Are You Fired Up About America? Nothing Communicates Like Honesty

One day I was tuning up and down the radio dial as I drove down the
Interstate. Time after time, I landed on talk shows featuring callers
that were simply dismayed at the direction America is going.

They were frustrated that so many important issues were either being
glossed over or ignored by federal, state, and local government. It
was clear that a great many people were highly concerned, yet felt
helpless to do anything about it.

That's when I decided to design some t-shirts with patriotic messages
and try selling them at public events. Boy did it work! Typically we
set up our tent and sell dozens of shirts to people who thank us right
and left for putting their feelings into words on a t-shirt they can
wear and be proud of.

And that brings us to an even more important point. Americans have a
FIRST Amendment RIGHT to speak their minds. It's not the Fifth
Amendment or the Thirteenth Amendment -- it's the FIRST and perhaps
most important.

But while speaking our minds is clearly at the foundation of what it
means to be Americans, the vast majority of us feel we can't make a
difference. Therefore, we don't even try.

Over and over I hear from people who are fired up about major issues,
yet keep their thoughts to themselves. Often they mistakenly feel
they're the only one who feels that way.

After wearing one of my shirts they quickly see the purpose of our
tees to stem the tide of division and empower those who are willing to
STAND.

Instead of everyone going their own private way, concentrating on
being politically correct, you have people enthusiastically sharing
ideas, passions, and concerns. And you know what, folks? That's where
real solutions come from.

We shouldn't plug away at our lives while we trust all the important
issues to the government. There are a lot of good people in
government, but they don't have all the good ideas. And government, by
its nature, can't solve problems well WITHOUT the help of its
citizenry.

So speak up! Write a letter to the editor, call a radio talk show, put
up a website, and tell others what you think. And most important call
your elected officials to let them know you're alive and well. You
will feel better. You will have more impact. And you will be living
the life of a truly patriotic American.

what is Brainwave Entrainment and what's for

Brainwave entrainment is mainly in regards to the synchronization of
our brain's controlling brainwaves with an exterior supply of periodic
stimulus. This stimulus can be aural, for example the case of binaural
beats, monaural beats or isochronic tones. It also can be visible, as
within the case of flickering lights. Doctors know now than the
stimulus could be even bodily, as with periodic corporeal vibrations
on a muscle or nerve, so it's good to take a therapeutic massage
periodically. Lately electromagnetic fields have been used to get
entrainment effects. In addition, a mixture of them is extra
effective.

By using brainwave entrainment intentionally we are able to obtain the
muchdesired psychological state corresponding to arousal or
relaxation. It really works based mostly on the "frequency following
response" (FFR) principle. This can be a naturally occurring
phenomenon the place the human brain exhibits the tendency to vary its
dominant EEG frequency towards the frequency of the external stimulus.

As said before, to generate the sounds to realize entrainment, you
should utilize the following strategies: binaural beats, monaural
beats and isochronic tones. Right here a definition of every one:

Binaural Beats

Binaural beats induce in your brain desired waves by playing separate
tones in each ear. The mind compensates for the distinction which
creates a 3rd frequency inside the brain. For instance, a 300hz sound
performed within the left ear, and a 305hz performed in the precise
ear, induce in your mind a frequency of 5Hz, which is a low Theta
state. By changing the distinction between the frequencies, you may
achieve any state you want. To use this sort of entrainment you will
need headphones.

Monaural Beats

Monaural beats are produced with one tone that pulses on and off in a
particular pattern. With only one tone (otherwise from the two tones
utilized in binaural beats). Actually, with binaural beats the
stimulation happens inside your mind in the meantime with monaural
beats the stimulation occurs outside. It is believed that the mind
adjusts simply to moaurals as a result of there isn't a must
steadiness separate tones. To listen monaural beats, you need to use
audio system or headphones.

Isochronic Tones

Isochronic tones, equally to monoaural beats, both use equal depth
tones that pulse on and off at completely different speeds, however
here the heartbeat speed is greater. When the speeds are elevated,
they synchronize your mind with the rhythm. Depending on the sample of
the tones in addition to the velocity, you possibly can obtain all
sorts of altered mind states quickly and really effectively. You
should use speakers or headphones to listen to monaural beats.

