Indian Food

Indian food has a wide range of varied cuisines that are absolutely lip smacking. There are so many types of food in India that it becomes difficult to choose from the diverse range of traditional food in India. Just like the amalgamation of cultures, we have an amalgamation of food styles too. Some are authentic, some are inspired and some are discovered accidentally! Though there is no scarcity of food, the range that India offers is so gigantic that you may not able to decide what to eat in India. Read on further for details on the Indian food that is prepared with generous doses of love.

North Indian Food
The staple food crop of northern region of India is wheat. A typical traditional north Indian balanced diet would consist of Roti (baked wheat pancakes) or Parathas (wheat pancake stuffed with mashed vegetables) served with dal, which is a watery preparation of pulses. North India also uses milk and other dairy products in their daily diet. Yogurt, milk, ghee (clarified butter), butter and paneer (cottage cheese) are widely used in most dishes along with spices. The non-vegetarian variety is highly inspired from the Mughlai cuisine and is absolutely delicious. Oil is generously used, as many people prefer deep fried curries and other preparations.

South Indian Food
The southern food is ruled by rice and preparations made from rice. It is light and easily digested. A main ingredient used in most dishes is grated coconut or coconut oil, which adds to the essence of the food and creates an aroma which is enough to send you scurrying to the nearest food joint. A typical south Indian meal would consist of rice served with piping hot sambhar (vegetable gravy with pulses), rasam (soup like preparation), curd and pickles along with atleast two different varieties of vegetables prepared in two different styles. A light crisp item called "pappadam" for occasional crunching in between is also served. South Indian food is less greasy and oily as compared to north Indian cuisine as most items are steamed or shallow fried. Other very popular south Indian preparations are dosa (fermented rice pancakes), idli (steamed rice cakes), Vada (fried doughnut like items that are not sweet), to mention a few. South Indians are known to use generous amounts of home made spices that make the food really tasty. Most non-vegetarian dishes have fish as the main ingredient and other forms of sea food.

East Indian Food
Most east Indians have an innate bond with anything sweet. The eastern region of India is famous for some of the most popular sweets. They offer a large variety of sweets that are an absolute delight for anyone with a sweet tooth. Rice dominates the main meals and the oil used in cooking is usually mustard oil. Some very popular dishes are momos, jhaal muri, macherjhol (fish curry), thukpa (soup preparation) and anything related to fish! The desserts are a must have if you visit the eastern regions of India.

West Indian Food
The western region of India has a wide range of dishes to offer. The Rajasthani cuisine has less of vegetables because of the desert like conditions but they have a wide variety of spicy chutneys and pickles. The people in Gujarat add a pinch of sugar to almost every dish. The typical Gujrati "thali" consists of atleast 10 different varieties of vegetables alone! The people of Maharashtra prepare a dish called "puran poli" that is famous throughout the country. Most of the items are steamed and roasted that make it easily digested.

Invention

      Invention is a creative process. An open and curious mind allows an inventor to see beyond what is known. Seeing a new possibility, a new connection or relationship can spark an invention. Inventive thinking frequently involves combining concepts or elements from different realms that would not normally be put together. Sometimes inventors disregard the boundaries between distinctly separate territories or fields. Ways of thinking, materials, processes or tools from one realm are used as no one else has imagined in a different realm.

      Play can lead to invention. Childhood curiosity, experimentation, and imagination can develop one's play instinct—an inner need according to Carl Jung. Inventors feel the need to play with things that interest them, and to explore, and this internal drive brings about novel creations. Thomas Edison: "I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun". Inventing can also be an obsession. To invent is to see anew. Inventors often envision a new idea, seeing it in their mind's eye. New ideas can arise when the conscious mind turns away from the subject or problem; or when the focus is on something else; or even while relaxing or sleeping. A novel idea may come in a flash - a Eureka! moment. For example, after years of working to figure out the general theory of relativity, the solution came to Einstein suddenly in a dream "like a giant die making an indelible impress, a huge map of the universe outlined itself in one clear vision".Inventions can also be accidental, such as in the case of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon).

