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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Computer Training for Programming
Computer training for programmers can be quite the difficult hurdle to overcome. With such extensive computer training courses and years of studying, it is no wonder that they get paid so well! Although it is difficult coursework, it is extremely rewarding, especially when you are certified and can start earning a good amount of money.
If you are unsure if computer programming is for you, you should take a look at the coursework involved. Many computer students already have a basic grasp on some of the concepts, thus making it easier to understand the rest. The majority of computer training courses focus on skill. After all, computer programmers need to know everything about the machine. For that reason, students are expected to get inside the computer's head and act as if they know what the machine will do at every moment. Without fully knowing a computer's behavior, they will never be able to master harder concepts.
Although this may sound difficult, computer training classes do not stop there. Students are also expected to map out on graphs what the particular program is supposed to do. After accomplishing this task, they begin to learn BASIC; a common computer language between all computer programmers. From there, students can break down what they would like to do. Many students want to go into C++ or windows programming. On the other hand, there are also those who would rather study programming script and focus on analyzing information. Either path is a great industry with an abundance of jobs. However, both require a lot of language coding and they will need to prove that they know how to work the programs.
Computer Training for Programming
No matter what a student decides to do, computer training is a must. It is also quite easy to find a computer training program in your area. By searching for a certified one through the internet, you can easily take courses on your own time. Although it may take years, you will finally be able to become certified. It is a great opportunity for someone who works, yet still wants to become a computer programmer down the road.
One must know that computer programmers are expected to know a lot of information. For some, this amount of information is almost impossible, but with hard work is can be attained. This is why computer programmers excel in almost anything that they are presented with. They develop computer skills above the rest, thus allowing them to think with the computer. One could even say that they become the machine. With such extensive knowledge, the opportunities are endless for a computer programmer. Computer training classes are wonderful for anyone who wants to succeed in the computer industry. It is quite the difficult hurdle to overcome, but once you accomplish it, there will be no going back. Therefore, no matter what you choose, computer programming will allow you to financially be comfortable and enjoy your job.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
DPF, What and Where Is It? How Does it Work? Should I Buy a DPF Delete Kit?
This is a question we get a million times a day. Since 2007 all Dodge Cummins 6.7, Ford Powerstroke 6.4, and Chevy Duramax 6.6 trucks come from the factory equipped with a particulate filter to meet tougher emissions standards. A diesel particulate filter (DPF) is a device that traps the soot and unburnt fuel from diesel combustion. You may have noticed if you have one the 07+ diesel pickups that it never puts out any black smoke at all. The DPF will capture 90% or better of all harmful diesel emissions. Once the DPF has become "full" of soot, it will need to have a regeneration cycle in order to burn all the soot out. You may have noticed a light on your dash from time to time that alerts you that the DPF is in "regen" or "cleaning filter."
Basically what is happening during this process is that the engine's computer has decided from the information that it receives from the sensors installed in the exhaust that the DPF has filled up past it's acceptable limit. The computer then opens the EGR (exhaust recirulation valve) introducing hot exhaust into the intake to help get get exhaust gas temps higher and also injects a small shot of fuel into the cylinders when the exhaust valves are open. The raised exhaust temps and the small amount of fuel then burn out the particulate (soot) that the DPF has collected since it's last regen. Once the computer gets readings from the sensors in the exhaust that the filter is flowing an acceptable limit again, it ends the regen cycle. The frequency of this cleaning cycle is different from vehicle to vehicle depending on use, mileage, and engine condition.
Myths about the DPF system:
DPF, What and Where Is It? How Does it Work? Should I Buy a DPF Delete Kit?
1. The lines on the side of the exhaust are fuel lines that dump fuel directly into the filter and the other connections are glow or spark plugs that ignite the fuel to clean the filter.
Not at all. As I stated above, the fuel needed for cleaning the dpf is entered into the engine cylinders by route of the regular fuel injectors during the exhaust stroke of the engine. A small shot of fuel is pushed out with the rest of the exhaust gas. The metal lines everyone sees on the side of the DPF filter are for a pressure sensor that is usually attached to the side of the transmission or frame. They have the long metal tubes on them to get the temperature of the exhaust they are measuring down before it reaches the sensor. Again, I don't care what the tech at the dealership says about those lines, if he says they are fuel lines (which I hear all the time), he is an idiot and you should remove your truck from there as quickly as possible. The other wires you see going to the exhaust before and after the DPF filter are not spark or glow plugs. They are thermocouples that measure exhaust temperature. The computer uses exhaust temperature and pressure before, at, and after the dpf to measure how plugged the dpf is and when it's time to perform a regen.
