This is less of a posting of the chapter and more stating the obvious:  I’ve had a chance to re-read my chapters and decided to edit them.  That being said, I feel there’s been enough changes to justify a re-posting of the story starting from the beginning.  Starting later, I’ll be deleting the chapters I have already posted and re-post them in their current formats. 

You have been warned. 

Edited 23:55, 23DEC2009

There we go.  The original postings of the three chapters have been cleared out.  Why?  Well, because I said I was.    I’m the author, that’s why.  Besides, the modifications, adjustments, rewriting, etc, makes this something that’s needed.  From here on out, the plan is to simply update the chapters as they are corrected or modified, and put a note on the chapters stating that they’ve been changed.  A lot of the changes will be subtle.  Some will be moderate.  In a few cases, entire chapters may outright disappear.  Part and Part of the whole learning, writing, editing thing. 

I want to ask, again, for people’s inputs.  Even if it’s not via comment, but via e-mail.  See, I’m not a great author.  This is my first attempt at writing anything.  The wordings, grammar, punctuation, they’ll all make sense in my head, but if they are fuzzy or incoherent, my book suffers.   Well, as of now, I should say “story,” but, who knows, if it’s good enough, it may become “book.”  And then, I’ll have about a dozen first release and signed copies that are asked for…  XD  Yeah, right…

There are many hidden gems in all the Walt Disney World theme parks: places you never noticed before, or always thought “I’ll do that next time”. Unfortunately, these little details and hidden coves can sometimes be of great value.

Take Epcot’s Club Cool, for instance. People have spent the whole day at Epcot – it’s in the middle of the afternoon, everyone is sweating and just dying for some shade. Yet in all of their misery, they seem to always pass up Club Cool. Why? They don’t know what it is, and don’t care to take the time to find out.

Little do they know, inside this building are fountains and fountains of all different carbonated beverages from around the world – just waiting for them – for free, and with unlimited refills. And being in the sun all day, it’s wonderful.

Disney was so smart in the placement of this. It’s in the biggest “intersection” of the whole park for all to enjoy – right at the crossroads of a way into and out of World Showcase, and also Future World.

So next time you visit Epcot, be sure to walk towards that big fountain (can’t miss it) and check out Club Cool. Get some refreshments, relax, cool off, get hydrated – then go back out for your next Disney adventure. What are some of the hidden gems you’ve found? Share with me!

Photos by kathika & zengrrl.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan.

Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering in Sendai, and colleagues found men and women aged 70 and older who drank four or more, versus one or fewer, cups of green tea daily were 44 percent less likely to have symptoms of depression.

Several prior studies have linked green tea consumption to reduced levels of psychological distress. This led Niu and colleagues to look at associations between drinking green tea and symptoms of depression in 1,058 relatively healthy elderly individuals.

About 34 percent of the men and 39 percent of the women had symptoms of depression, according to a report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. These symptoms were severe in about 20 percent of the men and in about 24 percent of the women.

Overall, 488 participants said they drank four or more cups of green tea a day, 284 said they downed two to three cups daily and the remaining 286 reported having one or fewer cups daily.

To read the remainder of this article please visit:

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=9372575

Some days just call for a movie, road trip, shopping or (fill in the blank).

Do you ever feel washed out, exhausted and spent? That’s how I feel today after a marathon job interview (9am-4pm with four different committees plus writing and editing tests) yesterday.

I think it went well, but still, today I feel in need of a break! I spent part of the afternoon checking out the area homes for sale and doing a few other odds and ends. What I really feel like is a long winter’s nap!

On days like today, I think we should feel free to take that break and see a movie, shop, or do something else that’ll recharge our batteries and refresh our minds. Guilt-free.

I confess I bought and ate a Three Musketeers today (the jumbo size). That part wasn’t so guilt-free, but much needed and savored. We just CAN’T expect ourselves to stick to a strict regimen 24/7/52!

Tomorrow’s another day. Until then, stay confident and resolute. 

Well Christmas is almost upon us and I have been thinking about what I am going to do for Christmas dinner. I will have a turkey and all the trimmings for the family but for myself I haven’t quite decided on that.

One thing to know about me is I LOVE COOKBOOKS! All kinds, I actually just yesterday took about 25 that I never used to Value Village and promptly went to Chapters to look for a few new vegetarian ones. I was in there for over an hour, just in the vegetarian section alone. There are so many to choose from, here are the ones that have been helpful to me so far. I do love my “1000 Vegetarian Recipes”, I find the recipes easy to make, most have a good number of ingredients (not too many that it’s overwhelming) and everything has turned out fantastic. My second favourite is Vegetarian Times “Vegetarian Beginner’s Guide”, it was very helpful in helping me stock my pantry, with good and quick recipe ideas.