      Insight is also a vital element of invention. It may begin with questions, doubt or a hunch. It may begin by recognizing that something unusual or accidental may be useful or that it could open a new avenue for exploration. For example, the odd metallic color of plastic made by accidentally adding a thousand times too much catalyst led scientists to explore its metal-like properties, inventing electrically conductive plastic and light emitting plastic-—an invention that won the Nobel Prize in 2000 and has led to innovative lighting, display screens, wallpaper and much more (see conductive polymer, and organic light-emitting diode or OLED). Invention is often an exploratory process, with an uncertain or unknown outcome. There are failures as well as successes. Inspiration can start the process, but no matter how complete the initial idea, inventions typically have to be developed. Inventors believe in their ideas and they do not give up in the face of one or many failures. Inventors are often famous for their confidence, their perseverance and their passion.

      Inventors may, for example, try to improve something by making it more effective, healthier, faster, more efficient, easier to use, serve more purposes, longer lasting, cheaper, more ecologically friendly, or aesthetically different, e.g., lighter weight, more ergonomic, structurally different, with new light or color properties, etc. Or an entirely new invention may be created such as the Internet, email, the telephone or electric light. Necessity may be the mother of invention, invention may be its own reward, or invention can create necessity. Nobody needed a phonograph before Edison invented it, the need for it developed afterward. Likewise, few ever imagined the telephone or the airplane prior to their invention, but many people cannot live without these inventions now. The idea for an invention may be developed on paper or on a computer, by writing or drawing, by trial and error, by making models, by experimenting, by testing and/or by making the invention in its whole form. As the dialogue between Picasso and Braque brought about Cubism, collaboration has spawned many inventions. Brainstorming can spark new ideas. Collaborative creative processes are frequently used by designers, architects and scientists. Co-inventors are frequently named on patents. Now it is easier than ever for people in different locations to collaborate. Many inventors keep records of their working process - notebooks, photos, etc., including Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson and Albert Einstein.In the process of developing an invention, the initial idea may change. The invention may become simpler, more practical, it may expand, or it may even morph into something totally different. Working on one invention can lead to others too. There is only one country in the world that will grant patent rights for an invention that continues part of an invention in a previously filed patent—the United States.The creation of an invention and its use can be affected by practical considerations. Visionary inventors commonly collaborate with technical experts, manufacturers, investors and/or business people to turn an invention from idea into reality, and possibly even to turn invention into innovation. Nevertheless, there are inventions that are too expensive to produce and inventions that require scientific advancements that have not yet occurred.These barriers can erode or disappear as the economic situation changes or as science develops. But history shows that turning the idea of an invention into reality is not always a swift or a direct process, even for terrific inventions. It took centuries for some of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions to become reality.Inventions may also become more useful after time passes and other changes occur. For example, the parachute became more useful once powered flight was a reality. It is interesting that some invention ideas that have never been made in reality can obtain patent protection.

      An invention can serve many purposes, these purposes might differ significantly and they may change over time. An invention or a further developed version of it may serve purposes never envisioned by its original inventor(s) or even by others living at the time of its original invention. As an example, consider all the kinds of plastic developed, their innumerable uses, and the tremendous growth this material invention is still undergoing today.