2. I can just remove the DPF filter and put a piece of pipe in there.
Sorry, no. If you remove the DPF filter and make no adjustments to the engine's computer, it will enter either a limp mode or a constant state of regen. Simply put, all the sensors and the dpf have to be in perfect working order when running the stock vehicle's programming or else your truck will go haywire and you will not be able to drive it.
Common problems with the DPF system:
1. Poor Fuel economy - This is the number one complaint we get from customers who have trucks equipped with a DPF. Most customers who traded in their pre-07 diesel pickups have been completely unhappy with the lack of fuel mileage that used to enjoy. The average fuel economy we hear people report on the DPF equipped trucks is usually 12-14 mpg. Many of these folks traded in trucks that did 18-22 mpg and are completely disgusted.
2. Excessive regens - Many of our customers who use their trucks for work complain about very frequent regens that kill their fuel mileage and performance. Many customers who work outdoors in the winter were used to leaving their old diesels run all day while they were on the job site. The DPF equipped trucks don't handle this very well. The cooler idling temperature of the exhaust gas will soot up the DPF on an accelerated rate. It is not uncommon for these customers to be on their second or third filter change because the truck went into constant limp mode. The usually dealership response is: "You can't let these new trucks idle." Which goes over pretty well with guys who are stuck at a job site five miles back in the woods all day and the temperature never gets above ten degrees.
3. High replacement cost - If any of you have had to pay for a DPF replacement out of warranty, you probably had a heart attack when you got the bill. A replacement DPF (which isn't available aftermarket yet) runs roughly 00-00 for the just the filter alone. And hears the scary part. DPF life is estimated between 120,000 and 150,000 miles. If you plan on keeping your new diesel pickup for a few hundred thousand miles better start a DPF fund.
4. Restricts performance modifications - With the new diesel pickups, the potential for horsepower improvements is tremendous. We have taken all three brands of pickups to close to or over 500 rear wheel horsepower and 1000 ft/lbs of torque with just intake, exhaust, and programming modifications. Never has so much performance been so easy and affordable while still maintaining street manners. The only problem is anything past a small tow type tune will aggravate the particulate filter. Turning up the engine will produce more soot which will plug the dpf sooner causing more regens. Many customers who run a 100 horsepower program report very poor fuel mileage and constant regens.
What can be done to extend DPF life and limit regens?:
Since we are not allowed by law to remove the DPF system, we are stuck with it if you want to comply with Federal emissions and keep your truck legal. Here are a few tips to help mileage and DPF life:
1. Use the right fuel - It is absolutely crucial and necessary to use ultra low sulphur fuel in any vehicle equipped with a particulate filter. High amounts of sulfur in the fuel will plug the DPF immediately. We get lots of questions from farmers about the red fuel. As far as we know you can't buy high sulfur fuel commercially anymore. We have a refinery roughly ten minutes from the shop that refines diesel. Both fuels are exactly the same, their is just red dye added to the offroad fuel. It won't hurt anything to run the low sulphur red fuel. The other question we get asked is about additives. Our advice is to only run products that were made for diesel fuel. Power Service, K100, Standyne, and Flash Lube for example are brands that we see no problems running. DO NOT add any sort of homemade fixes. Adding a quart of saw oil, atf, or anything else probably isn't a good idea. It will burn dirty and may clog the dpf.
2. Use the proper engine oil - Make sure you are using an engine oil that is rated properly for your truck. Some engine oil gets burnt up in combustion no matter what. If you are running oil that is not formulated for a DPF equipped vehicle, it will soot up the filter sooner.
3. Keep idling to a minimum - Simply put, idling contributes to dpf problems. Period. Keeping the rpm's elevated during will help. Keeping idling to a minimum is best for these trucks.
4. Run it hard once in a while - Don't be afraid once in a while when going up a hill to matt the throttle for a few seconds. Running the truck hard and getting things nice and warm will help clear out soot deposits.
I want to remove the DPF. What can I do and what will be the benefits?
First thing, it is absolutely against the law to remove or disable any emissions device for any vehicle that is going to be operated on the public highways. If you decide you want to remove emissions equipment for any reason, it is solely up to you and your mechanic to decide what is safe and legal for your application. I do not condone nor advise removing the dpf or any other emissions device. All the examples I speak about below were tested off-road and the mileage tests were performed on our Superflow chassis dyno that simulate the load the truck has alone and when towing.
