Sunday, April 26, 2009

Try Your Hand at Stock Options Trading

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Preparing Yourself for a Relaxing Day at the Spa Salon

Why do people like experiencing spa salon treatments? The benefits of spa salon treatments will be good for one’s well being. Who wouldn’t be happy when another person is giving them a massage while he or she lies down or unwind inside a warm Jacuzzi filled with scented water & flowers for example? Sure, the spa salon staff will do their job to make you feel relaxed but here’s how you can prepare yourself for all that pampering.

Here’s a short list on how to help you fully relax at the spa salon.

1. Book your appointment on the best day for you
2. Wear comfortable clothes
3. Skip the coffee session prior to the appointment as to totally calm the nerves
4. Use the service of a professional that makes you feel calm throughout your experience
5. You may also consider going to the spa alone so you won’t have to worry about anybody.
6. Arrive early for your appointment to forego the stress of rushing
7. Settle the bill before your spa session
8. Breathe deeply & bring your own calming music selection
9. Don’t forget to turn off your cell phone
10. Request for relaxing aromas added to the massage oils & ambience

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Civil Engineering: Strength of Materials Video Series

This is the first video; Introduction of Stress of the 1st module under the subject Strength of Materials. This module provides a complete analysis of stress which comprises of six videos. There are a total of forty videos, each about an hour long to cover the entire subject of Strength of Materials. These videos are made available by the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, a joint venture by Indian institutes of technology & Indian institutes of science.


This video will cover the below notes:

• Engineering mechanics is divided into 3 fundamental areas: Statics, Dynamics, & Mechanics of Material.
• In Statics & Dynamics – deformation characteristics are not covered.
• Mechanics of Material is also known as Strength of Material a.k.a. Mechanics of Deformable Bodies a.k.a. Mechanics of Solids.
Objective: Physical systems in any engineering discipline composed of individual parts which give structural form – to know the behavior of the element against the external loads.
• Various loading types briefly explained. e.g.: bridge – water load, vehicular load, load of its own weight.
• Effects of external loads to building structure as whole & the individual parts & deform into non usable form with not serviceable condition.
• Whether structure in stable position withstanding all considered loads without undergoing excessive deformation.
• Subject to forces from the loads, individual parts failure may lead to failure of whole structure.
Look into type of materials & sizing that do not contribute to added weight.
• Analyze individual parts to satisfy the strength requirement, satisfy the deformation requirement, and satisfy the stability requirement.
• Appropriate sizing is necessary to safely withstand imposed forces at an optimal cost. Example: a smaller size of a part can fulfill the requirements safely & cost less hence will be a better choice in terms of cost.
• We are interested in strength, deformation point & character of different kinds of forces which cause different types of stresses in the material.
• Deals with analytical determination of strength, deformation characteristics (stiffness) and stability of different members = Strength of Materials
• Interested in 3 characteristics (3Ss) of Strength of Materials
S = Strength
S = Stiffness
S = Stability
History of this area of engineering study since 17th century by Galileo & Euler’s column buckling was without experimental evidence until 100 years later.
• French investigators who developed strength material aspects in to what it is today & several theories came up based on their research findings through theoretical & experimental evidence.
• Expected after finish all forty videos:
1. Understand classification of different kinds of forces that structural components are subjected.
2. Effects of different forces on such components & their solution techniques.
3. Different types of stresses & deformations that develop due to forces.
All the above will be analyzed systematically.
• Mainly confined to material useful in engineering application
Approach:
1. Laws of Newtonian mechanics that govern the equilibrium of forces: theoretical aspects.
2. Essential to know the “mechanical” characteristics (behavior) of material with which the member is fabricated – based on experimental evidence & test results in lab.
Brain of the two: Newtonian mechanics & experimental evidence
• This course is divided into – logical development of concept: derive formula & application of concepts to practical problems. The latter is divided into numerical & algebraic problem groups.
• Numerical: example problems assigning specific values, use international units – meter(m) for length (L), kilogram (kg) for mass (M), & seconds (s) for time (T)
• Arrive at certain derived units which are Area, Velocity, Acceleration, & Force.
Parameter called as stress & explanation of Newton, Pascal, Megapascal, Kilopascal, Gigapascal.
• Algebraic: arrive at certain expressions general in nature used for solving specific problems that have specific numerical value or parameters.