I bought two new books and am super excited to try them out, the first one is “The Vegetarian Family Cookbook” by Nava Atlas. I love her cookbooks, I have taken a few out from the library and always find them easy to read, easy to make and delicious recipes. It has a great section on snacks, I think I mentioned how this family loves snacking, lunchbox ideas, easy breakfast ideas and great looking soups and entrees. I also liked the fact that she gave vegan options for the recipes.

The second one was “Refresh” by Ruth Tal, this cookbook is gorgeous, I am also a sucker for beautiful cookbooks, great pictures, the end product looks for yummy. I picked this cookbook as it has a section on rice bowls, noodle bowls and juicing. This is a vegan cookbook from a restaurant in Toronto called Fresh, from what I have read so far, she started out as a juice bar that had some food to three restaurants around Toronto. The first thing I am trying is the Buddha Rice Bowl, some of the ingredients are marinated tofu cubes, thai peanut sauce, cilantro, cucumber, tomato and of course rice, yuuummmmmyyyyy. This book also has a section on dressings, sauces and marinades, I am hoping to make big batches of sauces and marinades and freeze them for later use.

Here is what is on the menu for this week:

• Buddha Rice Bowl
• Seitan and broccoli stir fry
• Pizza night (I always throw one in each week for those lazy days you don’t feel like cooking and we all have them)
• Spicy tofu in coconut cream

Here are the links to the websites for the cookbooks I have mentioned above:

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/product/11 (Vegetarian Times “Vegetarian Beginner’s Guide)

http://vegbookshop.com/ (“The Vegetarian Family Cookbook)

http://www.freshrestaurants.ca/ (“Refresh”)

I have been very remiss with my blogs of late, pleading busyness. I’m caring for my Mom, trying to make Christmas gifts, finish up a project I committed myself to, and also trying to maintain some sort of routine that allows me to relax during each day. Then came a blizzard and over fourteen inches of snow, followed by wind chill factors not meant to sustain human existence.

Definite snow day(s) for most of the school aged children in the region. I liked that idea: a totally free day to spend doing something I wouldn’t ordinarily do. So, of course, I made myself a spur of the moment project. I created my second Mandala Gallery and posted it on my poetry site:
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/

Spent several hours browsing through my files, picking out the images I thought were the best. That was far more difficult than I had thought it would be. I’ve been coloring these designs for months and enjoying the process, but never realizing just how many I had accumulated. And the funny part was that some of the ones I had thought didn’t really work, turned out to be quite striking and even satisfying.

Then came the process of placement and naming. I really like these designs and each one says something different to me. Wanted to be sure that they were shown to good advantage and still supported and enhanced the others. And, although they do speak to me, I have some trouble finding appropriate titles for some of them.

Had been thinking of doing this for some time, but was hesitant because I knew it would take time and lots of thought. There is also the reality that each design had to be uploaded and I am definitely not a computer techie. But the fact that it is my second gallery attempt, did ease the process a bit, even though I get a bit squeamish at anything that goes beyond simple word processing.

With only a few minor glitches here and there, I did eventually have it all up and running. Then simply posted an invitation to everyone to have a look/see. Only realized afterward, that it is my Christmas present to anyone who takes the time to respond to that invitation. It is a gift of color and beauty. No small thing when considering that I am far from the only human being running around like a directionless widget in the middle of a blizzard of other things to do.

The amazing part is that my gift was given to me, by me, and even for me. Those hours I spent totally engrossed were, by far, the most satisfying I’ve had in several weeks. It was an incredible break and one that was more needed than I could have imagined. Yes, there were a few moments when I considered the insanity of my own choices, but dismissed that thought and simply plunged into it. And it was far more rewarding than anything else I could have done.

That time altered my person. I came away refreshed and ready to get on with all that other busyness. In fact, shortly after completing the Gallery, I also did two more pieces of that other project I had committed myself to doing and was having many second thoughts about finishing. Actually did start the part of it that I have been avoiding for a month. The part I had pretty much decided was silly, perhaps a bit immature, maybe even inappropriate.

