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Your counterclaim will require the specific statutes from your state's civil code that you wish to use as grounds for your counterclaim. You can find this information by looking in your state's civil code, searching online for common law principles, or calling the clerk of court to ask. You should also consider talking to and hiring an attorney. Correctly filing your counterclaim is very important to your case, because the opposing side could attempt to get it thrown out of court. Having an attorney write your counterclaim for you will insure that it appears in the correct format and contains all of the necessary elements. The opposing side can use statements you make in both your answer and counterclaim against you in ways you might not anticipate. An attorney will not only file the counterclaim correctly but ensure the proper wording of all claims as well. Many states offer a standardized counterclaim form that you can use to file. You can also search online for examples of counterclaims that others have previously filed. If you are not using a form, make sure you identify the party and what you allege that they did wrong. Put the facts of the occurrence in your counterclaim. Be as specific as possible. Usually, you will number the allegations you have against the opposing party and include your facts that way. Give the clerk of courts a copy of your complaint at the same location where the plaintiff filed the original complaint. You may file the counterclaim at the same time you file your answer. Make sure that you keep a copy of the counterclaim for you records. The filing fee will vary depending on the court where the plaintiff filed the lawsuit. You can call ahead or look online to determine the fee for your specific court. Once you have filed your counterclaim, you need to give a copy of it to the opposing party. The party will have to file an answer the same way you did. If the opposing party is represented by counsel, you may serve a copy of the counterclaim to the opposing party's counsel. You or your attorney can simply call the attorney for the opposing party and ask them if they will accept service for their client. If they say yes, there is no need to serve the opposing party. If the opposing party is unrepresented, you must serve the counterclaim by a different method. As a party to the lawsuit, you cannot personally serve the opposing party. You must confirm the appropriate ways to serve an answer and counterclaim under your state's laws. Options include: Certified or first class mail. To serve by certified or first class mail, tell the clerk that you would like to serve this way, and pay a small fee, usually around $10. Remember, you cannot mail a copy of the counterclaim to the defendant yourself. Personal service. A personal service means that someone will hand a copy of the counterclaim to the opposing party in the suit. Usually, the sheriff's department in the county where you file the counterclaim will personally serve the defendant for a small fee. When you file, tell the court that you want “sheriff service” and the clerk will facilitate the service. You can also hire a private “process server” from a legal services company, and that person will serve the opposing party. | Look up the elements of the action that you wish to use. Prepare a counterclaim form. File your counterclaim. Pay the filing fee. Serve the opposing party’s attorney. Serve an unrepresented opposing party. |
Most gloves and pads are made of leather and need a detergent with a pH of less than 10. Mix the detergent with water and dip a washcloth in the solution. Wipe the pads and gloves with the washcloth, removing any dirt and debris. Adding a tablespoon of fabric softener to the detergent solution can help eliminate odors and make your pads and gloves flexible. You can check your detergent's pH levels by reading the label, checking online, or contacting its manufacturer. Do not put your pads or gloves in the dryer, as this can damage any leather or plastic pieces. Instead, stuff the pads or gloves with a washcloth or newspaper and let them dry overnight. Wash the lacrosse uniform after every game and practice to keep it fresh. Put your lacrosse uniform in the washing machine and turn it to the gentle cycle with cold water. You can use regular laundry detergent to clean the uniform, but do not add any fabric softener if your uniform is made of spandex. Most fabric softeners restrict the elasticity of spandex. Washing the uniform with other clothes is okay so long as they can handle the gentle cycle with cold water. You can machine wash the pads and gloves as well, but use a non-acidic detergent. Put your uniform in the dryer immediately after your washing cycle ends. Set the dryer to low heat and check its dryness after the cycle ends. If the uniform is still damp, start another cycle and repeat the process as needed. Do not dry clean or iron your lacrosse uniform, as doing either can discolor the fabric. | Hand-wash your pads and gloves with a non-acidic detergent. Let your pads and gloves air-dry. Machine wash the uniform. Tumble dry your uniform. |
Ask the retiree if they would enjoy a large party or prefer a small quiet gathering. It's probably a good idea for family members to coordinate with coworkers. Some retirement parties are large affairs that combine people from both the retiree's personal and professional lives. Some people, however, prefer to have one celebration for colleagues and another with family and friends. Another option is to forgo the party and to do something more intimate like celebratory dinner. A retirement party is a good opportunity to produce mementos and keepsakes. Videotape the party or event so the retiree can view it again later. Provide a blank memory book for guests to sign and encourage them to write down their memories of the past and good wishes for the future. | Determine how the retiree would like to celebrate. Commemorate the event. |
Fill your bottle (or bottles) with water nearly to the top, then pour it into a measuring cup. Write down the number of milliliters the bottle holds. Multiply this number by 20 to get an estimate of the number of drops that fit in the bottle. If you don't have a milliliter measure, 1 US fluid ounce is close to 30 mL. For example, if you plan to make a large batch of 50 mL, your bottle holds 50 mL x 20 drops/mL = 1,000 drops. Adults who plan to use the body oil across a large area of their body should dilute the essential oil to 1%. If you plan to use it as a perfume or for a small area, you can safely try 3 or 5%. For a 1% dilution, multiply the number of drops your bottle holds by 0.01. For example, if you have a 1,000-drop bottle and plan to dilute to 1%, you'll need 1000 x 0.01 = 10 total drops of essential oil. Expensive essential oils are often sold in diluted form to make them affordable. If the label says it's already 5% diluted, multiply the number of drops by 20 (since 100% ÷ 5% = 20). As a starting point, try 2 parts base note, 1 part middle note, and 2 parts top note. If you're not sure how to calculate that in terms of drops, follow this example: This ratio uses 5 "parts" total (2 + 1 + 2). There are 10 total drops of essential oil, so to divide it into five parts calculate 10 ÷ 5 = 2 drops per part. 2 parts base note x 2 drops/part = 4 drops base note. 1 part middle note x 2 drops/part = 2 drops middle note. 2 parts top note x 2 drops/part = 4 drops top note. Sometimes the math doesn't work out neatly, and you can't get a perfect ratio. Just get as close as you can. This isn't the only recipe you can use. If you want your middle note to be the centerpiece, you can go as high as a 1:3:1 ratio. Count out the drops of each essential oil according to the calculations you just did. Add these all to a glass bottle, and swirl it around so they mix together. Since all that math was based on the size of the bottle, you don't need to count out the drops. Just fill the bottle up with carrier oil as full as you can. Close the lid tightly and shake for a minute or two to make sure the oils are spread evenly throughout. If you planned to fill multiple bottles, fill them all with carrier oil and pour them into one larger bottle. Shake to combine, then distribute it among each of the smaller bottles. At this stage you can smell the oil and mix in another drop or two of essential oil to change the characteristics. Remember that adding too much can increase the concentration to levels that irritate the skin. Seal the bottle tightly and place it in a box or on a shelf away from direct sunlight. Essential oils can last up to 2 years, but some citrus essential oils and many carrier oils have a shorter shelf life. To maximize the shelf life, transfer the oil into smaller bottles as you use it so there is never much air trapped in the bottle. Keep it out of reach of children. Discard the oil if it smells very different than it did fresh, if it thickens, or if it turns cloudy. Refrigerating the oil can help, but it's usually not necessary, and many carrier oils solidify in the fridge. If you do store it here, let the oil warm up to room temperature before using. | Measure the size of your bottle. Calculate the total amount of essential oil you'll need. Find the ratio of your three essential oils. Swirl together your essential oils. Fill the bottle with carrier oil. Store the bottle in a cool, dark place. |
It's much easier to create this look if you start with tangle-free hair. Using your favorite brush or wide tooth comb, brush out your hair to make sure that it's smooth and ready to work with. Once you’ve gotten rid of any knots, brush your hair backwards. Do not part your hair in this hairstyle. Half of your hair will be tied up in a ponytail, and the rest will be down, styled into soft curls. The first thing you need to do is split your hair into these two sections. Place your pointer fingers right above your ears. Run your hands backwards, so that they meet at the crown of your head. All of the hair above that line will go into your ponytail, and the rest will stay down. Use a clip or a hair tie to get this top section out of your way. You will be styling the bottom section first, so don't worry about creating the perfect ponytail right away. Double check that you’re happy with the sectioning you created, and make sure it's securely pinned or tied up. | Brush your hair back. Split your hair into a top and a bottom section. Clip the top section up. |
When you adjust your camera's ISO, you're determining how sensitive the imaging sensor is to light. This, along with aperture and shutter speed, will determine the quality of your images. Although ISO levels vary, a standard range is between 200 and 1600. The lower the setting, such as 200, the more light the camera will need. The higher the setting, the faster shutter speed you can use. Once you're ready to adjust your own ISO, figure out your lighting needs. If you're photographing in low lighting, you need the sensor to be extra sensitive to the light, so choose a higher ISO, such as 800. If you're photographing in bright light, you can start with a lower ISO, such as 100 or 200. Take several test shots with different ISO levels so you can determine the best ISO for your image. If you're taking a picture of a fast-moving subject or a sports event, you're probably using a high shutter speed in order to freeze the action. For high shutter speed or high action shots, the camera sensor should be high so it's extra-sensitive to the brief amount of light it's exposed to. For example, you might choose an ISO of at least 1600 to photograph a race. If you'll be shooting indoors with artificial light or in a dark room, such as in an art gallery or at a concert, use the camera's flash to add extra light. To take a natural light portrait with minimal depth-of-field, increase the aperture so more light hits the camera sensor. Then adjust the ISO until you get the quality you're looking for. You'll notice that as you go higher with ISO levels, the graininess, also called noise, gets worse. Try to shoot at the lowest ISO you can for your image in order to get the best quality image. Keep in mind that digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are designed to reduce noise, so it's easier to shoot with a high ISO. Grainy images aren't usually an issue if you're shooting in bright light with a low ISO, such as photographing in a bright room, using a flash, or taking outdoor daytime shots. If you're using a compact digital camera, try to use a lower ISO since it doesn't have the technology to reduce noise. If you're shooting a still life or using a tripod, you can use a low ISO setting. This will also allow you to get a higher quality image with more detail. for low ISO settings. If you're photographing with low lighting and a low shutter speed, you're more likely to get blurry images. To prevent camera shake and get clearer images, set up a tripod and secure your camera to it. Keep in mind that even though you're getting a higher quality image from a low ISO speed with the tripod, it won't be helpful if you're photographing movement. | Use the ISO setting to control light sensitivity. Determine the brightness of your shot. Pick a high ISO to photograph action shots. Select a lower ISO to reduce image graininess. Set up a tripod |
Each Android device is different, and different carriers load different apps when you sign up through them. Because of this, there is no standard voice recorder app for Android like there is for iOS. Your device may have an app installed already, or you may have to download one yourself. Look for apps labeled "Recorder," "Voice Recorder," "Memo," "Notes," etc. If you can't find a voice recorder app installed on your device already, you can quickly install one from the Google Play Store. Many recorder apps are free. Open the Google Play Store and search for "voice recorder." Browse through the list of results to find an app that meets your needs. There are tons of audio recording apps available, some for free and some for purchase. Check out the star ratings to get a quick feel for how popular the apps are. Tap an app to view details, such as user reviews and screenshots. Tap the "Install" button once you've found an app that you want to try. If the app costs money, you'll have to tap the price and pay for it before you can tap "Install." Once you've found or downloaded an app, find it in your App Drawer and tap it to open it up. The App Drawer can be opened by tapping the grid button at the bottom of your Home screen. The recording interface will be different for every app, so the rest of this section is just a general guide. When you launch your new recorder app, you'll generally be taken to the New Recording screen or something similar. The app may open to a list of your existing recordings first. Most Android devices have the microphone at the bottom. Make sure that your hands are not covering the microphone while you're recording. You can usually pause your recording without finishing it, allowing you to resume recording again. This will typically save the recording to your device, but this will vary depending on the app you are using. Most recording apps include basic editing functions, allowing you to trim out unnecessary parts. The Edit button typically appears after you have finished the recording. Tap the Share button to send the recording to someone else using one of your messaging apps. Most recorders record in WAV or MP3 format, which can be played on virtually any device. | Look for a voice recording app on your device. Download a recorder app from the Google Play Store. Launch your voice recording app. Tap the Record button to start a new recording. Point the bottom of your Android phone towards the audio source. Tap the Pause button to pause recording. Tap the Stop button to finish your recording. Edit the recording. Share your recording. |
Immunization tracking cards keep all your immunization information in one place, so you never have to hunt for your records again. You can typically get a card at your local health department. The CDC has a tracking card for childhood immunizations available online. Download the form at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/downloads/milestones-tracker.pdf. Record the type of immunization you received and the date you received it on your record card. You may also want to include the name and contact information for the healthcare provider that administered the immunization, in case anyone needs to verify. If your record card is lost or destroyed, a backup keeps you from having to duplicate the effort of hunting for your immunization records again. Keep your backup in a different place than you keep the original. If you don't already have a fire safe or lockbox for important documents, it's a good idea to get one. Keep your passport, birth certificate, and other such documents that cannot be easily replaced. You can keep a copy of your immunization records there too. You may also want to scan your immunization record and keep a backup copy of it on your computer or on the cloud. Additional documentation, such as medical records or receipts, can help validate the information you report on your immunization record card. These documents can be helpful if a doctor becomes unreachable. If you got any blood tests to determine your immunity to various diseases, attach a copy of the lab report to your immunization card. If your healthcare provider indicates you're due for an immunization, you can add it to your record card immediately so your card stays up to date and accurate. You might also ask a doctor or nurse to sign or initial the entry to verify that you received the immunization. | Get an immunization tracker to record immunizations. Make at least one backup of your record card. Include supporting documentation of entries on your card. Bring your record card to all medical appointments. |
Think about how quickly you burn on a sunny day. Multiply that number in minutes by the sun protection factor (SPF) of the sunscreen you're considering. The result will tell you the maximum amount of time the sunscreen will keep you protected. For example, if your skin turns red after 10 minutes in the sun, a sunscreen with SPF 15 should allow you to spend 150 minutes (2.5 hours) in the sun. No matter how quickly or slowly you tend to burn, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends using a sunscreen that is at least SPF 30. While higher SPF sunscreens do offer more protection, there is relatively little difference in the degree of protection offered by SPFs higher than 50. Sunscreen also cannot fully protect you from potentially harmful UVA radiation, no matter how high the SPF is. Keep in mind that wearing a high SPF sunscreen does not mean that you should avoid other protective measures, like staying in the shade, minimizing your time in the sun, and wearing protective clothing. The sun emits ultraviolet (UV) light in long-wave (UVA) and shortwave (UVB) rays. Both can cause skin cancer, but not all sunscreens contain UVA protection. Check the front of the packaging for terms like “Broad Spectrum.” This indicates protection from both kinds of UV rays. Mineral sunscreens may not contain the irritants that many chemical sunscreens contain. Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide are the most common active ingredients in mineral sunscreens. Both zinc oxide and titanium dioxide can make some people break out. If you are prone to breakouts, look for sunscreens that are labeled “noncomedogenic” (meaning they will not clog your pores). Read the packaging carefully. Look for oil-free formulas. If you have acne-prone skin, purchase sunscreens labeled “Non-Comedogenic.” These formulas won't clog your pores. Look for terms like “cream,” “lotion,” or even “ointment” on the front of the packaging. Moisturizing sunscreens are often formulated as these skincare products. Check for moisturizing ingredients like oil and lanolin. | Use the SPF that's right for you. Be cautious even when wearing high SPF sunscreens. Look for complete UV protection. Choose mineral sunscreen for sensitive skin. Buy sunscreen formulated for oily skin if you're prone to breakouts. Purchase moisturizing sunscreens if you have dry skin. |
Place 2 cups (500 ml) of boiling water, 1 cup (250 ml) freekeh, 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt, and 1/2 Tbsp (7.5 ml) olive oil in a deep, glass or plastic microwave-safe bowl. Mix slightly to moisten all the freekeh granules and to spread the salt and oil. You can use either cracked grain freekeh or whole grain freekeh. Either option will work. To boil the water, fill a tea kettle or small saucepan with water and heat it on the stove over high heat until bubbles start to form. Alternatively, you can boil the water by placing it in a separate microwave-safe dish and microwaving it in 30 to 60 second intervals until bubbles start to form. Place wooden chopsticks in the water to break the surface tension as you microwave it, thereby preventing the water from super-heating and breaking the dish. Cover the dish and cook the freekeh on high until most of the water is absorbed. For cracked grain freekeh, this will take 10 to 15 minutes. For whole grain freekeh, this will take 30 to 35 minutes. If your microwave does not rotate, pause the microwave one to three times during the process to turn the dish manually. Doing so can ensure that the freekeh cooks evenly. After the cooking process finishes, remove the dish from the microwave and let the freekeh stand, undisturbed and still covered, for about 5 minutes. The grains of freekeh should absorb the remaining water during this time, causing them to plump up and soften even more. At this point, the freekeh is ready to serve. You can enjoy it as is or use it in a recipe for another dish calling for pre-cooked freekeh. | Combine the ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high. Let stand. Serve. |
Before you begin, you will need to turn off the power to the fan from the circuit breaker box. Put on a pair of gloves, safety goggles and a respirator and remove the grille covering from the old fan. You may be shocked at the amount of dirt and debris that fall out of it! Unscrew or unplug the motor blower assembly from the housing unit, then open up the electrical splice unit and carefully pull out the wires. Remove the connectors and untwist the wires to disconnect them. It's a good idea to double check that power to the wires is off before doing this. Loosen the cable clamp to free the electrical cable from the fan housing. In the attic, detach the duct pipe from both the housing unit and the vent cap connector duct. Pull the electrical cable and wiring free from the housing unit. Use a power drill to remove the screws securing the old fan's brackets to the joists, then lift the old fan from the ceiling. Head back down to your bathroom and remove the new fan from its packaging. If it has the same measurements as your old fan, you will be able to install it immediately. But if the new fan is bigger than the old one, you will need to enlarge the hole in your ceiling. You can do this by tracing the outline of your new fan onto the ceiling, then cutting around the outline with a drywall saw. If your new fan is smaller than the old one, you can caulk around the edges of the housing unit to fill in any gaps once the fan is installed. Go to the attic and lower the new fan into the preexisting or newly enlarged hole. Make sure the unit is properly oriented for all electrical and duct work connections. Slide out the extendable mounting brackets and secure them to the joists using your power drill and 1 inch (2.5 cm) drywall screws. You may need a helper to hold the fan in place from below as you do this. Once the fan is in place, connect a 90 degree duct elbow to the fan's exhaust port using sheet metal screws. Then attach a new 4 to 6 inch (10.2 to 15.2 cm) duct pipe to the duct elbow. It is possible to use the duct pipe from the old fan, but if it is less than 4 inches (10.2 cm) in diameter you will need to install a duct pipe reducer before reattaching the pipe. However be aware that using a smaller, older duct pipe will prevent the fan from working as efficiently. Insert the electrical cable through the new fans connector and secure it with a cable clamp. Open up the electrical splice box (from either the attic or the bathroom, depending on the model) and pull out the fan wires. Attach the electrical wires to the fan wires by twisting same color wires together (white to white and black or red to black) and attaching a wire connector. Wrap the bare copper wire under the ground clip or screw and tighten to secure. Tuck all of the wires back into the electrical splice box and replace the cover. If you replaced your old duct pipe with a newer, bigger pipe, you will also need to install a larger vent cap on your roof or sidewall. Take whatever safety precautions are necessary for working at a height. Remove the old vent cap and use a saw to enlarge the opening to the size of the new duct pipe. Pull the end of the duct pipe through the hole until 3⁄4 inch (1.9 cm) extends beyond the edge of the roof or sidewall. Secure in place with sheet metal screws and seal around the edges with caulk. Secure the new vent cap over the end of the duct pipe. If the vent pipe is on the roof, replace any shingles that may have come loose. Return to the bathroom and install the motor blower assembly by plugging it into the receptacle and screwing to secure. Attach the decorative plastic grille, then turn the power back on to test if your new bathroom fan is working. | Turn off the power. Unplug the motor and disconnect the wiring. Go to the attic and remove the housing. Install the new fan. Attach the duct. Connect the wiring. Complete the outdoor work. Attach the grille. |
