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Cracked, dry lips can be caused or exasperated by lip biting and licking. These behaviors should be avoided while you wait for your lips to heal. Licking one's lips seems like a good idea as it can temporarily relieve dryness and provide some relief; however, saliva evaporates quickly, which results in your lips becoming drier after licking. You also might be tempted to lick if you use flavored lip balm, so avoid this if it causes temptation. Lip biting may be a response to anxiety. Oftentimes, people bite their lip as a largely unconscious tic in response to anxiety-inducing situations. When you find yourself in a situation that makes you nervous, pay close attention to your habits. Are you biting your lips? If so, you might want to make an appointment with a psychiatrist or therapist to talk about how to better cope with anxiety. This can help prevent cracked lips in the long-term. Cracked lips are sometimes an allergic response in and of themselves but can also be a side-effect of allergic responses like congestion. Some allergens, like pollen in the air, cause congestion. This leads to mouth-breathing, which can dry out and crack lips. If you're prone to allergies at certain times of the year, try to stay inside when possible and invest in over-the-counter allergy meds that can reduce symptoms. Your cracked lips themselves might be an allergic response. If you've recently started using a new shampoo, conditioner, lip balm, lipstick, or toothpaste, such products could be irritating your mouth. If you have just started using a new product, try ceasing use for a week and see if symptoms improve. If they do, you could very well have an allergy to that product. In addition, a common cause of cracked lips is the chronic use of lip balm. Be careful not to overuse lip balm or can develop a condition call cheilosis. Even if you do not believe a lipstick or lip balm is causing your cracked lips, it's probably a good idea to discontinue use until your lips are healed. Anything you apply to your lips while they're cracked or dry can cause irritation and worsen or prolong symptoms. If your lips are really bothering you, you might want to pick at them to try and remove dead skin flakes. While this might seem like a good way to quicken the healing process, it actually makes it worse. Picking at lips causes them to bleed and scab, prolonging the healing process. If you're tempted to pick, you could try trimming down your nails or wearing band-aids around your fingertips to prevent absent-minded picking. | Do not bite or lick your lips. Limit your exposure to allergens until lips are healed. Do not pick your lips until they heal. |
It's important that you continue making your existing payments as you complete the consolidation process. Until you’ve been informed that your loans have been paid off and your consolidation loan has taken effect, you are legally required to make those payments. Most federal student loans do qualify, but it's important to make sure that all of your individual loans will be included. The following loans qualify: Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans Direct PLUS Loans PLUS loans from the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program Supplemental Loans for Students Federal Perkins Loans Federal Nursing Loans Health Education Assistance Loans Go to https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/index.action. The application process is simple, since the Department of Education will already have all of your personal information and records of all your federal loans. Again, you should avoid consolidating your federal loans through private lenders. If you do not stay with the Department of Education, you’ll lose access to many resources and benefits, and you will probably pay more. Once you’ve completed the application process, the Department of Education will provide you with a summary sheet, which lists all of the loans you are consolidating. Review this document carefully. If everything looks correct, you don't need to do anything. After fifteen days, the Department of Education will process your loan. If anything looks amiss – if the numbers are off, or if any of your federal loans aren't included – contact the Department of Education within fifteen days of the date on the summary sheet. Once your consolidation loan is approved, you must choose a repayment plan. If any of your loans were in default, you’ll choose one of the three income-based options – either IBR, Pay-As-You-Earn, or ICR. If none of your loans were in default, you can choose any of these six plans: Standard Repayment. You’ll make regular payments that are calculated so that your loan will be paid off within ten years. Many people who consolidate find that they cannot afford the standard plan, but if you can, it's the most cost-effective option. Graduated Repayment. You’ll make payments that start out low and increase every two years, so that you pay the entire balance in ten years. If you don't make much money but expect your income to increase regularly with time, this is a solid, cost-effective option. Extended Repayment Plan. You’ll make lower payments, but you’ll continue making them for 25 years. This option is only available if your loan amounts to more than $30,000. Income-Based Repayment (IBR). You’ll make payments for twenty-five years, and after that, any remaining debt will be forgiven. Your payments will not exceed 15% of your discretionary income. Pay-As-You-Earn Repayment. You’ll make payments for twenty years, and after that, any remaining debt will be forgiven. As with IBR, your payments will not exceed 15% of your discretionary income. Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR). You’ll make payments for twenty-five years, and after that, any remaining debt will be forgiven. Your payments will not exceed 20% of your discretionary income. Now that your federal loans have been consolidated, it's important not to neglect your payments. If you go into default, your credit rating will suffer, and you’ll lose your access to further federal student aid – in short, you’ll reverse the positive effects of your consolidation. | Continue making your payments. Determine whether your loans qualify for consolidation. Apply online. Read your summary sheet carefully. Make arrangements for repayment. Make your payments as required. |
Glue or tape the ends of horizontal strips to one of the vertical strips, alternating top and bottom attachments. Weave the remaining vertical strips, securing their ends to the top and bottom horizontal strips. Alternately, you can cut the strips a bit long to start with, and leave the ends sticking out a bit, on purpose. You can cover this project with clear contact paper to protect it for longer use, whether or not you mat it. | Place the long strips horizontally and weave the short strips vertically. Trim the edges. Laminate if desired. |
You don't want to change who you are just to get the attention of a guy, especially if it means pretending to love Star Wars or talking about a band you can't stand for hours. Talk about your favorite TV shows, a great movie you just saw, the hobby you most care about, or really any of the things you care about, and guys will be drawn to your passion. Think about it as not being different from talking to your girlfriends about everyday things — except that you can avoid talking about the guys you like! The subject of your conversation is less important than making sure that you and the guys you talk to maintain a fair balance between talking and listening. Try not to dominate any conversation and leave room for other people to talk. If you’re talking to a guy one-on-one, try not to do more than about half the talking. Though it's important to feel comfortable actually talking about the things that matter to you, you should also be able to get a sense of when a guy is starting to lose interest. If you’ve been talking about your horse for twenty minutes and you see the guy shifting on his feet, checking his phone, or looking around for a friend who can give him a save, then you can shift subjects by asking him a question instead. Learn to read body language and facial expressions to see whether or not a guy is listening to you. If he's listening, he’ll be making eye contact (unless he's super shy or has a crush on you!), and turning his body toward you instead of away. One thing you can do is to offer a subtle compliment to a guy from time to time. You don't have to tell him he has the world's most beautiful eyes or that he's a big hunk, but you can compliment a new shirt the guy is wearing, tell him he did great in yesterday's basketball game, or just make a kind, lighthearted comment that lets the guy know you care. You don't have to actually have a crush on the guy to give him a compliment, either. You can say something like, “You’re so good at chemistry. How do you do it?” Or, “You have such a unique laugh. I could tell it was you from the other side of the hall.” If you want to have a good time hanging out with guys, then you should ask them about themselves from time to time without interrogating them. You can get to know them little by little and show that you care about the things that matter to them. You don't need to interview them, but you should ask them a question or two in the course of a conversation. Here are some things you can ask them about to show them you care: Their favorite bands Their hobbies Their favorite TV shows, movies, or actors Their weekend plans Their pets Guys like girls who don't take themselves too seriously. While it's not attractive to actually put yourself down or to make fun of yourself in a real way, like saying that you’re fat, that you’re stupid, or that you hate something about yourself, some light humor can show that you’re a fun, easygoing person. This is different from bad-mouthing yourself in hopes that someone will give you some attention; just learn to laugh at yourself and the rest of your life will be much easier. For example, you can make a comment like, “Big surprise, I tripped again,” or, “I wonder how many more pink sweaters I can wear,” to show guys that you’re aware of your goofy or endearing qualities while not being committed to perfection. | Talk about the things that actually interest you. Know when you should change the subject. Compliment them. Ask them questions. Be okay with poking fun at yourself. |
Put the band with the spring on a table or countertop. Make sure the spring is open on the band. Then, place the bottom in the band. Pull the spring closed to lock the two pieces together. Hold up the pan to make sure the two pieces are locked together, as you do not want them to come apart during baking. Confirm the pan has no leaks by filling the springform pan with water. Hold the pan over the sink and notice if any water leaks out of the pan. If any water leaks, wrap the pan with two layers of tin foil. This will ensure your cake or tart does not leak out during baking. If no water leaks, you have a leak-free springform pan. You can use it without wrapping it in tinfoil first. Use scissors to cut the parchment paper to fit the round bottom of the pan. This will make removing your cake or tart off the pan easier when you cut it for serving. Springform pans are great for baking cheesecakes, cakes, and tarts, as they do not require you to flip over the baked good to remove the pan. Prepare the crust for the cake or tart in the springform pan and then pour in the batter. Bake the item based on the recipe instructions. You can also prepare savory items like stuffed pizza, quiche, or dips in the springform pan. | Lock the bottom and the band together. Test the pan for leaks with water. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper. Bake a cheesecake, a cake, or a tart in the pan. |
Lavender Town is dominated by the Pokémon Tower, but you can't get to the upper levels until you get the Silph Scope. The Silph Scope is located in Celadon City. On the far west end of Route 8, you'll come to the gates of Saffron City. Unfortunately, the gates are barred, so you'll need to find a way around. You can catch a Growlithe by using Cut on the tree to get into the fenced area, which will come in handy against the Celadon City Gym Leader. This building will allow you to access the Underground Path. This tunnel will pop you out on Route 7, right out of Celadon City. The small patch of grass on Route 7 is a great place to do some training before you take on the Gym Leader in Celadon City. Head to the upper-left corner of Route 7 to enter Celadon City. This is one of the largest cities in Kanto, so you'll find a whole lot to do here. | Enter Lavender Town to the south. Head west on Route 8 out of Lavender Town. Enter the building to the north of the Saffron City gates. Do some training on Route 7. Enter Celadon City. |
The funny thing about beauty is that we value it so highly without realizing that, on average, conventionally attractive people are not happier than anyone else. Remember that a sense of optimism, hope, satisfying relationships with others, and a sense of meaning and purpose life are what influence happiness the most. This means that in the grand scheme of things, there are many more important factors that influence total well-being and joyous living than outward appearance. It is very common to walk around all day with a "little voice" in your head that repeats critical and insecure thoughts, like how fat your cheeks are or how clumsy you are. But, the one great thing about that little voice is that you can put other thoughts in dialogue with it. Replace the unkind messages in your head with neutral thoughts about the same things; for example, focusing on the rosiness of your cheeks rather than their size. Going further, try to give challenge that little voice by silently answering it with the things you like most about yourself. Tell it why others might find you desirable--maybe you have luscious lips or tell the funniest jokes. Soon you'll learn to see that qualities of your appearance and of your character are what make you attractive. . Accepting your appearance might be no small task, especially if you often find yourself fearing the judgment of others and being concerned with how you're supposed to look. Think about the features that you like and dislike about yourself, and try to understand that, wherever your opinion falls, all of these features combined make you who you are. Be proud of yourself and your appearance despite whether or not it matches conventional standards. Stop judging yourself by taking your focus off of your appearance. Give yourself and the mirror a little time apart! People who view their image negatively tend to zoom in on their characteristics and flaws, and self-focus tends to also bring with it more self-criticism. Stop comparing yourself to who and what you think others are. When you see a supermodel or a famous person who you’re tempted to compare yourself to, try thinking about these people more as genetic anomalies than standards of beauty to live up to.Because our culture sets unrealistic standards for beauty, the importance of finding your unique beauty is all the more pressing. Make an effort to focus on your achievements rather than your deficiencies. This means spending time taking stock of all of the unique things that you bring to the table. Whenever you are tempted to compare yourself to others, try appreciating them instead of approaching with envy. Marvel in your differences and think about how boring life would be if everyone had the same gifts. Besides, when you compare yourself to others, you are really comparing your insides to someone else's outsides. This means that you're bound to be disappointed--you have more knowledge about yourself, especially of the nasty little secrets that tend to be kept private. Part of feeling beautiful is letting in others' positive opinions of you, too. Sometimes it can be so surprising or even confusing to hear praise that you end up signaling to others that compliments make you feel uncomfortable. In haste, we often end up responding to compliments by saying "Oh..." or "That's not true". At the bare minimum, be sure to respond with a positive acknowledgment of “Thanks,” remembering that timing is crucial. If you wait too long, the acknowledgment can be confusing, too soon and you could be interrupting the speaker. Or, go above and beyond just acknowledging the compliment by elaborating on it or using it to open a new conversation. You can also share the wealth by giving an uplifting comment in return. Sometimes it can be difficult to recognize how far you've come; in the past years, it's likely that you've come into your own just by virtue of growing and maturing. Maybe your skin has cleared since early adolescence or you've gained lots of confidence from new work or romantic opportunities. Look at old pictures and yearbooks. Take some time to laugh at how awkward you looked and felt compared to now, and treasure how far you've come. | Ground yourself in the truth of beauty. Change your negative self-talk. Accept your appearance Check reality. Learn to take a compliment. Appreciate your progress. |
Once you've shown enough interest in the girl and have flirted enough to make her think she has a chance, it's time for a turnaround. Slowly start talking about another girl, whether it's someone she knows or a random girl you keep calling "my really good friend" or "this girl I've known forever." Find a way to mention the girl every few minutes. Don't do it every few seconds or it will be too annoying, but make it sound like you're constantly thinking of the other girl. Find ways to complement the other girl. Without being too obnoxious, say things like, "She's like, my favorite person," or "She can get any guy she wants." Make the other girl feel inferior. You can also make this person up. If you're a good liar, this "other girl" can be completely fictional. Repeatedly say, "You should really meet her. I think you'd get along." This will drive the other girl crazy. Instead of just going on and on about another girl in your life, you should take the opportunity to talk about lots of other girls. Just make yourself sound like a ladies man who hangs out with a ton of cute girls whenever and wherever. Mention a party you went to where there were so many amazing girls. You can even say that you were one of the few guys there but that it was okay -- you're used to it. Talk about a fun weekend trip you took to the beach, and mention how all the girls you were with were wearing the most ridiculous bikinis. Just mention "this one girl I was seeing" after another. Make it sound like you go on a ton of dates. Just make sure not to sound gross or like a total player. The girl will lose interest if you make yourself out to be too much of a Lothario. While you're talking to the girl about being with other girls, your phone will be a great prop in making her jealous. Keep your phone handy and check it from time to time and even be prepared to answer it. Check your phone from time to time and smile to yourself, as if you've just received a naughty message from a girl. Say, "Excuse me" and smile as you type back something that may be equally naughty. Have your phone ring once while you're talking to the girl. Pick it up and say, "Hey, how are you? Can I call you back?" Don't overdo it and call the girl "honey" or "baby" over the phone. Just make it clear that you're talking to another sexy lady from the tone of your voice. Don't overuse the phone tactic. A girl's patience will quickly wear if you spend all of your time on your phone. | Make her your #2. Talk about lots of girls. Use your phone to make her jealous. |
You must remove this before adding the topcoat, otherwise you risk sealing the tape under the topcoat. Carefully peel the tape away from the surface. If you get some chips in the paint, fill them in using spare paint and a paintbrush. If you applied spray paint and get a chip, spray some paint onto a tray to make a puddle, then apply the paint from the puddle with a small paintbrush. You can apply the topcoat the same way you applied the paint and primer: brushing or spraying. Again, make sure that the topcoat you are using is suitable for the type of paint you used on your object; an oil-based topcoat will not work on top of a water-based paint. Also, pay attention to the finish of the topcoat: glossy or matte. Not all paints require topcoats. Polyurethane and epoxy paints are durable and act as topcoats as well as paints. Spray paints and latex-acrylic paints do need top coats. One of the reasons paint and topcoats turn tacky is because they did not finish curing. Leave the object alone for a few days, or however long it takes for the topcoat to cure. Read the label on the can of topcoat to find out the exact curing time. It could be anywhere from a few hours to several days. Only do this after the paint has dried and cured. If you apply it too soon, you will risk damaging the painted surface. If you stripped the caulking away earlier, you can apply fresh caulking at this time. | Remove any masking tape that you applied earlier. Apply a topcoat, if necessary or desired. Wait for the topcoat to dry and cure before using the object. Reassemble the hardware, if necessary. |
Make sure you’ve removed any dust, debris or dirt that might have accumulated inside and outside of the jar before adding the ingredients. You might also need to remove any labels that aren't forming part of the gift. Wait to add ingredients until the jar is completely dry. If the jar you’ve chosen has a narrow opening (and you can't stuff a paper towel inside to dry it), allow ample time (which could be a few days) for it to air dry. If you add dry ingredients to a wet bottle it could ruin the gift. Presentation is everything, especially if you're giving these brownies as a gift. For an old-fashioned presentation, wrap a mason jar containing brownie mix inside a gingham patterned cloth and tie with a jute ribbon. Or, you could include the brownie mix in a larger basket of goodies/items and tie a simple white ribbon around the top. | Sterilize or properly clean the brownie mix jar. Choose ribbon and/or wrapping. |
The most successful printing entrepreneurs start a printing business by finding a niche in a specialized area, such as digital printing. Instead of trying to be all things to all people, success is more attainable by targeting a need and fulfilling it. One of the best examples of this strategy can be seen by the success of franchise sign printing businesses, which target budget-minded business owners who only need occasional signs and banners, which can be spotty (inconsistent demand) or loaded with competition. They do not attempt to offer anything but quick-turnaround signs and leave brochures and envelope printing to traditional offset printing businesses. Realize that the niche for color printing and the better quality grade of printing may be in a certain number of dots per inch (DPI), which can be very demanding and tricky to match. Remember, as a business owner, you will be responsible for the timely completion of jobs to your customer's satisfaction. Caution: Any verbal or written agreement like You [the printer] know what looks right, so you can okay the proofs for color and quality is loaded with the danger of customer rejecting the finished product. For example, they may require: Product match, excellent quality – very precise color, hue, and tone for high end products. Color match, excellent quality – usually precise Process Matching System (PMS Colors) by screen values (tones created by dot sizes) of the 4 process colors (cyan, magenta, process yellow, and black). Or just pleasing color, of medium quality – which is not so precisely matched. Caution: that means pleasing to the customer, not to you. Commercial quality printing is probably a cut above desktop publishing, done in your-office (above typical office printer, copier, or duplicator quality). It requires sharp line art and text – fineness of line work does not vary from page to page, screen color or halftone detail is consistent. Any choice of printing process (or brand of paper) shown on a quote to your customer is for them to choose. No, you can not substitute a more profitable method or material. Unless they agree in writing to a change, they can demand that it be redone at your expense -- if you did not follow written specifications precisely. | Find a niche within the printing industry. Familiarize yourself with the business standards. Be careful with your words. |
Ongoing communication is important as it's impossible to fit all the basic questions into a few conversations. Make sure your child knows he's welcome to come to you with any questions that arise about sex, sexuality, and reproduction. Staying calm during any sit down discussions can be helpful. Handling any questions in a calm, non-judgmental manner at the time makes your child more likely to feel comfortable if he has questions later on. Make it clear that the sex talk is never a one time opportunity. Leave the conversation by saying, "If you have any questions in the future, do not hesitate to ask." Leave your child with some age-appropriate reading material. He can consult a booklet, pamphlet, or website if he's confused and come to you with other questions. Do not limit discussions of sex and reproduction to those moments when your child specifically asks or when you decide it's time to have a talk. Look for opportunities to teach your child about sex throughout your day-to-day life. Highlight positive or negative examples of sex and relationships you see in movies or television shows or news stories. You can also learn about reproduction through nature documentaries. Things like marriage, divorce, pregnancy, and childbirth can trigger questions from a child. Always answer these questions honestly and frankly. Remind your child families come in a variety of forms and that this is a normal part of life. If you notice stains on sheets, possibly from wet dreams, masturbation, or periods, take this as an opportunity to discuss certain subjects with your child. Make sure you go into the conversation in non-judgmental way, however. You don't want your child to think he's being scolded. One of the best things you can do to make your child comfortable and informed about sex, sexuality, and reproduction is to model a healthy attitude for them. If you're co-parenting with a spouse or partner, make sure you and your significant other treat each other with respect, kindness, and affection in front of your children. Minimize fighting and, when it happens, try to let your children see how you make up. Make sure they understand small fights are a normal, healthy part of a romantic relationship. Some children's first introduction to sexuality is accidentally discovering a parent's pornography. While pornography can be a healthy aspect of a relationship for some couples, it is not appropriate for children. Try to keep adult material out a child's reach to avoid confusion. If you're a single parent, talk to your child about relationships and dating. Introduce them to partners only when you feel they are ready, and make sure your partner knows how to behave appropriately in a child's presence. | Let your child know he can come to you with questions. Look for learning opportunities. Model a healthy attitude about sex and relationships for your child. |