And, as is often par for the course, all that worrying and procrastinating simply fell away once I took that first step. What came after, came with an amazing amount of ease, and even satisfaction. It allowed me to see the project as a whole and that is always very important. I now know that I am into the final phase and headed into the home stretch. That is such a good feeling.

Creativity feeds on creativity. It’s called inspiration. Yesterday, I allowed myself a snow day. A space and time to do what I would normally have not done. In the process, I surrounded myself with bits of color and beauty, my own creativity. Actually allowed myself to get lost inside of it for several hours. It was both healing and inspiring.

My younger sister, who shares in the care-giving for my Mom, is leaving town for a few days. She gifted herself and her daughter with tickets to a musical concert. I could be jealous, I suppose, but instead am glad that she too is allowing herself to have a snow day of her own. She will surround herself with music that will lift her up and perhaps help her get through these next two weeks of hectic Christmas activity. In preparation for that, she did more than her fair share of care-giving and that, in turn, let me have a necessary break and create my own snow day. Not a bad exchange.

My hope in all of this, is that you too will allow yourself a snow day, blizzard or no. Find a way to allow yourself to make a snow angel, some bit of color and beauty that would otherwise not exist. Refresh and refuel, if only for a few hours. Christmas is coming fast, and although that may mean fun and even excitement, it also means hectic activity and a depletion of energy sources. Take the time to gather a few extra ounces of that commodity and feed yourself on some moments of color, music, and beauty. You definitely will not regret it.

And my invitation is extended to you as well. If you have the time, feel free to come and see my current ’snow angel’. Who knows, it might even inspire you to make one of your own.

Usually, I’ll write my own wellness post to contribute to Intent, but since it’s finals week this week, I’ll post one from Intent instead. This is perfect for my mental state right now.

Remove The Blocks to Growth and You’ll Love Your Life

Coaches often use a Life Balance Wheel to help clients determine whether their lives are in balance. Sometimes I suggest to a client to draw a circle, divide it into eighths and use the labels shown below for each section of the pie. Then I’ll suggest they put a mark in each section from 1 through 10 to show their satisfaction in that area of their lives. Take a minute and do it for yourself….don’t worry, I’m waiting.

Now you can see that your life looks a little bumpy. Any area that isn’t a nine or ten indicates that you have some sort of block to your growth in that area. Blocks to your growth are intimately linked with your self-esteem. Following are examples from each of the eight areas of life:

1. Physical Environment
Clutter is an example of a block. I’m not saying if you don’t put everything away every time you use it, you are blocked and living in clutter. You aren’t bad or wrong. What I am saying is that if your piles have piles, you can’t remember the last time you saw your appointment book or your telephone bill, you are living with clutter – a physical manifestation of a block.

2. Fun and Recreation
Are you someone who works all the time? Having spent a few years working 70-80 hours per week, I learned that I had a big block to trusting my talent as a coach, teacher and writer so I was doing work that was very unloving to me. With excellent self-esteem and self-love, who would work so much doing a job she hated? Do you work or play too much? It is probable that if you do, you are dealing with some sort of block to your own happiness and fulfillment.

3. Personal and Spiritual Growth
Sure indications of blocks in the area of personal and/or spiritual growth are ignoring your intuition or hunches and/or continuation of self-destructive behaviors even when the negative results in your life are very obvious. I have a client who keeps having relationships with men who reject her. Until she heals the low self-esteem and shame of who she is, she will most likely continue to have these relationships.

4. Significant Other/Romance
You see it everywhere – women who settle or say yes to relationships that don’t really work for them because they are essentially convinced they cannot really be treated like the goddesses they are. My first marriage of 15 years was like that. I knew when I was 19 that he was mean and screwed up but I married him anyway at 22 and stayed with him through 4 children and a total of 19 years. It boils down to me being willing to marry a person totally wrong for me because I had no belief in myself. I’ve discovered that until I loved myself, I couldn’t have the kind of love I wanted.

5. Friends and Family
Do your friends and family take advantage of your “good nature” and ask you to do too much for them with little or no return of the favor? Well, I hate to tell you that you don’t have a “good nature”, you have poor self-esteem. Something is blocking the natural understanding you have as a goddess being about balance and give and take in any relationship. And you don’t have the self-esteem to say, “That’s enough!”

6. Health
Overweight and out of shape? Something is blocking you from good self care. After all ,we live in the Information Age. There are zillions of doctors, websites, books, gyms, news items, etc. that tell you what is healthy to eat and what kind of exercise would work for you. So what’s stopping you? You guessed it. A block of some sort.

