How To Stop Any Cough In Just 5 Minutes

My friend forwarded me with this message:

This is a must try....

We have all been kept awake by our own or someone else's cough. Try this and pass it on. The tip and not the cough. ANYTHING is better than antibiotics. Even babies could benefit from this and the parents wouldn't worry about the safety of their child. And of course, it is harmless and free from any type of side-effects.

WOW! I was raised, and raised my kids with Vicks.. How come I never knew this? I can't wait for my next cough. Amazing!

READ IT ALL. It works 100 percent of the time, although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.

Treatment:
To stop night time coughing in a child (or an adult, as we found out personally), put Vicks Vapor Rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime and then cover with socks.

Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about five minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. This works 100 percent of the time, and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines.

In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. I heard the head of the Canada Research Council describe these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children, as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure.

I just happened to tune in to a.m. Radio and picked up this guy talking about why cough medicines in kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs, so I listened. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

My friend tried it on herself when she had a very deep constant and persistent cough a few weeks ago, and it worked 100 percent! She said it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her. The coughing stopped in a few minutes, and believe me this was a deep (incredibly annoying!) every few seconds, uncontrollable cough and she slept cough-free for hours every night she used it.

If you have children or grandchildren, pass it on. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed.

It sounds interesting. :) Try this one...

Blogger Sign Out

I just noticed a while ago about blogger that it redirects me to http://www.artiskool.com when I clicked the Sign Out on my blog main page. It seems that there's problem with the blogger because the exact link when I mouse over the Sign Out is http://blog.artiskool.com/logout?d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Flogout-redirect.g%3FblogID%3D9153872125331769534 and when I clicked it it redirects me to http://www.artiskool.com/logout?d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Flogout-redirect.g%3FblogID%3D9153872125331769534

I do not know if this is the expected behavior because the Sign out with link http://www.blogger.com/logout.g works perfectly.

About Zend PHP Certification

What is Zend?
Zend is the PHP Company founded by Andi Gutmans and Zeev Suraski. The name Zend is a combination of their forenames, Zeev and Andi.

What is Zend PHP Certification?
Zend PHP Certification is an industry standard for PHP Certification. For those PHP developers or IT managers who do not know what Zend Certification is, I quote a brief information from Zend website:

Becoming PHP certified is a measure of your experience in the world of PHP. The goal of the Zend PHP Certification program is to allow PHP professionals to attain the "Zend Certified Engineer" designation. This is identical in concept to other well know certification programs such as "Microsoft's Certified Professionals (MCP)" and the "Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP)" programs. The Zend PHP Certification program aims at creating a measure of distinction that employers can use to evaluate prospective employees. Becoming a Zend Certified Engineer will not make you a better programmer, however, it will most likely improve the chances of your resume standing out from among other applicants vying for the same position.

What are the benefits of being PHP Certified?
According to Zend Website there are three rewards we can get upon passing the certification namely:

Career Rewards

• Differentiate yourself from competitors when looking for a new job
• Boost your value at your annual salary review
• Get your resume/CV noticed
• Gain recognition from your employer
• Have your profile displayed in Zend's Yellow Pages for PHP Professionals
• Join the Linkedin Group Exclusively for ZCE's
  

Personal Rewards

• Be recognized as a proud and dedicated supporter of PHP
• Show your commitment to the spread and growth of PHP
• Help the community prove that PHP is reliable, stable and dependable
  

Rewards from Zend

• Be listed in Zend's PHP Yellow Pages
  
• Used by employers and recruiters to find top PHP developers worldwide
• Personalize your listing by uploading your photo, inputting your company information, CV details
• Get special discounts on Zend PHP conferences worldwide

What are the topics covered in the exam?
There are 12 major topics that you need to focus/review namely:

1. PHP Basics ( syntax, operators, variables, constants, control structures, language constructs and functions )
2. Functions ( syntax, arguments, variables, references, returns, variable scope )
   
3. Arrays (enumerated, associative, array iteration, multi-dimensional, array functions, SPL )
4. Object Oriented Programming ( instantiation, modifiers/inheritance, interfaces, exceptions, static methods & properties, autoload, reflection, type hinting, class constants )
5. Security ( configuration, session security, cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgeries, SQL injection, remote code injection, email injection, filter input, escape output )
6. XML and Web Services ( XML basics, simpleXML, XML extension, Xpath, webservices basics, SOAP, REST )
7. Strings and Patterns ( quoting, matching, extracting, searching, replacing, formatting, PCRE )
8. Databases and SQL ( SQL, joins, analyzing queries, prepared statements, transactions )
9. Web Features ( sessions, forms, GET and POST data, cookies, HTTP headers )
10. Streams and Network Programming ( files, reading, writing, file system functions, streams )
11. PHP 4/5 Differences ( object orientation, E_STRICT, references vs. object handles )
12. Design and Theory ( IDesign patterns, code reuse, OOP theory )

How long would you take the exam?
The PHP 5 exam is composed of a total of 70 questions, which must be answered in 90 minutes.

What are the types of exam?
Each question can be formulated in one of three ways: - As a multiple-choice question with only one right answer. - As a multiple-choice question with multiple correct answers. - As a free-form question for which the answer must be typed in.

What are the additional references for preparing the exam?
First, just go to Zend Certification page for an updated information about the certification because Zend might update their pages from time to time. Second, to help you prepare for the exam I would recommend you the following: Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide 2nd edition Book, PHP 5 Mock Exams and PHP 5 Power Programming. Lastly, if you prefer to learn from a professional instructor in an online setting, try the Zend PHP 5 Certification Training. The Zend PHP 5 Certification Training includes one voucher for the Zend PHP Certification Exam - a $125 value.


If you guys are now planning to take or has been in review for a while, you can visit my blog from time to time because I will be posting my review on each topic.

For those who will take the PHP Certification, Good Luck! :)

My ZCE Certificate

Today, I received my hard copy of Zend Certified Engineer PHP5 certificate together with ZCE logo sticker and letter from Training Program Manager of Zend Technologies, Inc.

This gonna be my first IT Certification. What's next? Well, might be Security+/Network+ if time permits.

I would also like to thanks to the people who inspired me to take the exam, my former Team Lead and co-ZCE Dino Simeon Madarang, my idol and Team Lead Ronnel Maglasang, all my colleagues and InfoWeapons family, my wife Nancy, my daughter Hannah Niah, my son Lance Noah, and above all my one and only God Jesus Christ. Also to my General Manager Oliver Cam who encouraged me to take the exam. This certificate is dedicated to all of YOU!