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Manage with Mind, Motivate with Heart S E P T 2009 Manama Toastmasters . HORIZON . Newsletter of Manama Toastmasters Club. Club No 2916, District 79 … Welcoming Our New Executive Committee Leadership Heart Motivate Mind Manage Communicate What’s New ? Reading Corner Rhyme Time Great MTM Speeches Highlights Joint Meeting Upcoming Competitions Food Therapy and its Magic Articles Subliminal Message Value of Time And much More…

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Manage with Mind, Motivate with Heart

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Manama Toastmasters

. HORIZON . Newsletter of Manama Toastmasters Club. Club No 2916, District 79

… Welcoming Our New Executive Committee

Leadership

Heart

Motivate

Mind

Manage

Communicate

What’s New ?

Reading Corner

Rhyme Time

Great MTM Speeches

Highlights

Joint Meeting

Upcoming Competitions

Food Therapy and its Magic

Articles

Subliminal Message

Value of Time

And much More…

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Table of Contents

President’s Desk 3

Toastmasters of the Month 4

A Word A Day 5

Movers and Shakers 5

Reading Corner 6

My Writing 7

Rhyme Time 10

Meeting Highlights 11

We share Your Feelings 11

Signed, Sealed, Delivered – It’s Mine! 12

Toast Masters Information 16

Editor’s Words 17

Your Excom 18

Meet the Horizon Team

Designer Editor-in-Chief

Claire Cosgrove Tatjana Rudat

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From the President’s Desk . . .

Manage with Mind

I am very grateful to you all for your confidence in electing me as your President along with my distinguished executive committee members. I take this opportunity to thank the outgoing committee for their excellent performance during the previous term.

Today, I have the honour of being the President of one of the oldest and most reputed clubs in the region, which was established in 1964. I stand here humbled to pay tribute to the founder of the Toastmasters movement Dr. Ralph C. Smedley,

a movement which changed the lives of millions of people, Dr. Smedley once said, “The ability to approach an audience in a friendly style is partly a gift of nature and

partly a cultivated art”. We all know that Toastmasters is a non-profit organization with around 250,000 members in more than 90 countries around the world. This organization helps people develop their communication and leadership skills in a highly structured, friendly and supportive atmosphere.

We, the executive committee have chosen the slogan for the term as

“Manage With Mind, Motivate With Heart”. According to Henry Ford, “If you don’t think about the future, you won’t have one.” Therefore, people best at managing and motivating others are the ones who are the most conscious of what they’re doing. They are continuous thinkers, and their people appreciate them for it.

In this regard, I would like to share with you a short inspiring story on Mother’s day - A man stopped

at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars." The man smiled and said, "Come on in with me. I'll buy you a rose." He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were leaving he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes, please! You can take me to my mother." She directed him to a cemetery where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother's house.

Dear all, this is the way we need to be, wise enough, optimally use our minds and motivational skills

for the enhancement of our club standard, but to a higher level of quality. On the other hand, without sharing acquired expertise to the various sectors of the society, our contribution to others will remain limited.

Consequently, this is what Toastmasters trains us in the importance of face-to-face communication.

Fellow TMs, once again I would like to thank you all for electing an enthusiastic, committed team of Toastmasters with whom I shall serve and strive to make our club rise to a higher level with your support.

CC / CL Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi MTM Club President ( July-December 2009 ) “Manage with Mind, Motivate with Heart”

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Toastmasters of the Month

Criteria for Toastmaster of the Month

Activity Points Earned

Master Of Ceremonies 15

Educational Speech 15

Project Speech 10

Any other role in Weekly Meeting 05

Replacing Dropouts 10

Pay Dues in Advance 05

Attendance 05

Contributing to Horizon 10

Participating in a Contest 05

Judging a Contest 05

Mentoring 05

Winning a Contest 05

Jaber Al Rowaie Mohammed Al Salah Thuraya Juma

I. Joel Bharat Patil Chris Noronha

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Word of the Day

Movers and Shakers

Category

5th September 2009

(2248)

12th September 2009

(2249)

18th September 2009 (2250)

26th September 2009

(2251)

