ABU Robocon 2011

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Theme for ABU Robocon 2011 Bangkok is “Loy Krathong, Lighting Happiness with Friendship”. The theme is adapted from the Loy Krathong ceremony which is a traditional Thai ceremony to honor the Goddess of the river. The vibrant activity is held in Thailand on the full moon night in November every year. A “krathong” is a small boat usually made of cut banana stems and leaves. Loy Krathong revelers put flowers, candles and joss sticks on their tiny boats before releasing them into a river and leaving them to float downstream.

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10 Things Not Bought With Money

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Money, everyone needs money. Adults, teens and even young children even know the object whose name the money. Indeed, money is important in life, without a medium of exchange is not possible we can make ends meet. Money makes some people can do many things than people who do not have it. But no matter how the importance of money, there are still things that can not be bought with money.

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Meaning of A Handshake

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There is deep meaning behind the handshake. Through style welcome helping hand, you can assess one’s personal. Does she have high self-esteem, assertive, insecure, or not assertive. It is interesting to know the personality behind the habit of shaking hands. Whether it’s father, clients, friends, or men coveted. Here are three related handshake style depictions of one’s personality, as quoted from page AskMen.

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Fasting six days in Shawwal

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Evidence of Shawwal Fasting

From Abu Ayyub ra:
“The Prophet sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam said:’ Who is fasting Ramadhan and continue with six days in Shawwal, then that’s fast for a lifetime ‘. “[Muslim 1984, Ahmad 5 / 417, Abu Dawood 2433, At-Tirmidhi 1164]

Law of Shawwal fasting
The statute is sunna: “This is a saheeh hadeeth which indicates that fasting six days of  Shawwal is Sunnah. Ash-Shafi’i, Ahmad and many leading scholars followed. It is not correct to reject this hadith with the reasons put forward a few scholars in making fast This Makruh, such as fear of people who do not know consider this part of the Ramadan, or worried people will think it’s mandatory, or because he did not hear that, salaf scholars usual fasting in Ramadhan, because these are all estimates, which can not be used to reject the saheeh Sunnah. If something already known, then become evidence for those who do not know. ”
[Fataawa al-Lajnah Ad-Daa'imah lil wal Buhuuts Ifta ', 10/389]

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History of International Talk Like a Pirate Day

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur (Ol’ Chumbucket) and Mark Summers (Cap’n Slappy), of Albany, Oregon,U.S., who proclaimed 19th September each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with “Hello,” but with “Ahoy, matey!” The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy.

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