Notice if the mirror seems to be hanging on the wall or if it's part of the wall itself. If it appears to be hanging, try to look behind it and see a wall. If the mirror seems to be part of the wall itself, there's a good chance it's a two-way mirror, which must be set into the wall rather than hung onto it. That way, people standing on the other side of the wall can observe someone looking in the mirror. A two-way mirror is a piece of glass coated with a substance called micro pane. If you stand on the treated side, you see your reflection but the untreated side looks like a tinted window. If you see a wall behind the mirror, it's a good bet that it's nothing more than a regular mirror. Look around and determine whether the lighting seems extraordinarily bright. If so, you might be looking at a two-way mirror. However, if the light in the room is relatively dim, and you can't immediately see through the mirror, it's probably just a standard mirror. For a two-way mirror to be effective, the light on the mirrored side needs to be 10 times brighter than the light on the other side. If the lighting is any dimmer, it's possible to see through the glass to the observation area. If you're in a public place and in an area where you'd expect privacy, such as a restroom, it's unlikely and illegal to have a two-way mirror. On the other hand, two-way mirrors are frequently used by law enforcement. For example, two-way mirrors are used in interrogation rooms and for lineups. The use of two-way mirrors is closely tied to issues of personal privacy and Constitutional rights. Most states have passed additional legislation preventing the use of two-way mirrors in rest rooms, locker rooms, showers, fitting rooms and hotel rooms. If a location has chosen to use two-way mirrors for surveillance, they are required to post signs that notify you. Many places, such as gas stations, will use one way metal mirrors because glass mirrors can be destroyed by users. If the mirror in question is metal, then it is not a two-way mirror. | Observe how the mirror is installed. Check out the lighting. Consider where you are. |
While you are collecting oysters, you must keep them moist and in the shade. Put them on ice if you will transport them in a cooler or bucket, but do not allow them to freeze. Refrigerate them as soon as possible (within 4 hours). Once you bring them home, cover them with a clean wet towel and put them in your refrigerator until cooking. Do not keep your oysters in an airtight bag or other container, as this will kill them prematurely. Keep the oysters on a low level of your refrigerator, below any cooked food or food that will be eaten raw. Oysters with open shells that won't close when you tap them, broken shells, or that appear dried and shriveled are probably dead and should be discarded. Cooking oysters that are already dead (or eating them raw) can be hazardous to your health. Many people like to eat oysters raw or lightly steamed. However, this will not kill potentially harmful pathogens. No amount of cooking will remove chemicals or biotoxins that the oysters may have collected from seawater, so always only harvest oysters from approved locations. Oysters can be prepared a variety of ways: roasting, steaming, baking, grilling, frying, stewing, etc. Cook oysters according to recommended temperatures and times. For instance, they should be boiled or simmered for at least 3 minutes, fried at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 3 minutes, or baked for 10 minutes at 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Use fresh or refrigerated oysters within two days. Discard and do not eat any old oysters. Shuck oysters and freeze them in small batches in their natural juices, or in any liquid you have cooked them in. They can remain in your freezer for up to a year, but are best if used within 3 months. Thaw frozen oysters in your refrigerator for 24 hours prior to using them. Remember to thoroughly reheat any cooked oysters or oyster dishes. Young growing oysters need older shells to attach to. Returning undesired oysters to the water and leaving cast off shells on the beach helps ensure that young oysters have a good surface to grow on. In some areas, there may even be opportunities to recycle shells after harvesting. The Oyster Recovery Program maintains a list of these states and information about how to participate. In some cases, you may be required to shuck on the beach, and leave the shells there. | Keep your oysters cool. Don’t eat dead oysters. Cook oysters thoroughly. Freeze any oysters you do not want to use right away. Find out if your state recycles shells. |
Receiving criticism can be really upsetting, but try not to respond while you're upset. Take some time to understand the circumstances of the criticism and collect yourself before responding. If you are expected to respond immediately in an upsetting situation, try saying something like, "May I have some time to process what you've said? I promise to get back to you shortly." Criticism of any kind can be hard to take, but it's important to listen to exactly what's being said, so that you understand the problems and can improve your work. If confrontation makes you nervous or upset, it's okay to ask for criticism to be sent to you in writing (as an email or revision request report) so that you can better process the information. Just make sure that you take the time to absorb what is being communicated to you. Even if you disagree with what's being said, it's still important to consider other perspectives and opinions, especially if you’re working in a subjective field, like art or politics. It can be hard to receive criticism, but it's even harder to receive the same criticism twice, so be sure to take careful notes of what's being said. Record any specific points of reference. For example, if you’ve just given a presentation and your project leader specifically criticizes the way you constructed your conclusion, be sure to write that down so you can avoid the same problem next time. Make sure you understand what the criticism entails. You won't be able to improve if you don't understand what's wrong, so be sure to request clarifications or ask questions if you have any. Asking questions also shows that you want to improve and get the task right next time. Make sure to ask questions in a positive and specific way. For example, “When you mentioned that my data tables were too busy, would it be better to separate the information into sub-tables or do I just need to adjust the presentation style, in terms of font type and size? Don't be afraid to ask for suggestions. You could ask "How can I do this better next time?" As hard as it can be to accept criticism, it's still important to be gracious and thank people for the time they are taking to help improve your work. Even if you don't feel thankful in the moment, you’ll be glad you said it when you see your skill level improve. Don't waste time being upset or down about criticism. Instead, get to work right away. Do your best to incorporate the criticism into your revised work, so that you don't forget what was advised. Once your revisions are complete or you have done your best to incorporate feedback, ask your boss or manager to quickly look over your work to check that you properly addressed the criticism. Not only does this show respect and a desire to improve, but it is also gives you time to develop and refine your skills without the pressure of a formal performance or subsequent confrontation about it. | Strive to avoid emotional reactions. Listen carefully to what’s being said. Don’t get defensive. Take notes. Ask questions. Say “thank you” at the end of the conversation. Begin revisions right away. Ask for an informal review of your attempt at improvement. |
Being able to adjust and swivel the wheels can be a back saver; look for a stroller that has wheels which can be adjusted for more difficult terrain or for tight spaces. Swivel front wheels can make it easier to move around and the ability to lock the wheels straight ahead is useful for rough terrain or for high speeds (such as jogging). You will be able to tell the difference between a well-padded seat area and a flimsy one. Soft, cushy seats can encourage a restless toddler to stay seated during a longer shopping trip. Many times, seat liners can be purchased separately. An adjustable backrest that allows the stroller to fully recline is necessary for young infants who have not yet learned to sit up. Plus, the ability to fully recline is great for when your child falls asleep. A stroller should have decent shelter options to protect your baby from the sun and inclement weather. Some strollers have a wide brim, some have bug netting, and others even have a plastic waterproof feature that can be rolled down during rain. For visibility, choose a canopy with a clear window. Avoid lightweight fabric covers. Fully covering your stroller may unintentionally lead to a greenhouse effect, so instead go for options like umbrellas that create shade but do not restrict air circulation. Most strollers come with the traditional foot-activated brakes, but many strollers also come with a second set of brakes on the handlebars. These are particularly useful if you intend to be traveling at high speeds, such as when you are jogging. Five-point harnesses attach to the seat at five different points—at each shoulder, at each hip, and between the legs where the harness buckles. These are safer than the alternative 3-point harnesses, which lack the additional attachment at the hips. If your child is in a rear-facing seat, the shoulder straps should be at or below the shoulder. In a front-facing seat, straps should be at or above the shoulder. Strollers can include features such as drink holders, consoles that can hold your keys or diaper bags, and even speakers that connect to your smartphone to play music for you child. Strollers with larger wheels (e.g., joggers) will need their tires pumped up from time to time; look for a mini tire pump that is portable so that you don't put off pumping the tires up. Note how large the basket or storage space is on the stroller and determine if it will work well for you. For truly unique additions, consider checking Etsy or local craft shows. Take measurements. Be sure that accessories will fit your model before you purchase that large canopy or snap-on cup holder. | Select adjustable and all-terrain wheel options if needed. Look for padding and comfort. Look for adjustable backrest options. Get a canopy. Consider if you need handbrakes. Look for a 5-point harness. Consider what features will best benefit you as a parent. Purchase accessories separately as needed. |
The following stretches can greatly reduce pain if done at least once per day: Do the knee-to-chest stretch. Lay on your back with your knees up and your head on the ground. Lift your right knee and grab it with both hands. Pull the knee lightly toward your chest for 30 seconds. Release and repeat 2 times with both legs. Do the piriformis muscle stretch. If you suffer from pain in your sciatic nerve, the piriformis muscle is most likely extremely tense. Lie on your back with your knees up. Place the outside of your right calf on the top of your left thigh. Lift your left thigh and grab it with your hands. Bring the thigh toward you until you feel a stretch in your right buttock. Hold for 30 seconds and release. Repeat twice on each side. Focus on your neck. Stiff necks often accompany stiff backs. Lean your head forward so that your chin touches your chest. You should feel the muscles in the back of your neck stretch. Hold for 30 seconds. Lift your head up and then lean your head to the right, bringing your right ear close to your right shoulder. The muscles on the side of your neck should be pulled taught. Hold for 30 seconds and then lean your head to the left, in the same way. Hold for 30 seconds. Stand with your back against a wall. Then gradually lower yourself so that you are in a seated position. You should feel your back, abdomen, and quads start to tighten. Hold for 5-10 seconds depending on how long it takes you to feel the burn. Then slowly straighten your legs and return to a standing position. Do this 10 times or so each time you work out. Lie on your back and bend your knees, so that your feet rest comfortably on the floor. Then slowly lift your pelvis off of the floor until your thighs line up with your core. Do not go too far. You don't want to over arch your back. Hold for 5 seconds and then lower your pelvis back to the floor. Repeat 10 times or so each time you work out. Find an open space for this exercise. Begin on your hands and knees like you are a crawling toddler. Hold your head straight so that you're looking down at the floor. Holding your body firm, slowly extend one leg out behind you. Fully extend your leg so that it is on level with your back and then hold for 5 seconds. Now lower your leg back to the ground. Repeat 10 times with each leg. For this exercise, you'll need a large rubber Swiss ball. Roll onto the ball. Your stomach should rest comfortably on it. Now extend your upper body and legs out. Then slowly walk your body forward so the ball is now under your thighs. Keep your body as straight as possible. Then walk your body back so the ball is under your stomach again. Do this 10 times per trip to the gym. 30 minutes per day of low-impact aerobic exercise, such as swimming, fast walking, or cycling on a recumbent bike, will reduce back pain caused by atrophy over time. The increased blood pressure will help wake up those dormant muscles. After 30 to 40 minutes of cardio exercise, your body will kick into endorphin production, which can alleviate back pain. Yoga will further reinforce the above stretches and exercises as well as reduce stress which can lead to back pain. Focus on your breathing, while you complete each pose. The cobra, child's pose, and mountain pose are excellent yoga positions for strengthening your core and stretching your back muscles. There are dozens of other poses that focus on your core and back specifically. Try those that feel most comfortable to you. You don't want to push yourself too far. Over extension can lead to additional back problems, if you aren't careful. | Stretch several times per day. Strengthen your core with wall squats. Do pelvic lifts to build your core. Do leg reaches. Perform Swiss ball stabilizing exercises. Add more cardio exercise to your daily workout. Do yoga. |
Leprechauns can probably teleport, but it will look more realistic if the prints began and ended somewhere logical, such as a door. Here are some ideas to get you started: Front and/or back doors Cupboards or drawers Kitty or doggy doors Windows or vents Leprechauns are curious and mischievous, so they wouldn't just run through a house without stopping. Think about what the leprechaun did in your house, then create a path based on that. Here are some things to think about: Did he get hungry? Maybe he stopped at the fridge or cookie jar. Did he take a potty break? Did he have troubles climbing up a steep surface? Maybe he slipped. When your child sees the prints, he or she will probably follow them to see where they lead. Leave a surprise or two along the leprechaun's trail to tell the story of what he did. Here are some ideas: A hungry leprechaun might take a small bite out of your child's breakfast. A messy and hungry leprechaun may leave a trail of the cereal he was munching on. A mischievous leprechaun would leave some prints on the fridge. He might even tint the milk green with food coloring. A naughty leprechaun would leave prints all over the toilet seat and tint the water green with food coloring. He might even leave the lid up! Don't leave your child disappointed by having the prints end at the door with nothing to remember him by. If your child built a leprechaun trap, consider ending the tracks there, and leaving a small gift for the child to find. Here are some ideas to get you started: For a nice leprechaun, leave a pile of gold coins (preferably chocolate) at the end of the trail. A creative leprechaun might leave money folded into an interesting shape, such as a ring or airplane. A forgetful leprechaun might leave behind a plastic pot of gold coins, Lucky Charms, or Skittles. | Think about how the leprechaun entered and left your house. Create a path. Leave behind some evidence. Leave a treat at the end! |
You may feel like the absolute last resort is to actually talk to your boss about the problems you're having, but that's where you're mistaken. If you really want to improve your relationship with your boss instead of waiting for things to get worse, then the best thing you can do is ask your boss if you can schedule a time to talk and be honest about your feelings while maintaining your professionalism. Once you have face time with your boss, make eye contact, speak clearly, and let him or her know what the problem is. Make sure you focus on how your problem is with working with your boss, not your actual boss or some aspect of his or her personality. Talk about how you're having trouble communicating, which is making it more difficult to meet objectives, or say something else about how you're struggling to meet deadlines because of changing expectations. Frame the conversation so it sounds like you want your company to succeed, which can only happen if you and your boss work better together. It's important to choose your words carefully. Avoid any personal attacks that may offend your boss, and focus on discussing your work. Picking a time to talk in advance will keep your boss from being caught off guard and will give the situation the seriousness that it deserves. If you really want to improve your relationship with your boss, then you should work with your boss to improve the state of your company, instead of against your boss. Though it may feel good to make your boss look stupid at a meeting or to send a passive-aggressive email to your boss, in the long run, this won't do any good for your relationship and it won't make you feel any better. Furthermore, making your relationship with your boss even worse will make it harder to get your work done, and at the end of the day, nothing is more counterproductive than that. Help your boss achieve his goals by being helpful, present, and supportive. Even if he's difficult to deal with, your life will be easier if you move with the grain instead of against it. Keeping track of all of your conversations, whether it's through emails or memos, will help you be on top of your situation with your boss. Doing so will be helpful for two reasons. First, having a record or everything your boss said will help you in the event that your boss gives you confusing instructions or claims he or she didn't say something that he or she really said; you can use the written communication as evidence. Second, having a record of everything your boss says to you can be helpful if your relationship is so problematic that you want to discuss the situation with a supervisor; in that case, you'll have written proof that something is off. If you're really struggling to communicate with your boss, then try to make sure that all of your communication happens in front of someone else, so that you have evidence of what happened if your boss tries to deny it. Document everything that you feel is relevant to your concerns with your boss. You may want to purchase a pocket planner so that you can enter the issues on the appropriate dates. Keep this private. You don't want to pull put the planner and scribble notes in front of him because that will cause more anger. You are keeping notes for your own sake, so that you have all your concerns backed up with facts. Another way to improve your relationship with your boss is to keep an eye out for problems that may arise, and to react to them with preparation and forethought. If you know that there was a bad traffic accident on the freeway and that your boss is going to come in late, try to delay the meeting until he gets there, or start it off for him. If you know your boss is going to be angry after meeting with a difficult client, give him or her some space instead of bringing up something upsetting, which may start an argument. If you know that your boss has difficulty accomplishing a certain task, try to keep yourself relatively free so you can be there to help out. | Talk to your boss about it. Work with your boss instead of against him or her. Keep track of all of your conversations. Anticipate problems before they come up. |
Leave the cat flap open for a day and see if your cat will use it on their own. If not, stand on the other side of the door and encourage the cat to walk through. You may need to use treats for this. Alternatively, place some cat food in a bowl and leave it on the other side of the door, where it can be seen through the open cat flap. This should help to encourage your cat to walk through without you needing to be there holding a treat. You can keep the cat flap propped open using a piece of string. Attach the string to the cat flap using masking tape. Then tape the string to the wall to hold the cat flap open. Once your cat can comfortably walk through the cat flap while it's open, let it shut and encourage the cat from the other side of the door again. This will prompt your cat to push against the cat flap with their head, which will teach it how to open it. After enough practice, your cat will eventually get used to pushing against the cat flap to open it and won't need to be encouraged anymore. Give your cat a lot of praise and affection when they start using the cat flap on their own. While it may take a while for your cat to learn how to use the cat flap, never force it to walk through the cat flap. This may hurt your cat and may also ruin all of the training that you have done. | Prop the cat flap open until your cat begins to use it. Close the cat flap and encourage your cat to walk through using a treat. Avoid pushing your cat through the cat flap. |
Trends and styles change so often, that there's no one way you can dress to avoid being "lame" at all times. Styles might be cool one season and lame the next. But isn't it kind of lame to chase after fads? To hit up the mall every couple of weeks to make sure you're as "in" as possible? Better to position yourself above these kinds of concerns and wear the kinds of clothes that make you feel good. If it makes you feel good to wear what's in style, go for it. If you don't get how high-waisted pants or flat-brim caps could possibly be cool, then don't wear them. Confident people walk through the halls like they feel comfortable in who they are, and like they belong. Lame people walk through like they'd rather be anywhere but there. Even if you're not feeling super-confident, train yourself to walk upright, like the humans were meant to walk. Keep your shoulders back and your chin up. Walking like it'll get better will help it get better. Everyone's body is different and capable of different things, but it's good to know your limits and shift your limits to where you want them to be. If you want to spend a long life playing video games and working on your computer, you probably don't need to be able to bench 475, but you do have to look after your diet, make sure you get enough exercise to live long enough to see the 50 year anniversary of the Sony Playstation. If you want to play sports, but don't want to run, you're going to be pretty lame (literally) come the sports season. Get in the kind of shape you need to be in to do what you want to do. There's no shame in wanting to avoid the pool if you're not comfortable in a bathing suit. But if you really want to go to the pool, have the courage to go as you are and be comfortable, or make the changes you want to see. Any time you're nervous, you'll tend to rush. From public speaking to interpersonal interactions, people who are feeling unconfident are likely to want to get through the experience as quickly as possible. So, if you want to build confidence in yourself and get others to see you as a confident, cool person, fake it till you make it. Speak slowly and clearly, taking the time to enunciate all your words and to structure your words as accurately as possible. Breathe. Take a minute when you're talking to take a breath, to process what is being said, and think. . When was the last time you made eye contact with someone, and the other person broke it first? While it might seem incidental, training yourself to make more eye contact can alter people's perception of you and make you appear more confident in your one-on-one interactions. Don't be a shoe-gazer. Look people in the eye and have the confidence to keep your gaze locked. This helps to make you more confident and give other people the impression that you're a confident person. This can, of course, be taken to creepy levels. Which would be lame. Don't stare. Again, there's no one way to look that's cool, and one way that's lame. It's usually lame to spend either too much time or too little time cultivating your appearance, but it is important to take pride in the way you look, and use your appearance as a confidence building tool, rather than a weight that you're constantly grappling with. If you obsess over your wardrobe, your body, and your beauty routine, maybe you need to take a step back and build up your confidence in other areas of your life. Looks aren't everything. If you're not a clothes horse and can't remember the last time you had a hair cut, that's fine, but basic grooming and care are important. You need to make sure to groom yourself in basic ways, to take care of your body and keep yourself clean and confident. Brush your teeth twice a day and wash your clothes, shower a few times a week, and you'll be fine. | Dress in a way that makes you feel good. Stand up straight. Be physically capable of doing the things you want to do. Slow down. Make eye contact Take pride in your appearance. |
Bronze or gold can be a good choice for a dramatic look, or you can highlight your natural eye color by choosing something on the opposite side of the color wheel. For instance, warm tones like copper go well with blue, and a pink or purple hue will bring green eyes out nicely. Be careful not to blend this layer of eyeshadow with the cut crease. This will clean up the bottom edge of your eyeshadow and make the colors look more dramatic. Use a thin brush or applicator and be careful not to smudge your eyeshadow. This line should be about as thick as eyeliner, and applied along the full width of your lower lashes. Choose a marker-tip or liquid black eyeliner and extend your lines past the corners of your eyes and slightly upward, like a little wing. The eyeliner should become slightly thicker towards the outer corners of your eyelids, then come to a point at the end. | Use a brighter eyeshadow below the cut crease. Add a thin line of concealer above your eyelashes. Apply liquid black eyeliner in a wing shape to create a cat-eye effect. |
When you’re nude, you need to pay more attention to your family's hygiene. Your family may accidentally transfer fecal matter, vaginal discharge, or menstrual fluids onto your furniture or flooring. Make sure your family bathes often and that each family member cleans themselves well after using the restroom. Additionally, consider sitting on a towel when you’re on the furniture. Using moist wipes after you use the restroom may help you get your genital and anal area cleaner. You likely want to practice nudity as a family because you think it provides benefits. However, it's possible that your family members won't feel the same way. Allow your partner, kids, and other household members to decide what makes them comfortable. Then, work together as a family to honor each other's needs. For instance, your partner may be okay with wearing underwear but not being fully nude. Similarly, your kids might decide they feel comfortable around same-sex family members only. After you decide what each person is comfortable with, discuss the boundaries that you want to set as a family. Then, revisit these boundaries as your children grow up to make sure they reflect their current feelings. For instance, if your child says they don't want you to be nude around them, wear clothing when you’re spending time with them. Similarly, your child may not want to take a bath or shower with other family members, and that's okay. While there's nothing wrong with nudity, it's not appropriate for every situation. While it might be easy for adults in the family to recognize when clothing is necessary, children may have difficulty knowing when and where it's okay to be nude. Talk to your child about the importance of wearing clothes in public spaces and help them set rules. Here are some rules you might consider: You can be nude at home and in secluded locations. Clothing must be worn around guests. Clothing must be worn at school or work. Clothing must be worn in all public spaces. | Be clean and hygienic when spending time in the nude. Let each family member decide what feels comfortable to them. Respect boundaries that other family members set regarding nudity. Set rules for when being naked is okay and appropriate. |