Theme Self-Confidence Ramadhan Dishes Eid Celebration Poverty

Master of Ceremony Jaber Al-Rowaie Afaf Zainelabbdin Thuraya Juma I. Joel

Best Speaker Chris Noronha Kevin Scott Craig Fuad Al Shaikh Mohammed Al Salah

Best Evaluator Guraz Wankadia Zakariya Suleiman AbdulRahman Al

Awadhi Kawtar Taitoon

Best Commentator Eva Steinhaus Abdulla Al Khalifa Afaf Zainalebbdin Babu Mori

VACILLATE (v)

Definition:

1. To sway from one

side to the other;

oscillate.

2. To swing

indecisively from one

course of action or

opinion to another.

Use in a sentence:

My sister is very

vacillating: she takes a

long time to decide what

she wants to eat.

Other forms:

Vacillated

Vacillating

Vacillates

Synonyms:

Hesitate

BENIGN (adj)

Definition:

1. Of a kind and

gentle disposition.

2. Showing gentleness

and mildness. See

Use in a sentence:

The store owner was

benign to all his

customers

Other forms:

Benevolent

Benignly

Synonyms:

Kind

SOLEMNIZE (v)

Definition:

1. To celebrate or

observe with dignity

and gravity. See

2. To perform with

formal ceremony.

3. To make serious or

grave.

Use in a sentence:

The wedding ceremony

solemnized our hearts.

Other forms:

Solemnized

Solemnizing

Solemnizes

Synonyms:

Observe

SCANT (adj)

Definition:

1. Barely sufficient:

paid scant attention to

the lecture.

2. Falling short of a

specific measure:

.

Use in a sentence:

The available data is

too scant to allow a full

understanding of the

problems these areas

continue to face.

Other forms:

Scanter

Scantest

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Reading Corner... with Dr. I. Joel

In our Reading Corner we met with our ex-president Toastmaster Dr. I. Joel and we had the following conversation Q1. What kind of books do you like to read?

Mysteries, Thrillers, Historicals, and also some Management, Leadership and Self-help books.

Q2. How do you decide which books you will read?

This is hard to say, because I have a wide range of interests. But nowadays, as I have lesser time

than when I was younger, I only read the bestsellers, my favourite authors, and books that could help me in my profession.

Q3. What book are you reading now?

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Q4. Who are your favourite authors?

Undoubtedly, the most favourite is Jeffery Archer. His story telling ability made me read all his books as each one got released. My first book by this author was Kane and Abel in 1983, when I just finished high school, and now I just completed his most recent book Paths of Glory, published in 2009. I hope he will live long to write more.

Jodi Picoult is a new author I started liking. But my favourites include John Grisham, Arthur Hailey, Alistair McClean, Agatha Christie, Fredrick Forsythe, Michael Crichton and Colin Forbes.

Q5. Is there any book that changes the way you look at the world or the way you live your life?

Yes. The Principle-Centred Leadership by Steven Covey, has changed by perspective on how one can be an effective leader. Though I tried - and still keep trying - to live as per that book, I must admit that it is very, very difficult.

Q6. Is there any book you have read more than once? Yes. The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

Q7. Can you name book(s) that help your communication and leadership skills?

The Principle-Centred Leadership by Steven Covey

Q8. What does the word ‘reading’ mean to you? It helps us gain Knowledge and Wisdom. It makes us understand Pleasure and Pain.

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My Writing …

The Value of Time To realize the value of ten years

ask two (spouses) recently divorced.

To realize the value of four years ask a person recently graduated from a university.

To realize the value of one year ask a student who failed in his final exam.

To realize the value of one month ask a lady who delivered her baby before the expected deadline.

To realize the value of one week ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one hour ask lovers waiting to meet each other.

To realize the value of one minute ask a person who missed a train, a bus or an airplane.

To realize the value of one second and to know the value of part of a second ask a person who had won silver medal in the Olympics,

remember that more often the difference between the gold medal and silver medals is the tiny parts of a second.

To realize the value of a friend

ask a person who lose one.

To realize the value of a sister ask a person who does not have sisters.

To realize the value of life ask about the feelings of a person on the death bed.