rOkUsTePs

	EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9.30 P.M, I WILL WATCH SHOWDOWN AT 8TV.... OUT OF SUDDEN, I HAVE FALL IN LOVE WITH ROKUSTEPS!!! THERE IS A LITTLE DETAIL I PUT ABOUT THEM!!! <3 Location kelana jaya,damansara,shah alam, 47300 Selangor, Malaysia Birthday February 14, 2002 About We're ROKUSTEPS represent Kelana Jaya, Shah Alam, Damansara, Bangi & Gombak. Biography STOP | Apar SNICKERS | Jair GIZMO | Mimie HOUSEC47 | Faiz MONSTA | Ajim BUFIO | Bazrul TARO | Hairi GOOFY | Loqman KECIK | Syafiq JUKIE | Zukie PARK | Atan MAEL | Mael ENRYSYAH | Enry PERFORMING EXPERIENCES • Era Awards 2004 (V.E) • Era Awards 2005 (Too phat) • Era Awards 2006 (Samir) • Sri Angkasa Awards (Too Phat) • AIM Awards 2006 (Ahli Fiqir) • Asian X-games 2006 @ Sunway Lagoon (Stylustix DJs) • Mega Sale launch 2006 @ Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur • ................ Awards ROKUSTEPS ACHIEVEMENTS • Tower Records Dance competition 2004 – 2nd Runner Up • Lords of the Floor Asia Dance Competition 2004 @ Johor Bharu – 1st Runner Up • Be-Element Hip Hop Challenger 2004 @ One Utama – 1st Runner Up • Break for Freedom (3 on 3) 2005 @ Alamanda Putrajaya – 1st Runner Up • LG Mobile Countdown 2005 ( 3 on 3) @ Sungei Wang plaza -1st Runner Up & 2nd Runner Up • Batte of the year South East Asia 2005 @ Bangkok,Thailand – 1st Runner Up • Battle of the Year Malaysia 2006 @ One Utama – 2nd Runner Up • LG Mobile (3 on 3) @ Seremban 2006 – 1st Runner Up • LG mobile Street Battle 2006 @ Sungei Wang plaza,KL – 1st Runner up • Power Root Dance competition 2006 @ Jom Heboh KL – 1st Prize Winner • Rakan Muda Hip Hop Dance competition @ Jalan Bukit Bintang,KL -2nd Runner Up • Festival Hip Hop (3 on 3) @ Plaza Damas -2nd Runner Up • Go Mobile Hip Hop Dance @ PWTC – 2nd Runner Up • Floor combat 2007 @ Cineleisure,Damansara – Semi Final • Watsons Hip Hop Dance competition 2007 @ One Utama – Final • Japanese International School dance Competition 2008 – 1st Prize Winner • The Library – Got Talent or Not? 2010 – 4th Place • HELP college Dance Competition 2010 – 2nd Runner Up Gender Plural (male) Personal Information Rokusteps crew which consists of 12 members started off in the year of 2002 as small breakdance group. Young and fresh, they debut their love for the art of dancing in small competitions, battles and performances mainly at small functions. After two years of building their name, Rokusteps finally brought themselves to a higher level after winning the 1st runner up title for “Lord of the Floor Asia 2004”. This was a really big achievement for Rokusteps as they were considered new to the industry. Besides that, this achievement gave the boys confidence to enter more competitions and at the same time win most of them. More and more started noticing their talents and invited them to do performances for shows. They were proud to dance alongside performers such as Kanye West, Che’nelle, Camelia, Samir, Ve and many more. Rokusteps are also used to being called for being talents for commercials, road shows and tv programmes. Recently, 6 of the members of Rokusteps auditioned for Showdown 2011 to prove to the world that they have got the “X factor”. The crew’s aim for this industry is to bring Malaysia’s bboy industry to a higher level. They believe that dancing is the best and most positive way for youths these days to express themselves. Furthermore, they would also want everyone to know that dancing can also be a serious career as long as you’ve got the passion.  Personal Interests BBOYING, FISHING, SPARRING, FIXED GEAR BIKE. Email rokusteps@gmail.com

Why I Want To Be A Nurse ?

From a strictly pragmatic perspective, as emphasized by Goodwin, compared to many other fields, nurses are paid very well indeed. Furthermore, healthcare is one field that is relatively immune from periods of economic downturn such as the one being experienced in the United States and around the world today. Consequently, many nurses may enjoy a standard of living and a sense of job security that is not shared by many of their peers who are employed in other fields. Furthermore, nursing is a profession that is held in high esteem by many people in the United States, and nurses are recognized as caring and dedicated professional healthcare providers who bring relief to the suffering and form a vitally important part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Therefore, it is clear that an individual must possess the "right stuff" before considering embarking on a career path that is characterized by such demanding working conditions, and in this author's case, these motivations include those discussed further below.