Depression affects your desire to communicate effectively, as well as your ability to carry on conversations. When you're giving your lines, say them quietly, with difficulty. Make it seem that it is hard for you to talk loudly enough to keep a conversation going. Take a long pause before you answer or respond to a question, then sigh deeply and say something along the lines of the following: "Oh...I just don't know." "I don't really care." "Whatever." "I guess..." Respond to questions and conversational prompts as if you've got nothing but contempt for the conversation that's happening. Sneer at simple questions and make everything think that they've done something to raise your ire, even if they're just asking you what you want for lunch. Sarcasm is sometimes more of a tone than a specific thing to say, but you can always just repeat what someone says to you in a snide tone of voice. "I don't know, what do you want for lunch?" is a good option. Roll your eyes a lot when others speak. One of the easiest ways to communicate sarcasm is to act like responding would be beneath you. Stay quiet and roll those eyes. Don't be mean. It's possible to take your act too far and start to seem like you're angry, which could get you into trouble. Use sarcasm gently and as a last resort. When we're feeling up and happy, it feels good to communicate and to carry on conversations. When we're depressed, talking is sometimes the last thing you want to do. If you want to seem depressed, don't say anything at all. If you're asked a question directly, instead of responding, just shrug your shoulders and look at the ground. If there's a light conversation happening, turn it dark, as if you can't help but find the negative in every positive thing. Be a downer on every conversation, even if you have to turn the conversation completely away from where it was going. | Whisper and mumble. Be sarcastic. Speak less. Find the darkness in everything. |
If you log into Windows 8.1 with your Microsoft Account, you'll link your OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive) storage with your Windows computer. Windows will automatically save all new files to your OneDrive storage, while keeping copies on your local storage as well. You can change how your files are synced and whether or not you want to save documents to OneDrive by default. Open the Charms bar and select "Settings". Select "Change PC settings" and then "OneDrive". Click the "File storage" option. You will see your available OneDrive storage space, and you can toggle saving to OneDrive by default on or off. Click the "Sync settings" option to change your OneDrive sync settings. You can sync your PC's settings so that they are automatically applied to any computer you log into, as well as a variety of other settings such as web browsers and personalization. Windows 8.1 includes a OneDrive app that you can use to manage your OneDrive online storage. You can also use the app as a Modern UI File Explorer. Open the Start screen and type "onedrive". Select "OneDrive" from the list of results. Right-click or swipe files to select them. Use the menu that appears at the bottom to manipulate the files. You can move, rename, copy, paste, delete, and perform other basic file management tasks. Click the "OneDrive" button at the top to switch to your local files. You can then perform the same actions on all of your local files and documents. | Understand how OneDrive is integrated with Windows 8. Adjust your OneDrive sync settings. Use the OneDrive app to manage your OneDrive files. |
If you’re looking for a graphic designer for a professional job, such as redesigning the logo for a company, ask similar businesses whose designs you admire what designers they’ve used. You can also ask trusted friends and family, but make sure you ask for designers they’ve used in the past, rather than people they only know personally. Freelancers can be cheaper and more straightforward to work with, but may not have the same skills as someone working at a design firm. To find candidates, write a short listing that sums up the project and your expectations and desired experience from a freelancer. Briefly describe your company as well. Post it on general job sites as well as those tailored towards design jobs, such as Creative Hotlist and the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) site. Both require a fee to post a job opening. Post on the AIGA site here: http://designjobs.aiga.org/select-posting-type Post on Creative Hotlist here: http://www.creativehotlist.com/Jobs/Post Your job listing could be as simple as, “Family-owned restaurant looking for a designer to re-design our logo. Interested in designers with at least 3 years of applicable experience. Possibility of expansion into a long-term job. Please email portfolio and brief cover letter to…” You can give a rough salary estimate, or simply write “competitive rate,” or “salary dependent on experience.” Expect to be paying somewhere between $50-$150 per hour. If you’re looking for a designer to work with for a long time or for a larger, more intensive project, try researching a design firm to assign to your projects. Remember that firms will be more expensive and possibly less personal to work with than freelance graphic designers, but they’ll also have more resources at their disposal. Look for firms with designs you like, or that have designed for companies similar to yours. Ask for a quote and speak to the assigned designer in person or on the phone before giving them the job. Designers’ strategies differ when they’re working in print versus digital. If yours is a print project, look more closely at the newspaper ad campaign they designed, rather than the digital work they’ve done, and vice versa. It's not always necessary to have a designer that you can meet with in person, as long as they’re communicative by phone and email. This is especially true for digital projects, where you won't require the designer to print or create the project manually. Specify in your listing that you expect them to respond promptly to your emails and calls and that good communication will be a must. You’ll get more applications by allowing for remote candidates, so be choosy and look carefully at each application. Only consider those with good experience and rich portfolios. Take notes on projects that you do and don't like. Write down questions to ask during the designer's interview. Make sure to ask, in particular, what the designer's role was in each project. Ask, for example, “Did you come up with this logo on your own, or were you given strict parameters by the company? Did you work with anyone else on the project?” Ask each candidate to provide a list of 2-3 references with their application. If they have a website with client testimonials, take a look at that too. Ask these references what they liked and didn't like about the designer and their work. Describe your project and ask if they think the designer would be a good fit. Even if you love one candidate in particular after seeing their portfolio and talking to references, don't make your decision just yet. Choose at least 3 candidates to interview and email or call them to set up an interview time and place, if they’re local. You can let the other candidates know that they won't be moving on, or simply don't get in touch. If they reach out to you, thank them for their interest and explain that their experience wasn't quite what you were looking for. | Ask for recommendations from businesses similar to yours. Post job listings for freelancers on professional sites. Consider a design firm if you have a larger project. Look for a designer with experience in the right medium. Consider remote graphic designers to broaden your pool. Look through their portfolio to get an idea of their style. Ask for references or look at client testimonials. Choose at least 3 candidates to interview. |
Don't let the fence sit long after you sand the paint off. Apply primer as soon as possible to prevent rusting. Oil-based primers and paints are best for outdoor metal surfaces. They adhere much better to metal and resist the elements well. Look for a specialized metal primer at the hardware store. You can choose between a roll-on and spray primer. A roll-on primer is applied with a brush or roller like paint. This is more time-consuming, but it's easier to control and avoids making a mess. Spray primer works the same way as spray paint and is faster to work with. Make sure you cover everything in the area with a sheet to avoid getting primer on it and don't work if it's windy. Ask a hardware store employee for help if you can't find primers designed for metal. If you’re using roll-on primer, pour some into a paint tray. Then dip a paint roller in and wet it with primer. Use smooth strokes and apply the primer onto the fence. Work carefully and make sure you get between all the railings. If you leave any spots bare, the paint won't adhere properly. Roll back and forth a few times to make sure each spot is covered with primer. Don't miss any spots. Touch up areas the roller won't fit into with a brush. Spray primer works the same way as spray paint. Shake the can well before spraying. Then hold the can about 8 inches (20 cm) from the metal and spray in a back and forth motion. Keep the can moving. Spray the entire fence with an even layer of primer. Don't hover the can in one spot or the primer could pool and drip. Wear goggles and a dust mask while using spray primer. Place extra sheets around to prevent primer from getting on your grass, porch, or house. Stop working if the wind picks up. If you feel dizzy or faint while spraying the primer, stop right away. The exact drying time depends on the weather and what type of primer you used. Spray primer dries faster and should be ready in about 2 hours. Roll-on primer takes closer to 4 hours. Both take longer if the weather is humid. Tap the fence gently with your finger to monitor how dry the primer is. If it still feels sticky, it's not dry enough. Start painting once the primer is dry for the best coat of paint. | Use an oil-based primer designed for iron surfaces. Roll an even coat of primer onto the fence. Spray the primer 8 inches (20 cm) from the fence’s surface. Let the primer dry for 2-4 hours before painting. |
A preposition is a word joined with (and generally placed before) a noun or its equivalent. The preposition, together with the noun, forms a phrase equivalent to an adverb or adjective. Use prepositions to add more information about a noun in the sentence. Prepositions include words like: at, with, by, in, above, below, beside, and outside. So, you could write something like, “The can inside the pantry was full of beans.” Or, “Take life by the horns or it will run you over.” A conjunction is a word that joins sentences, clauses, or words and allows them to stay together in a single sentence. Examples of commonly used coordinating conjunctions include: and, or, but, and for. Coordinating conjunctions give the 2 clauses or parts of a sentence equal priority or importance. So, you could write something like, “I went to the shore and had a great time, but I forgot my lunch.” Unlike coordinating conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions downplay the importance of the second clause in a compound sentence. Subordinating clauses include words like: because, while, since, and although. “I hoped that I would not be late for school because I knew we would have a test today.” “I loved going to the pool over the weekend although I got a nasty sunburn.” An interjection is a word thrown into a sentence to express a feeling. Interjections have no grammatical relation to the rest of the words in the sentence. For this reason, they're most commonly placed at the beginning or end of a sentence. Examples of commonly used interjections include: Wow! Ouch! Oh no! Yay! | Use prepositions to clarify the relationship between 2 or more objects. Add coordinating conjunctions to join 2 clauses or phrases together. Deploy a subordinating conjunction to establish a hierarchy between clauses. Insert interjections to express surprise, anger, or pleasure. |
. Now that you know what content you want to include in your autobiography, think about how you want to structure your book. Like any great book, your autobiography needs a great plot. Work with the material you have to craft an interesting story that builds toward a climax and ultimately resolves. Create a narrative arc by organizing and filling out your written memories and anecdotes so that they flow together logically. What's your central conflict? What's the biggest obstacle life presented that took years to overcome or come to terms with? Maybe it's an illness you were diagnosed with at an early age, a relationship wrought with turmoil, a series of career setbacks, a goal you worked for decades to achieve, or any other number of things. Look to your favorite books and movies for more examples of conflicts. Build tension and suspense. Structure the narrative so that you have a series of stories leading up to the climax of the conflict. If your central conflict is trying to reach the goal of competing in the Olympics for skiing, lead up to it with stories of small successes and plenty of failures. You want your readers to ask, will she make it? Can he do it? What's going to happen next? Have a climax. You'll get to the point in your story when it's time for the conflict to come to a head. The day of the big competition has arrived, a showdown happens with your worst enemy, your gambling habit gets the better of you and you lose all your money - you get the picture. End with a resolution. Most autobiographies have happy endings because the person writing the story lived to tell the tale - and hopefully get it published. Even if your ending isn't cheerful, it should be deeply satisfying. You somehow accomplished your goal or won the day. Even if you lost, you came to terms with it and gained wisdom. You could do a straightforward chronology of your life, beginning with your birth and ending in the present, but mixing up the chronology can make the story more interesting. You could frame the entire autobiography with reflections from the present, telling your story through a series of flashbacks. You could begin the story with a poignant moment from your childhood, go backward to tell the story of your heritage, move forward to your college years, and launch into the story of your career, with anecdotes from your childhood sprinkled in for comic relief. Use the major themes of your life as a way to tie stories together, connecting your past and your present. Aside from the central conflict, what themes have followed you throughout your life? A fondness for certain holidays, your fascination with a certain place that you visited over and over, a certain type of guy you've always fallen for, a rich spiritual life you fall back on again and again. Bring up the themes every so often to help form a cohesive picture of your life. You're chronicling your life lessons, but what have you learned from them? Relay your intentions, desires, feelings of loss, feelings of joy, the wisdom you've gained, and other inner thoughts from time to time throughout the book. Taking a step back from the action of the story to reflect on what it all means is a good way to add depth to your autobiography. Chapters are useful because they allow you to move on from discussing certain life periods or events. There's a reason we have the expression that we've "closed a chapter" or "opened a new chapter" in life, and it's even more applicable when discussing an autobiography. Chapter breaks allow you to skip forward 10 years, go back in time, or start describing a new theme without jarring the reader too much. Consider ending chapters on a poignant or suspenseful note, so people can't wait to start the next one. The beginnings of chapters are a good place to take a bird's eye view of your past, describe the setting of a place, and set the tone for what's to come. | Create an overarching plot Decide where the story is going to start. Weave in themes. Take a step back to reflect. Use chapter divisions to give the book structure. |
Spinach adds several healthy benefits to your omelet. In particular, it's got a ton of iron, which will help you stay healthy and gain strength. It's also got a good amount of filling fiber and a bunch of magnesium, which is vital to both neurological and metabolic health. Perhaps best of all, there is no need to worry about how much you add - throw in as much as you’d like. For example, make a spinach and low-fat cottage cheese omelet. Add tomatoes, and season with salt and pepper. Another great vegetable to add to your omelet is bell pepper. Just ¼ cup of chopped peppers will provide more than enough vitamin C. Add whichever color bell pepper you prefer. Aside from supporting your immune system, vitamin C can help your body burn fat and convert carbs into usable fuel. Further, it can even help your muscles grow and recover after a workout. There a plenty of veggies you can add to your omelet. In fact, creatively changing up your omelets can help make a staple meal into an ongoing (and delicious) experiment of new dishes. For instance, adding two or three ounces of a cooked vegetable can make an omelet both healthier and more filling. Especially enjoyable additions include asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms, eggplant, tomato, and avocado. Another way to add fiber - and good fiber at that - is by adding beans to your omelet. The benefit of doing so is two fold: you’ll stay full for longer, and your body will lose body fat more easily. Soluble fiber also helps reduce some of your cholesterol levels, counteracting some of the cholesterol found in eggs. Add diced tomatoes, garlic powder, and cayenne for a southwest-inspired flavor profile. Cheese is one of the main sources of saturated fat and cholesterol in many people's diets. Meat is another. The healthiest route is foregoing meat and cheese in your omelet altogether, but you can get away with using a bit of reduced fat cheese and lean meat options. For instance, make a ham and cheese omelet with two egg whites, ¾ ounce of reduced fat Swiss cheese, an ounce of extra-lean ham (about ¼ cup, cubed), and scallions to bring out the omelet's flavor. Omelets aren't just for breakfast anymore. You can make an especially savory omelet by adding quinoa, which will add both flavor and texture normally foreign to egg-based dishes. Plus, quinoa is the grain with the most protein, and contains especially healthy unsaturated fats as well as filling fiber. Try adding a ¼ cup of cooked quinoa with spinach, tomatoes, and kalamata olives. Season this one with cumin. | Strengthen an omelet with spinach. Bulk up the omelet with bell peppers. Make a mostly veggie omelet. Add black beans. Use light cheese and lean meat. Mix in some quinoa. |
While everyone has a natural brow shape, it is possible to transform your brows into a shape that complements your features. Individuals with angular features can soften their look with a round brow. Individuals with round faces may with to intensify their look with a sharply arched brow. There are three important areas of the brow to consider when shaping and filling in your eyebrows: the starting point, the peak, and the ending point. To identify each of these points, follow these steps: To locate the start of your brow, place a brush vertically along the outside of your nostril so that the top of the brush intersects your brow. Your brows should begin at this point. Remove any hairs that fall beyond the brush (towards the center of your face) with a pair of tweezers. To locate the peak of your brow, slide the brush diagonally across your brow until the brush reaches the outer edge of your iris. This point of your brow should be the highest part of the arch. To locate the end of your brow, slide the brush diagonally until it reaches the outer corner of your eye. If any hairs fall beyond the point, remove them with a tweezers; if your brow does not extend to this point, you can add length to your brow with a filler. You may mark these three points on each of your eyebrows with a small dot of filler. | Select a brow shape that enhances your facial features. Line up your brows. Finished. |
Turn your quick peck on the cheek into a longer 10-second kiss on the lips when you leave for work each day. Call him by an old sweet pet name that you used a lot when you were first dating. While you may not always feel like there's time or money to go on romantic trips or buy him fancy gifts, gestures require little and are just as impactful. Touching, even when done subtly, can connect you to your husband and encourage intimacy. Give him a big hug when he gets home from work, hold his hand while you walk into the grocery store, or offer him a foot rub at the end of a long day. Since you’ve probably been physically intimate with your husband for quite a while, you may notice that you’ve developed a certain go-to routine in the bedroom. To spice things up, try something new. Consider asking your husband about his fantasies, experimenting with new positions, or even just turning on the lights if you usually have them off. If your husband is usually the one who initiates sex, change things up by making the first move. This will likely make him feel desired by you, which may kick start the intimacy. It can be hard to keep that romantic spark when you’ve been together for years and day-to-day life is so repetitive. Change things up by doing something fun and spontaneous, like renting a convertible for the day and inviting him to take a drive to the beach with you to watch the sunset. If you can't leave the house for one reason or another, be spontaneous at home. For example, light a couple of candles, play his favorite slow song, and ask him to slow dance with you in the kitchen. It can sometimes be difficult to transition from work or taking care of the kids to romance and relaxation. Put on a cute romantic comedy or a more dramatic movie that's filled with chemistry. Secrecy can be fun and sexy. While at dinner, write a naughty note on a napkin and pass it to him, or whisper something suggestive in his ear. This can add an exciting twist to your normal everyday interaction if intimacy is typically kept at home. Pay attention when he says, “That dress is amazing,” or “I love those jeans on you.” Change out of your sweatpants and put on something you know he loves to help spark a physical connection. As a bonus, this may also show him that you pay attention to what he says. | Incorporate little romantic gestures into your daily routine. Be touchy feely with him. Change things up in the bedroom. Be spontaneous. Watch a romantic movie together to get into the mood. Flirt with him secretly. Wear clothes that he likes on you. |
Unless it's marked “compostable,” plastic is made from petroleum. It can linger in the environment for hundreds of years and never break down completely, polluting the soil and groundwater. When plastics are not disposed of properly, they kill animals who mistake them for food. You can help to prevent this from happening by: Buying or making reusable bags. Leave a couple in your car/on your bike for shopping. Tuck a small one into your purse for unplanned trips to the grocery store. Asking your local grocery store to replace plastic bags with recycled paper bags or cardboard boxes. Even “biodegradable” plastic bags can end up in landfills, where they don't break down properly. This makes them just as dangerous as regular plastic. Make sure the resin identification code (the number inside the recycling arrows) is 2 or 5. You can usually find these codes on the bottom of the containers. Plastics with these codes are generally safe to be reused for storing food. Any other number is either unsafe or not durable enough for reuse. If your plastic is not considered to be food-safe, you can recycle it or reuse it for arts and crafts. For example, plastic tubs are great for storing water to rinse paintbrushes with. Take the time to examine product packaging when you go shopping. Avoid goods packaged in plastic (including polystyrene) whenever possible. If your grocery store sells products in bulk, take advantage of it and fill up using your own containers. If you have a choice between paper or plastic bags, stick with paper. Of course, it would be even better if you brought your own bags. Some restaurants and take-out places will allow you to bring your own food containers. Ask ahead of time if this is possible. Food and other household goods often travel in fossil fuel-powered vehicles over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) from their points of origin to store shelves. A great way to accomplish this is by: Buying food from your local farmer's market. Join a community-supported agriculture (CSA) program. Growing your own food. Making new containers and paper products uses more fossil fuels than recycling old ones. Check online for the guidelines of your local recycling center. Search for what they will and won't recycle. Check their sorting requirements, as well. For example, most recycling plants won't recycle tissues, wax paper, or polystyrene. Unless they offer single-stream recycling, you’ll likely have to separate paper, plastics, glass, and metals. In some cities, recycling plants pay money for aluminum cans. Search online to see if your city offers this service. If it does, look for what kinds of aluminum cans are accepted. For example, some centers accept beverage cans but not pet food cans. | Reduce your use of plastic. Reuse plastic containers to store food. Refuse plastic as often as possible. Buy locally. Recycle what you can’t reduce or reuse. |
You are a 29-year-old female who is nursing. You weigh 175 pounds and are 5'6". You do a moderate amount of daily physical exercise. What is your allowance? To add up: Female, nursing: 10 points 29 years old: 3 points Moderately active: 4 points 5'6" height: 1 point 175 pounds: 17 points 10 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 17 = 35 ProPoints You are a 35-year-old male. You weigh 243 pounds and are 6'1". You are inactive. What is your allowance? To add up: Male: 8 points 35 years old: 3 points Inactivity: 0 points 6'1" height: 2 points 243 pounds: 24 points 8 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 24 = 37 ProPoints | Calculate along with this example. Calculate along with this example. |
Place 4½ ounces (127 grams) of coconut oil and 1½ ounces (42.52 grams) emulsifying wax into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat them for 2 minutes, or until they are melted. You can also set up a double-boiler and use that instead. Fill a small saucepan with 16 ounces (475 milliliters) of distilled water. Bring the water to a simmer, then remove it from heat. Pour the simmered water into the oil/wax mixture, then add 8 ounces (240 milliliters) of glycerin. Stir everything together with a whisk or spoon until the color and texture are consistent. Plan on using 10 to 15 drops of essential oil. You can use all one fragrance, or a combination of different ones for something more unique. Divide the lotion between several 4-ounce (120-milliliter) mason jars, then pour the rest into a larger jar for storage. Store the little jars in your bathroom and the big jar in the fridge. If it is very warm where you live, store all of the jars in the fridge. | Microwave the coconut oil and emulsifying wax. Bring the water to a simmer. Combine the water, oil, wax, and glycerin. Stir in some essential oil, if desired. Pour the lotion into glass jars. |