We have done some testing on all three brands of trucks to see what results could be achieved by removing the dpf filter system. There are many products available for off-road and competition use that will disable the dpf system. You have to run some sort of aftermarket device to disable the system or there will be problems when you remove the DPF. There are several options that will allow the removal of the DPF without any horsepower increase and also several options that will add up to 250 horsepower along with removing the DPF.
Here are the test trucks we have done controlled tests on our chassis dyno with:
Truck #1: 2007.5 Ford F-350 6.4 Powerstroke
Mods: S&B Cold Air Intake, Edge Race Evolution, DPF Delete pipe (rest factory exhaust)
Stock RWHP: 285
After Mods RWHP: 471
Average Mileage stock: 11.8 mpg
Average Mileage mods: 17.4 mpg
Notes: Very basic delete package. Overall mileage jumped 5.6 mpg on simulated highway driving. Horsepower levels range from 40HP increase to 185 hp increase on the EDGE Race Evolution. Stock air box would pull filter restriction gauge with clean factory filter on even lower levels. Air box upgrade a must for this package.
Truck #2: 2008 Dodge 3500 6.7 Cummins
Mods: Full 4" DPF and Cat delete exhaust, Flo-Pro DPF electronics package
Stock RWHP: 294
Mod RWHP: 311
Average Mileage Stock: 12.1 mpg
Average Mileage Mods: 18.9 mpg
Notes: We were really impressed with this package. The Flo-Pro electronics only disable the DPF system and add absolutely no horsepower. The free flowing exhaust showed some horsepower gains. Mileage test was simulated highway driving with a truck weight of 8700lbs. Great mileage gain of 6.8 over stock. Inexpensive delete package for off-road work trucks.
Truck #3: 2008 F-550 6.4 Powerstroke
Mods: DPF delete into dual 5" exhaust, S&B Cold Air Intake, Power Hungry Performance Gryphon programmer
Stock RWHP: 268
Mod RWHP: 447
Avg HWY Mileage Stock: 9.2 mpg
Avg HWY Mileage Mods: 17.3 mpg
Avg TOW mileage Stock: 6.4 mpg
Avg TOW mileage Mods: 14.2 mpg
Notes: This is a package that we put together to simulate the gains possible on one of the hard working trucks that tows alot. The horsepower increase was dramatic, but the mileage gains were tremendous. We simulated a truck weight of 11,500 lbs for the highway tests and a trailer weight of 12,000 lbs for the tow test. The highway mileage tests of the mods showed a 8.1 mpg gain while the towing test also showed an amazing 8 mpg gain.
Truck #4: 2009 Dodge 2500 Cummins 6.7
Mods: 5" straight DPF/Cat delete exhaust, S&B Cold Air Intake, H&S XRT programmer
Avg HWY mileage stock:14.6 mpg
Avg HWY mileage mods:21.2 mpg
Notes: We only did simulated hwy mileage tests on this truck. We just used the XRT programmer to remove the DPF functions from the computer and left the horsepower stock. The XRT has horsepower increase levels of 60, 120, 175 horsepower. It will also shut the egr system off as well.
Truck #5: 2008 Ford F-350 6.4 Powerstroke
Mods: 4" DPF delete pipe, 5" MBRP dpf back exhaust, S&B cold air intake, Innovative Diesel custom tuned SCT Livewire
Stock RWHP:289
Mod RWHP: 536
Stock MPG: 11.6 mpg
Mod MPG: 17.4 mpg
Notes: This truck was an animal! The custom tunes were some of the smoothest shifting of any of the options we have tried and the power was crazy. There was a 247 rear wheel horsepower increase over stock on the highest level and the rear wheel torque was over 1000 ft/lbs! You would think there would be a serious drop in the mileage department, but we were surprised to see the truck gain nearly 6 mpg at even this horsepower level.
In conclusion, if you are looking for some serious horsepower for the drag strip or the pulling track, these new common rail diesels make serious horsepower with very little modification once the dpf is out of the way. Also, if you only operated your truck off-road there are some extremely impressive fuel economy gains to be had by removing the dpf filter. It is really too bad that we couldn't run the trucks on public roads with the dpf removed. We truly would have incredibly powerful trucks that get great mileage and have wonderful street manners.
Thanks for reading,
John Anderson
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
A Complete Preschool Lesson Plan - Jungle Theme
Hop on the Safari Bus. We are going on a Jungle Tour in the Preschool Classroom. It's going to be so much fun for the children, and I guarantee you are going to enjoy yourself.
Here are some ideas on how to get your jungle theme lesson plan started and some ideas to keep it going for as long as your preschoolers are interested in the activity.
