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Turkey Receipt

Pumpkin Pie Printer-Friendly Version

3/4 lb. silken tofu
1 16-oz. can pumpkin
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1/3 cup oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 Tbsp. molasses
1 unbaked 9-inch pastry crust

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.

• Blend all ingredients except the pastry crust in a blender until smooth and creamy.

• Pour this mixture into the unbaked pastry shell. Bake for 1 hour.

• Chill and serve.

Makes 1 pie

Gravy Printer-Friendly Version

1 onion, diced
2 Tbsp. oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
5 Tbsp. flour
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup soy sauce

• In a medium pan, sauté the onion in the oil until soft.

• Add the mushrooms and sauté for 1 minute more. Shake the flour, broth, and water together in a jar and add to the onions and mushrooms. Mix in the soy sauce and stir over medium heat until thick.

1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. parsley
Salt and pepper, to taste
3 cups cubed whole wheat bread
2 cups cubed corn bread
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.

• In a medium pan, sauté the onion and celery in the sesame oil until just soft then remove from the heat.

• In a large mixing bowl, mix the sautéed vegetables, seasonings, and the cubed bread, then add enough vegetable broth to moisten. Add nuts if desired.

• Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour in a casserole-type dish.

Tofu Not-A-Turkey Printer-Friendly Version

6 lbs. firm tofu

For the Cornbread Stuffing:
1 cup diced onion
1 cup diced celery
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1/2 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tsp. parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
3 cups cubed whole wheat bread
2 cups cubed corn bread
1/2 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

Basting Liquid:
1/2 cup sesame oil
1/4 cup soy sauce

For the Gravy
1 onion, diced
2 Tbsp. oil
1 cup sliced mushrooms
5 Tbsp. flour
2 cups vegetable broth
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup water

• One hour before cooking, mash the tofu and pack it into a colander lined with cheesecloth or a clean towel. Place the colander over a large bowl to catch the liquid from the tofu. Weigh it down with a heavy object such as a can or jar on top of a bowl or small plate.

• To make the stuffing, sauté the onion and celery in the sesame oil. Mix the seasonings into the cubed bread. Combine everything, adding enough vegetable broth to moisten. Add nuts if desired.

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Press the tofu with your hands to form a hollow center, fill with the stuffing mixture and press down. Flip the tofu onto an oiled baking sheet. Remove the towel or cheesecloth. Baste the tofu with 3/4 of the sesame oil and soy sauce mixture, cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove the foil, baste again with the remaining basting mixture, return to the hot oven, and bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until golden. Transfer to a serving platter and serve with gravy.
• For the gravy, sauté the onion in the oil until soft.

• Add the mushrooms and sauté for 1 minute more. Shake the flour, broth and water together in a jar and add this to the onions and mushrooms. Mix in the soy sauce and stir over medium heat until thick.

Makes 20-24 servings

Spirit

O my brothers and sisters. actually we are not human beings who live and feel the spiritual experiences. but spiritual beings who live and feel of human experiences.

This body is essentially just a home to our true self.

Regards

Dawn

Regulation of international trade

Traditionally trade was regulated through bilateral treaties between two nations. For centuries under the belief in mercantilism most nations had high tariffs and many restrictions on international trade. In the 19th century, especially in the United Kingdom, a belief in free trade became paramount.^{[citation needed]} This belief became the dominant thinking among western nations since then. In the years since the Second World War, controversial multilateral treaties like the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and World Trade Organization have attempted to promote free trade while creating a globally regulated trade structure. These trade agreements have often resulted in discontent and protest with claims of unfair trade that is not beneficial to developing countries.

Free trade is usually most strongly supported by the most economically powerful nations, though they often engage in selectiveprotectionism for those industries which are strategically important such as the protective tariffs applied to agriculture by the United Statesand Europe.^{[citation needed]} The Netherlands and the United Kingdom were both strong advocates of free trade when they were economically dominant, today the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan are its greatest proponents. However, many other countries (such as India, China and Russia) are increasingly becoming advocates of free trade as they become more economically powerful themselves. As tariff levels fall there is also an increasing willingness to negotiate non tariff measures, including foreign direct investment, procurement and trade facilitation.^{[citation needed]} The latter looks at the transaction cost associated with meeting trade and customsprocedures.

Traditionally agricultural interests are usually in favour of free trade while manufacturing sectors often support protectionism.^{[citation needed]}This has changed somewhat in recent years, however. In fact, agricultural lobbies, particularly in the United States, Europe and Japan, are chiefly responsible for particular rules in the major international trade treaties which allow for more protectionist measures in agriculture than for most other goods and services.

During recessions there is often strong domestic pressure to increase tariffs to protect domestic industries. This occurred around the world during the Great Depression. Many economists have attempted to portray tariffs as the underlining reason behind the collapse in world trade that many believe seriously deepened the depression.