Usually, these are found either on the steering column (the part connecting the steering wheel to the dashboard area), or on the steering wheel itself. Controls found on the steering wheel usually consist of a few buttons. If car's controls are located on the steering column, look for a lever that sticks out, often near a windshield wiper lever. Check your car's operating manual if you are unable to find the cruise control switches. Each car model's controls look slightly different. Generally, however, the controls are labeled clearly. You should see one or two buttons to turn cruise control "ON" and "OFF," another labeled “SET,” and one labeled “RES” (meaning “resume”). Your car may also have a switch labeled “CANCEL.” Familiarize yourself with the location of these buttons. Many cars have additional buttons to increase or decrease speed (marked by a +/-) when using cruise control. ” Cruise control will set the car to hold steady at a particular speed. Once you reach the speed you want (keep an eye on your car's speedometer), push the “SET” button. You can now take your foot off of the gas pedal, and your car will maintain the speed for you. For some car models, cruise control will not operate below a certain speed, such as 40 miles (64 km) per hour. If you need to slow down, stop, turn, or make another change in your driving, it's time to turn cruise control off, or at least pause it. This is easy to do, but there are a few different methods: To stop cruise control briefly (such as when a car in front of you brakes), just press the brake as you normally would. If you are driving a manual, you can also disengage cruise control by pressing the clutch. If you are completely done using cruise control, you can press the “OFF” or "ON/OFF" switch. If your car has a cruise control “CANCEL” switch, you can also press that to stop it. Sometimes you only need to turn cruise control off momentarily, such as while braking for a car ahead of you. When you're ready to get back into cruise control, just get back up to (or near) your desired speed and hit the “RES” button. This will put your car back into cruise control, at the speed you set previously. For instance, perhaps you have been driving using cruise control on a road where the speed limit is 55 miles (89 km) per hour, and then you enter a zone where the speed limit increases to 70 miles (110 km) per hour. Just press the gas pedal to bring your car up to the new speed, and hit the “SET” button again. This will set cruise control at the new speed. If your car has a +/- button for cruise control, press this when you want to raise or lower your car's speed. | Locate your car's cruise control switches. Study the layout of the switches. Drive your car until you reach your desired speed and hit “SET. Stop cruise control whenever you need to. Resume cruise control, if you want. Change the cruise control speed when necessary. |
On newer smart phones, choose “new message” or “write message” or choose the icon for creating a new message. This icon is a + sign in some phones. In iPhones, it's a little square with a line. This should open up the new text message box. When you click on the icon, a new message box opens. This is where you will type your message. First you need to decide who you will be sending the text to and obtain their contact information. You will type this in the message's “To:” field at the top of the message box. Make sure to include the area code. You could also select the number from the contact list in your phone's address book. Just type their name in the field, and it might autofill the number in for you. If you've texted the person before, when you start typing in the number, it might also show up automatically for you. To send a text to more than one person with a smart phone, simply click on the plus sign icon. Or you can just add more contacts in the To: field by adding more phone numbers or names (if they are in your contact list). | Open the spot to create a new text message. Type in the phone number of the person you want to message. |
Place a heavy skillet on the stove and turn the heat to high. Pour in 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of vegetable oil and sprinkle six 7-ounce (200 g) hanger steaks with salt and pepper. Place the hanger steaks into the hot skillet and cook them for 6 to 8 minutes. Turn them occasionally so they cook evenly. The steaks will be medium-rare to well done depending on how long you saute them. Transfer the steaks to a plate. Cover the steaks loosely with aluminum foil to rest while you make the sauce. Heat the skillet with the steak drippings over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon (14 g) of the unsalted butter and 8 medium shallots that you've peeled and thinly sliced. Salt and pepper the shallots. Stir and cook them for 3 to 5 minutes so they become soft. Pour in 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of red wine vinegar and let it cook until the liquid evaporates. Then pour in 1/2 cup (120 ml) of dry red wine. Bring the sauce to a boil and cook it until half of the liquid evaporates. Take the sauce off the stove and stir in the last tablespoon (14 g) of unsalted butter and 2 tablespoons (7 g) of minced Italian parsley leaves. Slice the steaks against the grain and spread them out on the serving plates. Pour some of the shallot sauce over each steak and serve them right away. | Heat a skillet and season the steaks. Saute the steaks for 6 to 8 minutes. Rest the steaks and cook the shallots. Stir in red wine and red wine vinegar. Finish the sauce and pour it over the steak. |
Monitor the growth of the seedlings closely. Don't let the seedlings get too big, as more leaves will form, which can cause crowding. It's easiest to wait until the seedlings are tall enough to grasp. Seed leaves are replaced by true leaves as the seedlings grow. Look for leaves that match the adults, as seed leaves are more rounded and simpler than true leaves. Waiting for the true leaves to appear helps you pinpoint the healthiest seedlings to keep. Thinned seedlings have a greater survival chance if the weather is not too hot or cold. Moisten the soil with a hose or a watering can if it's too dry. It's easier to pull up roots from damp soil. Only start thinning out when the temperature is cooler. The remaining seedlings need time to adjust to the extra air and light before the increased sunlight exposure during the next day. This prevents the seedlings from getting stressed and helps them to grow into healthy adults. Look for the seedlings that appear bright, healthy, and disease-free. Use thin wooden sticks like toothpicks or popsicle sticks to mark these seedlings. Check that there is only 1 seedling per cell or that you have followed the recommended spacing. Taller seedlings aren't always stronger. Avoid choosing tall and spindly seedlings, as these may not become healthy adults. | Thin the seedlings when they are 2–3 inches (5.1–7.6 cm) tall. Look for 1-2 sets of true leaves on each seedling. Pick a mild day when the soil is damp. Wait until the evening to give the seedlings a good chance to adjust. Locate the strongest and healthiest seedlings to keep. |
There are multiple ways to advertise on Facebook. Choose the method right for you, and let the power of social media do your work. You may want to use other forms of social media like Twitter or Instagram to canvas the market. Make the ad effective by including a picture of an eye-catching, vibrant lawn and offers to help others get the lawn they desire. For text-based ads on Twitter, aim for the most key words and hash-tags you can fit into the allotted character count. Choose from a wide range of page builders and web hosts to add legitimacy to your e-business. You will also need a domain name to keep people returning and to attract more customers. Make your website focused, friendly on the eyes, easy to use, and quick to load in order to maximize effectiveness. Not all domain names are available. Do a quick check before getting your heart set on a name. You may need to learn a little web coding to get your site looking perfect. Don't be intimidated, however, most changes are pretty straightforward and simplistic. Take a few photos of your work and proudly display them on your site. A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. Reciprocate with other, like-minded vendors in your area. For instance, offer a discount if someone is willing to buy a package deal to your lawn service and a partner florist. . Everyone uses search engines. Putting a little ad placement on Google, Yahoo, or Bing, for instance, could lead to exponential growth. Create a great ad by including a unique value you can provide, something that prompts a potential customer to act, a way to catch the eye, and a great URL. Your neighbors will envy your lush, green, lawn – This is value unique to normal lawns. Get a visit within 24-hours! – Visitors know they’ll get your services fast if they click. Trustworthy, Local Lawn Care – Stand out from competitors who just offer “lawn care.” www.lawns.com/Green-Lawn-of-Envy – Much better than a page titled “services”. | Create a Facebook ad. Make a website. Use search engine ads |
Learning-to-learn or meta-learning leverages data-driven inductive bias to increase the efficiency of learning on a novel task.This approach encounters difficulty when transfer is not mutually beneficial, for instance, when tasks are sufficiently dissimilar or change over time.Here, we use the connection between gradient-based meta-learning and hierarchical Bayes to propose a mixture of hierarchical Bayesian models over the parameters of an arbitrary function approximator such as a neural network.Generalizing the model-agnostic meta-learning algorithm, we present a stochastic expectation maximization procedure to jointly estimate parameter initializations for gradient descent as well as a latent assignment of tasks to initializations.This approach better captures the diversity of training tasks as opposed to consolidating inductive biases into a single set of hyperparameters.Our experiments demonstrate better generalization on the standard miniImageNet benchmark for 1-shot classification.We further derive a novel and scalable non-parametric variant of our method that captures the evolution of a task distribution over time as demonstrated on a set of few-shot regression tasks. | We use the connection between gradient-based meta-learning and hierarchical Bayes to learn a mixture of meta-learners that is appropriate for a heterogeneous and evolving task distribution. |
Detach the tank on the carpet cleaner's front end. Make sure hot water is flowing from your sink's faucet, then put the tank's spout under it. The tank will have a line, about ¾ of the way up, indicating how far to fill it. For help locating and removing the cleaner's tanks, consult your owner's manual. Usually, all you have to do is lift up some plastic clips to free the tank. Pick 1 of the many carpet cleaning formulas available at any general store. This is a special formula designed to work with the carpet cleaner, so it's different from a carpet shampoo. The tank will have a second fill line above the first one. Pour the formula directly into the hot water until it reaches that line. Some cleaners have separate hot water and formula tanks. For these, fill the hot water tank full with water, then fill the formula tank to the fill lines with hot water and formula. Find the dial located on the front side of the cleaner, next to the tank. The dial will have settings for light, normal, and heavy cleanings. Depending on how dirty your carpeting is, select the correct setting and adjust it as you go. The tools dial is the large one on top of the water tank. Spin the dial until the marked arrow on it points down, towards the floor cleaning option. Your machine is now loaded and ready to go. | Fill the water tank with hot water. Add carpet cleaning formula to the water tank. Set the cleaning dial if your cleaner has one. Turn the tools dial to the floor cleaning option. |
Having a drippy nose or a fever causes you to lose moisture. Make sure you drink enough so that you aren't forcing your body to deal with both the cold and the physical stress of dehydration. When you sleep, keep a cup of water, juice, clear broth, or warm lemon water near your bed. If you sleep restlessly, this will enable you to take a few swallows each time you wake and avoid dehydration throughout the night. Avoid alcohol and coffee. Both will dehydrate you. If you are urinating infrequently or passing dark or cloudy urine, these are signs that you are dehydrated. Most adults require about 8 hours per night when they are healthy. If you are fighting off a cold, you will probably need more. Give yourself permission to nap. When you are sleepy, that is your body telling you what it needs. Being fully rested will help boost your immune system and enable your body to fight the cold more effectively. If you have a stuffy nose or coughing, it can be very difficult to sleep at night. Try keeping the air in your bedroom moist with a cool-mist humidifier or a vaporizer. The better you sleep, the more energy you will have to fight off the virus. If you don't have a humidifier or vaporizer you can quickly and cheaply make one. Put a pot of warm water on the radiator and let it slowly evaporate overnight. A low fever will make the air temperature around you feel colder. If you are so cold that you start shivering, this will cost your body energy that it could be using to fight the cold virus. If you have to go to work or school, bundle up with an extra warm layer of clothing like a big sweater. If you can stay home, add an extra blanket to your bed. Try using a hot water bottle or sipping a cup of warm tea if you have trouble getting warm. The nutrients and salt will replenish your electrolytes. In addition, the warm steam will help clear your nose. If you have an appetite for something more substantial, you can add chunks of chicken, noodles, peas, carrots, and other nutritious vegetables to the broth. Milk (more precisely any kind of fat) increases the amount of mucus being created by your body. These products can be: Products containing milk (including almond and soy milk). Yogurt, pudding, cream. Butter, margarine, cream cheese. Most other products that are high in fats. | Drink extra water. Get extra sleep. Ease breathing difficulties with humidity. Avoid getting chilled. Keep up your energy with chicken broth. Avoid food and drinks that contain milk. |
Taking apart the piece can make it easier to get an even color, because you'll be able to lay each component flat to stain it. In addition, you'll be able to make sure you don't miss any spots and you can thoroughly cover the facing behind the doors and drawers. Taking off any hardware will ensure they don't accidentally get coated with stain. Stain is designed to be permanent, so you should make sure to cover your work area with a drop cloth, newspaper, old towels, or a tarp. If you're working outside in the grass, a drop cloth will help prevent grass from getting stuck in your stain while it's drying. Stain can be hard to get off of your skin. Wear a thin pair of gloves to make clean-up easy without affecting your coordination. You may also want to wear old clothes that you don't mind getting messed up, in case some of the stain spills. Most stains are made to allow the natural grain of the wood to show through. Because of this, you can't get a lighter color by applying a light stain over a dark stain. If you want to lighten the wood you're working with, you'll have to strip it first. In addition to creating a lighter finish, you will need to strip the wood first if your piece has a lacquered topcoat. You can remove the original stain with a chemical stripper or by sanding it away. If you're going from a light stain to a dark stain, there's no need to strip away the existing stain first. However, keep in mind that the existing stain may alter the color of the finished product. You don't have to sand much, just enough to rough up the surface of the wood. A P200-grit sandpaper is perfect for prepping your project. Use a sanding block or sponge so you apply even pressure. If you already sanded the wood to remove the previous stain, you don't need to sand it again. Don't sand through the existing finish or you'll end up with a splotchy appearance. | Remove any drawers, doors, or hardware if you can. Protect your work area. Wear rubber or latex gloves to protect your hands. Remove the existing stain if you are going from a dark color to a lighter one. Leave the original stain in place if you want to stain the piece a darker color. Sand the surface of your project lightly with fine-grit sandpaper. |
Get out 4 slices of white bread. You can use bread that's a day or two stale or you can toast it a little in the oven or toaster. Take the bread and tear it into small pieces. Use your favorite kind of bread for the breadcrumbs. If you'd like white breadcrumbs, use white bread and trim off the crusts. For whole-wheat breadcrumbs, use a soft-whole wheat bread and leave the crusts on. Place the pieces of bread into a food processor. Blitz the bread until you get coarse bread crumbs. Avoid processing the bread for too long or it may become gummy and clog up the processor. You can use the fresh breadcrumbs or store them in an airtight container. If you don't have a food processor, you can process the bread in a coffee or spice grinder. You can also freeze the slices of bread until they're hard and rub them against a grater to make fresh breadcrumbs. Fresh breadcrumbs absorb a lot of moisture, so they're great for baking. Consider using fresh breadcrumbs in recipes for meatballs, meatloaf, or seafood patties. You can also top casseroles or seafood with the fresh breadcrumbs. The breadcrumbs will become slightly crisp once the food bakes in the oven. | Tear the bread into pieces. Blitz the bread in a food processor. Use the fresh breadcrumbs. |
If you've had trouble growing healthy grass in the past, the problem is probably related to the makeup of your soil. If it has a lot of tightly-packed clay, the grass roots aren't able to get the oxygen they need to grow. If it has too much sand, it won't hold water and nutrients near the roots. Grass grows best in loamy, fertile soil that drains well, and you'll need to amend the soil to fit that description. You can take a soil sample to your local nursery and ask an expert to help you determine its composition, or do it yourself by digging a hole in your yard and filling it with water. Watch what happens: Sandy soil will drain in a split second. This means you'll need to work in 2 inches (5.1 cm) of extra compost or topsoil to hold nutrients around the grass roots. Clay-packed soil holds water and drains very slowly. Plan to work in 2 inches (5.1 cm) of extra organic matter like peat moss, composted animal manure, composted leaves or yard waste so the grass roots won't suffocate. The alkalinity of the soil will also greatly affect how well your grass grows. Take a few soil samples from multiple locations, both near the surface and at a depth of 6 to 8 inches (15–20 cm). Label them well to keep them distinct, then send them to your local agricultural extension or a soil testing lab. Allow two weeks to receive the results. If the soil has pH of 6 or below, it's too acidic. This can be amended with the addition of lime. Talk with an expert at the garden center to determine exactly how much lime you need to add, or contact a turf professional. If the soil has a pH of 6.5 or higher, it's too alkaline for grass. This can be amended with the addition of sulfur or gypsum. To find out exactly how much you need to add, talk with a professional. Remove lawn decorations, large sticks and rocks, and anything else that could get in the way. Take out bricks and construction materials, too. Remove anything larger than about 3 inches (7.6 cm) in diameter so that the tiller won't catch on objects as you work the yard. For best results, use a complete vegetation herbicide at least two weeks (if not longer) prior to beginning the project. This will kill all undesirable weeds and help prohibit re-growth. If you have a ditch, an uneven hill or a big hole in your yard, it'll be more difficult to lay the sod neatly. Rough grading levels out the ground, creating a smooth surface and helping eliminate drainage problems. It's not absolutely mandatory, but it's a good idea if you want to go the distance to get the perfect lawn. To rough grade a large area, use a tractor mounted blade. They're quite expensive to purchase, but you can rent one from a home and garden store. For smaller areas, you can rough grade by hand. Use hand tools like garden hoes or large landscaping rakes to break up the soil and soften the edges and slopes around holes and ditches. Borrow, rent or buy a soil tiller you can use to loosen the top 6 inches (15.2 cm) of soil in your yard. Tilling the soil loosens it up so that the roots of the grass you lay can breathe and get established. Till the soil using the same method you'd use to mow the lawn, loosening it row by row in sections. Go in a different direction with each pass for a more even surface. Tilling the soil not only prepares it for the grass you're about to lay, it also helps with weed control by turning over the weeds that are about to sprout. If your soil is especially compact and laden with clay, till to a depth of 8 inches (20.3 cm) instead of 6, to make sure the grass roots will have plenty of space to grow without getting compacted. Use a good-quality topsoil or compost to provide a rich bed on which to lay the sod. If you determined that your soil needs extra compost, organic matter, lime or sulfur to achieve the right conditions, spread it at the same time. Run the tiller over the yard once more to mix in the compost, topsoil and other amendments. You can spread the topsoil, compost and amendments by hand or using a rented soil spreading machine. This last step ensures that the sod you lay will have all the nutrients it needs to get a healthy start. High-phosphate starter fertilizer is usually recommended. Lay it evenly and work it into the soil according to the instructions that come with the packaging. | Check out the composition of your soil. Test the pH of the soil. Clear the yard of obstructions. Remove weeds. Rough grade areas that aren't level. Till the soil to a depth of at least 6 inches (15.2 cm). Spread 2 inches (5.1 cm) of topsoil or compost and other amendments over the soil. Use a spreader to lay down fertilizer. |
Deep Reinforcement Learning has managed to achieve state-of-the-art results in learning control policies directly from raw pixels.However, despite its remarkable success, it fails to generalize, a fundamental component required in a stable Artificial Intelligence system.Using the Atari game Breakout, we demonstrate the difficulty of a trained agent in adjusting to simple modifications in the raw image, ones that a human could adapt to trivially.In transfer learning, the goal is to use the knowledge gained from the source task to make the training of the target task faster and better.We show that using various forms of fine-tuning, a common method for transfer learning, is not effective for adapting to such small visual changes.In fact, it is often easier to re-train the agent from scratch than to fine-tune a trained agent.We suggest that in some cases transfer learning can be improved by adding a dedicated component whose goal is to learn to visually map between the known domain and the new one.Concretely, we use Unaligned Generative Adversarial Networks to create a mapping function to translate images in the target task to corresponding images in the source task.These mapping functions allow us to transform between various variations of the Breakout game, as well as between different levels of a Nintendo game, Road Fighter.We show that learning this mapping is substantially more efficient than re-training.A visualization of a trained agent playing Breakout and Road Fighter, with and without the GAN transfer, can be seen in \\url and \\url. | We propose a method of transferring knowledge between related RL tasks using visual mappings, and demonstrate its effectiveness on visual variants of the Atari Breakout game and different levels of Road Fighter, a Nintendo car driving game. |
Trigeminal neuralgia is a progressive condition. Although medications can help you manage symptoms over time, more aggressive cases of this condition can lead to permanent damage to the trigeminal nerve, which can result in debilitating pain or partial permanent facial numbness. If you do not respond to medication surgery may be considered. Your doctor will work with you to help you choose the best surgery based on your health and medical background. The degree of severity of your trigeminal neuralgia, prior history of neuropathy, and general health all factor into the options that are available to you. The overall goal of surgery is to minimize damage to the trigeminal nerve as trigeminal neuralgia advances and to improve quality of life when medications no longer effectively manage pain. The goal of balloon compression is to slightly damage the trigeminal nerve branches so that pain impulses cannot be transmitted. During the procedure, a small balloon is inserted into the skull through a catheter and as it inflates, the trigeminal nerve is pressed against the skull. This is typically an outpatient procedure that is performed under general anesthesia, although sometimes an overnight hospital stay is needed. Balloon compression results in about two years of pain relief. Many patients experience temporary facial numbness or weakness in muscles used for chewing after undergoing this procedure, but are generally relieved of pain symptoms. Glycerol injection is used to treat trigeminal neuralgia that particularly affects the third and lowest branch of the trigeminal nerve. During this outpatient procedure, a thin needle is inserted through the cheek into the base of the skull and near the 3rd division of the trigeminal nerve. Once the glycerol is injected, it damages the trigeminal nerve, resulting in pain relief. This procedure usually results in about 1 to 2 years of pain relief. Radiofrequency thermal lesioning, also known as RF ablation, is an outpatient procedure consisting of coagulating nerve fibers with an electrode to desensitize areas where you experience pain. During the procedure, a needle with an electrode is inserted into the trigeminal nerve. Once the area of nerve that causes the pain is located, your doctor sends small electrical pulses through the electrode to damage the nerve fibers, resulting in numbing of the site. In about 50% of the patients, the symptoms reoccur three to four years following the procedure. This procedure uses computer imaging to send focused radiation to the trigeminal nerve. During the procedure, the radiation creates a lesion of the trigeminal nerve, which disrupts sensory signals to the brain and reduces pain. Patients can often leave the hospital the same day or the day following the procedure. Most patients who undergo gamma knife report pain relief after a few weeks or months but pain often reoccurs within three years. MVD is the most invasive surgical procedure for trigeminal neuralgia. During surgery, your doctor makes a hole behind the ear. Then, using an endoscope to visualize the trigeminal nerve, your doctor will place a cushion between the nerve and the blood vessel that compresses the nerve. The recovery time for this procedure varies from person to person and often requires a hospital stay. This is the most effective surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. About 70-80% of patients have immediate, complete pain relief and 60-70% remain pain-free at 10-20 years. Neurectomy involves removing a part of the trigeminal nerve. This invasive, ablative procedure is reserved for patients who are refractory to other treatments or who cannot undergo alternative surgical procedures. Neurectomies may work for treating trigeminal neuralgia, but most evidence has been negative or inconclusive. Neurectomies are often performed when a blood vessel is not found pressing on the nerve during an MVD. During the procedure, different portions of the trigeminal nerve's branches are removed to grant pain relief. | Ask about surgery. Try balloon compression. Ask about glycerol injection. Try radiofrequency thermal lesioning. Research stereotactic radiosurgery (or gamma knife). Try microvascular decompression (MVD). Understand neurectomy. |