Here's how to introduce the theme:
A Complete Preschool Lesson Plan - Jungle Theme
Day 1. Ask the children if they know what the word 'jungle' means. Explain what a jungle is for those who may not know, and have a picture of a jungle so they can associate your description with the picture.
Day 2. Have books* in the library on jungles and animals that live in the jungle. They can be a mix of cartoon type kids books and real-to-life kids books. (Your local library should be able to help you out with finding books.)
Day 3. Find pictures* of jungle animals from magazines, books, the internet, calendars, or anywhere you can find them, laminate them, and post them on the walls around the classroom.
Day 4. Place jungle themed toys on the toy shelf and place a few jungle themed puzzles in the puzzle area
Day 5. Find a CD with jungle themed music and play that throughout playtime after you talk about the jungle.
*If any pictures or books you have, show any sort of tribal people, you could make tribal masks for a creative art activity and the children can wear them in the dramatic play centre.
You can also place some paper towel tubes, pipe cleaners, markers, googly eyes, etc., on the art shelf and see which animals they create.
Here are some examples of animals you can introduce through books and pictures:
Panthers
Snakes
Bears
Monkeys
Zebras
Giraffes
Elephants
Cheetahs
Alligators
Rhinoceros
Birds
Hippopotamus
Feel free to have an open discussion with the children. Talk about the colors of the animals, their teeth, their eyes, which animal does each child like best, etc.
If you want, you can also touch on what the animals eat but make sure you keep it simple. The children at this stage in life don't need to start learning about the words carnivores, herbivores, etc. Just keep things simple like saying, a panther eats meat, a monkey eats fruit, a giraffe eats leave from tall trees, etc.
The children will probably want to know where the animals homes are in the jungle. This information should be easy to find through the books and pictures you have. If not, the library will have books on the individual animals you are talking about which will give you the information you need.
Here are some examples to get you started:
The animals will find homes within their habitat (the jungle) which they make into a home for them and their animal families.
Animals homes in the jungle could be a nest, a den, a burrow, under a rock, in a hollow tree trunk, up high in trees, etc.
You can then talk about which animal might live in a tree, which one would live under a rock, etc.
To incorporate this theme into the different programming areas of the classroom, some examples could be:
Creating a jungle themed dramatic play center:
Make a jungle jeep, safari jeep or car out of a box or, place 4 chairs together with a stand up steering wheel in front of one chair.
Get some safari looking hats.
Children's binoculars.
Pretend cameras.
Post jungle animal pictures on the wall and watch your preschool children go wild over this theme. :)
Here is a sandy sensory idea:
Place some sand in the sensory bin.
Find some small rubber or plastic sand animals* you would find in the jungle. (Snakes, beetles, insects, etc.)
Place these items in the sensory bin and your done.
*I have had great success finding almost everything I need at dollar stores. Search them out, I am sure you will find what you are looking for.
Just be as creative as you can with this theme. The possibilities are endless if you put your mind to it. When you are listening to the jungle music you can incorporate creative movement into this. Ask the children to pick an animal they would like to pretend to be and move to the music like that animal. There is no right or wrong movement, the children will have so much fun.
You could also move this theme into outdoor gross motor play. You could bring some of the dramatic play items outside like the hats, binoculars, cameras etc. Place some stuffed toys here and there around the play yard (make sure they get washed when you bring them in for the day) and go on an outdoor safari hunt.
The children can ride their bikes and go on their own tour, they can go on a "lion/bear hunt," you can run from animals 'scare' you, you can tip toe and walk around animals that are 'sleeping'.
Remember to use your imagination and expand on what the children are doing and saying.
Have a wonderful Jungle Themed Lesson and go wild with adventure.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
How to Mind Control Someone - 5 Psychological Tactics Used to Control Our Actions
Discussing how to mind control someone can be a controversial topic because of the many negative ways mind control has been used and is still being used to this day. Governments around the world, especially the totalitarian variety, use brainwashing methods and thought control against prisoners of war and other criminal elements in order to cement their hold on authority and repress subversive elements in their societies. Religious sects use mind control in order to strengthen their grip on the minds of adherents. Sometimes the methods of control are physical in nature, involving various methods of torture that over time have an effect on the psyche of a person. And other times the methods are psychological in nature, involving a direct psychological attack on the person to get them to change their views or behavior. This article will deal with 5 common ways though control is used to control the actions of people.
There are many methods that someone wanting to know how to mind control someone can learn and practice. Not all of these methods are proven ones so you will have to try them to see what works best for you. But you need to be aware that some of these methods really aren't in all good conscience ethically sound.
