Seizures, What do you do?

Health Today
August 2008
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• Protect the head
• Preserve dignity
• Cheek for Injury
• Call 999

How to Lower Blood Pressure

Health Today
September 2008

• maintain normal weight
• exercise regularly
• reduce salt intake
• limit alcohol consumption
• stop smoking
• consult your doctor before taking other medicine
• manage stress
• take prescribed medication regularly
• have regular cheek-up
  

How to Make a Chocolate Biscuit Cake

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Chocolate-Biscuit-Cake

1. Place 6 oz of chocolate, 4 oz of butter or margarine, and the contents of one can of condensed milk in a double boiler.
2. Stir.
3. Melt over medium heat.
4. Remove it from the heat.
5. Stir in an amount between one, and one and a half packets of biscuits. Break / crush / stir in the biscuits. More crumbs from more biscuits gives a firmer cake; fewer crumbs or biscuits gives you a gooey cake with lumps of biscuits in it.
6. Line a cake tin with aluminum foil or clingfilm - or use one of those tins with a loose bottom. Tip the chocolate biscuitey mixture into the tin and smooth so it is roughly level.
7. Stick it in the fridge to chill for 4 - 6 hours, or more.
8. Remove from pan. When chilled and firm, turn the cake out onto a plate.
9. Melt approximately 6 oz of chocolate, and pour or spread it onto the top of the cake. You may like to use some white chocolate to create a pattern or write a greeting on top.
10. Eat!

Diamond found in Lesotho among largest ever

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080921/wl_africa_afp/britainlesothominingdiamond_080921145205

Gem Diamonds, a London-listed mining firm, said on Sunday it had recovered a 478 carat diamond from its mine in Lesotho: the 20th-largest rough diamond ever found.
"Preliminary examination of this remarkable diamond indicates that it will yield a record-breaking polished stone of the very best colour and clarity," the company's Chief Executive Clifford Elphick said in a statement.
The diamond, which has not yet been named, has the potential to yield a 150 carat polished stone.

Happy day for 'Siamese twins'

http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/National/2357280/Article/index_html

A twin from Perlis are now leading healthy and happy lives like other children.
"I am thankful to God because my twin girls are almost stable in their health," said their father, Nurhisyam Mohamad, 31.He said Nur Bahiyah, the younger twin by mere seconds, had been suffering from fatigue and asthma.
Nur Badrishah and Nur Bahiyah were born by Caesarian section at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Star on Sept 22 last year.The girls were joined at their abdomen and buttocks.

Top 10 ways to fight vampire power

http://green.yahoo.com/blog/huddlergreenhome/17/how-to-reduce-vampire-power.html

• Unplug your devices.Reduce your demand.
• Use the other off switchTurn off your power strip
• Remove chargers from the wall when you're not charging.
• Buy Energy Star certified appliances
• Get a cell phone that tells you to unplug it
• Use a smart strip for your computer accessoriesse a
• Use a Kill-A-Watt device to measure your electronics' power consumption
• heck out the GreenSwitch wireless home energy control system, which let's you cut power to various electronics quite easily.

Bill Gates king of US rich list again: Forbes

http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080918/tts-us-society-economy-rich-media-forbes-972e412.html

Bill Gates be the richest person in US replacing Warren Buffett. With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates again leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the world's wealthiest country. He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who has seen his Berkshire Hathaway investment group's shares slip 15 percent since February and is now worth 50 billion.