Benefits of extra virgin olive oil

Compared to other kinds of fat, extra virgin olive oil may have healthier effects on levels of blood sugar and bad cholesterol after meals, according to an Italian study.

That may explain why a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil is linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

“Lowering (post-meal) blood glucose and cholesterol may be useful to reduce the negative effects of glucose and cholesterol on the cardiovascular system,” lead study author Francesco Violi, a researcher at Sapienza University in Rome, said by email.

Violi and his colleagues tested the effect of adding extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) to a Mediterranean diet based on fruits, vegetables, grains and fish, with only limited consumption of dairy or red meat.

Rumah Rakit di Jerantut

JERANTUT - Seorang ibu tunggal dari Kampung Paya Garuk sanggup menghabiskan RM4,000 untuk membina sebuah rumah rakit bagi menempatkan barangan dan harta benda daripada ditenggelami air setiap kali musim banjir tiba.

Hanisah Mat Sarif, 45, berkata, dia membina rumah rakit itu sejak tahun 2005 bagi persediaan awal untuk menghadapi banjir yang berlaku di kampung mereka.

Menurutnya, dia yang berniaga kecil-kecilan di kampung itu perlu membuat rumah rakit itu kerana tidak sanggup mengalami kerugian besar setiap tahun akibat banjir.

Anwar bidas Idris Jusoh isu hantar anak ke luar negara

Ketua Umum KEADILAN, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim membidas kenyataan Menteri Pendidikan II, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh supaya ibu bapa yang tidak bersetuju terhadap Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025 (PPPM), perlu menghantar anak mereka ke luar negara.

6 Orang Pemimpin Palestin Yang Syahid

Al-Fatihah, buat pejuang-pejuang agama Allah, janji Allah itu pasti ....Syurga teratas buatmu....

Kelebihan 10 hari awal bulan Zulhijjah

Antara kelebihan dan kurniaan Allah untuk hamba-Nya ialah dijadikan bagi mereka beberapa musim untuk memperbanyakkan amal ibadat dengan dijanjikan pahala yang berganda banyaknya.

Salah satunya ialah 10 hari yang terawal pada bulan Zulhijjah.

Beberapa dalil daripada al-Quran dan Hadis telah menyebut tentang kelebihannya:

1. Firman Allah SWT maksudnya:

“Demi fajar dan malam yang sepuluh.” (Al-Fajr: 1-2)

Kata Ibnu Kathir:  “Yang dimaksudkan di sini ialah 10 malam yang pertama pada bulan Zulhijjah. Demikian juga tafsiran Ibnu Abbas, Ibnu Az-Zubair, Mujahid dan lainnya.” HR: Imam Bukhari.

2. Daripada Ibnu Abbas RA, Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda, maksudnya;

“Tidak ada hari yang amal soleh padanya lebih dikasihi Allah selain daripada hari-hari yang 10 ini. Para sahabat bertanya: Walaupun berjihad di jalan Allah? Rasulullah bersabda: Walaupun berjihad di jalan Allah, kecuali lelaki yang keluar (berjihad) membawa diri serta hartanya dan tidak kembali lagi selepas itu (syahid).” HR: Ahmad, At-Tirmizi.

3. Firman Allah SWT, maksudnya;

“Hendaklah kamu menyebut nama Allah pada hari-hari yang ditentukan.” (Surah Al-Haj: 28).

Kata Ibnu Abbas RA: Maksudnya ialah hari-hari yang 10 itu.

4. Dari Ibnu Umar RA, Rasulullah SAW bersabda, maksudnya;

Nuzul Al Quran

Peristiwa Nuzul Al-Quran merupakan peristiwa turunnya ayat al-Qur'an yang pertama kepada Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. hingga seterusnya berperingkat-peringkat menjadi lengkap sebagaimana kitab al-Quran yang ada pada hari ini. Peristiwa Nuzul Al-Quran berlaku pada malam Jumaat, 17 Ramadan, tahun ke-41 daripada keputeraan Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. ketika baginda sedang beribadat di Gua Hira, bersamaan dengan tanggal 6 Ogos 610M. Perkataan "Nuzul" bererti turun atau berpindah dari atas ke bawah. Bila disebut bahawa Al-Quran adalah mukjizat terbesar Nabi SAW maka ianya memberi makna terlalu besar kepada umat Islam terutamanya yang serius memikirkan rahsia al-Quran.