The regulation of international trade is done through the World Trade Organization at the global level, and through several other regional arrangements such as MERCOSUR in South America, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the United States, Canada and Mexico, and the European Union between 27 independent states. The 2005 Buenos Aires talks on the planned establishment of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) failed largely because of opposition from the populations of Latin American nations. Similar agreements such as the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) have also failed in recent years.

[edit]Risk in international trade

Companies doing business across international borders face many of the same risks as would normally be evident in strictly domestic transactions. For example,

• Buyer insolvency (purchaser cannot pay);
• Non-acceptance (buyer rejects goods as different from the agreed upon specifications);
• Credit risk (allowing the buyer to take possession of goods prior to payment);
• Regulatory risk (e.g., a change in rules that prevents the transaction);
• Intervention (governmental action to prevent a transaction being completed);
• Political risk (change in leadership interfering with transactions or prices); and
• War and other uncontrollable events.

In addition, international trade also faces the risk of unfavorable exchange rate movements (and, the potential benefit of favorable movements).^[28]

International trade

International trade is exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories.. In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). While international trade has been present throughout much of history (see Silk Road, Amber Road), its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries.

Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system. Increasing international trade is crucial to the continuance of globalization. Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within their own borders.

International trade is in principle not different from domestic trade as the motivation and the behavior of parties involved in a trade do not change fundamentally regardless of whether trade is across a border or not. The main difference is that international trade is typically more costly than domestic trade. The reason is that a border typically imposes additional costs such as tariffs, time costs due to border delays and costs associated with country differences such as language, the legal system or culture.

Another difference between domestic and international trade is that factors of production such as capital and labour are typically more mobile within a country than across countries. Thus international trade is mostly restricted to trade in goods and services, and only to a lesser extent to trade in capital, labor or other factors of production. Then trade in goods and services can serve as a substitute for trade in factors of production.

Instead of importing a factor of production, a country can import goods that make intensive use of the factor of production and are thus embodying the respective factor. An example is the import of labor-intensive goods by the United States from China. Instead of importing Chinese labor the United States is importing goods from China that were produced with Chinese labor.

International trade is also a branch of economics, which, together with international finance, forms the larger branch of international economics.

Models

Several different models have been proposed to predict patterns of trade and to analyze the effects of trade policies such as tariffs.

Ricardian model

Further information: Ricardian economics

Also, the Ricardian model does not directly considerThe Ricardian model focuses on comparative advantage and is perhaps the most important concept in international trade theory. In a Ricardian model, countries specialize in producing what they produce best. Unlike other models, the Ricardian framework predicts that countries will fully specialize instead of producing a broad array of goods.

Also, the Ricardian model does not directly consider factor endowments, such as the relative amounts of labor and capital within a country. The main merit of Ricardian model is that it assumes technology differences between countries. Technology gap is easily included in the Ricardian and Ricardo-Sraffa model (See the Ricardian theory (modern deveopment)).

The Ricardian model makes the following assumptions:

1. Labor is the only primary input to production (labor is considered to be the ultimate source of value).
2. Constant Marginal Product of Labor (MPL) (Labor productivity is constant, constant returns to scale, and simple technology.)
3. Limited amount of labor in the economy
4. Labor is perfectly mobile among sectors but not internationally.
5. Perfect competition (price-takers).

The Ricardian model measures in the short-run, therefore technology differs internationally. This supports the fact that countries follow their comparative advantage and allows for specialization.

For the modern development of Ricardian model, see the subsection below: Ricardian theory of international trade.

Heckscher-Ohlin model

Main article: Heckscher-Ohlin model

In the early 1900s an international trade theory called factor proportions theory emerged by two Swedish economists, Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. This theory is also called the Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The Heckscher-Ohlin theory stresses that countries should produce and export goods that require resources (factors) that are abundant and import goods that require resources in short supply. This theory differs from the theories of comparative advantage and absolute advantage since these theory focuses on the productivity of the production process for a particular good. On the contrary, the Heckscher-Ohlin theory states that a country should specialize production and export using the factors that are most abundant, and thus the cheapest. Not to produce, as earlier theories stated, the goods it produces most efficiently.

The Heckscher-Ohlin model was produced as an alternative to the Ricardian model of basic comparative advantage. Despite its greater complexity it did not prove much more accurate in its predictions. However from a theoretical point of view it did provide an elegant solution by incorporating the neoclassical price mechanism into international trade theory.

The theory argues that the pattern of international trade is determined by differences in factor endowments. It predicts that countries will export those goods that make intensive use of locally abundant factors and will import goods that make intensive use of factors that are locally scarce. Empirical problems with the H-O model, known as the Leontief paradox, were exposed in empirical tests by Wassily Leontiefwho found that the United States tended to export labor intensive goods despite having a capital abundance.