Common-sense physical reasoning is an essential ingredient for any intelligent agent operating in the real-world.For example, it can be used to simulate the environment, or to infer the state of parts of the world that are currently unobserved.In order to match real-world conditions this causal knowledge must be learned without access to supervised data.To address this problem we present a novel method that learns to discover objects and model their physical interactions from raw visual images in a purely unsupervised fashion.It incorporates prior knowledge about the compositional nature of human perception to factor interactions between object-pairs and learn efficiently.On videos of bouncing balls we show the superior modelling capabilities of our method compared to other unsupervised neural approaches that do not incorporate such prior knowledge.We demonstrate its ability to handle occlusion and show that it can extrapolate learned knowledge to scenes with different numbers of objects. | We introduce a novel approach to common-sense physical reasoning that learns to discover objects and model their physical interactions from raw visual images in a purely unsupervised fashion |
If you don't have a hose at home, go to a local carwash and use theirs. Spray down the surface of all your tires. If you notice any tough dirt spots, move the hose closer to the tire so the stream of water is more powerful. Use a store-bought cleaner designed specifically for rubber tires. You can make your own using water, a few drops of dish soap, and a spray bottle. Spray all over the surface of your tires so they’re completely covered with the cleaning mixture. Don't worry if you get some cleaner on the rims. If you don't have a spray bottle, mix your cleaning solution in a bucket and apply it with a rag. Bring the brush back and forth over surface of the tires. Press firmly over any dirt or grime patches so they come off. If the bristles of the brush accumulate a lot of dirt, rinse the brush off. Microfiber towels are better at picking up particles than regular towels, but you can use a regular towel if that's all you have. Wipe the towel over the whole surface of your tires to remove any leftover cleaner and pick up lingering dirt and grime. When you’re finished, your tires should be nearly dry. | Rinse off caked-on dirt on your tires using a hose. Spray the surface of your tires with a cleaner. Use a hard-bristled scrub brush to brush the cleaner into your tires. Wipe down your tires with a dry microfiber towel. |
Okay, this isn't exactly staying up all night, but taking a nap for even a few minutes can improve performance and minimize signs of sleepiness. Even a little shut eye can help you stay up for the rest of the night. One study found that people did better with just a 26-minute nap. So shut your eyes for just a little bit, and you should find it easier to make it through the entire night and next day. The key here is to take a short nap because otherwise you could end up in a deep sleep, which is very hard to wake out of. You could also sleep a little bit longer the night before you know you will be up all night. The body will “bank” the sleep, and it will be easier to get through the stretch of sleeplessness without it. Your body clock is actually aware of changes in light and darkness, and you will feel more awake in the light. The body clock is linked physically to the eyes. If you’re super tired the next day, go outside. The sunlight will also function to wake your body up more. The darkness causes the body to produce melatonin, which is the sleep hormone. People's instinct is often to turn down the lights at night, but that's probably going to make you more sleepy as the body perceives it's time to call it a night. Turning the lights higher than normal will trick the body. The brain is going to be more alert after you move a bit. If you don't have time to exercise, you could just engage in a conversation, wash the dishes – do something to focus your body on a new action for a time. Changing an activity also might wake the body up more. The body will become more alert to compensate for the new activity. The body feels less tired when you’re busy because it will focus on the task instead of the lack of sleep. Mental activities also may help you stay awake by keeping your focus on something other than the fact you're tired. So try playing a game. Some mental activities, like reading a book, may make you more sleepy, though, especially if you do them while lying down. You could listen to a talking radio show though. The body temperature naturally lowers during sleep, so people sleep better when it's colder. However, a hot room is probably going to make you feel drowsy. Other ways to trick the body into feeling more wakeful include taking a cold shower and getting dressed up for your day. In addition to turning down the room temperature, you could also open a window. The breeze should help you stay awake, in addition to the lower temperature (if it's cool outside). | Take a short nap during the night or right before it starts. Make sure the lights are on and bright. Stay busy, and move. Cool down the room. |
The type of activity you’re doing may determine the right color of sunglasses for you. Consider when you wear your sunglasses most. While every shade of sunglasses will protect your eyes from UV rays and help you see during bright days, certain colors may improve the efficiency of certain tasks. For driving, gray and brown work best to block out colors. Yellow and amber are not recommended because they may distort the color of traffic signals. For pilots, gray, green-gray, or brown lenses are recommended. If you need glasses for boating or fishing, try wearing pink or rose-tinted glasses. Think about the climate where you live. Different colors or shades will be more effective in different types of weather. If you live in a tropical area, you might want a color that is better for bright sunny days. If you live in the north, you might find that you need a good pair of sunglasses for snowy weather. Brown, amber, and gray are great for sunny or overcast days. Greens are good for most weather conditions, including rain. Yellows are great for foggy or hazy conditions, including heavy air pollution. Reds, pinks, blues, and purples are good for snowy and misty conditions. Certain colors may give you an edge if you play sports. Finding the right color lens for your sport can help filter out obtrusive colors and help you notice minute details. Some good options include: Tennis: gray, brown, or yellow are best. Golfing: yellow, amber, and brown are good for general games. Red and rose may be good for the putting green but not on the fairway. Skiing: amber, yellow, or orange are are generally recommended. Rose colored lenses may help in low-light conditions.. Running: Brown, yellow, or rose are good options, although neutral colors such as gray and green work well too. Baseball: amber, brown, or green are recommended. If you have any eye conditions—such as glaucoma or cataracts—, you should speak to your doctor about what color lens is right for you. You may be advised to find a neutral lens that will block out harmful UV rays without distorting color very much, or you might be recommended a yellow or amber lens to improve your contrast. For glaucoma, mirror coatings can be helpful. These are shiny outer coatings that reduce glare but do not distort colors. They come in almost every color, but unlike normal lenses, the color of the mirror coating has no effect on your vision. If you have macular degeneration, amber lenses may help while outdoors. While driving, you should stick with gray lenses, however. | Think about when you use sunglasses. Factor in your local weather. Match your sunglasses to your sport. Ask your doctor for advice. |
. Use a mild soap and warm water to wash your hands before touching the blister site. Wash your hands for 15-20 seconds. This will help prevent the spread of germs, which could cause an infection in the blister area. Don't scrub the blister; this could tear the skin further. Do not use alcohol, iodine, or hydrogen peroxide, as these can irritate the exposed skin. Let it air dry, if possible, or blot gently with a towel. Don't rub the blister area with a towel, as this could tear the skin. The skin flap that formed the top of the blister may eventually come off, but will still help protect the raw skin underneath while it heals. If possible, leave it intact, and smooth it down over the raw skin underneath. If the blister has torn, or if there is dirt under the skin flap, you may need to trim it away to prevent infection and keep it from ripping further and damaging healthy skin. First, wash the area thoroughly. Then, disinfect a pair of small scissors (nail or first aid scissors work best for this) using rubbing alcohol. (You can also sterilize scissors by placing them in boiling water for 20 minutes, or holding them over an open flame until the metal turns red, and then letting them cool.) Carefully clip away the dead skin. Don't clip too close to the healthy skin. It is better to leave a bit of excess than risk further injury to your skin. This will help prevent infection, which is the biggest risk with burst blisters. Common over-the-counter antibacterial ointments and creams include Neosporin and “triple antibiotic ointment,” both of which contain neomycin, polymyxin, and bacitracin. For smaller blisters, a regular bandage should work fine, but for larger blisters, you may need to use a nonstick gauze pad held in place with first aid tape. Be sure to only use non-stick bandages and gauze pads on an open blister. Regular gauze will stick to raw skin! Hydrocolloid bandages may help accelerate healing. They will adhere to skin, but not to the blister. If the skin over the blister has come away, or if the blister is on your foot or another sensitive area, you may want to use a special bandage designed for blisters. There are numerous brands of special blister cushion bandages that are padded to protect delicate skin. You can also use moleskin on blisters. Moleskin is a soft, felt-like substance that often has an adhesive backing. Cut two pieces of moleskin slightly larger than your blister. Cut a circle roughly the size of your blister in one of the pieces. Apply this piece over the blister, positioning it so that the “window” is directly over the blister. Apply the second piece of moleskin on top of the first. Resist the urge to use a liquid bandage like New-Skin. These are more suited to cuts or lacerations, and could cause further irritation or infection if used on a blister. When in doubt, ask your pharmacist or call your doctor for a specific recommendation. | Wash your hands thoroughly Wash the area thoroughly with gentle soap and water. Allow the blister to dry. Leave the skin flap intact. Apply an antibacterial ointment or cream to the area. Apply a clean bandage over the blister. Use a special bandage for a raw or especially painful blister. |
If you have a friend or family member who has just become blind, the person may be struggling and frightened. They are probably spending a lot of time with doctors and therapists to make different life transitions. It's difficult to know what to say, but many blind people lead full, wonderful lives, with a rich school or work life and normal relationships. If the person shares that they would like to talk about being blind, be an empathetic listener. Learn about the best ways to assist a loved one who's blind, from helping the person develop a new organizational system to arranging the house in a way that's more accessible. Joining organizations for blind people is an essential way to make the transition from sighted to blind. It helps to talk with other people who have been through the same thing and who have a lot to teach what changes to make. Here are a few organizations devoted to helping blind people lead full and active lives: The National Federation for the Blind American Council of the Blind State-based organizations, which can be found here: http://www.blind.net/resources/organizations/organizations-for-the-blind.html Living life as a blind person has been made much easier due to modern inventions, policies and laws geared toward facilitating blind people's needs. If you know someone who is newly blind, help them find resources that will give him or her access to everything from equipment designed to help people read online to Social Security benefits to counseling, and so on. Help the person you know look into the following: Workplace rehabilitation Social Security benefits Laws (for example, only the blind may walk with a white cane) Products and aids for reading and navigation Acquiring a guide dog | Share with the person that blindness is not a tragedy. Provide the person with information on organizations for the blind. Discuss rights and resources. |
Buying a trendy piece that doesn't fit right is a quick way to become a fashion victim. If you are in any way uncomfortable in your outfit, chances are it doesn't fit properly. When in doubt, take your clothes to a tailor - they'll be able to fix your beloved items so they fit you well. You should be able to fit two fingers in the collar of a dress shirt. If your shirt is supposed to be tucked in, it should be long enough that normal bending movements don't cause it to come untucked. Shoulder seams should rest on the edge of your shoulder, and long sleeves should cover your wrist bones. Button down shirts should be large enough that there is no buckling between the buttons revealing your undershirt. Pants should fit snug, but with enough room at the waist to comfortably fit two fingers. Skinny jeans should be a tighter fit, but not a constricting one. An easy trick to remember is to balance out the thicker parts of your body by accentuating and drawing attention to the thinner parts. If you’re wider in the middle, avoid clothes that draw attention to your waist. Trade high-waisted pants for clothes that are blousy in the middle, such as empire waist shirts and shift dresses. Avoid loud prints and stick with monochromatic palettes. If you’re bigger on the bottom than on the top—swap your skinny jeans for some wide-legged pants, and accent your trim top half with fitted shirts and jackets. If you have the curvy hourglass figure, wear things that accentuate your thin waist. Wrap dresses, high-waisted pants, and outfits that color block at the waist are your best bets. To dress a “boyish” figure—do what you can to make your bust and hips look bigger. Accentuate your waist with belts, try some flared skirts and boot-cut jeans. You wouldn't want to fall victim to fashion by buying trends that contradict your lifestyle. If you're a person who spends most of their time outdoors, you might want to reconsider the trendy stiletto boots before you go sinking into the turf. Conversely, if you're a professional and devote most of your time to business meetings, the latest yoga pant fad may not be in your best interest. | Buy clothes that fit you well. Accent your body type. Consider your lifestyle. |
Unlike outdoor polo, arena polo only requires three players, mostly to keep the safety of the horses and riders in mind. The players' jerseys should indicate their number as Player 1, 2, or 3. Having alternative players is allowed for each team, and the substitute players must be qualified to play. Players' handicaps usually rise by one for arena polo because it requires different skills. This means that if a player's outdoor polo handicap is 1 goal, then his/her arena polo handicap is 2 goals. Arena polo requires fewer ponies per player. Players can alternate two ponies for each chukka, giving one a break while the other is ridden for the current chukka. Ponies can be any breed or size for arena polo. Ponies must not be blind in either eye and must be able to be controlled for the entirety of the match, or they may be excluded. While these rules are similar to that of outdoor polo, there are some differences. Arena polo has four 7-minute chukkas, with 4-minute breaks after most chukkas. The end of the second chukka is followed by a 6-minute break. A bell or signal will sound 30 seconds prior to the end of each chukka. Game officials include two umpires, a referee, a timekeeper, a scorekeeper, and goal judges. However, it is the responsibility of the umpires to signal when a goal is scored. An arena should be 300 feet long by 150 feet wide, with goals at each end that are 10 feet wide by 12 feet tall. Most of the game is played the same, but since it is played in a smaller space, a few differences arise. A goal is scored when the ball hits the boards within the goal area and counts as one point. A small, air-filled ball with a circumference of 12.5” to 15” is used. The match begins with a throw-in, which is when an official rolls the ball in between the teams, who are lined up parallel to each other. The throw-in occurs after the umpire does a coin toss, with the captain of the winning team choosing which goal their team will defend first. A goal is scored by driving the ball into the opposing team's goal with the mallet. Teams switch end goals after each chukka. The player with right of way must follow the line of the ball (i.e. the direction in which it is rolling as part of play), and if the line of the ball changes, other players who may be in the way must be given time to clear the new right of way. Players are not allowed to obstruct the right of way unless they are far enough away from the player with the right of way to avoid collision. In the event of a tie, play will resume with the usual time periods after a 10-minute interval. The first team to score will win. This system is also slightly different from outdoor polo. An umpire can call a foul on any violation of the rules of play. When a foul is called, the umpire must call a time out to announce the foul to the players. There are a variety of different penalties that can be awarded based on the foul committed. These include a free goal to the fouled team, free hits at varying distances from the goal, removal from part or the remainder of the game, disqualification, and forfeit. Players may not argue with the umpires when fouls are called, and vulgar language or disrespectful attitudes are not tolerated. | Create two teams with three players on each team. Ensure that each player has at least two ponies for the match. Understand how arena polo is timed and controlled. Learn the rules of playing arena polo, since there are some differences from outdoor polo. Know what can cause fouls and penalties to be awarded. |
Your sunscreen for a day at the beach versus a quick 15 minute walk doesn't have the same requirements. For prolonged sun exposure, which you should try to avoid, make sure to use a higher SPF and to reapply often. There's no need to go above SPF 50, but make sure it is broad spectrum to guard against all UV rays. For a lighter sunscreen, you can go as low as SPF 15 if you will only be out in the sun for a few minutes. To limit your sun exposure, try taking breaks. For example, if you are going to the beach for a day, spend an hour swimming and then go inside somewhere to eat lunch and reapply sunscreen. Look for a water-resistant sunblock if you plan on being in the water or if you sweat a lot. It can take about 80 minutes for a water-resistant sunblock to wash off of you. A water-resistant sunblock will ensure that you have protection from the sun even when you are enveloped in water. If you won't be exposed to water, consider other factors of your activities, such as altitude. If you are high in the mountains skiing or hiking, you will need a higher SPF because of increased sun exposure, even if it's cold out! Another factor to keep in mind is your location. If you are in Mexico versus Canada, your sun exposure will be quite different! Protect yourself accordingly. While all skin types benefit from sunscreen, fair skin can be especially cancer prone. If your skin is light, use a stronger sunscreen like broad spectrum SPF 50. But even if you tan easily or have very dark skin, you are still at risk for sun damage! Just because you don't burn, doesn't mean your skin is safe. Protect yourself by using a lower SPF. Certain skin types are more at risk for skin cancer. Fair skin with light hair or red hair tends to be most at risk for sunburns and cancer. Be especially careful if any family members have had skin cancer. Make sure to protect yourself with appropriate sunscreen and other protective measures such as dark clothing. This is especially important for young kids. It is not recommended that children use sunscreen sprays, sunscreens with oxybenzone, or sunscreens containing nanoparticles. Sunscreens with metal oxides such as zinc and titanium are safest. Find ones that are broad spectrum for best UV protection. Use SPF 30-50 for safe, quality protection. For very young kids, those under 6 months old, sunscreen is not recommended. Instead protect them by keeping them in the shade, limiting their sun exposure, and having them wear a hat and protective clothing. If you know of ingredients that irritate your skin, definitely avoid those in sunscreen. If your skin is acne-prone, look for oil-free sunscreens. If you aren't sure whether a sunscreen will irritate you, try applying a little bit on a small area before applying it to your whole body. Wait a few minutes and if any irritation occurs, you know not to use it. Additionally, fruit and nut extracts and fragrances do not improve UV blockage and can cause irritation. This is one of the most important ways to protect your skin and will also influence your choice in sunscreen. By limiting your sun exposure, wearing protective clothing, sitting under an umbrella or tree, and wearing a hat and sunglasses, you can greatly help your skin and you will not need as strong of a sunscreen. This way you can think of sunscreen as one part of protecting your skin rather than relying on it alone. This is important for a well-rounded approach to safe skin. Try to limit time in the sun between 10am and 4pm when the rays are strongest. | Consider the amount of time you will be spending in the sun. Keep in mind what activities you will be doing. Pay attention to your skin type. Factor in age. Consider any skin sensitivities. Consider any other preventative measures you will use. |
When you bring your cat to the veterinarian, they’ll ask you a variety of questions about your cat's behavior, symptoms, and more. Make sure to answer these questions in detail. Be specific. For example, let them know the first date you noticed skin problems on your cat and how quickly the problems progressed. Say, “I noticed what appeared to be some dry skin on Yoda's tail last month, but early this month Yoda had lost hair and had some larger pimples or growths.” Don't hold anything back. While you may think that your cat licking their back or tail a lot over the course of the last month is unimportant, your vet might think it is important. After asking you questions, your vet will physically examine your cat. By observing the affected area, they’ll be better able to arrive at a proper diagnosis. Your veterinarian may touch the area affected by the Stud Tail to see if it is sensitive. The veterinarian will look to see if the skin is infected. The vet will use acetate tape to look for bacteria and parasites on your cat. The tape looks like scotch tape and is an easy way for the vet to find out more information about your cat's condition. The vet or a tech will press the tape into the cat's skin or fur to collect a sample. The vet can examine the results in-office. Once your vet has concluded that the problem is Stud Tail, they may need to take a bacteria culture to determine if your cat has an infection. If so, they’ll be better able to prescribe antibiotics to target the bacteria. Your vet will collect a skin sample or a sample of pus from the affected area. They will introduce it to a sterile environment and allow it to grow. Your vet will examine and identify the sample to determine if there is bacteria present and what kind of bacteria it is. This will allow them to prescribe the most effective antibiotic. | Answer any questions your vet may have. Allow your vet to examine the affected area. Expect your vet to perform a tape test. Ask your vet to conduct a bacteria culture. |
Measure out 2 cups (475 milliliters) of distilled water. Pour the water into a pot. Place the pot on a stove burner over high heat. Bring the water to a rolling boil. If you're not using dried herbs, there is no need to boil the distilled water. You will mix the ingredients together as is. If you’re using any dried herbs in your shampoo, measure them out now. Remember, don't use more than 2 ounces (56 grams) total. When the water begins to boil, carefully add the herbs to the pot. After you add the dried herbs, put a lid on the pot. Reduce the heat to low. This will infuse the water with the herbs. Allow the herbs to steep in the simmering water for 15 to 20 minutes. Turn off the burner and remove the lid from the pot. Be careful, since hot steam will probably rise up after you remove the lid. Place a large bowl beneath a strainer. The spent herbs will remain behind as the infused water goes into the bowl. After you strain the spent herbs out of the water, discard the remains. Measure out 6 ounces (180 milliliters) of liquid castile soap. Slowly pour the soap into the bowl with the infused water. Mix the substances together gently as you pour in the soap. The water is probably still very hot, so be careful not to splash. Measure out and add 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) of aloe vera gel and ½ teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) of jojoba oil. Carefully add them to the bowl one at a time, stirring constantly. Mix the ingredients together well. If you are using essential oils, add them now. Remember, don't use more than 40 to 50 drops of the essential oils. Stir well. | Bring the distilled water to a boil. Add the dried herbs of your choice. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low. Remove the pot from heat and strain out the herbs. Pour the hot water carefully through the strainer. Add the castile soap to the herbal water. Add the aloe vera gel, jojoba and essential oils. |
Get outside and enjoy some fresh air together at a local park or nature reserve. You can use this time to talk and catch up on each other's lives, of just be silent and enjoy each other's company. Exercising with a friend can be more fun than being alone if you want to jog or run instead of walk. You could also take your dog on the walk as well. Listening to music is a great free activity. Many websites offer free downloads of full albums from lots of popular artists. So grab a comfy chair and enjoy a hot beverage of choice while you and your best friend discover new songs to fall in love with. People watching is a great solo activity, but it's more amusing and entertaining with your best friend along for the ride. Walk around town or go to a local hot spot and observe the different people hanging around. Make up stories and characters for the people that you see. Be discreet so that you aren't overheard, even if you’re only saying nice things. Don't stalk people together. Just sit and watch as people go by. Don't actually follow them around all day. | Take a hike or a walk. Find some new tunes. Watch people while you’re out and about. |
