The early abacus, which was used for counting, was in existence with the Babylonians 4000 years ago.

The Chinese abacus, which appeared at least 3000 years ago, was perhaps the first comprehensive calculating device that was actually used in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and was employed for several thousand years. A traditional Chinese abacus is made of a rectangular wooden frame and a bar going through the upper middle of the frame horizontally. There are thirteen evenly spaced vertical rods, each representing one decimal level. More rods were added to later versions.

On each rod, there are seven beads that can be slid up and down with five of them held below the middle bar and two above.

Zero on each rod is represented by the beads below the middle bar at the very bottom and the beads above at the very top. The numbers one to four are represented by sliding one–four beads below the middle bar up and five is given be sliding one bead above down. The numbers six to nine are represented by one bead above the middle bar slid down and one–four beads below slid up. The first and last beads on each rod are never used or are only used cosmetically during a calculation. Learn how to use it!

Wherever a Chinese goes, the abacus goes with him.

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This is the guy, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who made a headline all over the world few days ago.

He bought 16 camels for USD4.5 million, including one female camel for USD2.7 million! Click Here.

Sheikh Hamdan who is the Crown Prince of Dubai, is the son of Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Born on November 14, 1982, Sheikh Hamdan studied at the Rashid Private School, Dubai. After graduation, he went to UK’s Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. He has attended specialized courses at the London School of Economics and the Dubai School of Government.

Sheikh Hamdan is presently Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, which oversees Dubai Government entities. He is also the president of Dubai Sports Council, Dubai Autism Centre and the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders.

Why he is willing to spend so much on animals? The answer is simple. Owning fine camels and falcons is a mark of prestige! It’s lifestyles of the rich and famous in the Persian Gulf. Simply they are born rich!

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The dance form we call “belly dancing” is derived from traditional women’s dances of the Middle East and North Africa; Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Morocco to name a few. This Arabic dance is characterized by its intricate hip movements.

It was originally taught to girls from an early age in order to strengthen their abdominal muscles in preparation for childbirth. The muscle isolation techniques require practice and control, and the smaller the movement, the greater the control and the more the muscle is exercised. It’s a fact that exercise mitigates pain.

In those days it was a dance performed by women for women; at parties, at family gatherings, and during rites of passage. A woman’s social dancing eventually evolved into belly dancing as entertainment (“Dans Oryantal” in Turkish and “Raqs Sharqi” in Arabic).

Belly dance was introduced to America when a dancer known as Little Egypt performed at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893; in less revealing costumes than those worn today. Americans were fascinated by the freedom and rhythms of the dance and the music, and thus began a fascination with the “exotic Orient.”

Probably the greatest misconception about belly dance is that it is intended to entertain men.

My friend who just came back from Jordan said, “It could be very quiet and boring at first. But everything is hidden under the surface; you just need to dig them out. I enjoyed their dance.” I should make a trip there!

Nowadays you can enjoy them in hotels or even restaurants!

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Enjoy the dance here: Club Aladdin.