Some folks react favorably to every one in all these techniques:
monaural beats, isochronic tones or binaural beats. Some people don't
so it is a matter of attempting every one in every of these methods to
see what works higher for you.

Concerning the utility of brainwave entrainment sessions, they have
proven be useful within the remedy of the following afflictions:

- Stress reduction
- Nervousness discount
- Despair reduction
- Sleep induction
- Chronic Pain aid
- Migraine reduction
- Therapeutic (enhance of the growth hormone)
- Addiction discount
- Hypertension - blood pressure
- Insomnia help
- Pre-menstrual aid
- Power naps

As well as, brainwave entrainment is used also as a imply to boost
your mental abilities corresponding to:

- Creativity
- IQ increase
- Alertness
- Athletic efficiency
- Focus
- Motivation
- Before examination/speech anxiety reduction

Lastly, others claim to have obtained success in distant viewing,
telepathy, and even out-of-body experiences and lucid dreaming.

In conclusion, brainwave entrainment is a helpful, no intrusive,
inexpensive, and unfortunately unknown technology to get away from
many mental afflictions and, in addition, is a natural tonic of the
brain. In fact, just lately, an increasing group of researchers and
users worldwide which have been observed rediscovering this
technology.

The Johor Empire

After the fall of Melaka to the Portuguese, Sultan Mahmud of Melaka
and his eldest son, Ahmad, took refuge in the hinterland, hoping that
the Portuguese invaders would, after plundering the town, return to
their colonial base in Goa, India - as was the custom in wars of the
time. Much to his dismay, the Portuguese not only stayed but also set
upon the tremendous task of building an impregnable fort overlooking
the town. This clearly stated their intention to remain permanently in
Melaka and their determination to resist any attempt by the defeated
Sultan to re-capture his capital. Six months after the capture of
Melaka, the stone fortress, 'A Famosa', was ready. The Portuguese were
permanently established as the supreme military, naval and trading
power on the Straits, in place of the old Melaka sultanate.

In the meantime, Sultan Mahmud and his son built stockades in the
hinterland of Melaka for carrying out raids on the Portuguese fortress
in Melaka. Overland raids were carried out from Pagoh, in Ulu Muar,
while sea raids were launched from the stockade in Bentayan at the
mouth of the Muar River. For over a period of time, intermittent raids
were carried out both by land and sea caused considerable hardship for
the Portuguese at Melaka. There were times when the Portuguese wanted
to give up the idea of staying on in Melaka and return to Goa. But
eventually, fresh reinforcements arrived and the Portuguese
counter-attacked, destroying the Malay strongholds of Pagoh and
Bentayan. Sultan Mahmud and his followers withdrew further inland
through Ulu Jempol to Pahang. After about a year in Pahang, Sultan
Mahmud and his family sailed to Bentan where he established a new
capital.

The defeat of the Royal House of Melaka aroused not only the loyal
Malay followers of the ex-Sultan Mahmud. There was still a
considerable number of Javanese and they detested the policy of the
Portuguese government to monopolise trade and spread Christianity
among the inhabitants. One revolt was organised by a Javanese named
Patih Kadir, but the Portuguese succeeded in crushing it. Later, a
strong force of Javanese soldiers under the leadership of Patih Yunus,
prince of the Muslim state of Demak, besieged Melaka. But the fortress
repelled all attacks and the invaders retreated with the arrival of
reinforcements from Goa.

Sultan Mahmud continued his attacks from Bentan, organising
hit-and-run raids on the fort in Melaka, blockading the port and
plundering Portuguese ships in the Straits. These raids and blockades
were, to a certain extent, quite effective. In 1524, for instance, the
price of commodities in Melaka was more than doubled. But the town
remained in Portuguese hands.

The fall of the Melaka Sultanate also had repercussions on the Malay
states on the Sumatran coast across the Straits of Melaka. The states
particularly affected were those which had been subject to Melaka,
such as Lingga, Siak, Indragiri and Aru, now the present state of
Deli. The princes of these states with their followers went to Sultan
Mahmud at Bentan with a view to helping him re-capture Melaka.