The H-O model makes the following core assumptions:

1. Labor and capital flow freely between sectors
2. The production of shoes is labor intensive and the production of computers is capital intensive
3. The amount of labor and capital in two countries differ (difference in endowments)
4. Free trade
5. Technology is the same across countries (long-term)
6. Tastes are the same.

The problem with the H-O theory is that it excludes the trade of capital goods (including materials and fuels). In the H-O theory, labor and capital are fixed entities endowed to each country. In a modern economy, capital goods are traded internationally. Gains from trade of intermediate goods are considerable, as it was emphasized by Samuelson (2001).

Reality and Applicability of the Heckscher-Ohlin Model

The Heckscher-Ohlin theory is preferred to the Ricardo theory by many economists, because it makes fewer simplifying assumptions. In 1953, Wassily Leontief published a study, where he tested the validity of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory. The study showed that the U.S was more abundant in capital compared to other countries, therefore the U.S would export capital- intensive goods and import labour-intensive goods. Leontief found out that the U.S's export was less capital intensive than import.

After the appearance of Leontief's paradox, many researchers tried to save the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, either by new methods of measurement, or either by new interpretations. Leamer emphasized that Leontief did not interpret HO theory properly and claimed that with a right interpretation paradox did not occur. Brecher and Choudri found that, if Leamer was right, the American workers consumption per head should be lower than the workers world average consumption.

Many other trials followed but most of them failed. Many of famous textbook writers, including Krugman and Obstfeld and Bowen, Hollander and Viane, are negative about the validity of H-O model.. After examining the long history of empirical research, Bowen, Hollander and Viane concluded: "Recent tests of the factor abundance theory [H-O theory and its developed form into many-commodity and many-factor case] that directly examine the H-O-V equations also indicate the rejection of the theory."

Heckscher-Ohlin theory is not well adapted to the analyze South-North trade problems. The assumptions of HO are less realistic with respect to N-S than N-N (or S-S) trade. Income differences between North and South is the one that third world cares most. The factor price equalization [a consequence of HO theory] has not shown much sign of realization. HO model assumes identical production functions between countries. This is highly unrealistic. Technological gap between developed and developing countries is the main concern of the poor countries.

Specific factors model

In this model, labor mobility between industries is possible while capital is immobile between industries in the short-run. Thus, this model can be interpreted as a 'short run' version of the Heckscher-Ohlin model. The specific factors name refers to the given that in the short-run, specific factors of production such as physical capital are not easily transferable between industries. The theory suggests that if there is an increase in the price of a good, the owners of the factor of production specific to that good will profit in real terms.

Additionally, owners of opposing specific factors of production (i.e. labor and capital) are likely to have opposing agendas when lobbying for controls over immigration of labor. Conversely, both owners of capital and labor profit in real terms from an increase in the capital endowment. This model is ideal for particular industries. This model is ideal for understanding income distribution but awkward for discussing the pattern of trade.

New Trade Theory

Main article: New Trade Theory

New Trade theory tries to explain several facts about trade, which the two main models above have difficulty with. These include the fact that most trade is between countries with similar factor endowment and productivity levels, and the large amount of multinational production(i.e.foreign direct investment) which exists. In one example of this framework, the economy exhibits monopolistic competition and increasing returns to scale. There are three basic theories that global marketer has to comprehend: 1. Comparative Advantage Theory 2. Trade or product trade cycle theory 3. Business orientation theory

Gravity model

Main article: Gravity model of trade

The Gravity model of trade presents a more empirical analysis of trading patterns rather than the more theoretical models discussed above. The gravity model, in its basic form, predicts trade based on the distance between countries and the interaction of the countries' economic sizes. The model mimics the Newtonian law of gravity which also considers distance and physical size between two objects. The model has been proven to be empirically strong through econometric analysis. Other factors such as income level, diplomatic relationships between countries, and trade policies are also included in expanded versions of the model.

Ricardian theory of international trade (modern development)

The Ricardian theory of comparative advantage became a basic constituent of neoclassical trade theory. Any undergraduate course in trade theory includes expansions of Ricardo's example of four numbers in for form of a two commodity, two country model.

This model was expanded to many-country and many-commodity cases. Major general results were obtained by the beginning of 1960's by McKenzie and Jones, including his famous formula. It is a theorem about the possible trade pattern for N-country N-commoditty cases. Let a_ij be the labor input coefficent for a country i and for the industry j (or for the production of good j). If a trade pattern i country specialises in i industry, then the product

  a11 a22 ... aNN

is strictly smaller than any permutation products of the form

  a1σ(1) a2σ(2) ... aNσ(N)

for any perumutation σ　except the identity permuation which transforms i onto i.