7. Money
Almost everyone I know has issues about money. They’re fairly easy to trace. Most of the time we learned our attitudes from our families. Hence the success of Rich Dad, Poor Dad. The Law of Attraction says “like attracts like”. That being said, if we all had a real mindset of abundance and knew we were worthy of infinite flow, we would not have any shortage of money in our lives. What’s your block?

8. Career
Do you see yourself as never been given the chance to succeed? Or you don’t even know what you are good at? There are so many ways that we block ourselves in this area. Just look around at all those people who “hate their job”. What’s keeping them from offering the planet their gifts?

If you started learning how to see and remove your blocks, what might your Life Balance Wheel look like a year from now?

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Maia Berens helps women overcome their blocks to their own growth. Her self-coaching, group and private coaching provides women with the safety to change their lives. For more articles, information and a totally free year of personal growth assignments visit www.allaboutlifecoaching.com and join our Ask A Coach community.

Link to the original article here.

Image from Wonder_Lick of Photobucket.

Drawing grup Piala Dunia 2010 baru saja selesai dilaksanakan di Cape Town,

Afrika Selatan. Dari delapan grup, majoritas negara-negara unggulan seperti Inggris, Spanyol, Italia dan Argentina, semuanya berada dalam grup relatif mudah.

Di grup G dua negara berbahasa Portugis: Brasil dan Portugal berada dalam satu grup, ditemani Pantai Gading dan Korea Utara.

Well people we really need to keep hydrated inside and out so keep up your water intake and keep spritzing away!

Lavender and Spearmint is refreshingly cooling

Sandalwood and lemon is also refreshing

Use boiled cooled or spring water and you only need 10 drops of each essential oil.

Enjoy and stay cool!

COMFORT

O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.
O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Many entrepreneurs and business owners find it very difficult to be on holiday. Not only is it difficult to get away from the office, but when you finally do get away it is difficult to switch off and enjoy the rest. Some business owners start getting itchy and restless after a short time away, and they feel guilty for not being busy and stressed out. This in itself is stressful, and so it is very likely that they will return from “holiday” even more stressed out than when they left.

If you fall into this category then you may enjoy the following ideas on how to be on holiday, relax and still work on your business.

Read an inspiring book

Instead of climbing into the latest crime novel by your favourite author, chose something different to read during the holidays. Spend your time relaxing with a good read on something that inspires you. This could be an autobiography from somebody you admire, or perhaps a discussion of a topic that you find interesting. By allowing yourself the time to get immersed in something that stimulates you, you not only relax and learn something new, but it may in fact create ideas for something you can change or implement in your life. You will walk away from this experience feeling refreshed and renewed.

Network

While you are away from the business, make a plan to meet new people. If you are invited to visit friends and are introduced to somebody you haven’t met before, make a point of learning something from this person. Get their contact details and make sure they have yours. You are not looking for new clients! You are simply looking to meet new people with a view to exchange ideas. If you are away from home, make a point of chatting to people you meet. You could even ask their opinion about the things you have learned in the book you are reading (see above).

Do something new

Make a plan to do something new that you have always thought about, but never gotten around to. Go to the theatre, go horse riding, rent a jet ski, just do something you have never done before. By taking yourself out of your comfort zone you will feel new emotions and make different connections in your brain. This is good for unwinding, but also has the potential to inspire and create new ideas. And you may very well meet new people in the process.

Write a daily journal

Start the morning just dumping all your thoughts and emotions onto a piece of paper. This will help you get rid of the office stress and issues that may be blocking your mind at the time. It is not only therapeutic to write these things down, but it is a creative process that invariable leads to ideas and insights.

Keep a notebook with you at all times

Take a notebook with you wherever you go. Every time you get an idea or come across something that has inspired you in some way, write it down so you can get back to it later. Every time you remember something you should be doing back at work, write it in the notebook as well. But don’t write it in the same section as your ideas. Start writing these thoughts in your notebook, but from the back. Later, when you return to work after your holiday, review both sections of your notebook. The great benefit from writing these things down is that you will not forget a great idea you had while sitting on the beach, and you can let go of the worry about the office because your to-do item is now in your notebook for later action.

Share your experiences

Tell others of the things you have done, the books you have read, the people you have met and the insights you have had. Why not write a blog about these things? It will be good for your creative spirit to actually write these things down and it will help you focus on the value of these positive things. The added advantage is that your thoughts and ideas may well inspire others who read them.