Ayat al-Quran yang mula-mula diturunkan Allah kepada Nabi Muhammad s.a.w. melalui perantaraan Malaikat Jibril ialah lima ayat pertama daripada Surah Al-Alaq.

Majlis Amal Hi-Tea Seri Al-Huda Di Hatiku

BismillahirRahman nir Rahim...

Majlis Amal Hi Tea Seri Al-Huda akan diadakan pada hari Sabtu 30 Jun 2012 bertempat di Restoran Nelayan Titiwangsa, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Kuala Lumpur. Tujuan utama majlis ini diadakan adalah sebagai salah satu usaha pihak sekolah menjana dan menambah kutipan dana bagi tujuan penubuhan Kompleks Pendidikan Seri Al-Huda.

D samping menikmati "Hi-Tea", para penderma akan disajikan dengan pelbagai acara menarik antaranya sesi bersama Ustaz Don Daniyal (semalam dinobatkan sebagai lelaki paling kacak di Malaysia) dan sesi bersama Chef Ismail. Di samping itu, slot hiburan nasyid bersama Kumpulan Zaidan juga akan memeriahkan suasana juga aktiviti lelongan dan jualan amal di perkarangan restoran turut diadakan.

Kisah Pengundi Hantu di Marang

Pada Pilihanraya 1990, Timbalan Yang Dipertua PAS (skrg Presiden PAS), Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi Awang telah memenangi kerusi Parlimen Marang dgn majoriti 116 undi.

Rupanya, Haji Hadi sepatutnya kalah dlm pilihanraya tersebut kerana terdapat lebih 3000 pengundi hantu yang didatangkan dari beberapa buah kilang sekitar Parlimen Pekan. Pada hari mengundi, kira2 200-300 orang telah berjaya dihalang dari mengundi oleh petugas2 PAS. Kira2 12 buah teksi serta 2-3 buah bas berjaya ditahan dari mengundi. Sekiranya pengundi2 hantu dari Pekan tersebut tidak ditahan, nescaya Tuan Guru Haji Hadi akan kalah di kerusi Parlimen Marang pada tahun 1990 itu.

An idiot's guide to the Palestinian conflict

For centuries there was no such conflict. In the 19th century the land of Palestine was inhabited by a multicultural population – approximately 86 percent Muslim, 10 percent Christian, and 4 percent Jewish – living in peace.

Zionism

In the late 1800s a group in Europe decided to colonize this land. Known as Zionists, they represented an extremist minority of the Jewish population. Their goal was to create a Jewish homeland, and they considered locations in Africa and the Americas, before settling on Palestine.

At first, this immigration created no problems. However, as more and more Zionists immigrated to Palestine – many with the express wish of taking over the land for a Jewish state – the indigenous population became increasingly alarmed. Eventually, fighting broke out, with escalating waves of violence. Hitler's rise to power, combined with Zionist activities to sabotage efforts to place Jewish refugees in western countries, led to increased Jewish immigration to Palestine, and conflict grew.

UN Partition Plan

Finally, in 1947 the United Nations decided to intervene. However, rather than adhering to the principle of “self-determination of peoples,” in which the people themselves create their own state and system of government, the UN chose to revert to the medieval strategy whereby an outside power divides up other people’s land.

Under considerable Zionist pressure, the UN recommended giving away 55% of Palestine to a Jewish state – despite the fact that this group represented only about 30% of the total population, and owned under 7% of the land.

1947-1949 War 

Fake it: Egg

During a recent raid on a wholesale centre in Guangzhou city, the capital of China 's Guangdong province, a large quantity of fake eggs was seized. Their wholesale price is 0.15 yuan (S$0.03) each - half the price of a real egg.