Contemporary theories

Ricardo's idea was even expanded to the case of continuum of goods by Dornbusch, Fischer, and Samuelson This formulation is employed for example by Matsuyama and others. These theoris uses the special property which is applicable only for two coutry case.

Neo-Ricardian trade theory

Inspired by Piero Sraffa, a new strand of trade theory emerged and was named neo-Ricardian trade theory. The main contributors include Ian Steedman (1941-) and Stanley Metcalfe (1946-). They have criticized neoclassical international trade theory, namely the Heckscher-Ohlin model on the basis that the notion of capital as primary factor has no method of measuring it before the determination of profit rate (thus trapped in a logical vicious circle). This was a second round of the Cambridge capital controversy, this time in the field of international trade.

The merit of neo-Ricardian trade theory is that input goods are explicitly included to the analytical framework. This is in accordance with Sraffa's idea that any commodity is a product made by means of commodities. The limit of their theory is that the analysis is limited to small country cases.

Traded intermediate goods

Ricardian trade theory ordinarily assumes that the labor is the unique input. This is a great deficiency as trade theory, for the intermediate goods occupy the major part of the world international trade. Yeats found that 30% of world trade in manufacturing is intermediate inputs. Bardhan and Jafee found that intermediate inputs occupy 37 to 38% in the imports to the US for years 1992 and 1997, whereas the percentage of intrafirm trade grew from 43% in 1992 to 52% in 1997.

McKenzie and Jones emphasized the necessity to expand the Ricardian theory to the cases of traded inputs. In a famous comment McKenzie (1954, p. 179) pointed that "A moment's consideration will convince one that Lancashire would be unlikely to produce cotton cloth if the cotton had to be grown in England."Paul Samuelson coined a term Sraffa bonus to name the gains from trade of inputs.

Ricardo-Sraffa trade theory

John Chipman observed in his survey that McKenzie stumbled upon the questions of intermediate products and discovered that "introduction of trade in intermediate product necessitates a fundamental alteration in classical analysis." It took may years until recently Y. Shiozawa succeeded to remove this deficiency. The Ricardian trade theory was now constructed in a form to include intermediate input trade for the most general case of many countries and many goods. This new theory is called Ricardo-Sraffa trade theory.

It is emphasized that the Ricardian trade theory now provides a general theory which includes trade of intermediates such as fuel, machine tools, machinery parts and processed materials. The traded intermediate goods are then used as inputs of productions in the importing country. Capital goods are nothing other than inputs to the productions. Thus, in the Ricardo-Sraffa trade theory, capital goods moves freely from country to country. Labor is the unique factor of production that remains immobile in the country of its origin.

In a blog post of April 28, 2007, Gregory Mankiw compared Ricardian theory and Heckscher-Ohlin theory and stood by the Ricardian side. Mankiw argued that Ricardian theory is more realistic than the Heckscher-Ohlin theory as the latter assumes that capital does not move from country to country. Mankiw's argument contains a logical slip, for the traditional Ricardian trade theory does not admit any inputs. Shiozawa's result saves Mankiw from his slip.

The neoclassical Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson theory only assumes production factors and finished goods. It contains no concept of intermediate goods. Therefore, it is the Ricardo-Sraffa trade theory that provides theoretical bases for the topics such as outsourcing, fragmentation and intra-firm trade.

Annoying Orange: Close Encounters of the Annoying Kind

Jews

(*Sangat Bijak Apabila Anda meluangkan waktu Membaca Catatan ini)

Bangsa Yahudi adalah salah satu bangsa yang menguasai dunia karena kecerdasan dan kelicikannya baik dari segi sains, bisnis, maupun teknologi.

Allah Ta'ala memang telah menganugrahkan kepada bangsa Yahudi suatu kelebihan berupa otak yang cemerlang. Dan sungguh sangat menarik mengetahui kenapa orang Yahudi begitu pintar dan mempunyai kelebihan dibanding bangsa-bangsa lain di atas dunia ini. Tentu saja dalam hal ini hanyalah sebatas kelebihan dalam hal urusan keduniawian...

"dan Facebook yang sedang kita gunakan ini pun adalah hasil karya mereka"...

Berikut ini sebuah artikel yang akan memaparkan sedikit sebab dari fenomena kelebihan mereka ini.

Marilah kita simak dengan seksama artikel di bawah ini, kemudian membahasnya bersama di kolom komentar dan jangan lupa mari kita SHARE / BAGIKAN agar saudara-saudara kita juga mempunyai kesempatan membaca artikel berharga ini.



Artikel Dr Stephen Carr Leon patut menjadi renungan bersama. Stephen menulis dari pengamatan langsung. Setelah berada 3 tahun di Israel karena menjalani housemanship dibeberapa rumah sakit di sana. Dirinya melihat ada beberapa hal yang menarik yang dapat ditarik sebagai bahan tesisnya, yaitu, "Mengapa Yahudi Pintar?"