The workforce changes quickly so if your wife has not worked for a while, she may no longer have the skills that employers are looking for. It's very important that your wife understand the new norms in the industry, which may mean acquiring some new skills. Keep in mind that technology has probably changed since your wife last worked. Even if it's only been a few years, encourage her to take a course or teach herself to use the latest technology related to her field. You can also help her get back in touch with her industry by researching conferences for her to attend or subscribing her to industry publications. This will not only help her stay on top of the latest trends and news, but it may reinvigorate her passion. Job hunters are typically much more successful in finding a position when they network with other professionals in their industry. If your wife is not already doing this, let her know how important it is to her success. If she has contacts from her last job who may be able to help her in her job search, suggest that she reach out to them by phone or email. Social media sites like LinkedIn also offer great networking opportunities. If your wife doesn't know people in the industry anymore, encourage her to meet people by doing volunteer work that is related to her field or attending conferences. If your wife has not worked for a long time, chances are her resume needs to be updated. Putting all of your experience down on paper can seem like an intimidating task, but it's very important that she write a good resume, as this is the only way to make a good first impression with most prospective employers. If your wife has been out of work for a long period of time, encourage her to organize her resume in a functional format instead of a chronological format. This means grouping her relevant experience and skills by type instead of listing them in date order. If you are a good resume writer, help your wife by offering to revise or edit her resume for her. If this is not something you are particularly good at, consider asking a friend or family member who is a talented resume writer, or even hiring a professional to help her polish her resume. To help boost your wife's confidence and increase her chances of getting hired, help her practice for interviews by asking her sample questions. Focus both on common interview questions and questions specifically related to her extended absence from the workforce. Help your wife brainstorm about industry-related experience she accrued during her time away from work. For example, if she is a graphic designer, she may have used her skills to design posters for the kids' school play. Talking about these kinds of endeavors can help your wife convince potential employers that she was never entirely removed from her field of interest. Common interview questions include things like, "Why do you want to work for this company?", "What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?", "Why do you think you would be a good fit for this position?", "What are your career goals?", "What was your biggest accomplishment and biggest failure?", and "How do you deal with angry customers or disagreements with coworkers?" Make sure your wife is knowledgeable about the company she will be interviewing with. It's also a good idea to help her think of a few questions that she wants to ask the interviewer that show interest in the company and/or position. A good question might be "What do you hope for the company to achieve in the next year?" or "What is the biggest obstacle facing this department right now?" Advise her to avoid asking questions about pay or benefits unless the interviewer brings these topics up first. Re-entering the workforce after an absence is not easy. Many formerly successful professionals find it very discouraging that they are not able to find high-paying jobs as easily as they thought they would be able to. Be prepared for this reality and be willing to be emotionally supportive if your wife becomes discouraged. It's common for people who have been out of work for a long time to doubt their own skills and abilities. If you feel this is the case with your wife, give her a confidence boost by reminding her of her many talents and accomplishments. It helps to be understanding if the job search is not going well. Even if the family is under a lot of financial pressure, it will not help the situation if you become confrontational or accusatory about your wife's inability to find a job. | Help her update her skills. Encourage her to network. Help her write her resume. Practice interview questions. Be supportive. |
Rinse the sardines and pat them dry. Place ½ cup (60 g) of flour in a bowl and season it with salt and pepper. In another bowl, beat 2 eggs with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of water. Put 1 cup (120g) of breadcrumbs in another bowl. Put 2 or 3 sardines in the flour and toss them until they’re lightly coated. Shake off the excess flour then dunk the sardines in the egg mixture. Transfer them to the bowl of breadcrumbs and coat them evenly. Repeat until all the sardines are breaded. Heat 1⁄2 cup (120 ml) of oil in a frying pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Work in batches, adding one layer of sardines to the pan at a time. Cook until they are golden brown, about 3-4 minutes. Flip them over and fry them until they’re cooked through, about 3 minutes. Repeat until all the sardines are cooked. For the remaining batches, add more oil to the pan if needed. Transfer the cooked sardines carefully to a plate lined with paper towels. While they’re hot, season them with salt. Heat 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of oil in the same pan you used before. Add ½ cup (60 g) of capers, drained and rinsed, and ½ cup (60 g) of fresh parsley leaves to the oil. Fry for 1 minute, then remove the capers and parsley and put them on top of the sardines. Enjoy! | Prepare your ingredients. Coat the sardines in flour, eggs, and breadcrumbs. Fry the sardines in oil for 6-7 minutes. Season the sardines with salt. Serve them with fried capers and parsley. |
It is important to get your body accustomed to a regular sleep schedule, particularly if you tend to have a hard time falling asleep. Try going to sleep and waking up at the same time every day. Following a regular routine for at least 30 minutes before your bedtime will help your mind and body prepare for sleep. Your routine should be relaxing. Try to choose something that will help you keep your mind off of the worries of your day, but will not overstimulate you. Reading, playing a game, stretching, or working on a craft project are all great options. Find one that is enjoyable for you. If you need some extra help getting rid of your worries, give yourself some time right before bed to indulge in an activity that you find truly relaxing. You can try meditating, taking a hot bath, practicing progressive muscle relaxation, or doing deep breathing exercises. Everyone is different, so try some different activities to find one that helps you reduce your overall anxiety. Exposure to bright lights late in the day can disrupt your natural circadian rhythm. Try to avoid watching television or using your computer for at least 30 minutes before you go to bed. It's also best to begin dimming the lights in your house several hours before you go to bed so that your body realizes it is nighttime. If possible, rid your room of sleep-disrupting lights from electronics like clocks and televisions. If you wake up in the middle of the night, avoid turning all of the lights on, as this may make your body think it is time to be active. To enhance your body's natural circadian rhythm, try to expose yourself to as much natural light as possible during the day. While it is important to get adequate sleep, it is also important to recognize that one poor night of sleep will not cause you any harm. If you can't sleep, try reminding yourself that you will still be fine the next day instead of dwelling on the consequences of sleep deprivation. Watching the clock will only worsen your anxiety, so avoid doing so at all costs. While the occasional poor night of sleep will not harm your health, chronic sleeplessness might, so seek medical help if you have chronic insomnia. Sometimes your brain just needs to focus on something relaxing in order to fall asleep. If you find your mind dwelling on your worries, redirect your thinking by practicing one of the following exercises: Think about a happy memory or a favorite story and silently rehearse the story to yourself in as much detail as possible. You can also focus on an everyday object and attempt to describe it to yourself in vivid detail. Focus all of your attention on the natural rhythm of your breath and try to visualize your breath entering and exiting each part of your body. Busy your brain by trying to think of as many items that fit into a certain category as possible. For example, you could attempt to name all animals whose name starts with the letter A. If you have been lying in bed for a long time and are unable to fall asleep, it's better to get up than to lie there worrying. Try moving to a different room and engaging in a relaxing activity, such as knitting or reading, until you feel tired. Remember to keep the lights as dim as possible and to avoid dwelling on the negative consequences of not getting enough sleep. | Establish a relaxing routine. Unplug and dim the lights. Don't obsess over sleep. Distract yourself. Get up if you can't sleep. |
Even if you have never thought of yourself as a social worker or a doctor, don't let that prevent you from keeping that option on the table if it made your short list and you can imagine yourself enjoying the job. If you have the willpower, pretty much any career option can be available to you. Part of selecting the right mental health career is knowing about yourself and what you want out of a career. If you are not enthusiastic about a potential career choice, take it off your list and only focus on opportunities that you believe will give you fulfillment. It would be awful to redirect your career, potentially paying large sums of money for an education, only to find out that your new job bores you to death. Try to make sure that you have a passion for the career you are going to work toward. You can be more certain that you are passionate about your future job by shadowing someone who currently does that job or by doing your best to vividly imagine all aspects of the job you would do throughout the week. You will likely be happiest if you choose an option that will provide a chance for you to grow, advance, and succeed as your abilities and interests change. If your first choice becomes impossible due to denied admissions or a lack of financial resources, remember that there are many paths to the ideal career in mental health. Consider making yourself more attractive to educational programs or potential employers in the field. Pursue unpaid opportunities for mental health experience or training, such as Mental Health First Aid certification or volunteer training at a local hospital or crisis center. Try gradually building up your experience base in the mental health field and visit a career counselor to help tailor your resume to appeal to mental health organizations. Your experience may reflect more relevant skills for potential jobs than you realize; describe your experience as a university resident assistant as including behavioral monitoring and youth counseling, or your time as a bartender as helping you gain people skills and an unrivaled ability to listen. If you are currently in a related field, consider pursuing a lateral job move to a position more closely related to mental health. For instance, apply for positions that will move you from welfare case management to substance abuse case management or from math teacher to youth group home resident assistant. | Keep your options open. Choose a career that excites you. Select a career that offers opportunities for advancement. Remember to be flexible. Consider alterations of your current position. |
Challenges are parts of the story guests figure out along the way. If your guests are new to escape rooms, stick to only 3 or 4 challenges. If you think they would like a more difficult escape room, think of 5 or more challenges. Challenges for a zombie escape room could be to figure out who the first person was to become infected, what the cure for the zombies is, and finding the location of the cure. For a futuristic theme, you could require the players to determine what year they are in, how they got there, and how to get back to the present. If you're creating an escape room for more than 6 people, consider breaking them into two teams, or setting up challenges that can be solved simultaneously. That way, everyone who is participating will be entertained. Make sure each challenge is solvable in the amount of time you're giving the players. Once they solve the challenge or puzzle, it should then lead them on to answer or unlock something. For example, if the challenge is to unlock a door, you could choose to have the players decrypt messages, open a combination lock, or search for items in odd places in order to find the key. If the players have to decode a message sent by villain, they may need to find written clues in books, newspapers, and pictures. Purchase pad locks, bike locks, or a small safe. Create a puzzle where the answer is the combination to open the lock. Once the lock is opened, make sure you provide the next clue. For example, you could hide the combination of the lock under a book. For a tricky challenge, put the key to the lock in a a separate box they have to unlock first. Write a code on the bottom of objects in the room that help players opening a lock or provide more information. You could place several dice through the room with numbers missing. The players would then try piecing together the missing numbers to open a lock. Open a newspaper and underline certain words to make a sentence the players must piece together. Give players a list or sentence of words to have them match to a pattern. You could make an acrostic where the first letter of each word creates a sentence or name. Color code the words and match the colors to a pattern somewhere else in the room. Display a sentence where the number of letters in each word correspond to the numbers of a lock or safe. | Think of challenges the guests will encounter throughout the story. Set up more or simultaneous challenges if you have a large group. Create a puzzle for each challenge in the storyline. Use locks to guard information. Put items in plain site that have hidden information. Create a cipher by providing players with something to unscramble. |
Make a list of several multiples for each denominator in the equation. Each list should consist of the denominator numeral multiplied by 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. Example: 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/5 Multiples of 2: 2 * 1 = 2; 2 * 2 = 4; 2 * 3 = 6; 2 * 4 = 8; 2 * 5 = 10; 2 * 6 = 12; 2 * 7 = 14; etc. Multiples of 3: 3 * 1 = 3; 3 * 2 = 6; 3 *3 = 9; 3 * 4 = 12; 3 * 5 = 15; 3 * 6 = 18; 3 * 7 = 21; etc. Multiples of 5: 5 * 1 = 5; 5 * 2 = 10; 5 * 3 = 15; 5 * 4 = 20; 5 * 5 = 25; 5 * 6 = 30; 5 * 7 = 35; etc. Scan through each list and mark any multiples that are shared by all of the original denominators. After identifying the common multiples, identify the lowest multiple common to all the denominators. Note that if no common multiple exists at this point, you may need to continue writing out multiples until you eventually come across a shared multiple. This method is easier to use when small numbers are present in the denominator. In this example, the denominators only share one multiple and it is 30: 2 * 15 = 30; 3 * 10 = 30; 5 * 6 = 30 The LCD = 30 In order to change each fraction in the equation so that it remains true to the original equation, you will need to multiply each numerator (the top of the fraction) and denominator by the same factor used to multiply the corresponding denominator when reaching the LCD. Example: (15/15) * (1/2); (10/10) * (1/3); (6/6) * (1/5) New equation: 15/30 + 10/30 + 6/30 After finding the LCD and changing the fractions accordingly, you should be able to solve the problem without further difficulty. Remember to simplify the fraction at the end. Example: 15/30 + 10/30 + 6/30 = 31/30 = 1 1/30 | List the multiples of each denominator. Identify the lowest common multiple. Rewrite the original equation. Solve the rewritten problem. |
Before you can make any changes to your profile, you need to login to your POF account. Enter your email/username and password. If you have forgotten your login info, click the link provided and follow the steps. " Once you have logged into the site, click the link that says, "Edit Profile." This will be located at the top of the screen, toward the right, next to the link for "My Profile." After you select the "Edit Profile" link, at the top of the page you will see a line of text that reads, "To hide your profile from others, click here." Go ahead and click this link. This will hide your profile, and you will no longer appear in the search results of other POF users. Hiding your profile on POF means that you will no longer appear in any bar of images or search results. However, there are some users that will still be able to access your profile. These include: People you make contact with after hiding your profile. People who currently have messages in your inbox. People listed on your "favorites list." People who have you listed on their "favorites list." People who search your username using the "Username Search" function. | Login to your POF account. Select "Edit Profile. Click the link. Recognize the limits of hiding your profile. |
The other team will have to take the field while choosing defensive positions. One person on the defensive team must be the pitcher. The team who kicks first should choose a kicking order. The offensive team should get in a line to determine who will kick the ball first, second, third and so on. The pitcher rolls the kicking team the ball. The kicker stands at home base and the pitcher rolls the ball directly toward them over home base. They should roll it in such a way that the ball stays flat to the ground. The ball shouldn't bounce wildly – that is considered a bad pitch. You are allowed to roll it fast, but kickball is supposed to be a fun game. Generally you want the other team to kick the ball and then it is up to your team to play good defense. The first person in line on the offensive team will try to kick the ball out towards the field as it rolls towards them. Start running as soon as you have kicked the ball as long as it remains in the field of play. You can kick it on the ground or in the air. Try to kick the ball so that it doesn't go right at a defender. The kicker runs to first base, then second base, and so on around the bases. If you get back home base again after touching all other bases, you score one run. The defensive players try to catch the ball in the air to earn an out. If the defensive players are unable to catch the ball, they run to get the ball and then run or pass the ball to the base ahead of the kicker. They want to get to the base in time to touch the base while holding the ball, or touch the kicker himself with the ball. Once the team gets three outs, the two teams switch places. The offensive players take up defensive positions and the defensive players form a batting order. You then continue to play the game in the same way. Once each side has batted once, the inning is over. You play six innings in kickball before you determine the winner of the game. The team with the most runs at the end of the game wins. After the game the two teams can line up side by side and shake hands and say " good game" to show good sportsmanship. | Choose which team will get the ball first. Choose an offensive lineup. Roll the ball. Kick the ball. Switch sides after three outs. Determine the winner at the end, based on the number of runs. |
Tire tread measurements are taken more approximately than other tire measurements. Take your penny and stick it into a groove in your tire. Position it so that Lincoln's head is sticking into the tread. If you purchased your tires at different times, check all four tires separately. The tire grooves should not cover the entire head but should cover the entirety of Lincoln's hair. If it is, your tire does not need to be replaced. New or used tires with this measurement are safe to purchase. If you can see his entire head sticking out, or if you can see part or all of his hairline, your tread is too thin. Purchase new tires as soon as you notice that they are worn to prevent blowouts or other emergencies. Do not purchase used tires that show Lincoln's hairline or his entire head. Their tread is too thin. Stick your quarter into the tire groove in the same way as you inserted the penny, with George Washington's head first. If your tread covers the tip of Washington's head, it is safe to drive on. If there is a gap between the tire tread and Washington's head, replace your tires as soon as you can. If you prefer not to keep pennies on hand but want to perform a coin test, quarters may be ideal. Quarters, however, offer a less precise measurement than pennies because it may be hard to tell if the tire tread is touching Washington's head. Tires often have indicator bars that can help you check how worn your tire tread is. These small bars built into your tire begin revealing themselves as your tire becomes too worn. Replace your tires if you can see the indicator bars partially or fully. If you are located in the United States, check your indicator bars and perform the penny or quarter test as an added precaution. | Position a penny into a groove on your tire tread. Check whether the tire grooves cover Lincoln's hairline. Replace your tires if Lincoln's hairline is left uncovered. Measure your tire tread with a quarter as an alternative. Look for your tire's indicator bars if you do not have access to US currency. |
When creating a reference entry for an annual report, the company or organization itself typically is considered the author. The first information in your reference entry is the company's full legal name. For example: "XYZ Corp." Add a period after the company's name unless the company's name already ends with a period. You can usually find the company or organization's full legal name on its website, or on the title page of the report itself. After the company's name, provide the year the annual report was published in parentheses. Place a period after the parentheses. The publication year usually is the year after the year for which the annual report was produced. For example, a company's 2016 annual report typically would be published in 2017. For example: "XYZ Corp. (2001)." Find the report's title on the first page of the report. Type it in italics using sentence capitalization, meaning only the first word and any proper names are capitalized. Place a period at the end of the title. For example: "XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report." If you use a print copy of the annual report, follow the title with the location and name of the publisher, just as you would if you were citing a book. For an annual report, this typically is the location of the main office of the company that issued the report. Use the city and the postal abbreviation for the state. For annual reports, the publisher typically is the company itself. Since the publisher is the same as the author, follow the location with the word "Author." For example: "XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Smith, WI: Author." In most cases, you'll get an annual report online, either from a database or from the company's own website. Instead of location and publisher information, type "Retrieved from" along with the full URL where the report can be found. Do not place a period after the URL. For example: "XYZ Corp. (2001). 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Retrieved from http://www.xyzcorp.com/reports/annualreport2000.pdf" If you retrieved the report from a database, provide the name of the database in the same format. For example "XYZ Corp. (2001) 2000 XYZ Corp. annual report. Retrieved from Mergent Online database." | Start with the company's name. Add the year of publication. Provide the title of the annual report. Include the location and publisher for print reports. Include the full URL for online reports. |
If you're a beginner at origami, origami-specific paper can be picked up at your local craft store. You can also use thin plain paper and card stock as popular alternatives. Origami can be folded from any type of paper, as long as it is the appropriate thickness. Origami paper, also known as kami, is what is traditionally used in this famed Japanese practice. Kami is advantageous because it is thin, flexible, and often pre-cut into squares. However, kami was invented to be a less expensive option to Western paper, meaning it can be low quality. Plain copy paper is used for many styles of beginner origami. When choosing copy paper, look for a thinner option as it will fold and crease nicely, whereas a thicker version will be lumpy and unsightly after folding. Card-stock, or craft paper is another popular paper choice for folding. The advantage to card stock is that it comes in endless amounts of shapes, and colors; however, sometimes it can be too thick and rigid leading to cracking within your design. The best way to determine if the paper is too thick is to try a few quick folds. If the paper does not have an even, smooth crease or tears under the pressure of your folds, it is likely too thick for origami. When you desire a longer fan, use a rectangular shaped paper. Your fan will be approximately two thirds the length of the longer side of the rectangle. Otherwise, you can stick with a square piece of paper. A square piece will yield a fan approximately two thirds the length of the square's sides. Paper that is 15 cm x 15 cm (6” x 6”) is good for beginners. but you can also use a larger piece if you desire a longer fan. The 15 cm x 15 cm paper choice will allow for a small, handheld fan. If you desire a larger fan, try starting with 20 cm x 20cm (8” x 8”). | Pick your paper to determine the size and color of your fan. Trim your paper size to reflect your desired fan size. |
It's difficult and inadvisable to handcuff someone who is actively resisting. Before beginning to handcuff an uncooperative suspect, concentrate on controlling them first. If you can't restrain them with your hands or body it might be best to step back and use a non-lethal method to subdue them, such as a Taser or an expandable baton. Always be ready for resistance, even if the suspect seems to be cooperative. If you are within six feet of a suspect you need to act as if you are anticipating a struggle. Speak confidently, keep your grip on firm, and apply the handcuffs swiftly. If your suspect can't see the actual process of handcuffing they are unlikely to resist in an effective way. This means handcuffing them from behind while facing a wall or other large object. Try to avoid handcuffing a person directly against an object like a wall or car. If they decide to resist, it will give them a surface to leverage against and they may injure themselves or you. Stand with your feet slightly parted and knees slightly bent so that you can keep your balance in the face of an assault. If your suspect begins violently resisting and you aren't properly balanced they may knock you over, resulting to injury in yourself and the possible loss of your suspect. While keeping your balance, try to limit theirs. Have the suspect spread their feet apart and bend slightly forward, or handcuff them while they’re kneeling on the ground. Handcuffs should be stored in a loaded position, meaning that the shackle jaw should be pushed through the ratchet in the body of the cuff until it's almost through. Check that the double lock is not already engaged––this should only be operated after cuffing. Be knowledgeable about your handcuffs. Always read the manual in advance so that you will know the information you need to know. There are several kinds of handcuffs so you need to be familiar with your own. | Take control of the situation. Restrict your suspect’s field of vision. Keep your balance. Carry handcuffs correctly. |