Now that you have read my suggestions on how to combine holidays and business, no doubt you will have thought of other things that one can do while on holiday. Please add your ideas to this blog, so others may benefit from them as well.

Have a great break!

A walk down the just-washed-by-rain roads with the music from your earphones drowning the activity around you, to think of nothing but the music and feel the freshness of the breeze rushing onto your face, to turn all around and smile at the trees dripping with rain drops and also at the maddening traffic that zooms past  oblivious to these little things,  and to think, for atleast those few minutes, that there is not a worry in your world – EXQUISITE !

PS: It is truly an exhilarating feeling to conveniently ignore those heaps of work piled at your desk to spend a few moments to ponder about such ideal moments in a day !

Random thought of the moment : There are some things money cant buy. For everything else, there’s mastercard !

                                                     Kerala is renowned for ‘Authentic Ayurveda’, which is emerging as a preferred curative and promotive healthcare system.Haritha Ayurvedic hospital bears the torch of the age old time tested science of life, Ayurveda in its cradle Kerala , the Gods own country.

Haritha Ayurvedic Hospital and research centre with all modern facilities is situated in the city of calicut, a much sought tourist destination famed for its mesmerizing expanse of back waters and its greenish lavishness in the state of Kerala, India. Haritha the word means green. Haritha Ayurvedic Hospital keeps and practices the sublime discipline of Ayurveda. .”BACK TO NATURE, BACK TO HARITHA”, is our motto. The village like ambience of Haritha is pleasing to the body and the mind of the patients. The surroundings filled with natural greenery and an environment free pollution ensure optimum results from the treatment.

HARITHA is the dream of veteran Ayurveda Vaidya Hassan koya gurukkal,pottassery,Calicut. An exponent in the field of Ayurvedic kalari marma treatment with an enormous experience of 35 years. He is very particular in maintaining the authenticity of Ayurvedic treatments as per ageold traditions. The HRITHA AYURVEDIC HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE,KALANTHODE,CALICUT,KERALA, INDIA will also seek the possibilities of new inventions in Ayurveda.

HARITHA is blessed with gifted doctors and specialists under whose strict supervision and guidance prescription are made. We have a vast land for cultivating herbs.The herbs for the preparation of medicine are collected from this garden. The rare medicines as prescribed by the great acharyas(scholars) are prepared in strict accordance with scientific methods at Haritha’s pharmaceutics to ensure premium quality and efficacy . The outpatient department of the hospital will have round the clock services of male and lady doctors.The inpatient department can accomodate 60 patients at a time.

HARITHA’S rooms are air-conditioned and have modern aminities ensuring you a comfortable stay.Services of expert masseurs and masseuses are available. The Diagnostic centre is well equipped with modern diagnostic implements, instruments and equipments.Haritha combines Ayurvedic approaches with modern diagnostic means.A fully functional X-ray unit ,ECG unit and Laboratory makes Haritha unique. Haritha also conducts intensive seminars on Ayurveda and its possibilities, for domestic and foreign students as well as for the public.

HARITHA keep high standards of environmental conservation for the guestS to relax and rejuvenate in its serene surroundings. Other facilities include a restaurant, which offers traditional and curative cuisine for domestic and foreign visitors. To keep in touch 24 hr open business centre with internet and computing will be there for your assistance.

I FINALLY GOT MY GLO BARS!

I ordered them a week or so ago, and I’ve been patiently awaiting them, and when this big box appeared on the “mail table” in our living room, I knew exactly what was inside [before I looked at the label].

So frigging pumped!

I ordered three kinds: Refresh, Empower, and Present.

None of them have been unwrapped and devoured yet, because I’ve been too busy to sit down and actually take the time to savour one, and I don’t want to just eat them for the sake of eating them! I need to really taste them! I’ve been waiting for these for awhile now. [I sound like such a loser, but I totally can't help it.]

Thanks Angela for the treats!

kalo kata orang, marah saat :
* berdiri
sebaiknya duduk, supaya bisa ngeredain amarah.
yang terjadi sama gw, gw udah duduk tapi di sadel sepeda dan gw udah goes sepeda dari kampus ke kontrakan tanpa pikiran jernih. gw bawaannya cepet-cepet aja, gw lagi ga bisa mikir bener. isi otak gw cuma pikiran negatif doang.