Other topics covered in this first video includes Body force, Center of gravity, Surface force, equilibrium, Intensity of the forces, symbols, & a summary of the video. Lastly, lecture questions are given at the end of the video for the viewers to try & the answers will be included in the next video in sequence. TUNE IN!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Expensive Valuables Best Kept Safe & Secure

Valuable shiny gold or silver coins, in my mind, are the best decorative items one can have at home. The precious metal collectible coins come second only to real gold & silver bars & bullion. Of course, keeping such precious items at home is probably not a good idea. They will be safer in a safe deposit at the local bank or you can have your precious metals & coin dealer arrange a place for safe & secure storage.

Keeping one or two collectible pure gold or silver coins at home are understandable but a few gold bars or bullion are better off kept elsewhere. Same goes for expensive jewelry & precious stones. Unless of course, one’s home is highly secure, say: like that of a super rich oil Sheikh’s palace with home security that rivals a secure bank. Anyway, you don’t want your home to be a target for burglars.

Break-up for Advertiser & Consumer

Have you ever once think how advertisers seem to be taking advantage of you, the consumer? Well, this video helps illustrate the situation. The advertiser & the consumer are like a couple in a relationship. It does not matter which sex. In this example, the advertiser starts out as the honest male charmer but later, he changes & all that concerns him is profits. Even while talking to his lady, everything is summed up to just money. The consumer is fed up & she leaves.

Even at the end, he still thinks that having her participate in a free flight ticket contest with a minuscule chance of winning will make her happy. Man, this dude is pathetic. This video reminds me of a big multi billion company (the one who thinks they own the internet: you know which one) that think people should be thankful for their existence, being able to participate in the advertising scheme for a measly few cent a day. TUNE IN!


Thursday, April 09, 2009

I Should Take Sleeping More Seriously

I had a pretty entertaining vivid dream the other day. However, it was one of those vivid dreams that are forgotten just after one wakes up from sleep. It would have been good to be able to document that particular vivid dream of mine. It involved action, pretty chicks (as usual) & a good story line. Well, too bad. Anyway, I reckon there is more to come in the future.

Perhaps I should take sleeping more seriously so that I can harness more vivid dreams I write them on this movie blog. Yes, I should get something like a wedge pillow to help me get better sleep. Better sleep equals better vivid dreams. There aren’t much luscious events that are happening to me in real life at the moment. So, these vivid dreams help me to wake up happy the next day.

What is Earth Day to You?

Earth Day was where some undisclosed people near me practice not using electricity that night but rather choose to pollute the environment by going for a ride in a fossil fuel car just to watch how dark it is outside at night on Earth Day. Some people should learn to meditate alone in a small dark room without electricity & bond with the awful mosquitoes at night.

It feels humbling to live without electricity & oh gosh, without the internet once in a while, yes it sure does feel humbling. Maybe next year people can leave the city for an entire day & camp out in the woods for a whole night & of course, no cutting down trees for the campfire because it is Earth Day. I like Earth Day because I get to watch pretty chicks making Earth Day videos like this one. TUNE IN!

Halo 3 Homicide Detective Video from College Humor

Quality video, quality props, interesting story line makes this Halo 3 Homicide Detective video a must see. Plenty of videos on YouTube are B-A-D & this is not one of them. This video is produced by the College Humor channel which I suspect, & may as well be correct, is a professional video content company. Obviously, it is a comedy video. Anyway, this is a nicely entertaining 2 minute plus video especially for Halo game fans. Heck, did they get the Halo suits custom built for the video? The suits look as authentic as the taste of an A&W root beer. By the way, I think the bright colors for HALO warriors are so G-A-Y! “So, it’s a SUICIDE!” LOL! TUNE IN!

