Wikileaks dan kacau bilaunya dunia

Pendedahan maklumat rahsia oleh Wikileaks yang diasaskan oleh Julian Assagne benar-benar telah menarik perhatian dunia. Terlepas dari sama ada maklumat tersebut benar atau tidak dan terlepas pula dari sama ada kita berada pada pihak yang pro dan kontra dengan tindakan beliau, ada baiknya kita melihatnya dari 2 sudut positif dan negatif.

Dalam sudut pandang positif, Wikileaks mendedahkan banyak maklumat yang bukan sahaja telah pun menjadi jawaban atas tanda tanya besar bagi ramai pihak tapi juga mendedahkan bagaimana pandangan sesetengah pihak/negara terhadap pihak/negara lain. Dengan itu paling tidak negara berkenaan mengetahui pandangan pihak "luar" yang "lebih jujur" terhadapnya dan bagaimana ianya boleh menjadi platform yang baik untuk memperbaiki hubungan diplomatik dengan negara-negara berkenaan.

Akan tetapi dalam sudut pandang negatif, pendedahan maklumat rahsia sedemikian mungkin akan mempengaruhi proses peradilan terhadap jenayah tertentu, membantutkan proses penyiasatan perkara tertentu sehingga mungkin akan mempengaruhi hasil akhirnya.Akan banyak pihak yang mungkin mahukan campur tangan terhadap kes-kes tertentu dan boleh jadi pula akan menimbulkan pandangan negatif atau rasa "tidak percaya" ataupun membangkitkan rasa "permusuhan" antara sesetengah negara/pihak berkenaan.

Terlepas dari semua itu, satu perkara yang boleh difahami adalah..."Inilah Dunia"......ada banyak perkara yang perlu difikirkan, banyak agenda yang perlu dilaksanakan dan semua itu pada akhirnya akan terpulang pada tiap negara/pihak terbabit bagaimana untuk menyikapinya. Sama ada Wikileaks telah menumbuhkan kesedaran betapa lemahnya "sistem dalaman" sesebuah negara/pihak tertentu sehingga begitu mudah dicerobohi ataupun kesedaran bahwa percaturan politik dan diplomatik didunia ini begitu rumit,sila anda tentukan sendiri. Wallahu'alam.

Narcolepsy :" Unseen" Disease

Narcolepsy is a chronic disease of the central nervous system which is typically characterized by the following symptoms with varying degrees of frequencies include:
- excessive daytime sleepiness
- cataplexy (loss of muscle tone)
- hypnagogic hallucinations (distorted perceptions)
- sleep paralysis (inability to move or talk)
- disturbed nocturnal sleep
- automatic behavior ((patients carry out certain actions without conscious awareness)
- other complaints such as blurred vision, double vision, or droopy eyelids

Narcolepsy usually begins in teenagers or young adults and affects both sexes equally. The first symptom to appear is excessive daytime sleepiness, which may remain unrecognized for a long time in that it develops gradually over time. The other symptoms can follow excessive daytime sleepiness by months or years.

Advances have been made in the last few years in determining the cause of narcolepsy. The newest discovery has been the finding of abnormalities in the structure and function of a particular group of nerve cells, called hypocretin neurons, in the brains of patients with narcolepsy. These cells are located in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus and they normally secrete neurotransmitter substances (chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit messages to other cells) called hypocretins. Abnormalities in the hypocretin system may be responsible for the daytime sleepiness and abnormal REM sleep found in narcolepsy.

The diagnosis of narcolepsy is based on a clinical evaluation, specific questionnaires, sleep logs or diaries, and the results of sleep laboratory tests.

The treatment of narcolepsy includes drug and behavioral therapies.
The types, number, and severity of the symptoms determine which drugs are used to treat the narcolepsy.
•Severe daytime sleepiness may require treatment with high doses of stimulant medication, and sometimes a combination of stimulants may be needed.
•Rare or infrequent cataplexy and other associated symptoms may not require any drug treatment, or treatment on an "as needed" regimen may be adequate.
•Insomnia and depression may also require treatment.
•Therapy should be catered to the individual needs of the patient. For example, improved alertness may be critical throughout the day for most students and working adults, but may be critical only at certain times of the day (for example, driving times) for other people.

Non-drug treatments include education of the patient and family members and modification of behavior patterns. Understanding the symptoms of narcolepsy may help relieve some of the frustrations, fears, anger, depression, and resentment of patients and family members. Emotional reactions are responses to both the unusual nature of the symptoms and society's ignorance of this disease.

Islamic Story 19:How we are all related to each other

A Rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a Rat-Trap.

Retreating to the farmyard the Rat proclaimed the warning; "There is a Rat-Trap in the house, a Rat-Trap in the house!"

The Chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Rat, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The Rat turned to the Sheep and told him, "There is a Rat-Trap in the house, a Rat-Trap in the house!"

"I am so very sorry Mr. Rat," sympathized the Sheep, "but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers."

The Rat turned to the Cow. She said, "Like wow, Mr. Rat. A Rat-Trap, I am in grave danger. Duh?" So the Rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's Rat-Trap alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a Rat-Trap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.

In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous Snake whose Tail the trap had caught. The Snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever.

Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh Chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. His wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer butchered the Sheep. The farmer's wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the Cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a Rat-Trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.