The research clearly showed that there is a current shortage of nurses in the United States that is reaching epidemic proportions, and all estimates suggest that the shortage is going to get worse before it gets better. The research was also consistent in emphasizing that the nursing profession is not for everyone, and many nurses experience a sense of disappointment when their hopes and dreams for their professional career fail to pan out as they envisioned. Moreover, the shortage of nurses has contributed to a more stressful working environment for many nurses, and an alarming number of them simply give up and aban

History Of Essay

Europe

English essayists included Robert Burton (1577–1640) and Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682). In Italy, Baldassare Castiglione wrote about courtly manners in his essay Il libro del cortegiano. In the 17th century, the Jesuit Baltasar Gracián wrote about the theme of wisdom.^[4] During the Age of Enlightenment, essays were a favored tool of polemicists who aimed at convincing readers of their position; they also featured heavily in the rise of periodical literature, as seen in the works of Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and Samuel Johnson. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Edmund Burke and Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote essays for the general public. The early 19th century in particular saw a proliferation of great essayists in English – William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt andThomas de Quincey all penned numerous essays on diverse subjects. In the 20th century, a number of essayists tried to explain the new movements in art and culture by using essays (e.g., T.S. Eliot). Whereas some essayists used essays for strident political themes, Robert Louis Stevenson and Willa Cather wrote lighter essays. Virginia Woolf, Edmund Wilson, and Charles du Bos wrote literary criticism essays.^[4]

Japan

Main article: Zuihitsu

As with the novel, essays existed in Japan several centuries before they developed in Europe, with a genre of essays known as zuihitsu – loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas – having existed since almost the beginnings of Japanese literature. Many of the most noted early works of Japanese literature are in this genre. Notable examples include The Pillow Book (c. 1000) by court lady Sei Shōnagon, and Tsurezuregusa (1330) by Japanese Buddhist monkYoshida Kenkō being particularly renowned. Kenkō described his short writings similarly to Montaigne, referring to them as "nonsensical thoughts" written in "idle hours". Another noteworthy difference from Europe is that women have traditionally written in Japan, though the more formal, Chinese-influenced writings of male writers were more prized at the time.

Esei Pelancongan

Pelancongan merupakan industri perkhidmatan utama yang kian berkembang maju dan mendatangkan keuntungan besar dalam bentuk tukaran asing serta memasyhurkan Malaysia di mata dunia. Pada tahun 2000, seramai 10.2 juta orang pelancong (termasuk pelancong domestik) berkunjung ke Malaysia yang menghasilkan pendapatan RM20 bilion, termasuk RM17 bilion daripada pertukaran asing (Berita Harian, 9 Jun 2001). Angka tersebut melebihi jangkaan 6.4 juta pelancong yang diramalkan akan datang ke Malaysia. Malaysia juga merupakan negara ketiga paling ramai menerima pelancong di Asia Timur - selepas China dan Hong Kong.

 Malaysia merupakan destinasi pelancongan tropika indah yang sangat berpotensi di Asia yang bukan sahaja dapat menarik pelancong antarabangsa tetapi juga menawan warga tempatan.· Pelancongan menjadi suatu bidang pelaburan bijak yang dapat memacu pertumbuhan industri-industri berkaitan yang lain yang kesemuanya berperanan sebagai wahana dalam pembangunan mega Malaysia menuju negara maju dalam abad ini.

            Potensi industri pelancongan sebagai penjana ekonomi baru negara hanya dapat direalisasikan jika usaha-usaha memajukan dan membangunkan industri pelancongan diberi penekanan yang sewajarnya. Isu-isu seperti pelancongan eko, alam sekitar, visa, kemudahan lapangan terbang, kebersihan persekitaran, sistem pengangkutan dan keselamatan pelancong, semuanya menyumbang secara positif dan negatif kepada jumlah pelancong yang melawat Malaysia.

            Kejayaan industri pelancongan tidak semata-mata bergantung kepada kempen dan promosi galakan (melalui pengiklanan yang melibatkan perbelanjaan berjuta-juta ringgit) di dalam dan luar negara. Kejayaan ini juga sedikit sebanyak bergantung kepada `cerita-cerita’ (pengalaman-pengalaman) para pelancong yang sudah melawat Malaysia. Pelancong-pelancong yang mempunyai pengalaman yang baik melancong di Malaysia, tentunya akan datang semula dan juga akan memberitahu rakan-rakan mereka. Inilah kempen dan promosi galakan yang terbaik.

