julie on January 25th, 2008

The Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, created this oath for the practicing doctor in the forth century BC.   While the words are certainly dated the essence of the oath remains relatively true today. Original, translated from Greek.
“I swear by Apollo, Asclepius, Hygieia, and Pancea, and I take to witness all the gods, all the goddesses, to [...]

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julie on January 22nd, 2008

Mr. Cliff Amal created a mathematical equation which considers weather, debt, the inability to pay the debt, amount of time since Christmas, and time since failing at New Year’s resolutions to prove that the 3rd Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year.  
 
 
This equation leaves a lot of room for error.    

First, [...]

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