israel releases 198 palestinians

the nearly 200 prisoners, including 4 women were extremely happy and grateful for the release, while one of them quoted saying, it is absolutely a great joy for their relatives, but still, there are thousands left imprisoned, so it is still a long way to go for the total freedom. however, the spokesman for israeli prime minister reasoned that it's not easy to release prisoners, especially those who were involved directly in terrorist acts against innocent civilians. u. s. secretary of state, condoleezza rice in the other hand said that she is positive that the israeli-palestinian peace deal could still be reached even though the process is going to be complicated.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/25/worldupdates/2008-08-25T184559Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-351613-4&sec=Worldupdates

women...

it is revealed recently that women today is now performing a new duty, which is being exchanged for government contracts and licences from authorities and decision makers. fraudsters manipulate them to seduce the decision makers who were mostly males who are generally known to be usually weak when it comes to women. at times, these sexual acts are recorded and it may be used as a form of extorting the victims later if necessary. the 'victims' are usually people in power such as politicians, government officials and corporate heads. these female accomplice are hired and paid at least rm1000 per 'session'. so girls, please.... do give the issue a serious thought and act wisely then.

www.nst.com.my

nurin...

it has been quite a while since i last heard about the unfortunate late nurin jazlin. the latest is her father, mr jazimin abdul jalil is suing the government and the police for 2 suits, a negligence for allowing post mortem pictures of his daughter to be released on the internet as well as a defamation of rm2mil for accusing him borrowing money from ah long. what has the world become today? think about it, and play our roles rightfully.

http://www.emedia.com.my/detailnews.php?nid=4576&cid=N01

what makes a good presenter and a good power point

good presenter

• know the topic
• clear and loud voice
• avoid saying opss
• maintain eye contact with the audiences
• have the right body languages
• know the audience
• facial expressions
• use a variety of voice intonation
• smile where necessary
• no text reading!!!

good presentation

• clear
• attractive
• simple
• suitable background
• entertaining
• suitable colour
• do not cramp all the data in a slide
• arrange the slides
• presentable font
• suitable font size
  

thayer award address

he surely grabbed our attention at the very beginning with such an attractive attention getter of his personal experience of the doorman of the hotel asking him where was he heading to. he then elaborated well with an organized structure of the introduction, body and conclusion. he is surely a good speaker as he managed to hold my attention to keep pace with the flow of his story till the end even though i intended to make it my last night bedtime story, hehe. i was first expecting so since it is a passage full of patriotism, and how the world today is looking forward to idolizing materials much more than the pride of the nation.but then he proved me wrong, that is even a topic of serious issue could be interesting with the help of a proper approach and systematic deliver.

the footprint of Prophet Adam (A.S)

situated in the southwestern Sri Lanka is the 7362ft peak of sri pada, the 'holy footprint'. also known as Adam's peak and samanalakande (the butterfly mountain) because of the myriads of small butterflies that fly from all over the island to die upon the sacred mountain. the footprint however is claimed by 4 of the world's major religions to be their unique identity. as for hindus, they believed that it was the world creative dance of the god siva that left the giant printing, while buddhist believed it was left by the buddha during the final of his legendary visit to sri lanka. christians on the other hand claimedit to be the footprint of st. thomas, the first brought christianity to sri lanka. it is the footprintof Prophet Adam (A.S) where he stood for a 1000 years of penance on one foot. when he was expelled from heaven, God put him on the peak to make the shock less terrible- Ceylon being tht place on eaarth closest to and most like heaven. it is a 5ft 7inc x 2ft 6inc impression where votive offerings are made, especially of a coil of silver as long as the donor is tall, for recovery from sickness and rain-water taken from the footprint is known to have a wonderful healing power.

http://www.geocities.com/islamimiracles4/adams_peak.htm

worry no more

we had always been provoked with rumours which are not even confirmed. and here are some issues that have been researched to discover the truth.

• carcinogenic cellphones : there is no scientific evidence yet been found to prove the theory that they could possibly cause cancer. in addition, is it logic that the use of cellphones being permitted back then if they are potentially known to harm the users?
• killer hot dogs : people on a low-carb who consumed saturated fat more than other groups ended up with a better cholesterol profile.
• forbidden fruits from afar : imported food are often produced and shipped more efficiently than domestic ones to maintain the quality of their business.
• deadly sharks : throughout the world last year, there has been only ONE fatal shark attack which happened in the South Pacific.
• the Arctic's missing ice : so far, there is more ice than at this time last year!

so, what do you have to say?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/science/29tier.html