AsYouWish

As You Wish (for peace and progress)

[16 December 2001]:

How To Cure Backache: According to J.A.C. Brown (Pears Medical Encyclopaedia, First Sphere Books edition 1967, pp 60-61), it is a symptom of many conditions some of which are localised in the muscles or bones in the neighbourhood of the spinal column whilst others are due to disease of the internal organs which shows itself in this area... In gall-bladder disease pain is typically felt under the right shoulder-blade and in gastric ulcer or gastritis pain may occur at the level of the last rib on the left side of the back. Lastly, aching in the back is a sign of some infections such as influenza and in psychological conditions associated with emotional stress which brings about spasm of the muscles...

The Macquarie Home Guide to Health & Medicine by Warwick Carter and Jan Bowen (1991), p.126: "...The most usual cause of back pain is damage to the muscles or ligaments due to incorrect lifting. Lifting and twisting simultaneously is particularly dangerous...Back pain sometimes occurs for no apparent reason. Some people seem to develop back pain when they are under stress, just as other people (specially women) develop headaches..."
Other Practical Tips: (1) Try changing the chair you're sitting on. Its curvature may not be ergonomically healthy; (2) Try using a thick, soft cushion; (3) Try to relax. Things may not be going your way right now but think of them as 'blessings in disguise'. Perhaps, you deserve a better deal. "Count your blessings" and keep in mind that The Laws of the Universe make things happen perfectly for 'A More Sublime Purpose'.

[23 January 2002]:

How to avoid dryness of skin and eyes from too much computer use: Use plenty of moisturisers to protect skin and eyes from the drying effects of any harsh environment.

[8 February 2002]:

How can you hide US$100 million?: TIME, December 14, 1998, page 46 - "Money Trail" - According to a General Accounting Office (Congress's investigative arm) report, which offers a rare glimpse into the world of private banking, Citibank's private bankers helped Raul Salinas de Gortari (the once high-living brother of disgraced former Mexican President Carlos Salinas) whisk his fortune from accounts in Mexico to untraceable shell companies in the Cayman Islands.

(1) Mexico City - Salinas' wife, using an alias, hand carries cashier's checks from five Mexican banks to Citibank Mexico City, which then sends that money by wire to...

(2) New York City - Here the funds are dumped into an anonymous "concentration" account, and from there are wired into accounts of a shell company called Trocca, established in the...

(3) Cayman Islands - Here, protected by strict secrecy laws, are the only documents connecting Salinas to Trocca, which keeps its investments in...

(4) London and Zurich - Citibank's "Confidas" affiliate in Zurich invests Trocca's money in stocks and bonds. It too is shrouded in Swiss secrecy laws.

Do you wish to know about your public officials' investment portfolio?

Do you wish to be your own boss having your own business or charitable mission?

Do you wish to determine how the financial market really works taking into account conflict of interests, fraud, deception, bribery and kickbacks in their various representations?

Do you wish to understand how the best of friends could become the worst of enemies and vice versa?

Do you wish to gain real self-confidence? ("There's no substitute for experience." - Eg. Children from poor families are more motivated than children from a privileged background.)

Do you wish to discover an alternative energy that will not dissect/dis-member Mother Earth? ("There's a place for everything and everything in its right place.")

Do you wish to know well in advance when company directors and top executives are selling their own shares?

Do you wish to secure a suitable job?

Do you wish to join a sponsorship program for children and senior citizens?