To realize the value of remembering God die and see what had you lost from your age being heedless.

Time never waits anyone, and every moment owned is wealth which need to be utilized more if shared with a distinguished person.

-- Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi

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Fun facts

Jaber Al Rowaie

7. "Four" is the only number whose number

of letters in the name equals the

number.

8. Dolphin teeth are used for grasping, not

chewing. Dolphins have no jaw muscles

for chewing.

9. Antarctica contains about 90 percent of

the world’s ice. Antarctica is covered

with ice an average of 7,000 feet

thick.

10. Eating bread before dinner makes people

lose their sense of fullness and people

eat more.

11. There is only ONE word in the English

language with THREE CONSECUTIVE

SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS....

“Bookkeeper”

12. The longest word in the Finnish language,

that isn't a compound word, is

'epaejaerjestelmaellistyttaemaettoe

myydellaensaekaeaen'.

In English it means 'even with their

lack of ability to disorganize'.

13. Gardening is said to be one of the best

exercises for maintaining healthy

bones.

1. Skippy Peanut butter sells 90 million jars

per year which equals three jars every

second.

2. 17 tons of gold are used to make wedding

rings in the United States each year.

3. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you

would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury.

4. A giraffe can clean its ears with its own

tongue.

5. Ants have six legs and each leg has three

joints. Ants can lift 20 times their own

body weight. The average life

expectancy of an ant is 45-60 days.

6. When glass breaks, the cracks move faster

than 3,000 miles per hour. To

photograph the event, a camera must

shoot at a speed of a millionth of a

second.

Fall seven times, stand up eight. -Japanese proverb

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My Clipboard is My Security Blanket.

TM Claire Cosgrove

We each have our own comfort level when it comes to public speaking. But for some of us, we cling to some form of ‘security blanket’ when standing up front at a TM meeting. Why? For fear of the loss of the thought, a pre-mature senior moment, a forgotten expression that we have laboured over long and hard. As we develop our speaking skills, so will we develop our ability to relax and relate to the audience, recall the content, and deliver the speech in an appealing manner.

But until that moment comes, I cling to

my clipboard. Yet, when I speak on work related subjects, I can speak ad nauseam. I live, breathe and dream work. The challenge for me is to deliver a speech on a new and less familiar topic. And so I must set myself the challenge to put aside the clipboard, throw caution to the wind, and l earn to stand on my head. Well, perhaps not but at least rely on my grey cell matter.

So how will I confront the blank stares of the awaiting TM’s? What do they expect of me? Words of wisdoms? I think not. Let’s be real. Nor do they wish me to hide behind a 8”x12” clipboard that barely hides my face, let alone the rest of me. Nor do they wish me to kill my speech by reading it to them.

Remember, the audience has given me an opportunity to speak. They are ready, willing and waiting -without barbed teeth or concealed weapon. They will not shoot me down in my first paragraph. But they will reject my reading.

So, away with the clipboard, throw it overboard, like a life buoy jettisoned off the ocean liner. The message is – trust in

yourself and believe that you can do it. Why risk losing the opportunity to be

the best speaker. Free your hands, let the energy flow through your body, down your arms, through your fingertips out into the audience. By all means, brainstorm the topic, mindmap the speech, write it out on paper, massage and polish each choice word and phrase. Craft your speech so that it is pertinent and compelling, but don’t then strip it of its value. The word-for-word version is a preparation tool. Then progress to key thoughts, ideas or phrases. Relate the key points to images, visualize the speech, bury it in your inner being, let it grow within you. Then, present to the audience who will wait in great anticipation, reward you with rapt attention, and perhaps even extended applause.

But in defense of using one’s notes read

the Toastmaster magazine. There are occasions when one has little choice but to use notes such as, when presenting for an absentee speaker. Then, at the other end of the spectrum, persons such as top CEO executives and politicians do use notes. But these presenters must master the skills for reading presentations.

(Reference: The Script as Friend or Foe, Bill Matthews, Toastmaster, August 2009, pp24-26).

