May 29, 2009: An international panel of experts led by NOAA and sponsored by NASA has released a new prediction for the next solar cycle. Solar Cycle 24 will peak, they say, in May 2013 with a below-average number of sunspots.

“If our prediction is correct, Solar Cycle 24 will have a peak sunspot number of 90, the lowest of any cycle since 1928 when Solar Cycle 16 peaked at 78,” says panel chairman Doug Biesecker of the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.

Right: A solar flare observed in Dec. 2006 by NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite.

It is tempting to describe such a cycle as “weak” or “mild,” but that could give the wrong impression.

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Islam clearly divides members of the opposite sex into mahram (relatives that, by law, you cannot marry) and non-mahram (those who are marriageable). It is haram to mix freely with non-mahram and, therefore, having a relationship before marriage (boyfriend or girlfriend) is strictly forbidden.

There is no such thing as “dating” in Islam. When young Muslims are able to marry, they are encouraged to find a suitable partner for marriage, following strict rules of courtship, and always keeping the intention of marriage at the forefront of any interaction.
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Dear “Be My Valentine”

February 14, 2010

Dear “Be My Valentine”, if you are a non-Muslim, there shouldn’t be a problem for you to celebrate Valentine’s Day. However, if you are a Muslim, you should re-think your action in trying to celebrate a non-Muslim event. Astaghfirullaahal’aziim. Valentine’s Day is only for Christians not for Muslims.

We have our own Muslim events that should be celebrated wisely. If you say that we should celebrate because “it’s a day to celebrate love”, then you should re-think again. In Islam, everyday is to be filled with love. There’s no such thing as a “Love day” because Islam teaches us to love and respect what has been gifted by Allah The Almighty EVRYDAY.

Just like when we love our parents, we love them everyday, not only during Valentines’s Day, or Mother’s day, or Father’s Day. Then what happen to the rest of the calendar days of the year? And in your case, do you love your partner just on Valentine’s Day? What happens after Valentine’s Day?

I’m sure you will still love him/her, right. Again, if you are Muslim, it’s HARAM to celebrate Valentine’s Day because “Valentine” is a name of a Christian’s Priest (or something – not sure) – His name is Saint Valentine.

Therefore, in Islam, there’s no such name as Saint Valentine listed and we should not celebrate his day. We have our own Muslim celebrations that we should be proud of, like the New Year of Hijrah, the Birthday of our beloved Nabi Muhammad Sallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wassalam (PBUH) which is coming very soon, and other Muslim Celebrations.

If we, the Muslims ourselves, don’t celebrate our own Muslim celebrations and who will? I don’t see other religions celebrating our BIG DAYS as grand as we celebrate theirs. Have u seen any? I don’t think so.

Anyway, if you are a Muslim, please think again. When it’s stated it’s HARAM, please do not do it because it will only bring Allah’s fury to you, and Brunei as a country. If you are not a Muslim, then of course, I don’t have any objection for you to do so.

brothers dhen mithaaku ehen gotheh vaakah neh.. mithaa hiyaal faalhu kurumuge minivan kan eba oi..so kaleymen ves firehen kulhiyaa ehen vaahaka thah promote kuran vegen ebai ulhemennu dho Hillathu..so we will promote our dheen… we have manual to campaign…thats manual form God ..so that manual is parfect…and we will be the winner..hop u will be also like us..with beard..

this is reality bro.. i am very sorry little mind geeeekss

Thinadhoo Massacre 1962

February 4, 2010

In 4 February 1962 Havaru Thinadhoo was completely destroyed on the orders of Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir to end the separatist movement of the United Suvadive Republic. The islanders were told to go to the shallow reef, where they were standing for hours with water up to their necks. Meanwhile all houses were destroyed, Read the rest of this entry »

bird is standing by to eat this starving child

The bird is standing by to eat this starving child. This picture was voted as the best the best journalistic photography many years ago. And the photographer later committed suicide because of his emotional breakdown attaching to his own work.

The suicide note he left behind is a litany of nightmares and dark visions, a clutching attempt at autobiography, self-analysis, explanation, excuse. After coming home from New York, he wrote, he was “depressed … without phone … money for rent … money for child support … money for debts … money!!! … I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings & corpses & anger & pain … of starving or wounded children, of trigger-happy madmen, often police, of killer executioners…” And then this: “I have gone to join Ken if I am that lucky.”

"We need medicine. We need medical help in general," Preval told CNN. "Some of the hospitals, they collapsed.

Who knows? Tomorrow could be your Day,
At last, it comes to Heaven or Hell
Decide which now, Do NOT delay !
Come on my brothers let’s pray
Decide which now, Do NOT delay !

First Post

October 11, 2009

i am a regular blog reader and i will be regular blogger. i have so many feeling to share the public but i don’t have confidence because i am not a writer and i don’t know how to express my feeling through  the pen. but finally i have started. please help me to improve my Writing skill