About Writer Bradley Steffens is the award-winning author of twenty-eight nonfiction books for young adults, including Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist, the world's first biography of the medieval Muslim scholar (known in the west as Alhazen) who developed the scientific method.
Was The First Scientist And Arab Muslim From What Is Now Iraq? We live in the Age of Science. We are surrounded by and use advanced technologies with their roots in the discoveries of hard science. We know more about the universe and how it works than any people at any time in history. And we have adopted the scientific standard of proof as our standard of truth, not just in the laboratory, but throughout society. But where did science originate and who was...... Similar Editorial : Scientist Career Profile by John Daye. | Source : Science Toys
Was An Iraqi Scholar The Worlds First Scientist? Science is the lifeblood of modern life. It is the foundation of our technology. Its discoveries prolong our lives and save the lives of those we love. It fascinates us and sometimes disturbs us with its mind-boggling truths. But what is science, and who was its first practitioner?Science is the study of the physical world, but it is not just a field of interest. It is a discipline-a system of...... Similar Editorial : Best of Both Worlds by alxthomas1. | Source : Interactive Science
Homeowners Insurance And Dog Bite Liability Nearly 40 percent of American households have at least onedog, according to an annual survey by the American Pet Products ManufacturersAssociation. The average number of dogs per household stands at 1.7, with thetotal number of dogs in the United States topping 74 million. Dogs areeverywhere. Like all domestic animals, dogs descended from wildancestors, and they still have wild instincts...... Similar Editorial : Homeowners Insurance and Liability by Bradley Steffens. | Source : Insurance Company
Homeowners Insurance And Liability Imagine this: Your remove a board on your deck because it is damaged. You plan to replace it right then, but you are interrupted before you finish the job. You alert your family to the danger, but you do not mark the spot. You do not expect that an acquaintance will stop by that evening and choose to seek entry through the side door, rather than the entry door. Not seeing the missing board, the...... Similar Editorial : Professional Liability Insurance by Steve Valentino. | Source : Insurance Company
Homeowners Insurance - Six Risks Not Covered Millions of Americans mistakenly believe their homeowner’s insurance covers hazards that are excluded from basic policies, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) reports. The group’s most recent survey finds that roughly a third of homeowners do not know that their?homeowners insurance?does not cover common types of home damage. Here are six areas of confusion:1) Automobiles...... Similar Editorial : Homeowners insurance by Paton Jackson. | Source : Insurance Company
Homeowners Insurance - Fire Prevention The National Fire Protection Association, a nonprofit organization devoted to fire safety, states in its September 2007 report that U.S. fire departments responded to 1,642,500 fires in 2006. That is one fire every 19.2 seconds.The damage from fire is heartbreaking. In 2006, fire claimed some 3,245 civilian lives and resulted in more than $11 billion in direct property loss. That puts fires ahead...... Similar Editorial : Homeowners insurance by Paton Jackson. | Source : Life Insurance
Does Long Term Care Insurance Add Up? Studies by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), a not-for-profit group that studies elder care, 70% of people who reach age 65 require long term care at some point in their lives. Some of this care is provided in the home, some in assisted living facilities, and some in nursing homes. According to an October 2007 study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the...... Similar Editorial : Long Term Energy Outook by Jeremy Smith. | Source : Life Insurance
Homeowner Insurance - Do You Need Earthquake Insurance? Imagine driving up to your home and finding nothing but a mass of wreckage. Could you afford to repair or rebuild your home? For the vast majority of homeowners, the answer would depend on the cause of the damage. If the devastation was the result of fire, wind, explosion, or an automobile accident, then the cost of repair would be covered by standard homeowner insurance, which most lenders...... Similar Editorial : Homeowner Insurance Quotes by Ken Marlborough. | Source : Life Insurance
Remodeling Policy After Renovating Home Your hardwood floors are in, your granite countertops are shining, and your new appliances are running with high-tech efficiency. You have finished your home remodel at last. Or have you?If you recently completed a major renovation, odds are you’re not only basking in the beauty of your remodeled home, but you’re also enjoying a substantial increase in the value of your property. The results are...... Similar Editorial : Remodeling Your Home by W. Troy Swezey. | Source : Cheap Insurance
Five Questions To Ask About Individual Health Insurance Whatever else might be said about individual health insurance, it is not easy to buy. You have to decide between companies, plans, deductibles. The choices are bewildering. Here are five questions to make the process simpler:1. What can you afford? Insurance companies want you to make all your other choices first, and then consider cost, but it has to be the other way around. Health insurance...... Similar Editorial : Individual Health Insurance Plans by Mike Yeager. | Source : Cheap Individual Health Insurance
Common Mistakes When Buying Life Insurance 1. Procrastinating. The biggest mistake people make when buying life insurance is delaying the purchase. The simple logic of the actuarial table is this: The younger you are, the less life insurance costs. The older you are, the more you pay. The death benefit doesn’t change. Only the cost does. A $1 million policy will pay that amount to your beneficiaries whether you buy it at 25, 45, or 65. The...... Similar Editorial : Common Home Buying Mistakes by Nancy Gleason. | Source : Life Insurance Policy Uk
Life Insurance - Is Universal Life Insurance Right For You? The debate continues over which type of life insurance is best: term life or whole life. For some people the answer may lie somewhere between the two, with a type of insurance known as universal life insurance. Like term life insurance, universal life insurance costs less than traditional whole life and it offers more flexibility. Like whole life, universal life provides coverage until death...... Similar Editorial : Whole Life Insurance by Adam Douglas. | Source : Life Insurance Policy Uk
Term Life Insurance - How Much Does It Cost? Many websites talk about why people should have term life insurance, but very few give actual numbers about how much it costs. On November 15, 2006, Insure.com published the results of a survey designed to find the lowest rates for level term life insurance?from among 25 life insurance companies rated “Superior” (A++ and A+) or “Excellent” (A and A-) by A.M. Best Company, an independent rating...... Similar Editorial : Term Life Insurance by Donald Carmin. | Source : Accurate Term Life Insurance Quote
Life Insurance - Choosing Between Whole Life And Term Life Life?insurance?comes in two basic flavors: whole life and term life. The main difference is the period covered by the insurance policy. Whole life insures a person until he or she dies—the policyholder’s whole life. Term life insures a person for a limited number of years, the term. Insurance professionals are sharply divided over the merits of the two kinds of insurance. Term life partisans say...... Similar Editorial : Whole Life Insurance by Adam Douglas. | Source : Accurate Term Life Insurance Quote
The Pros And Cons Of Senior Life Insurance Is it a good idea to purchase life insurance after the age 65? The answer is not an automatic yes or an automatic no. It depends on the financial choices you have made throughout your life and the financial goals you have left to fulfill.The primary reason to have life insurance is to safeguard your family against a loss of income, especially if the loss is sudden or unexpected. The death of a...... Similar Editorial : P90x Pros and Cons by Jesse Miller. | Source : Quick Quote Life Insurance