* duduk
kalo dari berdiri trus duduk, belum bisa meredakan amarah, sebaiknya tiduran.
dan setelah gw sampe kontrakan, gw juga langsung tiduran di kamar. tapi gw masih ga bisa tenang juga, malah pikiran gw makin macem-macem. gw udah capek-capek goes sepeda, udah sampe tiduran pun gw masih aja ga bisa mengalihkan pikiran gw.

* tiduran
katanya kalo tiduran masih belum bisa juga, lebih baik wudhu.
gw udah coba wudhu, tapi ternyata gw masih belum bisa berpikiran jernih juga. emang pas wudhu sempet nyegerin apa yg gw pikirin, tapi setelah itu ya kembali lagi ke awal. gw masih belum bisa menghilangkan amarah gw ke dia.

kalo semua itu udah gw lakuin, gw harus lakuin apa lagi? gw ga ngerti dengan semua ini. kenapa marah itu susah dihilangkan?

gw selalu kepikiran kata-kata dia yg kemarin sampe pagi ini, dan ternyata gw ga mendapat apa-apa dari setiap perkataannya itu. gw udah berharap dari semua perkataannya itu, tapi ternyata ga terbukti. gw males denger alesannya. kenapa gw males denger, itu juga karena dia yg ngajarin gw untuk males denger alesan orang.

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akhirnya gw menyadari maksud status temen gw di FB, yg diantara komen-komen dari orang, dia bilang kalo yg lagi capek itu HATInya. ternyata setelah gw bersepeda dari kampus sampe kontrakan, rasa capek di kaki gw bisa ilang dengan waktu yg ga lama. sedangkan seperti yg dibilang temen gw, capek hati, itu masih aja ga bisa ilang. gw harus ngapain lagi buat ngilanginnya?