1) Hypnosis is an age old method used to induce a hypnotic trance, wherein suggestions are made to the subject's subconscious mind. Once in a trance a person becomes hyper sensitive to suggestions and this can have the effect of mind control in the dramatic changes that can occur in a person's behavior and mindset.
How to Mind Control Someone - 5 Psychological Tactics Used to Control Our Actions
2) Another method is popular in religious cults. In such a case, a person may donate all of their worldly wealth and assets to the movement, becoming totally dependent on the group and its leader. With all connections to the past severed, the person is a very easy subject for mind control, as all of their hopes, dreams, and relationships are attached to the group.
3) A high pressure bombardment of complex lectures that encourage blind acceptance of certain principles, values, norms, standards, rejecting logical thinking along the way, is another method.
4) A non-stop barrage of verbal abuse can break down the strongest defenses and crush the toughest spirit, leading to effective control of a person's mind.
5) In addition, strict rules like what we see in prisons today are another method. In such places, mealtimes, showers, workout times, and lockdowns are all fixed, and permission is needed for everything. These seemingly simple rules can disorient a person and make them psychologically dependent to the extent that it becomes easy to implant thought control.
Learning how to mind control someone is a serious endeavor and it should be taken very seriously by those who want to walk down that road. Complete control over another person is almost always unethical, but there is nothing wrong with using techniques to persuade others. The key is to have some moral standards to avoid taking advantage of people.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Access Visual Basic and Excel VBA Macros - A Comparison of the MS Office Programming Languages
Similarities between Excel VBA and Access VBA
In theory it should be easy to switch from one MS Office VBA programming language to another, since all the underlying principles are the same. It doesn't matter whether you're writing VBA macros within Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint or Word, you're still using:
- objects, collections, methods and properties
Access Visual Basic and Excel VBA Macros - A Comparison of the MS Office Programming Languages
- variables (the DIM statement)
- IF conditions and loops
- message boxes and input boxes
- subroutines and functions
In fact, the only thing which is different is the object and collections defined within the application. So how hard can it be to switch from (say) Excel VBA to Access VBA? The answer, sadly, is... fairly hard. Here's why!
Differences between Excel Visual Basic and Access Visual Basic
The main differences between the two programming languages are that Access supports two macro languages, doesn't support recording, has two different ways to create Visual Basic macros, hides a lot of its functionality in the DoCmd object and has two separate object models. If that didn't make much sense, worry not - the rest of this article will explain each of these points in turn.
Access has Two Macro Languages
This is a red herring. Microsoft Access has two separate languages for writing macros: one called macros, the other called either modules or Visual Basic. If you have any knowledge of VBA, you should ignore the first; it is provided for people who have no programming experience, and doesn't support proper looping, error-handling and many other structures. So although the Access database window contains a MACROS tab, you should ignore this completely!
Access doesn't Support Recording
Want to know how to colour a cell red with pink spots in Excel? If you can't guess the macro command (unlikely), you can just record a macro and have a look at the resulting code. This is a vital aide-memoire even when you're a VBA guru.
Access, on the other hand, doesn't support recording - not even in the latest version at the time of writing, Access 2010. This is, to say the least, a shame (interestingly, while Word supports VBA recording, PowerPoint doesn't any more: Microsoft removed the facility from version 2007 onwards). This means that you're often forced to resort to Google, Microsoft help or phoning a friend to find out how to do something in Access VBA.
Two Different Ways to Write Macros in Access
Want to create a VBA macro in Access? To do this, you need to go to the VBA code editor. Strangely, you can do this in two different ways: either press ALT + F11 as normal, or click on the Modules tab in the database window and choose to create a new module. Why are there two different ways to do the same thing? Historical reasons, we think.
Access Uses the DoCmd Object for Many Commands
Access VBA is complicated (or simplified?) by the fact that about half the commands begin with DoCmd. For example:
DoCmd.OpenForm - to open a form
DoCmd.Maximize - to maximise a window
Features like this make Excel a far more logical programming language than Access.
Access has Two Separate Object Models
Excel is pretty self-contained (although if you're creating your own dialog boxes, you'll be using a separate applications called Microsoft Forms). Access, however, splits into two almost equal parts:
- tables and queries are part of the Access database engine
- forms, reports, macros and modules are part of the Microsoft Access application
Although you'll probably only hit this complication when you get into advanced programming in Access, it's another Access feature to muddy the VBA water.
In summary, then, we'd say that Excel macros are far more straightforward than Access ones. Added to this is the fact that it's much quicker to learn Excel than it is to learn Access, and you get two unequal learning curves!
