Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Wedding Thriller Dance

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Basics of budgets

To help you get ongoing, here are some resources basics that have been tried and experienced over the years:
1. Recognize what bills are due and when.
2. Recognize how you waste your money. Get in the habit of saving receipts.
3. Plan for large periodic expenses such as property taxes (if they're not paid by the lender), homeowners insurance, and car insurance. You should also plan ahead for major purchases rather than making impulsive decisions. Whenever you purchase anything on time, look carefully at the financing terms, including the annual percentage rate (APR).
4. Budget for regular maintenance and unexpected repairs. Some experts suggest budgeting one percent of the purchase price of the house for annual maintenance and repairs.
5. Hold to a regular savings plan. Many financial advisers suggest saving five percent of your take-home pay.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Ancient Medicine

It was exposed that the ancient Egyptians were among the first to use certain herbs and drugs as a form of medicine. They also knew how to set and splint cracked bones, using skills that were so sophisticated and even rather similar to the way many doctors treat their patients today. More astoundingly, there is evidence that some surgery was also practiced in ancient Egypt. However, during that time, there was no knowledge of the use of aesthesia and the method used to render a patient unaware was to strike him on the head with a mallet! Imagine how unsafe that was!
Surgery was also said to have been practiced by the Babylonians of Mesopotamia, though the practice used were more superior than the Egyptians'. There was even a compilation of laws set up and gather in "The Code of Hammurabi" in about 1800 BC, which listed the result that had to be salaried by ineffective surgeons. For instance, if the enduring lost an eye since of defective surgery, the medical doctor had to pull out his own eye too! It's completely a wonder how some of the Babylonians still confront to practice medicine given such strict laws!
The ancient Greeks on the other hand, came up with the concept of the principle of the four humors. The humors were blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm, which were believed to be impartial in a healthy person. Even at the moment, Chinese medicine is still widely used in countries such as China and even in Singapore. Even better still, Chinese medicine is sometimes combined with western medicine and used as one.