Consumers have a hard time telling a genuine egg from a fake one. This is good news for unscrupulous entrepreneurs, who are even conducting three-day courses in the production of artificial eggs for less than S$150. A reporter with Hong Kong-based Chinese magazine East Week enrolled in one such course.

Radix Mocha

Produk Baru HPA: Radix Mocha
Harga Pengedar RM22.00 dan 6NM

Crocs

Bagaimana? Ada sesuatu yang mencurigakan? Sudah pasti ada yang berkata :"Ah..ada-ada saja kamu. Tidak ada yang pelik kurasakan. Hanya logo buaya yang comel. Tidak lebih dari itu."

Jangan tersilap. Jika dilihat sekali imbas, memang tidak akan kelihatan sesuatu yang janggal dari logo ini. Sama juga seperti produk Coca Cola. Setelah diselidik, sekiranya perkataan Coca Cola ini dilihat melalui cermin, akan tertera perkataan bahasa Arab: La Mecca, La Muhammad. Apa maksudnya? Tiada Mekah, Tiada Muhammad SAW. Baiklah, lihat gambar di bawah. Logo Crocs yang dilampirkan di atas diterbalikkan beberapa darjah:

Sudah bisa melihat sesuatu? Ya, kali ini kelihatan dengan jelas. Kalimah ALLAH bukan? Siap ada sabdu lagi.

Baby's coming

12.10 p.m. Sepatutnya hari ni cuma checkup rutin tapi doktor nasihatkan supaya terus masuk wad. Kini berada di Wad 102, Hospital Al Islam (KBMC).

3.10 p.m. Masuk ke OT.

Semalam di Flor de la Mar

Itu kapal lanun. Kapal orang Portugis, Flor de la Mar. Demikian Ariff diindoktrinasi. Sesungguhnya mereka yang datang itu sememangnya lanun. Konon mencari rempah. 

Itu dulu, 1492. Orang Eropah baru mengenal alphabet (alif-ba-ta) setelah sekian lama dikuasai tentera Musalman. Ekspedisi Umar Al Faruq sejak circa 637 Masihi. Dari dark age mereka kini melihat cahaya dibawa oleh Islam.

Ini sebenarnya pahlawan Melayu yang menentang lanun yang bermisikan balas dendam. Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat versus Alfonso de Alburqurque, Lopez de Sequira.

SIAPA TAKUT BINI

Haiwan lain kata saya berjiwa rakyat. Memang pun...

Pengikut saya kata, saya mewarisi kehebatan bapa saya. Memang pun...

 

Sesekali kalau saya mengaum, memang menggeletar lutut. Memang pun...

 Saya nampak macam reserve, tapi kalau saya naik darah seekor kuda pun boleh habis saya kerjakan. Memang pun...

 

1hutan mengakui kewibawaan saya okay, malah seantero dunia puji saya. Memang pun...

 

Tapi kalau saya balik rumah, bini saya itu selalu torture saya. Manalah saya tak stress?

* Mak Cik Musalmah Lebar kata: 'Lembik dan selalu terlelap macam dulu pun tak apalah. Janji tak kecut dengan bini'. Aiyo Kak Sal, makan dalam.

Dipetik dari Tehranifaisal.blogspot.com 

Kisah saya tiada kaitan dengan sesiapa, sekiranya Tuan/Puan mendapati ada persamaan dengan sesiapa yang masih hidup atau telah mati, anggaplah ia hanya kebetulan." kata sang Singa.

Terengganu Kite 4 - Crystal Mosque

Kesempatan di KT, kami tidak melepaskan peluang ke Pulau Wan Man mengunjungi Masjid Kristal. Pulau ni pun sebenarnya bukan sebuah pulau tapi kelihatan macam dah ditambak membolehkan kenderaan terus ke kawasan masjid sejauh sebatu sekira-kira bermula dari Muzium Negeri yang terdapat Batu Bersurat.

Memasuki kawasan Pulau Wan Man in terdapat Taman Tamadun Islam seluar 23 hektar di mana beberapa replika monumen-monumen Islam termasuk beberapa masjid seluruh dunia dibina. Saiz replika masjid-masjid ni termasuk Dome of the Rock agak besar which make one wonders whether boleh solat ke tidak dalamnya.