Over the counter ranitidine is commonly available in 75 mg and 150 mg tablets. If you have spoken with your doctor or otherwise know based on past experience that 150 mg is the right dose for you, opt for that. Otherwise, talk to your doctor or start with the 75 mg tablets. You can always take a second tablet if 75 mg is not enough. The brand-name version of ranitidine, Zantac, is available in a syrup form. Zantac syrup has been found to be especially helpful for heartburn and acid reflux. A syrup may also be easier to properly measure and administer to children, especially kids who haven't learned to swallow tablets yet. For severe or chronic conditions, your doctor may be able to prescribe you a higher ranitidine dosage than you can buy over the counter. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms and what you’ve done to try and manage your symptoms so that they can help determine if you need a prescription-strength medication. You won't need to provide ranitidine injections for yourself, but the medication can be administered either through intramuscular injection (IM) or intravenous drip (IV) in a hospital or emergency room. If you have a severe or chronic condition, talk to your doctor about if and when you might need ranitidine injections. | Check the dosage on tablets. Use a syrup for heartburn and acid reflux. Ask your doctor about a prescription. Look into injections. |
While entry-level jobs on oil rigs are plentiful and technically don't require any experience, few companies will hire a "green hand" to work on their billion-dollar platforms. In general, oil rig workers only need to be 18 or older, have a high school diploma, and pass a pre-employment drug test. Successful applicants have usually pursued oil rig training independently or bring transferable skills to the job. All workers must meet certain minimum standards and certifications to work on an oil rig. Since many oil rigs are in international waters or even in foreign countries, it is important to be aware of what documents you'll need if you must enter another country for the work. Most companies will arrange for a current work visa for people working outside their native country. Oil rig jobs are available in some of the world's most exotic locations, including the coasts of Africa and the waters of Southeast Asia. Workers from other regions often get jobs in these areas, but they must complete a full course of immunizations before they will be hired. Some of the most common required vaccinations include Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; Tetanus; Polio; Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR); Meningitis; Typhoid Fever; Seasonal Influenza; and Yellow Fever. Many trade schools and colleges offer classes on various facets of the oil industry, including oil rig work. Most classes blend coursework with hands-on field experience. Companies often provide training for workers looking to advance their careers in specialized fields. All offshore workers are required to earn an Offshore Survival & Firefighting certificate. Specialized workers like electricians, scaffolders, and welders must hold a state-issued license or certificate in order to work on a rig. | Determine whether you meet the basic requirements. Ask about the work visa requirements. Get the necessary immunizations. Find specialized training courses. Complete the required certifications. |
Wipe the damaged part of the floor with a clean, damp cloth. Let the floor dry completely before you proceed. This method works for minor chips and scratches that can be repaired with putty or a marker specifically made to repair laminate flooring. For example, if you drop a knife and it leaves a small cut in the floor, you can easily repair the damage with a laminate floor repair kit. Get laminate floor repair putty for larger chip repairs or a floor repair marker for smaller scratches. Take an extra piece of flooring with you to the home improvement store, if you have one, to find the closest color. You can mix multiple colors of putty together to get a matching color if you can't find one close enough. Take off the cap of the marker and carefully color in the scratches. Let the marker dry for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Add more coats of the marker after it dries if the scratch is still visible. Scoop out a bit of putty on a putty knife and spread it into the chipped area. Use the putty knife to smooth it out so it's level with the rest of the board, then let it dry for 1 hour. If the chip is particularly deep, then apply several thin coats of the putty until it is even with the floor. Carefully wipe around the repaired area to remove any marker or filler that got on the undamaged flooring. If you used putty, be sure to do this before it dries. Use a cleaning solvent designed for laminate flooring if you need something stronger. | Clean the damaged area to remove any dirt from the chip or scratch. Buy a laminate floor repair kit that closely matches the color of your floor. Disguise small scratches with a floor repair marker. Fill in large chips using putty. Wipe around the area with a clean, dry cloth to remove extra marker or putty. |
Give your characters things that they want. Having established goals is a great way to drive the story and create storylines when you're running low on ideas. You don't want characters that seem perfect. This strikes readers as being unrealistic and boring. If you want people to really sympathize with your characters and root for them, give them flaws. They can be greedy, too talkative, rude, selfish, or not exactly smarter than your average bear. Give your characters backgrounds, interests, hobbies, and other things that show that they have actual lives. This makes them seem more real and relatable. Fight the cliches! Don't make your characters "normal" by comic standards. Give them individual and unique characteristics, and think of new and different ideas for your comic. Remember, your characters don't have to fall in love. Don't make a character for the sole purpose of being a love interest; make them realistic, and if a love story seems appropriate between two characters, let it develop in a realistic manner. Cliches aren't how people are, they are how people think they are supposed to be. You can help change this by making your characters behave like people do in the real world. | Give them hopes and dreams. Give them flaws. Flesh out their lives. Fight cliches. |
Once you get the hang of doing your own eye shadow, experiment with other colors to find the combination that makes your eyes pop the most. If you have brown eyes, try earthy tones such as browns, deep or olive greens, rustic purples and dirty blues. If you have green eyes try ruddy browns, coppers, and purples. If you have blue eyes, try dusty browns, emerald greens, periwinkles, and pinks. For hazel eyes try browns or olive greens, coppers and silvers. | Experiment with eye shadow based on your eye color. |
If you just want to create a simple collage with different transparencies, you can use an online tool to do so without having to download and install GIMP. You can't use Pine Tools to introduce a new photo, such as a celebrity, to a base photo in hopes of convincing people that the end result is a real photo. This is helpful when selecting photos to add to your project as layers. You may want to make a copy of the photos you plan on using by selecting them, pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac), and then pasting them in a common location such as the desktop. Once you know which photo you want to use as the background for your final image, you'll need to find the width and height (in pixels) for the photo so that you can create a properly sized canvas later: Windows — Right-click the photo, click Properties, click the Details tab, and look for the numbers to the right of the "Dimensions" heading (you may need to scroll down). Mac — Click the photo to select it, click File, click Get Info, and review the "Dimensions" heading in the "More Info" section (you may first have to click the More Info heading). Do the following depending on your operating system: Windows — Go to https://www.gimp.org/downloads/, click Download GIMP directly, double-click the downloaded setup file, and follow the on-screen instructions. Mac — Go to https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.8/osx/ in your computer's web browser, click the gimp-2.8.10-dmg-1.dmg link, double-click the DMG file, click and drag the GIMP logo onto the "Applications" folder, and follow any additional instructions. On a Mac, you may need to verify the installation before you can install GIMP. Once you've installed GIMP, you can proceed with opening it, after which point you'll be able to begin overlaying your photos: Windows — Click Start, type in gimp and click GIMP at the top of the menu. Mac — Click Spotlight, type in gimp, double-click GIMP, and click Open if prompted. | Consider using PineTools. Make sure all your photos are in one location. Find out the size of your main photo. Download and install GIMP. Open GIMP. |
Shoulder pads are a classic solution to narrow or small shoulders. Some clothes come with built in shoulder pads, such as blazers and coats. You might also be able to get away with putting shoulder pads on under a thick sweater. Be careful not to overstuff with shoulder pads or they will look too obvious. Baggy clothing can actually make your shoulders look narrower, so it is best to avoid it. Instead, choose clothing that fits you well, such as fitted jeans and shirts. It is especially important to choose clothing that is fitted around your waist because this can help to create the V-shape that makes your shoulders look wider. Wearing horizontal stripes across your chest and shoulders can also make your shoulders look wider. Try wearing a sweater that has a stripe or two going across the chest and/or shoulder area. White can make you seem like you have wider shoulders as well by making the top half of your body appear larger. Try wearing white dress shirts and t-shirts to see if this enhances the size of your shoulders. You can take advantage of the effects of layering your clothes in the winter to give the look of wider shoulders. Try wearing a sweater over a long sleeved shirt, or layer a t-shirt over a waffle shirt. You can also try wearing two or three t-shirts in warmer weather to create this effect. However, make sure that the collars or sleeves of the other shirts don't peak out or it may look odd. Wear a larger shirt over the others to hide the edges. | Wear shoulder pads. Choose clothing that fits well. Try some horizontal stripes. Opt for white shirts. Dress in layers. |
Until kids learn how to read on their own, it's best to sit down and read to them out loud. You may want to record yourself as you read aloud so you can listen to yourself and make adjustments as needed. Practice holding the book in one hand while it faces the children so they can see the text and illustrations. Select bright, colorful picture books that don't have a lot of text. The younger the child, the slower you should go. Speak clearly and slowly, pausing at each page. Consider letting the child decide when it's time to turn to the next page. Older kids can still enjoy being read to if it's a more complicated story, especially before going to sleep. Reading to kids early and often stimulates their brains and helps them learn verbal skills. Once kids start learning how to read, usually at five or six, encourage them to take a more active role. Keep reading the entire story to a child who is just learning how to identify simple words. However, before turning the page, try pointing to a word or two and ask if the child can read the word. Stick to easy words like "red" and "dog" at first. Once a child learns how to read simple sentences, encourage him or her to read picture books to you. If he or she gets stuck on a difficult word, encourage the child to sound it out. If that doesn't work, gently tell the child how to say the word. As their reading skills improve, you don't always have to entertain kids by reading to them directly. Instead, encourage independence by asking them to read to themselves. You can sit next to them and read your own book to model the behavior. As an adult, it's your job to make sure they have what they need. Stock up on age-appropriate books and keep them where the kids can always grab one to read. Take the kids on a trip to bookstores and/or libraries and let them pick out their own books. Participate in local community reading events and book clubs for kids. If you can't find a children's reading program in your area, you can try starting one yourself. You may even be able to apply for grants to help fund these activities. Give older kids access to a dictionary to use when they come across unknown words. Reading and listening to stories is fun, but making up your own can be just as entertaining, especially for young kids. Ask the kids to tell you a story. You can teach them how to tell a story by telling a simple story first. Then ask for a story from them. Provide support while the children are telling their stories and prompt them with questions like, “What happened first?” “What happened next?” and “What happened last?” If you're entertaining a few kids, try playing a game where everyone tells the story. Go in a circle and take turns, adding on to what the last person said. If one kid tends to hog the spotlight, try adding a rule to limit each turn to one minute or one sentence to include everyone equally. Once kids start to learn how to read and write, they can begin writing down simple stories. Give them paper or a notebook to write in. Older kids may begin to write their own novel-length stories. At this stage, it may be a good idea to let them use a computer to type their stories rather than handwrite them. | Read aloud to young kids. Read with elementary school-aged kids. Help older kids to read on their own. Encourage kids to make up their own stories. |
The slope of a line is defined by (Y2 - Y1)/(X2 - X1) where X and Y are the horizontal and vertical coordinates of points on the line. You must define two points on the line to calculate this formula. The point closer to the bottom of the line is (X1, Y1) and the point higher on the line, above the first point, is (X2, Y2). This formula can be restated as the rise over the run. It is the change in vertical difference over the change in horizontal difference, or the steepness of the line. If a line points upwards to the right, it will have a positive slope. If the line is downwards to the right, it will have a negative slope. A point on a line is given by the coordinate (X, Y) where X is the location on the horizontal axis and Y is the location on the vertical axis. To calculate the slope, you need to identify two points on each of the lines in question. Points are easily determined when you have a line drawn on graphing paper. To define a point, draw a dashed line up from the horizontal axis until it intersects the line. The position that you started the line on the horizontal axis is the X coordinate, while the Y coordinate is where the dashed line intersects the line on the vertical axis. For example: line l has the points (1, 5) and (-2, 4) while line r has the points (3, 3) and (1, -4). To actually calculate the slope, simply plug in the numbers, subtract, and then divide. Take care to plug in the coordinates to the proper X and Y value in the formula. To calculate the slope of line l: slope = (5 – (-4))/(1 – (-2)) Subtract: slope = 9/3 Divide: slope = 3 The slope of line r is: slope = (3 – (-4))/(3 - 1) = 7/2 Remember, two lines are parallel only if they have identical slopes. Lines may look parallel on paper and may even be very close to parallel, but if their slopes are not exactly the same, they aren't parallel. In this example, 3 is not equal to 7/2, therefore, these two lines are not parallel. | Define the formula for slope. Identify the X and Y coordinates of two points on each line. Plug the points for each line into the slope formula. Compare the slopes of each line. |
Combine 32 oz (1 liter) of warm water with 3/4 cup (180 ml) liquid dish detergent. As before, any liquid dish detergent will work regardless of potency or added chemicals. Shake the bottle well to make sure that the soap and water are combined. Douse any bugs you cannot knock down with the spray and apply the solution along any area you suspect the stink bugs might come in through. Even though this does not work as quickly as drowning the insects does, the soap with react with the waxy coating on the exterior of the stink bug, breaking that coating down and ultimately dehydrating the pest. Stink bugs usually sneak in through cracks, windows, doors, and vents. Spray a heavy coating of this solution around those areas so that invading stink bugs will walk through it and eventually die. | Fill a spray bottle with soapy water. Spray the solution on bugs and along cracks. |
Click the Terminal app icon, which resembles a black box with white text in it, to do so. You'll usually find the Terminal icon in the Dock or on the Desktop. Some versions of Linux require you to open the Menu and then select Terminal from the list of apps. You can also just press Alt+Ctrl+T to open the Terminal window. Type in cd Downloads and press ↵ Enter. This will shift the Terminal's focus into the Downloads folder, which is where your downloaded Tor setup file should be. If you downloaded the Tor setup file into a different folder, you'll have to change to that folder's directory instead. Type in tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-7.5.2_language-region.tar.xz and make sure to substitute the file name's language (e.g., en-US) for the language-region section, then press ↵ Enter. For example, in order to extract the U.S. English version of Tor, you'd type in tar -xvJf tor-browser-linux64-7.5.2_en-US.tar.xz and press ↵ Enter. Type in cd tor-browser_language where language is the language tag for your selected version of Tor, then press ↵ Enter. Type in ./start-tor-browser.desktop and press ↵ Enter, then wait for Tor's setup window to open. It's in the lower-left side of the window. Doing so will connect you to the Tor network and, once the connection is successful, open the Tor browser. You should now be able to browse using Tor. | Open Terminal. Switch to the Downloads directory. Extract the Tor setup file's contents. Open the Tor browser's directory. Run the Tor setup. Click Connect. |
One of the best ways to ignore somebody is to show them that you’re disinterested in communicating with them. If a girl is bully with you, don't stoop to her level. Instead, try not to engage in distasteful conversation. Be as formal and polite as you can so that she’ll have no choice but to leave you alone. Say you run into the girl at school, and she starts yelling at you from across the hall. Don't respond. Politely say “excuse me” and keep walking forward. Usually, bullies act the way they do out of low self-esteem. Oftentimes they are targeting you just because they need somebody to pick on, so it is important to avoid taking the bullying personally. To avoid taking the bullying personally, try considering the importance of the relationship. Is this someone you really care about, or someone who you just know? Does his or her opinion really matter? Will it affect how those who really care about you will treat you? You can also try thinking about how this person treats other people and why. Is she mean to most people or does she pick on a select few people? Why do you think she does this? Is she insecure? Does she struggle at school? Is there something else that might be causing her to lash out? Laughing at mean comments will make you feel better about yourself, and will also confuse the girl so much that she might stop. Bullies are looking to provoke you, and if you respond with a positive attitude, they will likely stop feeling the need to pick on you. Bullies act out because they themselves feel hurt or misunderstood. Try to see the girl as a human being who is hurting, and who is dealing with her problems by trying to make you hurt, too. Don't let her do this to you. Instead, feel empathy for the girl and don't let her get to you. . If ignoring her still doesn't work, don't be afraid to stand up for yourself. Try not to yell or get too worked up. Say something simple and direct, like: "I don't like the way you’re treating me. This needs to stop.” Saying something honest is always disarming. If you encounter the girl and she is being loud and mean, quietly say “I’m really bothered that you’re acting this way” instead of coming back with an equally offensive comment. | Don’t engage with a bully. Try not to take it personally. Find the humor in the situation. Try to empathize with the bully. Stand up for yourself |
Go for patent leather or suede and look timeless wherever you go. Keep your look simple with black shoes or use them to help draw people's attention to another louder accessory. Pick a stiletto heel in a fun color or style. Experiment with heel shape and height, color, and embellishment. Don't forget about funky animal prints. Echo your shoe color in a matching belt or clutch. It's possible to keep your shoe conservative but still polished! The key is to choose a lower heel, like a kitten heel, in a neutral color like nude or black. A nude shoe will also draw out your leg and make it look longer - who can resist that? Try an eye catching pair of gladiator sandals or a pair of glittery sandals with ankle straps. Choose subtler styles with more muted tones for casual affairs. You can walk the line between casual and sophisticated by pairing flats with your LBD. An ideal flat will have a little embellishment on it, or a metallic hue to add some excitement. Though, not all flats are feminine. A pair of conservative loafers might be a good match for your masculine watch. As the weather gets colder you'll want to cover up your feet and legs with a high-heeled boot or ankle boot to look trendy. Go a more dramatic route with an over the knee boot or get edgy with a cowboy boot. A riding boot will add structure, especially when paired with a tailored top to match. Mix and match formal and casual, or "high" and "low" fashion, when you want to be experimental. Let your feet rest as you run errands or take a walk during the day. | Stay traditional with classic black pumps. Liven up your look with fun heels. Bring out your conservative heels for formal gatherings. Stay comfortable in strappy sandals. Capture casual sophistication with flats. Adopt a cool, city look with boots or booties. Wear sneakers for casual outings. |