However, Raja Abdullah, a nephew of Sultan Mahmud, and the Raja of
Kampar went over to the Portuguese side and was made a Bendahara of
Melaka by them. Not long after, the Portuguese themselves turned on
the traitor and he was executed in a public market.

Seeing that the Malays under Sultan Mahmud were gathering forces in
Bentan, the Portuguese made several attempts to invade and destroy the
stronghold. But the Malays threw back the attacks and the Portuguese
suffered heavy losses. Finally in 1526, a larger force of Portuguese
ships under the command of Pedro Mascarenhaas was sent to Bentan, and
this time, the Portuguese managed to burn and plunder the towns of
Kopak and Kota Kara. Sultan Mahmud and his family fled across the
Straits to Kampar in Sumatra, where he died two years later.

After his death, his son, Raja Mudzafar, made his way up to Perak
where he founded the dynasty of Malay sultans who still reign there
today. In 1520, another son of Sultan Mahmud, Ala'uddin, made his
capital on the Johor River and became the first Sultan of Johor -
founding the Johor Empire.

In the meantime, attacks on the Portuguese in Melaka continued. The
two sons of Sultan Mahmud made periodical raids from Johor and Perak,
and they were helped by the Sultan of Pahang. There were also raids
from Siak and by a Javanese prince from Japara. But most of the raids
were disorganised attacks by small bands of Malays, and the Portuguese
maintained supremacy behind their impregnable 'A Famosa'. The Johor
rulers continued preying on Portuguese merchant vessels, and the
Portuguese retaliated by sending punitive expeditions.

At about the same time a new power was rising among the Malay states -
the Kingdom of Aceh, which had long been a strongly Muslim State. The
Achinese crossed the Straits of Melaka in great numbers to carry out
raids on their trading rival, Melaka. For the Achinese, the wars
against Melaka were also part of a policy of expansion into the Malay
Peninsula - they not only attacked Melaka but also raided Johor,
Pahang, Perak and Kedah. Ironically, it was this Achinese threat that
made the Portuguese and the Johor Malays frequently enjoy periods of
truce, and even to ally themselves and co-operate with one another
against a common enemy. This disunity among the Malay powers resulted
in a further prolonging of the supremacy of the Portuguese.

Johor entered into a ruinous war with the Sumatran state of Jambi in
1666, a war which ended in the destruction of the Johor capital at
Batu Sawar in 1673. Court intrigues, and disputes over succession to
the throne undermined the vitality of Johor. In the eighteenth
century, Johor became an easy prey to Bugis infiltration.

For long periods, the Portuguese in Melaka were on the defensive:
politically isolated, and numerically inferior to their enemies.
During their rule, Melaka became the most fought-over piece of
territory in Asia - bombarded, besieged, blockaded, attacked dozens of
times by almost every major power in the Archipelago.

But despite such strong handicaps, they successfully fought off every
Malay attack on Melaka. The Malay powers failed because they were
unable to form a united front against the Portuguese. Disunity rather
than unity was the feature of Malay politics in the sixteenth century,
and the presence of a common enemy was at that time not sufficient to
bring about some form of coalition. Malay states were even at times
briefly allied the infidel Portuguese in their wars against other
Malay states.

It was left to another European power to organise this coalition and
to finally overthrow Portuguese power in Melaka. .
River forts of Johor

The Coming of Islam

The period of Islamic influence in Southeast Asia was, in actual fact,
a period of Arabic influence modified by Indian ideas. This was so
because Islam came to Malaysia through India and the same type of
people who introduced Hinduism to Malaysia at the beginning of the
Christian era also introduced Islam to this part of the world.

Like its predecessor, Hindu religion and culture, Islam was also
synonymous with the Indian trade. Like its predecessor too, the spread
of Islam was not the result of any organised missionary movement;
rather, it was a gradual and perhaps unconscious assimilation of an
Asian religion by Asian peoples who were impressed by the introduction
of the first monotheistic religion.