Ketika tahun kedua, akhir bulan Desember 1980, Stephen sedang menghitung hari untuk pulang ke California, terlintas di benaknya, apa sebabnya Yahudi begitu pintar? Kenapa tuhan memberi kelebihan kepada mereka? Apakah ini suatu kebetulan? Atau hasil usaha sendiri?
Maka Stephen tergerak membuat tesis untuk Phd-nya. Sekadar untuk Anda ketahui, tesis ini memakan waktu hampir delapan tahun. Karena harus mengumpulkan data-data yang setepat mungkin.



Persiapan Melahirkan
Marilah kita mulai dengan persiapan awal melahirkan. Di Israel, setelah mengetahui sang ibu sedang mengandung, sang ibu akan sering menyanyi dan bermain piano. Si ibu dan bapak akan membeli buku matematika dan menyelesaikan soal bersama suami.
Stephen sungguh heran karena temannya yang mengandung sering membawa buku matematika dan bertanya beberapa soal yang tak dapat diselesaikan. Kebetulan Stephen suka matematika.
Stephen bertanya, "Apakah ini untuk anak kamu?"
Dia menjawab, "Iya, ini untuk anak saya yang masih di kandungan, saya sedang melatih otaknya, semoga ia menjadi jenius."
Hal ini membuat Stephen tertarik untuk mengikut terus perkembangannya.
Kembali ke matematika tadi, tanpa merasa jenuh si calon ibu mengerjakan latihan matematika sampai genap melahirkan.

Cara Makan
Hal lain yang Stephen perhatikan adalah cara makan. Sejak awal mengandung dia suka sekali memakan kacang badam dan korma bersama susu. Tengah hari makanan utamanya roti dan ikan tanpa kepala bersama salad yang dicampur dengan badam dan berbagai jenis kacang-kacangan.
Menurut wanita Yahudi itu, daging ikan sungguh baik untuk perkembangan otak dan kepala ikan mengandungi kimia yang tidak baik yang dapat merusak perkembangan dan penumbuhan otak anak didalam kandungan. Ini adalah adat orang orang Yahudi ketika mengandung. menjadi semacam kewajiban untuk ibu yang sedang mengandung mengonsumsi pil minyak ikan.
Ketika diundang untuk makan malam bersama orang orang Yahudi. Begitu Stephen menceritakan, "Perhatian utama saya adalah menu mereka. Pada setiap undangan yang sama saya perhatikan, mereka gemar sekali memakan ikan (hanya isi atau fillet),"
ungkapnya.
Biasanya kalau sudah ada ikan, tidak ada daging. Ikan dan daging tidak ada bersama di satu meja. Menurut keluarga Yahudi, campuran daging dan ikan tak bagus dimakan bersama. Salad dan kacang, harus, terutama kacang badam.
Uniknya, mereka akan makan buah buahan dahulu sebelum hidangan utama. Jangan terperanjat jika Anda diundang ke rumah Yahudi Anda akan dihidangkan buah buahan dahulu. Menurut mereka, dengan memakan hidangan kabohidrat (nasi atau roti) dahulu kemudian buah buahan, ini akan menyebabkan kita merasa ngantuk.
Akibatnya lemah dan payah untuk memahami pelajaran di sekolah.

ROKOK
Di Israel, merokok adalah tabu, apabila Anda diundang makan dirumah Yahudi, jangan sekali kali merokok. Tanpa sungkan mereka akan menyuruh Anda keluar dari rumah mereka. Menyuruh Anda merokok di luar rumah mereka.
Menurut ilmuwan di Universitas Israel, penelitian menunjukkan nikotin dapat merusakkan sel utama pada otak manusia dan akan melekat pada gen. Artinya, keturunan perokok bakal membawa generasi yang cacat otak ( bodoh). Suatu penemuan yang dari saintis gen dan DNA Israel.
Perhatian Stephen selanjutnya adalah mengunjungi anak-anak Yahudi. Mereka sangat memperhatikan makanan, makanan awal adalah buah buahan bersama kacang badam, diikuti dengan menelan pil minyak ikan (code oil lever).
Dalam pengamatan Stephen, anak-anak Yahudi sungguh cerdas. Rata rata mereka memahami tiga bahasa, Hebrew, Arab dan Inggris. Sejak kecil mereka telah dilatih bermain piano dan biola. Ini adalah suatu kewajiban.
Menurut mereka bermain musik dan memahami not dapat meningkatkan IQ. Sudah tentu bakal menjadikan anak pintar.
Ini menurut saintis Yahudi, hentakan musik dapat merangsang otak.
Tak heran banyak pakar musik dari kaum Yahudi.

