Over time there have been many Philosophers and Thinkers (including the ancients) who have puzzled over what the mind is and how it works for humans. This self-same investigation is going on today. Modern science has assisted greatly.

The idea of the “split mind” is a modern theory which seems to make sense. In essence this theory posits that one side of our brain (mind) is more suited to one set of situations or ideas, and the other side has other capabilities.

Thus, one often hears about “thinking with the right side of the brain.”. This means that the person doing the thinking is in contact with the right side of the brain where the thinking takes place. OK, but, what about the left side of the brain?

The duties of the brain’s left side are more about control and regulation. This is where the pilot is piloting the body and watching what is going on. Bodily functions are controlled and regulated, here.

It is believed that very little “thinking” goes on in the busy left side. The left side is more like daily micro management of the body.

New methods of “looking into” the brain have brought about some very elegant and smart ideas. The split brain idea has been studied extensively and continues.

That poses the question, How difficult is it to look inside the living brain? After all, the brain is relatively inaccessible inside its bony cover.

Looking into the brain can be as simple as seeing where the blood flow is going while the human subject is doing something or thinking about something. Where the blood flows, there is where the action is taking place.

In the living brain, researchers look for blood flow. Where blood flow is greatest, that is exactlywhere a specific mental activity is taking place at that moment in the human brain.

Lots of “brain mapping” has taken place as a result of these discoveries. Therefore, we know quite accurately where sound or sight are being processed by the brain. We also know where certain other thought processes take place.

Today, there is a more complicated way to find our way around the brain. This is to monitor electrical signals which are generated when synapses fire as thoughts move around. Synapses are areas where tiny electrical charges move from synapse to synapse as we think. Our brains are biological electrical organs in the body. This phenomenon has been extensively studied. Many useful discoveries have been made.

A fairly recent discovery which has been the basis of much additional work is the study of brain waves. There are four types.

BETA - As the fastest waves they represent the most intense alertness state. Beta shows mental activity is taking place right now. When we are up and doing things and are fully awake we are”in Beta”.

ALPHA - This brain wave indicates a relaxed mind. It is a meditative mind. The Right and the Left brain are said to be working together in Alpha. Alpha is a good state to be in to learn things fast and for test taking. Psychic/mental states of mind can occur. Here are seen visions, powerful ideas and even the creation of the incredible.

THETA - Deep meditation. A high state of mental concentration which is associated with life-like imagination. A magical mind. This brain wave is best for suggestibility and inspiration. Oddly, being in Theta is dominant in children of ages 2 to 5.

DELTA - When you are in this state you are in a deep, dreamless sleep. When you are in Delta you are deeply relaxed. There may be some things which can be accomplished in this dreamless state.

Most of those who work with the brain attempt do it while their subject is in the Alpha state. Alpha generates a quiet, calm feeling in people. Being in Alpha may cause people to become more likely to cooperate with ideas or others.

The brain (mind), it has been said, can influence people to become more serene. And, to be more creative. And further, to influence our bodies via our mind. Others disagree with this mind/body view, saying that is a far stretch. But, others disagree and cite examples of seeming miracles taking place initiated by the mind. Investigation of mind/body effects is going on now.

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For the past few years, my wife has worked at a wedding supply store.  She loves to meet all of the women that come into her store so excited to be on the verge of getting married. She loves the magic found at that stage of life.

She especially loves those couples that decide to do something a little out of the ordinary. Even something as simple as ordering a custom aisle runner just shows that they are trying to express themselves at their wedding.

The store carries a large selection of custom aisle runners for their customers as well as one style of plain aisle runner for those customers without any creativity.

Someday I hope to get my wife the wedding of her dreams since we weren’t able to do that the first time around - I bet she will love that.

One of my favorite things about the Internet is the opportunity to be able to share my knowledge with others.  Sure, I don’t know everything, but chances are that if I learn something new today, someone could benefit from that knowledge.

Thanks to blogs and the many other sites that are online now that allow you to create your own little site about a topic, this is easier than ever.  In fact, I have been trying this out with some success - with the number of comments I have received, it is obviously something that everyone is interested in.

So, I have decided to take this one step further, and now offer reviews on software that I have been using.  For example, I have been using SpyHunter as my solution for keeping spyware off of my computer.  So, it would only be natural to write a SpyHunter review to share whether or not I like it, right?