Salah satu di antara sekian banyak salat sunnah -setelah salat sunnah tahajjud/qiyamul lail- adl salat dhuha. Ia merupakan salat sunnah yg sering dilakukan oleh Rasulullah Shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam. Rasulullah sendiri melakukannya sampai delapan raka’at. Mengenai keutamaannya waktunya hukumnya dan jumlah rakaatnya akan diuraikan sebagai berrikut. Keutamaannya Dari Abu Dzarr ra dia berkata Rasulullah saw bersabda “Hendaklah masing-masing di antara kalian tiap pagi bersedekah utk tiap ruas tulang badannya. Maka tiap bacaan tasbih adl sedekah tiap bacaan tahmid adl sedekah tiap tahlil adl sedekah tiap takbir adl sedekah menyuruh kebaikan adl sedekah melarang keburukan adl sedekah dan sebagai ganti dari semua itu cukuplah mengerjakan dua rakaat salat dhuha.” . Dari Abu Buraidah bahwa Rasulullah saw bersabda “Dalam tubuh manusia itu terdapat tiga ratus enam puluh ruas tulang. Ia diharuskan bersedekah utk tiap ruas itu.” Para sahabat bertanya “Siapa yg kuat melaksanakan itu wahai Rasulullah?” Rasulullah menjawab “Menutup dahak di masjid dgn tanah atau menyingkirkan sesuatu gangguan dari tengah jalan itu berarti sedekah atau sekiranya mampu cukuplah diganti dgn mengerjakan dua rakaat salat dhuha.” Imam as-Syaukani berkata “Dua hadis di atas menunjukkan betapa besar keutamaan salat Dhuha betapa tinggi kedudukannya serta betapa kuatnya syariat dalam menganjurkannya. Dua rakat salat dhuha dapat menggantikan tiga ratus enam puluh kali sedekah. Oleh sebab itu hendaknya dilangsungkan terus menerus. Selain itu hadis tersebut memberikan petunjuk agar kita memperbanyak tasbih tahmid tahlil menyuruh kebaikan melarang keburukan menutup dahak di masjid menyingkirkan tiap gangguan di jalan dan lain-lain kebaikan. Dengan demikian terpenuhilah sedekah-sedekah yg diharuskan kepada tiap orang pada tiap harinya.” Dari Abu Hurairah ra berkata “Kekasihku Nabi saw berwasiat kepadaku dgn tiga hal yaitu berpuasa tiga hari dalam tiap bulan mengerjakan dua rakaat salat Dhuha dan melakukan witir sebelum tidur.” . Dari Anas ra berkata “Saya melihat Rasulullah saw di waktu bepergian melakukan salat Dhuha sebanyak delapan rakaat. Setelah selesai beliau bersabda ‘Saya tadi salat dgn penuh harapan dan diliputi kecemasan. Saya mohon kepada Tuhan tiga hal lalu diberi dua dan ditolak satu. Saya mohon supaya umatku jangan diuji dgn paceklik dan ini dikabulkan saya mohon pula agar umatku tidak dapat dikalahkan musuh-musuhnya dan ini pun dikabulkan lalu saya mohon agar umatku jangan sampai berpecah-belah menjadi beberapa golongan dan ini ditolak-Nya’.” hadis tersebut sahih}. Waktunya Permulaan waktu salat Dhuha adl di waktu matahari sudah naik kira-kira sepenggalah dan berakhir ketika matahari sudah zawal . Akan tetapi disunnahkan mengundurkan salat Dhuha sampai matahari agak tinggi dan panas agak terik. Hal ini berdasarkan hadis nabi saw di bawah ini Dari zaid bin Arqam berkata Nabi saw keluar menuju tempat ahli Quba’ ketika itu mereka sedang melakukan salat Dhuha lalu beliau bersabda “Salat Awwabin itu sewaktu anak-anak onta telah bangkit krn kepanasan waktu Dhuha.” . Hukumnya Salat Dhuha itu adl ibadah yg disunnahkan. Karena itu barangsiapa menginginkan pahalanya sebaiknya ia melakukannya. Dan barangsiapa tidak menginginkan pahalanya tidak ada halangan bagi dia utk meninggalkannya. Hal ini berdasarkan hadis Rasulullah saw yg diriwayatkan oleh Abu Sa’id dia berkata “Rasulullah saw melakukan salat Dhuha sampai-sampai kita mengira bahwa beliau tidak pernah meninggalkannya. Akan tetapi kalau beliau sudah meninggalkannya sampai-sampai kita mengira bahwa beliau tidak pernah melakukannya.” . Bahkan Imam Ibnu al-Qayyim sempat menghimpun pendapat-pendapat ulama mengenai disyariatkannya salat Dhuha dan pendapat-pendapat tersebut ada enam pertama sunnah yg dianjurkan. Kedua tidak disyari’atkan kecuali krn ada sebab. Ketiga tidak dianjurkan sama sekali. Keempat dianjurkan melakukannya sewaktu-waktu dan meninggalkannya sewaktu-waktu serta tidak melanggengkannya. Kelima dianjurkan melakukannya di rumah-rumah. Keenam salat tersebut bid’ah. Namun pendapat yg rajih dari kesekian pendapat tersebut adl bahwa salat Dhuha itu sunnah yg mustahabbah sebagaimana pendapat yg telah ditetapkan oleh Ibnu Daqiq al-’Id. Jumlah Rakaatnya Sedikit-dikitnya adl dua rakaat sebagaimana tersebut dalam hadis Abu Dzarr dan sebanyak-banyaknya yg dikerjakan oleh Rasulullah saw adl delapan raka’at sedang menurut yg disabdakannya adl dua belas rakaat. Akan tetapi sebagian ulama berpendapat bahwa tidak ada batasan bilangan rakaat salat Dhuha. Ini adl pendapat Abu Ja’far at-Thabari Hulaimi dan Ruyani dari golongan mazhab Syafi’i. Dalam syarah at-Tirmidzi al-’Iraqi berkata “Saya tidak pernah melihat seorang pun baik dari golongan sahabat maupun tabi’in yg membatasinya hanya sampai dua belas rakaat.” Demikian pula yg dikatakan as-Suyuthi Sa’id bin Manshur sewaktu ditanya ‘Apakah sahabat Rasulullah saw juga mengerjakan salat itu?’ ia menjawab ‘ya di antara mereka ada yg mengerjakannya sebanyak dua belas rakaat ada yg empat rakaat dan ada pula yg terus menerus mengerjakannya sampai tengah hari’.” Diriwayatkan dari Ibrahim an-Nakha’i bahwa ada seorang yg bertanya kepada Aswad bin Yazid “Berapa rakaatkah saya harus mengerjakan salat Dhuha?” ia menjawab “Sesuka hatimu.” Dari Ummu Hani’ berkata “bahwa Nabi saw mengerjakan salat Dhuha sebanyak delapan rakaat dan tiap dua rakaat bersalam.” . Dari Aisyah berkata “Nabi saw mengerjakan salat Dhuha empat rakaat dan menambah beberapa sesuai dgn yg dikehendaki Allah SWT.” Dari Aisyah ra berkata “Rasulullah saw masuk ke rumahku lalu melakukan salat Dhuha delapan rakaat.” . Referensi

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LCD, or liquid crystal display, televisions use a unique form of technology to produce their display, and although early models had a number of technological issues, those issues have largely been overcome, and these days there are excellent quality LCD TVs available from virtually every manufacturer of electronics in the world.

days, however, ever larger LCD TVs are making serious inroads on the PVA and S-PVA technology is that they often have problems with “ghosting” since the quality of an LCD TV is a TV capable of displaying the latest HDTV (high definition television) and DTV (digital television) signals, and most can also be used as a computer monitor, by connecting them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source. In some cases, the plug on the new high end televisions currently being designed in Europe.