            Jika diperhalus, banyak yang perlu dibaiki dan dibetulkan.

Insiden-insiden pelancong ditipu oleh pemandu teksi, kekotoran pusat-pusat makanan, kelemahan sistem pengangkutan awam, pencemaran sungai dan kawasan rekreasi, harga tidak berpatutan dan seumpamanya tidak menyumbang kepada pengalaman yang baik kepada para pelancong.

            Aduan-aduan daripada para pelancong mesti dilihat sebagai cara terbaik untuk memajukan industri pelancongan kita lagi. Satu anjakan sikap perlu berlaku dalam memberi layanan terbaik kepada pelancong.

            Siri-siri dialog dan pertemuan lebih kerap perlu diadakan dengan semua kementerian, jabatan, agensi dan sektor swasta bagi merangka perancangan dan program bersepadu bagi memajukan industri pelancongan tempatan. Usaha-usaha menggalakkan pelancongan tidak akan membuahkan hasil jika setiap pihak di dalam industri berkenaan tidak menjalankan peranan mereka dengan sebaik-baiknya.

            Pelbagai kegiatan dalam usaha mencari jalan memajukan industri pelancongan di negara ini dijalankan. Persatuan Pengembaraan Asia Pasifik (PATA) yang mempunyai pengaruh besar dalam industri pelancongan di rantau ini telah mengadakan persidangan tahunannya di sini. Forum Pelancongan Majlis Ekonomi Asia Pasifik (APEC) Kedua turut diadakan. Begitu juga dengan Pesta Persatuan Ejen Pelancongan dan Pengembaraan Antarabangsa Malaysia (MATTA) 2001 telah dianjurkan di sini.

            Atas kesedaran ini juga, kerajaan telah mengadakan pelbagai program untuk memajukan industri pelancongan. Kejayaan industri ini bergantung kepada usaha pacuan sektor swasta dengan sokongan sektor awam. Usaha sektor awam atau kerajaan ini tidak akan berjaya tanpa digerakkan dan didorong oleh sektor swasta. Sektor swastalah yang menggerakkan perniagaan pelancongan sama ada daripada kalangan ejen pelancongan, pengangkutan, perhotelan, rekreasi, penyusun acara, ataupun pusat-pusat membeli-belah.

            Pihak kerajaan boleh menggalakkan perniagaan industri-industri ini seperti mengadakan pelbagai kempen serta menyediakan dan mencekapkan infrastruktur.

            Namun begitu, pada keseluruhannya, kita percaya bahawa kejayaan sebenar industri pelancongan memerlukan kesedaran dan kerjasama rakyat Malaysia sendiri. Selain pihak kerajaan dan sektor swasta bekerjasama untuk memajukan pelancongan, rakyat juga harus bersedia untuk memiliki sikap menyumbang kepada industri ini.

Contohnya, bermula daripada kesedaran memelihara kebersihan di tempat-tempat awam hinggalah kepada mengambil kira soal pelancongan negara dalam membuat sebarang keputusan semasa menjalankan kerja-kerja seharian.Untuk lebih memahami keperluan pelancong, rakyat negara ini juga harus sendiri menjadi pelancong dalam negeri.

            Dengan menjadi pelancong dalam negeri, bukan saja boleh meningkatkan kualiti hidup diri sendiri dan keluarga melalui rekreasi pelancongan, tetapi juga dapat mengukuhkan kekuatan ekonomi industri itu.

            Apabila tempat-tempat pelancongan di dalam negeri menjadi lebih kukuh, maka ini dapat mempertingkatkan kualiti perkhidmatannya yang akan memudahkannya menerima pelancong luar negara. Selain itu, dengan sering kali melakukan perjalanan, seseorang itu akan memperoleh idea-idea baru bagaimana hendak meningkatkan industri pelancongan di negara ini.