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Hypnotize Yourself Right Now - 10 Steps To Hypnotize Yourself Today
I want to show you a really interesting technique to hypnotize yourself. It is known as the Betty Erickson technique as she devised it to hypnotize yourself. Betty's husband Milton Erickson is someone I have referred to on several occasions in my work as a renowned hynotherapist and psychiatrist and someone whose work seems to hypnotize me all the time. This technique to hypnotize yourself is entirely attributed to her.
Hypnotize Yourself Betty Erickson Method:
This method to hypnotize yourself is based on the following premises and ideologies. While there are a number of counter-examples to these notions, they will be of value in understanding and utilizing this method to hypnotize yourself.
We think our thoughts in pictures, sounds and feelings.
Hypnotize Yourself Right Now - 10 Steps To Hypnotize Yourself Today
When we think in pictures we refer to the external things we see and the internal images that we create. This includes remembered images ("What does your bedroom look like?"), constructed images ("What would it look like if it were redecorated?"), as well as the actual, real things we see about us.
When we think in sounds these are the things we hear and the internal sounds that we create. This includes remembered words or sounds ("Think of your favourite pop song"), imagined words or sounds ("Imagine that song being sung by someone else"), and also includes your internal dialogue as well as all of the real, actual, live sounds around us.
Thirdly, are the things we feel. These can be actual physical sensations or imagined ones. Can you imagine being at the seaside and paddling in the cool sea?
Most of us use one of these ways of thinking more than the others; though we each use all three of them. Since this is usually the case, an individual who "thinks" in images wouldn't hypnotize themselves the best simply by visualising.
Focused Attention:
Stereotypical images of hypnotists holding watches or other fixation devices for clients to stare at are the result of much misunderstanding about hypnosis. I for one have long ago banished my velveteen smoking jacket and watch on a chain for more modern methods of hypnotic induction! The experience of hypnosis is typically an inwardly focused one in which we move away from the environment around us and turn our attention inward. This technique to hypnotize yourself is doing that even more.
Hypnotize Yourself Technique:
Step 1: Find a comfortable position and get your self relaxed and settled. Get into a position that you will be able to maintain easily for the time you are going to hypnotize yourself. It can be sitting or lying down, though sitting is recommended to prevent you from falling asleep. Get yourself centred, just looking in front of you and breathing slowly and easily. Let yourself relax.
Step 2: Think about the length of time that you intend to spend in this state and make a statement to yourself about it such as "I am going hypnotize myself for 20 minutes ... " (or however long you want) You will be delighted to discover how well you "internal clock" can keep track of the time for you.
Step 3: What would you like to get out of this? Make a statement to yourself about the reason you want to hypnotize yourself. In this process, you allow your unconscious mind to work on an issue rather than giving suggestions throughout, (that is another technique) so our purpose statement should reflect that fact. Here's how I recommend you phrase it to yourself : " I am going to hypnotize myself for the purpose of allowing my unconscious mind to make the adjustments that are appropriate to assist me in _____________."
Filling in the blank with what you want to achieve such as "developing more confidence in social situations." The actual words aren't nearly as important as the fact your statement acknowledges that you are turning this process over to your unconscious mind.
Step 4: Looking in front of you, notice three things, one at a time, that you see. Go slowly, pausing for a moment on each. It is preferable that they be small things, such as a spot on the wall, a doorknob, the corner of a picture frame, etc. Some people like to name the items as they look at them - "I see the hinge on the door frame".
Step 5: Now turn your attention to your auditory channel and notice, one by one, three things that you hear. (You will notice that this allows you to incorporate sounds that occur in the environment rather than being distracted by them.)
Step 6: Next, attend to your feelings and notice three sensations that you can feel right now. Again, go slowly from one to the next. It is useful to use sensations that usually are outside of your awareness, such as the weight of your glasses, the feeling of your wrist watch, the texture of your shirt on your body, etc.
Step 7: Continue the process using two Visuals, then two auditories and then two kinaesthetics. Then, in the same manner, continue (slowly) with one of each.
You have now completed the "external" portion of the process to hypnotize yourself. Now it's time to begin the "internal" part.
Step 8: Now close your eyes. Now, bring an image into your mind. Don't work too hard at this; this is fun, remember? You can construct an image or simply take what comes. It may be a point of light, it may be a beautiful beach, or it could be your car or an apple. I shall not scare you with the ideas that randomly pop into my mind. If something comes to you, just use it. If nothing comes, feel free to put something in your mind.