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~RHYME TIME ~

TM Mohammed Al Salah

Ah-Counter

You seem to hesitate Or stop to meditate

Your pauses resonate But nevertheless

Please speak and educate

Some people think ahs are not so bad They do have a point, I will debate

But too many ahs is simply sad So try to aim for less than eight

Do watch out and pick you words Pace yourself, don't race the clock

Get less than 3 ahs; you can sing like birds Get more than 20 and we need to talk

My role tonight is to count "you knows"

And ums and oohs and ahs and ohs And I mean, and I mean, and I mean don't

repeat Keep your pauses short, keep your phrases neat

Timer Poetry

Time is a very funny friend We always try to race the clock

But time seems to win in the end We only hear tick-tock tick-tock A time tracker is my role tonight

So speak with care, and keep in sight The green, the red, and amber light

But still, relax and time it right If the green light shows, you still have time

So please proceed and keep your pace If the amber glows, it’s not a crime

If something red shines, I hope that’s not your face

You still get half-a-minute’s grace So the best of luck, and I won’t lie If you’re excited, then time will fly Take a deep breath, let out a sigh Smile and keep your spirits high

And if no one happens to be disqualified, you

can add at you end-of-meeting report:

Tonight, I simply cannot hide That no one was disqualified

In terms of time, you all did great So let me now evaluate . . .

Poetry is what

gets lost in

translation. ~Robert Frost

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Meeting Highlights

Joint Meeting with Vision Advanced Toastmasters

Special Sweets, the Master of Ceremonies clad in traditional attire and a hall full of enthusiastic Toastmasters made for one truly amazing Joint Meeting on the 12th of September 2009.

The Theme of the Meeting was “Ramadhan Dishes” and there was no shortage of tempting Bahraini delicacies specially prepared by Master of Ceremonies, Afaf Zainalebbdin and Toastmaster Mohammed Al Salah.

It was a meeting where ideas and practices were exchanged between both Toastmaster associations, That is, the Manama Toastmasters and the Vision Advanced Toastmaster. Smiles and laughter along With good communication and leadership skills filled the air with The True Toastmasters Spirit of Learning with Peers.

If you weren’t there, then you’ve missed out.

A Perfect theme to a Perfect Evening with the Vision Advanced Toastmasters

You are in Our Thoughts

Condolences

Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Saie & Family

On behalf of all MTM club members and with deep regret, we would like to extend our condolences on the sad demise of your father.

May Allah the Almighty rest his soul in peace and paradise

Mr. Kawthar Taitoon

On behalf of all MTM club members, we would like to extend our condolences on the sad demise of your nephew.

May Allah the Almighty rest his soul in peace and paradise

Get Well Soon

Dr. Khalid Amin had a stroke recently at the university, where he was

shifted to the ICU in Bahrain Defense Hospital, he is still under close observation, but the latest news about him is that he is improving

We hope and pray for his speedy recovery. Get Well Soon Dr. Khalid ! ! !

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered – It’s Mine!

“The Subliminal Message” Hussain Sayed

What do you think the below picture represents? Of course, come on, it is just a snapshot of the famous Disney cartoon “The Lion King”:

Well, look closer and tell me what do you see now??????????

What we just saw is an effect of what is so called the “subliminal” Message.

What is it? A subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another medium, designed to pass below the normal limits of the human mind's perception. These messages are unrecognizable by the conscious mind, but in certain situations can affect the subconscious mind and can negatively or positively influence subsequent later thoughts, behaviors, actions, attitudes, belief systems and value systems. The term

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subliminal means "beneath a limen“ (sensory threshold).

Effectiveness Have you ever wondered when you are maybe shopping, watching a film in the cinema or even surfing the net, want to do a specific thing (lets say, want to drink a specific brand) with no correlation with what were you doing? Dr Johan Karremans did a study: He put a group of people into 2 subgroups: Half of his participants were subliminally primed with Lipton Ice ("Lipton Ice" was repeatedly flashed on a computer screen for 24 milliseconds), while the other half was primed with a control that did not consist of a brand. Result? Those who were thirsty, wanted “Lipton Ice” when the experiment is over! Below are a couple of more messages (hidden ones!):

Can you see the Coca Cola???

Do you see the sign? Probably, it means let’s go there!