1 - 6 SD
Seterusnya di kelas 1 hingga 6, anak anak Yahudi akan diajar matematika berbasis perniagaan. Pelajaran IPA sangat diutamakan. Di dalam pengamatan Stephen, "Perbandingan dengan anak anak di California, dalam tingkat IQ-nya bisa saya katakan 6 tahun kebelakang!! !" katanya.
Segala pelajaran akan dengan mudah di tangkap oleh anak Yahudi. Selain dari pelajaran tadi olahraga juga menjadi kewajiban bagi mereka. Olahraga yang diutamakan adalah memanah, menembak dan berlari.
Menurut teman Yahudi-nya Stephen, memanah dan menembak dapat melatih otak fokus. Disamping itu menembak bagian dari persiapan untuk membela negara.

Sekolah Menengah - Perguruan Tinggi
Selanjutnya perhatian Stephen ke sekolah tinggi (menengah). Di sini murid-murid digojlok dengan pelajaran sains. Mereka didorong untuk menciptakan produk. Meski proyek mereka kadangkala kelihatannya lucu dan memboroskan, tetap diteliti dengan serius.
Apa lagi kalau yang diteliti itu berupa senjata, medis dan teknik. Ide itu akan dibawa ke jenjang lebih tinggi.
Satu lagi yg di beri keutamaan ialah fakultas ekonomi. Saya sungguh terperanjat melihat mereka begitu agresif dan seriusnya mereka belajar ekonomi. Diakhir tahun diuniversitas, mahasiswa diharuskan mengerjakan proyek. Mereka harus memperaktekkanya.
Anda hanya akan lulus jika team Anda (10 pelajar setiap kumpulan) dapat keuntungan sebanyak $US 1 juta!
Anda terperanjat?
Itulah kenyataannya.

Kesimpulan, pada teori Stephen adalah, melahirkan anak dan keturunan yang cerdas adalah keharusan.. Tentunya bukan perkara yang bisa diselesaikan semalaman. Perlu proses, melewati beberapa generasi mungkin?

PENDIDIKAN ANAK DI PALESTINA
Kabar lain tentang bagaimana pendidikan anak adalah dari saudara kita di Palestina. Mengapa Israel mengincar anak-anak Palestina. Terjawab sudah mengapa agresi militer Israel yang biadab dari 27 Desember 2008 kemarin memfokuskan diri pada pembantaian anak-anak Palestina di Jalur Gaza.
Seperti yang kita ketahui, setelah lewat tiga minggu, jumlah korban tewas akibat holocaust itu sudah mencapai lebih dari 1300 orang lebih. Hampir setengah darinya adalah anak-anak.
Selain karena memang tabiat Yahudi yang tidak punya nurani, target anak-anak bukanlah kebetulan belaka. Sebulan lalu, sesuai Ramadhan 1429 Hijriah, Ismali Haniya, pemimpin Hamas, melantik sekitar 3500 anak-anak Palestina yang sudah hafidz al-Quran.
Anak-anak yang sudah hafal 30 juz Alquran ini menjadi sumber ketakutan Zionis Yahudi. "Jika dalam usia semuda itu mereka sudah menguasai Alquran, bayangkan 20 tahun lagi mereka akan jadi seperti apa?" demikian pemikiran yang berkembang di pikiran orang-orang Yahudi.
Tidak heran jika-anak Palestina menjadi para penghafal Alquran. Kondisi Gaza yang diblokade dari segala arah oleh Israel menjadikan mereka terus intens berinteraksi dengan al-Qur'an. Tak ada main Play Station atau game bagi mereka.
Namun kondisi itu memacu mereka untuk menjadi para penghafal yang masih begitu belia. Kini, karena ketakutan sang penjajah, sekitar 500 bocah penghafal Quran itu telah syahid.
Perang panjang dengan Yahudi akan berlanjut entah sampai berapa generasi lagi. Ini cuma masalah giliran. Sekarang Palestina dan besok bisa jadi Indonesia. Bagaimana perbandingan perhatian pemerintah Indonesia dalam membina generasi penerus dibanding dengan negara tetangganya.
Ambil contoh tetangga kita yang terdekat adalah Singapura. Contoh yang penulis ambil sederhana saja, Rokok. Singapura selain menerapkan aturan yang ketat tentang rokok, juga harganya sangat mahal.
Benarkah merokok dapat melahirkan generasi "Goblok!" kata Goblok bukan dari penulis, tapi kata itu sendiri dari Stephen Carr Leon sendiri. Dia sudah menemui beberapa bukti menyokong teori ini.
"Lihat saja Indonesia," katanya seperti dalam tulisan itu.
Jika Anda ke Jakarta, di mana saja Anda berada, dari restoran, teater, kebun bunga hingga ke musium, hidung Anda akan segera mencium bau asak rokok! Berapa harga rokok? Cuma US$ .70cts !!!
"Hasilnya? Dengan penduduknya berjumlah jutaan orang berapa banyak universitas? Hasil apakah yang dapat dibanggakan? Teknologi? Jauh sekali. Adakah mereka dapat berbahasa selain dari bahasa mereka sendiri? Mengapa mereka begitu sukar sekali menguasai bahasa Inggris? Apakah ini bukan akibat merokok? Anda fikirlah sendiri?"