            Selain dari sudut komersial pelancongan, peningkatan kunjungan pendatang luar ke negara ini dengan sendirinya akan memasyhurkan kemakmuran Malaysia di mata dunia.Pelancongan berasaskan pertanian untuk memberi pengalaman kepada pengguna merasai hidup kampung dan merasai nikmat alam semula jadi melawat ladang buah-buahan, ladang sayur-sayuran, ternakan ikan dan sebagainya.

Karangan Pendapat : Isu Dadah

          Apabila anda merdengar ungkapan “Enam Jahanam”, apakah yang mungkin anda fikirkan ? Adakah itu judul sebuah filem klasik P. Ramlee atau nama kumpulan penjenayah yang diburu oleh pihak polis ? Rupa-rupanya, ungkapan itu merujuk kepada enam jenis dadah yang harus diberi perhatian serius kerana penyalahgunaannya yang meluas – heroin, kokain, ecstasy, kanabis, syabu dan morfin. Sewaktu melancarkan “Karnival Enam Jahanam”, Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi menyatakan bahawa isu dadah di negara kita  berada pada tahap yang berbahaya. Oleh itu, kerajaan mengisytiharkan dadah harus diperangi hingga ke akar umbi kerana dadah merupakan musuh nombor satu negara.Apakah sebenarnya dadah ? Dadah yang fungsi asalnya ialah bahan perubatan merupakan bahan kimia psikoaktif yang mempunyai kesan ke atas sistem saraf pusat seperti menyebabkan keadaan khayal, ketagihan dan gangguan tingkahlaku. Penyalahgunaanya yang berterusan mendatangkan kerosakan kepada diri, keluarga, masyarakat dan negara.  

Pada akhir tahun 1960-an, negara  kita   mulai  mengalami  masalah  dadah   Golongan remaja  dipengaruhi oleh kebudayaan ‘hippie’ dan askar-askar Amerika  yang  melancong ke Pulau Pinang. Sebagai kesan daripada kedua pengaruh tersebut, penagihan dadah telah merebak ke seluruh negara. Golongan  muda  yang  terlibat  dalam  penagihan  dadah merupakan  pemuda- pemudi  harapan  bangsa  dan  negara   dan  terjerumusnya  mereka  dalam alam khayalan ini mengakibatkan  mereka bukan sahaja tidak berguna kepada  masyarakat  bahkan diri  mereka sendiri. Memandangkan  hakikat inilah,  kerajaan  telah  mengambil  sikap tegas terhadap pengedaran  dadah,  dan  mengambil  langkah-langkah yang perlu untuk melindungi rakyat termasuklah undang-undang yang  amat  ketat. Tetapi, pengedaran dadah nampaknya tidak boleh diselesaikan dengan hanya peruntukan undang-undang seperti Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-langkah Pencegahan Khas 1985) walaupun mereka yang sabit kesalahan boleh dijatuhi hukuman mati mandatori.  Oleh itu, kerajaan telah  melancarkan  kempen  antidadah  di  seluruh  negara  secara  meluas.  Namun demikian,  tanggungjawab untuk memerangi dadah seharusnya  kita  pikul  bersama.

Tindakan   pencegahan   dadah   yang   berkesan memerlukan  penglibatan semua golongan masyarakat. Pada zaman moden ini, golngan muda lebih  bebas,  terdedah  kepada pengaruh asing dan mereka  lebih mengutamakan pandangan rakan sebaya. Dengan ini, mereka mudah terlibat dengan kegiatan yang  tidak  sihat. Untuk  disanjung  oleh  kawan, mereka menunjukkan keberanian dengan  menghisap  rokok dan  dadah. Sekali  mereka   bermula,   maka   amat  sukar  bagi  mereka memberhentikan amalan buruk ini.   Masyarakat harus dididik  sejak kecil lagi bahawa dadah itu najis, benda yang kotor dan tidak boleh disentuh.  Sekiranya kita berjaya menyemai nilai ini dalam  hati  sanubari  mereka, sebahagian daripada kejayaan pencegahan dadah akan tercapai. Kita  harus sedar bahawa tindakan kita ke arah matlamat mencegah penyalahgunaan dadah ini adalah untuk menyelamatkan bukan sahaja keluarga kita sendiri bahkan generasi muda untuk  mewujudkan  satu bangsa yang bermaruah dan dihormati.