Step 9: Pause and let a sound come into your awareness or generate one and name it. Although this is technically the internal part, if you should hear a sound outside or in the room with you, it is OK to use that. Remember that the idea is to incorporate things that you experience rather than being distracted by them. Typically, in the absence of environmental sounds; I often imagine hearing whooping hallelujahs from a gospel choir; don't ask me why, that just happens in my mind.
Step 10: Become aware of a feeling and name it. It is preferable to do this internally - use your imagination. (I feel the warmth of the sun on my face) However, as with the auditory, if you actually have a physical sensation that gets your attention, use that.
Repeat the process with two images, then two sounds, then two feelings. Repeat the cycle once again using three images, three sounds, and three feelings.
Then to complete the process, open your eyes when your alloted time is up - It is not unusual to feel a little bit "spaced out" or wander off somewhat. At first some people think that they have fallen asleep. But generally you will find yourself coming back automatically at the end of the allotted time that you set before you chose to hypnotize yourself. Trust that you weren't sleeping and that your unconscious mind was doing what you asked of it.
Many people don't get all the way through the process. That's perfectly all right. If you should complete the process before the time has ended, just continue with 4 images, sounds, feelings, then 5 and so on. It is a simple way of just getting you acquainted with how to hypnotize yourself.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
What is Purpose?
In a sense, purpose goes beyond our physical and emotional needs. When we look at purpose, we don't look at it so much as a need but as a higher extension of our reason for being. When we look at purpose, we look at it as something more elevated than the basic physical needs for which we may set goals we want to achieve. Sometimes, we achieve physical and emotional needs simply because the relevant goals just happen to work out, without our consciously doing anything for them to appear in our life.
But purpose goes beyond our immediate needs. It is in a sense identifying our reason for being. What is the purpose of our being here on earth? What is the special influence we are meant to have here? What is our pre-ordained duty to justify our existence? We aren't just here by coincidence or accident. We each have a purpose for being here. The most contented, happiest, joyous people are those who are living in an ethical way what they perceive to be their purpose.
Purpose is much more expansive than need. Purpose is not concerned merely with survival whereas when we identify our needs, we see them as what we must have to survive in this life. Purpose is freeing, needs are restricting. Your purpose will be found within your passion. Talent may play a role but people can always build up any skill requirement. Without passion, talent can be largely ineffective.
What is Purpose?
Having said that, your passion, inner fire or inner drive does stem from a certain need, but it's more a higher self need than a primal human need. Need can be erratic according to whim or immediate desire like a momentary burst of addiction, whereas purpose as a more stable, solid foundation from which to build a life plan. When needs are met, they lose their impetus. Purpose is a constantly evolving plan that certainly builds momentum, but when following your purpose, you are in control because the Universe works with you. When need is the driving force, you can alienate attraction and the Universe because it goes contrary to their Laws.
Purpose does not contain elements of fight-or-flight which need does. Need's intensity goes through peaks and valleys, up and down, Purpose follows a well-mapped road to its destination. Further, need needs extreme often external motivation which cannot be sustained unless circumstances are drastic, while purpose is motivated from within, from your inner genius.
As you fulfill your purpose, you will automatically also fulfill some of your needs, but these needs will not be met as a result of desperation but by design.
What does this mean? It means that it is imperative that you work out what your purpose is so that you don't scurry through your days, months and your life just trying to survive. If you don't have an altruistic purpose for your life, you'll be living from need to need to need. The result? You feel a void, an emptiness, a restlessness which you will not be able to explain.
We have been given a more complex than lower mammals, an extended brain that longs to be challenged and conversely wants to give back with more neurons to keep being extended.
When you expand your basis needs and live your purpose, you expand your life. As you live this life for yourself, you also help others do the same.
The big question is. How do I discover what my purpose is?
As a start, just ask yourself as often as you remember...What is my purpose? No strain or stress, just let it flow.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Different Types of Programming Languages - Learn the Basics
The progression of computer programming languages was made possible by the programmer's search for efficient translation of human language into something that can be read and understood by computers. The languages generated, called machine code, have high levels of abstraction, which hide the computer hardware and make use of representations that are more convenient to programmers.
As programs evolve and become more sophisticated, programmers found out that certain types of computer languages are easier to support. As expected in a dynamic discipline, there is no standard for categorizing the languages used in programming. There are, in fact, dozens of categories. One of the most basic ways to categorize the languages is through a programming paradigm, which gives the programmer's view of code execution. Among the languages classifications according to programming paradigm are:
o Object-Oriented Programming Languages
Known as the newest and most powerful paradigms, object-oriented programming requires the designer to specify the data structures as well as the types of operations to be applied on those data structures. The pairing of data, and the operations that can be done on it is called an object. A program made using this language is therefore made up of a set of cooperating objects instead of an instructions list.
