How to Avoid Being a Victim

Steps

1. Do not try to fight back! You are just becoming the person you are trying to avoid! Plus, if s/he's victimizing you, s/he is probably bigger then you anyway.
   
   
2. Talk. Maybe it's nonsense, but it's lengthening the time from when s/he does the wind-up and the time your ass gets kicked.
   • When you talk, try to add as much humor as possible. For example: "Gimme your money, punk!" , "Well, I could give you my spare change now and you can get a candy bar, but I think you'd much rather have more than that. I can buy you one of those infomercials where a Chinese guy tells you about a turn-key operation. It's more money in your pocket, less red on my butt, and I'll hire some immigrant slaves to help you with it. No work for you."
3. Remember, talk a mile a minute.
4. You can also try to suck up to them by complimenting their new nose-ring. They are only bullies or thieves because something was missing in their life. Attention, more money, whatever the case may be, its still distracting.
5. If that doesn't work, flee.

Warnings

• Keep your distance when talking. You never know when they might get bored or angry and assault you.

How to Act According to the Five Pillars of Islam

Islam is a complete way of life which contains guidance on all aspects of life in great detail. From managing your finances, to family law, to inheritance, and even the smaller topics like keeping clean and washing your vegetable. However, there are five basic "pillars" ohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giff Islam which "hold up" your faith. These duties are incumbent on every Muslim. Read on to find out how to live according to them.

STEPS:

Islam is a complete way of life which contains guidance on all aspects of life in great detail. From managing your finances, to family law, to inheritance, and even the smaller topics like keeping clean and washing your vegetable. However, there are five basic "pillars" of Islam which "hold up" your faith. These duties are incumbent on every Muslim. Read on to find out how to live according to them.

STEPS:

1. Believe in the Unity and Oneness of Allah Belief in Tauhid, or the Oneness of Allah is the basic tenet of Islam on which all other practices are based
   
   
   • Recite the Shahadah, which reads "'ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh", or "I testify that there is no God (ilah) but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah". It is remarkable how much a simple recitation of the shahadah can help prepare you for the challenges of life. A reminder that Allah is Almighty, All-Powerful can be very encouraging and comforting.
   • Watch out for shirk!. Shirk is the sin of associating partners with Allah and the only unpardonable sin in Islam. There are many categories and sub-categories of shirk. Watch out for them.
     • Shirk in Lordship is of two types. Shirk by association and shirk by negation. Shirk by association comes from believing anyone other than Allah to be God. The belief that the souls of saints and other righteous humans can affect the affairs of this world is shirk. Bear in mind that even a prophet can not get a person's sins forgiven - not even his close relatives'. Shirk by negation comes from denying the existence of God either explicitly or implicitly. That is, in some cases God's non-existence is stated (Atheism), while in other cases His existence is claimed, but the way in which He is conceived actually denies His existence (e.g. Pantheism)
     • Shirk in attributes is, again, of two types. Humanization is the act of attributing human or animal attributes to God, while Deification is the act of giving Allah's attributes to his creation, or claiming them. The former happens when God is portrayed like one of his creations (usually a human being), for example in paintings and idols, or he is said to possess human attributes like reproduction or the need of bodily organs etc. Deification occurs when a creation is said to have, or claims to have, Allah's attributes, for example during the era of Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) there was a man in a region of Arabia called Yamamah, who claimed to be a prophet and took the name Rahman which, in Islam, belongs only to God.
     • Shirk in worship arises from worship directed towards someone other than God, or from seeking reward from the Creation rather than the created. This includes making dua, salaat, some other form of worship, or asking for help, from someone besides Allah. Beautifying or prolonging prayer because someone else is watching is also shirk and comes under this category.
2. Establish Prayer. Prayer, or Salaat is an obligation on all Muslims. Start by praying the zuhr, asr, and maghrib prayers, as the fajr prayer might be too early and the ishaa prayer too long. Make a habit of performing all the compulsory as well as the optional rakaats. After one week, start waking up early and incorporate the fajr prayer into your schedule. Then move on to the ishaa prayer. Try to keep up the habit of performing all five daily prayers. Remember that missing prayer is excused only under certain special circumstances and is otherwise unacceptable.
3. Start fasting in Ramadan. Sawm is the Arabic word for fasting, and becomes obligatory on every Muslim after puberty. Of course, as different people experience puberty at different ages, it becomes obligatory at a different time for everybody. You can leave a fast if you are traveling, sick such that you need medication or that a lack of food will worsen your condition, or, if you are a woman, while menstruating. You can make it up later by fasting when Ramadan is over.
   • Fasting starts at fajr. The fajr adhaan signals the start of the day's fast. It is preferable to eat a small meal before fajr. Eating a few dates and drinking water provides enough energy for the day.
   • During the day, you are to abstain from eating food, drinking water, using foul language, and engaging in sexual activity. If you eat or drink by mistake i.e. you forget that you are fasting, your fast is not broken. In case that happens, throw out whatever is in your mouth and rinse your mouth with water, and continue fasting as usual. If you break a fast intentionally by drinking, eating, or having sex, you either fast for 60 consecutive days, feed and clothe 60 needy people, 'or' free a wrongfully accused Muslim, and there are many nowadays.
   • You "open" your fast at the time of the Maghreb prayer. This time is signaled by the Maghreb azaan. Most Muslims would eat a few dates and drink some water, following the sunnah of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), and follow it with a meal after the Maghreb prayers.
4. Pay Zakaat if you are self sufficient. Muslims with savings above the nisaab are considered to be self-sufficient. 2.5% of your savings are to be paid annually to poor people, freed prisoners, those heavily indebted, or new converts to Islam, in certain cases. It is also good to use Zakaat to help out needy family members. However, Zakaat can not be paid to some family members i.e the wife, children, parents, and grandparents, because their financial needs are already your responsibility. Please seek help from a religious expert for details on nisaab and zakaat to be paid on gold and silver (e.g. jewelery) and land e.t.c. Zakaat is paid on the money that you have had for a whole year.
5. Perform Hajj. This is the pilgrimage to Mekkah that every able Muslim must perform once in his lifetime. Able is defined in terms of finances as well as physical health, so it is advisable to perform the Hajj when young, if able to.