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* Untuk ibu yang sedang mengandung, sangat dianjurkan untuk sering membaca atau mendengarkan Al-Qur'an.

Yahudi dan Babi

Setelah diedit
Wah ternyata pada tulisan saya ini sebelum di-edit, saya benar-benar salah paham dan salah informasi tentang kebiasaan orang yahudi memakan babi. Ternyata orang yahudi juga sama dengan orang Islam, yaitu tidak memakan Babi...
Jazakumullahu Khoir akhi Arlinda Herman 'Jr atas koreksinya.

Yahudi dan ROKOK

Sebagaimana kita telah baca dalam artikel diatas, rokok adalah barang yang tabu bagi mereka. Akan tetapi tahukah anda Philip Morris adalah seorang Yahudi, adalah pemilik perusahaan rokok yang telah menguasai 50% pasar rokok di seluruh dunia. Termasuk di Indonesia, HM Sampoerna adalah termasuk milik Philip Morris.

Jadi apa yang bisa anda banggakan wahai perokok??? Bertaubatlah.

Wallahu 'alam

Terimakasih

Semoga bermanfaat.

Tidurmu, Kepribadianmu

Bagaimana posisi Anda saat tidur? Sebuah survey dari Inggris menyelidiki 1000 orang dan menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara gaya tidur dengan kepribadian seseorang. Jadi, apa gaya Anda?

Gaya meringkuk
Ini adalah posisi paling umum terutama di antara para wanita. Mereka yang tidur dengan posisi ini dikenal berkepribadian tangguh tapi tetap peka terhadap sekitar. Mereka mungkin terlihat pemalu tapi mudah akrab.

Gaya menyamping
Jika Anda tidur menyamping dengan kedua tangan di samping tubuh, Anda adalah orang yang pandai bergaul, mudah mempercayai orang, bahkan kadang mudah ditipu. Sekitar 15% orang tidur dengan gaya ini.

Gaya peminta
Sepertiga orang tidur menyamping dengan kedua tangan diletakkan di depan tubuh. Mereka dikenal berpikiran terbuka namun agak sinis, pencuriga dan keras kepala dalam pengambilan keputusan.

Gaya prajurit
Orang yang tidur dengan gaya ini tidur terlentang dengan lengan rapat disamping tubuh. Mereka disebut bersifat pendiam, tertutup, dan menetapkan standard tinggi untuk diri dan rekan. Mereka juga lebih sering mendengkur, yang membuat mereka mendapat tidur berkualitas lebih sedikit.

Gaya terjun bebas
Sebagian kecil orang tidur tengkurap, dengan bagian perut dibawah dan lengan di bawah atau memeluk bantal. Sedangkan kepala akan menghadap ke salah satu sisi. Orang dengan posisi tidur ini dikenal blak-blakan, supel, dan tidak suka dikritik.

Gaya bintang laut
Jenis gaya tidur yang terakhir adalah terlentang, dengan tangan di dekat kepala. Mereka dengan gaya tidur ini biasanya adalah pendengar yang baik, suka menolong dan tidak nyaman menjadi pusat perhatian. Mereka juga sering mendengkur dan kurang mendapat tidur berkualitas.

Dick & Rick Hoyt

Khalid Hadhramout خالد حضرموت notes

"Yã àyyuhal-ladhina àmanuu idhã nuudyya liš-šalãtii min yumil-jumuâatii fasâuu ilã dhikril-Lahii wa-dharul-bayyâ, dhãlikum khairun lakum in kuntum tâlamūn." "O u who believe! When the call is proclaimed 4 the prayer on Friday, come 2 the rememberance of Allah & leave off all businesses. That is better 4 u if u did but know." [Ch.62:9].
"Bismika Allãhumma àmutuu wa-àhyyã" "In Ur name O Allah, I live & die." A Blessing Friday 4 all... Wassalamuâlaikum warahmatullahii wabarakatuh... Good Night : ).

Abu Hurrairah (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated Allah's Messenger (PBUH) as saying: "The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it, Adam was created. On it, he was made 2 enter Paradise. On it, he was expelled from it & the Last Hour will take place on no day other than Friday." [Muslim]

"Rabbanã ãtinã fid-duniã hasanatan wafil-ãkhiratii hasanatan wa-qinã âdhãban-nãr." "O our Lord, grant us the best in this life & protect us from the punishment of the Fire." [Ch.2:201] ALLÃHUMMA ÃMIN YARABAL ÂÃLAMIN!