The preceding religions, primitive paganism and Hinduism, had been
polytheistic. Hindu culture and religion had come from the Coromandel
coast of India, notably from the Port of Amaravathi, at the mouth of
the river Kistna. With the spread of Islam from about the 13th century
A.D., the centre of radiation moved to the Malabar coast, especially
to Gujerat in the West and Bengal in the East. By virtue of their
financial standing, the Gujerat and Bengali merchants drew large
numbers of converts in the ports in which they traded. As in the case
of the Hindu religion, the first converts were from the aristocratic
class. Once Islam had set a foot-hold among the rulers and chiefs of
the coastal commercial areas and these rulers had set their seal of
authority on the new faith, immediately it became acceptable to the
common people.

The spread of Islam was greatly enhanced partly by social contact as a
consequence of trade, but more important still, by marriages. In a few
decades, the Javanese, Sumatran, Malay and other aristocracies of the
coastal districts had gone over to the new faith. The common people
followed in gradual stages down the social scale. Diplomatic marriages
between aristocracies of different kingdoms spread the faith even
further. A notable example was the marriage of the first Muslim Sultan
of Pasai on the North-Western coast of Sumatra who died in 1297 A.D.,
to a daughter of the ruler of Perlak, also on the northern coast of
Sumatra. The powerful Sultanate of Malacca too, arranged many such
diplomatic marriages with Borneo, Pahang and Kedah and with the
Sumatran river ports of Siak, Kampar, Inderagiri and Jambi.

As early as 1281 A.D., Chinese chronicles record an embassy led by two
Muslims from Jambi or Melayu in Sumatra to the Mongol court. This
indicates that Islam must have reached the northern coast of Sumatra
well before that date. Another source of information about the
beginning of the spread of Islam in the Malay Archipelago is provided
by Marco Polo. He visited the port of Perlak, which he called
"Felech", on the Northern coast of Sumatra in 1292 A.D. on his return
voyage to Europe through the Straits of Malacca Marco Polo remarked in
his later writings that many of the inhabitants of Perlak had at that
time been converted to Islam by the foreign merchants who frequently
called there. Pasai on the north-western coast of Sumatra whose first
Muslim ruler died in 1297, five years after Marco Polo's visit to
Perak, provided probably the first foothold for Islam in Sumatra.

In the Malay Peninsula, the first physical evidence of the arrival of
Islam was found at a spot twenty miles up the Trengganu river. There,
a stone inscribed with Arabic letters has been found, dating as far
back as 1386 or probably 1326 A.D. This evidence of the existence of
Islam in Malaysia's east coast perhaps initiated the theory that Islam
came to Malaysia through China.

At the close of the 14th century when Islam was spreading in
conjunction with the prospering Indian trade, the nucleus of a new and
powerful Malay kingdom and empire was taking shape. This was to
replace the decaying might of the Hindu-Javanese empire of Majapahit
and become the first powerful Muslim empire in the region - Melaka.
With its rapid rise as a commercial port of call during the first
quarter of the 15th century, Malacca became the spearhead of the
further advance of Islam - an advance achieved by growing commercial
power and consolidated by judicious royal marriages - spreading the
faith to the ports of Java and Borneo from whence it was spread yet
further eastward as far as the Moluccas.
The Ship from Juddah

It's extremely typical pertaining to youthful children to suffer from
wetting the bed but what prospects to it inside youngsters and grown
ups? The scientific
term for the situation is enuresis plus it happens a lot more often
than you are conscious of. There could be plenty of reasons for it
nevertheless it
usually has to become diagnosed with a physician. Here are some in the
factors for bed wetting.

Difficulties with the prostate can on event trigger issues with adult
males within their grownup years. Enlarged prostates cause men to feel
the require
to urinate more often which will sometimes lead to bed wetting.
Prostate enlargement usually occurs in late midsection age and can
have a selection of
symptoms. You should have this situation looked at by way of a
physician the way it may be a signal concerning something that's much
more serious but that
evolved within the same way. Men that notice the urge to be in a
position to urinate happening more frequently and who have complaints
about bed wetting
should to acquire prostates checked out. In situation your
prostate-related is creating you to damp the mattress you will find
medicines and surgical methods
that may make this trouble go away.