There are several sites that offer free Microsoft Points codes in exchange for completing surveys or responding to offers. Just open a web browser on your computer and browse for these sites. On most sites, there will be three denominations you can choose from (800, 1,600, and 4,000), but only one may be available to you. Choose the denomination that has the “Available” button displayed below it. After clicking on the “Available” button, you will be taken to the Introduction page where the mechanics are explained. After reading through them, click on the “Next step” tab to proceed. Simply click on the “Like” button on the screen. If you’re not logged into Facebook (on another browser tab), a small log-in window will pop up so you can sign into your account, and proceed to liking the site's Facebook page. Click the “Next step” button to complete this part. On the last page, click on the “Redeem code” button to get the code. A small window will appear showing you the list of offers or surveys you can complete in exchange for a code. Just click on one of the offers, and follow the instructions to complete one. Each offer or survey is different from the next, so there's no specific set of instructions to follow that can be stated here. Completing offers range from answering simple survey questions to installing a software on your computer. After you’ve completed one of the offers, the web browser will download a text file containing the code. Double-click on the text file to open it with Notepad, and view its contents. | Go to a site that offers free Microsoft Points. See what’s available to you. Read the mechanics. Like the site’s Facebook page. Get the Microsoft Points code. Download the text file with the free code. |
Hippies traditionally and to this day have long hair. It isn't required, but for both girls and guys, natural, long hair is viewed as a hippie. Don't use a flat iron or a curling iron, but instead let the hair do its natural thing. Many modern hippies also like to dread their hair. This can take some time. Hippie girls usually wear their hair long and wavy without any coloring. Hippies usually wear long, flowing shirts, long skirts, tie-dye, bell-bottom pants, halter tops, headbands, and clothing items with floral prints. Thrift stores often sell clothing like this for a good price. You can also make your own clothing or buy from individual stores that aren't a brand name. Modern hippies who follow electronic music closely wear flat-brimmed hats and attach metal twined crystals. Try to go all-natural without makeup, but if you do decide to wear makeup (some girls don't feel comfortable going out of the house without it on), put on a natural look. For example, instead of using that black lipstick, wear a light peach or pink color instead. Use natural products that don't contain harmful chemicals. Boys normally have facial hair, but if you have trouble growing facial hair, don't sweat it. It's also a popular choice for girls to stop shaving. If you're uncomfortable keeping your leg hair, just grow out your armpit hair. Modern hippies get clumped into the “granola” category which values natural people in all facets. The classic shoe in the heyday of hippies was Birkenstocks, but today the sandal has changed. You could still wear Birkenstocks or a similar look, but more modern hippies are wearing Chacos and Tevas. Chacos and Tevas are built to be durable and comfortable sandals regardless of weather conditions. Modern hippies enjoy crystals and jewelry that incorporates crystal healing. Other popular forms of jewelry are various stones and natural rocks that are artfully wrapped in copper wire. The old school hippie wore large straw hats, but today the flat-brimmed hats are popular. Fanny packs are also popular bags for modern hippies to carry around. Modern hippies don't use deodorants that are mainstream and can be found in a drug store. Instead, you should go to a natural foods store and find a scent of essential oil (make sure its one you can apply to skin) to wear as a fragrance. A popular scent among modern hippies is patchouli, but you can use whatever catches your nostrils. | Let your hair down. Dress like a hippie. Don't wear makeup. Let all of your hair grow. Wear sandals. Accessorize like a hippie. Use essential oils. |
. Alcoholic beverages can irritate a hiatal hernia in a few different ways. Alcoholic drinks, especially red wine and beer, are very acidic, so they should be avoided in general (particularly in the evenings) if you have a history of heartburn. Secondly, the alcohol (ethanol) is damaging to the tissues of your esophagus, esophageal sphincter and stomach, which can trigger acid reflux and other symptoms. All alcoholic beverages can potentially irritate a hiatal hernia, although the least acid types tend to contain the least amount of sugar, such as a vodka and soda, or a white wine spritzer. Alcohol relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter, which allows contents to reflux into the esophagus. Excessive drinking also increases the risk of forceful vomiting, which can make a hiatal hernia worse. Caffeine is a stimulant that affects your body in many ways, most of them negatively. More specifically, it can irritate the stomach and relax smooth muscle tissue (which lines the esophagus), so people with a hiatal hernia should reduce or eliminate caffeine from their diet if they want to control symptoms. Caffeine is found in coffee, black and green teas, soda pop (especially colas), energy drinks and chocolate. Many of the drinks that contain caffeine are also very acidic, which is like a "double whammy" for people with hiatal hernias. Avoid coffee and colas at the very least. Although many people believe they need to wash their food down with fluids (such as water, milk or sodas), it's actually not a good idea. Drinking lots of water or other fluids with meals tends to dilute your saliva and the digestive enzymes in your stomach and small intestine, making them less effective. Furthermore, the extra volume in the stomach might encourage some sloshing up of the acidic contents into the esophagus, leading to heartburn. As noted above, chewing your food well produces lots of saliva, which aids with digestion and helps you swallow it comfortably. Drink no more than a few ounces of water (or milk) with meals. Drink water before a meal if you're truly thirsty. Drinking or gulping fluids can also lead to aerophagia, which is the swallowing of air while eating. Aerophagia can aggravate a hiatal hernia and lead to belching and indigestion. | Cut back on alcohol Reduce caffeinated beverages. Don't drink too many fluids with meals. |
Tap on the camera icon or press the button on your phone to start your camera. The exact location of the Options menu varies from phone to phone, but there should be an option to take panoramic photos there. Once you’ve shot what you wanted, simply click on the Done button. Your phone will stitch your photos into a panorama automatically. You can view the image among your other photographs. | Start the Camera. Open the Options menu and select Panorama. Finish the panorama. |
If you are using a roller suitcase, place the soles of your heaviest shoes flat against the walls of the suitcase near the wheels. Line the walls of your roller suitcase with any additional shoes. Make sure to place the soles of the shoes flat against the walls of the suitcase as well. Instead of placing bulky shoes next to each other, pack them separately to utilize the space in your suitcase. If you have to place them side by side, then arrange them heel to toe. For example, place boots and wedges heel to toe if you cannot pack them separately. Tuck flats and flip flops inside pockets or extra space when you are finished packing. You could also place them on top of your clothes once you are finished packing. | Place your shoes at the bottom of your suitcase. Pack bulky shoes separately. Pack flats and flip-flops last. |
Go to https://wordpress.com/ in your computer's web browser. It's a link in the upper-right corner of the page. Enter your information into the following fields: What would you like to name your site? — Enter your blog's name here. What will your site be about? — Type in a one-word category, then click a category that fits your blog in the resulting drop-down menu. What's the primary goal you have for your site? — Type in a one-word category, then click a category that fits your blog in the resulting drop-down menu. How comfortable are you with creating a website? — Click one of the numbers at the bottom of the page. It's at the very bottom of the page. In the top text box, type in whatever you want your blog's URL name to be. Don't include the "www" or ".com" part of the URL here. This option will appear below the text box. Doing so selected the free address for your blog. It's on the left side of the page. Doing so will take you to the account creation page. Type the email address you want to use to create your account into the "Your email address" text box. Type a password for your account into the "Choose a password" text box. It's a blue button at the bottom of the page. While you're waiting for WordPress to finalize your account details, do the following: Open your WordPress email inbox in a new tab. Click the "Activate [blog name]" email from "WordPress". Click Click here to Confirm Now in the email body. Close the tab once it finishes loading. It's in the middle of the original tab on which you created your WordPress account. The "theme" dictates how your blog looks. Scroll down to the "Customize" heading, click Themes, and select the theme you want to use for your blog. You can then click Activate this design at the top of the page. You might want to click Free in the upper-right side of the page to see results for free themes only. You can start your first blog post by clicking Write in the upper-right side of the window to bring up the post window; at this point, you're free to begin creating content for your blog. | Open WordPress. Click Get Started. Fill out the blog creation form. Click Continue. Enter your preferred address for your blog. Click Select next to the "Free" option. Click Start with Free. Enter an email address. Enter a password. Click Continue. Confirm your email address. Click Continue. Add a theme to your blog. Start writing. |
If you’ve just signed up for a plan, and are struck with instant buyer's remorse, don't wait to take action. You probably have a grace period (usually 14 days) within which you can cancel the agreement. Check your contract immediately, or call the carrier to find out the exact timeframe for cancellation. Determine if there's a particular method that you have to use to take advantage of the grace period cancellation provision. See if merely speaking with a customer service representative is enough, or if you have to submit a request in writing. Assuming you haven't bought your phone outright from the carrier, obviously they’re going to want it back. Again, find out how the carrier wants that done, and act accordingly. Also, don't be surprised if you’re assessed a restocking fee of about $35. | Find out if there’s a grace period. Follow the proper procedure for cancelling. Return the phone. |
Headshots are professional photos that every actor should have. Headshots should be included with your audition application along with your resume. Get a few headshots taken so that you have a variety to use for different auditions. Keep them professional, but don't be afraid to show a little personality. Headshots are needed for any type of acting; film, commercials, plays, musicals, etc. A resume is a document that lists your acting experience, education, and previous work. Make sure your resume looks professional, as you'll use it for auditions with directors, producers, agents, managers, etc. Filling your resume as a new actor can be difficult, which is why it's important to go on plenty of auditions, try to become a movie extra, or volunteer at a local community theatre. All of these things will make for great additions to your resume. Creating an online portfolio/resume is also important. As technology develops, some directors prefer to look at your credentials online as opposed to a printed resume. Fill out portfolios on multiple casting websites, you never know who may come across your resume. A reel is typically a 2-3 minute long video that highlights the best work that you've done in your acting career. It's important to get footage of every acting role you land so that you can add it to your reel. Your reel is a great way to show your acting skills, versatility, and level of experience. You should have your reel available online and in hard copies. Hire a professional to make your reel for you. It's an important marketing tool, so your reel should look polished. Update your reel every time you get new footage. You want your reel to be the best possible representation of you, so keep it updated. Although it's admirable to have range as an actor, it's still important to identify your "type." We are all born with a certain look, and there's no denying what you actually look like. It's up to actors to identify that look, harness it, and use it to your advantage. For example, are you the smart, clean-cut young lawyer, or the early thirties slacker guy? Are you the popular girl or the art nerd? Knowing your type can help guide you to certain auditions and can help you to develop your character strengths. You can still play roles outside of your type, but knowing and mastering your type is a great way to break into the industry. It is often said, "It's not what you know, it's who you know." This reigns true in the world of acting. Become friends with other actors and industry professionals – get people familiar with you. Network with casting directors, managers, talent agents, makeup artists, etc. You never know who you're going to meet or if they'll be able to help you with your career. As a new actor, you don't need a talent agent or manager right away. Talent agents and managers are beneficial once you have a good amount of experience under your belt and a fairly impressive resume. Network with different talent agents and stay in touch with them as you build your resume – if they're impressed by you, they may be interested in working with you down the line. When you decide it's time to get an agent, do some research online about different agents and agencies. Find a few who you think would be a good fit for you, and submit your headshots and resume with a cover letter explaining that you're looking for a new agent. It can be hard to secure an agent, but if you work on networking and building your resume, it will be a bit easier. Ask your actor friends, teachers, or anyone else you know in the industry for some recommendations of good agents. If they have any personal connections with good agents, ask them if they'd be able to refer you to them. Agents get tons of headshots and resumes sent to them daily, so don't be upset if you don't hear back. You should submit yourself to many different agents or agencies, as this will increase your chances of getting a response. If no agents get back to you, consider revamping your resume and getting new headshots taken. | Get headshots taken. Create a resume. Put together a video reel of your acting experience. Identify your type. Network with people in the industry. Get an agent. |
Most of the supplies you'll need to break up dishwasher clogs can be found around your home. In the event that you need to purchase any supplies or replacement parts, do so at your local hardware store. For this project, you'll need: Clean rag Flashlight (optional; recommended) Garden hose Pan (to catch water and debris) Pliers Screwdriver Wire coat hanger (optional) Unplug your dishwasher from the wall outlet. Dishwashers that are wired into your home's electrical supply may require you to remove a fuse from a fuse box or flip a breaker in the circuit breaker panel to "Off" to disconnect the power. Some fuse boxes may be poorly labeled. Verify power has been cut to your dishwasher by making sure it can't turn on after removing a fuse or switching off a breaker. The kickplate is a piece of metal or wood below the door of the dishwasher. Use a screwdriver to remove the fasteners connecting the kickplate if necessary. Once removed, set the plate off to the side and keep the screws where they won't be lost, like in a plastic baggie. Depending on your dishwasher model, your kickplate may use different kinds of fasteners, like snap fasteners, which generally release when pulled firmly. Some models of dishwasher may need to have the door open for you to be able reach the screws. After unscrewing, close the door and remove the kickplate. The drain hose usually ties into the sink drain. Behind the kickplate, locate the drain hose, which should run between the dishwasher pump and the drain. The dishwasher pump is usually located underneath the lower spray bar. The hose is generally made of flexible, thick, corrugated plastic. Some dishwashers may be designed so that the drain hose runs between the pump and the air gap found at the top of the sink near the faucet or directly to a garbage disposal. The spray bar of most dishwashers looks like a thin strip of metal with jets on top. Some dishwashers may have a lower and upper bar, one for each inner basket. You should notice a second hose alongside the drain hose. This is a recirculation hose, which may also have a blockage. Leave this hose for now and focus on the drainage hose. If the plastic shows signs of brittleness, cracking, or other kinds of deterioration, the hose should be replaced. Replace hoses with kinks, as well. Replacement parts can be found at your local hardware or appliance store. Kinks usually form in a hose when it is poorly supported. Use zip ties or a water resistant cord, like one made of nylon, to support areas of the hose that sag. Some models may require a special hose or connector. These parts can be ordered from the manufacturer. Find information on ordering in your owner's manual. Place a shallow pan beneath the point where the hose connects to the dishwasher. To catch whatever might remain in the line, use things like baking sheets, paint trays, or casserole dishes. Keep a dry rag handy as you work. Water can make hardware slippery. Wipe wet hardware as necessary with your dry rag. Lay your flashlight so you can see where the hose connects to the pump. At this connection, there will be a wire clamp. Pinch this clamp with pliers to loosen it, then slide the clamp up the hose. Pull the hose free of the pump and remove it from underneath the dishwasher. You may need to wiggle the hose back and forth to loosen it before you are able to pull it free, particularly with older models. Take the wire clamp off of the hose to prevent the clamp from being lost while unclogging it. Keep this in a safe place with the screws for the kickplate. | Gather your supplies. Disconnect your dishwasher from its power source. Remove the kickplate. Find the drain hose. Inspect the condition of the hose. Prevent spillage with a drip pan. Detach the drain hose. |
Right-click the PDF, then select Open with and click the InDesign option in the pop-out menu. On a Mac, you can instead select the PDF by clicking it, click File, and then select Open With > InDesign. It's a tab at the top of the InDesign window (Windows) or the screen (Mac). A drop-down menu will appear. This option is in the middle of the drop-down menu. Selecting it prompts a pop-out menu. You'll find it near the bottom of the pop-out menu. A small pop-up window will open. Click and drag your mouse across the text that you want to use as the hyperlink's clickable text. It's the middle button in the row of options in the bottom-right corner of the small pop-up menu. Doing so opens a large pop-up window. It's at the top of the window. A drop-down menu will appear. Click one of the following options in the "Link To" drop-down menu. URL — Creates a link to a website. File — Creates a link to a file on your computer. Page — Creates a link to a page in the PDF. Depending on the type of link you selected in the previous step, do one of the following: URL — In the "URL" text box, type in the address for the website to which you want to link, making sure to use the website's full address (including "https://"). File — Click the folder option to the right of the "Path" text box, then select a file and click Open or Choose. Page — Select the page number to which you want to link. It's in the top-right corner of the window. This will save your hyperlink. This will ensure that your PDF's hyperlinks remain clickable: Click File Click Export... Enter a file name. Select Adobe PDF (Interactive) from the "Save as type" (Windows) or "Format" (Mac) menu. Click Save. | Open the PDF in InDesign. Click Window. Select Interactive. Click Hyperlinks. Select hyperlink text. Click the "New" button. Click the "Link To" drop-down box. Select a type of link. Create the link path. Click OK. Publish the PDF as interactive. |
Android phones tend to have SIM card slots in different locations depending on the manufacturer, so it's best to research your specific model of phone to determine where the SIM slot is. Common spots include the following: Samsung - Top edge of the phone. Huawei - Bottom-right or bottom-left edge of the phone. LG - Top, left, or right edge of the phone. Some LGs, such as the G4, have the SIM card buried below the memory card, which is below the battery in the back of the case. If your Android requires you to remove the battery, do so by removing the back of the case and then gently prying up the battery. The SIM card may be hidden below the memory card in the back of the case. Insert a bent paperclip, a needle, or a similarly thin object into the hole near the bottom of the SIM tray and gently push until the tray pops out. If your SIM tray is in the back of the phone, use your fingernails to gently pull it out of its slot instead. If there isn't a hold near the bottom of the SIM tray, try pressing the SIM tray into the phone and then releasing it to prompt it to pop out. You can gently lift out the card from the tray, or you can turn the tray over and allow the card to fall onto a soft surface (e.g., a towel). Make sure that you don't touch the gold connectors on the bottom of the SIM card. The SIM card should only fit one way into the tray: the angled edge should be in the top-right corner of the tray. Be sure to consult your specific phone's manual or online documentation if your experience here differs. It should snap back into place, and the back of the tray should be level with the body of the phone. If your SIM tray is located below the battery, the tray will lock into place after it reaches its proper depth. For phones with internal SIMs, you'll also have to replace the battery (and sometimes the memory card) and the back of the phone before proceeding. Press the Power button to do so. Your phone should automatically begin working with your carrier, though you may have to enter a password or your SIM PIN (if you set one) before you can start using your phone. | Locate your Android's SIM slot. Remove the battery if necessary. Eject the SIM tray. Remove the old SIM card from the tray. Place the new SIM card in the tray. Insert the tray back into the phone. Turn back on your phone. |
When you’re out for a walk, it's a chance to spend a moment alone together. It's also a natural time to have a meaningful or sweet discussion with her and, since you’ll already be walking side by side, it's a perfect scenario for you to put your arm around her. Avoid discussing anything heavy or negative. Walk slowly and keep your body language relaxed. Suggest taking a stroll with her at a nearby park on a pretty afternoon. Another good excuse for a walk is to go window shopping or run an errand. Wherever you happen to be hanging out or whatever you might be doing, always try to sit or stand close to her when it makes sense to do so. Obviously, don't follow her into the bathroom or anything like that, but in general, staying by her side creates a “couple” atmosphere and provides ample opportunities to get your arm around her. If she seems uncomfortable with your nearness or makes excuses to get away, give it a rest. You want her to feel liked, not stalked. If she looks cold or if you happen to be out together on a windy or overcast day, be a gentleman and offer her your jacket. Not only will she think you’re romantic, but putting your jacket over her shoulders provides an excellent opportunity to sneak your arm around her. Place the jacket sweetly around her shoulders, and then let your arm remain naturally around them. Smile at her and give her shoulder a little squeeze after you’re got your arm around her. She’ll most likely look up at you when you do this, and you two will share a real moment of closeness. If all else fails, give this classic a try! Yawn a bit and naturally lift your arms up in a stretch, being as casual as you can. When you bring your arms down, put one of them around her shoulders. If this feels a little obvious, you can always overact the move in a very obvious, cheesy way. This will probably make her laugh, and you should too! Sharing a laugh will break the ice and create a sense of comfort and ease between the two of you, and you’ll have your arm snugly around her. | Go for a walk together. Be near her. Offer her your jacket. Use the classic stretch and yawn move. |
Rake the area thoroughly after you’ve finished leveling. Sharp debris could puncture your pool's lining. The soil needs to be firm in order to support the pool. After raking it clean, water the soil with a garden hose, then run a rolling tamper throughout the work area to compact the soil. To compact the soil more effectively, run a soaker hose or sprinkler at low pressure for about an hour before you roll or tamp the area. You can rent a lawn roller at your local home improvement store. Typically, you can fill the drum with water to control its weight. Fill it up, then push it over the leveled ground to compact the soil. Many pool manufacturers call for a layer of sand, but check your owner's manual to stay on the safe side. Lay out a layer of sand 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) deep across the work area, then roll over it with the tamper. If there are any areas that you need to level, use crushed limestone instead of sand. Order masonry sand from a home improvement store or pool retailer to ensure the grains are evenly sized and debris-free. The amount you'll need depends on the size of your pool. If your pool is 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter, you'll need about a ton of sand, which can cost between $25 and $40 (US). Double check the sand for rocks, large grains, and other debris when you spread it. Since the area around the pool will constantly get wet, apply a fungicide before installing the pool. In addition, applying an herbicide will ensure that no plants will sprout and damage your pool liner. Application rates vary by chemical, so check how much area a product covers by volume. The amount you'll need also depends on your pool's area but, at most, you'd probably need 1 gallon (3.8 L) each of ready to use fungicide and herbicide. Make sure you use petroleum-free products. Ready to use products that don't require dilution are easier to use than concentrates that need to be mixed with water. Wait to install the pool until 2 weeks after applying fungicide or other chemicals. You can also place a tarp over the area to help protect the chemicals from moisture and sun while you work. | Rake the area to remove rocks, branches, and other debris. Tamp the soil. Spread and tamp a layer of sand over the area. Treat the area with fungicide and herbicide. |
Bring your phone out of standby mode, or turn it on if necessary and navigate to your home screen. From here you can open your App Drawer by clicking on the icon at the bottom of your screen represented by two sets of three horizontal dots. Among the options listed in your App Drawer, you should find a gear shaped icon labeled "Settings." You may have to swipe left or right to find your settings icon, but when you do, tap it to open your settings. Any devices running Android 4.2 or higher should be compatible with Google Apps services. Under your settings options you will find an "Accounts" or an "Accounts & Sync" heading. You may have to swipe to the right to move through Settings tabs until you reach the one that has your accounts. Tap "Accounts", and then Add account. When you click Add account you should prompt a dialogue box asking if you'd like to create a new account or use an existing one. Select "Existing" and then input your Google Apps account information. After reading the terms and services, simply click "OK" to move on. If you have set up 2-step verification for your account, you will see a notification notifying you your device "Couldn't sign in." Touch "Next" to sign in with your device browser. You will have to enter your username, password, and your 2-step verification code. After completing this process, your device should log in to your Google Apps account. You should receive a notification "Account sign-in successful" notifying you that you have linked your Apps account to your device. Now that you've signed in to your Apps account, you can choose which services you want synced to your phone. By launching your various Google apps, you can access your associated account data. | Access your phone settings. Add your account. Agree to terms and services and verify your account if applicable. Sync your preferred services. |
