Problem: Article: Guided meditation can be very helpful for beginners because someone else leads you in your effort to relax and enter a meditative state. These are usually narrated through instruction, stories, imagery or music and can be accessed via a sound file (mp3, CD/DVD, etc.) on your computer, phone, tablet or by video. Guided meditation uses the senses. You utilize smells, sights, sounds and textures to visualize various methods of relaxation. Often, you follow along as a guide offers directions on how to breathe, relax muscle groups and create a sensation of inner peace. There are many audio apps, CD/DVD and other forms of meditation available now that use binaural beats to facilitate deep meditation very quickly. These beats synchronize brain waves so that the frequencies are altered to help the mind reach various states of consciousness. Concentrative meditation has you focusing your attention on an image, object, sound or positive mantra. You can think of a peaceful beach, a bright apple or a calming word or phrase. The idea is that what you choose to focus on helps block out distracting thoughts. For your mantra, repeat a word or phrase that calms you. You can choose something like "I feel at peace" or "I love myself" but really anything that makes you feel better will work. You can say it out loud or silently, whichever you prefer. It can be helpful to place a hand on your stomach so you can feel your breathing while you practice controlled breaths, visualizing or mantra repetition. Consider Japa meditation. It utilizes the repetition of a Sanskrit term or word along with a beaded rosary to meditate. You may also want to try passage meditation, which uses spiritual or inspirational passages to focus and achieve meditation. Meditating this way focuses your attention on the present moment. You bring awareness to what is happening right now and your experience during meditation, such as your breathing. You recognize what you feel, think and what is happening around you without actively trying to change it. While you meditate, observe the thoughts going through your head and what you feel but don't judge or try to stop them. Let your thoughts and emotions pass on their own. Mindfulness meditation works because you are able to forget the past and the future. Stress results from thinking too much about things that are out of our controlthings that already happened and things that may happen. With this type of meditation, you are able to stop worrying about everything. You can bring your thoughts and feelings back to mindful meditation by focusing on the present moment. Pay attention to your body. Is your breathing deep and slow? Are your fingers touching? You don't stop wandering thoughts or feelings--just think about what is happening now. Try practicing a loving kindness meditation. This is a deep desire for well-being and happiness for yourself. You focus on the feeling of love and well-being in the moment. Then you extend that feeling out to everyone else in the world. Yoga and T'ai Chi are well-known stress relief meditative practices that use movement and breathing to promote well-being. Research shows that they are effective ways to meditate and maintain health. Yoga uses different movements and a series of postures along with controlled breathing exercises to reduce stress and help you relax. The poses require balance and concentration so you are less able to think about stressors. T'ai Chi is a Chinese martial arts that uses a gentle series of postures and movements to meditate. The movements are self-paced and done slowly in a graceful manner alongside controlled breathing. Walk and meditate. Slow down your pace and focus on your legs and feet. Observe what the movement feels like as you move your leg and your foot touches the ground. Note whatever sensations arise. If it helps, you can try silently repeating action words that have to do with walking"lift", "move", "foot down", etc.
Summary: Seek out guided meditation. Listen to brain wave entrainment. Focus with concentrative meditation. Practice mindfulness meditation. Practice a movement meditation.

Problem: Article: " Handguns lack power. A high-end .44 Magnum pistol will produce about 1,000 ft/lb of muzzle energy; a traditional "varmint" caliber, the .223, will produce about 50% more energy, and high-end rifles produce over 10,000 ft/lb! With a bit of practice, a decent shooter can hit a man sized target at greater than 300 yards (274.3m) with the proper rifle, due to the more powerful round, longer barrel and the longer sight-base (the distance between the front and rear sights).
Summary: It has been said, "Pack a handgun for the unexpected, but if you know you'll be in a gunfight, always grab a bigger gun! The main advantages of long guns are power and accuracy.

Problem: Article: Curly or wavy hair can be difficult to completely straighten with a hair dryer alone. You hair should be sleek, but it might not be bone-straight. If you want it to be perfectly straight, use a straightening iron on each section of hair.
Summary: Use a straightening iron if necessary.

Problem: Article: To make a cell out of jello, you will need: Lemon flavored jello, or unflavored jello Light colored fruit juice (if using unflavored jello) Various candies and fruits, such as raisins, gummy worms (plain and sour), gumdrops, jelly beans, grapes, mandarin orange sections, sprinkles, M&M's, jawbreakers, dried fruit, and/or hard candy. Avoid using marshmallows, as they will float on top of the gelatin. Water A large plastic resealable bag A spoon A large bowl or container Access to a stovetop or microwave Access to a refrigerator This will make the jello stiffer and make it easier for the cell parts to stay in place. Heat the water to boiling, using of what is called for in the instructions. Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water and stir it carefully. Add the same amount of cold water to the mixture. If you are using unflavored jello, add fruit juice to the jello in place of water so the jello is a light, bright color. The jello will represent the cytoplasm of the cell. Slowly pour the cooled gelatin into the bag. Make sure there is room in the bag for all the cell components that will be added in later. Seal the bag and put it in the refrigerator. Then, take the bag out of the refrigerator and open it. Make sure you use candies that are the right color and shape to match the components of an actual cell. Consider using: Pink Mike and Ikes for the smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Blue Mike and Ikes for the mitochondria. Disc sprinkles for the ribosomes. Airheads for the rough endoplasmic reticulum. Sour gummy worms for the Golgi apparatus. Warheads for the vacuoles. Keep in mind that if you are making a plant cell, you will need to add in a cell membrane around the jello with candy such as Twizzlers or Pixie Sticks. You may want to make a card with a piece of each candy glued to the card, or you can create labels by writing or typing the name of the cell part and attaching them to each candy. This will allow the jello to fully set, creating a sturdy cell model. Feel to free to take a picture of the jello model, and then eat it!
Summary:
Gather your materials. Make the jello, but with less water than the instructions call for. Place your plastic bag inside a sturdy container, such as a large bowl or pan. Wait until the gelatin is almost set, about an hour. Add a variety of candies to the bag of jello to represent the parts of a cell. Create a key showing how the candies correspond with the parts of the cell. Re seal the completed jello model and put it back in the refrigerator.