A lot of seniors affected with Alzheimer's disease disease possess a
circumstance of wetting the cargo area. This situation may restrict
the regular reflexes
that warn you of the fact that you require to pee.

It isn't always feasible to avoid all of the signals of Alzheimer's in
some instances there are medicines that may be beneficial. If older
folks are taking
medications that can help other issues, this can additionally be a
foundation regarding mattress wetting. In Alzheimer's instances, a
physician just might
recommend a way to manage or place a cease to bed wetting, reliant
upon the amount the disease has developed.

People who eat copious amounts of liquor might have a problem with
mattress wetting. Ingesting big volumes regarding any liquid may
elevate you desire
to urinate, however liquor could also disrupt your relaxation rituals
and usual reflexes, so that you might want not truly wake up every
time you generally
would. This is specifically the instance in the occasion you imbibed a
huge quantity of alcohol just prior to falling asleep. If you solely
had a minimal
for you personally to reasonable quantity of alcohol, this generally
just isn't an problem. People who've this matter often are alcoholics,
and this also
has numerous vital results, besides wetting the specific bed, so help
must be found.

Wetting the bed could be the outcome of the psychological or
health-related problem, so you need to make sure from the cause before
you figure out how
to best deal with it. There are tons of feasible will cause, and we've
just had space to think about a few of of them on this write-up. If
this sounds
like a typical dilemma to go well with your needs, it must be
established by the doctor so the appropriate remedy can be recognized.

History Of Sarawak

Historians have scant knowledge about Borneo's early history, a
certain fact though is the presence of modern man in Sarawak some
40,000 years ago (discovery of a Homo Sapiens skull at the Niah
Caves), but most of today's indigenous populations belong to the same
Austronesian groups, brought by maritime migratory waves in the last
5,000 or so years, who have settled along the Malayan peninsula, the
Indonesian, Philippine, Micronesian and Polynesian archipelagos, and
as far as Madagascar to the west and Easter Island to the east.
Archeological finds and trade records from the Indian and Chinese
empires prove that during the last millennium there was a thriving
barter trade of manufactured goods and exotic jungle produce between
these two empires and the island of Borneo.

By the 14th century, Islam, introduced by Muslim traders, had gained a
foothold in the coastal areas of Borneo and by the 16th century the
Malay sultanate of Brunei would control most of the island's coasts,
but its power would wane slowly with the rise of other sultanates and
the arrival of Dutch in the south and British adventurers in the
north.

In 1839, Sarawak, then a dependency of the Brunei sultanate, was in
rebellion against the central power, when arrived on the scene,
looking for commercial ventures with his well armed schooner, a young
British adventurer by the name of James Brooke who will soon find
himself involved in the local disputes. The young Brooke will assist
the Sultan's representative and bring peace to the area, for which he
will be rewarded in 1841 with the title of Rajah of Sarawak. So will
start the epic saga of the White Rajahs, paternalistic despots who
will reign for a century over the destinies of Sarawak's peoples,
introducing along the way profound and permanent changes to their
lifestyles.

From 1841 to 1868, the 1st Rajah, James Brooke, will organise his
administration, try to expand his territory and he will strive to
pacify the many warring tribes and to stamp out the practices of head
hunting and piracy. The 2nd Rajah, Charles Brooke (1868-1917), will
continue his predecessor work and expand Sarawak's territory to about
its present size. The 3rd Rajah, Vyner Brooke (1917-1946), will
witness Sarawak's transition into the modern era and the wrenching
changes caused by the Japanese occupation (1941-1945). Unable to face
the cost of re-building after the occupation, the Brookes will cede
Sarawak in 1946 to the British Crown, becoming a Crown Colony until
1963, when she will join the newly formed Federation of Malaysia.

Ever since, Sarawak has steadily kept on progressing and prospering,
and together with the other states of Malaysia is looking forward to
achieving "Vision 2020", the goal shared by all Malaysians to achieve
developed nation status by the year 2020.