Sebahagian  besar penagih-penagih dadah  di  negara  kita  terdiri  daripada golongan remaja antara 15-29 tahun.  Antara  sebab-sebab utama  mereka  ini menjadi penagih ialah kerana keseronokan, sikap ingin tahu, pengaruh  persekitaran  terutamanya pengaruh rakan sebaya, tekanan emosi disebabkan oleh sama ada kegagalan, tidak mendapat kasih sayang  ibu  bapa atau kerana kemewahan. Hal ini menunjukkan, sekolah boleh memainkan peranan penting dalam membasmi bencana dadah. Pada tahun 2005 ini, Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan (AADK) telah melancarkan program pencegahan penagihan dadah besar-besaran tahun ini dengan sasaran utama terhadap golongan belia terutama pelajar sekolah. Program pencegahan merupakan usaha terbaik bagi mengelak pertambahan jumlah penagih baru di negara ini. Menurut laporan agensi itu, sehingga Oktober tahun 2004, daripada sejumlah 30,659 penagih dadah, sebanyak 15,292 orang adalah penagih baru manakala sebanyak 15,667 adalah penagih berulang. Data ini jelas menunjukkan kita perlu bersungguh-sungguh dengan program pencegahan kerana program pemulihan dan rawatan sukar menghalang penagih-penagih ini mengulangi kegiatan mereka.

Kajian oleh Kementerian Kesihatan menunjukkan kegiatan penagihan dadah lazimnya bermula dengan tabiat menghisap rokok. Ini kerana tabiat ketagihan dihasilkan oleh unsur nikotin dalam rokok. Apabila merasakan rokok tidak memberi kepuasan, mereka beralih kepada ganja dan sekiranya ganja juga tidak memberi keseronokan, mereka akan beralih kepada heroin dan morfin. Jelasnya, pencegahan tabiat merokok juga penting dalam memerangi najis dadah kerana implikasinya terhadap dorongan untuk mendapatkan dadah.    

Masyarakat harus sama-sama menyedari akan kesan pengambilan dadah. Dengan berfikiran rasional,  mereka tentu tidak sanggup menerima risikonya yang menakutkan. Antara kesan-kesannya ialah mendapat penyakit meningitis, penyakit jangkitan jantung, AIDS, Hepatitis B, C, dan D, kerosakan buah pinggang, otot-otot badan mengecut dan berkemungkinan lumpuh. Kesan fizikal pula ialah apabila sekiranya bekalan dadah tidak diperoleh mereka akan berasa keluh-kesah, gian, dan amat menderita. Jelasnya mereka akan berperang dengan kematian kerana terdedah dengan penyakit terutamanya penyakit AIDS yang amat digeruni.  

Kesimpulannya, kita harus bertekad dengan keazaman yang tinggi untuk memerangi dadah. Najis dadah akan kita kuburkan dan wujudlah suasana dadah sifar. Marilah kita sama-sama menghapuskan najis dadah yang “menjahanamkan” masyarakat daripada terus hadir di Malaysia.  Kita tiada pilihan melainkan hanya satu slogan di hati dan di minda pada setiap masa iaitu “Perangi Dadah Habis-Habisan”.

Gejala Merokok Dalam Kalangan Remaja

Gejala merokok kian meningkat kini walaupun pelbagai kempen dijalankan untuk mengurangkan perokok. Banyak remaja, lelaki mahupun perempuan yang terjebak dalam tabiat buruk ini. Tabiat merokok bukan sahaja membazirkan wang malah membawa pelbagai penyakit yang boleh membawa maut seperti kanser paru-paru. Menurut Menteri Kesihatan, Dato’ Dr. Chua Soi Lek, peningkatan merokok dalam kalangan remaja kian meningkat mengikut statistik pada tahun 2006.