This can be a great way to demonstrate that you were committed to advancing yourself professionally. Even if you have a degree, don't be afraid to take a class in a subject you've previously studied, as a refresher course. Colleges also often provide a wide variety of resources to students that can be valuable tools for finding employment. Take a seminar. An academic seminar is an intense course of study related to a specific field. In business, "seminar" often refers to a commercial training event. Both can be useful in addressing an employment gap. For example, a teacher might take a class on pedagogy. For example, a software engineer might take a class on a new programming language. Many people choose to do work as a contractor, or to work as a consultant on projects, in between long-term jobs. This can be a great way to develop skills related to your career, as well as provide some income. Consider consulting or contracting. This can be a way to show that even though you were unemployed, you were still working in a sense. Some people are fortunate enough to be able to volunteer regularly, and this is not likely to count against them. Instead, volunteering, especially if it can be connected to your career, will likely look good on your resume. Many organizations hold professional conferences around the country every year. These professional conferences are often great ways to develop professionally. They can also be a wonderful way to network with people in your field. | Take a class related to your career. Consult or take contract assignments. Volunteer in your community or for a large organization. Attend professional conferences. |
There are many over-the-counter creams available for hemorrhoids. These creams help to ease the pain and itchiness associated with hemorrhoids, but don't cure the underlying problem. Use hemorrhoid creams according to the instructions on the packaging, and never use for more than a week as they can make inflammation worse. Ask your healthcare provider for a recommendation on the best hemorrhoid cream for you. Two of the most common hemorrhoid creams are corticosteroids, which will help reduce inflammation and pain, and hemorrhoid creams containing lidocaine, an anesthetic which will help to numb the pain. A sitz bath is a small plastic basin which you can fill with water and attach to the seat of your toilet. This allows you to submerge your anal region in warm water, which can help soothe any pain or discomfort caused by the hemorrhoids. Try sitting for 10-15 minutes, once or twice a day. You can achieve the same results simply by sitting in a bathtub filled with hot water, but many pregnant women prefer the ease and convenience of the sitz bath. If you want relief from constipation, you should ask your doctor about getting a prescription for stool softeners. Since hemorrhoids come from increased pressure on the veins near the anus, a softer stool can help decrease the pressure on these veins, thus causing less pain. Stool softeners come in tablet, capsule, liquid and syrup form and are usually taken at night. Scratching can aggravate the hemorrhoids, making the swelling worse, or even causing them to bleed. To reduce itchiness: Wear cotton garments. These are less likely to irritate the hemorrhoids and also allow your skin to breathe, which can speed up healing. Do not use scented tissues. Avoided using perfumed or colored toilet paper, as these contain ore chemicals and can irritate the hemorrhoids. Plain white, two-ply toilet paper is best. Keep the area clean. Wiping carefully after a bowel movement can help to reduce issues - just be gently, as wiping too hard can cause irritation. Some women find that dampening the toilet paper with a little warm water helps. You can also buy medicated wipes (containing witch hazel) designed specifically for use on hemorrhoids. An ice pack or cold compress applied directly to the hemorrhoids can help to soothe discomfort and reduce swelling. Apply a new, clean ice pack several times a day, as needed. Consult a doctor when your hemorrhoids don't improve with home treatment. Dizziness and continuous bleeding is a sign of blood loss. Call for help immediately. | Use over-the-counter medications. Try a sitz bath. Ease constipation. Reduce itching. Use an ice pack. Know when to call a medical practitioner. |
If you're delivering your icebreaker in a context where people will want to know who you are like, you can focus on giving a chronological account of your life. You won't be able to talk about every single life event, but you can choose a few milestones. For example, if you're accepting an award, you'll want to introduce yourself to the audience. A chronological account of your life tells your audience where and when you were born, the first memory you can remember, and where you went to college. You can write an icebreaker speech that focuses on the events in your life that share a theme. This is an especially good approach if you're giving your speech in a context that focuses on a specific issue or theme.. For example, if you're giving your speech at a business meeting, you might want to focus on your most impressive business-related accomplishments. If you're giving your speech in an academic setting, you might want to highlight your academic accomplishments, including degrees and certifications. You can also structure your speech around a common thread in your life. This approach allows to focus on the things you love, rather than just a list of your accomplishments. For instance, if you are a veterinarian, you might talk about your first pet, your first job caring for animals, your decision to become a veterinarian, your current practice and your current pets. This is also a great approach if you're writing a wedding toast. Focus on your friendship with the couple (or just one of them) and how it has influenced your life over time. | Give a chronological account of your life. Try a topical approach. Focus on a common thread in your life. |
Most licensed plumbers will look for an apprentice who is: good at math, able to move around on the ground with dexterity, mechanically inclined, and able to solve problems. Interpersonal skills are also desirable, as plumbers are constantly working with different types of people – clients, other tradespeople, suppliers, and so forth. An apprenticeship usually takes 4-5 years to complete, so make sure this career path is something you really want. You don't need to be a math or science genius to pursue a plumbing career, but you should try to establish a solid foundation in these subject areas. Algebra and geometry are particularly important in terms of mathematics, while physics is the most relevant type of science. You would also benefit from courses in drafting and computers. If your high school does not offer drafting, consider taking a community level course in the subject, as this will enhance your desirability as a plumbing apprentice. A high school diploma is a basic requirement to become a plumber's apprentice. If you did not graduate, complete a General Educational Development (GED) test. While the GED is often an acceptable alternative, many employers prefer a high school diploma given the increasingly competitive nature of the field. Your resume should include everything relevant to plumbing, including courses in math and science, knowledge of drafting and computers, and any work experience in construction, the trades, and/or customer service. Avoid making things up because your skills will eventually be tested as an apprentice. A plumbing company or union would rather work with an inexperienced apprentice than with an apprentice who lies and cuts corners. You will need a valid driver's license for most apprenticeship programs, so maintain a good driving record. Also avoid encounters with the law and substance abuse. You may need to pass a drug test, as well as a criminal background check. While such coursework is not required, it may give you an advantage over other applicants when applying for an apprenticeship. Bear in mind that all apprenticeships entail some amount of coursework. So by completing classes at a trade school or vocational college, you’ll cut down on the number of classroom hours required later on, and impress potential employers. Another advantage is that many schools and colleges will help match you with a with a plumbing company, labor union, or master plumber offering apprenticeships. Make sure that the school you attend is accredited, and offers appropriate classes in drafting, math, plumbing codes, etc. | Consider your skills and talents to make sure you have the aptitude for a plumbing career. Take math and science courses in middle school and especially in high school. Complete your high school education. Build an appropriate resume. Obtain a driver’s license (if you don’t already have one). Consider completing coursework in plumbing at a trade school or vocational college before applying for a plumbing apprenticeship. |
When you travel outside of your country, you should be prepared to pay cash for a lot more services and products that you normally would at home. Not all countries have the widespread use of cards that is seen in English speaking countries. This means that you should be aware that you might have to pay for things with cash that you’re accustomed to using your card to buy normally. Plan ahead. This is especially common in poorer countries. They often have less infrastructure for the widespread use of cards. Your best bet for exchanging currency when you’re traveling is to use an ATM. Find an ATM with a major bank in the area and then, so long as you have one of the major VISA or Master/Maestro cards, you’ll be able to do basic transactions like withdrawing money. This will usually give you the best rate and if you have a travel-friendly bank, you’ll hardly pay any fees at all. Finding an ATM can be tricky. Your best bet will be to let Google be your guide. Get to a place, early on, where you will have internet access and then ask Google Maps for the locations of all nearby ATMs. You can also usually locate an ATM by locating a bank. If you don't know where to find those, ask a local hotel concierge or taxi driver. Many ATMs now only accept chip/EMV card. If you do not have a chip card, then you will not be able to use many of the ATMs worldwide. When you can, simply pay for items and services with your card. As long as it's one of the major cards (VISA or Master/Maestro card), any business that takes credit and debit cards should be able to take your card without problems. This is handy because your bank will simply exchange the money on their end and you don't have to worry about exchanging currency yourself much at all. Be aware, however, that you may encounter problems with the card itself. Certain countries have switched to the more secure chip-and-pin system. Certain card readers will then be unable to read the traditional swipe card. Again, some banks charge extortionate fees for this. Know what your bank charges before you leave. Just like you can exchange currency at home with a local bank, you can also use any bank once you arrive in your destination. This can be tricky but much like it is at home, you’re more likely to get a legitimate rate and minimal fees. You might think the language barrier will be your biggest issue but as long as you’re in a fairly large city and you go to a major bank in a central location, you’re very likely to find at least one teller who speaks English. The main problem is that some banks won't exchange currency if you’re not a customer. Your best bet is to ask around and hope for the best. If they won't exchange your currency, they’ll probably at least be able to help you find a bank that will. They are much more likely to exchange your currency if you’re withdrawing money using your card, since this is more secure for them. You can also ask your hotel concierge to help you find a bank that will exchange your currency. This is not your best option but it is an option that is available. Pre-paid cards are like debit cards but they have a set amount of cash on them. You can order these before you leave or you can buy them once you arrive. However, the rates on these tend to be terrible, some businesses may not accept them, and you’re in hot water if you lose it. Still, for some people it might be the best option they have. Be extremely cautious when purchasing these cards. They should only come from reputable vendors. | Be prepared to pay cash. Use an ATM. Pay with your card. Go to a major local bank once you arrive. Buy a prepaid card. |
If you are experiencing frequently slow network speeds, or are receiving unfamiliar/suspicious text messages, then you may have spyware on your phone. Text messages with gibberish text or requesting replies with certain codes are good indicators that you may have spyware. Open the “Settings” app and tap “Data Usage”. You can scroll down to view the data usage of your different apps. Unusually high data usage may be a sign of spyware. Connect your phone to your computer via USB, then drag and drop your data (e.g. photos or contact info) to back it up. Since the device and your computer are running different operating systems, your computer will not become infected. This opens a menu with a number of restoration options, including restoring the phone to factory settings. This button appears at the bottom of the "Backup and Reset" menu. Your phone will automatically restart and remove all apps and data, including any spyware, restoring the phone to its factory state. Resetting the phone removes ALL of your stored data on the device. Make sure you make a backup first or don't mind losing the data! | Identify suspicious behavior. Check your data usage. Back up your data. Open the “Settings” app and tap “Backup and Reset”. Tap “Factory data reset”. Tap “Reset Phone”. |
There's no reason to be shy about going out to eat alone. In fact, it can be pretty nice to go wherever you want, order whatever you want, drink whatever you want, and have a whole table to yourself. If you feel like being a bit social, sit at the bar to eat. People sitting at the bar tend to be friendlier and more open--and to have better stories. Go to one of your favorite restaurants and order the meal you’ve been craving. Bring a book along if you’d like, or enjoy your meal while people-watching. If your house is usually full of people waiting to use the bathroom, take this time to spend as long as you want in the bathroom. Use all of your favorite bath and body products. Draw a bath and pour in some bubble bath or your favorite essential oil. Light candles, turn on music, and allow yourself to relax or have a leisurely shower. Make an appointment at a salon or walk in for a spur-of-the-moment treat. If you don't want to spend money on a manicure, give yourself one at home. Don't just paint your nails, give yourself the works: file your nails, soak them, and use several coats of polish. If you still have time and supplies left over, give yourself a pedicure, too. Having time all to yourself offers a great opportunity for sleep--take advantage! Indulge in an afternoon nap, or go to bed as early as you want. If you’re alone in the morning, sleep in or wake up, make breakfast and go back to bed. Breakfast in bed! | Take yourself out for a meal. Take a long bath or shower. Get your nails done. Get some sleep. |
Before you do anything to your tank, you must unplug the heater and turn off the filter and pump. Don't worry, the cleaning process is quick, so your fish will be fine. Do not remove your fish, decorations, or plants from the tank. There are two tools aquarium hobbyists will use for cleaning their gravel. Aquarium siphons usually have a thick, plastic tube or "siphon" with a thin, flexible, tube attached to one end. Some of these may have a priming ball attached to one end. Plastic, flexible tubes can also be used to clean gravel. These are ideal for smaller tanks. The bucket must be beneath the water level. It will catch the old water. Slowly lower the entire siphon into the tank so that all of the air gets out of the tube. Cover the end of the tube with your thumb and take it out of the tank; keep the other, open, end submerged. Place the covered end in a bucket. If you release your thumb, the water will begin to flow; if you cover the end again with your thumb, the water will stop. Some aquarium vacuums come with a rubber ball attached to the end of the siphon. Stick the end of the siphon into the aquarium and lower the end of the tube into a bucket. Plug the end of the tube with your finger, and squeeze on the priming ball. Slowly let go of the ball, but keep the end of the tube plugged. Water will begin to fill the siphon, sort of like an eyedropper or turkey baster. When you unplug the end of the tube, water will start to flow into the bucket. These types of gravel vacuums are different from all others. They do not require a bucket. Instead, they need to be hooked up to a water faucet. Simply plug the end of the Python vacuum to your water faucet and place the entire vacuum into the aquarium. When you turn the faucet on, the vacuum will begin to siphon. | Unplug the heater, filter, and pump. Get out your aquarium vacuum. Place a bucket below the aquarium. Start the vacuum by submerging it. Start the vacuum with a priming ball. Know how to start up a Python, and other similar types of vacuums, if you are using one. |
Vinyl windows can be easily scratched and discolored, so caution is needed when cleaning them. Use fresh, clean water to rinse off any loose particles and dirt from the surface by gently pouring water from a pitcher or wringing it out of a clean wet rag. Avoid wiping debris-covered windows without rinsing them first. To avoid scratching, you should also remove any rings, bracelets and watches you’re wearing before you begin. These can puncture the vinyl. Avoid cleaning the glass in direct sunlight. Mix together ¼ cup (30 milliliters) of mild, non-detergent soap (such as Woolite, Dreft or Murphy Oil Soap) and a gallon (3.79 liters) of warm water in a large bucket. Never use alcohol or ammonia based products, Windex, dishwashing detergents or any other cleaning products that contain abrasive chemicals. If used, these substances will damage the vinyl (and most likely void your warranty, as well). Dip a microfiber towel into the bucket of cleaning solution, then wring it out. Wipe the surface with the microfiber cloth, working from left to right (or right to left) consistently. As you wipe, use very little pressure to avoid scratching. Work quickly; don't allow the cleaning solution to sit on the surface for any longer than necessary. Never use paper towels, household sponges or other abrasive cloths to wipe down the panel. These materials will scratch the surface. After wiping the panels down with the cleaning mixture, take a clean microfiber cloth and soak it with fresh, clean water. Wipe the surface down thoroughly to rinse away the cleaning solution. Work from left to right (or right to left) consistently as you rinse the surface. Never use a high pressure nozzle to rinse off your windows. To prevent water spots from developing, use another lint-free cloth to dry the surface thoroughly. Make sure you use a soft absorbent cloth or towel to avoid scratching the panels. | Rinse off dirt and debris with clean water. Create a cleaning mixture with non-detergent soap and warm water. Wipe down the surface with a microfiber towel. Rinse the surface thoroughly with clean water. Dry the surface completely with a soft absorbent cloth. |
Shampoo and conditioner made for color-treated hair helps prevent your hair from drying out. If your highlighting kit came with a conditioner or rinsing cream, use that instead of your own conditioner. Be sure that all the bleach is rinsed from your hair before you shampoo and condition, so that leftover bleach doesn't get into the rest of your hair and lighten it. When your highlights start to grow out, use a touch-up kit of the same color to brighten your roots. Touch-up kits often come with rubber fingertip applicators that make it easy to apply a little highlighter solution directly to your roots. Follow the instructions, and apply the touch-up solution only to your roots and sections where you’d like to add highlights. You can also simply allow your highlights to grow out if you don't want to continue touching them up. Or, if you’d like to cover them up, consult a professional about color treating your highlighted hair. Now that you have color-treated hair, you want to be sure to avoid sulfates, which are known to dry out and damage hair, particularly if it is color treated. Check the labels on your shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, gel, or styling creams to make sure they do not contain sulfates. If you have any products containing sulfates, replace them with ones that do not until your highlights grow out. | Shampoo and condition your hair using products for color-treated hair. Buy a touch-up kit to maintain highlights that grow out. Use sulfate-free hair products. |
Any kind of plastic baggie will do, though a hearty baggie will has less of a risk of splitting and spilling stuffing. You can use many different kinds of material for stuffing, like beans, rice, or popcorn kernels, to name a few. About ½ cup of stuffing will yield a bean bag about the size of an adult fist, which is a great size for young children. Larger baggies will be able to fit more stuffing, but if the stuffing is heavy, it may cause the bag to burst or burst more easily. The no frills no sew bean bag will be reinforced with a layer of durable tape, making this one of the sturdier varieties of no sew bag. If the baggie has a seal, close this now. After that, hold the baggie so the stuffing collects in a corner of the baggie. Then tie a simple knot above the stuffing, so it isn't packed too tight or too loose. You can gather your stuffing together and fold excess parts of the baggie to form many shapes with your no frills bean bag. If you don't cover the plastic baggie, over time the plastic will wear down and it will break. This will cause stuffing to go everywhere, but you can help prevent this from happening by using a durable tape, like duct tape or electrical tape, to completely cover the outside of your no frills no sew bean bag. Other kinds of tape can also work to form a protective barrier for your plastic baggie. However, the more durable the tape, the more durable the barrier will be. Some tapes may form a stiff barrier on the outside of your bean bag that is not suitable for very young children, although this bean bag should be soft enough for most grade school children. Many kinds of tape are easy to draw on, so why not break out some markers and give your no frills no sew bean bag some color? You could also personalize your bean bags by painting each one, or by adding stickers. | Add stuffing to a plastic baggie. Seal and tie off the baggie. Create a protective barrier with tape. Decorate and enjoy your bean bag. |
If a student starts to get violently angry, your first priority is to keep the other students safe. If there is bullying going on in your classroom, learn strategies to stop bullying. You might think about dismissing the class early if the situation escalates. Don't engage with the student until he has calmed down. Remain calm yourself, and don't take sides. It may be a natural move to put your hand on the student's shoulder to try calming them down. But when someone is angry, it is sometimes unclear what they may do in response. Maintain your distance from the student. If the situation has escalated, ask another student to get help. Having another teacher or person of authority may help diffuse the situation and can give you support. If there is a troublesome incident, such as a violent or excessively angry student, you should keep a record of what happened. Immediately after the incident occurs, write down what happened. Include details about what happened, when it happened, the names of those involved, and so on. Give a copy of this account to your administration. Also keep a copy in case a parent wants to see it. If the incident was severe, you or your principal will likely need to contact the student's parents. Tell them the facts about what happened. Don't add in your opinions. Stick to the facts. Use the conflict as a teachable moment. This is also a good time to reassure your students that they are safe in your classroom. | Keep the other students safe. Keep calm and neutral. Do not touch the student. Send a student for help. Document the incident. Contact the student’s parents. Talk with your students about the incident. |
Consider how you would classify your style. Are you preppy, edgy, vintage, or athletic? Cat-eye frames would work well for a vintage style, but they might look out of place with an athletic wardrobe. If you wear a lot of a certain color, like purple, consider wearing glasses that match that color. For example, you may want to choose semi-round frames if you have a preppy style. Conservative frames are often the best choice if you are working in a serious business environment. Oval, rectangle, and almond frames work well for a professional style. Some common colors for this style are gold, silver, brown, gray, and burgundy for women. Avoid frames in bright colors or unusual shapes unless you work in a creative and/or casual environment. If you live a very active lifestyle, consider glasses that accommodate your needs. For example, choose glasses that have polarized lenses, or polycarbonate lenses that resist shattering. You can also choose wraparound glasses to help the glasses stay in place. Functional does not have to mean unstylish. Ovals, soft cat-eyes, and upswept rectangle frames are functional, simple, and stylish. You can add a personal touch by choosing frames with metal accents or simple patterns. Basic colors like black, silver, and gray are good choices, but you can add an edge to your style by choosing glasses in uncommon colors like plum and soft green. Don't be afraid to experiment with unique and colorful styles if you want to show that you are creative and fashion savvy. Consider modern frames that are made of metal and feature a geometric design. Or, large frames in bright colors or patterns (like a flower pattern) are great for showing off a quirky style. Fashion trends change often, and this includes glasses. Look up current fashion trends if you want to stand on-trend with your glasses. | Wear glasses that match your wardrobe style. Enhance your professional image with the right frames. Sport comfortable glasses for an active lifestyle. Wear functional glasses if you’re a parent. Choose glasses that display your love for fashion. |
When you’re prepping the surface of your acrylic furniture, avoid using a dusting cloth to remove dirt and dust. These types of cloths can trap particles that won't seem big to the naked eye, but will scratch your furniture. Even though acrylic furniture is clear, you shouldn't use the same cleaners that you do on glass windows to clean it. Cleaners specifically made for plastics, like Brillianize cleaner, is the best option for cleaning your acrylic furniture. It prevents scratches and won't break down the acrylic, giving it a cloudy appearance. Squirt a small amount of cleaner onto the piece of furniture you’re cleaning and then polish that area with your cloth. Once you’re done with that small area, move on to the next. Don't spray the whole piece of furniture and then wipe it down. | Avoid using dusting cloths. Use cleaners specifically designed for plastics. Clean small areas at a time. |
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