How to Watch Security Camera Streams on the Internet

Have you ever wanted to see what was going on on the other side of the world? With the following information, you can not only see through the eyes of Big Brother, but sometimes you can even zoom, pan, tilt, capture and save images. This is made possible by CCTV cameras that allow people to access cameras from anywhere in the world through the Internet.^[1] If the connection isn't password protected, the camera can be accessed by anyone! It's not as sneaky as it seems, though. You'll probably find that most of the footage is intended to be publicly transmitted, but it's still fascinating to peek into various corners of the world from your computer.

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STEPS:

1. Open up your web browser.
2. Go to a search engine of your choice, and input any of the search queries listed below.
3. After you Google one of these queries, you will see some search results, click on any one of them. Then you will either see a whole bunch of images of a security camera, or the screen of a single camera.
4. Depending on the type of camera that you have access to, you may be able to zoom, pan, and tilt the camera to see what you want to. If you cannot pan the camera, check the top of the control panel. If it displays "Locked" the motion controls for the camera have been disabled by the device's administrator.
5. Do not repeatedly maintain long or continuous connections to the feed (30 minutes is a good limit). Access logs for the devices can be created, and may be monitored by administrators. Many administrators will disregard brief attempts to access low importance devices when no harmful use is found. However, long periods of monitoring will likely attract suspicion and may cause the accessing IP address to be reported to authorities.

Tips

• You can take a screenshot or use a screen recording program do record the video stream, although most people would consider it rather obsessive and creepy.

Warnings

• This does not fall within most school's or office's computer use guidelines/restrictions.
• If you have to break through an existing login system, it's most likely illegal.
• As said before, do not use a camera for longer than half an hour

How to Do Self Defence Judo

This is a helpful guide to tell you how to bring down an opponent if you are attacked or threatened.

STEPS:

1. Stand with your right foot foward
2. Grab your opponents shoulders
3. Quickly twist them so their upper body is facing your right foot
4. Put your right foot behind their right foot, still holding them strongly by the shoulders
5. Pull them back over your foot so they fall back.
6. When they fall it will not hurt but will give you times to get away.

TIPS:

• If running before hand is possible,.. then RUN!!
• If you see any weapons (knife/gun etc.) then its possibly advisable to try and disarm them when you have tossed them.

How to Choose a Self Defense Class

Concerned about defending yourself? Not feeling confident when you're travelling alone? Why not try self-defense classes? They can be an enjoyable way to learn to protect yourself and boost confidence.