Criticism and future

Many legislations have banned subliminal ads in the media. Having said that, it is difficult to trace or prove its existence sometimes. Researches in this field of science is still going on with more promising findings for the future to be made.

Conclusion What are the motives of such hidden hypnotic messages? Who are responsible about them? Believe me friends; I am as dazzled as you are, if not more! The scary part about it, we have no control over it! But the good news, we can be aware of it as much as possible and why not using it to boost your productivity and positive thinking, automatically, instead of focusing on the undesired outcomes? I will leave the “how” part for our discussions

“If anything goes bad, I did it.

If anything goes semi-good, we did it.

If anything goes really good, then you did it.

That’s all it takes to get people to win football games for you.”

Alabama Football Coach – Paul Bryant

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Food Therapy and its Magic

Pamela Birungi

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Introduction

As humans we all share the same natural desires. For instance all of us want to live a

happy and healthy life free from any kind of disease. Indeed we all know that health and

life is something that should be treasured but how many times have we wavered in theory

and practice from this cherished belief? I tell you it is more than often.

Unfortunately, the model of today’s living seems to have taken a total grip on us that

we cannot even see the simplest things that make life healthier but rather we prefer to go

for the man-made sophisticated way of living in the name of being classy but ending up

living o antibiotics and painkillers or things that we could have prevented if we let nature

be. It is said that 90% of diseases suffered by humanity except for infections and

accidents are diet related and diet alone can offer a solution. We are what we eat is an

adage that is so common to peoples’ ears yet so easily forgotten during selection of foods

we eat.

Curative properties of selected foods:

If I start with the most basic of all: Water – I guess we all have heard the phrase

“Water is Life” but still how many of us spend days without taking a glass of water? It is

possible to live without food for several weeks but you can only go less than a week

without water. Among many others, water creates conducive conditions for proper

functioning of body cells, it regulates body temperature and it is a natural cleanser which

rids the body of chemical poisons. But how can we use water as medicine? This is how:

Taking it early morning

Warm water is a remedy for stress and mental fatigue and also some say it

subsidizes hot–temper!

Sitting in warm water relieves bladder disorders and cold water relieves stress and

insomnia

(lack of sleep)

Immersion of feet in warm water enhances blood circulation, remedy to nose

bleeding while cold water can help reduce headaches and relieve pain.

Steam inhalation – relieves nasal and lung congestion, headaches and irritations in

the throat.

Another magic food but often taken for granted is Ginger. The Chinese believe that

Ginger can cure over 20 diseases. For example, it relieves high blood pressure as it

reduces cholesterol,abdominal upsets, prevents nausea and vomiting when taken fresh,

heals flu and cough, headaches,works also as an appetizer. However it is not

recommended for persons suffering from ulcers.

Talking about Ulcers – what better way to get rid of those things than using cabbage.

With so many of us glued to bad eating habits, ulcers have become a common disorder,

and cabbage juice is highly recommended for treatment of this disorder. Cabbage has also

been proven to cure kidney diseases, healing wounds, it stimulates production of

antibodies and relieves indigestion.

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Then there is the miracle bean – the Soya bean. Soya bean can be a perfect

replacement for meat as it also contains high level of proteins and it has many curative

properties unlike meat. It is good for treatment of diabetes, anaemia, skin disorders,

enhances treatment of measles in children and it is a first aid remedy for people who

have taken poison. That is; use four spoonfuls of soya floor in a glass of water and give

the person, thereafter seek medical advice.

And then there is the “carrot stick” – Carrots are popular for their ability to improve sight, but they have other uses like relieving cough, skin infections, constipation, cleaning the teeth and even serious diseases like cancer, hernia can be well managed by taking carrots in various forms.

How about the Orange – It is a very high vitamin C fruit and therefore a natural body cleanser.

Other medicinal qualities include: healing wounds, boosting the immune system, strengthens bones, and relieves coughs and colds. Orange juice is an excellent food in all types of fever.

The Avocado – The protein found in Avocado is the finest in quality and fruit is good in

the treatment of severe digestive disorders. It is a remedy for bad breath and far superior

to any mouth lotion or remedies for bad breath.