Environmental enrichment is an important way to keep your Russian dwarf hamster mentally and physically active. The more enriched his environment, the happier and healthier he will be, and the easier it will be to tame and handle him. Examples of toys include empty toilet paper and paper towel tubes. Plastic portable tubes also make great toys for your dwarf hamster. You can purchase them at your local pet store. Keep in mind, though, that he could chew through the plastic—replace the tube when he's chewed enough to cause damage. You can also make your own hamster toys. Examples of homemade toys include ladders, hamster houses, and obstacle courses. When it is time to feed your dwarf hamster, hide or sprinkle some of the food morsels deep in his bedding or within another object in his cage. This will encourage him to forage like he would in the wild. You may notice that your dwarf hamster will stash food in different areas of his cage as a snack for later. Chewing not only keeps your dwarf hamster busy, but also keeps his teeth filed down. Your dwarf hamster would love to chew on wooden cubes. To add more fun, the cubes have holes on multiple sides that he can crawl through. Your hamster could also chew on a bendable wooden toy, which is made of rounded pieces of wood that are banded together. You can also twist this toy type into different shapes to create walls, platforms, and houses that your hamster could play on or in. Give your dwarf hamster small, soft rawhide chews to chew on. Dwarf hamsters also like to chew on mineral blocks, which can last a long time. You can find chewing materials at your local pet store. Exercise helps your dwarf hamster stay in shape and mentally alert. An exercise wheel will allow him to get plenty of exercise within his cage. Make sure the exercise wheel is solid—your dwarf hamster could get his feet stuck in wires and potentially break a leg bone. If the exercise wheel starts to sound squeaky after a while, grease it with Vaseline where needed. An exercise ball will allow your dwarf hamster to exercise outside of his cage. Let him play in the ball for up to 30 minutes — not only will your hamster need a rest after about 30 minutes, but he may also need some fresh air. Let your dwarf hamster run in the hamster ball in different rooms, but never near a set of stairs or open water, like a pool. Plastic flying saucers are also good for your hamster. He can run on them like he runs on an exercise wheel. | Place toys in your dwarf hamster’s cage. Hide his food. Give your dwarf hamster something to chew on. Give your dwarf hamster exercise equipment. |
Choose a comfortable shirt and pair of pants that you don't mind getting dirty when you clean. Find something that's loose-fitting so you can easily move around and clean hard-to-reach places in your room, such as under your bed or behind a dresser. Avoid wearing any tight clothes that prevent you from bending or kneeling to reach something you need to pick up. For example, you may wear a loose-fitting T-shirt or a large sweatshirt as a top, and choose sweatpants or athletic shorts as bottoms. Avoid wearing your street shoes in your room since you could track in more dirt. Put in headphones or play music on speakers in your room so you can have fun and dance while you’re cleaning. Choose a playlist with upbeat music that you like listening to so you stay motivated to keep cleaning. Keep the music playing the entire time you’re cleaning to make it go by quickly. Don't get too distracted choosing what music you want to listen to, or else you’ll procrastinate cleaning your room. Goals can help you finish cleaning your room faster and make it so you don't spend all day cleaning. Use a timer app on your phone or set a kitchen timer for 30-60 minutes and start cleaning immediately. That way, you can work quickly and efficiently. You can set shorter timers for specific tasks if you want to. For example, you may give yourself 5 minutes for vacuuming your room or 10 minutes to sort through your clothes. Don't feel rushed if you aren't able to clean everything before the timer goes off. Try to be more efficient or give yourself a few extra minutes the next time you clean. If you have a window in your room, sunlight and fresh air can help motivate you to clean faster so you can go outside. Open windows also help bad odors escape if you have something smelly in your room. Keep your blinds or shades open and keep the window open the whole time you’re cleaning. Don't open your window if there's bad weather or if you’re heating/cooling your home. Cleaning your room can be a lot of work, so treating yourself to something when you’re done can make you feel accomplished. You may pick something like eating a sweet snack, hanging out with a friend, or spending time outside. That way, you have something to look forward to when you finish cleaning. You can also set rewards for yourself for completing tasks. For example, you may take a 5-minute break after you finish sorting your clothes or eat a piece of candy after you organize a shelf. | Put on comfy clothes so you feel relaxed while you’re cleaning. Play music you like to make cleaning more fun. Set timers while you clean to motivate yourself to finish quickly. Open your windows to let fresh air into your room. Choose a reward to give yourself when you’re done. |
Try wearing clothing that is dark so your eyes stand out. Pick tops in dark blue or sweaters in dark purple. Wear dark jeans with a purple top. Opt for a dark purple dress. Denim in all shades is a good option for people with brown eyes. Brown is a fairly neutral color, so many different clothing colors will look good. Experiment with different shades until you find what works best! Go for a shades like marigold, crimson, and pumpkin for the most flattering look. Pick a sweater with a pattern that uses yellow or orange. Metallic hues like gold, bronze, and copper are also a good way to add warmth to your skin and compliment your brown eyes. Wear gold jewelry to compliment your brown eyes. Pick gold hoop earrings or a gold necklace. Try gold studs and a gold cuff or bracelet. Try wearing eyeglasses with dark frames so your brown eyes stand out. Opt for glasses with large frames so others can see your eyes, and their pretty brown color. Wear a scarf in dark tones to make your brown eyes stand out more. A scarf with a pattern in warm colors like yellow, orange, and red are also a good compliment to brown eyes. Hats that are brown or beige can also make your eyes pop. Try a wide brimmed hat made out of light brown straw or linen. Go for a baseball cap in yellow, orange, or red. | Wear dark blue or purple clothing. Try clothing in warm hues like deep yellow or orange. Go for jewelry in warm colors. Wear complimentary glasses. Try complimentary scarves and hats. |
Pair up the matching “R” and “L” pieces and pin them together. This will create a thicker shoulder pad that has 1 layer of batting. If you want your shoulder pads to have graduated thickness, cut out a series of progressively smaller pieces. Use fabric spray adhesive to secure the pieces together in a stack. You’ll place another full-sized piece of batting over the top to smooth over the levels. Sew a straight stitch around the perimeter to hold the layers of batting together. The first dart will take in 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) and the second, larger dart will take in 1⁄2 in (1.3 cm). The larger dart should go on the side with more volume which will be positioned towards the back of the shoulder. They can both be about 2 in (5.1 cm) deep. Mark these with a fabric marker or pencil. Pin in the darts on both shoulder pads, making sure you’re taking in volume from both of the 2 layers of batting. Sew the darts closed using a machine straight stitch. Trim away the loose threads. Place the batting onto the wrong side of the corresponding “R” and “L” pieces of lining fabric. Position it in the center and begin folding the 1 in (2.5 cm) seam allowance toward the inside. Pin around the edges. The lining fabric should now be enclosing the edges of the batting. Take care in folding around the corners so that the seam allowance doesn't stick out or add too much bulk. Sew a straight stitch 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) away from the folded edge. Now, your lining fabric should be totally enclosing all edges of the batting. Trim away the excess seam allowance. If you have pinking shears, use these when trimming away the seam allowance so that the raw edges of the lining fabric won't fray. Your shoulder pads are now ready to whip stitch into the garment of your choice! | Sandwich 2 layers of batting together and pin them. Use a sewing machine to straight stitch around the edges of the stack. Mark 2 darts on the curved edge of the batting. Pin and machine sew the darts. Fold and pin the seam allowance of the lining fabric over the batting. Machine sew around the perimeter of the shoulder pads. Trim away the raw edges of the lining fabric. |
If you don't already have squirrels, you can attract them to your yard quickly if they can easily find food. Set up the feeder near a tree or on a garden hook, and make sure it's easily accessible for you and the animals. Look for squirrel-specific feeders or simple mesh feeders so that the squirrels can easily locate and retrieve the food. However, this can often mean that large birds and other animals may access the squirrel food. Try to keep these animals away as much as possible to encourage the squirrel visitors to stop by! It's best to try to hand feed the squirrels in your own yard, since it will take time for them to trust you. If you often visit a park or other area where squirrels eat, they might be willing to eat from your hand there. Make a mixture of tree nuts with shells, such as walnuts, hazelnuts, and acorns to promote gnawing. Add in some bird seed for extra nutrients, and place the mixture in a feeder outside. Keep it separate from other feeders so that the squirrels can easily access it from trees. If you’re worried about the squirrels getting into your other feeders, set up squirrel baffles, like wind chimes or reflective surfaces, to repel them. Place a few handfuls of grapes, apples, broccoli, or zucchini outside for the squirrels to eat. These will provide more nutrition and lure the squirrels back to your yard for a treat that they can't find elsewhere! Keep track of what the squirrels seem to eat the most of. If they seem to like the grapes more than the apples, increase the amount of grapes you feed them. The squirrels will learn to trust you because you’re a reliable source of food. Create a safe outdoor space, such as a corner of a porch or a garden. Try to feed them at the same time every day so they don't go elsewhere to look for treats. You might even notice that the squirrels will begin to come up to your windows to peer inside if there's no food in the feeder! When you see squirrels, go outside and stand as close as you can to the feeder without scaring them off. Be very still and quiet at first. Then, begin making clicking noises with your mouth to emulate the sounds that squirrels make to communicate. This will help them get used to your presence while they eat and will teach them to trust you. If you’re not sure what sounds to make, look up videos of squirrel noises to get a better idea. Try to be as still as possible to avoid scaring off the squirrels. If this is your first time approaching them, sit or stand nearby, and try to ignore them as much as possible while they eat. | Set up outdoor mesh feeders to get squirrels to come to your yard. Start with natural squirrel food, like tree nuts, seeds, and flower buds. Entice squirrels with sweeter treats, such as fruits and vegetables. Put out food every day to associate your scent with feeding time. Stand near the feeder when the squirrel is eating and make clicking noises. |
Performing a factory reset, or security wipe, will remove all of your personal information and reset the phone to the state it was in when it came out of the box. In the Security Settings menu, select Security Wipe. Check the boxes for each of the items that you want wiped from the phone. If you want to completely erase your information, ensure that all of the boxes are checked. To perform the wipe, you will need to enter the code. Type “blackberry” into the box and then select Wipe. Your BlackBerry will reset multiple times during the wipe process. Once the phone has rebooted, your data will be gone. | Open the Options on your home screen. Select Security Settings. Choose what you want erased. Enter the code. Wait for the phone to complete the wipe process. |
While you can perform a 180 on your skateboard from a stand still position, it will be easier if you already have some momentum going. A few pushes should work (if you are doing a gap then do more pushes, but you should only try this if you have done a 180 plenty of times before). If this is your first time attempting this trick or you’re still new to it, then you should go at a slower pace so you have more of a handle on your board. Once you’ve got a few pushes in and have some momentum built up, it's time to place your feet in the modified ollie position for your 180. Plant your back foot on the tail of your board while you rotate and slide your front foot to the edge of the board. Remember that your back foot should be on the back edge of the tail. If you’re doing a backside 180, have your front shoulder slightly lowered and in front of you and bend your knees. For a frontside, do the same with your back shoulder. This part may feel natural, but if you wind too far, then you'll over spin. If you don't wind enough, then you won't spin enough. This might take some practice so just remember to keep patient. When you do try to execute the trick if you spin too much you’ll over rotate and you may lose your board from under you. If you don't spin enough your board won't turn enough and may land sideways causing a stop to forward momentum. You may also want to start to turn the board in the direction you want it to go with your back foot. For a backside 180 you’ll be turning towards your back instead of your front, and vice versa for a frontside. It will be complicated in the beginning, and takes a few tries to fully get it. For a backside 180, if you ride “goofy” you’ll want to start to turn the board to your right, and if you’re “regular” turn the board to your left. For a frontside 180, “goofy riders will start to turn the board left, and “regular” riders will turn the board right. Push the tail of your board down until it hits the ground. When you feel it hit, that's when you’ll begin to slide your front foot upwards. Use force, but not too much, as too much pressure won't allow you to get the lift you need. For “regular” skaters you’ll swipe your left foot up and left for a backside 180, and right for a frontside 180. For “goofy” skaters you’ll swipe your right foot up and right for a backside 180, and left for a frontside 180. Remember here that you’re turning starting at the top of your body with your shoulders and then letting your legs follow you. As you spin your shoulders and then your waist and legs, lift your body upwards with your board. Don't lock your knees. If you extend your legs and lock your knees you will push the board down and away from you, preventing it from spinning along with you. | Get some speed. Put your feet in an ollie position. Wind up the opposite way you want to spin. Start by doing an ollie. Snap downward with your back foot. Swipe your front foot up and to the opposite side of your board that it was originally planted on when you are doing the ollie. Shift your weight in the direction you want to spin. |
Once the host has invited the guest and introduced the couple, it's time to include all the relevant details about time and place. First comes the date of the wedding, followed by the time on the next line. On a traditional, formal wedding invitation, the names of all times and dates are spelled out (write “Monday the second of March” as opposed to “Monday, March 2”) Similarly, instead of writing 2:00 p.m. on a formal invitation, you would instead write out two o’clock in the afternoon. The location of the wedding ceremony comes after the date and time, and this should include the : Name of the venue Address of the venue (unless it's a highly recognizable place that will be easy to find) City and state/province where the wedding will be held This tells guests what to expect after the ceremony. If the wedding ceremony will be followed by dinner and dancing at the same venue or a different location, now's the time to let your guests know. This can often be something simple, such as: “Dinner and dancing to follow” “Reception to follow” “Party to follow,” and be sure to note a time and new location if applicable For example, if children aren't permitted, you can write “adult reception” on the reception card. Similarly, you can also indicate a dress code in the reception line, such as “black-tie reception to follow.” To tell guests delicately that children are not invited, you can also have a box on the RSVP card that asks you to indicate how many adults will be attending. | Include the date. Note the venue. Write the reception line. Make note of any special requests. |
If you're smoothing the tulle on a dress, hang the dress on a padded hanger. To get the wrinkles out of a tulle veil, attach the veil to a clip on a hanger. For a tutu, hang it on a tutu hanger to ensure that it keeps its shape. Hang the tulle item on a hook in your bathroom or on the bathroom door. Ensure that the steam can circulate around the tulle. Do not hang the tulle from the shower curtain rod since you'll be running the shower. Place towels on the bathroom floor to prevent the floor from becoming slippery and dangerous. Turn the shower on and make the water hot so the room begins to fill with steam. Keep the bathroom door open to prevent the fabric from becoming too moist. Wrap the towel around your arm so it's completely enclosed in the fabric. Use a white towel to prevent colors from bleeding onto the tulle. Once the room is steamy, slowly brush your towel-covered arm down the tulle. Repeat this as many times as you need to to remove light wrinkles. Keep the shower running until you've finished steaming out the wrinkles. | Hang the tulle on a hanger. Place the hanger in the bathroom. Lay towels on the floor and run a hot shower. Lay a clean, dry towel across your arm. Run the towel across the tulle to smooth it. |
Apples are ready for picking earlier in warmer areas than the fruits in colder climates because the heat helps them ripen. Likewise, south-facing fruits will get more sunlight and be ready for picking earlier than apples on the north side of the tree. In cooler climates, harvest time is generally September through October. In warmer climates, harvest time could be anywhere from late summer through early spring. The most obvious sign to watch for is color. Golden delicious apples will change from green to yellow when they are ready to be harvested and red delicious will turn entirely red. If the tree produces apples with stripes or red blush, the green part of the apple will turn yellow when it is ready to pick. Unfortunately, some of the newer apple tree cultivars are not so obvious. The skin on these apples may turn entirely red before they are ready for harvest or the green part of the skin may not turn yellow until the apples are stored for a few months. To overcome this obstacle, heck the flesh of the apple before harvesting all of them to determine if they are ready. When these apples are ready to harvest the flesh will have changed from pale green to white. The color of the indentation near the stem is another way to tell on certain varieties. The shade of this area generally lightens as the apples ripen. Apple trees naturally drop their apples when they are ripe to self-seed and reproduce. Watch for an apple or two to drop from the tree to determine if they are ready to pick. When your apples are ripe, they should be fairly easy to pick from the tree with a simple upward twist of the apple. Try to avoid picking an apple by pulling the fruit straight down and tugging. If otherwise healthy fruits begin to fall off the tree, they are probably beginning to get a little too ripe and should probably be harvested as soon as possible. Apples that are nearing maturity will generally have dark brown seeds rather than white ones. However, keep in mind that this may not be the case for varieties that ripen early. Their seeds may still be light-colored when they are ripe and some types have seeds that turn brown weeks before the optimal picking time. This is where researching the variety in your yard can also prove helpful. | Take the growing location into account. Consider the color of the apples. Wait for a couple of apples to fall from the tree. Look for dark brown seeds inside the apple. |
Daylilies are difficult to start at home. Visit your local nursery and buy a few starter plants. If you know another gardener in the process of dividing daylilies, ask if they’d be willing to share some of their root divisions with you. Root divisions are created when multi-stemmed plants are pulled apart to form single stems. Daylilies are vigorous growers and often used as ground cover. They will spread and form a dense mat after a few seasons. Daylilies prefer full sun, although they will tolerate partial shade. To get the most blooms, choose a location that receives a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight each day. However, daylilies can easily handle 8 to 12 hours of full sun daily. Daylilies planted in the shade will bloom less frequently. Daylilies are hardy and can withstand almost any kind of soil, but they thrive in well-drained soil. To test your soil's drainage, dig a hole that is 1 ft (30 cm) wide and 1 ft (30 cm) deep. Fill the hole with water. If the water drains in 10 minutes or less, you have well-draining soil. If it takes an hour or more, your soil drainage is poor. To amend soil that drains poorly, add some organic matter like well-rotted manure, wood chips, pea gravel, or peat moss. Mix it into the existing soil thoroughly. Daylilies like slightly acidic soil. Purchase a soil testing kit from your local nursery and perform a reading by following the included instructions. Anything under 7 is considered acidic. Anything above 7 is considered alkaline. To reduce acidity in your soil, add garden limestone. To reduce alkalinity, amend the soil with sulfur, gypsum, or sphagnum peat moss. | Purchase nursery-grown starter plants or obtain root divisions. Choose a site that gets at least 6 hours of full sun daily. Select an area with soil that drains well. Test the soil for a pH between 6 and 7. |
" The girl is not obligated to give you her number just because you ask for it. There may be many reasons why she does not want to give you a way to contact her. This can also give you confidence, though. Her saying "no" is the worst thing that can happen when you ask for her number. It is easy to build up all the things that could go wrong, but in reality, her saying "no" is the worst it could be. Be prepared for rejection. Rejection is difficult, but once you accept it, the whole ordeal will feel much less intimidating and scary. In addition to being an attractive trait, confidence will make you feel more comfortable while asking her. Read our article on how to be confident for some ideas. A good way to be confident in this situation is to keep everything in perspective. Asking for her number may seem like a big deal at the time, but you will likely forget how afraid you were in a year's time. Remember that rejection can be overcome, but don't assume it will necessarily be the outcome. While it may sound silly, try standing in a Superman pose for a few minutes before you ask her. Some experts do believe it really can help increase your confidence. If you are feeling very doubtful that the girl even thinks of you, ask a friend to talk to her about you. Unless she adamantly says that she is completely not attracted to you, do not let her answer influence your decision too much. She may not think of you too much because you have never been confident enough to talk to her. Be sure that it is a friend you can trust. You do not want your friend to ruin your chances with the girl by making you sound creepy or invasive. The friend should be able to subtly bring you up in a conversation in order to gauge her opinion of you. The girl may respect this less than you simply asking for her number. It can help you gain confidence, but it also adds unnecessary stress to this fairly small situation. Just because you have a girl's number, it does not mean that you are going out with the girl. Asking for her number is merely a way to stay in closer contact with her to hopefully build a relationship in the future. This should also help give you confidence and decrease the intimidation factor of asking for a girl's number. While the implication is that you are interested, it does not need to mean anything more than that right away. | Understand that she could say "no. Try to psych yourself up to ask her. Try sending a friend to talk to her and gauge her interest. Understand that asking for her number is not a marriage proposal. |
After you have finished writing your first draft, let it sit for a day, if you can. Return to it with fresh eyes and read it through from start to finish. As you read, briefly summarize the main argument of each paragraph. You can do this off to the side of the paper, on a separate sheet of paper, or as a comment in a word processing document. Try to limit your summary to a sentence. You can also use a key phrase or a few keywords. If you’re having trouble summarizing the main idea, it could be a sign that your paragraph is wandering. Consider splitting your paragraph into two paragraphs so that you can devote one to each idea. Once you have completed summarizing the main idea of each paragraph, look at what you’ve written. Do the ideas progress logically? Do they seem to build on one another to create momentum for your argument? Or do they wander around?! You may need to consider moving paragraphs around. In some cases, you’ll even need to delete -- yes, delete! -- and rewrite sentences or even whole paragraphs. If you’re having trouble envisioning how to organize your term paper after you’ve written the first draft, it could be because you’ve been looking at it too long on your computer screen. Print out the draft and cut it up into its separate paragraphs. Physically swap the paragraphs around. Do they make better sense in another order? In a strong term paper, each paragraph will build upon the previous one, so that there is only one ideal way to structure them for your argument. If you can swap the paragraphs around easily, you may need to hone your focus. Consider adding clearer transitions and topic sentences to help make stronger connections between your paragraphs. You’re probably dealing with a fairly long project, so it can help to revise your original outline to reflect the new order you’ve decided on. After you have done this, revise the term paper according to your new outline. After you’ve revised the term paper, double-check with the new outline to make sure that you have stuck with the structure you decided upon. | Reverse-outline your first draft. Examine this reverse outline. Cut your paper up by paragraph. Revise your outline. |
Use a pencil so you’re able to erase your lines if you make a mistake. Lightly draw the circle in the center of a piece of paper so you have room to add features to it. Find the middle of your circle and lightly sketch a straight line that extends from the top of the circle down your sheet of paper so you know where the middle of the face is. Start by drawing your circle large so you have room to draw the features. Otherwise, your lines may get messy and it could be hard to draw correctly. Measure about a third of the way up from the bottom of your circle and use your pencil to make a mark. Use a straightedge to draw a horizontal line that extends past the edges of the circle to use as a guide for the character's eyes. Don't apply too much pressure when you draw the line since it will be hard to erase otherwise. Your measurements do not need to be precise. If you don't have a ruler, estimate the distance with the end of your pencil instead. Find the lowest point on the circle you drew and set a straightedge horizontally across it. Draw a light, straight line along the bottom of the circle so it extends past the circle's widest point. In your finished drawing, the tip of the nose will be along this line. Find the distance from the center of the circle to the line you drew for the nose. Measure down from the bottom of the circle (or the nose line) to the distance you just found and make a small horizontal mark on the vertical center line. The mark will be the tip of the character's chin when you’re finished. If you’re drawing a female character, place the mark at a distance equal to ⅓ of the circle's diameter since female anime and manga characters tend to have rounder faces. Start on either the left or right side of the circle at its widest point. Draw a line from the side of the circle that's slightly angled toward the vertical center line. Continue drawing the line until you reach the mark you made for the nose. Once the angled line crosses the nose guide line, continue drawing it toward the mark you made for the chin. Repeat the process on the other side of the circle to connect your jaw lines. Female anime and manga characters tend to have rounder faces and pointier chins than male characters. Use curved lines rather than angled ones if you plan on drawing a female character. Characters that are older usually have taller, narrower faces than younger characters. Curve the lines more when you’re drawing the jawline. The width of the neck depends on if you’re drawing a male or female character. If you’re drawing a male character, position the sides of the neck closer to the sides of the jawline to show a muscular build. For a female character, place the lines for the neck closer to the chin so it's narrower. Make straight vertical lines extending from the jaw on each side of the face to make the neck. Younger manga or anime characters will have a narrow neck since they aren't as muscular or defined. When you’re drawing a young boy or girl character, make the neck lines closer to the chin that the sides of the jaw. Hold your drawing out in front of you to see if the neck looks too long or short while you’re drawing it. Erase or extend the lines further depending on how it looks to you. | Draw a circle on your paper with a vertical line running through the middle. Make a guide line for the eyes a third of the way up from the bottom of the circle. Put a horizontal line across the bottom of the circle for the nose line. Place a horizontal mark for the chin underneath the circle. Outline the jaw for your character. Sketch in a neck coming down from the head. |
After installation, locate the app on your mobile device and tap on it to launch it. It has an icon with a compact camera lens on it, and the name on the app will be Canon CW. Tap “View images on camera” from the main screen. Since the camera is now linked with the app, it can read and display all the pictures from the camera remotely. Viewing the images on an iPad, for example, is way easier and better with its bigger screen and higher resolution as compared to the one on the digital camera. The pictures will be loaded remotely from the camera. Browse through them and view them just like you normally would with your iOS photos from the Camera Roll. If you want to view a picture on a larger scale, tap the picture from the list and it will load up. It may take some time for it to display in full resolution, depending on your Wi-Fi speed. You can move forward and backward with the pictures from the enlarged view as well by tapping the right and left arrows or by swiping right and left. If you want to transfer the pictures from the camera to your mobile device, refer to this article for further details. | Launch CameraWindow. View images on camera. Scroll through the pictures. View a picture. Transfer pictures to the mobile device. |
If the Hold switch is toggled on, your iPod will not accept any input. Check the Hold switch, and toggle it on and off a few times, before you move on to more complex solutions. As your iPod gets older, its battery life will begin to shrink considerably. There's a chance that your iPod won't function because it has drained its battery without you realizing. Try plugging it in for about an hour and then trying again. If your iPod is frozen and unresponsive, the quickest and most common fix is to perform a reset. This will reboot the iPod and start the operating system over. Resetting your iPod will not cause any loss of data. To reset an iPod Touch, press and hold the Power and Home buttons for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears. To reset a classic iPod, press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for about 8 seconds until the Apple logo appears. If resetting your iPod still doesn't fix the issue, you can restore your iPod to factory conditions and then reload your settings through a backup. This will fix most of the software problems with your iPod. Connect your iPod to your computer and open iTunes. Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes installed. If your iPod does not show up in iTunes when you plug it in to your computer, you will need to put it into Recovery Mode first. Backup your iPod. Before restoring the iPod, make sure that you back up your data and settings first. Click the "Back Up Now" button in the iTunes Summary page to backup your iPod to either your computer or to iCloud. Click the "Restore iPod" button to begin the Restore process. The restore process can take several minutes to complete. Reload your old backup. Once the restoration is complete, you can either use it as if it was new, or restore your old backup. If you choose to restore the backup, choose the location (iTunes or iCloud) and the date of the backup file. See this guide for more details on restoring your iPod. | Check the Hold switch. Check the battery. Reset the iPod. Restore your iPod. |
You can iron rayon when it is dry, but it's easier to do it while the fabric is damp. If your garment is already damp from the wash, then you don't have to do anything. If it is dry, spray it with a bottle filled with clean water. The rayon doesn't have to be very wet. It should just be slightly wet to the touch. The rayon can be damaged if you iron it right side out. At the very least, the fabric will become shiny if it makes direct contact with the iron. Always turn the fabric inside out unless you have a pressing cloth between the iron and rayon. If you are starting with a dry garment, you can use a spray bottle to dampen it. If you must iron the fabric right side out, you will need to have something on top of the rayon. You can buy a pressing cloth, or simply use a piece of unbleached or white cotton muslin. Always use the pressing cloth when ironing rayon right side out. | Spray the garment with water. Turn the garment inside out. Put a press cloth between the iron and rayon if you iron it right side out. |
A saltwater soak can help clean your toe, kill bacteria, and promote healing. Make a solution of 1 teaspoon (about 5 g) of salt and 4 cups (0.95 L) of warm water and place it in a large bowl or shallow tub. Soak your toe in the solution for 20 minutes, 2-3 times daily. This treatment is most effective during the first few days after you lose your toenail. You may need to wait 24-48 hours after the initial injury before you can safely do a soak, so ask your doctor for instructions. You can also make an Epsom salt soak using 2 teaspoons (10 g) of Epsom salts with 2 US quarts (1.9 L) of warm water. Studies show that topical vitamin E solutions can improve the health of your nails and help them grow more quickly. Once your new nail starts growing in, add a thin layer of vitamin E oil or ointment to the affected area each day. If you’re using vitamin E oil as opposed to a cream or ointment, consider mixing it with a little petroleum jelly or a gentle moisturizer to prevent irritation and help hydrate the area. Wear open-toed shoes (or no shoes) for an hour after application, or until the oil has soaked into the skin. The effect will be stronger if you give your skin time to absorb the moisture. Hair and nails may grow more quickly when you take biotin as a dietary supplement. Indeed, weak and slow-growing nails are often linked to a biotin deficiency. Talk to your doctor about using a biotin supplement to help your new nail come in strong and healthy. Always talk to your doctor before starting any new dietary supplement. Let them know about any other supplements or medications you are currently taking. While it probably won't make a huge difference in how fast they grow in, eating a nutritious diet can help keep your nails strong and healthy. To help your missing nail heal as well as possible, try to eat plenty of the following: Calcium-rich foods, such as milk, cheese, yogurt, canned fish with bones (such as sardines), beans and lentils, almonds, and leafy greens. Healthy sources of protein, such as poultry breast, fish, nuts, and dairy. Sometimes poor circulation in your feet can inhibit healthy nail growth and make your nails weak. Consider going to a massage therapist or massaging your own feet at home using your hands or a foot roller. Foot massage can be especially helpful if you have a condition like diabetes that interferes with circulation in your feet. If you have any underlying conditions that might make it harder for your nails to grow in properly, see your doctor to make sure they are being treated properly. There are many conditions that can weaken or damage your nails, including: Diabetes Psoriasis Toenail fungus Repetitive toe injuries (e.g., from running or playing sports) | Soak the nail in warm saltwater 2-3 times a day to prevent infection. Treat the nail with vitamin E ointment to encourage growth. Try taking a biotin supplement. Eat a diet rich in calcium and protein to promote better nail growth. Get a massage to promote better circulation in your feet. Manage any health conditions that might affect your nail growth. |
Put the water in a small pot and warm it up over medium heat. Keep heating the water until it starts steaming, and then reduce the temperature to low heat. You don't need to bring the water to a boil or else it may get too hot. | Heat 2 c (470 ml) of water in a pot. |
This is particularly important if you are studying a topic you have never studied before. By doing this, you will get some background knowledge on the subject, which will make lessons easier for you during term time. You can just read the books or take notes as you go along- it's up to you. Also, make sure your study area at home is tidy and organized. They can offer you extra help. If you don't understand something, just ask. It doesn't matter how long you spend on something if you don't understand it. If the teacher knows that you want to learn by getting extra help, he or she will give you a point maybe if you are on a border line grade. Many schools give these for free. Write down not only what day you have a big test or assignment due, but also days on which you will devote a block of study time to preparation for the test or the the assignment. | Collect some revision books over the summer holidays and start reading through them. Make sure you have all your pencils, pens and the like together for the start of the next school term in order to get the best start. Let parents and friends know that you are trying to improve your grades. Get to know the teacher. Get and use a monthly planner. |
Sometimes you can't put a physical barrier up to keep your cat out of a room. In this case, you will need to make the room uncomfortable for it to be in. Make loud noises whenever it enters the room or shoo it away. Note that if you do this, the cat may associate the noise with you and start to avoid you. You can even employ stronger methods in some cases. For example, spill a small amount of water on the floor of your bathroom if you don't want your cat in there. A cat may hate to get its feet wet on any excess water on the floor. Another example is to make sure the cat has nowhere to hide in a room. Sometimes a cat likes going under beds or in corners to feel safe. With this type of cat you can block off access to under the bed or any other hiding spaces. This will make your cat uncomfortable in the room. Every time it goes near the room, have a spray bottle ready to spray a little water at it. This will make sure it knows that its actions are unacceptable. However, only use this method if you are prepared to accept damaging your relationship with the cat. It is highly likely the cat will associate the water spray with you, the sprayer, rather than the room. Thus, the cat is more likely to flee and not want to spend time in your company. You simply place the device in the doorway to the room and let it deter your cat from the area. Put a small amount of vinegar at the room's entrance or in areas of the room. This usually helps, as most cats hate the odor of vinegar. This advice is anecdotal, however, as some people find it helps while for others it makes no difference. Alternatively, fill a spray bottle halfway with vinegar. Fill the other half with lime or lemon juice. Spray at the entrance to the room and on beds and other places the cat usually goes. This will deter many cats from scratching on furniture or spending time in the room. If you go this route, the vinegar spray needs fairly constant reapplication. Make a different room more comfortable for the cat. Make another room cat-appealing so the cat will go there instead. Offer the cat several nice sleeping places (although it's likely to chose its own) including a high perch. Provide food, water, and a litter tray, as well as toys. This involves making a big fuss of the cat and making being in the room you want it to be in a pleasant experience. The goal is to make sure your cat associates the room with good things and wishes to return there. You may want to scatter extra tasty treats around the room so that it seems a more appealing place. | Make the room physically uncomfortable for the cat. Spray the cat with water from a spray bottle. In addition, there are commercial electronic cat deterrents that will spray a cat with a burst of air when it approaches the room. Place smells in the room that your cat doesn't like. Redirect your cat's attention. Use positive training. |
Conversational machine comprehension requires a deep understanding of the conversation history.To enable traditional, single-turn models to encode the history comprehensively, we introduce Flow, a mechanism that can incorporate intermediate representations generated during the process of answering previous questions, through an alternating parallel processing structure.Compared to shallow approaches that concatenate previous questions/answers as input, Flow integrates the latent semantics of the conversation history more deeply.Our model, FlowQA, shows superior performance on two recently proposed conversational challenges.The effectiveness of Flow also shows in other tasks.By reducing sequential instruction understanding to conversational machine comprehension, FlowQA outperforms the best models on all three domains in SCONE, with +1.8% to +4.4% improvement in accuracy. | We propose the Flow mechanism and an end-to-end architecture, FlowQA, that achieves SotA on two conversational QA datasets and a sequential instruction understanding task. |
. It doesn't get any more Midwestern than tater tots and ground beef. It also doesn't get any easier or more nostalgic. Childhood comfort food at its finest. Brown a pound of lean ground beef over medium-high, seasoning to your taste. If you like it a little spicy, add some chili powder or cayenne. It's also common to add garlic and onions. Add a can of condensed cream-of-mushroom soup, when the meat is cooked, and add two cans of whatever vegetables you like. Green beans are common, as well as peas, corn, or some combination of the above. Frozen vegetables are likewise fine. Spoon the ground beef mixture into a casserole dish and top with a bag of frozen tater-tots, then bake at 350 degrees for about an hour, or until the tater tots are golden brown and crispy. Serve it up with tabasco, and it's winter in Minnesota. . Moussaka is a lot like lasagna, but with potato and eggplant instead of noodles, and meat sauce and béchamel instead of marinara and mozzarella. It's delicious. Start with a basic meat sauce, made with a pound of browned ground beef, garlic, and onions, spiced with cinnamon and oregano, as well as salt and pepper to taste. Add a half cup of red wine, a half can of tomato paste, and some lemon zest. Simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes, then turn off the heat. Peel 2-3 small-to-medium eggplant, and 2-3 medium-sized potatoes, then slice into equal rounds, about a quarter-inch thick. Boil the potato rounds in salted water for about 7 minutes, until fork-tender, and grill the eggplant slices, or sauté them in the skillet to cook them through. It's usually best to salt the eggplant and allow them to sit for about 15 minutes before cooking them, to release some of the moisture. In a skillet, make a roux by whisking about a half-cup of flour in about a half stick of butter over medium heat, then thicken with 3-4 cups of milk, whisking vigorously. In a separate bowl, beat two eggs, then slowly add them to the hot mixture, once thickened, to temper it. Add nutmeg and salt, to taste. Layer the bottom of a casserole dish with potato rounds, eggplant rounds, and meat sauce, alternating however you wish. Top the mixture with some parmesan cheese, if you wish, and the white sauce, then bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, until the top is nicely browned. For a tortillas-and-black beans variant on lasagna, you can mix up a spicy casserole with hearty black beans, chorizo, and chili sauce. Brown up a pound of chopped chorizo in a skillet over medium-high heat, then remove. If you don't like chorizo, regular sausage would be a fine alternative. In the same skillet, sauté a chopped onion and 2-3 cloves of minced garlic, adding two teaspoons of ground cumin and one of cinnamon, when the onions become translucent. Add about three cups of cooked black beans to the skillet, with a cup of chicken stock, and return the chorizo to the mix. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 or 15 minutes, testing for salt. In a casserole dish, spoon some green chili sauce on the bottom, then layer several corn tortillas in a layer on top. Spoon some of the black bean mixture over the tortillas, then add a sprinkling of shredded monterey jack cheese, or the cheese of your choice. Continue alternating layers until the dish is full, and top with extra shredded cheese. Bake covered for 20 minutes and uncovered for another 20, at 350. Serve with sour cream. ake southern hash-brown casserole. It may not be healthy, but it's the cornerstone of a country breakfast. Next to fried eggs and a bowl of hominy grits, it's hard to beat cheesy hash-brown casserole. In a mixing bowl, combine a cup of sour cream, a half cup of melted butter, a can of condensed cream-of-mushroom soup, 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite cheese), and a teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Mix together thoroughly, then stir in two pounds of shredded potatoes. It's common to use the frozen kind for this dish, but if you shred up your own, rinse the shredded potato in water and squeeze them out thoroughly before adding. Spoon the mixture into a casserole dish, and top with the secret weapon: crumbled corn flakes cereal. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. | Try tater-tot hotdish from the American Midwest Make Mediterranean moussaka Make Southwestern black bean casserole. . |
Were you born in a state whose right to citizenship you have never exercised? If so, then you might be eligible for citizenship through an unrestricted right of soil, also known as unconditional jus soli. This means that you have an automatic birthright to be a citizen of that country because you were born there. For example, if you are currently a British citizen who was born in the United States, you are entitled to American citizenship through unrestricted jus soli. Research the immigration laws of your country of birth. Most countries do not grant citizenship through right of soil, so it is important to research the laws of the country in which you were born. 30 of the world's 194 countries practice unconditional jus soli. Of these 30 countries, Canada and the United States (as of 2010) are the only countries among the world's advanced economies that practice unconditional jus soli and grant citizenship to most children born on its soil, including children born to persons present in the state illegally. However, children born in the United States to foreign diplomats and foreign heads of state do not acquire citizenship through right of soil. You may find that your country of birth, which is not the country whose citizenship rights you exercise, grants you a right to its citizenship through a right of soil. If so, discover how you can exercise that right. One way to exercise a right to citizenship is to apply for a passport. You can apply for a passport through the state's embassy or consulate in your current country of citizenship and/or residence. You may be asked to present an original or certified copy of your birth certificate to the consulate or embassy as evidence. For example, if you apply for a Canadian passport, then you can present a birth certificate issued by the Canadian province or territory in which you were born. This serves as evidence of your Canadian citizenship because Canada practices unrestricted jus soli. Find out the laws regarding dual citizenship of both the state of your current citizenship and of the state whose second citizenship you are trying to obtain. Consider whether enforcing your right of soil citizenship may require renouncing your current citizenship. This is important because not all states that practice unconditional jus soli permit their citizens to hold dual citizenship. For example, Pakistan practices unconditional jus soli (with a few minor exceptions) but only permits dual citizenship with a select number of states. Examples of countries that both practice unconditional jus soli and permit dual citizenship are the United States and Canada. | Consider whether your country of birth grants you a second citizenship. Find out how to exercise citizenship through unrestricted right of soil. Research the laws of both states regarding dual citizenship. |
If you take regular birth control pills, and have simply missed a dose, you may be able to increase your dose as a form of emergency contraception. However, you should talk to your doctor or a pharmacist about the number of pills you should take. You can also call 1-800-PLAN to discuss your options with a Planned Parenthood representative. Depending on the kind of oral contraceptive, one dose may be 4 or 5 pills. After establishing how many pills you need, take two doses within 12 hours of one another. This is considered a safe and effective pregnancy prevention method. Take your first dose up to 5 days or up to 120 hours after unprotected sex. Take the second dose 12 hours after the first dose. An hour more or less won't make a difference. You may be tempted to take more than 4-5 pills to make sure it works, but this will not actually reduce your risk. The only thing it will do is raise your chances of an upset stomach. If you experience severe stomach pain, seek medical attention. | Determine your dosage. Take two doses. Don’t take extra pills. |
Self-care has been found to be a major factor in whether or not people are perceived as attractive. That means that if you are well-groomed, then your partner is more likely to be attracted to you. Before you have your romantic conversation, take some time to do the following: get a workout in eat a healthy meal shower style your hair brush your teeth put on some nice clothes Dim lighting is a great way to set a romantic mood for a conversation. If you are going out, then choose a restaurant with dim lighting and candles. If you are staying in, then light a couple of candles or turn on some flameless candles to help set a romantic tone. Music can be a great way to set a romantic tone, as long as it does not distract from the conversation. Opt for something without lyrics and keep the volume down low. Some good options include: classical music smooth jazz new age music nature sounds Chocolate has long been known as a romantic food and it can really enhance your feelings of romance. Eating chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can lead to feelings of euphoria. Try getting a small box of some high-quality chocolates and keep them nearby during your conversation. | Make sure that you look your best. Light candles or use some flameless candles. Play some soft music. Offer your partner some chocolate. |
Adversarial training is one of the strongest defenses against adversarial attacks, but it requires adversarial examples to be generated for every mini-batch during optimization. The expense of producing these examples during training often precludes adversarial training from use on complex image datasets.In this study, we explore the mechanisms by which adversarial training improves classifier robustness, and show that these mechanisms can be effectively mimicked using simple regularization methods, including label smoothing and logit squeezing. Remarkably, using these simple regularization methods in combination with Gaussian noise injection, we are able to achieve strong adversarial robustness -- often exceeding that of adversarial training -- using no adversarial examples. | Achieving strong adversarial robustness comparable to adversarial training without training on adversarial examples |
As your urine reacts with the chemicals on the urine strip, the strip will turn a yellow, maroon, or purple color. Follow the directions printed on the side of the packaging, which will tell you how long you should wait. Most ketone strips ask you to wait 40 seconds for best results. Waiting too long to read the results—or not waiting long enough—can result in a misleading reading. If you look at the ketone-strip container, it will have a series of colored squares on one side. Hold your colored ketone strip up to the side of the container, and find the color square that best matches your urine strip. It may be the case that the color of your urine strips fits in between 2 of the color squares on the packaging. In this case, assume that the higher reading is a more accurate result. Once you've matched your urine-strip color with a color square, look closely to find the number and description that correlate with the color. The standard ketone-level descriptors include: “Trace,” “Small,” “Moderate,” and “Large.” The colors will also correspond to numerical values: 0.5, 1.5, 4.0, etc. These measure the amount of ketone in your urine in units of milligrams per deciliter, or units of millimoles per liter. Healthy people not on a keto diet will have extremely low levels of ketone in their urine. | Wait for the ketone strip to change its color. Match the ketone strip with the color indicators on the packaging. Read the numerical value beneath the matching color square. |
When describing the application of a splint or cast, it is necessary to understand the basic terms regarding the proper orientation and position to splint your injury. Two terms are particularly important: Flexion — A bending movement that decreases the angle between a segment and its proximal segment. For the purposes of making a splint for the hand, think about this as the movement applied to clenching a fist. Making a fist uses flexion of the muscles in your fingers. Extension — A straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts. You can think of this as the opposite of flexion, or making a fist with your hand. Extension will be moving your joints away from each other, or opening your from a closed fist. Splints should be applied with the idea of splinting the joint above and all the joints below the injury site, to keep free movement of the injury to a minimum and restrict movement of the surrounding tissues The type of splint depends on the injury. What follows in the next two methods are general guidelines. However, there are specific injuries that require slightly different splinting techniques, including: Extensor tendon injuries — For this type of injury, the purpose of the splint will be to prevent any flexing of the hand and fingers. Place the split along the palm-side of the hand (volar side). The wrist should only have about 20 degrees of extension and the Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) about 10-15 degrees flexion (not straight). Thumb injuries — For injuries solely to the thumb, a thumb spica splint can be used and will allow the uninjured fingers to function normally. The interphalangeal joint of the thumb should be splinted in a straight position. The thumb spica splint will immobilize the wrist and thumb, adhering to the policy of splinting above and below the injured joint. Single finger injury — For injuries only to one finger, you can purchase aluminum splints with foam padding, which can be shaped to the right position. Alternatively, you can also use a tongue depressor cut to the appropriate size as a splint. Little finger (or "pinky") injuries — When the only injury occurs to the smallest finger of your hand, an ulnar gutter splint can be used and will allow range of motion to the other uninjured fingers, possibly allowing for continued day-to-day use of the hand. The splint will be applied to the outer edge of the little finger running alongside the ulnar bone (the opposite side of the thumb). Often the little finger will be attached to the ring finger in the splint to provide greater support and the wrist is immobilized (since the splint extends down the wrist). It should be a hard, straight object that is at least as long as the distance from the middle of the forearm to the tips of the fingers. Ideally, use an object that will form to the shape of the arm, wrist and hand. Rolled up newspaper provides adequate support to make an impromptu hand splint. Many first-aid kits have splinting material that is firm enough to hold a fractured hand in place, but with a handle that the injured person can grasp with their fingers. | Know the terms for applying splints properly. Think about how to immobilize the joints near the injury site. Note that there are different splinting techniques. Find a splint. |
Once you have the date, guest list and venue confirmed, it's time to send out invitations. Invitations can be sent out in a number of different ways: you can make or buy physical invitations, invite people online using e-mail or Facebook or call the people you’re inviting directly. Send out invitations roughly four weeks before the date of the party. Make sure to ask people to RSVP by a certain date so you can get an accurate headcount. Remind people that this is a surprise. You don't want someone accidentally ruining the party. Make a note on the invite for people to park away from the venue. You don't want a bunch of cars ruining the surprise. The menu for the party will depend on the size of the guest list and the party's venue. Some venues insist that you use their food and beverages, whereas others will allow you to cater or hire someone else to cater your event. If you are planning a party at home or at a venue that allows outside food, make a list of what you want to cook or order. Consider having a potluck. This will take some of the pressure off you to cater the entire party. Plus, people like being able to contribute something to the event. Plan the menu and order any catering you might need four weeks before the party. Decide if you are going to order a cake or make one on your own. A homemade cake can be more sentimental, but it may take more time. If you're already busy planning a party, ordering a cake may make more sense. Party decorations are a chance for you to really get creative and have fun. Try to make the decorations personal to your mom and her interests – if she loves gardening, plan to incorporate a lot of flowers into your décor. If you want to keep the decorations simple, plan for balloons, streamers and possibly a banner of some kind. If you’re holding the party outside, make sure to decorate with things that won't get blown around. As the party is for your mother, see if you can think of sentimental decorations. Your mother may appreciate decorations that show her how much you appreciate her as a mother. Photos are a big plus for a party for your mother. Hang up photographs that showcase her role in the family. Go through old photo albums and find pictures from big vacations, milestones, and events in your family's history. If you're tech-savvy, go through old movies and photographs you have on a computer. You can create a short movie to play in the background including photos and videos of your mother. Find decorations that speak to your mom's interests. For example, if your mom is an avid horseback rider, consider having little horse figurines lining the tables and having horse-themed tablecloths. | Send out invitations. Choose the menu. Plan the decorations. Choose some sentimental decorations as well. |
You should aim to fertilize your oleander with a nitrogen fertilizer around one to three times a year, or not at all depending on the fertility of your soil. One of these times should be after your annual pruning of the plant. Your oleander will need the nutrients that fertilizer provides to regrow and blossom. Spread an even layer of fertilizer around the base of the plant. Fertilizer can be found at Home Depot, Lowe's or gardening stores. You should also water oleander after any pruning. Although oleander is a tough plant that is known for surviving in hot climates, watering the plant evenly can help its regrowth. Make sure not to drench the plant, as this can be more harmful than helpful. Even just the clippings of oleander can be skin irritants if touched, or potentially harmful if ingested. Make sure to gather all the cuttings in a bag of some kind and dispose of them in a place where pets, children, or others won't be exposed to them. Wear your gloves as you collect the clippings. Do not compost any part of the oleander plant. After you have finished pruning, wash your gardening shears or any other equipment you used to trim your oleander. Washing your equipment ensures that the next time you use them you won't run the risk of skin irritation from the oleander sap. Even if you wore gloves, make sure to wash your hands as well as any exposed body parts, such as arms or legs. | Fertilize the plant after pruning. Water the oleander. Dispose of the cuttings. Wash your tools and your hands. |
Measure out each of the ingredients and put all of them into a large bowl. Use a fork or a spoon to mix everything together. The dough will be hard to mix after a few minutes, so you might want to ask for help from a parent, teacher, or older sibling. | Mix 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of salt, 1 cup of water, and 2 tablespoons (29.6 ml) of oil. |
Put your hands spread out on the ground. Face away from a nearby wall. Make sure an adult is present when doing this move to keep you from falling. Put your feet against the bottom of the wall and "walk" backwards. Keep your hands on the ground. Straighten your elbows and knees as you go up. Once your legs are straight and your toes are up against the wall, it's time for your hands to do the walking. Start by moving your right hand back slightly. Bring your left hand back to line up with the right. Repeat this until your stomach is very close to or flat against the wall. You have just done an easy handstand. In gymnastics, when a coach or guide tells you to "return to position," you should go back to the stance you started at. In this case, return to the crouch from Step 1. To get back down, walk forward with your hands and let your legs slowly slide down the wall. | Crouch down. Walk up the wall backwards. Move closer to the wall using your hands. Return to position safely. |
There are many options open to you. You may use an online service to design your questionnaire. You can then send links to your questionnaire over e-mail. You may use a phone or mail campaign to cold-call respondents. Or you can execute a campaign in-person, using professionals or volunteers to lead surveys. There are advantages and disadvantages to each method, and each method has limits on what you can do. Ask yourself which delivery method best suits the subject matter of your questionnaire, as well as the data you want to receive. For instance: Surveys delivered on the computer, by phone, and by mail can reach a broad range of people, whereas surveys administered in-person are time-intensive and limits who can participate (which may be useful). Surveys delivered on the computer, in person, and by mail can utilize pictures, whereas phone interviews cannot. Respondents may be too shy to answer certain questions in person or by phone. Decide if you want to give clarifications to your questions if the respondent doesn't understand something; only interviews given by a live person can deliver clarifications. A computer survey will require the respondent to have access to a computer. If your questionnaire concerns private issues, a computer survey may work best. The form of your questionnaire matters just as much as its content. You should aim to order questions so that they follow each other logically or mark clear shifts from section to section. Other kinds of questions may impact how a respondent fills out the questionnaire. "Qualifiers" are questions that screen certain respondents out, preventing them from completing other questions. Position these at the beginning of your questionnaire. If demographics are of major concern, ask demographic questions up front. Save personal or complicated questions for the end of the questionnaire. Respondents will not feel as overwhelmed by these questions and may be more likely to be open and honest. It's often easier to attract respondents if you offer something in return for their time. Online, mail, or phone questionnaires could offer a coupon after questionnaire completion. In-person questionnaires could offer merchandise in exchange for participation. Questionnaires are also a good way to attract attention to mailing lists or membership offers, which may otherwise go unnoticed by respondents. Friends, employees and family members can be good testers. You may have them try your questionnaire while it's still in development, or you may have them test a finished draft. Ask your testers for feedback. They may alert you to sections that confused them or felt out of place. User impressions about the questionnaire are just as important as the actual questionnaire. After you test, do some number crunching to ensure you are collecting the data you need. If you are not getting the information you want, adjust the questionnaire. You may need to reword some things, add introductions, or rearrange, add, or delete questions so your questionnaire leads you toward your goals. | Think about how you will deliver your questionnaire. Design your questionnaire according to your delivery method. Consider the order of your questions. Decide if you will offer incentives for completing the questionnaire. Test your questionnaire before you begin surveying people. |
Conditioning bleached hair is the most important thing you can do to restore softness. A leave-in conditioner is an important addition to your routine. Look for products that contain ceramides. Ceramides are an important, natural lipid that are stripped from the hair during the bleaching process. Color treated hair absorbs and retains these oils better than natural hair, because it's replenishing what your hair is missing. Straighteners and curling irons are hard on healthy hair. Do not use on bleached hair if possible. If you must use hot styling tools, use hair products that protect against damage caused by high temperatures. There are heat protecting sprays, mists, creams and gels. Find what works best for you based on how you style your hair and what's in your price range. | Use a leave-in conditioner. Avoid hot hair styling tools. Use heat protecting hair products. |
If you’re writing a business apology, your sign-off should be a little more formal. You can use “Best,” or “Sincerely,” as a sign-off before you sign the letter. In your last paragraph, list the steps you’re taking to prevent the same mistakes from occurring again. Be as specific as possible in describing what you’ve done and how it will prevent a reoccurrence. For example, you can say "I've taken several steps to avoid missing project deadlines in the future. I have set up an online calendar, with reminders one week, one day, and 8 hours before the deadlines. I have also created more detailed to-do lists so each step of each project gets finished in a timely manner." | Use an appropriate signature. Emphasize that this issue won’t reoccur. |
” Everyone has colors that they look particularly good in. Find out which colors look good on you by figuring out your skin's undertones. First, look at the veins on the inside of your wrist. If these veins appear blue, your skin has cool undertones. If these veins appear green, your skin has warm undertones. Cool undertones look best with silvers, blues, cool greens, greys, and other wintery colors. Warm undertones look best with golds, rich greens, reds, and other earthy colors. Wear clothing that makes your body shape look it's best. For example, if you have a pear body shape, wear shirts that accentuate the upper part of your body with patterns or frills. These shirts will balance out your figure and make you appear more curvaceous. If you have an hourglass figure, wear clothing that accentuates the small part of your waist. If you have an inverted triangle body type, wear clothing that gives volume to your hips. This clothing includes layered skirts and large belts. If you have a rectangular or “ruler” body shape, wear short skirts and dresses that show off your legs. If you feel attractive in your clothing, you will feel and look more confident. For example, if you like the way a particular skirt looks on you, wear it often. Alternatively, if you have a pair of pants that you feel weird in, don't wear them. You'll look as uncomfortable as you feel. Avoid clothing that is physically uncomfortable. The discomfort will only grow as the day goes on. Accessories can make old, worn out outfits feel fresh and new again. Accessories are any part of your outfit that isn't clothing. Jewelry, scarves, handbags, and belts are all examples of accessories. When building your outfit, choose accessories that accentuate your clothing. For example: Highlight the golden tones in a green dress by wearing a large gold bracelet. Wear a chunky red necklace with a black and white shirt to create a bright contrast. Enhance the simplicity of a shift dress by wearing several large rings. | Figure out your “colors. Dress for your body type. Wear clothes that make you feel beautiful. Wear cute accessories. |
Try to use the full-fat variety, as it will be more beneficial for your skin than the low-fat or nonfat kind. Do not add water to the milk yet. These will give the bath water a soothing, fragrant aroma. You can also experiment with using other types of flowers and herbs, such as dried rose or lily petals. Keep shaking until all of the ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the powdered milk. Avoid using water that is too hot, or it will cook the milk. Store the leftover mixture in a cool, dark place. You want the bath water to have an even color. The dried orange peel and flowers may float to the top of the water. Do not use any soap in this bath. When you are done, empty the tub and rinse your body off using soap and fresh water. Consider using a strainer to catch the dried orange peel and flower petals before you empty the tub. This way, you won't risk clogging your drain. | Fill a glass jar with the powdered milk. Add the dried orange peel, lavender flowers, and rosemary. Close the jar, and shake it to mix. Plug your tub and start filling it with warm water. Add ½ cup (115 grams) of the mixture to the bath. Swish your hand through the water to mix. Get into the tub and soak for no more than 20 minutes. |
Try nasonia vitripennis and muscidifurax zaraptor in conjunction with each other. Flies avoid the smell of vodka. So, try hanging bags of vodka around your porch or any other recreational outdoor area. Quarter gallon freezer bags, tied with string to a gutter, work well. Any cheap vodka will work. You can also try putting small amounts of vodka on your skin, although beware of the pungent smell and your skin drying. While some plants simply repel flies, others actually eat flies: Venus Fly Trap, Pitcher Plant, etc. Flies are deterred by the scents of some plants, so keep potted plants on your patio or near your doors that repel flies: Basil, Elderberry, Lavender, Mint, and False Indigo. The smell of cloves repels flies. Decoratively placing cloves on an outdoor dinning table can deter flies from landing on food. Flies are strongly attracted to the smell of meat and will swarm your barbecue grill the minute you bring meat outside to cook it. Keep all meat covered tightly when it is not on the grill. Keep the barbecue grill lid closed while the meat is cooking. Protect your grilling tongs and utensils—flies will smell the meat and land on them. (If you see flies have landed on your grilling utensils, take them inside and wash them before you pierce or turn the meat with them.) | Buy predatory bugs that eat fly larvae or otherwise interrupt the life cycle. Hang vodka bags. Landscape with carnivorous plants. Landscape with fly-repelling plants. Place cloves around an outdoor dining area. Avoid leaving meat out. |
There are many types of commercial property, and you'll have an easier time searching if you narrow down what you are looking for: Retail buildings Office buildings Warehouses Apartment buildings Mixed-use buildings (which can house both office space and apartments) Banks list their properties on their websites. Just type the name of a bank and “REO” into your favorite search engine. Some banks with REO commercial properties include the following: US Bank Wells Fargo BMO Harris This website has listings for bank owned commercial properties around the U.S. You can find them at http://www.loopnet.com/bank-owned-properties-for-sale/. Register for free to access the website's premium listings. The listings will state the size, price, and type of commercial property, such as street retail, office building, residential, and more. Look in your newspaper to find upcoming auctions. Banks always try to auction their REO properties before listing them for sale. Statistics show that most properties at auction are never bid on. Because of this, auctions are a good way to identify commercial properties that are soon to be on the market. An experienced commercial broker can find listings that are otherwise hidden from you. Find a broker by looking in your phonebook or asking another investor who they used when buying commercial real estate. Make sure whichever broker you hire has experience with commercial properties. | Identify the type of commercial property you want. Visit bank websites. Search the listings at Loopnet. Monitor local real estate auctions. Work with a real estate broker. |
A common misconception about abuse is that the victim somehow “deserves” it. For example, when Chris Brown battered Rihanna, many people quickly believed that Rihanna had done something wrong to “deserve” this abuse. This is not true. It doesn't matter what you have or haven't done; nobody deserves to be abused, and abuse is always the responsibility of the person committing it. This is true for all types of abuse, not just physical abuse. Each person deserves to be treated with dignity and kindness. These hotlines can help anyone who is or thinks they might be experiencing relationship abuse. They provide trained advocates who can listen to you and help you brainstorm solutions to your situation. In the US, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline for free 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE. You can also contact the LoveIsRespect hotline, specifically for teens, at 1-866-331-9474 or text “loveis” to 22522. Both of these hotlines offer advocates for LGBTQ individuals, too. If you're concerned that your boyfriend is abusive, talk with someone you trust about it. This could be a parent, a counselor, a school official, or someone from your church. The important thing is to find someone who listens to you without judging you and offers you their support. Leaving an abusive relationship can be dangerous. It's important to talk with people who can help and support you so that you don't have to deal with it all on your own. Remember, asking for help isn't a sign of weakness or failure. It's a sign that you're strong enough to do what's healthy for you. If you feel like you're in immediate danger from your boyfriend, get away as soon as possible. Call a trusted friend or family member and ask to stay with them. Call a domestic violence agency in your area to find a local women's shelter or safehouse. Call the police, if you have to. Don't stay in an environment where you will continue to be abused. If you have been physically or sexually assaulted, call the police and seek medical attention immediately. Getting over an abusive relationship can be incredibly hard. Commonly, abusive people isolate you from your other friends and loved ones. An abusive ex can leave you feeling frightened, alone, or worthless. Rebuilding your support networks can help you move on from your abuser and recognize that you're an incredible person who's worthy of respect and caring. Join extracurricular activities and clubs at school. Serve your community as a peer advocate against relationship abuse. Many schools and communities have programs that help educate others about relationship abuse. If there isn't one in your area, start one! You may have heard so much abuse that your brain has come to accept it as “natural” or true. Remember that the abusive things your ex said to you were not true. If you find yourself thinking negative thoughts about yourself, take a moment to challenge them. You can find a positive thing to say instead, look for the logical flaws in your thoughts, or reframe negative thoughts in a helpful way. For example, you might find yourself thinking negative things about yourself or your appearance, especially if your abuser was very critical of you. Shift the focus to finding things you love and admire about yourself instead. It may feel “phony” at first because you aren't used to this way of thinking, but consistently choosing the positive will help you overcome the trauma of abuse. If you find yourself generalizing, such as “I'm such a loser,” look for the logic to support these thoughts. Chances are, it isn't there. Focus on specifics, and if there's a real problem, look for ways to address it in a helpful way: “I spent more time watching TV than I should have today and didn't get my homework done. Tomorrow I can focus on putting my homework first and then reward myself without feeling guilty.” Recognize even small accomplishments. Often, people who have been abused struggle with feelings of worthlessness. Take the time to recognize your achievements, even the small ones. | Understand that abuse is never your fault. Contact a domestic violence hotline. Talk with someone you trust. Seek safe shelter. Build strong support networks. Honor yourself. |
Write the author's last name, the initial of the author's first name, then the initial of the author's middle name. For edited books, write the editor's name in the same format, then write "Ed." for a single editor and "Eds." for multiple editors after their names. If the book has authors and editors, list the authors first, followed by the publication year and title, then include the names of the editors. Format: Author, A. A. Example of an edited book: Duncan, G. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). Example of an edited book with an author or authors: Plath, S. (2000). The unabridged journals. K. V. Kukil (Ed.). Put the year of publication in parentheses after the author's name, and end it with a period. Format: Author, A.A. (Year published). Example: Smith, P. (2012). Next, write the title of the work in italics. Capitalize only the first letter in the title. Use a colon if there is a sub-title, capitalize the first word of the subtitle and put the entire thing in italics. Format: Author, A.A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Subtitle Example: Smith, P. (2012). Cut to the chase: Online video editing and the Wadsworth constant Don't put the edition in italics, though. The edition should be listed after the title or subtitle if there is one. Add a period at the end. Format: Author last, first name initial. Middle name initial. (Year published). Book title: Subtitle (number ed.). Example: Smith, P. (2012). Cut to the chase: Online video editing and the Wadsworth constant (3rd ed.). For location, use the city and state using the two-letter postal abbreviation without periods. Put a colon between the location and the name of the publisher and include a period at the end. Format: Author last, first name initial. Middle name initial. (Year published). Book title: Subtitle (number ed.). City, State: Publisher. Example: Smith, P. (2012). Cut to the chase: Online video editing and the Wadsworth constant (3rd ed.). Washington, DC: E & K Publishing. | Put the author’s or editor's name first. Include the publication year. Add the title of the textbook. Include the edition of the book next. End with the publisher’s location and the publisher’s name. |
More often than not constipation occurs when somebody is not eating right, not drinking enough water, or not exercising enough. As far as your diet is concerned, the thing to do to tackle constipation is to add more fiber, which helps digest food and increase intestinal motility. You should try to eat at least 18-30g of fiber each day. High-fiber foods include fresh fruit, vegetables and cereals. Some good ways. According to the Institute of Medicine, the recommended daily allowance of total fiber in adults is 38 grams and 25 grams for men and women, respectively. Pregnant and lactating women should receive 28 grams a day. A higher intake of fiber will not produce harmful effects in healthy adults. Eat a high-fiber breakfast cereal. Choose wholegrain or granary breads. Add pulses such as beans, lentils or chickpeas to stews and salads. Have some fresh or dried fruit for dessert. Choose a fruit smoothie at breakfast, a salad at lunch and leafy vegetables like broccoli, spinach or sweet potatoes at dinner. Or in the morning have warm water with lemon juice and carrots on the side. If you are often constipated, then try adding prunes as a regular snack in your diet. Prunes increase fiber in your diet and they often work to speed up digestion. One clinical trial found that 70 percent of people find relief from constipation with prunes. If you are struggling to get enough fiber into your daily diet, you could always opt for a fiber supplement. These supplements are available at your local drugstore and supermarket. They can be a good short-term measure, but try to incorporate fiber from fresh food into your diet in the longer-term. Make sure you are consuming at least 64 oz. (1.9 L) of water per day. Dehydration can contribute to constipation, as if there isn't enough fluid in your gut, your digestion will slow down and stools become bulky and painful. Warm liquids, like tea and coffee, may also improve your regularity. Drink them in the morning to heat up your intestines. Don't drink too much caffeine, or you can become dehydrated, making the problem worse. | Eat more fiber. Add plenty of fruits and vegetables to your diet. Take a fiber supplement. Drink plenty of fluids. |
Consider using high school students for this, since they often need community service hours in order to graduate. You want to know exactly how much money is coming in the door and through your vendors to your cause. You can use this later to announce your success or persuade to crowd to donate more to help you reach a goal. With the decline of cash payments, many people will no longer be carrying cash around with them. Consider using a mobile payment processor to allow guests to buy tickets and donate. There are several options to choose from to be sure to do your research. Make sure the venue, vendors, and your volunteers are ready. Reinforce why you are all there and the difference you are making. Walk around and thank your guests for coming. Be sure to also thank your sponsors, artists, and other contributors on stage during a break in the band's set. Track the successes and mistakes of your first concert and implement changes in the following ones. You made this happen, and with luck you will be able to call it a success. Whether you raise $10 or $10,000, you've brought people together for a cause you believe in and a good time. | Find volunteers to take tickets and lead people to their seats. Devise a money-management method. Arrive at your venue early on the day of each event. Thank your guests. Learn and improve. Enjoy your concert series! |
It is best to apply hair gel while the hair is still wet. Drop a small amount of gel in the palm of your hand and rub your hands together. Run your fingers through your hair over the area of the cowlick. Massage the gel into the roots of your hair and rub it in all directions for full coverage. Once the gel is massaged into the roots, press and comb the cowlick in the direction you would like it styled. Some gel is heat-activated. Use a hair dryer to style your hair the way you would like it after applying the hair gel. Apply pomade to dry hair to help style it in the direction you wish the hair to run. Run your forefinger and middle finger through the pomade to pick up some of the wax. Rub these fingers against your thumb to spread the pomade. Grab the area of hair you would like to adjust and pull it from root to end with these two fingers and thumb, covering the area with pomade, and pulling the hair in the direction you would like it styled. Choose a pomade with a matte finish. Avoid using more than a thin layer of pomade or your hair may appear wet until you wash the pomade out. Root brushes are specifically created for getting to the root and adjusting the direction of hair growth. While your hair is wet, repeatedly run the brush over the cowlick in the opposite direction of the hair growth. The bristles are very flexible to keep from tangling in the hair follicle. Many root brushes come with a pointed end to assist in parting your hair where you like it. | Apply hair gel to assist in styling your hair. Experiment with pomade. Massage your roots with a root brush. |
Feeling stressed can make it harder to listen effectively. If you notice that you feel nervous, anxious, overwhelmed, or just plain stressed, take a long, slow breath in through your nose. Count to 4 as you do this. Then, hold the breath for 4 seconds, and release it to the count of 4 as well. Repeat this as many times as needed while the person is talking or until you feel relaxed. Cutting off the person to share a story, brag about something, or comment on what they have just told you can be off-putting. It may also make the person think you aren't listening to them. Resist the urge to interrupt the person while they’re speaking. Even after they seem to be finished speaking, pause and count to 5 slowly before you say anything. Don't judge what the person says or criticize them in your mind while you’re listening to them. Even if you don't say out loud what you’re thinking, it may come through in your facial expressions or body language. Judging or criticizing the person in your head can also affect your ability to hear what they are saying because you will have already decided what you think. Try to have empathy for the person instead of judging, criticizing, or blaming them. Focus on how you might feel if you were in their situation and if what they’re describing happened to you instead. You won't be able to listen effectively if you are coming up with a response or rehearsing your response in your mind. It's much better to listen fully to the person and then respond spontaneously and genuinely to them when they finish. For example, if the person is telling a story about a difficult family member, allow them to finish the story and then react to what they have said. Don't start planning your reaction or a similar story about one of your family members while they are talking. It's not always helpful to suggest a solution to someone who has just shared a problem with you. In fact, they may not want that at all. If you think you might have something helpful to add after they finish speaking, think about whether or not it is truly helpful or if it's more for the sake of saying something. For example, if the person has just told you about a financial issue they’re having, offering them general money advice may not be welcome. But if you have a specific suggestion that could be helpful for something they shared with you, then you might share this with them. Try framing any suggestions you make by pointing to the specific thing they shared and then sharing the advice. For example, you might say something like, “You mentioned that you have trouble saving money once it's in your checking account. Have you looked into a direct deposit savings plan so that some of your money goes right into savings?” | Relax by taking a few deep breaths if you’re feeling stressed. Avoid interrupting the person while they are speaking. Suspend any judgment or criticism of what the person says. Resist the urge to plan what to say while the person is talking. Provide suggestions only if you have something helpful to say. |
The average adult needs 7-8 hours of sleep per night, and sleep is even more important when your immune system is compromised. Make sure that you're well-rested: don't stay up too late, and sleep in when possible. Sleep gives your body time to heal. Consider calling in sick at work--or going in late--to give yourself plenty of time to sleep in. You don't need to stay in bed all day unless you feel so inclined, but try at least to take it easy. It is easy to become dehydrated when you're sick, and dry sinuses will only worsen your cold symptoms. Drink plenty of water, tea, and soup to minimize irritation. Avoid drinking alcohol and sugary drinks, as even low consumption can weaken your immune system. Wait to resume these habits until you're well and your immune system is ready for the beating. Consider using a humidifier in your bedroom to keep from breathing dry air at night. You can buy an electric humidifier at some department stores and drugstores. Your immune system is already compromised, so try to stay away from bacteria that might make your condition worse. Avoid hospitals, crowded areas, and other sick people; avoid any place where germs congregate. Wash your hands with antibacterial hand sanitizer several times throughout the day. Consider carrying a small bottle of hand sanitizer about with you. Whenever you come into contact with germs or sick people, cleanse your hands. Avoid infecting others, especially children, the elderly, and anyone with a weak immune system. Cover your nose and mouth with your arm, a tissue, or a handkerchief when you sneeze or cough. Wash infected pillowcases, towels, clothing, and utensils to avoid reinfecting yourself once you're well. Sugar consumption weakens your immune system, and eating a lot of sugar-heavy foods may reduce your body's ability to recover from cold symptoms. There is some medical disagreement as to whether avoiding sugar during a cold can actually reduce the duration, but it is generally accepted that avoiding sugar in general is better for your immune system. People tend to get sick at times when they're eating a lot of sugar: times of stress, and during the winter months. Stress itself weakens the immune system, so the combination can be dangerous. It is best to avoid excess sugar before these times, so that you don't compound the problem. Avoid candy, soda, and other sweets. Fruit juice is sugary, but it is also typically high in Vitamin C--just try to avoid juices that have a lot of sugar added to them. Many other animals are able to convert sugar into vitamin C, but humans cannot. Sugar competes with vitamin C in the body, so high sugar consumption often results in low vitamin C concentrations. | Get plenty of sleep. Stay hydrated. Avoid exposure to germs. Avoid sugar. |
It will fit into your computer's SD card slot, which is a thin, inch-long slot that's most likely on the side of your computer (or in front of the CPU box for a desktop). A window with the SD card's contents should pop up. The SD card should be 2 GB or less. The angled side should go into the slot, and the SD card's logo should be facing up. If your computer doesn't have an SD card slot, you can purchase a USB flash drive adapter into which you can plug an SD card. It's located at https://please.hackmii.com/, which, despite its name, is a safe site to visit. You'll do so beneath the "System Menu Version" heading near the top of the page. It goes in the boxes beneath the "MAC Address" heading in the middle of the page. You'll also want to make sure the "Bundle the HackMii Installer for me!" option below the MAC address area is checked. It doesn't matter which option you click; either one will prompt the Homebrew setup to begin downloading. It should be labeled "LOST.DIR". This will likely be the only folder in the SD card; if not, just look for a folder that ends in ".DIR". You may first have to unhide folders on your computer to view the "LOST.DIR" folder. While you technically can just pull the card out of your computer, you should first eject the SD card to ensure that you don't lose any files. To do so: Windows - Right-click the SD card's name in the left-hand pane, then click Eject. Mac - Click the upward-facing arrow to the right of your SD card's name in the left-hand pane. You can now prepare to install The Homebrew Channel on your Wii. | Insert the SD card into your computer. Go to HackMii's LetterBomb page. Select your Wii's version. Enter your Wii's MAC address. Click either Cut the red wire or Cut the blue wire. Double-click the SD card's directory folder. Eject the SD card. Remove the SD card from your computer. |
Someone you trust values your time and opinion, and won't put their interests first all the time. Being late to meetings, dates, or events with you is a sign that they may not be fully trustworthy. Apply this concept within reason – everyone is late from time to time. The bigger issue is with people who are never on time or constantly cancel or change plans with you. There is often a big difference between what some people say and what they do, but trustworthy people practice what they preach. To trust someone you have to know that they will do the things they say they will. Trustworthy people, for example: Keep promises they have made. Finish jobs, chores, or errands they commit to doing. Follow through on plans made together. Liars are some of the most difficult people in the world to trust because you can never know what they are actually thinking about. If you catch someone making lies, even small ones, it is a major red-flag that they are not trustworthy. Make a mental note of any large exaggerations and white lies. If they happen every time you see someone, they are more likely than not untrustworthy. Liars often fidget, have trouble looking you in the eye, and change the details of stories frequently. This includes “lies by omission,” when people hide information from you to avoid tension or anger. More often than not, a trustworthy friend is willing to confide in you as well. They know that having trust is a two-way street, and you must feel comfortable sharing things if you want people to share back. When someone trusts you it is a signal that they value your friendship and opinion, making them less likely to do things that would damage your relationship. If someone constantly tells you secrets or says things like, “Benny asked me not to say this, but...” then they will likely do the same with your secrets. The way people act around your is indicative of how they act when you are not around. If you think that other people shouldn't trust this person, you probably shouldn't trust them either. | Know that trustworthy people are reliable and on-time. Know that trustworthy people follow through on their words. Know that trustworthy people don’t lie. Know that trustworthy people will trust you back. Note how someone talks about other people. |
A good conditioner is essential for damaged hair because it helps hydrate your locks. For the best results, choose a strengthening conditioner that will moisturize and help your hair become less brittle. Look for a formula that contains proteins such as keratin, amino acids, and collagen. Your conditioner should also contain natural oils, such as argan oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, and marula oil, that will moisturize your hair. Even if you use a traditional conditioner, your damaged hair may not get enough moisture throughout the day. After you finish washing and conditioning your hair, apply a leave-in conditioner to hydrate and coat your strands so they’re protected all day. Cream and lotion leave-in conditioners typically work best for damaged hair. To apply your leave-in condition, gently dry your hair with a towel. While it's still damp, use your hands to apply a small amount of the conditioner throughout your hair, paying special attention to the ends. For short hair, a dime size amount of leave-in conditioner is usually enough. For longer hair, use a quarter or half dollar size amount. To ensure that your damaged hair is getting all of the moisture and strengthening ingredients that it needs, it's important to use a deep conditioner or hair mask regularly. Apply a formula for damaged hair at least once a week to get your locks soft and shiny. If your hair is extremely damaged, use the deep conditioner twice a week. Some deep conditioners are applied to dry hair, while others should be used on wet hair. Consult the instructions on the packaging to determine how to use yours. Leave the deep conditioning treatment on for an hour before rinsing it to ensure that it has time to really moisturize and strengthen your hair. Make the deep conditioner more effective by placing a shower cap or plastic wrap over your hair when you’re wearing the mask. That will generate heat that allows the conditioner to penetrate your hair more easily. | Incorporate a strengthening conditioner. Work in a leave-in conditioner. Do a deep conditioning treatment weekly. |
The backbend into bridge is the most advanced version of the bridge. To execute this move, you start in a standing position and slowly bend backward until your hands come to the ground and you're in bridge position. To begin, stand up with your feet planted firmly on the ground, shoulder-width apart. As you become better at backbends, you can bring your feet in closer together when you perform this exercise. The other way to exit bridge is by kicking your body back into a forward facing position. To do this: Bend your knees more and bring your feet in closer to your body. Push your head farther through your arms so that you're looking at your feet. Stand on your toes and transfer your weigh to your non-dominant foot. Raise your dominant foot off the ground to about knee-height. With your non-dominant foot, push off the ground as you kick your dominant foot up and over your head, followed by your other foot. Place your dominant foot on the ground when it reaches and then your other foot as it comes around, and from there you can stand up. | Stand up straight. Exit bridge pose with a backbend kickover as an alternative. |
" When someone asks you the date in Spanish, you'll always follow the same formula. Start with el (ELL), followed by the number that corresponds to the day. Then say de (DAY) followed by the name of the month. You can start by saying hoy es (OY ESS) before the date, which means "today is." For example, if someone asked you the date, you could say "Hoy es el dos de febrero," or "Today is February second." In most contexts it is also acceptable simply to say the date. In English, ordinals (such as "second" or "third") are often used to say the date. In Spanish, however, you always just use the number. To say the date in Spanish you'll need to know the words for all the numbers from one to 31. There is one exception to this rule. When you are talking about the first of the month in Spanish, you use the word primero, which means "first." If you aren't yet comfortable with your numbers, practice counting in Spanish. You can also post notes around your house with the numeral and the Spanish word for that number so you get used to associating the two. After saying the day, you'll add the word de (DAY) and then say the month of the year. If you don't already have the months of the year in Spanish memorized, buy a Spanish calendar so you're looking at them regularly. January is enero (ay-NAIR-oh). February is febrero (fay-BRAY-roh). March is marzo (MAR-soh). April is abril (AH-breel). May is mayo (MY-oh). June is junio (HOO-nee-oh). July is julio (HOO-lee-oh). August is agosto (ah-GOHS-toh). September is septiembre (sayp-tee-AIM-bray). October is octubre (ahk-TOO-bray). November is noviembre (noh-bee-AIM-bray). December is diciembre (dee-see-AIM-bray). In most instances, you probably won't need to state the year along with the date if you're just speaking conversationally. If you do, simply add another de after the month followed by the number that corresponds to the year. In English you may have become accustomed to a shortened way of expressing years. For example, if you want to say 1991 in English, you would say "nineteen ninety-one." However, in Spanish you say the whole number: "mil novecientos noventa y uno," or "one thousand nine hundred and ninety one." | Use the formula "El numéro de mes. Start with the number of the day. Pronounce the month correctly. Express the year correctly. |
Use wedge-shaped pillows to prop your head or back while sitting or reclining or to support your back or belly while lying on your side. You can even use wedge-shaped pillows to prop a hot water bottle up against your back. Wedge-shaped pillows are convenient because they are small and easily portable. However, because they are small, you will still need to use a regular pillow for your head. Choose from a crescent-shaped or triangular-shaped wedge pillow, whichever is your preference. The different shapes do not provide different benefits. Use a U-shaped pillow to support your whole body from your head and neck to your back, belly, knees, and ankles. This pillow is great for women who are used to sleeping on their back. It is also convenient for women who toss and turn during the night since you do not need to readjust the pillow. The U-shaped pillow is typically the most expensive pregnancy pillow. It is also the biggest pregnancy pillow. So if you have a small bed, look into getting a smaller pillow. C-shaped pillows are smaller than the U-shaped ones, so they are great if you have a mid-sized bed. These pillows provide support for your head, neck, back, and pelvic area. They are great for relieving pelvic tension and reducing water retention in your legs and ankles. The only drawback is that you will need to adjust the pillow throughout the night as you switch sides. This pillow shape is also recommended for plus-size women since its asymmetrical shape allows you to shape the pillow in a variety of ways. The J-shaped pillow is similar to the U-shaped pillow, only smaller and without the extra side. So if you have a mid-sized bed, look into this pillow. This pillow is great for head, neck, and back support. Also known as I-shaped pillows, these pillows are straight and run along the length of your body. They look like regular pillows, only longer. You can wrap your arms and legs around them. However, they do not provide much back support. Flexible versions of the full-length pillow are available as well. The flexible ones bend and conform to your body, but they are generally more expensive. | Select a wedge-shaped pillow. Try a U-shaped pillow. Opt for a C-shaped pillow. Select a J-shaped pillow. Try a full-length pillow. |
This downloads the video to your computer in the desired format. Depending on your settings, you may have to select a folder and click Save to begin the download. If clicking the link just opens the video in a new browser tab, click the ⁝ at the video's bottom-right corner, then select Download to save it to your computer. | Click DOWNLOAD next to the version you want to download. |
If you're the kind of person who doesn't prioritize her own feelings, you might end up feeling overwhelmed and stressed more quickly than someone who notices her stress level inching up. You might need to include checking out your feelings as a part of your daily schedule. Try using a "feelings thermometer" to take your emotional temperature. Your thermometer might range from "Piece of cake!" to "Out of control!" or similar. If your temperature is too high, do something relaxing. If it's too low, it would be a good time to try something new. If identifying feelings is hard for you, try looking at a "feelings chart" that can help you remember the different emotions, and identify the one that's true for you. It's great to be involved in a variety of activities, but if you don't have enough time to do them all, you'll end up stressed. Learning to say no is an important quality of living independently and successfully. Remember that saying no isn't always selfish, and saying yes isn't always healthy. As you learn to practice saying no, you're also learning to prioritize your own mental well-being. If you won't be taking the SAT within the next year, you might be able to put off studying for it. If you have a major project due in one subject, see if you can put off studying for a test that won't occur until next week. If you've planned well, you should have scheduled adequate time for both. But don't waste time blaming yourself if you find yourself in a bind. Make the best of it, and prioritize what needs to be done first. Remember that not everything has to be done perfectly. If you're taking a class "pass-fail" then you don't have to make a perfect grade in it. Doing something "good enough" is an important life skill for a perfectionist to master! It's a lot less stressful to set goals that you can actually accomplish, rather than setting goals that describe the kind of lofty ideals that you might prefer. If your goals are attainable, you'll be encouraged by the feeling of success that comes with completing a goal. For example, if you're in a new school, you might feel overwhelmed by how much you don't know about your new setting. An attainable short-term goal might be to learn your way around, and perhaps find one new person to talk to. Setting goals that are attainable means that you'll have to know your own strengths and challenges. You might make a list of what you'd like your life to contain in the future. If you're in high school, you'll need to start thinking ahead to what you want to do after graduation. If you want to be a veterinarian, for instance, you'll need to think about how to balance your love of animals with your need to study trigonometry in order to get into a good veterinary college program. Post images, words, and reminders of your long-term goals near your study space. If you aren't sure what your job goals are, that's okay. Instead, think about your priorities and values. For instance, if you know working outside is important to you, explore careers that are based in nature. Talking with your parents, a career or guidance counselor, or another trusted person can provide some good support for this process. School stress isn't limited to academic pressures. Peer interactions, personality conflicts, subtle bullying and discrimination can all interfere with your ability to learn. To counterbalance the stresses that come from daily pressures, find someone to talk to. You can talk to your parents, trusted friends, a mentor or a professional counselor. Consider telling your teacher about any social issues that she may be able to help with. Try using role-playing around the situation, or develop scripts to use that can help you avoid conflicts. Learning to stand up for yourself can help you feel less stressed over time. Try to use "I" statements to talk about your responses to social pressures. For example, stating that "I feel anxious when you do this, because it makes me feel left out." This provides clear information about your experience while still identifying the problem to another person. | Figure out how you're feeling. Learn to say no. Figure out what you can put off. Try to set attainable short-term goals. Think about your long-term goals. Don't let social pressures stress you out. |
A stick of gum after a meal encourages the production of saliva in the mouth, which fights bad breath. Look for gum with natural essential oils. Spearmint, peppermint and cinnamon oils have been shown to tackle foul-smelling bacteria in the mouth. This might be tough to do, but chewing coffee beans and then spitting them out has been known to temper garlic breath. Rubbing coffee beans on your hands (and then washing them) can also help to remove the smell of onion and garlic from your skin. If other remedies for onion and garlic breath don't seem to work, cutting down on your use of them in meals will prevent bad breath. If you eat garlic for its potential health benefits, you may want to substitute an odorless garlic supplement for raw garlic. Be aware that supplements come in many forms, range significantly in quality, and research into their health benefits and side-effects is ongoing. | Chew gum. Chew coffee beans. Reduce your consumption of raw and cooked onion/garlic. |
Bulbs need to be ‘tricked’ into believing they have survived winter in order to start flowering. This means they need to experience a sustained cold environment whilst they are dormant. The ones you buy commercially are likely to have been chilled for you. If you are supplying your own bulbs, you’ll need to recreate this cold environment yourself. You can place the bulbs in a fridge salad drawer, but keep them well away from fruit, especially apples, because they emit gases that will inhibit the bulbs’ later flowering. You can also try using a cool cellar if you can achieve an ideal temperature of between 30 and 50 F. Your bulbs need to stay at this cool temperature for around 4 months. Not all commercially purchased tulips will stand forcing. Check the label when you are shopping for bulbs. As a general rule, shorter tulip varieties tend to do better than taller varieties when forced. The essential thing is to select good healthy bulbs that are large and firm. Reject any bulbs that seem rather small or are soft or mushy. After chilling or purchase, store your bulbs in a cool dry and dark place until you are ready to force them. You don't want your bulbs to dry out completely, so keep them out of drafts. Inside a paper bag in a cool cupboard is ideal. You don't always have to get a specially designed vase to force tulips. The most important thing to remember is that the bulb should not touch the water, otherwise it will rot. The bulb does need to sit right above the water though, so the roots can grow down into it. You can get special glassware vases for forcing bulbs in garden stores or online. You can try filling a receptacle, like a tall vase, with a few handfuls of decorative pebbles or glass beads. Then fill with the vase water. The bulb should sit on top of the stones but still not touch the water. The bulb roots will need a few inches of water to grow down into. If you’re improvising with your own vessel, just remember that the tulip needs to sit above the water but shouldn't touch it. Fill your receptacle with a few handfuls of pebbles or glass beads. Top it up with cool water and place the tulip bulb on top. The pointed part of the tulip bulb should point upwards. The base of the bulb should not touch the water, but the water should be just a few millimeters below the bulb. It's fine to force several bulbs in the same vase, but avoid the bulbs touching in case one rots and spreads the infection to its neighbor. Remember, bulbs may swell during forcing, so give them about an inch of space each. | Trick the bulbs using a cold environment to make them flower. Pick large, firm bulbs of short tulip varieties to have the best chance of flowering. Store bulbs in a cool, dry, dark place after the chilling process. Choose a properly-sized vase. Try the alternative stone-filled vase method. Place your bulb on top without touching the water. |
When someone is speaking, lean in. Favor your right ear and tilt your head slightly to listen. Make regular eye contact as a way to show you're listening and engaged. Smile and make encouraging comments. This can be as simple as saying, “I see” or, “Uh-huh.” Keep your body uncrossed by keeping your arms by your sides and feet flat on the floor. If you talk about yourself in excess, the other person may become bored or overwhelmed. People may begin to zone out or not pay attention to what you're saying if you tend to be long-winded. You may be able to say things in a concise manner without going on and on. If you notice yourself rambling, take a break. Say, “Okay, that's enough about me. Tell me about you.” It's okay to talk about your accomplishments but don't let them dominate the conversation. If you're proud of an accomplishment, bring it up so that others can celebrate with you. Share your good news once, then avoid bringing it up again in the conversation. Even humble brags can be annoying. If someone else describes an accomplishment, be happy for them without having to top it or bring attention to yourself. Celebrate their success without feeling threatened in your own. Be sure to recognize the achievements of others in the conversation, as well, to avoid the appearance that you're making it all about you. If you're talking, don't go on and on about yourself. If you notice that you're talking too much, start to ask questions to the other person. Ask for their thoughts, opinions, feedbacks, and to know more about them. Some people tend to excessively talk when they feel nervous. If you feel nervous, don't overtalk. Deal with your anxiety instead by taking some deep breaths. If there are several people in the discussion, try to be inclusive by rotating your questions or requests for input. Try to wait 3 seconds after others finish a sentence before starting to talk, too, to avoid interrupting or talking over them. | Show interest in others. Speak concisely. Avoid bragging. Take turns talking. |
After you've submitted your resignation, you may be tempted to cruise through your last couple of weeks doing as little as possible. However, slacking off because you already have "one foot out the door" will harm your professional reputation. Finish any ongoing projects you have, or draft status reports so whoever takes over from you will know what's going on. Organize all your files and documents, if applicable, so they are easily accessible after you're gone. Let your coworkers know about your resignation, and ask them what they need from you to ensure a smooth transition after you've left. Let them know how to find any documents or information on your work projects. If your manager has told you not to alert your coworkers of your resignation until later, follow their instructions. If you have direct contact with clients or customers, explain to them that you are leaving. If you know who is taking over their file when you leave, take the opportunity to introduce them to the person who will be taking care of them. If someone new is being hired to replace you, offer to assist with their training. You may be asked to complete an exit interview. During this interview you'll be asked for constructive feedback on your experience working for the company. Take this opportunity seriously and use it to help your manager and coworkers improve their work experiences. Be honest and constructive in your exit interview, but stick to the facts and avoid getting emotional or making accusations. Your goal is to leave your employer in a better position, not to trash them on the way out the door. If you already have another position lined up, a reference letter may be the last thing on your mind. However, getting a letter now means you won't potentially have to track down your manager later. If you worked closely with another manager or a coworker, you might ask them for reference letters as well. On your last day, make sure your manager or supervisor can get in touch with you if they need anything. You might also want to leave contact information with any coworkers with whom you want to stay in touch. If you have a LinkedIn account, send invitations to managers and coworkers to connect there. | Maintain good work ethic through your last day. Prepare your coworkers for your departure. Provide feedback if requested. Get a written reference letter from your direct supervisor. Leave up-to-date contact information with your supervisor. |
If you're using a tablet running Android 4.5 (Lollipop) or later and have forgotten your lock pattern, you'll need to reset your tablet back to its original factory settings. An easy way to do this is through Find My Device in a web browser. All data on the tablet will be lost unless you've already backed it up. Find My Device is usually enabled by default on Android tablets. If you disabled this feature, try a different method. If you've enabled Smart Lock to automatically unlock your Android in certain physical locations (such as your home or office), you can just bring the tablet to that location to get back in. Be sure to use the same username and password you use to log into the locked tablet. You'll only have to select the tablet if you have more than one Android connected to this account. This will delete the contents of your tablet so you can set it up as new. When the process is complete, you'll be prompted to sign in with your Google account. Log in with your Google account, and then follow the on-screen instructions to get your tablet back online. The setup process will also walk you through the process of protecting your Android with a new pattern, PIN, password, or biometric to unlock it in the future. | Go to https://android.com/find on any computer, phone, or tablet. Sign in to your Google account. Select your tablet. Click Erase and follow the on-screen instructions. Set up your tablet as new. |
Pour out 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey. Apply it over your face, taking care to avoid the eye area, and wait 15 to 20 minutes. Wipe the mask off with a damp, warm washcloth. This mask is gentle and simple enough to use daily. Because this mask doesn't contain any other ingredients, it is perfect for all skin types and conditions. Stir together 2 teaspoons honey and 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel. Apply the mask over your face, wait 10 to 20 minutes, then rinse it off. This mask is gentle enough for daily use. This mask can treat other conditions too, such as rashes or eczema. Pour 1 tablespoon of honey into a small dish. Stir in 1 teaspoon of matcha powder and 1 teaspoon of sweet almond oil. Apply the mask over your face, wait 15 minutes, then rinse it off with warm water. If you can't find sweet almond oil, try jojoba oil instead. If you can't find matcha powder, cut open a bag of green tea, and use the leaves instead. This mask is suitable for sensitive skin as well! Cook 2 tablespoons of oatmeal, then stir in 1 tablespoon of honey. Let the mask cool to room temperature, then apply it to your face. Wait 15 to 20 minutes, then remove it with a damp, warm washcloth. You can cook a larger batch of oatmeal, use 2 tablespoons for the mask, and eat the rest. Do not cook the honey with the oatmeal, or you risk ruining its beneficial properties. For something more exfoliating, use 1 tablespoon of finely-ground, uncooked oatmeal instead. | Make a super-simple mask with just honey. Try a honey and aloe vera mask to soothe irritated skin. Treat inflammation with a honey, green tea, and almond oil mask. Nourish your skin with honey and cooked oatmeal. |
You will want to select a low-hanging tree branch that requires the squirrels to do some maneuvering to reach it, but that still rests in a comfortable line of vision for you viewing pleasure. In this case, twisted coat hangers or fishing-wire with a high tensile strength will suffice. Hang these wires with roughly six inches to one foot of slack around the tree limb. This will require that squirrels maneuver to get to the food without providing a major obstacle to them. Try attaching corn cobs to a bungee cord which is then hung from a tree limb or platform. Squirrels will perform acrobatics in an effort to feed on the corn, which is entertaining to watch. Once the wires are fastened to the tree branch, create a mechanism at the end of each wire capable of holding an ear of corn. The simplest way to do this is to twist a loop into the wire hangers that will support an ear of corn or tie a loop into fishing-wire. Attach whole ears of corn into the loops you created at the end of your wires. Make sure they are securely fastened, as they will need to support the weight of squirrels climbing on and hanging off of them. If the squirrels knock the corn to the ground, it largely defeats the purpose of employing a hanging feeder which is designed to make the squirrels “work” for the food. Now that the hanging wires have been stocked with corn, sit back and enjoy watching the squirrels perform various physical and acrobatic feats to get to the food supply. Be sure to replace exhausted ears of corn to keep the squirrels coming back. | Find a suitable tree branch. Hang simple wires from the branch. Create loops or holding points at the end of each wire. Attach the corn. Enjoy the feeder in action. |
Go to the App Store (iOS), search "Google Maps", and tap the Get/Install button next to the search result to download the app. Once you have downloaded the app, tap on it from your phone's home screen to open it. There are two ways to do this: Type an address, location, or point of interest into the search bar and tap the "Search" button. Use your fingers navigate the map's interface and find your desired location. Tap and hold on the map and hold in order to drop a pin. Click on the “Dropped Pin” tab at the bottom of your screen, then select "Share". You'll see a variety of sharing options, but using "Messages" is currently the fastest way to get to your coordinates. Share with yourself to learn the latitude and longitude coordinates or else share this information with a friend. Sharing a location with friends lets them know where you are currently (or will be later), and offers them an easy way to get directions. Open up the text message from the share. This will appear in the message after the location's address and will begin with "goo.gl/maps". The link will launch Google Maps and the location's latitude and longitude will appear at both the top and the bottom of the screen. The latitude coordinate is traditionally listed first in the coordinate pair. | Download and open Google Maps. Drop a pin at the desired location on the map. Share the location with Messages. Select a recipient for the share and press "Send". Receive the shared location. Click on the Google Maps link. Find the latitude and longitude. |