Kempen antimerokok yang sedang dijalankan oleh kerajaan baru-baru ini sememangnya satu langkah yang baik. Kerajaan patut dipuji kerana berusaha untuk membanteras tabiat merokok. Kempen ini memberi penumpuan kepada rupa paras negatif orang yang merokok untuk menakutkan remaja yang terjebak dalam tabiat ini. Kempen ini juga menunjukkan keadaan paru-paru orang yang merokok. Paru-paru tersebut hitam, kering, dan sungguh menakutkan.

Kempen antimerokok ini disebarkan secara meluas dalam pelbagai media. Televisyen, surat khabar, dan juga radio kini dipenuhi dengan iklan-iklan antimerokok. Para remaja yang majoritinya menonton televisyen serta mendengar radio diberi kesedaran mengenai tabiat merokok dan kesan-kesan melalui iklan-iklan ini. Melalui pengiklanan golongan sasaran kempen ini, iaitu perokok seharusnya dapat dicapai dan kadar perokok dapat dikurangkan.

Kempen anti merokok yang dilancarkan oleh kerajaan kira-kira setahun yang lalu di seluruh negara berlandaskan slogan “Tak Nak!” Slogan ini sangat sesuai untuk membuang tabiat buruk merokok dan mengatakan “tak nak kepada rokok.” Kesan-kesan buruk tabiat merokok yang dipaparkan dapat menanam rasa takut dalam jiwa perokok. Pihak kerajaan berharap kempen-kempen ini dapat menyedarkan perokok untuk berhenti merokok dan mengamalkan gaya hidup sihat.

Kempen antimerokok ini merupakan antara langkah kerajaan yang amat dipuji. Harapan kerajaan melalui kempen ini adalah untuk menyedarkan perokok dan mengurangkan jumlah perokok khususnya remaja.

Kesimpulannya, semua pihak berkenaan perlulah bekerjasama untuk menghapuskan tabiat yang membunuh ini. Dengan usaha kerajaan yang berterusan dan intensif ditambah dengan kerjasama masyarakat diharapkan kempen ini akan berjaya.

Argentina Food

Most Argentinians eat four meals each day. The diet may differ in different regions. Desayuno (breakfast) is a light meal of rolls and jam with coffee. For almuerzo (lunch), many Argentinians eat meat and vegetables or salads. After work but before dinner, people go to confiterías (cafés) to drink espresso and eat picadas, small dishes of cheese, mussels, salami, anchovies, olives and peanuts. Cena (dinner) in the evening is the largest meal of the day and almost always includes beef.

Food of Mexico

Mexican cuisine is centered on three national staples: tortillas, beans and chili peppers. Tortillas are thin round patties of pressed corn or wheat-flour dough cooked on griddles. Beans (frijoles) are eaten boiled, fried or refried, in soups, on tortillas or with just about anything. Apart from an astonishing array of freshly squeezed fruit juices (jugos), which are readily available from street stalls, Mexico is also famous for its alcoholic beverages - mezcal and tequila in particular. Pulque is a mildly alcoholic drink derived directly from the sap of the maguey.
Throughout Mexico the visitor can find an exquisite variety of dishes. Beginning, for instance, with the food of Apaseo el Grande, where legumes and cereals are grown and its snacks, or antojitos, are famous.
In Celaya the Golden Gate of El Bajío, famous for its sweets, where the cajeta is the favorite and can be found packed in wooden boxes or glass jars; or the wafers, square custards, almond cheeses and pecan sweets. To the north, in the city of Comonfort, the "Nieve Mantecada" is famous, along with dishes like Nopalitos al Pastor, Menudo, Adobo Seco, Gorditas de tierras negras, Fritangas de Pobre, Sopa de Rabo, Tacos de Nata, Dulce de Guayaba y Alegrías with coffee, Atole and Colonche, a drink that is traditional in this region and that is made from prickly pears fermented in covered pots.
In Salamanca the snacks are`made of pork and tripe, lamb and goat barbecue; in Irapuato the strawberries are famous, in pastries or with cream and sugar. León is famous for its tripe, stuffed chicken and guacamayas. Dolores Hidalgo is famous for its sorbets, with incredible flavours like pulque, shrimp, chili, corn and tequila, as well as the traditional seasonal fruits. In San Luis de la Paz they grow the best chili peppers in the country.