What about the tomato - Tomato is sour, relishing, an appetizer helps in digestion,

and is a blood purifier. It has curative effects in low-appetite, stomachache, controlling

excessive fat, and blood impurities. It also cures piles, weakness and fever. They are also

are proven to help with diabetes.Other important fruits include cucumber, Onions,

bananas- the sweet healer, Pineapple known for its body cleansing properties and they

say it enhances memory due to their composition of sugars. Many other fruits, vegetables

and grains do offer so many medicinal advantages, so let’s use them.

Conclusion:

Often when people here such speeches telling them to change their lifestyles; they

take the worst possible interpretation of such talks and in most cases will be bored by

them. But why do we choose to ignore the very basic things that nature gives us and

choose to live complicated lives? That is one mystery about humans that I would never

understand.

It is understandable that many of the foods described above would not taste the same as the yummy grilled steak from Chilles, but what is the point in satisfying your tastes bud for short-term feeling while creating long-term complications?

With so many diseases cropping up every day, isn’t it time we go back to the basics, like our

ancestors? After all, they lived much longer than us today! And it is because they used to have their food in its natural form.

Let us get into the habit of making food our first choice of non-emergency first aid treatment for

our minor medical needs and who knows maybe we not need first aid skills such CPR.

Note the author is not a medical practitioner but someone who strongly believes in good food.

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Toastmasters Information

Manama Toastmasters Club

Manama Toastmasters Club established in 1964, is the oldest in the Middle East. Our club is registered under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (reg. no. 74/C/C) and is affiliated to Toastmasters International. Our mission is to provide a mutually supportive and positive environment in which every member has the opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills which, in turn, foster self-confidence and personal growth. Our meetings are held every Saturday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain. Guests are always welcome. Visit www.manamatoastmasters.org for more information or contact V.P. Membership Afaf Zainalebbdin on +973 36430043 or V.P. Public Relations Claire Cosgrove on +973 39655676.

Toastmasters International

Toastmasters International is a non-profit organisation governed by a Board of Directors elected by the members. The first Toastmasters club was established in 1924 in Santa Ana, California by Dr. Ralph C. Smedley who conceived and developed the idea of helping others to speak more effectively. Through its member clubs Toastmasters International helps men and women improve their communication and leadership skills. Toastmasters International Headquarters are located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Visit www.toastmasters.org for more information.

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Editor’s Words

“The book is an experience that allows you to witness your feelings without having to surrender to them, to succumb to them, or to be battered by them.

It gives you access to a deep knowledge of how you would respond to things you would never, thank goodness, have been required to experience.”

— Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt is host and producer of public radio's premier literary talk show Bookworm in USA

Dear Toastmasters,

The last few months have been missing a most essential tool that binds all our members together. Yes, it’s our very own -' HORIZON' -

It is a most lovely resource to keep all active and inactive members at par with club happenings. In its pages it has potential to reach out to our Manama Toastmasters and bring them into every meeting even if not in person. It is all about exchanging information, ideas, thoughts, exposing your talents and much more.

We heartly thank all the contributors to Horizon and we hope that we receive the same enthusiasm and response always. Keep writing in and Keep the Manama

Toastmasters Horizon alive. So come forward with your ideas, thoughts and

suggestion and of course a lot of articles. You can send them via email to me or any of the Excom members. If you have any delightful ideas that can paint the pages of 'Horizon', do send them in. Be assured that your ideas will not fall on deaf ears. :)

So pick up a pen and make your mark on the next Horizon.

Your valuable feedback and contributions are always welcomed. Please feel free to send them to Claire Cosgrove at [email protected]

- Melissa Almeida V.P.P.R Team

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Your Executive Committee

July to September 2009

President

TM Abdul Rahman Al Awadhi

V.P.Education

TM Abdullah Zuwayed

V.P.Membership

TM Afaf Zainalebddin

V.P.Public Relations

TM Claire Cosgrove

V.P.Treasurer

TM B.D.Mori

V.P.Librarian

TM Thuraya Juma

V.P.Sergeant-At-Arms

TM Bharat Patil

V.P.Secretary

TM Melissa Almeida