"O my uncle! By Allah if they put the sun in my right hand & the moon in my left on condition that I abandon this (i.e. Islam), until Allah has made me victorious, or I perish therein, I would not abandon it." [Allah's Messenger (PBUH) to his uncle Abu Talib]

"Yã hayyuu yã qayyumuu birahmatika àstaghiithuu àšlihlii shaànii kullahuu walã takilnii illã nafsii tarfata âyin." "O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting & Supporter of all, by Ur mercy I seek assistance, rectify 4 me all of my affairs & don't leave me 2 myself, even 4 the blink of an eye." AMIN!

Bismillah: "We rise upon the fitrah of Islam, & the word of pure faith, & upon the religion of our Prophet Muhammad & the religion of our forefather Ibrahiim, who was a Muslim & of a true faith & was not of those who associate others with Allah." Assalamuâlaikum.. Good Morning : )

"Bismika Rabbii wadhaâtuu janbii wabika àrfaâuhuu fa'in àmsakta nafsii farhamhã wa-in àrsaltahã fahfazh-hã bimã tahfazhuu bihii ibadikaš-šãlihiin" "In Ur my Lord, I lie down & in Ur name I rise, so if U should take my soul, then have mercy upon it, & if should return my soul, then protect in the manner U do so with Ur righteous servants." AMIN! Wassalamuâlaikum WB...Good Night : )

Bismillãhii Arrahmãnir-Rahiim:"Walâšr. Innal insãna lafii khusr. Illal-ladhiina àmanuu wa âmiluuš-šalihatii wa tawašuu bil-haqqii wa tawašuu biš-šabr." In The Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful:"By the time. Verily man is in loss. Except those who believe & do righteous good deeds & recommend 1another 2 the truth & recommend 1another 2 patience." (Ch.103)

"Subhãnaka wa-bihamdika lã ilãha illa ànta àstaghfiruka wa-àtubuu ilayk." "How perfect U r & I praise U. None has the right 2 be worshipped except U, I seek Ur 4giveness & turn in repentance 2 U."

Al Qur'an 24:30-31

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim

It is ordered by Allah in al Qur'an -

''Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.). That is purer for them. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do. '' ( Al Qur'an 24:30 )
And the same thing said for women in 24:31 in addition of -

''And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts, etc.) and not to show off their adornment except only that which is apparent, and to draw their veils all over Juyubihinna (i.e. their bodies, faces, necks and bosoms, etc.) and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husband’s sons, their brothers or their brother’s sons, or their sister’s sons, or their (Muslim) women (i.e. their sisters in Islâm), or the (female) slaves whom their right hands possess, or old male servants who lack vigour, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex. And let them not stamp their feet so as to reveal what they hide of their adornment. And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful.'' ( Al Qur'an 24:31 )

so where its said to lower the gaze, you cant think about a date and a date understood as today's appointment between a girl and a boy is far away and excluded. and its farj (must be done ) for our sisters to make cover themselves properly .

Allah's apostle said once , '' have a look the woman before marrying her . because its for whole life . ''
so that means Islam gives permission to meet a girl only when your intention is marriage. Allah's apostle said to have a look before marrying that is understood as you may see the girl before marriage but surely not in a very indecent way. you may talk to the girl if u want where a third person should be present who will assure sincerity and decency in meeting as Allah's messenger said this as well , '' no man is alone with a woman but the Shaytaan is the third one present. ''

its forbidden in Islam to love someone intentionally out of mariage or have a boyfriend or girl friend . but if you like someone or choose someone for marriage or fall in love with someone accendently or by chance or unconsciously, then you should follow islamic marriage rules. if you wanna know his or her opinion,u shouldnt do that directly by urself. its recommended to do so by a third person so that you may avoid any unexpected or embarrassing situation. and of course let your parents know the matter, they will take care of it and do the rest.
now in case of failure of marriage for any reason, you should try to forget him / her n not keeping contact with the person . and belive that whatever Allah did, its for good. be patient and depend on Allah. inshallah you will find the right one for yourself by the grace of Allah. whatever happens, we should follow Islamic rules and believe that its for our good.

Islam gives the best solutions for us . Islam is best and beautiful !! Alhamdulillah . oh Allah ! guide us rightly, make us firm & steady , pardon us & bless us abundantly .

Hadith 742

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reported that the devil said to God: "I shall continue to lead Thy servants astray as long as their spirits are in their bodies." And God replied: "(Then) I shall continue to pardon them as long as they ask My forgiveness." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 742