Finding a class

1. If you know anyone who goes to self-defense classes, talk to them, as they may be able to point you in the right direction. If you have a friend who teaches, even better!
2. Find out whether local self-defense classes have to have approval or specific licenses. This should help in finding a reputable instructor.
3. Go to your local police station. They should have a list of reputable self-defense classes, or at least be able to point you to some good instructors, and may be able to direct you to classes well-suited to you (e.g. self-defense for women).
4. If you are still stuck for classes, try having a look in your local telephone directory, search online for local classes, or look on bulletin board at local fitness centers. Remember: the size of the ad is no judge of the quality of the class. Have a look around any classes listed in your area.

Choosing between classes

1. When you find a class, go down when the lesson is on, and watch the class in progress. Don't just watch the instructor, pay attention to the people in the class, too. Remember that you may be training with them, so you should be comfortable being around them.
2. Talk to the instructor about the classes, and talk to those learning if you have the chance. They can give you an idea of what training will involve.
3. Get involved! Taking part will give you an idea of what the training is actually like.
4. If you like the look of a class, use any trial periods they may have; many schools offer a certain number of lessons at a reduced rate while you're deciding about the school.

Tips

• Talk to the instructor about what you're looking to get out of the classes.
• Be wary of fraudulent instructors; learning self-defense does not need to cost you an arm and a leg, nor does it require pledging eternal (or even temporary) servitude to them.
• If you believe something is dangerous to you, do not do it. A good instructor will know that not everyone is as confident or as able as others, and will support you in your training. You are at their classes of your own choosing.
• Learning to defend yourself does not have to be a chore! If you are not enjoying the classes, talk to your instructor. They may be able to adjust your instruction to your preferences. If they refuse, consider finding another class.
• If you are not comfortable with the 'atmosphere' of the class, do not be afraid to walk away. You may have only picked up on something subconciously, but 'intuition' is generally a good guide.
• If you are not feeling confident about going to classes initially, ask a friend to go with you. Seeing a familiar face when you start can make the difference between sticking around and dropping out.

How to Make a Webcam Into an Infrared Camera

This describes how to modify an ordinary web cam to capture images in the near infrared wavelength. All that is needed are two very small pieces of completely black photographic negative. If you do not have any negatives, a small piece of the inside of a floppy-disk will do as well.

Steps:

1. Open the webcam casing.
2. Unscrew the lens assembly from the camera PCB.
3. Remove the small piece of glass that appears to reflect red light, on the back of the lens.
4. Cut two pieces of black photographic negative the same size as the glass you just removed.
5. Fit the negative pieces where the glass was.
6. Re-assemble the camera. Be sure to use either daylight or incandescent lighting and the web cam will now see in infra red. If you leave the negative squares out the only color the camera will pick up is red black and white.

TIPS:

• This is only 'near-infrared', meaning it isn't going to be 'night vision' as you might expect. What this allows you to do is capture pictures of things with wonky colors and maybe see some things not necessarily visible in the normal wavelengths of human vision. Bright lights will appear very red, because you've filtered out all light except for the very far red end of the spectrum. Night vision requires a sensor capable of seeing much farther into the infrared spectrum.
• To avoid having to use an incandescent light, try illuminating the subject/object with infrared LEDs. This way you could "see" in a darkened room (at some limited distance, depending on the intensity of the IR LEDs). A common household source of infrared light by LED is a TV remote control which makes a great little flash light for your camera. If this is too dark to see, try removing the black photographic negative squares.
• Use proper Screw drivers to unscrew because improper handling might break the camera.

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How to Swim the Butterfly Stroke without Getting Tired

If you are really good in swimming and have nothing to do, learn the butterfly stroke. This article will tell you how to swim the butterfly stroke without getting tired. It is a very challenging stroke that uses almost all your body parts and it can be very tiring.

Steps:

1. Learn your other strokes first before learning butterfly stroke, because butterfly stroke actually uses almost all of your body and it is really not an easy stroke.
2. Paddle up and down with both your legs together - like you are a mermaid or a dolphin, don't paddle like you are swimming free style.
3. Don't stop paddling, keep at it no matter what.
4. Swing your hands 180 degrees under water. When your hands are raising up, they should come out from your left side and your right side. Try to pull forward when your hands are in the air.
5. Finish a paddle just before your hands are about to rise up and finish another paddle when your hands has just finished swinging.
6. To use less energy in butterfly stroke try to relax your hands when you are swinging it and also to hands should be in water in 2 seconds.

TIPS:

• If you really want to swim fast, just keep paddling and keep swinging your hands but it will be more tiring.
• Be sure to learn the other strokes first before learning this stroke.
• Learn with a swimming coach because it is much easier, but it's also possible to learn by using the above steps.