The Different Types of Programming Languages - Learn the Basics
The most famous object-oriented programming these days are C#, C , Visual Basic, Java, and Python.
o Structured Programming Languages
An exceptional type of procedural programming, structured programming provides programmers with additional tools to handle the problems created by larger programs. When using this language, programmers are required to cut program structure into small pieces of code that can easily be understood. Instead of using global variables, it employs variables that are local to every subroutine. Among the popular features of structured programming is that it doesn't accept GOTO statement which is usually associated with the top-down approach. Such approach starts with an opening overview of the system with minimal details about the various parts. To add these details, design iterations are then included to complete the design.
Commonly used structured languages include C, Pascal, and ADA.
o Procedural Programming Languages
Procedural Programming involves a list of operations the program needs to complete to be able to attain the preferred state. It is a simple programming paradigm where every program comes with a starting phase, a list of tasks and operations, and an ending stage. Also called imperative programming, this approach comes with small sections of code that perform certain functions. These sections are made up of procedures, subroutines, or methods. A procedure is made up of a list of computations that should be done. Procedural programming lets a part of the code to be used again without the need to make several copies. It achieves this by dividing programmatic tasks into small sections. Because of this, programmers are also capable of maintaining and understanding program structure.
Among the known procedural languages are BASIC and FORTRAN.
These are the different types of computer programming languages that you can consider when planning to make a computer program. Procedural programming splits the program's source code into smaller fragments. Structured languages require more constraints in the flow and organization of programs. And object-oriented programs arrange codes and data structures into objects.
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Advantages of Mathematics
Many of us wondered about the advantages of Mathematics during our childhood days. Many of us were not able to comprehend the benefits of mathematics beyond the daily usage of calculating simple numbers. Let us see in detail what are some of the benefits of learning mathematics and marveling at this arduous subject at early age.
The importance of mathematics is two-fold, it is important in the advancement of science and two, it is important in our understanding of the workings of the universe. And in here and now it is important to individuals for personal development, both mentally and in the workplace.
Mathematics equips pupils with a uniquely powerful set of tools to understand and change the world. These tools include logical reasoning, problem-solving skills, and the ability to think in abstract ways. Mathematics is important in everyday life, many forms of employment, science and technology, medicine, the economy, the environment and development, and in public decision-making.
Advantages of Mathematics
One should also be aware of the wide importance of Mathematics, and the way in which it is advancing at a spectacular rate. Mathematics is about pattern and structure; it is about logical analysis, deduction, calculation within these patterns and structures. When patterns are found, often in widely different areas of science and technology, the mathematics of these patterns can be used to explain and control natural happenings and situations. Mathematics has a pervasive influence on our everyday lives, and contributes to the wealth of the individual.
The study of mathematics can satisfy a wide range of interests and abilities. It develops the imagination. It trains in clear and logical thought. It is a challenge, with varieties of difficult ideas and unsolved problems, because it deals with the questions arising from complicated structures. Yet it also has a continuing drive to simplification, to finding the right concepts and methods to make difficult things easy, to explaining why a situation must be as it is. In so doing, it develops a range of language and insights, which may then be applied to make a crucial contribution to our understanding and appreciation of the world, and our ability to find and make our way in it.
Increasingly, employers are looking for graduates with strong skills in reasoning and problem solving - just the skills that are developed in a mathematics and statistics degree.
Let us look at a few examples. The computing industry employs mathematics graduates; indeed, many university computing courses are taught by mathematicians. Mathematics is used to create the complex programming at the heart of all computing. Also cryptography, a form of pure mathematics, is deployed to encode the millions of transactions made hourly via the Internet and when we use debit or credit cards. Mathematics and Computer Science is a popular degree choice, and four-year degrees with a placement in industry are also available. The latter give graduates plenty of relevant experience to increase their employability.
Mathematics led to the perfect ratios shown in Renaissance painting. The study of astronomy in the early times of its inception demanded the expansion of our understanding of mathematics and made possible such realizations as the size and weight of the earth, our distance from the sun, the fact that we revolve around it, and other discoveries that allowed us to move forward in our body of knowledge without which we would not have any of our modern marvels of technology.
The computer itself is a machine built upon the principles of mathematics, being an invention so important as to bring about an economic revolution of efficiency in data communication and processing.
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