Masjid kristal memang nampak cantik dari luar atau dari jauh bercahaya macam kristal. Tapi sebenarnya yang nampak macam kristal tu adalah tinted glass panels. Lokasi masjid memang strategik betul-betul di hujung tanjung overlooking jambatan dan muara Sungai Terengganu. Yang nampak ada kristal tu mungkin chandelier - tapi itu kat masjid sentul pong ada.. Keseluruhan masjid dan dewan solat sendiri tidak berapa besar mungkin unjuran tidak berapa ramai ahli kariah yang akan bersolat lima waktu di sini tapi dibina cukup sekadar untuk membenarkan hadis nabi berkenaan tanda akhir zaman - masjid yang dibina untuk hiasan.

Selesai jama' dan qasar di sini kami terus ke Pasar Payang.

Ini catatan sejarah berkenaan asal negeri penyu for your reading pleasure.

Earth Hour 2010

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Last March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and absolutely free. For more information, visit http://www.earthhour.org/Homepage.aspx?intro=no where you'll find tips for what you could do to help Earth Hour.

So during the next Earth Hour 2010 which falls on Saturday kindly turn off all computers, electrical appliances and lights in your workplace before you leave for the weekend. In addition, it is also encouraged for everyone to participate in Earth Hour by turning off your non-essential lighting and appliances at home during the event.

With our strong participation, we hope to be able to unite Malaysians in a whole new light.

Angiography & Angioplasty

Angianc (anjang) singgah rumah semalam dari tawakal hospital. Dimaklumkan hospital mengarahkan ke Ampang Puteri esok, Rabu untuk buat angiogram. Ni wikipedia nak beritahu apo ko bondo angiogram tu. Baca jugak patient preparation after the jump break.

Angiography or arteriography is a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers. This is traditionally done by injecting a radio-opaque contrast agent into the blood vessel and imaging using X-ray based techniques such as fluoroscopy. The word itself comes from the Greek words angeion, "vessel", and graphein, "to write or record". The film or image of the blood vessels is called an angiograph, or more commonly, an angiogram.

Although the term angiography is strictly defined as based on projectional radiography, the term has been applied to newer vascular imaging techniques such as CT angiography and MR angiography.

Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel; typically as a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as a balloon catheter, is passed into the narrowed locations and then inflated to a fixed size using water pressures some 75 to 500 times normal blood pressure (6 to 20 atmospheres).

Eco Mobility Advance Solution (EMAS) by Proton

We tought that only Sarah and Hajar are in the driving seats for their EMAS program at IIUM, now even Proton has their very own EMAS program.. On the second thought, as we are looking for another small car like the antic Mini Cooper above, the Proton 'eco' should be rightly pictured at the posh greeneries.. not the oldies..
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From The Star GENEVA: Malaysia’s first global car Emas is expected to mark the birth of a golden era for Proton, the national car maker.

The concept version of the car, shown in three variants, was launched at the Geneva Inter­national Motor Show yesterday by Proton adviser Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Production by 2012.

“This is Proton’s 25th year and we want to tell the world that Proton is now ready to be a global player,” he said, adding that Proton was willing to invest in strategic partnerships to drive this new direction for the company. He said the project represented a giant techonogical leap for Proton, which previously focused on the local market.

Emas, an acronym for Eco Mobility Advance Solution, was designed in collaboration with acclaimed Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro.

Who Was The Greatest Man On Earth (Epilogue)

EPILOGUE

“Endless are the words which have been spoken to described his noble life and personality. I believe no one can fail to be moved or inspired by the magnificence of his radiance character; even Muhammad’s (pbuh) greatest enemies had to admit that no fault could be found in his behaviour or integrity. In addition, those Western scholars and historical figures who over the centuries were brave enough to gaze with an honest heart at the miracle of Muhammad’s (pbuh) life and achievements have testified to this.

Strange indeed, therefore, that so many people on the face of the earth today have little or no knowledge of the life and mission of this last great Prophet of God (pbuh) and his historical impact on the world we live in.”

Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens)