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These can be found at supermarkets, home outfitters stores, or anywhere that sells kitchenware. All of these ingredients are classic for battling sore throats and colds. You'll need: The juice of 1 large lemon 2-inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons of honey 2 teabags of Chamomile tea 2 and 1/2 cups of boiling water In a heat-proof bowl, mix the lemon juice, ginger, honey, and chamomile tea bags. Pour boiling water over top of the tea bags and let steep for 10 minutes. You can use a strainer to do this so your don't burn your hands. Let rest until water has slightly cooled. Stop about 1/2 an inch from the top and insert the popsicle stick. Then put the mould in the freezer. Freezing will take 6-8 hours. . When removing the popsicle from the mold, dip the molds in hot water for about 5 seconds to make pulling out the popsicle easier. | Make sure you have popsicle moulds and sticks. Gather ingredients. Combine all ingredients except for the water. Remove tea bags and ginger pieces. Pour into popsicle moulds. Enjoy your homemade popsicle! |
Sometimes, the best course of action is to hold an intervention. This way, your teen will be surrounded by loved ones sharing the untold consequences of your teen's actions. You can invite a former user to come and share their experience and discuss the dangers and risks of steroid use. The goal of an intervention is to get your teen to participate in treatment and realize the impact of their use. It's important to see if your teen has experienced any damage to their health. Some side-effects are reversible, so it's important to see what damage has been caused. Set up an appointment for a physical with your family doctor. Medications that target symptoms of withdrawal and antidepressants are commonly prescribed to kids who have been abusing steroids. Talk to your doctor about medications and whether or not they are a good choice for your child. There are many different types of therapy available to help kids with abuse problems. These can be individual meetings with a therapist, or you can schedule family therapy sessions. There are also in-home counselors available through substance abuse programs. A therapist can help your teen talk about their performance, anxieties, perfectionism, and coping strategies. Find a therapist by contacting your insurance provider or local mental health clinic. You can also get a recommendation from a physician or friend. Since people sometimes have another disorder along with drug addiction, try to find a therapist who specializes in co-occurring disorders. Some issues your teen may be facing could include self-esteem issues, depression, or anxiety. Your teen may be using steroids to help them cope with these issues. A therapist trained to work with co-occurring disorders will help your teen through all of their issues at once. Some teens will need to enter a program to handle their abuse. Find a substance abuse treatment program that admits teens who struggle with steroid use. Often, substance abuse programs are residential, although there may be some day treatment or weekly options available, based on your teen's needs. Within the USA, go to http://www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov to learn about treatment options. | Hold an intervention. Set up a doctor's appointment for your child. Consider setting up an appointment with a psychologist. Find a substance abuse treatment program. |
Click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of the screen. Keep in mind that the Mac firewall is disabled by default. If you haven't enabled your Mac's firewall, you don't need to perform this process. It's in the Apple drop-down menu. This house-shaped icon is near the top of the System Preferences window. It's at the top of the Security & Privacy window. Click the lock icon, enter your Mac's administrator password, and click Unlock. It's on the right side of the Firewall page. You'll see this option below the window that's in the middle of the page. Simply click an application to select it. It's near the bottom of the window. Doing so will add the program to the list of exceptions in the firewall. If you don't see this to the right of the application's name, hold down Control and click the application's name, then click Allow incoming connections to check it. This will save your settings and allow your application through the firewall. | Open the Apple menu . Click System Preferences. Click Security & Privacy. Click the Firewall tab. Unlock the Firewall menu. Click Firewall Options. Click +. Select an application to allow through the firewall. Click Add. Make sure "Allow incoming connections" is displayed next to the app's name. Click OK. |
Ask yourself if you are satisfied with your current trajectory in life. If you're in school, are you studying something that motivates you and you feel passion about? If you're working, is your job meaningful? Does the work justify itself? Do you feel good about the work you're doing? If your answer to these questions is no, you may want to consider a new path for your life, whether that means a different field of education, a new job, or a new place to live. Bounce these questions off of your friends, too. Tell them you're trying to figure out if you're living in a way that helps you love your life. What do you value most in life? If it's your relationships with people, maybe you should be working with people in a field like psychology, social work, or some kind of activism. If it's making a lot of money to provide for your family, maybe you should find a lucrative field that will allow you to make money doing something you enjoy, based on your interests. If you aren't living according to your highest values, you will have a hard time loving your life. Try to figure out what you value most and then plan your life around that, rather than blindly pursuing whatever opportunities may show up around you. If you want to ignite some sparks in your life, put yourself out there and try new activities. Take up painting, fishing, woodwork, yoga, rock climbing, or something else that appeals to you. Bring a friend for even more fun! Think about things you've always wanted to do but never gotten around to. This could be anything from writing poetry to learning how to ice skate. Education is a great way to open new doors and new opportunities. Being educated has been linked to higher mental health, social support, and other positive things. If you feel stuck in life or just want to bring greater satisfaction to your existence, consider going to college and majoring in a subject that appeals to you. You may qualify for government grants to help lessen the costs. You can also start at a community college and then transfer to a university later, if you aren't able to afford four years of university. If you're at a loss with what to do with your life, consider seeing a career counselor. They are trained professionals who can help you figure out a career path based on your abilities and passions. If you're in high school, you may have access to one through your school. You aren't obligated to pursue whatever path they suggest, however. Make sure it's something you want to do before you begin preparing for your future in a particular field of work or education. | Check in with your current situation. Reflect on your values. Try new things. Get an education. See a career counselor. |
If you suspect kidney issues in our cat, a urine test is likely the first thing your vet will do. For this test, they will take a urine sample from your cat in the office and run labs to look for the specific gravity of the urine to see how diluted it is. Using the same urine sample, your vet will likely test for other issues, such as diabetes mellitus. A further urine test called a urine protein creatinine ratio (UPC) helps distinguish diluted urine that is due to renal disease from other causes, such as behaviorally driven thirst. A blood test will not always indicate that your cat's kidneys are malfunctioning. However, a blood test can help to narrow down the cause of your cat's health problems by eliminating other possibilities, such as diabetes or ongoing infection. A series of blood tests can also be used to monitor ongoing kidney issues or to check that other kidney-related health issues, such as anemia, do not develop. Your cat's blood pressure will likely escalate as its kidney problems worsen. If your vet checks your cat's blood pressure every 1-2 weeks, then you will have a baseline to compare any changes to. Most vets will allow you to come in for a quick blood pressure check without a formal appointment. Monitoring your cat's blood pressure is important because, if left unchecked and untreated, it can cause serious side effects, such as blindness. There are medications that your vet can prescribe to lower your cat's blood pressure, if needed. If your vet is concerned that your cat is showing signs of kidney failure due to cancer, then they may suggest surgery to take a biopsy or sample of your cat's kidney. Make sure to discuss this procedure thoroughly with your vet, as it will require that your cat be put under general anesthesia. | Request a urine test from your vet. Schedule a blood test for your cat to rule out other conditions. Have your vet check your cat’s blood pressure regularly. Talk to your vet about having a kidney biopsy done. |
Move any furniture off the carpet and out of the room, if possible. Give yourself plenty of room to maneuver and reach stains in tight spaces. Work around furniture you can't move. Move the carpet cleaner around carefully to avoid leaving marks or scratches on the furniture. Pretreat the carpet with your regular carpet vacuum. Make a few passes to remove as much dirt as possible. This prevents the dirt from being worked further into the carpeting later. You can find bottles of carpet shampoo at any general store. Target areas that handle a lot of foot traffic as well as any deep stains you find. The shampoo is either sprayed onto the carpet directly or blotted on with a wet paper towel. You usually need to let the soap soak in for about 3 minutes before operating the carpet cleaner. Using only a carpet cleaner sometimes isn't enough to clean these areas, so a carpet shampoo can help lead to a spotless carpet. Read the instructions on the back of the bottle to find out how to use the shampoo. | Clear the area of any furniture. Vacuum the carpet thoroughly to remove dirt. Treat heavily stained areas with a carpet shampoo (optional). |
Any old Android, iPhone, or internet-capable iPod should do the trick--anything that can run an app and access the internet. Bear in mind that the phone itself will be taking the footage. Thus, you won't be able to use the phone for anything else while you're filming. It's best to use a phone that you don't need on a regular basis; you may be able to acquire a used phone from a friend or from a used-phone retailer. Make sure that you have an AC power charger for the phone. It will be very energy-intensive to record a constant video stream, and you'll need to keep the phone charging. You should be able to find a suitable program from your phone using the App Store or the Google Play Store. Search for "webcam app". Look for apps like IP Webcam, MobileWebCam, DroidCam, or iCam. Read reviews before you download any app, and make sure that you're downloading something safe. Many of these apps are free, and the developers make their money from ads. Don't worry about paying for a more expensive app; a free program should be sufficient. You will need to give the webcam app full control of your phone's camera, meaning that no other app can use the camera while the webcam app is running. This will not harm your phone or its camera. You will need this to link the phone to your computer. Make sure that the two devices are connected to the same wireless network. You will be able to remotely watch and record the feed. Use any video player with stream compatibility, such as VLC or Windows Media Player. If you are using VLC, click "Open Network Stream" on the "Media" menu, and enter the URL that shows up on the phone's webcam app. Once you enter this URL, you should be given the option to connect to the phone's camera. Free programs like VLC and Windows Media Player are great for watching a webcam stream through your computer, but you won't be able to record high-quality footage. If you're really serious about surveillance, consider looking into pricier webcam studio software. The phone will need to sit next to a charger, so plan accordingly. Point the phone-camera lens toward the area that you want to film, and place the phone such that it won't fall flat. Leaning the phone casually against a wall or a stack of books may suffice, especially if the phone is laying on its lengthwise side. Consider hiding the phone inside of a household object. See the "Hiding a Webcam Inside a Household Object" section. Turn off the sound and the vibrate feature on the phone, especially if the phone is enabled to take calls and texts. A loud ringtone at the wrong moment could ruin your entire plan. Consider setting a secure, password-protected wireless network. If you set this up on an unprotected or public network, anyone who can pick up the network will be able to see your footage. Ask your internet service provider about secure network options. If you are paying for wireless internet, you should be able to set up a password from your router. If you need to leave the house, you can connect to a public wifi network at a coffee shop, a restaurant, or a library. | Acquire a smartphone. Install a free webcam app. Note the URL for your webcam app. Connect the phone to your PC. Set up the camera. Secure your network. Watch the stream from your computer. |
Attach your SD card adapter to one of your Mac's USB or USB-C ports, then plug the SD card itself into the adapter. If you have an older Mac, your Mac may have an SD card slot on its right side. If so, you can plug the SD card label side-up and gold connectors-first into the slot. In some cases, having one read-only file can cause the whole SD card to lock down until the file is switched to "Read and Write" mode. You can check a file's status by clicking it, clicking File, clicking Get Info, and looking at the "Sharing & Permissions" heading. If your file is read-only, change it to "Read and Write" status to see if that removes your SD card's digital write protection. Click the magnifying glass-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A search bar will appear in the middle of the screen. Type disk utility into the search bar, then double-click Disk Utility in the search results. Click your SD card's name in the upper-left side of the Disk Utility window. It's a tab near the top of the Disk Utility window. Doing so will prompt First Aid to begin running on your SD card. If prompted, follow any on-screen instructions while First Aid runs. If your SD card is locked down due to an error, the error will be fixed by First Aid. | Plug your SD card into your Mac. Look for a read-only file. Open Spotlight . Open Disk Utility. Select your SD card. Click First Aid. Allow First Aid to scan the SD card. |
Dial 011 before dialing any more of the cell phone number. 011 signals that you'll be making an international call. You can also use this international exit code if you're calling from Canada. The exit code is specific to the country you're dialing from, not the country you're dialing to. Not all countries have the same exit code. For example, 011 is the exit code for Canada and the United States. But Mexico and much of Europe, including Hungary itself, use 00 as an exit code instead. After signaling that you're dialing a foreign country, you need to specify the country's code. Dial 36 to reach a Hungarian number. This number doesn't change regardless of what country you're calling from. The country code is specific to the country you're calling to. Country codes don't change no matter where you're calling from. The mobile code identifies which cell-phone carrier you're calling. These are two-digit codes and don't change regardless of which country you're calling from. The mobile codes for Hungary are: 20: Telenor 30: T-Mobile 31: Tesco Mobile 70: Vodafone Once you've dialed the international exit code, Hungary's country code, and the mobile code, you need to dial the cell phone number of the person you're trying to call. Cell phone numbers in Hungary are 7 digits long. For example, a call from the United States to a cell phone with someone using Telenor would be: 011 36 20 (555 5555) | Dial the international exit code. Dial the country code for Hungary. Dial the mobile code. Dial the individual's cell phone number. |
With this method, we'll use a sheet of paper to give our textbook a quick, easy, and affordable cover. To start, lay your paper on a flat surface, then open the book and lay it cover-down on the paper. The paper should extend beyond the book's edges. If it doesn't, your paper isn't big enough. There are a wide variety of papers that are suitable for your cover. In general, thicker papers (such as construction paper) will provide the most protection, though decorative papers (such as wrapping paper) can be more visually appealing. (Later in the article there will be a discussion on how to decorate and strengthen paper covers.) You can also use materials that are paper-like, such as wallpaper, Tyvek (often used for packaging), and duct tape (see below in the article). Using a ruler, cut the paper so that it extends one to two inches or so to past long edges and about two to three inches past the short edges. This gives the cover enough material to stay seated around the book, but not so much that it will be awkward to work with. The "spine" is the hard part of the book in the middle of the cover where all the pages meet. Make two wedge- or triangle-shaped cuts in the middle of the long edges of your paper sheet that stretch to the edge of the book. These cuts should line up with both ends of the book's spine. If you don't do this, you will run into problems in the next step when you fold the extra paper material over the edges of the cover. It is physically impossible to fold the paper over the pages themselves, so your paper cover will scrunch and eventually tear as you open and close the book. Pick either the front or back cover of your book to start making your cover. First, fold the longer edges of your paper over the book's cover so that they sit against it reasonably tight. Then, fold the four corners of the paper in so that they're aligned with the edges of the folds you just made. Finally, fold the shorter edge of your paper in to complete the cover. Use pieces of tape to hold your work together as you go and to secure the cover once you are done folding. When you have finished taping one side of your new cover, close the book to hold it in place, open the opposite cover, and repeat the folding procedure exactly as above. Tape each fold as you go. Congratulations! Your book cover is now complete. Anything you do to your cover after this point is completely optional. One thing you may want to experiment with is laying a strip of tape along the spine while the book is closed. Generally, the spine is the part of the cover that receives the most wear, so protecting this with tape can prevent it from wearing out prematurely. Taping the corners likewise helps eliminate a common wear point. It also has the advantage of making the cover stay on more securely to the book. Sturdy tapes like packing tape or duct tape are best, though layered scotch or masking tape can work surprisingly well. Label your textbook on both the front and on the spine. Make each book cover distinctive in some way, such as different colors, decorations, or however works for you. When you are in a hurry, it is easy to confuse one textbook with another in your locker, backpack, or at home. Include a way of reaching you if the book is lost, such as your school, a phone number or e-mail. If you leave your textbook somewhere, it is more likely to get to you or the school if the do-gooder who finds it can know how to get it to you. Just be sure not to include any sensitive identifying information like an address or a student ID number. | Get enough paper to cover your book in a single sheet. Trim the paper so that it's slightly bigger than the book. Cut wedge-shaped slits next to the spine. Fold in the edges. Close the book and repeat for the other cover. Label Your Textbook. |
You can combine both decomposition methods to break these types of equations apart into different forms. This is easiest when used for simple addition equations, but it becomes less practical when used for long equations. Look at the equation and separate the numbers into separate "tens" and "ones" places. If necessary, you can further separate the "ones" by decomposing them into smaller chunks. Example: Decompose and solve the equation: 31 + 84 You can decompose 31 into: 30 + 1 You can decompose 84 into: 80 + 4 The equation can be rewritten so that each decomposed component stands separately, or you can combine certain decomposed components to help you make better sense of the equation as a whole. Example: 31 + 84 = 30 + 1 + 80 + 4 = 30 + 80 + 5 = 100 + 10 + 5 After rewriting the equation into a form that makes more sense to you, all you need to do is add up the numbers and find the sum. Example: 100 + 10 + 5 = 115 | Look at a simple addition equation. Decompose the numbers in the equation. Manipulate and rewrite the equation into an easier form. Solve the equation. |
It's hard to keep a cooler or picnic basket perfectly stable. Everything is going to get a bit jumbled so skip things that require perfect presentation, such as deviled eggs or even birthday cake. Instead, try more humble foods like boiled eggs, potato salad, cheese and bread, or carrot sticks. Don't pick foods that require a knife and fork to eat. Choose foods you can eat with your fingers or just a single utensil. Too much fussiness makes for a messy picnic. For instance, try sandwiches, cottage cheese, or egg salad. Fruits like strawberries, bananas, oranges, or apples are also great options! You could also try things like fried chicken, cookies, pinwheel sandwiches, pigs in a blanket, or burritos. The foods should still be simple to eat, but that shouldn't stop you from catering to more adult taste buds. Plenty of foods can be easily carried and eaten by hand that are more sophisticated. For instance, try bruschetta and toasted bread, goat cheese and crackers, or a salmon and cream cheese frittata. You could also bring a variety of cheeses or dips, along with crackers and chips. If you want to bring salads and veggie-centric dishes, opt for hearty vegetables instead of leaf lettuce. That way, you can dress it at home and not worry about it wilting. Add bottles of water for a simple fix, or you can make iced tea and pack it in reusable bottles. Alternatively, add juice boxes, sodas, or flavored sparkling water for a bit of pizazz. If you're planning a picnic for adults, you could bring beer or wine, but make sure it's allowed in the area you're going. Some water attractions don't allow glass bottles, for instance, while some parks ban alcohol altogether. You don't want to waste a whole jar of mayonnaise and mustard, but you'll likely need to toss anything you don't eat the end of the picnic. Instead, opt for small jars so you'll just have what you need. You can also pack a small amount of a condiment in a food jar you've washed out, such as a pickle relish jar. That way, you don't have to go out of your way to buy special mini jars. Another option is to save condiment packets from fast-food places and bring those along. | Pick food that will hold up well when bounced around. Opt for foods that are easy to eat. Try fancier options if you're going on an adult picnic. Toss in a variety of drinks for hydration. Bring mini jars of condiments if you need them. |
If you're going to be somewhere your child will get motion sick, try to skip foods that can cause nausea. For instance, spicy foods or greasy foods can often cause a child to feel sick. Even too much sugar can cause nausea. Try to stick to bland foods if you know you're going to be somewhere your child may get sick, such as the car. If it's a fairly short trip, you can just avoid eating right beforehand. If your child needs a snack, try something that isn't too harsh on their stomach, such as crackers and water. In the car, the best place to help prevent motion sickness is in the front seat. However, if your child is under 13 years of age, they should sit in the backseat, where the middle seat is the best, as it still allows them to see out the front. However, keep in mind that laws vary by country and state about when a child can sit in the front seat. If you're traveling by plane, pick a seat right over the wings, preferably by the window. Your child can stare at the horizon, and the wings are the most stable part of the plane. You can use medications to help prevent motion sickness before it starts. However, keep in mind that most of these medications will make your child sleepy. If your child is over two, you can use Dramamine, designed to help with motion sickness. If your child is over six, you can use Benadryl, which is an antihistamine that may also help. Always read the label first to check for medications your child is allergic to. In addition, it's always best to talk to your child's doctor before giving them a new medication. Acupressure bands are stretchy bands that go on your child's wrist. They have a small piece of plastic on one side that's supposed to go on the inside of your child's wrist. The plastic presses on a pressure point that can help with nausea and motion sickness. Put these on your child before you get in the car. They should be about half an inch above the wrist crease, with the plastic point on the inside of the wrist. No remedy is fool-proof, so your child might still get sick. It's a good idea to be prepared with zip-top plastic bags or paper bags (for vomit), air freshener, wipes, washcloths and water (for a compress), and towels to clean up any messes. Also, be sure to have a change of clothes on hand for your child. If your child is prone to throwing up, consider placing a towel underneath them to help catch vomit. If your child is under 3, don't give them a plastic bag to throw up in. Make sure to use paper. However, zip-top bags are still good for holding soiled clothes. | Avoid foods that will cause nausea. Pick the best seat for your child. Try medications. Use acupressure bands. Pack a clean-up kit. |
Local businesses often have reams of unused paper goods that might include outdated letterhead, envelopes of the wrong size and old signs. Ask companies in your neighborhood or your parents' places of business to donate these paper goods to your school. (In many cases, it's tax-deductible!) Besides being better for the environment, recycled paper products can be less expensive, too. You can also find products made from non-tree sources such as hemp, bamboo, banana, kenaf and crushed stone. Ask your administration to forgo product catalogs and purchase supplies from companies that have websites or page-flipping catalogs and online ordering. Encourage your school to eliminate paper promotional materials and put all newsletters and catalogs online themselves. You can purchase notebooks made from recycled paper. Once you do, go a few steps further in your paper-saving efforts and use both sides of the paper. Write smaller (but still large enough for you to read what you've written) and avoid leaving a lot of white space on the page. Don't do silly things with paper such as passing notes, making airplanes or spitballs or throwing it at your classmates' heads. These activities are both paper-wasting and trouble-making. Rather than work out math equations or create brainstorm lists or do other in-class activities on paper, students could use small white boards with ultra low-odor dry-erase markers. Some marker brands are even made from recycled materials and are refillable, too. Paper products are used in the kitchen, cafeteria and restrooms at school, so strategies for reducing paper waste should take these areas into account as well. Be sure your school is buying napkins, paper towels and bathroom tissue made from recycled paper. Lobby for hand dryers instead of paper towels. Post reminder "These Come From Trees" stickers on napkin and paper towel dispensers to help remind people to reduce unnecessary use. | Ask for donations. Ask your school to buy recycled or alternative paper products. Advocate for page-flipping catalogs. Use notebooks and tablets wisely. Request individual white boards. Think outside the classroom. |
The best part of Facebook is that it lets you see real photos of people living their lives. It also doesn't restrict how many photos you can post! Go through your profile and make sure that your best photos are featured. You should be putting your best foot forward! Feature photos that make you look attractive and interesting. Make sure that you have photos of you doing your favorite hobbies, such as playing a sport, painting portraits, hanging out with friends, or going to the beach. Delete, hide, or un-tag photos that don't portray you well. Get rid of any ties to your exes. Some people overlook these sections, but they let you share extra information about yourself. This could help you hook the person you’re crushing on! Provide a few sentences that summarize your personality, what interests you, and a cool fact about yourself. The “Intro” section is on the front of your profile page, right under your photo. Write, “I’m a tech-savvy brainiac who loves comic books, superhero movies, and anything with chocolate syrup. On weekends I fight robots.” In the “About Me” section, you can share a little about yourself under the “Details About You” section. Facebook shows the pages you “like” on your profile. That means you’ll need to go to the pages of bands, movies, books, sports teams, games, and other things that interest you and click the “like” button. When potential singles visit your page, they’ll be able to see these interests on your “About” page! You can add interests more quickly by going to your “About” page. Go to the category you want to enhance and then press the button to add more of that category. The button is in the top right corner of each section. | Narrow your photos to those that best represent you. Describe yourself in the “Intro” and “About Me” sections. Click on pages that you “like” to show what your interests are. |
Cardboard is simply a sheet of ridged paper sandwiched in between two sheets of flat paper. The corrugator organizes and assembles the three different sheets to make corrugated cardboard. The ridged paper increases the stability and durability of the cardboard while using a relatively small amount of paper. The machine heats the flat paper to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and pushes it through ridged rollers. The result is a sheet of paper with a repeating U-shaped design that will be used as the core of the cardboard. The corrugator applies a starch-based glue to one side of the ridged sheet, which is then pressed onto a sheet of flat paper. The same process is used to apply another flat sheet to the untouched side of the ridged sheet, creating the familiar corrugated sheet of cardboard. Further cuts and perforations are made to allow for folding into various shaped boxes and containers. | The industrial process of making cardboard boxes uses a machine called a corrugator. The ridged sheet is made by running paper through the corrugator. A flat sheet of paper is glued to each side of the ridged sheet. The large sheet of corrugated cardboard is then cut based on the desired size and shape. |
Draw 2 semicircles that are each about 4-inches (10.16) wide on gray, black, or brown felt (or furry fabric), then cut them out using scissors. These will be the ears. Draw 2 semicircles that are each about 3-inches (7.62 cm) wide on pink felt, then cut them out using scissors. These will be the inner ears. You can sew, glue or pin one pink inner ear to one grey, black, or brown outer ear, then repeat with the other set. These form the completed mouse ears. Sew, glue, or pin the ears to the hood of a plain grey, black, or brown hooded sweatshirt. The costume will look best if the hoodie is the same color as the outer ears. Make sure that one mouse ear is attached to each side of the hood, and not too high up on it. You can put on the hood and test out the ears before attaching them to decide which exact position looks best. This step is optional, but can add a touch more flair if you have time. Lay the hoodie on a flat surface, and cut out an oval of pink felt (or another contrasting color) that is the width and height of the front of the hoodie. Then sew, glue, or pin the oval to the hoodie to serve as the belly. A regular pair of sweatpants in the same color as the hoodie (gray, black, or brown) make the perfect pair of mouse legs. Simply put them on once the rest of the costume is finished. Take a tube sock that is the same color as the outer mouse ears and the hoodie (or pink). Fill it with newspaper or fiberfill so that it looks like a tail, then sew, glue, or pin it to either the bottom back of the sweatshirt or the back waistband of the sweatpants. You can cut off one leg of a pair of tights and use it in the same way to make a mouse-tail—just make sure to tie, sew, glue, or pin one end closed before you stuff it. Once you've made all the pieces of the costume and have put them on, you're ready to draw the mouse's face. You can use regular makeup. Put a dot of pink lipstick on the end of your nose to make the mouse's nose. Use eyeliner (black, brown, or white) to draw a few whiskers across your cheeks. If you would like to complete the mouse look, you can put socks on your feet that match the color of the mouse costume, and socks or mittens on your hands. These will serve as the mouse's paws. You can use socks or mittens of the same color, or a contrasting one. For instance, if you have a black mouse body, then white paws might look nice. | Make the outer ears. Make the inner ears. Fasten the inner ears to the outer ears. Attach the ears to a hoodie. Add a mouse belly. Use sweatpants as the legs. Make the mouse-tail. Paint on a mouse face. Put on paws. |
While stropping will help remove excess moisture, you don't want to soak your strop in water and shaving cream. Pass the razor under warm tap water until all shaving cream has been rinsed away. Shake excess water off of the razor. You want to avoid using the strop's leather side after a shave. This can cause metal chips to break off of the blade and embed themselves in the strop. This will make the strop rougher and can damage your blade. The edge should be facing towards you, the spine away from you. Hold the razor at an angle, no more than 15 degrees, so the edge rests against the strop. Glide the razor lightly; too much pressure and you’ll cut into the strop. Cuts and nicks in the strop will prevent your razor from gliding well. Roll the razor in your fingers, flipping the blade upwards and away from you. The edge should end up facing away from you, while the spine will now be pointed toward you. Hold the razor at a slight angle. Using a similar motion as before, slide the razor back towards you, keeping the edge angled against the strop. This will get any moisture or small hairs off of the edge and onto the cloth. Repeat this back and forth motion about 10 more times. | Give the razor a quick rinse. Flip the strop to the cloth side and hold it tautly. Place the razor at the bottom of the strop. Push the razor away from you, toward the top of the strop. Flip the razor at the top of the strop. Bring the razor back down the strop. |
When you open a pack of Marley hair, you’ll notice that it separates into about 20 or so strands. Take 2 of these strands and hold them together to make 1 thick strand. Hold the strand by the middle, and apply a moisturizing hair cream to each side. Off-set the Marley hair a bit so that the end of the first strand extends past the end of the second strand by about 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm). This will cause it to taper more naturally. You must use Marley hair extensions. Do not use any other hair, such as Havana hair. It won't give you the same look. You can use a cream from the salon, or you can use a natural product, such as shea butter. Undo 1 of your 1 in (2.5 cm) sections first. Use the handle of a rat-tail comb to split it down the middle. It does not matter if it is split lengthwise or widthwise. You will have 2 sections: a left section and a right. Keep track of this! You can also use another type of gel; the purpose of this is to smooth away frizz and create extra hold. Don't use moisturizing cream yet, however; you’ll apply that later. Take it easy on the gel; a little bit goes a long way. While you want to be generous with moisturizing cream, you only need a small dab of gel. Find the middle of the Marley hair and set it over the 1 in (2.5 cm) hair section. Add the left half of the Marley hair to the left section, and the right half to the right section. You’ll end up with 2 thick strands. Treat your left section, including the Marley hair, as 1 strand. Treat the right section (including the Marley hair) as a second strand. Apply some moisturizing cream to the left strand, and twist it into a rope. Hold it in your left half, then repeat the process for the right section with your right hand. You’ll be repeating this step a lot, so you only need to apply the moisturizer to just a few inches/centimeters of hair. Make sure that you twist both strands in the same direction. This can be clockwise or counterclockwise. Keep the twists tight so that you get 2 ropes, but don't twist them so that that they hurt. This is just like making a rope braid. Recall the direction you twisted your hair in to create the ropes: clockwise or counterclockwise. Next, twist the 2 ropes together in the opposite direction to make a single rope. For example, if you twisted your hair counterclockwise to create 2 ropes, you should twist the ropes clockwise to create 1 thick rope. Apply some more moisturizing cream to a couple inches/centimeters of hair. This time, give each strand a single, tight twist before twisting them together. Keep going until you have no more Marley hair to braid. If the Marley hair is longer than your desired length, simple stop twisting when the rope braid is close to the length you want it to be. After you let go of a finished twist, it will likely spring back a little and feel somewhat loose. This shouldn't be a problem, though. The twist is still thick enough to stay in place. | Apply moisturizing hair cream to 2 strands of Marley hair. Split 1 of your 1 in (2.5 cm) sections in half. Apply aloe vera-based hair gel to each half. Center the Marley hair against the split hair section. Twist each strand into ropes while applying moisturizing cream to them. Twist the ropes together in the opposite direction. Repeat the process until you reach the end of the Marley hair. |
If you are not playing at a casino, you can take turns being the dealer or “banker.” The goal of Pai Gow Poker is to defeat the dealer, not the other players at the table. You can change the dealer after each round to keep the play interesting. Every player at the table must place their bets before the dealer will deal out 7 cards to each player. There will be a minimum bet and a maximum bet and you need to place your bet between those amounts. After the initial bet, the dealer will deal 7 cards to each player at the table and each player will begin to form their 2 hands. Then the dealer will deal themselves 7 cards, face up and arrange their hands. You'll take a look through the 7 cards you were dealt and form them into 2 hands, which you will place face-up on the table. Every player, including the dealer, will be able to see everyone's hands at the table. Look through your cards and form your 5-card hand with your best cards and your 2-card hand with the best cards that you have left. Remember, your 5-card hand must be better than your 2-card hand. | Choose the dealer for each round. Place your bet before you get your hand. Wait for the dealer to pass out 7 cards to each player. Form your 5-card hand and your 2-card hand. |
By and large, the healthy, balanced diet you should strive to achieve for overall health is also what is needed for a healthy brain that is better primed to encode memories. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, add in lean proteins and whole grains, and cut back on saturated fats, sodium, and sugars. Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, tuna, soybeans, and walnuts, seem to be particularly beneficial to the brain and thus memory-building. There are omega-3 and other nutritional supplements marketed as good for the brain and memory. These are an option, but it is usually considered better to get your vitamins and nutrients through food. Drink plenty of water as well. Dehydration negatively impacts the brain along with the rest of the body. In the same way that a healthy body fosters a healthy mind and therefore healthy memory abilities, unhealthiness and illness can hamper your short term memory. Any circulatory problem that affects blood flow to the brain -- high blood pressure, for instance -- can have a negative effect on short term memory. But other conditions like diabetes, thyroid problems, cancers, and so on can likewise have an impact. Depression can also negatively impact memory abilities, particularly because it can impede your ability to focus. Some medications are known to have short term memory problems as part of their side-effects. If a person finds out that their medication is a factor in memory issues, they can always talk to their doctor about it. Practically anyone who thinks they may have short term memory problems worries about Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. Short term memory loss is indeed one of the first signs of Alzheimer's, but the significant majority of people with short term memory problems do not have that condition. Even if you do have the misfortune of finding out you have some form of dementia, nourishing and exercising your brain and body, and working with your medical team to develop the best regimen of medications for your specific case, offers the best chance to delay onset of the disease. A nightly pattern of 7-9 hours of sleep each night will allow your brain and body to adequately rest and recharge. There is some thought that “sleeping on a memory” -- focusing on something you want to remember before falling asleep -- can help firmly establish it in your mind. The brain continues to work even while you sleep. Regular exercise, even as simple as walking, increases blood flow to the brain, thereby supplying it with more of the oxygen and nutrients it needs to be healthy, strong, and more capable of increase in short term memory. Walking in particular is a good activity for establishing a memory because it gives you time to focus on the memory while also benefiting from the increased blood flow. | Eat a brain-healthy diet. Address existing health conditions. Get adequate sleep. Keep blood flowing to your brain with exercise. |
Juice from 1/2 of a fresh lemon 1/2 cup of granulated sugar 1 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. honey (organic is recommended) Whisk 1 container with a lid Make sure that they are well mixed. You can use the container that you will be storing the exfoliating scrub in. Do this until the lemon juice, olive oil, and honey combine into a medium-thick solution. You can adjust the amount of honey and olive oil you use depending on how thick or thin you want the scrub to be. Whisk the whole mixture together until it's well blended. You can add more sugar depending on your personal preference. Use a gentle cleanser to wash your face with lukewarm water, then pat your face dry with a clean, dry washcloth. Use gentle circular motions to apply the scrub to your face. Avoid your eyes and mouth while applying. If you have any cuts or open acne on your face, avoid applying the scrub to those areas as the lemon juice will sting them. In addition, the friction from applying the scrub may make your acne worse. Let the solution sit on your face for 7 to 10 minutes. During this time, the mixture should help tighten your pores and even your skin tone (lemon), reduce the appearance of scars (olive oil), remove dead skin and clean your pores (sugar), and prevent acne (honey). Rinse your face with cool water until the scrub is completely gone, and then pat your face dry with a clean, dry washcloth. Seal in the moisturizing effects of the scrub with your favorite moisturizer. You can also apply this scrub to your entire body. If you do this, you’ll want to focus on rough spots like your elbows, knees, feet, and hands. Rub the solution in circular motions over your skin for 3 to 5 minutes. You needn't be as careful as you were with your face, as the skin on the rest of your body is less delicate. | Gather your materials: Combine lemon juice and olive oil in container. Whisk in the honey. Add the sugar to the container and mix. Wash your face. Apply the sugar mixture to your face. Avoid putting on broken skin. Leave on for 7 to 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water. Apply a moisturizer to your skin. Use on your body (optional). |
Don't get too carried away, however; choose about 3 to 5 blingy items to use as your statement pieces. Brooches, cabochons, and scrapbooking embellishments (such as resin roses) work especially well for this. Choose pieces that go well together, or your phone case will look too cluttered. Use pliers to break off the backs from clip-on earrings, stud earrings, or brooches. Arrange the pieces on your phone case, but don't glue them down yet. Again, do not get carried away; you will be filling in the negative space with smaller pearls and rhinestones. Do not cover up any of the holes for the camera, buttons, or microphone. Choose a strong, industrial-strength glue, such as E6000. Pick up one of your embellishments, and squeeze out some glue onto the back. Press the embellishment back into place on the case. Do this for all of the pieces. You can also apply some glue to the case itself, then press the piece into it. Squeeze out some of your glue onto a disposable tray or lid. Use a pair of jewelry tweezers to pick up a rhinestone/pearl. Dip the back into the glue, then press it onto the phone case. Fill the rest of your case in a similar manner. Buy rhinestones/pearls that come in a variety of sizes. Start with the bigger ones first and finish with the smallest. Industrial-strength glue typically has both a drying time and a curing time. This can take anywhere between 24 and 72 hours. Check the label on your tube of glue for more specific drying times. | Find some blingy items to decorate your case with. Plan out your design. Glue down your pieces one at a time. Fill in any gaps with tiny rhinestones or flat-backed pearls. Wait for the glue to dry and cure. |
According to Groupon's return policy, you can receive refunds under the following conditions depending on the item you're returning: Local Deals — These items can be returned for a refund within 3 days of purchasing them. Groupon Getaways — You can refund Groupon Getaways any time before the "book-by" date. Groupon Goods — These items can be returned within 30 days of the date of purchase. GrouponLive — You usually can't refund these vouchers past the day on which you purchased them. Groupon returns are notoriously convoluted due to a lack of a customer support line and frequent errors on behalf of the items' shipping details. Unfortunately, Groupon's cancellation policy is far less lenient than the return policy, and cancelling your order is often the easiest (and least error-prone) way to refund your order: Local Deals — Groupon allows you to self-cancel within one day; after this point, you may not be able to self-cancel. Groupon Getaways — Groupon's cancellation policy for getaways varies depending on the fine print of the getaway. Groupon Goods — You can cancel within two hours of your purchase. Although you can return items after they've been shipped to you, you may not receive a full credit. GrouponLive — You can cancel until midnight on the day of your purchase. If you're trying to cancel your Groupon order within the cancellation window, you should be able to receive a refund; if not, you probably won't be able to cancel the order. If you purchased and then viewed your Groupon voucher, you can't cancel it. If "All sales are final" or "Final Sale" appeared anywhere in the Groupon item's fine print, you can't cancel the purchase. | Understand the return policy. Know how the cancellation policy differs. Check to make sure you're cancelling within the proper window. Make sure that you haven't viewed your voucher. Determine whether or not the voucher was a "Final Sale" item. |
Envision a happy, peaceful place - like a tropical beach or a secluded mountain top. You can make one up, or base it on somewhere real. No matter what or where it is, just make sure it's calm and relaxing. In addition to just envisioning the scenery, try to imagine the sounds, the smells and the overall atmosphere. ghts. As you drift off to sleep, try to think happy thoughts. They could be anything you like - try imagining yourself as a superhero saving the world, as a famous actor or actress or heading off on your dream holiday. It can also help to focus on your goals and envision yourself achieving them - getting that dream job, hitting your ideal weight or finding your true love. Find someone who you trust, and explain your dreams. Also explain to them why they scare you. Just letting your feelings out can make things better. You can also keep track of your dreams in a dream journal, but be aware that sometimes it's more effective to talk to an actual person who you know is listening. See if you can manipulate your nightmare by making certain things happen and altering the outcome to make it less frightening or upsetting. This ability comes to some people faster than others, so don't be frustrated if you can't manage it at first. . Nightmares can also be caused by stress, such as wondering if you will get a job or not. Let go of your worries, and begin having happy dreams again. You can relax by either meditating, or having a nice day at the beach. Just make sure it's a quiet area where you can relax and chill out. | Find a happy place. happy thoughts. Talk to someone about your dreams. Attempt to manipulate your nightmare. Relax |
Being independent builds off of taking control of your life. You'll need to be able to take care of yourself in any way you need to. That can include day-to-day personal maintenance, taking care of your home, going to work on time, being productive, and managing your money wisely. Independence can take different forms at different ages. The key is to show independence that is appropriate for your age. Independence can also involve age-appropriate responsibilities. As you get older, your responsibilities will change, and you'll need to be able to accomplish what's expected of you. A teenager has dramatically different levels of independence than someone in their 20s or 30s, just as that individual would have different levels of independence than someone in their 50s or 60s. Look to peers you know and respect for a living example of what someone in your age range must do to be independent. If you're struggling with independence, try talking to a life coach or career counselor. You can find these services by searching online or in a phone book. As an adult, you'll need goals of your own creation. Goals help give your life meaning and purpose by giving you something to strive towards, and offering you accomplishments worth celebrating. Implementing your goals and working towards your next great accomplishment requires you to prioritize your life, both personally and professionally. When you make goals for yourself, studies show that S.M.A.R.T. (specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound) goals are the most likely to succeed. A S.M.A.R.T. goal should address the following components: Specific - narrow down the scope of your goal. Rather than dealing with broad, generalized terms, focus on a clearly-defined outcome that you hope to achieve. Measurable - decide how you will measure success, both incremental and long-term. You'll need to know that you've achieved your goal at the end, and you'll need a way to track your progress along the way. Attainable - make sure that your goal can feasibly be accomplished. It's good to push yourself to achieve great things, but you need to work within your capacity at this moment to accomplish this particular goal, and develop strategies to do so. Realistic - ask yourself whether your goal is something you're both willing and able to strive for. Again, it's good to push yourself, but make sure that your goal isn't too far fetched. Time-bound - set a clear time frame for you to meet your goal. Don't make it so close that it will be impossible to achieve, but by the same token don't give yourself an unlimited span of time. Part of being an adult involves telling the truth and living a morally upstanding life. This can obviously be interpreted differently depending on your situation, but ultimately you should be able to take pride in the choices you've made and the life you've lived. One aspect of integrity involves following through on your commitments. If you give your word that you'll be somewhere or help someone, make sure you carry out that promise. A life of integrity requires you to stand for something that you believe is just and true. Morality often comes into play when people speak of integrity, but morality is not necessarily universal. However, moral integrity may be thought of as being dedicated to the pursuit of a moral life (as you define what a "moral life" is). Honesty is often intertwined with integrity. For example, academic/creative integrity requires you to present your work as your own, and to give credit to anyone who may have contributed in any way. Everything that helps you become a grown up builds towards taking ownership of your own life. Taking responsibility means not shifting the blame to others when things go wrong and not dodging responsibilities. Instead, a responsible adult is capable of answering for every decision she makes. Being responsible can involve many facets, depending on your age and circumstances in life. Responsibility is a life-long process that involves responding to situations and circumstances, as well as engaging with every possible outcome. Basic responsibility requires you to think things through, make decisions, and take the credit (or blame) for the outcome of those decisions. By planning in advance and anticipating things that might go wrong, you can more easily take responsibility for the situation as it unfolds in the future. Remember that being responsible for your own life also includes celebrating your victories. Don't brag or boast, but do take the time to feel good about your accomplishments. | Be independent. Develop and implement SMART goals. Strive for integrity and honesty. Take responsibility for your life. |
Prada only uses high-quality gold and silver for its hardware. They will never mix colors on a bag so check that all of the hardware including zippers, clasps, and feet are all one color. Different colors or finishes mean the bag is fake. On a real Prada bag, the zipper should work easily. There won't be any snags, catches, or broken zipper pieces. An exception is if you’re buying a used bag where the zipper might have been damaged by the owner. Ask if this is the case. These are the only brands that Prada uses for its bags. Find the brand embossed on the back of the zipper. ” On Prada bags, every piece of hardware has the brand name engraved on it. This includes the zippers, buckles, metal feet at the bottom, locks, and any other decorative pieces. If any of the hardware is blank, it's not a real bag. On the zipper of a real bag, the Prada engraving will be on the front side while the zipper brand will be on the back. Not all real Prada bags have metal feet on the bottom of the purse or special accents like locks. Check the Prada catalog online to see if your model is supposed to. | Compare all of the hardware to make sure it’s either all gold or all silver. Open and close the zipper to see if it runs smoothly. Read the zipper brand to see if it’s Lampo, Ykk, Riri, Opti, or Ipi. See if all of the hardware says “Prada. |
Hold the applicator in your dominant hand and use the other to gently stretch and flatten the cow's ear. The jaws of the device should be hovering above the soft central part of the ear you pinpointed earlier. Remember to keep to the fleshy tissue, and avoid cartilage, visible blood vessels, or other easily-damaged structures. Squeeze the handles together in 1 smooth motion. You’ll hear a loud click as the 2 halves of the tag come together. Once the tag is in place, release the handles and pull the applicator away. Speak to the cow in a soft voice and stroke its head and neck to keep it calm as its momentary discomfort passes, but avoid touching its ears. You’ll need to be quick to get the tag in before the cow moves its head. Don't put any pressure on the applicator handles until you’re ready to insert the tag. Failing to successfully apply the tag on the first attempt will only cause unnecessary pain. Check to make sure the tag is correctly positioned, is secure, and doesn't appear to be causing the cow any discomfort. It may be a good idea to jot down the animal's unique identifying code or number in case you need to adjust the tag later on. When using an electronic identification device (EID), it's important that the visual panel (the face of the male piece) be situated on the outer part of the ear where it can be seen clearly and easily. Many ranchers tag both ears of their cattle to make them easier to read from either side. Some even insert an additional EID or RFID device along with traditional panel tags. If you decide that it's necessary to apply a second tag, repeat the process the same way you did the first. Once the tag is in position, release the animal from the chute and free it from its lead rope. The newly-attached tag should remain in place for several years, allow you to track, identify, and account for the cow among the rest of your livestock more easily. Sturdy metal identifying buttons tend to stay put longer than flimsy plastic tags. Keep a close eye on the area around the tag. Any excessive redness, swelling, or discharge you observe should be treated as a serious concern. Applying a topical disinfectant like rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide can go a long way in preventing infection, especially if your cattle spend a lot of time grazing in wet conditions. Continue treating the tagging site with disinfectant for at least 3-5 days after the puncture has healed. If infection symptoms don't begin to clear up within about a week, contact a large animal veterinarian for a more advanced course of treatment. | Position the applicator over the tagging site. Clamp the applicator shut firmly and quickly. Inspect the finished tag. Tag the other ear if desired. Let the cow go. Check the tagging site for signs of infection for the next 5-7 days. |
To use the filing tool, locate a pair of nail clippers that has a tiny nail filing tool. Most of these tools have a curved tip at the top of the file. When you are ready to pick the lock, slide the file out from the base of the nail clippers. Move the file until it is straight, and hold the file where it meets the clippers. You can slide the nail file either clockwise or counter-clockwise. Hold the tool up to the bottom of the keyhole so the curved tip faces downward, and push the tool into the keyhole as far as it can go. The tool should easily slip inside the hole, and most of the file should go inside. Since the nail file has a slightly curved tip, it works great to get inside the filing cabinet lock. Move the file clockwise and then counter-clockwise so you can find the correct way to unlock the cabinet. When you find the correct position, the nail file easily slides that way. You'll feel the filing tool slide into place. This may take a bit of experimentation. With a little practice, you can get the hang of it. For many filing cabinets, you can turn the nail file clockwise, like you would your key. The nail file fits almost perfectly into the keyhole. With a bit of pressure, you can easily unlock the filing cabinet. Move the filing tool up and down slightly 3-5 times. This moves the pins of the locks so you can easily open the cabinet. Most household locks have about 5 pins, and your key effortlessly moves these pins when you insert it into the lock. You must move these pins to unlock the cabinet. After you jiggle around the file to move the pins, gently spin your wrist in the direction you determined earlier. With this motion, the locking mechanism moves into the “unlocked” position. You may hear the locking mechanism collapse as you do this. After you move the keyhole into the unlocked position, take the nail file out of the lock. You can fold the file back inside of the clippers. Then, simply pull on the handle or door to open the cabinet. To lock the filing cabinet, move the nail file the opposite direction. | Use a nail clipper file with a curved tip as your lock pick. Insert the filing tool into the bottom of the keyhole. Turn the file back and forth to determine which way to unlock it. Jiggle the nail file up and down gently to release the locking mechanism. Move the nail file the correct direction to unlock the keyhole. Remove your nail file and open the cabinet. |
An unopened bottle of vodka can be stored indefinitely. Because of this, you should wait to open a bottle until you're actually ready to start drinking it. The alcohol in the vodka starts to slowly evaporate once the seal is broken and the bottle is opened. It will take several decades before the opened vodka becomes undrinkable because the alcohol is a preservative. If your vodka is sealed with a cork, make sure the cork is firmly in place since a loose seal could speed up evaporation. If your bottle has a screw top like a cap, make sure it is tightly closed. If the cork or screw top doesn't seem like it will be secure, you may want to store your vodka in a different bottle or container. If you'd like to take vodka with you when you're out and about, store vodka in a flask. Most flasks come with small funnels so you can easily transfer the vodka to the flask. Just be sure to use the vodka or remove it within 3 days since prolonged exposure to the metal in the flask can make your vodka taste metallic. When you've emptied the vodka, rinse out your flask and let it air dry. | Keep the bottle sealed for as long as you can. Ensure the seal on your bottle is intact. Keep vodka in a flask for a very short term. |
Visit bill.aol.com and log in. Make sure to log in with the master username that you want to delete. Your master screen name is the username you created when you signed up for AOL. You'll find this in the top navigation menu and in the "Service Options" section. You'll need to convert your account into a free account in order to delete it. This will end your AOL subscription. You'll have to select a reason for leaving, but the answer you select will not affect the cancellation process. If you cancel in the middle of a billing cycle, you'll still have access to your account until the cycle is over. When you cancel your paid subscription, your account will be turned into a free AOL account. You'll need to go through the same process in the Manage My Subscriptions page again to cancel your free account. | Log into the AOL account management site. Click the "Manage My Subscriptions" link. Click the "Change Plan" button next to your AOL subscription. Click the "CANCEL AOL" button. Cancel your free account. |
Getting plenty of oxygen contributes to physical energy and mental alertness. This can give you an overall boost of positivity. Try one of these breathing exercises periodically: Sit up straight. Put one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Inhale deeply through your nose. You should feel the hand on your belly raise, but the hand on your chest should not move. Breathe out slowly, with your mouth barely open. Use your hand on your belly to push air out, if you want. Repeat this exercise ten times. Quickly inhale and exhale through your nose (about three breaths a second), keeping your mouth closed. Then breathe normally. Repeat this process for fifteen seconds or more. Mindfulness is a practice that helps people become more aware of their thoughts and feelings, and of how they relate to the world around them in the present moment. It is like a particular type of meditation that will leave you feeling more self-aware and positive. Since living in the present is key to being a free spirit, this technique can be very helpful. Sit in a comfortable position, whether in a chair, cross-legged, or kneeling. Begin to pay attention to your breathing. Your mind will eventually wander. When you catch your mind wandering, bring your attention back to your own breathing. Don't stop to dwell on or judge your thoughts. Continue this process for a short time, such as five minutes if you are trying it for the first time. Repeat this practice frequently, at least once a day. As you begin to practice mindfulness mediation regularly, you can gradually increase the length of the sessions, if you desire. Many people engage in mindfulness through prayer or meditation as part of a spiritual practice. A free spirit can absolutely willfully participate in these practices. Often characterized as mainly a physical exercise, yoga is very much part of a spiritual practice that can boost your mind as well. Practicing yoga regularly can contribute to a positive outlook. You can begin learning yoga with just some simple exercises. Everyone has things in life that can weigh them down, from having to deal with ignorant people to worrying about physical flaws. In developing a positive outlook on life, a free-spirited person will also learn to overcome as many of these hang-ups as possible. Remember that flaws, including physical imperfections, are part of what makes each person unique. Be proud of what makes you unique, and don't constantly worry about being the same as others. Practice compassion. This includes being as forgiving to yourself as you would be to others. If you are able to accept others for who they are, extend the same compassion to yourself. Practice tolerance. By being tolerant of other people, you will free your mind and emotions. Be ready to accept differences in other people, and always ask yourself how you would feel or think if you were in their place. | Try some breathing exercises. Practice mindfulness. Try yoga. Let go of mental hang-ups. |
You can allow them to dry slightly in a drain basket before handling them. Cut the figs into ½-inch (1.3-cm) pieces and set aside. Add the sugar. Allow the sugar to melt and combine with the sugar over the course of 15 minutes. Stir them occasionally to better combine the sugar and figs. You will know they are ready when the sugar is mostly dissolved and the figs start to release their water. You can replace white sugar with honey if you prefer to use a natural sweetener. You may want to use only a cup of honey due to its sweeter flavor. Lemon juice adds pectin, flavor a little acidity to the jam. It is a common ingredient in most jam recipes since it helps to thicken the consistency. You can slightly reduce the amount of juice you use in the recipe if you prefer a less acidic taste. | Wash the figs under running water. Stem the figs by slicing off the stem with a knife. Place the figs in the saucepan. Squeeze the lemon juice while the figs sit. |
To avoid software issues, your keyboard should be plugged directly into your computer rather than into a USB hub. If your keyboard uses batteries, make sure it's charged (or replace the batteries with fresh ones). Skip this step for a laptop. . Most of the time, keyboard issues can be tied to out-of-date drivers or software. You can fix the keyboard by updating the driver or software. The easiest way to ensure your drivers are up to date is by using your computer's update utility: Windows — Open Start, click the Settings gear, click Update & Security, click Windows Update, click Check for updates, and install any available updates. Mac — Open the Apple menu, click App Store..., click the Updates tab, and click UPDATE ALL if it's available. If you have a mechanical keyboard, another way you can update your keyboard's drivers is by going to the keyboard manufacturer's website, finding your model of keyboard, and looking for a driver download. You can then download the keyboard's driver file and double-click it to run it. The easiest way to do this is by shutting down your computer, unplugging and then reattaching the keyboard, and turning back on the computer. If you have a laptop, skip this step. You can reinstall Bluetooth keyboards by deleting them from the Bluetooth menu and then re-pairing them with your computer. If you notice that specific programs aren't working with your keyboard (e.g., your web browser or Microsoft Word), make a note of those programs. If your keyboard's key or group of keys aren't working with any programs on your computer, skip this step and the next step. This won't always fix the keyboard issues, but if the program isn't completely up to date, updating it won't hurt. If some of your laptop keys don't register when pressed, there could be a loose internal connection. Unless you have a guide for your model and are comfortable disassembling your laptop yourself, you should seek professional repairs. | Make sure that the keyboard is plugged in properly. Update your keyboard's drivers Reinstall the keyboard. Determine which programs aren't working with your keyboard. Update the program in which you're having trouble. Repair internal laptop connections. |
If you didn't have any luck with just soap and water, you may need to use more powerful cleaning ingredients. Take a large bowl or pot, and pour in a cup of white vinegar. Then add ¼ cup of baking soda. Stir the baking soda into the vinegar until they are mixed. Drop the plastic containers into the bowl with the vinegar and baking soda, remembering to also add the lids. Then add enough water so that the containers are fully submerged. Stir the mixture in the bowl with a large spoon. Keep the plastic container in the mixture for 24-48 hours. This will allow the vinegar and the baking soda to thoroughly work to deodorize the container. The baking soda and vinegar should have deodorized the container. However, vinegar can leave behind a strong scent itself. This is why you should put the container in the dishwasher directly after the container is done soaking in the mixture. If you don't have a dishwasher, scrub thoroughly using water and dishwashing detergent. | Make a vinegar and baking soda mixture. Add the plastic containers and some water. Let the plastic container soak. Put the plastic container in the dishwasher. |
Calamine lotion contains zinc oxide, a form of iron oxide, ferric oxide and/or zinc carbonate. It has been used for decades as relief for itching due to various causes, including poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, sunburn, insect bites, insect stings. It can also be used to prevent skin infections resulting from excessive scratching. Calamine lotion can be purchased inexpensively at drugstores and pharmacies. A poultice is a soft, moist mass of material, generally of mashed up herbs and other plant material or flour. The poultice is applied to the body directly and usually kept in place with a cloth. Measure out 1 cup of colloidal oatmeal and use a coffee grinder or blender to grind it into a slightly coarse powder. Add just enough warm water to make a thick paste and apply it to the poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac rash, the sunburn or any insect bites or stings. Leave it on as long as is comfortable and rinse off with warm water. You can also cover the area with a clean cotton cloth and wrap it with an elastic bandage or use medical tape to keep it on. Measure out about 1/2 cup of baking soda. Add just enough warm water to make a thick paste and apply it to the poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac rash, the sunburn or on any insect bites or stings. Leave it on as long as is comfortable and rinse off with warm water. You can also cover the area with a clean cotton cloth and wrap it with an elastic bandage or use medical tape to keep it on. | Use calamine lotion. Make an oatmeal poultice. Make a baking soda poultice. |
Eating sustainably means eating foods that support both your own good health and the sustainability of the environment. If you’re eating seafood, make sure that it's not at risk of being overfished, or farmed in a way that's damaging the environment. Try to buy from local growers whenever possible. Local farmers are usually invested in employing sustainable farm practices. Read the labels on your food products. If you don't recognize more than ⅓ of the words found there, look for something less processed. This means eat less beef, which is higher on the food chain, and more roots, vegetables, and fruits. Smaller fish, such as anchovies, are usually better to eat than larger fish, such as tuna, which are higher up the food chain and typically higher in mercury. Plant-based foods require still less energy to produce. Shifting to a more plant-based style of eating will slow the deforestation that domestic meat production requires. Healthy diet guidelines encourage at least 50% of your daily diet consist of fruits and vegetables. If you do eat meat, treat it as a condiment rather than a main dish. Be aware that factory-farmed meat is produced in ways that contribute to greenhouse gases and environmental degradation. Learn to hunt deer for a more natural meat source. You’ll avoid the energy required to transport products from far away. In addition, getting to know your local food producers will help you understand how your food was grown and harvested. Most fresh fish must be transported by air, if it's not local. Even out-of-season frozen fish will be more sustainable than fresh fish flown in. As the nutritional value of food diminishes with time, eating locally grown food increases the amount of nutrition you’ll receive. Many international food growers use unregulated or under-regulated environmental practices. American grown products, while not always perfect, are usually farmed with more sustainable practices. Take the time to research products you purchase regularly. Good retailers will be well-informed on the way their sellers practice sustainability. Knowing more about your farmers and food sources through your retailers can help support local business, which are invested in protecting and preserving the environment. | Make sure the food you’re eating is grown sustainably. Eat lower on the food chain. Look for food that’s grown locally. Buy from trusted retailers. |
It's rarely advisable to leave large amounts of food out for your dog to eat throughout the day, but naturally derived foods have the added concern that the meal will rot. Typically, adult dogs need to be given food weighing two to three percent of the ideal weight for their breed split between two feedings a day. If you have an active dog, you may want to feed them more or higher calorie food, and for your “couch potato” pup, less is more. Most dogs need about the same amount of key nutrients. However, certain breeds need higher or lower levels of nutrients than others. For instance, large dogs are prone to joint and muscle issues, so low calorie foods to keep them at a healthy weight are essential. Additionally, foods that include inflammation reducing, joint health supporting supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin may be a good option. Ask your veterinarian if there are any breed-specific nutritional requirements you should know about. Find information online about your dog's breed, and use that to make a more informed dog food purchase or to make a well-rounded meal at home. If your dog has just been weaned, you’ll need to feed them specially formulated puppy foods and feed them much more frequently than adult dogs. For senior dogs, those who are age seven and up, the converse is true. They will need far fewer calories, and may only eat once a day. Pregnant or nursing dogs will need to eat higher calorie foods, and may need to eat more frequently. Typical adult dogs should be fed a low calorie, high protein diet twice a day. Puppies need to take in food equivalent to two to three percent of their ideal adult weight, and they need to be fed four to six times a day in the first six months. From six months to a year, continue to feed them the same quantity of food and gradually reduce feeding times to twice a day. By one year, your puppy should be ready for adult food and feeding guidelines. Continue to offer them the same quantity of food (two to three percent of ideal body weight) over two feedings. From age and seven and up, reduce the calorie content of your dog's food and consider adding more supplements that support immune function and joint health include prebiotics and glucosamine. While most foods that are fit for humans to eat can be digested by dogs, there are some that will make your pup sick. These foods include raisins, grapes, onions, garlic, chocolate, macadamia nuts, coffee, and tea. Talk to your veterinarian about other foods that may be harmful, and make sure you exclude these from your pup's diet. | Develop a feeding routine. Find out about breed-specific health requirements. Learn how age affects your dog’s food needs. Keep a list of foods that are unsafe for dog consumption. |
Before you buy anything at the grocery store, quickly look over the label and see if HFCS is listed in the ingredients. If you see HFCS, pick out an alternative brand of the same food without it. This may take you a while on your first few shopping trips, but soon you’ll figure out which brands to buy and which ones to avoid. Some brands may advertise “no high fructose corn syrup” on the package, only to have it listed in the ingredients under a different name. HFCS is also called: corn sugar, maize syrup, glucose syrup, fructose syrup, isolated fructose, and crystalline fructose. ” The word “natural” can be placed on a wide variety of foods containing HFCS, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't regulate the label. Even a food labeled “100% organic” may contain organic HFCS, so it is important to always examine the ingredient and nutrition facts labels. You’ll usually spend a bit more to get HFCS-free organic foods, but the peace of mind is well worth it. To find organic produce in your local grocery store you may need to go toward aisles set aside in a health food area. Many breads tout their “whole grain” status as a way to hide their inclusion of HFCS and harmful chemicals. Whole grain items are usually the best choice, but they are not all equal in quality. Go into your kitchen, open up your pantry, and look at the nutrition label for each food item that you own. Have a trashcan nearby and toss any foods with HFCS into it. Keep going until your pantry is “clean.” Then, head out to the store to buy non-HFCS foods to replace your stock. If you aren't comfortable throwing away the food outright, you can always donate it to a food bank. However, that could also be considered just passing the nutrition problem along. It's your call. Canned fruit is convenient, but it is stripped of its fiber during processing. A piece of whole fruit can give you a fiber boost along with the sweetness of natural sugar. Exchange canned items, such as premade pasta sauce, for healthier options, like making your own sauce out of fresh tomatoes. Choose basic vanilla yogurt, steel-cut oatmeal, and other foods without sauces or toppings. HFCS often hides in fruit toppings in otherwise healthy food options, like yogurt. By adding your own fresh fruit, such as strawberry slices, you can control the portion sizes as well. For example, some sweetened yogurts contain over 40 grams (1.4 ounces) of sugar, including HFCS. Don't forget spices when adding flavor to plain foods. Cinnamon, ginger, and even pepper are all good options. If you have a bit of a sweet tooth, that is okay. Just buy candies and treats made under the highest production standards, even if they are imported. They may be more expensive, but counteract this by allowing yourself only one small piece as an occasional treat. | Read food labels. Be selective when buying “natural” or “organic. Do a pantry purge. Go for fresh foods, instead of canned or frozen. Go with plain foods. Buy higher quality sweets. |
A healthy diet can make your hair less prone to damage. If your hair seems to dry out and become damaged easily, try altering your diet. Opt for a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as well as healthy protein sources like nuts. Omega-3 fatty acids are good for hair, so go for foods like walnuts and salmon. Vitamin B12, found in eggs and avocado, is also good for hair health. If your hair gets damaged often, dietary supplements such as niacin and biotin can help. However, you should never take supplements without consulting your doctor. You want to make sure they're safe for you given your current health and will not interfere with any existing medication. Heat styling tools can damage hair from overuse, so do not flat iron or curl your hair too often. Save the flat iron and curling iron for special occasions, such as a night out, rather than using them as a part of your daily hair care routine. Allow your hair to at least partially air dry. Overuse of blow dryers can cause hair to dry out and become damaged. Give your hair a light blow drying to add a little volume. Then, let your hair air dry the rest of the way. Split ends cannot be repaired. If you notice your hair has split ends, take care of them right away. Make an appointment with a hair stylist to cut off your split ends. This will stop them from causing further damage to your hair. Make it a goal to get your hair trimmed every 6-8 weeks so it stays healthy. | Eat healthy. Talk to your doctor about supplements. Limit your use of flat irons and curling irons. Do not blow dry your hair completely. Cut off split ends. |
In order to automatically generate a timeline, your data must be organized into a pivot table. You also need the pivot table analyze menu, which was introduced in Excel 2013. This will open the “PIVOT TABLE TOOLS” in the top ribbon. This will open a ribbon with options to manipulate the data in the table. A dialog box will pop up showing fields that correspond to a date format. Note that dates entered as text will not be recognized. A new box that allows you to navigate through your timeline will appear. Depending on the available information you can select how the data will be filtered. (Either by months, years or quarters). When you click on a month in the Timeline Control Box, the pivot table will show data that pertains to that particular month alone. You may widen your selection by clicking and dragging the sides of the slider. | Open the spreadsheet that has a pivot table. Click anywhere inside the pivot table. Click “Analyze”. Click “Insert Timeline”. Select the Applicable field and click OK. Select how the data will be filtered. Examine monthly data. Broaden your selection. |
If you don't see each other every day, check by text, social media or email. Your loved ones will appreciate your care about how they're doing. Don't just ask "How was your day?" at random, though; make sure you genuinely want to know. Others will be able to tell if you're being fake. If someone tells you that he or she is having a great day, tell the person that you are happy for him or her. If he or she had a bad day, offer to comfort him or her. Imagine yourself in this situation: you're having a bad day and someone asked how your day was. You then explain to him or her why it was such a struggle and he or she asks if you want a hug. You will likely feel better; thus, you can do the same thing for your friend. Everyone needs help at times. If someone is carrying a heavy load of groceries, see if you can carry a few items. If your loved one has depression or anxiety, validate the person's feelings and comfort him or her. Helping people undoubtedly boosts relationships and is known to elevate your mood. Invite them to parties, ask if they're interested in a get-together, and make trips to visit your family whenever you can. Part of what makes a close relationship is seeing each other regularly. | Check on your family and friends regularly. Ask others how they are and how their day went. Offer to help others. Make an effort to see your loved ones. |
Silk is a delicate fabric, so you need to take special care. Use a detergent that is designed for silk. Choose a gentle, cold water cycle and avoid washing silks with heavier fabrics. Dry your silk sheets on a clothes line. If you must use a dryer, choose a no-heat setting. To clean your satin sheets, you should machine wash at 40° Celsius (104° Fahrenheit). You can use a fabric conditioner in the final cycle to help keep the sheets soft. Avoid using bleach. Using bleach frequently will eventually damage your sheets. Dry on a clothes line or tumble dry. Linen is a durable, but tricky fabric. With linen sheets, you should use colder temperatures. Try to use natural detergents and use less detergent than normal. For example, if you usually use 1 cup (236 ml), try only using 3/4 of that amount. You can always wash the sheets again later if they are not clean. Soak the sheets prior to the wash. Soak the sheets in the washing machine with 3 squirts of dishwashing soap, 1/4 cup (59 milliliters) of borax and 1/3 cup (80 milliliters) of white vinegar. Let the sheets soak in these ingredients for 30 minutes. Then, wash the sheets on a hot water cycle. | Clean silk and satin sheets with gentle detergents. Wash your linen sheets on a cold cycle with minimal detergent. Pre-soak sheets to remove body oil stains. |
If you’re catering your own wedding, keep in mind that your attention is going be pretty divided on the big day. Don't plan on plating each individual guest's meal yourself. Instead, go with a less labor-intensive method, like: Buffet style Cafeteria style Family style Whether you’re planning snacks for an afternoon tea service or a full meal for dinner, remember that you’re cooking in bulk. Avoid complex recipes. Save your master-chef skills for smaller affairs and focus instead on foods that can be easily made, stored, and served. Scratch off any recipes that require lots of: Prep Steps Cookware Constant supervision As you narrow your different ideas down to just a handful, start focusing on the nuts and bolts for each one. Figure out what labor, supplies, and other logistics are required to execute each plan. This includes (but isn't limited to): Cooking supplies, like ingredients, cookware, and at-home kitchen facilities. Storage supplies, such as refrigerators, freezers, food containers, and transportation. Serving/warming/cooling supplies, like utensils, dishware, sternos, extension cords, ice, and on-site kitchen facilities. Manpower needed to cook, set up, serve, and clean up. Remember: you’re going to have plenty else to do in the days leading immediately up to your wedding. Plan your menu accordingly so you can prepare the bulk of it (if not all of it) well beforehand. As long as you can safely store it in the meantime, go with dishes that you can prepare weeks in advance (like soups, pasta dishes, or casseroles), which help you avoid or resolve such mishaps as: Conflicting demands on your time Longer-than-expected cooking or prep times Running out of supplies Ruined batches Avoid the temptation to cook everything. Focus your cooking efforts on doing a couple of dishes really well instead of trying to take on too much at once. Balance out your menu (or even load it) with foods that can be served as is, at room temperature, without any real need of a kitchen, like sandwich meats, salads, and cold soups. This is an especially good idea if the reception site's kitchen facilities are limited, and/or you have few hands to help you out on the day of. Now that you have a firmer grasp on what each of your menu plans will entail, go over them again to decide which is most feasible. Additionally, reconsider any other decisions about other wedding plans that you’re willing to change (like the site of your reception or the time of day) if doing so will make life easier. Always opt for simplicity to help ensure easy execution and fewer headaches down the road. For instance: Change the reception from mealtime to another service to accommodate more guests with less food (like canapes or finger sandwiches). Narrow your guest list down to a select few if you will be serving full meals (such as meat dishes that definitely need to be cooked). Opt for alternative (or even main) items that satisfy multiple needs and concerns (like a meat- and dairy-free pasta entree for vegan, vegetarian, kosher, and lactose intolerant diets. Once you have settled on a master plan, add up all the expenses needed to execute it. Compare this with the budget that you’ve set aside for reception and catering. Decide whether you’re saving enough to warrant moving forward on your own, or if it may be less of a headache to hire a professional company instead. Again, self-catering your wedding can help save as much as a quarter of your total wedding budget. However, if you have little to no experience in serving food on this scale, keep in mind that you may have overlooked some expenses. If self-catering is already taking up half of your total budget, it may be advisable to go with a pro. | Decide on a serving style. Favor easy-to-make food. Determine the logistics. Favor cooked dishes that can be made well in advance. Pad your menu out with room-temperature foods. Reevaluate your choices. Compare the cost to your catering budget again. |
First will be the bridegroom. He will be brought to a decorated altar called a “mandap”' and will be given a seat and a celebratory drink – a mixture of milk, ghee, yoghurt, honey and sugar. The arrival of the bride is called the kanya through the Kanya Aagaman. The bride is usually led by her father to the marriage altar, which signifies that the bride's paternal side approves of the union. The bride and the groom are separated by a white cloth and not allowed to see one another just yet. Once the bride approaches the mandap (the altar area where the wedding rituals take place), the white cloth is dropped. The bride and the groom then exchange floral garlands. These garlands are to signify their acceptance of one another. When the bride and bridegroom exchange garlands (jayamaala), they declare, “Let all the learned persons present here know, we are accepting each other willingly, voluntarily and pleasantly. Our hearts are concordant and united like waters."An arranged marriage does not mean a forced marriage. In fact, forced marriages are now illegal in India. Though the two may not know each other, they are both willing to get married. At this point in the ritual, the father of the bride pours sacred water in her hand and then places her hand in the groom's hand. This ritual signifies the father officially giving away his daughter. Then the groom's sister usually ties the end of his scarf to the bride's sari with betel nuts, copper coins, and rice. These items symbolize unity, prosperity, and happiness for the couple. The knot specifically is meant to represent the eternal bond that comes with marriage. Recent weddings involve the exchanging of gifts, namely clothes and ornaments. The groom's mother will give a “mangala sootra” to the bride, a necklace to indicate success. The bride's father will then announce that his daughter has accepted the bridegroom and hopes that his family will accept her. At this point, a sacred fire will be lit and the Purohit (the priest) will recite mantras in Sanskrit. While the prayers are going on, oblations are offered to the fire. “Id na mama” is repeated over and over, meaning “it is not for me.” This emphasizes the virtue of selflessness required in marriage. During this ritual, the groom takes his bride's hand. This might be the first time the couple has physically touched one another. During this ritual the husband accepts his bride and vows to her and her parents that he will take care of and protect his bride for the rest of her life. The bridegroom, while holding his wife's hand, will say, "I hold your hand in the spirit of Dharma; we are both husband and wife.” This starts with the bride climbing over a stone or rock, symbolizing her willingness and strength to overcome obstacles in her new marriage. Then the couple walks around the fire four times, with the bride leading the first three. They will then join hands and offer barley to the fire, symbolizing that they will work for all of society and the good of humankind. At this point, the husband will mark a parting in his new wife's hair with red kum-kum powder. This is called “sindoor.” Every married woman can be recognized by this marking. At this point in the ceremony, the couple walks around the fire with seven steps, each accompanied by a prayer and seven vows. This is when the marriage becomes recognized by the state. The first vow is for food The second for strength The third for prosperity The fourth for wisdom The fifth for progeny The sixth for health The seventh for friendship The mangalsutra is a sacred necklace that the groom ties around the bride's neck on their wedding day. After he ties this necklace, he gives her the status of being his wife. The bride is expected to wear this necklace as long as her marriage lasts. This necklace is a symbol of marriage, mutual love and commitment of the bride and groom to one another. | Watch as the bride and bridegroom enter. Let the garland speak during the Jai Mala (exchanging of the garlands). Observe the ritual of Kanyadaan. Watch as the priest starts Vivaha-homa. Experience the ceremony of Panigharani. Watch as the bride and groom complete Shilarohan. Count the rounds known as Saptapadi (seven steps around the fire). Note the bride's neck during Mangalsutra Dharma. |
For further insight, many analysts use an indicator of financial strength called the "current ratio." The current ratio calculation uses the same numbers from the first two steps of Part 1, but provides a ratio instead of a dollar figure. A ratio is a way of comparing two values, relative to one another.Calculating a ratio is usually a matter of simple division. To calculate the current ratio, divide current assets by current liabilities. Current ratio = current assets ÷ current liabilities. Using the example from Part 1, the company's current ratio is 50,000 ÷ 24,000 = 2.08. This means that the company's current assets are 2.08 times greater than the company's current liabilities. The current ratio is a way of evaluating a company's ability to meet its current financial obligations. Put simply, it indicates how capable a company is of paying its bills. It is often better to use the current ratio when comparing different companies or industries. The ideal current ratio is around 2.0. A falling ratio, or a ratio below 2.0 could mean a greater risk of insolvency. On the other hand, a ratio in excess of 2.0 might mean that management is too conservative and reluctant to take advantage of the the company's opportunities. Using the example above, a current assets ratio of 2.08 is probably healthy. You could interpret this to mean that current assets could fund current liabilities for a little over two years. This is assuming, of course, that liabilities stay at the current level. The acceptable current ratio will differ between industries. Some industries are capital intensive and may need to borrow to finance operations. Manufacturing companies, for example, are likely to have high current ratios. Business managers must track all parts of working capital to maintain the right level. This includes inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable. Managers must assess the profitability and risks that come with too little or too much working capital. For example, a company with too little working capital risks not being able to pay its current liabilities. Holding too much working capital though can also be a problem. A company with lots of working capital may be able to invest in long-term productivity improvements. For example, surplus working capital could be invested in new production facilities or retail stores. These types of investments can increase future revenues. If the working capital ratio is too high or low, consider the tips below for some ideas on how to improve the ratio. | Calculate the current ratio. Understand what the ratio means. Manage your working capital. |
The most important thing to remember when purchasing a fungicide is to select one that's capable of killing the specific disease affecting your plants. The best way to do this is to compare a product's active ingredients to the compounds recommended for treating a particular disease. Think of it as prescribing medicine to cure an illness. You can usually find a list of plants and diseases that a product can be safely used on somewhere on the packaging. In general, it's a good idea to start with a gentle fungicide, such as apple cider vinegar or a bicarbonate spray (a mixture of water and baking soda). If that doesn't work, you can move on to more intensive method like elemental sulfur. Fungicide manufacturers provide specific directions for how to apply their products. Always go by these directions rather than attempting to figure it out yourself. If you use too much or too little fungicide, or apply a product under the wrong conditions, you could end up doing more harm than good. Different products will come with different instructions. Some organic fungicides like Soil Guardian are meant to be applied directly to the soil or to new seedlings. Others, like sulfur and lime, can cause damage to plants if applied in hot temperatures. If you're using a homemade remedy, it's best to apply the solution once or twice a day, then observe the plant's health after a couple days. If it doesn't appear to be working, you may need to increase the frequency or try a more potent fungicide. Once you’ve determined the correct amount of product to use (diluting it as needed), load the sprayer and spray it lightly and evenly over the plant. Try to cover all affected parts of the foliage, including under the leaves. For your own safety, be sure to wear gloves, goggles, a breather or ventilator and protective long-sleeved clothing. Wait for clear, dry, windless weather to prevent runoff and keep the fungicide from blowing back on you or other unaffected parts of your garden. When applying a powdered fungicide, spray the plant lightly with water beforehand to help it stick. Diseases won't typically clear up overnight. It may be necessary to regularly reapply the fungicide to keep an infection under control. Only use as much fungicide as directed for each application and make sure the plant receives plenty of water and sunlight in the meantime. With proper care, you should notice an improvement within a few short weeks. Most experts recommend applying fungicides every five days for roughly three weeks. Be sure to follow the specific instructions included with the fungicide you select. It will help to keep the plant pruned, dry and separated from other plants while you attempt to combat the disease. | Use a fungicide that's formulated for the disease you're treating. Follow the included instructions. Sprinkle or spray on the fungicide. Repeat as needed. |
The best way to prevent house fires is for your family to have a plan of escape in the event of a fire. You should form your plan and practice it at least twice a year to get comfortable with the routine and to ensure that you'll be clear-headed enough to carry out your plan if the time ever comes. Here are some things to keep in mind as you do this: Plan to find two ways to escape from each room. You should always look for a second way out in case the first way is blocked. For example, if a door is blocked, you should find a way out through a window or a different door. Practice escaping by crawling, being in the dark, and having your eyes closed. To make sure that your home is prepared for a house fire, check that your smoke detectors are functioning and always have fresh batteries, and make sure that your windows can be easily opened and that their screens can be quickly removed. If you have windows with security bars, they must have quick release devices to allow them to be opened right away. Everyone in your family should know how to open and close these windows. If your home is prepared for a house fire, you'll greatly improve your chances of staying safe during one. Buy collapsible ladders that are made by a nationally recognized laboratory (such as the Underwriters Laboratory, UL), in case you'll need them to get down from the roof. To prevent your house from catching fire in the first place, there are some safety precautions that you should take: Teach your children that fire is a tool, not a toy. Always be in the kitchen when you're cooking something. Don't leave cooking food unattended. Do not smoke in the house. Make sure you put out your cigarettes completely. Dispose of any electronics with frayed wires, which could lead to a fire. Avoid lighting candles unless they're directly in your light of vision. Do not leave a lighted candle in a room where no one is. always check that you have turned the gas off before leaving the kitchen. try to use a lighter instead of matchsticks. | Form and practice your family's escape plan. Make sure your home is prepared. Practice safe behaviors. |
Now that you have your cut, you'll need to know how to prepare your hair. After showering, start to dry your hair with a towel. Don't dry it completely though. It needs to be slightly damp. Some people can pull of the look without the help of product or the beach, but most can't. If you are like most people, you'll want to use a salt-infused matte finish product. This will leave your hair with a windblown and sunny beach look. Work the your product through your hair. You'll want to use a light, texturing spray or gel. It'll often be marketed as a surf-style product.You don't need a ton of it. Too much gel will make your hair sticky. Start with a little and work in more if you need to. Make sure that it is evenly distributed by thoroughly massaging it through your hair with your fingertips. Most surfer hair style products will add body without clumping or getting crunchy. They also often feature a light matte finish, emphasizing texture and sheen while eliminating frizz. The best way is to toss your hair and let it dry naturally, though you can also use a blow dryer with a diffuser if you need to speed the process. Either natural drying or using a diffuser will give your hair that tousled, surfer look. | Lightly dry your hair with a towel. Apply your hair product. Massage the gel into your hair. Dry your hair. |
The Fahlo app is an app that's made specifically for fan clubs and includes exclusive content and news about different celebrities. Download the Fahlo app on your phone from the Google Play or the Apple App Store. Once you have the application, search and sign up for the Bieber Fever fan club. The fan club will post news about Justin's events and appearances. The fan club also occasionally has meet and greet competitions that you can enter to meet Justin. Turn on notifications on the Fahlo app so you can get updates about opportunities to meet Justin. Justin's Bkstg fan club regularly updates where Justin is and what he's doing. The Fahlo fan club and backstage fan club may have different content, so it's best to sign up for both. Sign up to Justin's Bkstg fan club by visiting https://bkstg.com/justinbieber/feed/all and clicking “Sign up.” Once you're a member, you'll have more insight into Justin's life compared to the average person. Check back on Bkstg daily so that you can keep track of where Justin is. You can get exclusive video clips and posts from Justin's fan club on Bkstg! If you regularly check in on Justin's different social media accounts you can get clues to where he is. This could help you find where Justin is so you can meet him in person. Take note of the pictures that he posts and try to figure out where he is and what he's doing! Justin Bieber's official Facebook account is https://www.facebook.com/JustinBieber/. Justin's official Twitter and Instagram handles are @justinbieber. | Join the Justin Bieber fan club on the Fahlo app. Sign up to Justin’s Bkstg fan club. Follow Justin’s social media accounts. |
Maintaining good behavior in drama class can be a little more challenging than it is in other types of classes, since the students are actually encouraged to goof around. Set up some rules that are specific to your class that will help you prevent and respond to any behavioral issues. Encourage your students to take part in making the rules. Ask them what they think class rules should be, and post the ideas you agree with. Include rules like “Always be friendly and helpful” and “Encourage each other to be creative.” Especially in a drama class, where dramatic behavior is literally encouraged, students will test the boundaries. When they break a specific rule that the class has been made aware of, quickly stop class and address the problem. Consistency and quickness are vital here. Don't let your class get out of hand by stopping a poor behavior before it escalates or spreads. ” Respond to misbehavior with imaginative, learning-oriented, and non-escalatory punishments. For instance, have a student who broke a rule sit out the next exercise and think about why they shouldn't have acted as they did. Before rejoining the group, have them pantomime their bad behavior, and then act out the good behavior they’re going to maintain the rest of class. Alternatively, ask for an “actor's promise” from the student who broke a rule. This is especially good for a student who is hesitant to participate in acting exercises. Have the student prepare and give a statement after sitting out and exercise. Encourage them to act apologetic – or to be funny – and ask that they specifically promise to honor the class and their classmates moving forward. | Set up specific rules for drama class. Specify any consequences for bad behavior and always enforce them. Be creative with “punishments. |
You can protect your logo by registering it as a trademark. This means that another company won't be able to use a similar logo, confusing your customers or theirs. First, you need to figure out if another company is already using or has registered something similar to your logo. Having a distinctive trademark legally means it is enforceable as your "intellectual property." You can hire a trademark attorney to do the search, known as a "clearance" search, to minimize the risk of infringing upon existing trademark rights of others. It's possible to search the U.S. government's trademark database online as a starting point in your clearance project. Note that non-registered trademarks are also enforceable in the USA, among a few other common-law countries that do not require official registration. One benefit of registering a trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is that other companies will be deterred from using your logo, and you will have exclusive rights nationwide to use it on your specific goods or services. Once you are satisfied another company doesn't have something similar to your logo, you can begin to use it and on your goods and services and then apply to register it in the USPTO. You will need to clearly spell out the products and services you offer in a particular way that conforms with the Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual. You will have to provide a sketch or picture of your logo, a description of it, and a sample showing how it is in actual use in commerce on your goods or services. It is possible to file for federal registration several years prior to your actual use of it in commerce, provided you certify a bona fide "intent to use" that brand on those goods. Additional fees will be owed when you later submit proof of actual use. If you only do business in one state, you could register your trademark through your Secretary of State office instead, but that won't give you the same claim of national priority. State registrations are typically faster and less expensive. It may take a year or more to be issued a federal registration, after which you may affix the circle-R indicator ® to your logo. Periodic federal or state fees may be required for maintenance of your registrations in good standing. The first federal fees are due no later than 6 years after issuance. Having a trademark doesn't mean much if you don't keep an eye out for violations of it. There are companies that will do a trademark watch for you. If you find a violator, and you are sure your brand has seniority over their use in the overlapping field, you can send them a cease and desist letter. If that doesn't work, you may need to consider a lawsuit. A trademark watch means you are notified when someone uses a logo too close to your trademark. An internal company watch is also essential. Create internal guidelines for the proper use and monitoring of your logo as a trademark (i.e., as an adjective and not a verb or noun), whether or not it is registered. That way you will not inadvertently compromise your right to enforce it. | Search the trademark database. Register your Trademark. Create a trademark watch. |
When you are struggling to make healthy changes to your body, it can be frustrating if you don't see fast results. Try to keep a positive attitude and don't give up. Doctors say that there actually is power in positive thinking. Keep your head up and keep trying. You will eventually achieve the results you want. Research indicates that positive thinking leads to lower stress levels. Lower stress levels mean you'll have more energy to focus on your strength training. When you are trying to gain weight in your arms, it can be easy to let that be your entire focus. It's often easier to focus on what you don't like, instead of what you do like. Try taking a minute every day to compliment yourself. Choose one thing each day that you like about yourself and focus on that. If you recently delivered an excellent presentation at work, remind yourself that you are a hard worker. Try taping a positive affirmation to your bathroom mirror. It can say something like, "You have a great smile. Don't forget to use it." When you are doing any sort of diet, whether it is to gain or lose weight, it can be useful to set mini-goals for yourself. For example, make it a point to add 200 calories to your diet each day. Once you've successfully done that, give yourself a reward. One idea is to award yourself an hour of guilt-free "me" time. Indulge in a bad TV show or trashy magazine. And don't feel bad about it for one minute. Indulge yourself by getting a massage after you've stuck to your workout routine for a month. Your muscles have earned it! | Stay positive. Focus on your strengths. Reward yourself. |
Like kiwi, kiwano can make a nice colorful addition to a fruit salad, and an unexpected treat for guests. Mix bananas, mango, and melon with a sprinkling of kiwano for a beautiful summer fruit salad. Grilling steaks or chops? Instead of topping with rich cheese or mushrooms, consider sprinkling some kiwano kernels on top of your meat a few minutes before serving for an exotic and tangy highlight. Seed one kiwano melon into a bowl and mix it with: the juice of one lime a clove of garlic a palm-full of fresh chopped cilantro one green onion, or a 1/8 of a white onion a quarter-teaspoon of cumin Mix in a small amount of vegetable oil to coat the mixture and use the salsa as a garnish for meat, grilled vegetables, or eat it with chips for some surprising nachos. Sprinkle a few green kernels into a champagne flute before mixing up a mimosa or to highlight a gin and tonic instead of a lime slice. Remove the Kiwano melon seeds and place in a cup. Fill the cup with sparkling red grape juice cocktail 3/4 of the way to the top of the cup. With the remainder space, add half and a half (optional), Serve in layers for the best look before stirring. | Add kiwano to a fruit salad. Garnish roasted meat with kiwano. Make kiwano salsa. Garnish cocktails with kiwano. Make the Intergalactic Nebula. |
Although ticks are found outdoors, indoor infestations of the brown dog tick are not uncommon. This kind of tick feeds on dogs and other animals and prefers warm, dry conditions. The first step in removing these ticks is to de-clutter your home, because ticks hide almost anywhere. Pick up items from the floor, and don't leave dirty laundry lying around. Your tick infestation is an opportunity to do a little spring-cleaning. Ticks attach to dirty clothing or bed linens. Wash clothes or linens you suspect may be tick-infected in the hottest water suitable for the fabric type. Avoid leaving dirty laundry on the floor, and if you suspect any clothes or linens might have ticks, do not put them in the laundry hamper, because this will contaminate the other clothes. Put them straight into the washing machine. The next step is to clean your entire home thoroughly from top to bottom. Clean out shelves, dust forgotten corners and sweep, mop, and vacuum all floors. Your vacuum cleaner will be your best friend during the tick-removal process, because you can suck up ticks from all over the house; in animal bedding, in cracks in the floor and wall, on baseboards and crown molding, and on and underneath furniture. Be sure to dispose of the vacuum bag afterwards. Once your house is cleaned and decluttered, and you have physically removed as many ticks as possible, you will need to use pesticides to kill any remaining ticks and their eggs. To kill tick eggs and larva, you need to lightly dust all areas of your home with a pesticide contain boric acid and botanical extracts. Sprinkle a little extra dust around your pet's bedding, which is a favorite laying spot. To kill the adults, use a pyrethrin-based pesticide spray designed especially for getting rid of brown dog ticks. This is safe for humans and pets and works quickly. Spray this pesticide all over the home. Don't forget carpets and curtains, and the underside of tables, chairs and sofas. Make sure to read the label for exact directions. Read the directions on the pesticide to see if people and animals have to leave the area for a certain amount of time after the pesticide is used. Indoor pets, usually dogs, are the number one source of tick infestations. Dogs can carry ticks in from outdoors, or catch them from other animals in the kennel or the local neighborhood. First you need to physically remove any ticks that are using your animal as a host, then treat the dog with a topical tick-killing product containing ingredients such as fipronil, amitraz or permethrin. Ask your veterinarian for suggestions. You may also invest in a tick-repelling collar for your pet. These will keep ticks from latching onto your cat or dog for approximately three months. These collars can be difficult to find in stores, so ask your vet, or shop online. Severe tick infestations may require a professional exterminator. They have specialized equipment and pesticides, which kill ticks immediately on contact. They also have an in depth knowledge of ticks' habitats and behaviors, so they will be able to locate the ticks very quickly. If your tick infestation remains a problem, despite your best efforts to get rid of them, you may want to consider this option. | De-clutter your home. Wash dirty clothes in hot water. Clean your house thoroughly. Dust your home with pesticide. Treat indoor pets. Call an exterminator. |
Mix 1 cup (240 mL) cream of tartar into 1 gallon (3.785 L) of white vinegar, stirring until the tartar dissolves. Saturate the floor with the solution and let it sit for about 5 minutes. Hand scrub a section of the floor in a circular motion using a nylon scrubbing pad. Wipe with a damp cloth or sponge, then move onto the next section of floor. Repeat this process in any areas that still have wax buildup. Mix 3 parts water to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. Before scrubbing the wax with this solution, put on rubber gloves and open your windows to ventilate the room. Scrub the floor using the water and alcohol solution and a stiff scrubbing brush or nylon scrubbing sponge. Mop your floor with clear, warm water after you’ve scrubbed it with the cream of tartar and vinegar or the isopropyl alcohol solution. Dry the floor thoroughly with old towels or rags. Once the floor is dry, you can apply fresh wax. | Scrub with a solution of cream of tartar and vinegar. Try an isopropyl alcohol solution. Rinse and dry the floor. |
Either take a picture of your old switch so you know which one to purchase, or disassemble the old switch and take it with you. Look for a “fan light switch” or something labeled similarly. Ask an employee at the home improvement or hardware store for help if you’re not sure which switch to buy. Pulling or twisting off the connectors that hold together the wires will disconnect them from the old switch. Remove each wire that's attached to the old switch by pulling off the connectors, and take the old switch out. Take a picture of which wires are connected to the switch before disassembling it to reference the picture when putting it back together. Use a wire stripper to strip the insulation off of the ends of the wires attached to the new switch, cutting into the insulation with the stripper before pulling it towards the end of the wire to remove it. This will allow the electrical connection to pass through the wires. Locate the old wires that your new wires will attach to and twist them together tightly using a clockwise motion. Many wires are color-coded, making it easy to match the correct wires together. Cover the bare wire with a twist-on connector, making sure the entire bare wire is covered. Refer to the picture you took of the wires the old switch connected to, if needed. Twist-on connectors are also called wire nuts and can be found at your local hardware store. Since you removed the small nut on the outside of the fixture that holds the switch in place earlier, it's time to reattach it. Hold the switch inside the fixture, and screw the nut back on to the outside of the fixture to hold the switch in place. | Purchase a replacement switch at your local home improvement store. Disconnect the wires attached to the old switch. Strip 0.5–0.75 in (1.3–1.9 cm) of insulation off of the wires to attach them. Twist the wires together and cover them with connectors. Put the new switch into the fan housing to reattach the nut on the outside. |
While traditional themes like pinks and purples for girls and blues and reds for boys are still common, it isn't necessary to feel constricted by binary standards of gender assignment. Be sensitive to the needs of the baby's parents. If they are very traditional, it is probably safe to go with the "Blue for Boy" scheme. If the parents are more open-minded they may appreciate gender flexibility. Common gender neutral colors such as yellow, green, orange, and brown can be used. A good rule of thumb is to keep colors pastel and light. You should then choose a baby-friendly theme for your basket. Some common themes include: Animals, polka dots, stripes, gingham/plaid, flowers, butterflies, circus, etc. The main point is to be fun and unique. Traditionally, craft stores sell fabric, plush, woven, and wood baskets. You could also go for a non-traditional basket that would be functional and could be filled with other goodies. A new car seat or even a baby bath work great if you want to take this route. For traditional baskets, many prefer smooth and soft baskets that the baby could come in contact with. For wood, wicker, and similar baskets be sure to check for splintering. If the basket has paint or varnish, make sure that it does not flake and that it is nontoxic. Select the gifts that you will fill the basket with. Also pick up thick ribbon, foam or wood letters, bows, a card or tag, plastic wrap, and any other decorations that you want to incorporate. Make sure nothing is toxic, and watch out for small pieces that could break of and be hazardous for the baby. | Choose a color scheme. Choose a basket theme. Pick a basket. Gather your supplies. |
As with most cosmetic products, deodorant containers come with a tight cap that requires you to unwind it or pull it off. There is often a special seal located under the cap and firmly on top of the deodorant stick that needs to be removed before use. The actual deodorant stick is made from alcohol, which needs to remain moist. A tight plastic casing keeps the stick moist and avoids evaporation. Once the lid is off, turn the wheel on the bottom of the deodorant stick 2 or 3 times to ensure that you have enough deodorant exposed at the top. This will help ensure full coverage. Apply the deodorant slowly and thoroughly. Start at the center of your armpit and work your way outward in all directions until your underarm is completely covered. Reapply throughout the day as needed. Make it easy on yourself by using the opposite hand to apply the deodorant to each of your armpits. Otherwise, the stick will dry up without the cap on and you will no longer be able to use it. Keep your deodorant somewhere that's easy to access each day, such as inside the cabinet that's under your bathroom sink. | Unwind or pull off the deodorant cap. Remove the plastic casing. Twist the applicator wheel 2-3 clicks. Apply deodorant in an even coat to the underarm region. Replace the cap and put the deodorant away. |
There's a reason testicles are outside of a man's body: they need to stay a bit cooler than the rest of his internal organs. When testicles get too warm, they aren't able to produce as much sperm. There are a number of ways to make sure your testicles don't get overheated: Don't wear tight pants and jeans. Wear loose, cotton boxer shorts instead of briefs. Sleep without underwear so that your testicles stay cooler. Avoid hot baths and saunas. It goes without saying, because most men know this from experience, but a blow to the balls will hurt you and kill your sperm. This, along with regular exercise, improves overall blood flow and circulation. Increased circulation means healthier sperm. Stress can decrease your sexual function, leading to reduced sperm production. If you work 12 plus hour days and never give yourself a chance to rest, your count might be down as a result. Try practicing relaxation techniques throughout the day to keep yourself feeling calm. Keep your mind and body healthy by regularly practicing yoga and meditation, or take up running or swimming. Stress hormones block Leydig cells, which are tasked with regulating testosterone production. When your body experiences too much stress, it can actually stop producing sperm altogether. Make sure you're getting enough sleep every night. Exhaustion can also lead to increased stress and cause decreased sperm production. Smoking cigarettes causes sperm counts to be lower, makes them move more slowly, and causes the sperm themselves to be misshapen. According to one study, men who smoke have 22% fewer sperm than men who don't. Marijuana seems to have a similar effect on sperm. Cutting back on both of these substances is a good idea if you want to boost your count. Alcohol affects your liver function, which, in turn, causes a dramatic spike in estrogen levels. (Yes, men have estrogen.) Since testosterone is directly linked to sperm health and sperm production, this isn't good. Even two drinks a day will have long-term effects on sperm production. Frequent ejaculations can lower sperm count. Your body produces millions of sperm each day, but if you already have low sperm count, consider storing them up longer between ejaculations. If you have sex or masturbate daily, cut down on the frequency for increased sperm production. Exposure to chemicals can affect the size, movement and count of your sperm. It's more and more difficult to avoid exposure to toxins, but it's absolutely necessary for your overall health and the health of your sperm. Do the following to decrease your exposure: If you work around chemicals all day long, protect your skin with long sleeves and gloves, and make sure you wear a mask and goggles to protect your face. Use natural cleaning supplies instead of cleaning with chemicals. Don't use pesticides or herbicides in your house or yard. Certain medications can lead to decreased sperm count and even permanent infertility. If sperm production is a big concern for you, make sure you ask your doctor whether any medication prescribed might affect your sperm count. Look at the labels on over-the-counter medicines, too. | Avoid overheating your testicles. Wear a jockstrap when you play sports. Massage your body with herbal oils. Reduce stress levels. Stop smoking. Drink alcohol moderately. Ejaculate less frequently. Be careful around toxins. Be wary of medications. |
To ensure that the grill is hot enough for the ramps, it's important to preheat it. Turn half of the burners on to the highest heat setting, and cover the grill. Allow it to heat for at least 10 minutes. Make sure that the grilling grate is cleaned and oiled before you grill the ramps. If you’re using a charcoal grill, use one full chimney of lit charcoal but arrange the coals on only one side of the grill. Place the grill grate over them, and allow the grill to preheat for 5 minutes. When the grill is preheated, use tongs to place the ramps on the heated side of the grate. Let them cook until they become tender and slightly charred along the edges, which should take approximately 2 minutes. Be sure to turn the ramps occasionally as you grill them to ensure that they cook evenly. When the ramps are finished grilling, transfer them to a serving platter with tongs. Pour a little more olive oil over them and serve while they’re still warm. Grilled ramp make a delicious side for any meat that you’ve grilled. They are also a tasty topping for burgers and steaks. | Preheat the grill. Cook the ramps on the grill until they’re tender. Place the ramps on a serving platter and drizzle them with olive oil to serve. |
Use your fingers to peel off the outer layer of skin from the head of garlic. Break up the individual cloves and transfer them to a large metal mixing bowl. Cover the bowl with another metal bowl of the same size. Hold the two bowls together and shake them vigorously for 10 seconds. Remove the top bowl and pick out the peeled garlic cloves. You can also use a large mason jar with a lid if you don't have two metal mixing bowls of the same size. Transfer the peeled garlic cloves to a blender. Add 1 cup (235 ml) of the water and secure the lid on the blender. Puree the mixture until the garlic is finely chopped, about a minute. If you don't have a blender, you can use a food processor or immersion blender. Otherwise, chop or mince the garlic with a knife or garlic press and stir it together with the water. Puree the mixture for an additional minute or so, until the garlic has been liquified. The soap will help the mixture stick to the foliage in the garden, but it also acts as a pesticide in its own right. You can use any liquid soap you like, such as dish or castile soap. Transfer the pureed mixture to a clean mason jar and screw on the lid. Leave the mixture on the counter for at least 12 hours, and up to 24. The longer the mixture steeps, the more time the garlic will have to infuse the water with pungent sulfur compounds. Line a fine-mesh strainer with cheesecloth and position the strainer over a bowl. Pour the mixture into the strainer to remove the chunks of garlic. Give the cheesecloth a gentle squeeze to remove as much of the liquid as possible. Straining the mixture will prevent the garlic from clogging the nozzle on your spray bottle. Insert a funnel into the mouth of a clean spray bottle. Pour the garlic liquid into the spray bottle. Remove the funnel and screw on the lid. Use as necessary to control pests and fungi in the garden. Store the mixture in the refrigerator and use within a week. | Peel the garlic. Process the garlic in a blender. Add the remaining water and soap to the blender. Steep the mixture overnight. Strain the mixture. Transfer the mixture to a spray bottle. |
Hold the head of the razor under a powerful stream of water. If it's necessary to remove the blade in order to clean it, do so very carefully. Direct the water over the backside of the head, where it will help flush out hair, shaving cream residue and other gunk that's stuck on the blade (or blades). It may help to rotate the razor as you rinse to help the water hit it from different angles. Hot water works better than cold for loosening dried messes. Most of the time, a simple rinse is all you’ll need to renew your razor blades. Once you’re removed as much buildup as possible, set the razor aside somewhere out in the open to dry. It's best to leave it in a well-ventilated space where it can be exposed to constant airflow. You can then put the razor away in its usual storage area. Prolonged exposure to moisture can cause rust to form on the blade, which is both a safety concern and makes for a far less efficient shave. Water-logged razors can also lead to unsanitary mold growth. Accelerate the drying process by dabbing the blade with an absorbent microfiber towel or blasting it with a hair dryer on a low heat setting. | Rinse off the razor blade. Allow the razor blade to dry completely. |
The B-52 is a layered shot that starts with the densest liquid on the bottom of the shot glass. Pour .5 ounces (14 g) of Kahlua, then .5 ounces (14 g) of Baileys, then .5 ounces (14 g) of Triple Sec (orange liqueur) to create a triple-decker combination of coffee, cream, and citrus flavors. | Add a citrus twist to your coffee and cream with a B-52. |
When trying to get out of your physical education class, you might try asking your parents to write an excuse. Schools and physical education teachers will often accept parent's notes as valid excuses. Try asking your parents to help you skip the occasional gym class by getting them to write you a note. You might have your parents write a note saying that you are sick and unable to participate. Your parent might write a note saying that you sprained an ankle or wrist and need time to heal. A classic method you can use to get out of a physical education class is to pretend your ankle was injured. You wouldn't be required to participate if your ankle were actually injured. For this reason, successfully faking an ankle injury can get you out of a physical education class. You might try limping when you walk to help make the injury look real. Don't get caught running or jumping as this will make it clear that you aren't injured. Headaches and migraines are often very painful, preventing you from engaging in physical activity. Normally, you would avoid the exertion that physical education classes demand, waiting for your headache to pass. Faking a headache can get you the same break and let you skip a class due to your “migraine”. Rubbing your forehead with your palm can help express the idea that your head hurts. Don't move around too much while you are having your “headache”. Remember to make your face look as if you were actually having a headache. You don't want to overact though. Often times you will be required to wear athletic clothes or shoes in order to participate in your class's activities. If you forget your clothes or equipment, you might not be allowed to play. Conveniently “forgetting” your clothes can be a simple way to get out of a physical education class. This excuse may not always work, depending on the instructor and the class activity. Some schools supply spare clothes for physical education classes, so use this excuse only if you are sure that your school doesn't do this. Swimming classes are the most likely activity where this tactic will work. The more often you use excuses, the less likely they are to work. You may also fail your physical education course if you miss too many classes. Only skip gym class once in a while to avoid hurting your grades and to keep your excuses effective. Keep an eye on your grades. Don't skip physical education classes if it will cause you to fail. Using the same excuses every gym class will cause your instructor to question if you really are unable to participate. | Have your parents write a note. Pretend you've twisted your ankle. Say you've got a migraine. Forget your clothes or equipment. Don't use excuses too often. |
Identify the saw palmetto by its small size of 7 to 10 feet (2.1 to 3.0 m), horizontal snaking trunk, and round crown of large, fan shaped leaves. Find the saw palmetto bush located in lowlands and savanna scrubs of the subtropical Southeastern United States, most commonly along the south Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Saw palmetto is especially common in Florida. Look for berries in the fall months of September and October when the fruits are ripe. You will know they are ripe by their dark brown to black color. Make sure you find a plant that is wild and growing on public land. Saw palmettos are a cash crop in Florida and you can be fined if you are caught picking berries that are being commercially farmed. You can find the berries at the base of the palm fronds. Be careful when you reach in to pick the berries. The “saw” of saw palmetto refers to the sharp prickly frond stalks. Saw palmetto berries are similar in size and oiliness to a black olive. Like an olive, they have a pit. Take small nibbles of the sweet, peppery, and pungent fruit. If you do pop the whole fruit into your mouth, remember that there is a pit. The strong flavor of the berries was described in 1692 by shipwrecked Quakers as the flavor of rotten cheese steeped in tobacco juice. Others say the taste is like a sweet, especially strong bleu cheese. | Find a saw palmetto plant growing wild. Pick a few of the ripe black berries. Eat the berry slowly to get used to the strong flavor. |
Try cycling or walking to your destination. These are the most eco-friendly means of transportation because they don't use fossil fuels. Find bike lanes/cycleways wherever possible. They’re safer than dealing with vehicles and getting hit in the face with their emissions. If your community doesn't have bike lanes/cycleways, contact your city council and campaign for them to be added. Remember to practice good safety habits. If you are traveling in a dark area, have a reflector on you so that cars and other vehicles can see you. Cities are increasingly using clean energy for their mass transit systems. However, even systems that still use fossil fuels can carry many passengers at once. In most cases, each passenger equals a vehicle that's not consuming fossil fuels. If your city doesn't have mass transit, try to organize a carpool or vanpool in your neighborhood. This can reduce fossil fuel consumption by taking up to 15 vehicles off the road. Unless you’re in traffic, turn off your engine if you don't plan to move for 10 seconds or more. Idling wastes fuel, increases smog, and endangers people with respiratory conditions. In a growing number of cities, it's also illegal and can cost you a hefty fine. Depending on where you live, you could greatly reduce fossil-fuel emissions with these options. Electric vehicles (EVs) run entirely on electricity. Hybrid vehicles use gas-powered engines as a backup after the battery loses its charge. Plug-in hybrids are charged by plugging them into a wall, while traditional hybrids are charged by an on-board generator. If you live in a location that relies on coal-based electricity, you’ll still be using fossil fuels when you charge your car. However, you can reduce your impact by charging overnight when the grid is under less pressure. Planes burn jet fuel at high altitudes, which causes chemical reactions that worsen climate change. Make a list of the places you absolutely must visit by plane, and stick with those. For example, a trip for business or an important family occasion is important. On the other hand, flying off to an exotic island on a whim isn't all that crucial. For business trips, ask your employer if you can telecommute instead of flying. The company will save money on airfare, and you’ll cut back on your carbon footprint. If you have family members who live thousands of miles away, download video chat software like Skype. If your relatives also have it installed on their computers, you can talk for hours “face-to-face” without spending money or burning fossil fuels. | Choose zero-carbon transportation. Use public transportation. Don’t let your car idle. Look into hybrid or electric cars. Reduce your number of flights. |
Look closely at your scars to figure out what color they are. Select a concealer or foundation color that's opposite to your acne scar color on the color wheel. This will effectively camouflage the acne scar. You could use: Green concealer to cover up reddish acne scars. Yellow concealer to even out blemish areas caused by scars. Pink concealer to balance out purple or dark blemish areas. Use a thin brush that is slightly feathered at the end to apply the concealer. Place a pea-sized amount of concealer on the back of your hand and rub the brush into it. Brush a light layer of concealer over the scar. You can use your finger to apply the concealer. Just take care not to apply to much or it may actually draw attention to your scar. You'll need to apply a foundation to hide your concealer, especially if your skin tone is a little different than the makeup or you've used a green concealer that's very noticeable. Apply your usual foundation so that your skin tone evens out and the scar is no longer visible. Take care when applying the foundation directly over the scar to avoid rubbing away the concealer. Let your foundation rest for a minute so that it dries a little. Take a large powder brush and apply your powder with broad upward strokes. You can use a loose powder that you simply dab the brush into and tap. Or, you can rub the brush into a pressed powder and tap it before applying. Remember to wash off your makeup every night. This is a habit that will keep your skin healthy and prevent future acne breakouts. | Select a concealer to hide the scars. Apply the concealer to your scars. Apply a foundation. Set your makeup with powder. |
Low-carb foundation vegetables contain fiber, which fills you up and keeps you from overindulging on other dishes. When you bring your own hot sauce or salad dressing from home, you know exactly how many carbs you are eating instead of having to guess. Choose grilled or roasted meats instead. Gravy is usually thickened with flour, which makes it high in carbohydrates. Don't hesitate to speak up to get the substitutions that you need. | Start with salad. Bring your own seasonings and dressings. Avoid proteins that are coated in flour and deep-fried. Skip the gravy. Ask for vegetables instead of potatoes or fries and ask the server to hold the croutons on the salad. |
Take safety precautions before using a grinding wheel. Polycarbonate safety goggles protect your eyes from stray sparks and metal fragments. Also put on ear muffs to block out the machine's noise and a respirator to avoid breathing in dust. Steel-toed boots are also a good idea. Wear these in case you drop a heavy piece of metal. To test the metal, you need some sort of spinning wheel. The faster it rotates, the more sparks it will produce. Get a bench grinder or handheld grinder with a 24-grit carborundum wheel and wait for it to spin up to speed. Hold the ends of the metal in your hands directly in front of you. Keep a firm grip on the metal as you lower it onto the wheel. The contact produces sparks, which you should be able to see without moving your head. Adjust the metal's position until you get a clear view of the spark pattern. Maintain a light amount of pressure on the metal as you watch the sparks. Steel produces sparks that branch out into about 5 yellow streaks. All the streaks are different lengths. The ends of the sparks fan out into tiny branches or “leaves,” like on a tree. Search online for a visual aid by searching for the steel spark test. Both wrought iron and stainless steel produce long, even yellow streaks. The leaves on the end are smaller in stainless steel sparks. Steel made with less carbon produces yellow sparks with different lengths. The leaves on the end fan out more with a lot of extra little branches. Steel with high amounts of carbon produce sparks that begin spreading out near the grinding wheel. The sparks are duller or even red and fan out less at the end. Some metals, including nickel and aluminum, produce few or no sparks. | Wear goggles and other safety gear. Turn on a bench grinder. Hold the metal flat when pressing it against the wheel. Note if the sparks branch out in a pattern. |
Dusting gloves easily slip onto your hand and allow you to wipe away dust using multiple contoured projections, but a simple cloth will work if you’re dusting by hand and don't want to go to the trouble of shopping for new supplies. A dusting glove will be ready to use right out of the package, but you’ll want to slightly dampen the cloth before getting started as this will allow it to hold more dust. Softer materials like cotton and composites like microfiber will do a better job of collecting dust, especially when damp. You’ll need to get level with the ceiling fan in order to clean it by hand. Using an indoor ladder or step-stool, carefully position yourself under and slightly to the side of the fan. One of the advantages of manually cleaning your ceiling fan is that you can grab hold of the blades to stabilize them, and once you’ve finished cleaning one blade all you have to do is rotate the fan and you’re ready for the next. Be extremely careful when using a ladder for household tasks. Have someone hold the ladder for you, if you can, and never climb to the highest step. If no one is around to help, use conservative motions while on the ladder to prevent it from rocking. It's recommended that you use a dusting spray like Pledge or Endust for best results; these sprays provide a layer of moisture to hold the dust in place and leave surfaces with a polished shine. Spritz a small stripe of dusting spray on each blade. You may not need to dampen your cloth when using a dusting spray. Some dusting sprays contain wax that can build up on surfaces and may not be good for them over time. Obviously, these are not recommended for use on certain materials. Make sure you look the product over to know exactly what you’re buying. Go over each fan blade with the cloth or dusting glove using straight, linear strokes. Thicker coatings of dust will likely require multiple passes when cleaning by hand, so you may have to periodically wring out the cloth before continuing. Apply the dusting spray a second time if you prefer, and look for dust that has escaped the fan once you’re done. | Use a cloth or hand dusting glove. Set up a ladder or step stool to get closer to the fan. Apply some dusting spray. Wipe each blade clean. |
Check the tank size requirements for your aquatic animal before you buy an aquarium, then choose a suitable place in the home to set it down away from direct sunlight. You can buy aquariums and indeed all of your aquatic pet supplies at just about every major pet store or local exotic pet store. Remember that you will fill it with water, substrate, and live plants, so don't keep it on a rickety or unbalanced surface. 1 US gal (3.8 L) of water weighs about 8 lb (3.6 kg), so a 10 US gal (38 L) tank with gravel and decor will weigh significantly more than an empty tank. LED lights and fluorescent lights are the best options to use as they emit little heat and provide light for the plants to convert into energy. Set up a lightbulb so it lights the aquarium without directly beaming light into your animals' eyes — if it's too bright for you to look at, it is too bright for your pet, so use a low setting. Avoid using incandescent light bulbs as they do not penetrate the water effectively and will not give any nutrients to your live plants. You should keep the light on for about 10 to 12 hours each day at the max. Aquariums under 50 gallons (190 L) will be just fine with a small filter unit attached to the back of the tank, but heavier aquariums will need a stronger filter. The substrate you will add later on will help to filter the water somewhat, but the water filter unit keeps the water clean and helps your plants to thrive. Opt for a heavy-duty filter, such as a canister filter, if you are worried about your plants dying. While a small filter will suffice for a light aquarium, a filter built for heavier tanks will clean the water more efficiently and you won't have to change it out as much. Some animals will do perfectly well in non-heated water, while others need the water to be warm and inviting. Look up what conditions are optimal for your fish or aquatic animal, and buy a heater that will keep it maintained at that temperature. | Buy a tank that will house your pets and choose a place to keep it. Set up a specialty light bulb above the cage to help the plants thrive. Pick a filter that is made for the size of your tank and the plants you will add. Set up a water heater, if your fish and aquatic animals require warm water. |
Before you take a baby rabbit away from its mother or think it's orphaned, make sure the mother is not feeding it or that she is a risk to the kitten. Mother rabbits feed their kittens about twice a day and only for five minutes. The babies also do not need the mother to keep them warm. If the babies do not seem distressed, even if the mother is away from them a lot, the mother is likely just taking a break and you should not interfere. Neglected baby rabbits are cold, cry for more than a few minutes at feeding time, are blue, or their skin is shriveled from dehydration. Some mothers may reject their babies, and in these cases you should separate the babies from her so that she doesn't harm them. Don't assume an unattended nest of wild baby rabbits is orphaned. Check on them frequently before you take them in to feed them. If they seem content, it is unlikely that they have been abandoned. Only 10% of hand-reared rabbits survive, so it is better to leave them in the wild whenever possible. If you are going to feed baby rabbits, you’ll need to purchase replacement milk for them. Rabbit milk is the most caloric of all mammals’ milk, so you’ll need to make sure you get the proper replacement and amounts. Buy Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR) or goat milk to feed the babies. You can purchase these at pet stores or sometimes at a local vet's office. You can supplement each can of KMR with one tablespoon of sugar-free 100% heavy whipping cream to increase the calories and mimic the rich mother's milk. You can also supplement the KMR by adding a bit of acidophilus to the formula. This can help baby rabbits maintain healthy intestinal bacteria. Acidophilus is available at most health food stores. Baby rabbits won't usually eat from a bottle, so make sure to have some sterile oral syringes or eyedroppers on hand to feed them. This will help you control the amount the kittens eat and help mimic the size of a mother's nipple. You can buy oral syringes or eyedroppers at most pharmacies. Vet's offices and pet stores may also have special options for pets. Baby rabbits will nurse from birth until they are about 6 weeks old, and you’ll need to mix enough formula to feed them at different ages. By splitting the formula into two equal feedings a day, you can help ensure your baby rabbit is getting sufficient nutrition. Remember to mix one tablespoon of 100% sugar-free heavy whipping cream with each can of Kitten Replacement Milk. You can also add the pinch acidophilus at this time, too. Newborn rabbits up to a week old get 4 – 5 cc formula. Rabbits that are 1 – 2 weeks old get 10 – 15 cc formula. Rabbits that are 2 – 3 weeks old get 15 – 30 cc formula. Rabbits that are 3 – 6 weeks old or until they are weaned get 30 cc formula. Once you’ve mixed the formula, you can nurse your baby rabbit twice a day. It's important to feed them similarly to how they feed from their mothers to help them stay healthy and grow. Mother rabbits generally feed their babies twice a day — at dawn and at dusk. It's essential that you let baby rabbits to feed at their own speed. Not doing so can suffocate or kill the kitten. The baby may suckle the syringe and you can gently squirt a small amount of formula as they want it. If the baby isn't suckling the syringe willingly, give it time to adjust. You might want to stimulate the kitten with a gentle squirt. You may also want to pet your baby rabbit while feeding her for comfort. It's crucial that baby rabbits defecate and urinate either before or after each feeding. This helps keep their intestinal tract and urinary system healthy and running smoothly. You only need to stimulate defecation and urination for the first 10 days of a baby rabbit's life, or until their eyes are open. Use a cotton ball moistened with warm water and gently stroke the anal and genital area of the baby rabbit until it starts defecating and urinating. Continue this until the kitten is finished. Don't worry that you’re doing something wrong, this mimics the same behavior a mother rabbit would do. Continue to feed your baby rabbit formula and solids until she is ready to wean. Depending on what type of rabbit you have, she will wean at anywhere from 3 – 4 weeks of age to 9 weeks of age. Domestic rabbits wean at about 6 weeks. Wild rabbits such as cottontails wean at 3 – 4 weeks, while jackrabbits wean at about 9 weeks. | Confirm that the mother is not feeding the kittens. Purchase replacement milk for the baby rabbits. Buy syringes or eyedroppers for feedings. Mix the replacement milk formula. Give the baby rabbit its formula. Allow the kitten to eat at its own pace. Stimulate defecation and urination. Wean your baby rabbits. |
The right product for you will depend on your needs. For instance, some dye-removal and leather cleaning products are intended for light-colored leather. Other products are meant only for suede, while others are meant only for automobile leather. Dye removal products are designed to remove dye and ink stains from leather. They might be able to clean dye stains caused by blue jeans dye, newspaper print, fresh ballpoint ink, paint, shoe polish, and permanent marker from leather. Leather is a sensitive material. In order to avoid damaging your leather, read manufacturer directions carefully before utilizing any cleaning product on your leather. Do not use your leather cleaning product in a way that is not recommended. All products intended to remove dye from leather are a bit different. It is therefore impossible to give specific directions regarding use. Generally, though, you’ll need to apply a bit of the cleaning product to a rag, then wipe the dye away using the rag. Some products might direct you to scrub the leather with steel wool, a horsehair brush, or sandpaper after applying the dye-removal product. Before you commit to a particular dye removal product, test it on your leather object in an out-of-sight spot. For instance, if you’re cleaning a leather jacket, don't wipe the product across the arms and back of the jacket. If the cleaning product has an adverse reaction with your leather jacket, you will ruin the whole jacket. Instead, test the cleaning product on a small portion of the jacket that will not be regularly seen. For example, you might wipe the product on a small area on the inside of the jacket and observe its effect. | Select the right product. Follow the manufacturer directions. Test the product. |
Using your computer, lay out your newspaper with a desktop publishing program (DTPs) such as Adobe InDesign. There are also a number of free DTPs available for download, which you can find by searching online. Alternately, you can type up and print out articles, and paste them on a larger sheet if you want to have a more DIY zine look for your newspaper. A newspaper's masthead includes the name of the newspaper, as well as other information such as the date and issue number. You can also include the web address and a tagline if you have one. Choosing too many fonts will make your newspaper look too busy and it will be hard for readers to focus on your articles. Select one highly-readable font for the headlines and another one for the text of the articles. The size of text fonts should be about 10-point. Headlines can be larger, but keep them consistent. Giant, screaming headlines tend to take up unnecessary space and should be used only in rare cases. The masthead can have a different font, but keep the rest of the newspaper consistent. The most timely and important articles should go on the front page. Accompany them with solid, catchy headlines. Include the bylines (credits) of the writers. Put the rest of the articles in their proper sections. Pair these articles with compelling photographs. Include brief captions that explain the photos. Make sure to credit the photographer. Columns are much easier to read than big blocks of text. Divide up columns so that there are 4-5 columns across the page (depending on the size of the page). Don't run the columns all the way down to the bottom of the page, however. Divide the page into thirds vertically and make each of these its own mini-section for an article or two. If you are publishing online, you can have a more flexible format and will likely not lay out your newspaper in columns. Rather, you will just put blocks of text accompanied by pictures on the page. If you are including advertising, lay out the ads. Make sure the ads are the correct size that the advertisers purchased. Think about where you might place the ads. Many ads can go anywhere in your newspaper, but there may be some ads that are more suitable for certain sections. For example, if you have an ad for a concert, think about placing the ad in the arts section. Advertising should not go on the front page of the newspaper. Depending on the size and circulation, you may be able to print your newspaper yourself. You can also take your digital file to a copy shop for printing. For more professional, newspaper-type printing, you will need to use a printer that does that sort of printing. Search online for a local option. You might also be able to use a regional printer. | Use a desktop publishing program. Lay out the masthead. Use two fonts for your articles. Put the most compelling articles on the front page. Lay out the newspaper in columns. Lay out the advertising. Print your newspaper. |
This will keep you looking and smelling your best, and more importantly, prevent infections and other illnesses. Shower daily. If you don't want to wash your hair everyday, then wear a shower cap and rinse your body with soap and water. Brush your teeth every morning and evening. Brushing in between meals can further improve the health and appearance of your teeth and gums. Wear deodorant. Smelling your best is just as important as looking your best. Maintain your waxing, shaving, and/or tweezing regimen. Getting rid of unwanted body hair can instantly make you look and feel more attractive and leave you with smooth, touchable skin. . This means dressing appropriately for the occasion, your body type, and your age. Use your best judgment to determine what clothes are most appropriate for you. Buy fewer but better quality clothes which will last; wearing cheap, throwaway items isn't good for your new image Don't try to squeeze into clothes that don't fit you. Start to wear skirts or dresses rather than pants. They bring out your femininity and show off your curves better than pants do and you will feel much more elegant and feminine. And nothing says 'lady' more loudly that a girl wearing a smart skirt when all her friends are wearing jeans. Don't go bare-legged. Always wear tights or pantyhose. Don't feel obliged to wear high heels if you find them uncomfortable - flat shoes are just as good. Don't wear sweatpants or tracksuits unless you are at the gym or exercising. Wearing these around all day suggest that you pay very little attention to your physical appearance. Iron your clothes to remove any wrinkles, and be sure to wash your clothes if they are stained. Elegance requires minimalism; wear makeup to accentuate your beauty, not to cover it up. Don't show excessive cleavage or wear bare-midriff tops. These types of revealing clothes suggest that you are not dressing for yourself, but rather, to attract men. | Maintain your personal hygiene. Dress elegantly Keep your clothing clean and pressed. Don't wear excessive makeup or revealing clothing. |
Go to your car, your office, a restroom, or somewhere else you won't be bothered. If you need to cry, let it out. Give yourself all the time you need until you feel calm again. If you try to stop a crying session halfway through, you’ll be more likely to start up again later. Dab cold water underneath your eyes to cut down on redness and puffiness. You can also use an ice cube wrapped in a napkin. If you’re at home and not in a hurry, wrap a bag of frozen peas in a kitchen towel and put it on your face, or rest cold green tea bags on your eyes. Use eye drops like Visine to get rid of any lingering eye redness. Put one or two drops in each eye. Your eyes should look clear in 10 to 15 minutes. If you’re a frequent crier, don't use eye drops too often. They can actually make your eyes redder if you overuse them. A couple of times a week should be fine. Make sure your eye drops are safe to use with contacts, if you wear them. If you wear makeup, take a minute to touch it up. Wipe off runny eye makeup and any other areas on your face that have gotten smeared. Use foundation or concealer to hide red or blotchy areas. Finish by touching up your mascara, blush, or anything else that didn't make it through your cry. If you cry often, you might want to keep a small emergency makeup stash in your desk or purse. | Get some privacy. Combat eye swelling. Put in eye drops. Fix your makeup. |
Let your local police know that you are concerned about graffiti in your neighborhood. Point out any vacant properties dimly lit areas and any other places that are prime spots for graffiti. Ask the police to patrol these areas a little more. The local authorities may also suggest some other methods of deterrence that you have not thought of. Developing a relationship with your local police creates a team approach to deterring graffiti. Good quality security cameras are expensive but even cheaper ones have a deterrent effect because people see them and assume that they are being filmed. Erect them where they are obvious and be sure to secure them well. Post signs that say “All activity is being monitored.” You can even add security cameras and never turn them on. People will automatically assume that they are being watched. Join up and place the signs about your area. Be sure to do your bit as others help you out too. Attend local meetings to discuss happenings in the area and to come up with ideas for dealing with challenges as a group. You can also contact your local Keep America Beautiful affiliate to create a graffiti awareness program for your neighborhood. Call (203) 659-3000 or email info@kab.org. Suggest graffiti deterrence as a topic for a watch meeting and invite local law enforcement. If you become a victim of graffiti, remove it within 24 to 48 hours. If you remove it quickly, there is very little chance of it becoming a reoccurring problem. If the graffiti is in a public area next to your property, call your city and county officials to report it as soon as possible. Graffiti vandals take pride in their work and do not want it to be erased quickly. Graffiti tends to attract more graffiti. So removing it quickly will prevent others from damaging the area. | Talk with local authorities. Add security cameras. Use a local neighborhood watch. Remove graffiti quickly. |
Many smokers believe that they will someday quit cold turkey they have to do is make a simple decision to do so. Nicotine is a powerfully addictive drug, so ending a smoking habit abruptly can result in uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms with both physical and psychological effects. Though much of the effects of vaping have yet to be researched, studies show that vaping allows users to gradually wean down their nicotine use over time. This reduces the addictive properties of smoking, while also reducing the carcinogenic effects of tobacco smoke inhalation. Many smokers have used vaping to successfully end their smoking habit for good. Vaping involves no fire or combustion but a device which is used to vaporize the E-liquid for inhalation. E-liquid usually contains propylene glycol, flavorings and optional doses of nicotine. E -cigarettes are also battery powered devices which use liquid to produce a vapor for inhalation. These offer smaller doses of nicotine to reduce the discomfort of withdrawal symptoms and gradually reduce the amount of nicotine in the bloodstream. Most nicotine replacement therapy products are available over the counter, with the exception of inhalers. | Direct her to some alternative means of nicotine use. Encourage her to try vaping. Try nicotine replacement therapy through the use of nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, sprays, tablets and inhalers. |
Touching your sore with unwashed hands can lead to a bacterial infection, and you could also spread the sores to another area of your body. Use warm, soapy water to wash your hands often throughout the day. When you have a cold sore outbreak, you are highly contagious and the virus can be easily spread to another person. Avoid kissing or having your cold sore come in contact with someone else. Similarly, avoid oral sexual activity during an outbreak. This can risk transmitting the virus and infecting the other person with genital herpes. Do not share drinking glasses, straws, toothbrushes, razors, towels, or other items that have come in contact with someone with cold sores. Similarly, do not share these items with someone else if you have cold sores. Throw away your toothbrush when you have a cold sore outbreak. You can risk continuing the virus if you keep exposing yourself to it through your toothbrush. | Wash your hands frequently. Avoid skin-to-skin contact. Avoid sharing certain items. |
They will protect your eyes from the sting of chlorine. Once you get used to them, you’ll discover a whole new way of looking at the world. Buy a pair that does not pinch at the nose. Good goggles should be snug but not pinch. Push them against your face. If they stick around your eyes, that is a good sign they will not leak when you are in the water. It will protect your hair against chlorine damage and will keep your hair out of your face while you are swimming. Most importantly, swim caps make you more hydrodynamic in the water. Latex caps are protect well against chlorine but are difficult to put on and remove. Putting a bit of talcum powder in the cap before you put it on and while it's dry helps. Don't use if you have a latex allergy. Silicone swim caps are the most popular although they are a bit more expensive. They are commonly used by people with medium to long hair. They protect hair well against the water and are still flexible enough to put on and take off.They do, however, slip off your head more easily.. Lycra swim caps are more comfortable and more durable than silicone or latex. They are not waterproof, however, and tend to slip the most while swimming. Neoprene swim caps are great for keeping your head warm in cold water. They are thicker, have seams, and often have a certain smell. They are great, however, if you are swimming outdoors in rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Using flippers will improve a swimmer's body position and their technique.Most importantly, they can be used to strengthen your kick to better propel yourself through the water. This propulsion will allow you time to focus on your stroke technique. Using flippers will give you a sense of cutting quickly through the water. Remember this feeling and try to emulate it when you take the fins off. Kicking efficiently is highlighted using flippers, especially if you have a cross-over kick. They will force you to keep your feet a proper distance. They will also help increase your ankle flexibility by streamlining the position of your feet. This is the number one sign of commitment to swimming. Gone are the bikinis and frills; what's left is consistent and streamlined. It's best to think about your goals. Will you be logging long daily pool yardage or just a couple of times a week? Buy a polyester blend if you’ll be spending lots of time in the water. If cared for properly, they can last for years. Buy lycra swimwear if you won't be in the pool daily. It's soft, comfortable, and is known for its expansive stretchiness. Keep in mind though, that no material is impervious to chlorine so always pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions. Both of these are designed to isolate your arms or your legs to better strengthen your techniques. While they are not strictly necessary (you can achieve the same effect by holding your hands together and focusing only on your kicks, or by tucking your feet together and only focusing on your strokes), they are wonderful at supporting your arms and legs as you move through the water. Pull buoys and kickboards are a great resource to have if you have an injury. You can keep up with your workouts and rest the part of your body that is injured at the same time. | Get comfortable goggles. Buy a swim cap. Buy flippers. Buy a proper suit. Buy pull buoys and kickboards. |
Let her work with half a broken crayon, as that will encourage her to grip it in her fingertips instead of resting it against her hand. You should use a tripod grip. A tripod grip relies on the pointer finger, thumb, and middle finger to support the pencil equally. Holding it too tight can hurt your kid's hand over time. Signs of this problem include ripping the paper and white knuckles. To help a kid loosen his or her grip, place a small lump of something, such as Play-Doh, in the palm of his or her hand while he or she writes. Help your kid to understand how much pressure is needed. Too much can break crayons and pencils but too little means you won't be able to read what your kid wrote. The easel will hold the paper in place for the child, plus it teaches him how to hold his wrist for writing. | Try giving your kid something small to hold first. Show your kid how to hold a marker or crayon properly. Teach them not to grip it too tightly. Work on pressure. Use an easel or slanted surface. |
If you want to describe something that's both fun and entertaining, this adjective is an appropriate choice. Switch between entretenido (ehn-tray-tehn-EE-doh) for masculine nouns and entretenida (ehn-tray-tehn-EE-dah) for feminine nouns. For example, you might say "La novela es muy entretenida," or "The novel is very entertaining." " If someone or something is amusing or funny, you could use this adjective instead of "divertido." Use gracioso (grah-see-OH-soh) for masculine nouns and graciosa (grah-see-OH-sah) for feminine nouns. For example, if you wanted to say "the story is funny," you could say "el cuento es gracioso." " When someone makes fun of someone else, this is typically the most appropriate verb to use. Burlarse (burr-LAHR-say) is a reflexive verb, so you'll need to use the right reflexive pronoun before the verb. It's a regular verb, so standard conjugation rules apply. This verb also requires you to use the preposition de (day) before introducing the person being made fun of. For example, suppose a girl is making fun of her brother. You might say "Ella se burla de su hermano" to mean She makes fun of her brother. You could use this verb to describe the action of "making fun," but it's more appropriately translated as "poking fun at" or "laughing at." Use the preposition de before introducing the person being made fun of, and add a reflexive pronoun. Keep in mind that reír is an irregular verb. For example, you might say "Te ríes de tu hermana," or "You poke fun at your sister." Reir can also mean simply "to laugh." For example, you might say "Me reí de tu chiste," or "I laughed at your joke." When you're joking with someone or "kidding around," this is an appropriate verb to use. This verb follows standard conjugation rules for Spanish verbs, and is not reflexive. For example, you might say "bromean conmigo" to mean "they joke with me." The verb gozar (GOH-zahr) is closely related to the idea of "fun," because you can use it when talking about the action of taking pleasure or enjoying something. Gozar is a regular verb, so the standard conjugation rules apply. Follow it with the preposition de before introducing the thing being enjoyed. For example, you might say "Gozo de mis amigos," or "I enjoy my friends." | Use "entretenido" when something is entertaining. Describe something funny with "gracioso. Make fun of something using "burlarse. Conjugate "reírse" (ray-EER-say) when poking fun. Joke around with "bromear" (broh-MEE-ahr). Use "gozar" when you enjoy yourself or something else. |
Writing about topics that interest not only you, but also your intended audience is an important component of ensuring that people will find you and your jokes funny. Consider the types of jokes or comedians who make you and your friends or colleagues laugh. Having an idea of jokes that elicit laughter will point the way to finding optimal joke material. It's a good idea to think about material for different situations and audiences so that you can tailor your jokes to them. For example, a joke you deliver to break the ice at a job interview (“How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice!”) will not be the same as a joke at a family party (“What did the cake say to the knife? You wanna piece of me?”) You'll want to tailor your jokes for any place or group of people you might encounter. This way, you're more likely to have people understand your joke and laugh at it. Tailoring the material also ensures that you are less likely to offend someone. For example, a joke delivered to a group of medical professionals isn't necessarily appropriate for a group of historians or political scientists. Topics such as current events, celebrities, or even yourself (known as self-deprecating humor) make excellent joke material. You can find funny material for jokes in almost every situation. For example: Public figures and their behavior often find themselves the butt of jokes. Comedian Chris D'Elia joked of singer Justin Bieber "You have it all: except love, friends, good parents and a Grammy." Newspapers, magazines, or even situations in your own life make excellent joke topics. For instance, you could make a joke about having a “black thumb” with plants: “I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.” Watching famous comedians deliver their jokes during an act is another good source of material. It will also show you how to effectively deliver a joke. There are certain topics that are taboo and probably aren't good material in most situations. Jokes about topics such as race and religion are likely to offend many people. While it might be acceptable in some situations, such as among family members, to make off-color jokes, it's best to leave controversial topics off the table for other forums. If you're unsure about if your topic or joke will offend someone, it's best to err on the side of caution and leave it out. | Consider interesting joke material. Research topics for different situations and audiences. Try to avoid controversial topics that might offend someone. |
Consistency is key when you’re trying to get rid of your muffin top and lose excess body fat. Whatever exercise plan you create, make sure that you can commit to exercising at least 3 days per week to ensure that you’re moving enough to fight off belly fat. While the amount of time will vary depending on your specific body type and goals, you’ll likely need to commit about 30 to 60 minutes each session. Belly fat can be stubborn and difficult to get rid of. Therefore, it's important that you vary your workout routine to avoid hitting a progress plateau. As your muscles grow accustomed to a particular exercise, it will become less effective over time. By switching things up, you’ll keep work a wider variety of muscle groups and ultimately, burn more fat. Varying your workouts can also help you ward off exercise boredom and keep you motivated. For example, if you do a yoga class one day and a HIIT class the next, try to plan a different workout, such as a strength training session at the gym, for your next workout. While you can certainly do the same workout twice in a row, try to switch it up at least a 2 times per week. To make the most of your workout, try to incorporate several short bursts, about 20 seconds to 1 minute each, of high intensity cardio. While consistent, moderate-intensity workouts, such as walking and jogging, can certainly help decrease your body fat percentage, shorter, higher intensity cardio tends to be more effective at fighting belly fat. Sprint intervals and HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) classes are both great ways to burn fat and calories in a short amount of time. You can create your own high intensity cardio workout by doing sprint intervals on the treadmill. In order to get rid of your muffin top, you’ll need to decrease your total body fat percentage – not just the amount of fat stored in your stomach. Therefore, it's crucial that you incorporate total body strength training into your training plan. Exercises that work your whole body help you build lean muscle mass, which helps you burn more calories throughout the day and decreases the amount of fat stored in your stomach area. Try doing dumbbell squats with a rotation shoulder press for a strength exercise that works almost all your abdominal muscles as well as your legs and arms. Medicine ball tosses with a core rotation is another great total body strength exercise that will help burn body fat and sculpt your core. Dumbbell dead lifts are another great total body exercise that can burn fat and help strengthen your core. While focusing only on abdominal exercises won't get rid of your muffin top alone, it can be helpful to do some targeted ab work alongside your cardio and total body regimen. Ab-specific exercises, such as an oblique sit up, can supplement total body exercises and help get rid of muffin top by sculpting your abdominal muscles. Variations of plank pose, for example, can work your whole core and help sculpt your midsection. Plank jumping jacks, side planks, leg pull-ins, and mountain climbers are all great ab exercises with the added benefit of a bit of cardiovascular work. Standing twists and side bends can both target your oblique muscles, decreasing the amount of fat that hangs over and gives you the muffin top effect. In addition to high intensity cardio and strength training, walking is also a great way to target belly fat. While it may not produce results as quickly or efficiently as more intense forms of exercise, walking more can make a huge difference in the size of your muffin top over time. Try going for a walk right when you wake up in the morning. That way, you won't have time to think about it too much and talk yourself out of it. To help you walk more, try walking places that you usually drive, or parking farther away from the door. You’ll get more steps in per day without even realizing you’re doing it. While yoga is a relatively gentle form of exercise, it's also known to be quite effective at decreasing your total body fat, including the fat stored in your belly. Yoga is also a great stress-reliever, which decreases your cortisol levels and helps get rid of your muffin top. Vinyasa and power yoga are particularly good options if you’re looking to get rid of your muffin top. Both of these types of yoga keep you moving consistently, which helps you burn more calories and decrease your total body fat. Yoga may also help reduce stress and help you sleep better, both of which can help decrease stubborn body fat. | Exercise at least 3 times per week. Vary your workouts to avoid hitting a plateau. Focus on high intensity cardio intervals. Incorporate total body strength training into your exercise routine. Do core-strengthening moves to help sculpt your belly. Make an effort to walk more often. Do yoga to help decrease your total body fat. |
Once you've gotten rid of any natural causes, you will need to catalog your haunting to better understand how to deal with it. Use a record player to try to communicate with the haunting. Ask it questions and record it to see if the ghost answers. It won't always, but you may be given some sort of message which can help with getting rid of it. You will want to ask easy questions with simple answers, usually yes or no. This is simplest if you try to communicate with the ghost by asking questions and having it answer with knocking. Ask it to use one knock for yes and two knocks for no. Take photos of the areas where you experience the haunting to see if anything turns up in the final image. Use a flash when you're in a dark space, like a room, otherwise your camera will only capture darkness. Otherwise, it is best to rely on natural lighting so that lens flare doesn't confuse you. Remember that often ghostly seeming orbs and other phenomena are often simply dust on the camera lens, or light refracting from dust particles in the air. See if your family members, or roommates sense and see similar things to you. Do they hear ghostly footsteps, a knock on the bedroom door, or other manifestations? Try not to influence them with your own findings. If you can find a reputable ghost hunter or psychic, talk to them about what you've discovered and see what they think. If you can afford it, have them come to your house and see what they can find separate from your experiences. As any reputable ghost hunter will tell you, most of the ghostly visitations turn out to have a natural explanation. That doesn't mean ghosts don't exist! | Record your experiences. Have someone corroborate your findings. Don't be disappointed if your haunting turns out to be nothing. |
You'll find this in the upper-left corner of the screen. On older Macs, you may need to click Software Updates instead. You'll see this at the bottom of the App Store window. This will install all available updates, including any system updates. Updates for your Mac's video card are included in system updates. You may be prompted to reboot your computer after installation is complete. | Click the Apple menu. Click the App Store option. Click the Updates tab. Click the Update All button. Wait for the updates to install. |
If you're reading this article, you're probably familiar with the benefits of networking. But perhaps you've avoided networking, for whatever reason (there are a number of them!), preferring the easy way out. Let go of that! Stop trying to justify your fears. Instead, try to believe in yourself and realize that we, in fact, network for some very good reasons. Sometimes, you're right. Networking can be a superficial way of leveraging a connection in a self-serving and thoughtless way. But there are also people who want to build genuine, mutually-beneficial relationships. There are people who are willing to do awe-inspiring things for the simple pleasure of helping someone else out. There are people who enjoy the sense of community that networking brings and who like the idea of empowering each other whenever possible. When you're networking, you're going to have to sift through the people you don't want to know to get to the people you do want to know. That's just an essential part of networking, but the good news is that with practice, you'll get better at spotting the people worth knowing. Networking does require a degree of boldness. Yet with the advent of social networking sites, you can get to find others with similar interests and goals without being in a room full of people. People who are shy and self-conscious tend to be a lot more open and talkative when they're doing or talking about something they're deeply interested in. If you find people who are just as obsessed with birding, origami, or manga as you are, then you'll have a much easier time establishing connections. Unless you're an extroverted person who thoroughly enjoys schmoozing, networking can be exhausting. Why bother, right? Yes, networking takes time and effort, but the time and effort you save by networking can also be tremendous. Imagine how much time and frustration you would save if anything you wanted or needed was just one or two phone calls away. Ultimately, a network is an investment, with benefits that outweigh the costs. You just need to stick with it and watch it grow. You want to grow as an individual, both personally and professionally. Networking helps you hone essential interpersonal skills that are huge assets in today's world. It helps keep you on your toes, teaches you to listen, and inspires a humility born of a desire to help others. If you do networking for nothing else, do it for personal growth. Networking can help you become the best version of yourself. | Break your stereotypes about networking. Reconsider the idea that networking is insincere, pretentious, or even manipulative. Reconsider that you're too shy or self-conscious to network. Reconsider the myth that networking takes too much time and effort. Continue networking in order to push yourself. |
In preschool children, the first sign of dyslexia a parent or caregiver might notice is that the child doesn't easily pick up on nursery rhymes. For example, “Jack and Jill/went up the hill…” is an easy rhyme that most children find easy to memorize. A child who has dyslexia may not find this easy or simple. Rhyming words, such as cat, bat, rat, might not be noticed by a preschooler with dyslexia. You might notice a child who has dyslexia showing reluctance or difficulty with rhyming games. A child with dyslexia might have a hard time seeing that b and d are different letters. A preschool or early elementary student might not recognize the letters of his own name. The child might not connect the sound of the letter with its shape. You might notice that the child relies on the pictures of a text rather than the words. For example, the child might say “puppy” in reference to the word dog, relying on the picture rather than the letters d-o-g. Even if the child has learned to read, difficulties may persist well into teen years. While most students may be able to “sound out” or “take a guess” at the pronunciation of an unfamiliar word, a student with dyslexia is unlikely to be able to do this. Learning foreign languages is likely to be very difficult for a student who has dyslexia, and he will probably avoid speaking aloud in these courses. The student may have a hard time seeing or hearing the differences between words. Many people with dyslexia pause frequently as they speak. You might notice them saying, “Um….” or appearing nervous as they speak aloud. They might seem to struggle to retrieve the appropriate word, or use more general terminology, such as “stuff” or “things” rather than the proper names. Their spoken vocabulary is often much smaller than their listening vocabulary. They may understand much more of what's being said than they can express. Despite an average or above-average intelligence, they may have difficulty participating in class. Someone with dyslexia is likely to have weaker organizational abilities. These might show themselves through difficulties in ordering things sequentially. Their handwriting is often awkward and hard to decipher. They might seem to have poor time management, or difficulties organizing herself in relation to an expected time frame or deadline. Someone who has dyslexia may have a different concept of time than other people. You might notice that someone who has dyslexia is frequently late to appointments, or even miss them altogether despite good intentions. This means that reading ability is not a sign of intelligence, or lack of intelligence, in a child who has dyslexia. Most children with dyslexia have average or above-average intellectual abilities. Just keep in mind that a person's reading ability isn't an accurate reflection of his intelligence. You might start to notice other signs of intelligence often associated with dyslexia, such as creativity and excellent abstract thinking skills. Often you might start to see strong skills developing in non-reading areas, such as computers, visual arts, music or sports. If a person has unidentified dyslexia, chances are she has developed a good number of coping strategies to minimize the struggles she has with reading. Some examples are: Someone who has dyslexia might be better at finding clues in pictures or illustrations to grasp content. A person who has dyslexia might be more able than most students to learn from listening to a presentation. She might even memorize what people say as a means of not having to write it down. A student who has dyslexia might be more attentive than most to what teachers and classmates are saying. | Notice a difficulty in learning rhyming patterns. Observe difficulty with letter recognition. Notice avoidance of reading out loud. Observe difficulty in speaking fluidly. Be aware of organizational challenges. Know that dyslexia means difficulty reading at the expected level. Pay attention to coping skills in teens and adults. |
Several obvious reasons cause soil compression, such as heavy machinery and foot traffic. Less obvious reasons include over-tilling the soil, leaving the soil bare to the rain, or working with wet soil. Knowing the reason for compaction helps you take precautions to limit it now and avoid it again in the future. Shift livestock, machinery, vehicle, and foot traffic away from the compacted area. Provide alternative routes and block off the area with barriers such as signs and fences. Do this long enough to give the area a rest and consider protecting the area permanently by keeping paths, roads, or stock runs to restrict traffic to one area. Try to designate already degraded soil for paths and household construction to limit the spread of compaction. If you use the compacted area for farming or gardening, move your plants somewhere else for at least one growing cycle. Instead, try substituting a cover crop at the end of the season, such as winter wheat or ryegrass. The roots break up the soil, and then next season you can mow and turn it in the soil with a spade or tiller to further aerate. A light, non-machine compaction can often be cured by letting the soil freeze and thaw through one growing cycle. Tillage radishes can help with severe compaction with their large roots, which work deep into the soil and leave space after they decay. | Discover the cause of compaction. Reroute traffic. Reduce cultivation. |
If the purpose of your bath is to relax, then bright, overhead lights and the sounds of arguing neighbors shan't help you unwind. Dim the lights or light a few candles in the bathroom. Turn on calming music, like a classical station or some ambient noise, such as ocean waves or bird calls. If your bath has a curtain, draw it all the way or part-way to trap steam and heat. Just make sure the curtain is not in the bathtub with you. If you have a heater in the bathroom, turn it on to make sure the temperature outside the bath water isn't jarringly cold. Running the bath with the bathroom door closed can also help create a warm environment. Ensure the heater doesn't get wet. Don't use electronics in the tub. This can be dangerous (and potentially deadly). And while your phone or e-reader probably won't electrocute you if you drop it in the tub, it will be ruined. Be careful if you use candles. They could fall over during your bath and burn something. Don't put unsecured candles near the tub. Bring a magazine or book to read. Paperbacks are easier in the bath than heavy, hardback books. Personalize your bathing experience by adding fun bubbles or bath bombs; essential oils for aromatherapy and to keep skin moisturized; or things like Epsom salts, honey, or oatmeal to soothe or heal skin and muscles. Add oils or other extras when the tub is halfway full to ensure they disperse evenly throughout the water. Use at least an entire cup of oil per bath to reap the moisturizing benefits. Now is a great time to really pamper yourself. Exfoliate your body with a sugar scrub. Apply a mud or face mask and lay slices of cucumber over your eyes to soothe and de-puff. Try an oil hair treatment and deep condition your hair. Try a hydrating mask if your skin is dry or you're worried about it drying out in the bath. Use a clay mask for super smooth skin. These are great if you have large pores or oily skin Tea tree oil can help treat dandruff and moisturize dry hair. Try just a little Moroccan oil on your hair for silky, not oily, tresses. Bring a small ball into the bath and place it between your body and the tub. Move your body around on top of the ball to massage your back muscles. You can control the pressure by allowing your body to float up if it's too intense. Try a relaxing face massage, too. Massage your temples with the tips of your fingers, using a circular motion. This can help relieve tension and reduce headaches. If you have a cold, try massaging the bridge of your nose to open up your sinuses. Pinch the bridge of your nose and slide your fingers down toward your nostrils. You want your bliss to continue once you've stepped out of the bath, and nothing says luxury like a big, fluffy robe or a soft, plush towel. Keep your robe or towel in the bathroom with you so you can immediately swaddle yourself. | Create a soothing environment. Add bubbles, salts, or essential oils. Use a facial mask or hair treatment. Give yourself a massage. Invest in a fluffy robe or towel, and have it ready post-bath. |
Many of your Windows apps save files to the Documents folder by default. There are several ways to do this: Click the Start menu, which is usually at the bottom-left corner of the screen, and then click the Documents folder. Click the circle or magnifying glass to the right of the Start menu, type documents into the search bar, and then click the Documents folder in the search results. Double-click the Documents folder on your desktop. Double-click This PC or Computer on the desktop, and then double-click Documents inside. This opens the file in its default app for viewing and/or editing. You can also open a file with another program by right-clicking the file, selecting Open With, and then choosing another app. Check out https://www.openwith.org to learn more about finding the right app to open a file. | Open the Documents folder. Double-click the file you want to open. |
Don't expect your siblings to read your mind. Let them know ahead of time how they can respect your space and your belongings. Tell them in person, or post a sign. For example, if you buy special coffee, you may decide that you don't want other people drinking it. Ask your siblings to get your permission before using your special coffee. You can also ask them to respect your personal space and free time. You might say, "When I come home from school, I need 30 minutes to relax on my own. Please don't bother me during this time." If a fight does erupt, try to remain calm. Yelling or whining won't help you and your siblings solve the problem. Speak in a level voice, avoid accusing or blaming others, and try to focus on solving the problem. Speak calmly and stick to the facts. If you feel yourself getting heated, ask for time out and go to another room to calm down. If the issue is minor, try to laugh it off, and walk away. Do not bring up past conflicts in a current fight. This will only drag out grudges. Instead, focus on the issue at hand. Teasing is natural in a family relationship, but you should make sure that you never call out or make fun of an issue that your sibling is sensitive about. For example, if your sister is defensive about the way that she dresses, avoid making fun of her style. Sometimes, you may need to compromise to prevent an argument. If you and your sibling's needs or wants conflict with each other, see if you can work out a solution. Remember that compromise is a two-way street. Both of you should give a little. For example, if you both like to have 20 minutes in the bathroom but your sibling needs to use it at the same time as you, cut the time in half for each of you rather than giving up your time. Time spent together is great but so is time spent apart. If you crowd your sibling, they may feel suffocated. Instead, respect when your sibling needs time alone and time with friends. Don't touch or use your sibling's stuff without their permission. You may also want to avoid entering their room without their knowledge. Your sibling may have a certain lifestyle that you disapprove of, but you should not judge or criticize them for living their own life. No matter how much you may disagree with them, try to respect your sibling's ability to make their own choices. If you know that a subject, such as politics or religion, is going to start a fight, avoid talking about it. If your sibling has a problem that could cause harm to them, such as substance abuse or suicidal thoughts, encourage them to get help. Let your siblings figure out some things for themselves. Making mistakes that are not life-threatening is part of learning and growing up. | Establish your boundaries before problems arise. Handle conflict in a calm manner. Avoid teasing siblings on sensitive subjects. Learn to compromise. Give your sibling space. Avoid judging your sibling. |
It might seem obvious, but like humans, only a female hamster can become pregnant. Most people will already know the sex of their hamster, but just in case you don't, visit How to Sex a Hamster for more information on determining whether or not your hamster is female. Gently scruff your hamster (hold it by the loose skin just above the shoulders firmly but without pinching), and turn the animal gently over to check its sex. Males will have prominent testicles just around the tail that make their rumps bulge, whereas females lack this and instead have much more prominent pairs of nipples on the underside. If you’ve always simply assumed that your hamster is female because it had a typically female name when you bought it, then you should probably check. Note that if you think your hamster is pregnant due to a swollen belly, then she's already to a part of the pregnancy where you should refrain from touching her due to the stress handling causes in the late stages of pregnancy. The average length of a pregnancy for a hamster is 15-21 days, so your hamster would need to have been housed with a male hamster within roughly the last three weeks in order to be pregnant. If she hasn't had company in more than four weeks, then she cannot be pregnant. Hamsters can start breeding from as young as 6-7 weeks of age. The only way to rule out pregnancy due to sexual immaturity of the hamster is if she is even younger than six weeks. This also means you need to be careful storing hamsters from a litter together once they approach six weeks old because they will start mating together. This includes any male hamsters with the mother. A swollen belly alone isn't nearly enough to identify a pregnant hamster. A swollen belly can actually be a sign of another illness or condition affecting your hamster. Possible illnesses that may result in a pregnant appearance include: Pyometra, which is a womb infection that distends the hamster's tummy with pus Enlarged internal organs such as the liver or spleen, which are likely the result of cancer Heart disease, which can lead to the accumulation of fluid in the belly Bowel problems distending the belly with waste due to improper food digestion You may notice other signs of sickness with several of these, including increased thirst (her drinker may empty faster than usual), decreased appetite (note if you’re filling her food bowl less often), and loss of body fat (usually over the ribs). This may have been your first indication that your hamster is pregnant, but in case it wasn't, watch to see if her tummy begins to grow. If she's eating, drinking, and exercising as normal and has had a chance to mate, then the swollen belly is a very probable sign she is pregnant. Note that a hamster likely won't “show” her pregnancy until the final third of the gestation (day 10+), so you may be less than a week away from her delivering the litter by the time you notice the bump. She will also have enlarged nipples around the same time her belly swells. However, enlarged nipples on a small hamster can be difficult to see, so don't worry if you can't spot them beneath the fur. Handling her during the late stage of her pregnancy will upset her, though, so don't pick her up to look at the nipples. A pregnant female will want to build a nest late in pregnancy, so collecting bedding material together and taking it to a secluded place in the cage can be a hint of pregnancy. The pregnant female may start to eat marginally more than usual, and also hide more food away, perhaps in the nest. Obviously, in itself this does not confirm pregnancy but it does help to build the overall picture. Your hamster may become even more frantic in the very late stages of her pregnancy. Signs of imminent birth include becoming restless and alternating between eating, grooming, and nest building. She may also hiss at you if you reach in. If all else fails, your vet will be able to help you identify whether or not your hamster is pregnant. However, your vet will also likely warn you that even being handled by a professional animal care provider can still lead to the environmental stress that may cause the mother to abandon or cannibalize the litter. If the swollen belly lasts longer than 7-10 days without your hamster giving birth (or if she doesn't exhibit any of the other common behavioral traits for a pregnant hamster in this time), then take her to the vet anyway since she may be presenting symptoms of an illness rather than pregnancy. | Identify the sex of your hamster. Note if she has been around any male hamsters. Note the age of the hamster. Rule out illness. Look for a swollen belly. Watch for nest building. See if she hoards food. Look for signs that she’s about to go into labor. Take your hamster to the vet. |
You want one with an active ingredient of 2% salicylic acid. Look for washes that are fragrance-free and non-comedogenic. Products like Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash are particularly good with this. Concentrate on the areas with pimples and wait a minute or so before rinsing to get rid of all the oil. Let the medicine sink in and do its work. Your skin is an organ in your body. Not figuratively, but literally. And like other organs in your body, it needs water and other nutrients in order to look and feel its best. Use lotion on your back whenever you've washed it (daily). Alternatively, use a non-medicated lotion, but be sure that it is guaranteed to be non-comedogenic. This is necessary because salicylic acid dries out your skin. Since you are already using salicylic acid to wash and moisturize, use a different medicine for spot treatment, such as 2.5% benzoyl peroxide. Do not use 5% or 10% benzoyl peroxide if you have extremely sensitive skin because this will increase irritation. If you're sensitive to benzoyl peroxide, a 10% sulfur solution may work for you instead. Put a retinol cream on your back at night. This exfoliates your skin and prevents breakouts in tough places. Alpha Hydroxy Acids are essentially exfoliants, sloughing off dead skin that tends to clog pores and cause acne. Beta Hydroxy Acids fight the acne bacteria from the inside out. If you can, try to find a body scrub with AHAs and wash with that scrub three times per week. After showering and moisturizing, wipe your back with BHA-medicated pads. It's entirely possible that this is a condition which requires prescription acne pills or topical creams. Don't be afraid to see a dermatologist to make sure. | Wash your whole body with an oil-free, medicated body wash. Moisturize with an oil-free, medicated lotion. Spot treat with acne medication cream. Apply retinol cream. Use AHAs and BHAs. See a dermatologist. |
Ranking is a central task in machine learning and information retrieval.In this task, it is especially important to present the user with a slate of items that is appealing as a whole.This in turn requires taking into account interactions between items, since intuitively, placing an item on the slate affects the decision of which other items should be chosen alongside it.In this work, we propose a sequence-to-sequence model for ranking called seq2slate.At each step, the model predicts the next item to place on the slate given the items already chosen.The recurrent nature of the model allows complex dependencies between items to be captured directly in a flexible and scalable way.We show how to learn the model end-to-end from weak supervision in the form of easily obtained click-through data.We further demonstrate the usefulness of our approach in experiments on standard ranking benchmarks as well as in a real-world recommendation system. | A pointer network architecture for re-ranking items, learned from click-through logs. |
Use a sharp pair of scissors to carefully cut out the fabric or cardboard circle. Then, you can use a ruler to draw a straight line right down the middle of the circle. Cut the circle in half using the line as a guide. You should now have 2 halves for your ladybug wings. If you're using fabric, squeeze fabric glue onto the black spots before you stick them onto the wings. To glue black cardboard spots onto cardboard wings, try using wood glue. You can paint black spots onto the wings instead of attaching fabric or cardboard spots. | Cut out the circle and cut it in half. Glue the black spots to the red wings. |
You can power any number of redstone lamps from a single daylight sensor. Right-click to invert the sensor, then place a line of redstone dust extending from any side of it. Place short branches of redstone off of this line, with a redstone lamp at the end of each branch. When you reach the limit of the sensor's range (when the redstone is no longer glowing), place a redstone repeater to keep the power line going. Keep in mind the power signal will decrease as it brightens. If you have a long line, the lamps farthest away from the sensor will go out first as dawn approaches. Place three or four fence poles on top of each other to make one tall one, and top it with a redstone lamp. Place redstone dust on top of this lamp, then a daylight sensor on top of the redstone. Surround the redstone with more redstone lamps for extra light, then right-click the sensor to invert it. You can place a redstone lamp directly next to a night sensor to power it directly, with no need for redstone "wires." Bury the sensor two blocks deep in the floor, wall, or ceiling to make your lamps part of the room itself. | Create power lines from a single sensor. Build street lamps. Make lamps without redstone dust. |
Open the can of pineapple and pour the fruit and the juice into a large saucepan. Then add the 2 cups (480 ml) of sugar and stir with a large spoon to combine. Heat the pineapple and sugar mixture over medium heat. Stir regularly to ensure equal heating. Keep stirring until the mixture reaches a boil. Once the mixture has reached a boil, set a timer for 20 minutes and stir the jam constantly. As you reach the 20 minute mark, you should notice that the jam has started to thicken considerably. After 20 minutes, spoon up some of the mixture and assess whether it has reached the thickness and consistency of jam. If it is still thin or runny, keep cooking until it has reached an optimal level of thickness. You can also stick a thermometer into the jam. If it has reached 220 degrees F (104 degrees C), it has reached the jelling stage and should be ready. | Combine pineapple and sugar in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cook for 20 minutes. Take the jam off the stove when completely thickened. |
White paper bags (3.5 inches by 6.5 inches recommended) A bone folder (to help fold the top of the bag down) Pencil (optional) Stencils (optional) Craft knife (also known as an X-ACTO blade, optional) Small piece of cardboard (optional) Wire for hanging (22-gauge, cut into 17-inch strips recommended) Grommets and grommet pliers Electric tea lights To do this, fold the top of the bag over in a slow, circular motion, moving around the bag. Pull out the gussets (the folded-in parts) on both sides of the bag and work the bone folder around the top fold until the fold is clean and the bag is flat (with the gussets out and flat too). Use a pencil to stencil in a design on the front of the bag, then cut out the shape with a craft knife. Place a piece of cardboard inside the bag as you cut to protect the back of the bag. If you don't want to make a design on the bag, you can move down to the step in which you add grommets to the sides of the bag. Place 1 grommet in the middle of each side of your bag, roughly 1/2-inch down from the top of the bag. To find the center, use the crease from the mid-line of the gusset as your guide. Note that it's not necessary to hang your lantern. Some people simply drop a tea light into a white bag and leave it at that! To fasten the wire securely to the bag, pull it through the grommet and then twist the end of the wire upwards along the rest of the wire. Before you had a tea light to the bag, make sure that the wire is securely fastened to the bag. An electric tea light is highly recommended, as a regular tea light can pose a fire hazard, particularly if the lantern is hung somewhere where it might be jostled. | Gather your materials: Fold over the top inch of your paper bag. Clean up your fold. Make a design on the bag. Add grommets to the sides of your bag. Loop wire through the grommets to form a “handle”. Place a tea light inside the bag. Enjoy your lantern! |
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