Leave the guild for a week, and tell your guild mates you won't be available. At the end of the week, consider extending the break, or starting a "week in, week out" pattern. Set your chatty friends to "ignore" during these breaks. They'll survive. Give these to strangers who won't return them if you come back. This reduces the sense of progress and accomplishment. Steel yourself and delete one of your highest-level characters, taking away one more emotional attachment to the game. Most operating systems have a parental controls setting that restricts when you can log in or go online. Have a friend choose the password to keep it secret from you. Access your router settings and find the firewall or port protocol settings. Block ports 1119 and 3724, and no one on your wireless network can access WoW. If you can't find these settings, search online for instructions specific to your router brand. Many former WoW addicts do not find it possible to play the game in moderation. Uninstalling the game and letting your subscription run out is often the safer path. | Take a break from your guild. Give away your WoW items and gold. Delete your favorite character. Set up parental controls. Block router ports. Uninstall the game. |
Use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment to suck away dirt and dust. Brush away dirt with the attachment to loosen any stubborn areas. If you can't remove all of the dirt, don't worry. You can scrub away more with soap and water later. Dry bricks will absorb the cleaning solvent and fade or discolor over time. Fill a spray bottle with water and saturate the brick's entire surface before using any cleaners. Washing a dry brick can also cause it to grow unsightly white or greenish scum. If you're washing a brick outside, you can also use a garden hose to get it wet. Combine 1 c (0.24 L) each of dish soap and table salt to make a spreadable paste, then spread the paste in an even layer over the surface. Working from top to bottom, scrub the paste into the brick with a bristle bush. 1 c (0.24 L) of this mixture should be enough to clean 1 small or medium-sized brick. Let the paste sit for 5-10 minutes before scrubbing it with the bristle brush. Remove the paste from the brick with a wet washcloth. Let your brick sun-dry or dry it with a towel. Spray a siloxane- or silane-based sealant around the brick's entire surface, keeping the sealant nozzle several inches away to keep the coating even. Use sealants in well-ventilated outdoor areas, reading the instructions carefully to apply them safely and effectively. Look for brick sealants online or at a home repair store. Spray a water repellent over the brick to prevent water-related damage if you live in a wet or rainy climate. | Vacuum any dust and dirt. Get the brick wet before using any cleaners. Scrub the brick with a mixture of dish soap and table salt. Use a sealant to keep the brick in good condition. |
When you two are spending time with your mutual friends, see if they treat you differently than how they treat other people they are friends with. They may be more affectionate with you, try to talk more to you, or make comments about your relationship. When your best friend treats you the same as any of their other friends, it's unlikely that they're interested in you romantically. A friend that treats you like they treated their exes may be interested. This can help you determine whether they are just being their normal friendly selves or if they are interested romantically in you. Naturally, you're going to spend time with your best friend. However, ask yourself whether the things that you do together seem like dates. For example, do you go out to dinner and a movie? If so, is it usually just the two of you? When someone starts to become interested in someone romantically, they'll want to spend more and more time with them. If you notice that the two of you are spending way more time together than you normally do, and that those hangouts start to feel like potential dates, they may be interested in you. You should also notice if they start to tell you how much they enjoy spending time with you one on one. This might be a way for them to try and tell you that they're looking for something more than just friendship. Listen to how they speak about you to other people and how they speak when they are talking to you. When people are attracted to someone, they may speak in a special tone of voice reserved for that special someone. They may also be a little nervous around you and blush. Pay attention to how much they laugh at your jokes or things that you do. If they laugh more frequently than usual, it might be because they like you. Friends aren't awkward with one another, so if you start noticing that they seem shy and bashful about certain topics, it could be a sign that they're interested in you. For example, they may become shy when you bring up school dances or dates that you've been on. They may be trying to tell you how they feel in a subtle way. They may try to bring up romantic subjects or ask whether you are interested in someone right now. They may also try to deepen your connection by asking you very deep questions about your life, dreams, goals, and desires. Since this is your best friend, they probably pay attention to what you say already. But, you may notice that they start to remember small details about your life that they would otherwise forget, like when you have a test or a special appointment. They might show you that they remember these things by wishing you luck or commenting when the day is here. Flirting can signal that they are attracted to you, or it could mean that they are a naturally flirtatious person. You'll need to distinguish what their flirting means, but you have the benefit of knowing their personality already. Look for signs of flirting like: They compliment you frequently. They smile and gaze at you when they talk about you. They touch their hair or face when speaking to you. They laugh at all your jokes, even when they aren't that funny. They gently tease you or playfully poke fun at you. You may notice that they start to pay more attention to their appearance when they know they are spending time with you. For instance, they may wear nicer clothes or clothing that they know that you like or wear makeup and do their hair. When someone is attracted to someone, they often try to present their best selves. If you start to notice that they consistently seem to be spending more time on their appearance when the two of you are together, they may be interested in you. | Compare how they treat you. Notice when you're spending more time together. Listen to how they speak. Listen to what they say. Look for flirtatious behavior. Look at how they present themselves. |
If there has been a death, serious injury, or illness in your immediate family that requires you to travel, you can get your passport expedited for a “life or death emergency.” To do this, call to make an emergency appointment. Call 1-877-487-2778 on Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm eastern time. This line is closed on federal holidays. For teletype (TTY/TTD), call 1-888-874-7793 on Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm eastern time. This line is closed on federal holidays. Outside of business hours and on federal holidays, call 1-202-647-4000. If you need your passport in under 2 weeks or if you need a foreign visa in 4 weeks, you must make an appointment at a passport acceptance facility. If you need your passport in 4-6 weeks, you can expedite it in person or by mail. If you are expediting in person at a passport acceptance facility, you must bring form DS-11, regardless of whether you are renewing or not. If you are expediting by mail to renew your passport, still use form DS-82. Add the expedite fee to your passport fee. Write “EXPEDITE” in large, clear letters on the outside of the envelope. The expedite fee is $60 USD. You may also choose to include an extra $15.95 to have the passport shipped overnight to you. Each country may have a different procedure for applying. Call the consulate or visit in person. Ask which fees, forms, and documentation you need to apply. You may need to provide your old passport, your social security number, your current visa, or other identity documents. Both parents or guardians must appear at the appointment with the child and provide consent. They must show proof of their relationship with the child, such as a birth certificate, adoption decree, or guardianship documents. If a parent or guardian cannot attend, they can fill out and sign Form 3053 and get it notarized. Send this form with the other parent or guardian to the appointment. The form can be found here: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds3053.pdf. If there is only 1 parent or guardian, a court order, adoption decree listing only 1 parent, birth certificate with only 1 parent, or custody agreement must be provided. If consent cannot be received from the other parent because of special circumstances, fill out Form 5525 here: https://eforms.state.gov/Forms/ds5525.pdf. If you are applying for a new passport but you have started transitioning to a different gender since your old passport, you will need additional documentation. These may include: Certification from a doctor that you are currently undergoing or have previous undergone medical treatment for transitioning. A photo ID that resembles your current appearance. Court documentation of a name change (if you changed your name). | Call the National Passport Information Center if you must travel within 3 days. Pay a $60 fee to expedite your passport. Contact the United States embassy or consulate to apply outside of the country. Attend the appointment if your child under 16 needs a passport. Provide additional documentation if you are transitioning gender. |
You can't change the past, but you can forgive yourself and move forward with peace. Practice new ways of understanding and relating to people until it becomes a habit to treat people respectfully. If you find yourself veering toward angry thoughts again, remember to pause and think before acting. Focus on what you have in common with people and appreciate their humanity. You can't control other people, but you can control yourself. | Forgive yourself. Treat people with respect from now on. |
You can only set the repeat options from the Music app. If you're using another app and playing music in the background, switch to the Music app. When you open the Now Playing screen, there's a chance that the music controls won't appear on the screen. Tap the album art once to make the controls appear. It looks like two arrows in a loop, and can be found in the lower-left corner of the music controls. A "1" will appear on the button, indicating that the current song is being repeated. The button will become highlighted, but will not display a number. This indicates that the current playlist, album, or artist list will be repeated once it's finished. Siri has the ability to quickly repeat the last song that you played. If you have a 5th Generation iPod Touch or later, you can use a simple Siri command to repeat the last song that was played. Press and hold the Home button until the Siri interface appears. Say "Play it again" to repeat the last song that was playing. | Open the "Now Playing" screen in the Music app. Tap the album art if you don't see the controls. Identify the Repeat button. Tap the Repeat button once. Tap it again to Repeat all. Use Siri to repeat a song (5th Generation or later). |
Put enough sunflower, vegetable, or canola oil to come 2 inches (5.1 cm) up the sides of the pot and set the pot on the stove. Clip a deep-fry thermometer to the pot and heat the oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 375 °F (191 °C). It's important to use a neutral-high that you can heat to high temperatures. This is why you shouldn't use extra-virgin olive oil. Once the oil reaches 375 °F (191 °C), put a few of the dried rice grains into the pot. They should puff up instantly if the oil is ready. If the rice takes more than 10 to 15 seconds to puff up, heat the oil longer and check the accuracy of your deep-fry thermometer. Pour the dried rice into a small fine mesh strainer and lower the strainer into the pot. The rice will begin to puff up after 5 to 10 seconds of being in the oil. The puffed rice will float to the top of the oil. If you're using dried rice that you didn't cook first, it may take closer to 20 seconds for the rice to puff up. Turn off the burner and place paper towels on a rimmed baking sheet. Slowly lift the fine mesh strainer with the puffed rice up and out of the hot oil. Then dump the puffed rice onto the paper towels. The paper towels will absorb the excess oil from the puffed rice. Let the oil in the pot cool completely before you store or discard it. Let the puffed rice cool for at least 5 minutes before you season and enjoy it. For seasonings, sprinkle salt, powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar over the puffed rice according to your taste. In addition to enjoying the puffed rice on its own, you can also use it to make puffed rice cakes. To store leftover puffed rice, including puffed rice cake, put it into an airtight container and keep it at room temperature. Use the puffed rice within 5 to 7 days. | Pour the oil into a pot and heat it to 375 °F (191 °C). Add a few grains of rice to test the oil temperature. Put the rice into the oil and fry it for 5 to 10 seconds. Lift the rice out of the oil and transfer it to a baking sheet. Cool the puffed rice and use it. |
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You can use your bathtub, or you can use a small plastic basin that is large enough to comfortably fit both of your feet. For a more pampering effect, you can purchase a footbath; these foot baths are just the right size for feet and often include a massaging jet stream. Use a temperature that is comfortable for you. The water should come up just past your ankles. If you are using your foot scrub in the bathtub, you can just sit down in the tub or on the ledge. If you are using a basin, then you can sit down in a comfortable chair and place the tub on the floor in front of the chair. Soak your feet for a few minutes. If you are wearing long pants, be sure to roll the cuffs up so that they don't get wet. You will need a small handful—enough to cover your entire foot. If you use too little, the scrub won't be thick enough. A thinly-spread scrub will not be very effective. Gently rub the scrub over your feet using circular motions. Do this for about five minutes. If you wish, you can also use a pedicure brush or pumice stone to buff away calluses. Gently lower your feet back into the water, and massage them with your hands to get the scrub off. If your water became dirty, then you will need to rinse your feet off in the bathtub using fresh water. There may be some oily residue left on your feet from the scrub, which is normal. Once your feet are clean, take them out of the water and gently pat them dry with a soft, clean towel. Apply some moisturizer to help keep your feet feeling soft and smooth. You can use this scrub 2 to 3 times a week. Keep in mind that this scrub is abrasive, so if you use it too often, it may begin to irritate the skin on your feet. | Find a suitable tub for the foot scrub treatment. Fill the tub or basin with lukewarm water. Sit down some place comfortable. Place your feet into the tub. Scoop out some of the foot scrub. Massage your feet. Rinse the foot scrub off. Dry the feet off and apply some moisturizer. Consider making this foot scrub a part of your routine. |
. Sleek and sophisticated — and seriously boozy — this cocktail is the epitome of class. Classic martinis come with either gin or vodka, and have the option of being made "dirty," or with added olive juice. Chocolate martini Strawberry martini Eggnog martini Key lime martini . Popularized in the Americas by none other than Ernest Hemingway, this summery drink is the class of the tropics. Lime, mint, rum, sugar, and fizzy water — how can you go wrong with that? Strawberry mojito Mango mojito Blueberry mojito Pineapple mojito . A classic American southern tradition, the mint julep is simple but sophisticated. Drink this during Derby weekend and you'll feel like you're in Kentucky no matter where you are. Margaritas are the quintessential Mexican cocktail. Made with lime juice, tequila, orange liqueur, and a bit of sugar, they are usually served straight-up, although they can also be blended. Orange margaritas Strawberry margaritas Frozen margaritas Banana margaritas The old fashioned is a boozy cocktail — only bourbon and syrup stand between it and your tummy. Although the old fashioned has seemingly fallen out of fashion since its heyday in the '20s and '30s, it remains a go-to for many cocktail drinkers. | Make a martini Make a mojito Make a mint julep Make a margarita. Make an old fashioned. |
Eating nutritious meals at regular intervals can help you stay calm and feel safe. Eat a broad range of foods to get the nutrients your body needs. Eat fruits and vegetables every day, and make sure you don't skip your carbohydrates or protein. Replace alcohol and caffeine with water. Alcohol and caffeine both have properties that can increase anxiety. Regular exercise releases endorphins that increase your sense of well-being and reduce stress. Exercise will boost your mood and help you sleep. If you don't have a regular exercise routine, try going for a brisk half-hour walk each day. Anxiety interferes with sleep, and lack of sleep makes anxiety worse. Try to stop this unhealthy cycle by sleeping on a set schedule, keeping your bedroom peaceful and free of electronics, and avoiding food for several hours before bed. Adults need 7-8 hours of sleep a night, with as few interruptions as possible. Kids and teenagers need 9-11 hours. Some people have good results trying alternative medicine treatments. If you're interested in trying one of these treatments, speak with your regular doctor before replacing or altering any of his or her recommendations. They might be able to help you find alternative treatments, such as meditation and yoga, that compliment and extend the relaxation techniques you have been prescribed. Acupuncture is the ancient Chinese practice of inserting needles into specific points of the body. There is increasing evidence that acupuncture can be a helpful treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown that yoga and meditation are both helpful when it comes to treating both physical and mental symptoms of anxiety. | Eat wholesome foods. Exercise. Get a good night's sleep each night. Consider alternative medicine treatments. |
Use a fine-tooth comb to brush the hair backwards several times. Do this until the hair is mostly vertical, so you can easily see its total length. Combing your hair the opposite direction makes it easy for you to see the hair and trim it to your desired length. Trimming scissors work great for trimming your arm hair. After you comb your hair upwards, make small snips across your arm hair, starting with your forearm. Remove any uneven areas and try to get all of your hair the same length. When trimming your hair with scissors, starting at your forearm ensures the rest of your hair will be the close to the same length. As you trim your hair, it may make it easier if you comb up your hair again. That way, you can easily see the length. After you comb the hair, trim it in small sections until you are comfortable with your outcome. Take your time as you do this to avoid messing up. As you trim, check to make sure you don't have any high or low spots in your arm hair. You want your hair to all be close to the same length. If you rush, you can cut your hair too short or cut yourself. Avoid over-trimming your arm hair. You can always trim more off, but you can't put it back if you cut it too short! When you are finished trimming your arm hair, use your fine-toothed comb to smooth your hair back against your arm. Combing your hair again also makes makes it easier to notice any long patches or uneven sections. | Comb the arm hair the opposite way of the hair growth. Trim along the top of your arm hair using small, sharp scissors. Comb and trim your arm hair until you achieve your desired look. Comb the hair back down in the direction of the hair growth. |
The SCD requires you to make many of the things you'll be eating at home. It's typically more convenient to buy the necessary ingredients and make your basic foods in batches. Then you can refrigerate or freeze them and they'll be ready for you throughout the week. Go through the intro diet and the recipes included, and make your list. Focus on whole foods, because you'll have to prepare them specially. For example, you should get whole carrots and peel them yourself rather than buying carrot sticks or other prepared carrots. You'll need several bottles of pressed apple cider or grape juice, since these are the only drinks you're allowed during the intro diet apart from water. Look for large packages of chicken legs and thighs, since you'll need these to make your chicken soup. Homemade yogurt is one of the staples of the SCD. Because the SCD starves the bad bacteria in your gut, yogurt is essential to introduce good bacteria to replace the harmful bacteria. You can make homemade yogurt in your oven without needing any special supplies other than a large pot and a thermometer. Pour one or two quarts (liters) of milk into the pot and heat to 180 degrees Fahrenheit (about 82 degrees Celsius). The milk must be heated to this temperature to sterilize it. You can use cow milk or goat milk. When you've heated the milk to the correct temperature, turn the heat off and allow it to cool to 70 degrees Fahrenheit (about 21 degrees Celsius). Stir it as it cools, covering it with a towel when not stirring it. If you want smoother yogurt, pour the cooled milk through a sieve to get rid of the skin that forms on the top of the milk. In a separate bowl, mix together some of the cooled milk with a cup of plain commercial yogurt. When you've blended it well (you can use a whisk or an electric hand mixer), add it back to the pot. Cover your pot and place it in the oven with a 60-watt light bulb. You'll need to keep a thermometer in the oven and make sure it stays between 100 and 110 degrees Fahrenheit (between 37.7 and 43.3 degrees Celsius). If it gets too hot, prop open the oven door. Allow the milk in the pot to ferment this way for 24 hours, and you'll have your homemade yogurt. Stir it until it's smooth, and refrigerate. While you're on the intro diet, you'll be eating the SCD homemade chicken soup every day. You may find the intro chicken soup a bit bland, but you can add vegetables and spices to it once you get further into the diet. Put enough chicken thighs and legs into a large stew pot to fill it about halfway. You can use other parts of the chicken as well, but thighs and legs will make your broth more flavorful. Peel about 10 carrots and add them into the pot with the chicken, then fill the pot with water. You can season with salt to taste. Simmer your soup for about four hours, then strain it through a colander or strainer. Skim off the top layer of fat and you have your broth. Puree the carrots in a blender and return them to the broth. The SCD is a healing diet, designed to starve the harmful bacteria in your gut and replace it with beneficial bacteria. In the first few days you begin the diet, you may experience severe cramping and diarrhea. During the first few days, you'll need to monitor the color and consistency of your stools. With the initial die-off of bacteria in your gut, your stools likely will change color several times over the course of the intro diet. You should follow the strict intro diet until you are producing healthy stools. The length of time this will take varies greatly from person to person. Some people only need to be on the intro diet for a couple of days, while others must follow it for as long as a week. | Get your groceries for the week. Make your homemade yogurt. Prepare several days' worth of chicken soup. Adhere to the menu strictly. |
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