pig sty and neither will the children of Adam and Eve.
Our Rationality, Disabused of the Illusion, keeps us in Paradise.
Our experience in godlessness informs our rationality. Our rationality, having been informed about the sourness of godlessness, tells us to stay in paradise and stay out of godlessness.
Evil's Existence is Ambiguous Evidence
The existence of evil in the world is the premise used by atheists as evidence to prove the nonexistence of a loving God. This argument is good but specious. As strange as it sounds, the existence of evil in the world is also evidence that supports the proposition that a loving God exists. As explained above, the existence of evil is harsh but effective medicine. It keeps us in paradise and out of godlessness. The existence of evil, is therefore, ambiguous evidence. What resolves the ambiguity? The brevity of life. If a loving God did not exist, we would stew in the shithole of godlessness forever. Because a loving God exists, the time we spend experiencing the sourness of godlessness is mercifully brief. The brevity of life is the strongest evidence to support the proposition that a loving God exists.
Riches Dull the Sharp Edge of Godlessness
"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" (Matthew 19:24-26). Why? A rich man can shield himself from the sharp edge of godlessness. He can ameliorate its sourness. Yet, Jesus goes on to say that nothing is impossible for God. Even the rich man will eventually taste the sourness of godlessness for himself. No child of Adam and Eve escapes this experience. Each of us must consume for ourselves the harsh but effective medicine. It is prophylactic. It stops us from abdicating paradise after paradise is delivered to us. The delivery of the gift of paradise is ineluctable for those who want it. What is problematic is us keeping paradise after it is delivered to us. Experiencing the sourness of paradise is God's solution to this problem. Given the choice between godlessness and paradise, we ain't picking godlessness. No way. No how. Rationality, informed by experience, points us in the right direction. Thank God for the gift of rationality. Thank God for the experience. Both prevent us from making a terrible mistake.


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1246 results found.
Protecting Investments
Jim Gooch, executive director of the Connecticut Farmland Trust (CFT) based in Hartford, developed an affinity for the outdoors at an early age. "We lived in a fairly rural area, and I would often spend long hours in the woods." As an adult, he volunteered with The Nature Conservancy and MASSPIRG, and eventually landed a job with The Trust for Public Land in Portland, Maine, where he worked for two men who would become his mentors.
Common Ground and Shared Values
"Realtors were knocking on the door wanting to buy an acre here and an acre there."
Voices Heard Together
"Land conservation is a unifying concept," says Sherri Evans-Stanton, "one that generates strong bipartisan support."
A Sense of Unity
"I want my kids to be able to enjoy nature the way I did when I was growing up."
Standing Strong
"This has been a dream of many in the land trust community for decades."
The Future Leaders of Our Movement
"Growing up…in a gritty, industrial town on Lake Michigan, my exposure to vast amounts of open space was somewhat limited."
Back from the Brink
"We lost absolutely everything."
Eyes Wide Open
When a dispute over its very first easement brought Lyme Land Conservation Trust to court for the first time, it was an eye-opening moment.
A People Business
"Our land conservation business is really a people business."
Sharing the Wonder
As strange hoots and howls echo across the sky, nervous kids spend their first night at a nature camp. But over time, something magical happens.
Emerging Stronger
"Walking across that stage was an unforgettable moment, like a graduation."
Taking a Stand
In just a few hours a fragile ecological community sustained damage that will take generations to restore. What happened on this protected land?
Increasing Relevance
"I didn't know what a land trust was," says Maria Elena Campisteguy. "The more I learned, the more I was hooked."
The Big Picture
Michael Whitfield still hikes the same places he did with his grandfather 50+ years ago. Now he leads the charge to save such places.
Be Prepared
"Challenges to conservation easements can come from several different angles," says Tom Bailey. "Be prepared."
Embracing Fear
Fear is a powerful motivator. Lynne Sherrod found this out as several of her friends and neighbors sold their ranches one by one.
Of One Mind
"When Marge and I met for the first time in 2002 we hit if off immediately," says Connie Kheel. "We had…a fear of sprawl!"
Follow the Leader
Legacy Land Conservancy needed a bold, visionary leader to take them to the next level. They found him in Guy Williams. Guy joined the land trust in 2005, and became president just a year later. With Guy at the helm, the group created a new strategic plan with a goal to conserve 25,000 acres in the next 20 years. Next they explored taking a new name that would better reflect their growing geographic range and mission.
A Solid Foundation
Locals weren't sure it could be done. They would ask Wendy Jackson, "Honey, have you been out to that creek?" Nicknamed "creosote creek" because of the oily sheen from decades of industrial and mining use, Five Mile Creek had a bad reputation. But that didn't stop Wendy, executive director of Alabama's Freshwater Land Trust, from planning to clean it up.
The 16 Best Pieces of Fundraising Advice
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2012
You can't illuminate every aspect of fundraising, every nuance and shade, every subtle underpinning in just a handful of essentials. But it is safe to say, if you abide by each of the principles below, you will almost always experience a startling degree of success.
Building a Sustainable Capital Structure for Land Trusts
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2008
Given the subprime debacle and cyclical nature of the economy, building a sustainable capital structure is essential for land trusts. Fundraising is widely recognized for the obvious role it plays, but the role of debt financing is often underappreciated.
Venturing Carefully into Cause-Related Marketing
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2012
Land trusts can benefit greatly from partnerships with corporations or local businesses, not only from added exposure and regular — sometimes substantial — financial contributions, but also through conservation of lands once thought unobtainable.
Creative Ideas for Fund- and Awareness-Raising
Saving Land magazine, Fall 2010
Not every land trust in the country can afford to run a capital campaign or go after a big grant. Some rely on the creativity of their board, staff, volunteers and members to come up with ideas that raise funds for and awareness of their conservation group.
4 weeks + 1 ,500 donors = $4 million
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2014
In what is now known as the fastest, most successful land conservation project in Texas history, the Deer Park Prairie, located in the southeast area of Houston, was saved by more than 1,500 donors who provided $4 million dollars in less than four weeks.
Eight Tips for Grantseekers
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2008
Your board has launched a bold initiative and your land trust is now primed to secure "take-it-to-the-next-level" grants from all comers: Just write a great proposal and shotgun mail it to all the environmental foundations in the region, right? Absolutely wrong.
If You Didn't Get the Gift, Here's Why
Saving Land magazine, Fall 2014
If you didn't get the gift — and in some instances you won't — there are usually 10 "horrid reasons." There may be more, but these are the primary ones.
Major Donors: Major Opportunity for Your Land Trust
Saving Land magazine, Spring 2010
In the quest to diversify and stabilize funding sources, there is no better opportunity for the land trust than development of a major donor program.
NextGen Conservation: Peninsula Open Space Trust Engages Millennials in Its Mission
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2015
Much has already been written about the Millennials — the generational group born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s. They were the first generation to grow up fully wired — with social media, cell phones and the Internet. They're now the largest generation in the United States, making up roughly a third of the population.
Operations Fundraising
Saving Land magazine, Summer 2014
Unrestricted operations money. Many consider it the most difficult money to raise each year. Land trusts that do it consistently well have a broad base of individual support, a diversity of giving opportunities and strong board member engagement.
Peer to Peer Fundraising Advice from the Land Conservation Community
Saving Land magazine, Winter 2012
Since 2009, Christina Soto, Saving Land magazine editor, has been collecting advice from experts on fundraising in the land trust community, including consultants, development staff and leaders of land trusts. Here is a collection of good advice during a difficult time for nonprofit fundraisers.