Behold the Vast Collection of US Beauty Schools

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Folks who are interested in continuing their career in Cosmetology should behold the vast collection of US beauty schools available in the FindABeautySchool.com database. The site provides links to many accredited beauty schools located in the United States. It is easy to find beauty schools like cosmetology schools in kansas, for example on the site.

Just enter a state or zip code & fill out some contact information. FindABeautySchool.com will help to find suitable beauty schools. Maps to the locations of the beauty schools are provided too! Do note that many of these beauty schools will help students pay their way through their study by providing access to financial aid sources. For those who want to further their beauty careers anywhere in the US, this site is a good place to start.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Snake Head Fishes & the Woman in Silver Bikini

This long post is going to be a treat! It’s not always that one wakes up to a vivid dream. I too had a vivid dream last night. I dreamed that I was this man; a strong man with some martial arts skills, particularly in boxing & some kicking stuff. I was in an apartment block, heck knows where & I don’t know how I got there, & why were my grandparents in it too? I’m just going to skip the nightmarish parts because it is not good to be mentioning to people about one’s bad dreams. So, I’ll just post the non-insane details. Lol.

All of it, even the two python sized snakehead fishes in the bucket sized watery hole seem all too familiar but in reality I have never encountered them. I had not realized that there was anything else inside the watery hole in the ground. The hole was like a feet or two deep, the water was at the bottom & but it seemed like the hole tunneled deeper, like a burrow. My mind was so focused on retrieving the pair of pliers; resting on the dry bank side of the hole. I needed them for the possibly gruesome but possibly life saving task at hand that I did not see anything else but the pliers inside the hole at first. I stopped trying to get the pliers when I saw a large snake like head bobbing out of the water in the hole. I saw another snake head just under the water surface too.

Anyway, my grandfather’s second wife came into the picture. So I left that context there & then, even though it was a gruesome situation & I knew I could help my grandfather. I thought to myself, “Such crazy things that old people do to each other.” How could have my grandmother have allowed such a thing to happen to my grandfather or was she the culprit? I had already left the scene by then, probably because I knew I could return whenever & to make things right.

Another strange thing was my dream’s second part content. Let me tell you about it. My nightmare, one quite disturbing then progressed to a happy dream. The dream gave me a special feeling of having fun with friends; taking pictures on a shaded pedestrian walk at PWTC (Putra World Trade Center), KL (Kuala Lumpur) with a strange looking branded camera. You know, one of those compact cameras that wished it was a dslr. Wait! I know these people. There were three people. Two of them were ladies. One of them was a dude who was my high school mate & college mate. Funny how we weren’t so cheery being with each other in the past but now in the dream, we’re like long lost friends.

That woman showing me she’s wearing a glitzy silvery bikini was my class mate in hostel school. She then covered herself with relatively decent entire, namely a glitzy silver colored short dress after satisfactorily presenting herself to the public. Obviously, she was flirting with me. Prior to me losing the initial nightmarish content of my dream, which I suspect happened because there was a telepathic message from her to meet at PWTC. She was holding a get together event for old school mates. Now I’m in a totally new context whether I liked it or not. The strange thing was that in the new context of the dream, I had firstly met her mother who was sitting the stair side of a hallway.

We talked, like ESP (extra sensory perception) style for a few minutes. She did not have to say that she was the woman in silver bikini’s mother. Yes, the woman in the silver bikini. When I was leaving, I turned my head to have one last look at her over my right shoulder & she said to me that I was handsome. I found that my character, saddened by having loss his camera & previous folks from the nightmarish part of my dream content, now holding hands with the lady. She provided my character with comfort & embraces. The other lady in the dream was like an apparition. She was a friend of the lady who I never met. Then I was woken up by a little headache on my head. The cost of a vivid dream perhaps, or maybe just the sun shining through the window heating up my snow cap covered head.

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