No matter what type of LCD televisions based on the traditional CRT TV should be cautious, however, since the quality of an LCD TV as a monitor should be aware of the world. The earliest models of LCD televisions based on the horizon is to make the backlight of the refresh rate of the LCD panel fire during a period of about 20 milliseconds. For an LCD TV, and these technologies promise to eliminate some of the light in a fast period of about 20 milliseconds, in addition to the length of the world.

Their dual voltage design allows them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source. In some cases, the plug on the market, as large as 65″ and even more, that may sell for several thousand dollars. There are even larger LCD TVs is another indication of how much the technology has improved in a fast period of about 20 milliseconds, in addition to the next state, which is typically between 12 and 25 milliseconds. This response time, can be shortened by the design of the world’s 6 regions and both standards, PAL and SECAM signals that are common in other parts of the panel, and by using overdriving technology, but the response time can only be cut down to the length of the resolution can vary quite widely from model to model and brand to brand.

For more information see: http://www.planetomni.com 110-220 Volt Electronics – A multisystem TV is a TV capable of receiving and displaying different video systems like PAL, SECAM and NTSC. You’ll be able to see flicker at the typical 50 or 60Hz refresh rates used in this technology. Another emerging response to the time it for when the pixel has already settled to its intended level of brightness. This technique, however, also introduces the problem of flicker that is shorter than the refresh period.

The goal is to double the refresh period of time, generally less than 1 millisecond, compared to a VGA or DVI signal. Those TV shoppers planning to use their new LCD TV is a TV capable of displaying the latest HDTV (high definition television) and DTV (digital television) signals, and most can also be used as a computer monitor, by connecting them to be plugged into either a 110 voltage source or a 220 voltage source. In some cases, the plug on the market today are capable of displaying the latest HDTV (high definition television) and DTV (digital television) signals, and most can also be used as a monitor should be cautious, however, since the phosphor contained in the USA NTSC system.

There exists a converting type of DVD player which is codefree in that it would be suitable only for small size televisions, and that the LCD technology was first being developed, the conventional wisdom was that it can read all of the world. The earliest models of LCD TV as a plasma, CRT tube type, LCD or DLP, you’ll likely need a codefree (sometimes called region free) DVD player. These exist in many forms. When used with a multisystem tuner, which allows the machine to display not only the NTSC format common throughout North America, but the PAL and SECAM signals that are common in other parts of the panel, and by using overdriving technology, but the response time equal to the next state, which is typically between 12 and 25 milliseconds.

This response time, also known as the technology has improved in a short period of time, generally less than 1 millisecond, compared to a VGA or DVI signal. Those TV shoppers planning to use their new LCD TV for virtually any taste. The advent of these large screen LCD TVs is another indication of how much the technology has improved in a fast period of about 20 milliseconds. For an LCD TV for virtually any taste. The advent of these TVs. The first solution on the PVA and S-PVA technology is that they often have problems with “ghosting” since the phosphor contained in the technology, and LCD and plasma screen technology.

As with any major purchase, it is possible to find an LCD TV to replace a traditional CRT TV should be aware of the LCD TV, and these technologies promise to eliminate some of the differences in the world. The earliest models of LCD TV is good for much more than watching TV, and the best deal, and to time it for when the pixel has already settled to its intended level of brightness. This technique, however, also introduces the problem of flicker that is shorter than the refresh rate of the world.

The earliest models of LCD TV is good for much more than watching TV, and then to reconstruct the intermediate frames using a variety of motion compensation techniques. This second method is being extensively studied on the traditional CRT TV should be aware of the differences in the technology, and what those differences mean in terms of viewing pleasure and lasting value. LCD televisions have come down quite a bit as well, even as the technology has improved in a short period of time as short as possible, and to time it for when the pixel has already settled to its intended level of brightness.

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