If you have seen the new plasma and LCD televisions on the market, I would bet that you would agree with me that they are definitely a step ahead in terms of picture quality and size compared to the old tube televisions.  Even with all these praises, there is one thing that they are missing:

Effective TV screen protection.

Unlike the old tube televisions that had a glass screen, these new televisions mostly have softer screens that can be easily damaged, destroying the picture quality and your experience watching your expensive television.

Thankfully, you are now able to buy a TV screen protector that protects the screen from damage for an inexpensive investment.  Maybe in the future it will be included with the televisions, and then they will be perfect.

In my line of work, it is absolutely imperative that I be able to make a secure call from anywhere at any time. In fact, most of what I do is under such high security measures that my wife does not even know about it.

When I need to call and check in with my superiors, I use gsm encryption so that there is no way that the call can be monitored or traced. I have learned a lot about this kind of thing, as I do not want to put all of the information and research that we have done in jeopardy.

I am kept up to date on all of the latest encryption software. It is part of my job and we all need to stay on top of it. We have weekly meetings where we are briefed on new security measures and I am not willing to take a chance on letting anything leak.

When I asked for an iPod for my birthday, I was really disappointed when I received a Zune. I was pleasantly surprised, though, to find that I really enjoyed it. My grandma gave me a Zune dock cable to go with it and I started using it all the time.

I used my Christmas money to buy a Zune car charger, as I spent more time in my car than I spent at home. I would have never had the thing charged if I didn’t get a car charger. When it is not charging, it is playing. I love music so much and I finally have a good machine to play it on.

My dad gave me his Zune travel charger, as he said that he never used it anymore. I did not get an iPod like all of my friends have, but if you ask me, my system is a lot better.

When my husband and I were venturing into the world of Internet business, one of the things we wanted to do was start some free online dating sites. We were constantly trying to set up friends and most of the friends that we did set up, ended up together.

So many people thank us for introducing them to their soul mate and we thought that this was a gift that we should share with the world. It was a big step for us and I was more than a little bit nervous at the prospect of playing with people’s hearts, but it was a risk I was willing to take, on the chance that we could help people find happiness together.

We started out with a site that would help people find local singles. We thought it was best to start from a local standpoint and then branch out, if it was successful. It has been and we have over seven sites up for seven different cities now.

I was about fifteen when I built my first webpage. It was nothing brilliant, but it was a page about me and designed by me. At the time, I was very proud of it and I thought it was a brilliant way for my out of town family and friends to see what was going on in my life. It was cute and fun, but it looked like it had been built by a teenage girl.

When I decided to go into professional web design, I would have been mortified if any of my clients had seen that first page I ever created. I did some formal training on the subject and then I started my own business. I teamed up with a logo design online company, as I wanted to have someone creative on my side to do the actual illustrations.

I have come a long way since that first page about me. It is not up on the web now, but I have saved it, just so I can go back and see what I was like when my life was much simpler. I get a good laugh at it, and sometimes, that is just what you need.

Probably more than any other status symbol, a limousine exudes wealth, luxury and “having it all.” Most such vehicles in my part of the country are hired by average people who pretend, if only briefly, that they’re a part of the so-called “good life.” The irony is, if you ask them, many will tell you they wish they were rich enough to own their own limo and employ a chauffeur

But few stars who arrive on camera at movie premiere events don’t own their own limousines or employ personal drivers. If you’re Kelly Ripa or Regis Philbin, for example, you may ride to work in one every day, but doing so is a perk provided by the studio, and the driver comes with the car. In New York City, where parking is always an issue, it just is not practical for stars to own and maintain and pay a chauffeur to drive a vehicle that costs about the same as an average home in middle America.

But I know that no matter what I may say, all the facts in the world about limos will not change people’s perception of them. And perception is everything.

Today we have to be so careful about water that it’s hard to imagine that water quality used to be even more of an issue than it is now. In the days before people realized their out houses leached into the ground water system, and that doing laundry at the river — particularly dirty diapers — added toxins to the otherwise clean water, water quality was something of a mystery.

Now we’re concerned about industrial pollutants and farm chemical run-off getting into the water supply. So it’s no wonder that bottled water has grown into a multi-million dollar market. Time was when you could only find distilled water at the local grocery store. Now it takes up most of one aisle even in the smaller stores, and a significant amount of space in the cooler section.

A cost effective alternative to bottled water is to schedule a water system installation. Check out the alternatives. You may be pleasantly surprised at current selections and costs.