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Rather than dump the food into a dog dish, turn a metal non-tip bowl upside down. Spread the food in the ring surrounding the center. For your dog to get all the food, he has to circle around the bowl as well as pick his head up to shift to the other side. Even something this simple can slow your dog down a bit when it comes to eating and doesn't require any new equipment. If you do want to purchase a commercial plastic bowl, try the Brake Fast Bowl or Slow Feeder. They are non-tip bowls with plastic knobs in the center. They don't have grip rings, so they can slide as dogs eat, requiring them to 'chase' their food. You could also purchase a puzzle feeder. These make your dog work to uncover food by moving pieces of a puzzle aside. Either split the food between several small saucers and spread them around the room, or divide the food among the individual dips in a muffin or cupcake tin. This way at least the dog comes up for air between mouthfuls or has to find the saucers. Only use a large rock because some dogs will swallow stones if they are small enough. For small dogs, place 2 or 3 golf balls in a bowl and spread food around them. The dog will have to move the balls aside to eat, slowing him down. Be aware that this is only suitable for small dogs where a golf ball is too large to swallow. When all else fails, place the food bowl on a low table or chair. This forces the dog to put his paws on the surface and it slants his gullet downhill, which can help decrease the amount of air swallowed. It will also position his head up to make burping easier. Feeding from a raised bowl has been linked to an increased risk of bloating. Avoid feeding your dog from a raised bowl if it's a breed that's prone to bloating. | Fill the dog dish differently. Purchase a special feeding dish. Divide your dog's food into portions. Place a large rock in the center of the bowl and spread food around it. Raise the food bowl. |
Nettle is safe for most people, but may have dangerous interactions with some disorders and drugs. While more studies are necessary, most medical organizations give the following advice: Avoid nettle tea if you are pregnant, as it may cause contractions or miscarriage. Children and breastfeeding women should not drink nettle tea, as the effects on children are unknown. Talk to your doctor first if you have issues with blood sugar (including diabetes), blood pressure, blood disorders, or if you are on any medication — even an over-the-counter painkiller. Start with small quantities, especially if you have any medical ailment or history of allergies. Sift through your collection and remove any stowaway bugs. Wash the leaves in a sieve under running water, rubbing off dust or other contaminants with gloved hands. Put the leaves in boiling water for 10–15 minutes, or until the water turns light green. One loose cup (240 mL) leaves is enough for two glasses of tea, although you can make it stronger or weaker. If you don't want to get your kettle mucky, just pour boiling water over the leaves and let steep. The leaves will no longer sting you. You may still want to strain the tea through a mesh sieve to make the tea easier to drink. Lemon juice or any other acid will turn the nettle tea pink. This will likely be more dramatic if the stems are boiled as well, since they contain more of the color-changing chemicals. Some folk medicine traditions use this alteration for different health benefits. This has not been scientifically studied. The chemicals responsible are anthocyanin and the related anthocyanin glucosides. | Know the medical risks. Wash the nettles. Boil the nettles. Drink plain or with sweetener. Turn it pink with lemon juice. |
You'll likely find it on the Home Screen. These steps will also work on an iPod touch. It's near the top of the Settings page. If the switch next to Wi-Fi is already green, skip this step. You should see your preferred wireless network name below the "CHOOSE A NETWORK" heading; tapping it will prompt your device to begin connecting. If you're using a home network and you didn't set a password, you'll likely find the Wi-Fi password on the bottom or the back of the router. If the network has no password, you'll connect automatically after tapping the network's name. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. As long as the password is correct, doing so will prompt your device to connect to the network. | Open Settings . Tap Wi-Fi. Slide the Wi-Fi switch "ON" . Tap a network name. Enter the network's password if prompted. Tap Join. |
You may be nervous about spending the night for the first time. However, remember that your boyfriend appreciates you for who you are. Not only that, he's surely just as nervous as you. Take some of the pressure off by relaxing together and doing things you normally enjoy together. Your boyfriend is probably nervous about you seeing what his house and room look like. Put him at ease by letting him know anything you like or appreciate about his living space. You can say something like, “I really like that poster you’ve got on the wall,” or, “Wow, this is a great location you’ve got.” If his place isn't that great to hang out in, you can go for a walk or a drive. Take your date elsewhere and come back just to sleep. This may involve washing your face, brushing your hair and teeth and doing anything else you need to do before going to bed. Of course, at home you may have a more involved routine, but keep it streamlined for tonight. That way, you won't spend all of your time in the bathroom with your boyfriend wondering what you’re doing. You don't need to explain what you’re doing in the bathroom. He may wonder, but that's fine. If you usually braid your hair at night or tuck it up in a rag, you might want to skip that for the first few nights you spend together, if you’re comfortable with that. The first night you spend the night with another person, your brain actually stays a tiny bit awake during the night as a way of keeping you safe. You may wake up when your boyfriend moves around or changes positions in the bed. Don't plan to sleep over at your boyfriend's house for the first time the night before a big day at school or work. You may need to catch up on sleep with a nap the next day, even if you try to go to bed early. If you hadn't planned on sleeping over, you may not have brought a change of clothes or thought about planning for what you’d sleep in. Even if you did plan, it may not have made sense to bring pajamas or a change of clothes. What you wear to sleep will depend on how comfortable you feel with your boyfriend and your level of intimacy. If you end up having sex or being physically intimate in other ways, you may feel comfortable sleeping with nothing on at all, or sleeping in only your underwear. If he lives with his family, you’ll want to sleep in something conservative in case a parent or sibling barges in or you need to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night. You can always ask to borrow a T-shirt to sleep in. Many guys find that endearing. When it's time to go to bed because you’re both tired, it's time to go to sleep. If you’re sleeping in the same bed, you’ll need to find a comfortable position for both of you. There may also be things that make it hard to get comfortable, such as: If he snores. You may want to bring a pair of earplugs, just in case! If one of you steals the blankets or you like very different sleeping temperatures. If he likes to cuddle and you don't (or vice versa). | Enjoy each other’s company. Do your nighttime routine. Prepare to not sleep very well. Wear what you feel comfortable in. Go to bed when you’re ready. |
Before you tackle the body of the report, break your experience down into parts. Create a rudimentary outline on paper, listing off the points you wish to tackle in each section. This helps you stay organized. You want the sections to flow together well without repeated information. Give yourself enough space in the report to convey your experiences in detail, but avoid going off-topic. Longer reports may end up feeling less focused and polished. For most reports, a medium length is appropriate. If you don't have enough material to stretch out the paper, you are better off leaving it shorter. You may need to write more than 10 pages, especially if you had an extensive internship or are studying for a high-level degree. The page requirement may differ depending on your internship program. Your report is academic material and should be treated as such. Represent yourself positively by sticking to facts and concrete examples describing your experience. Be thoughtful with your writing and avoid sounding overly critical. For instance, you can say, “I had a difficult time working at Wayne Industries, but I learned a lot.” Avoid saying “Wayne Industries is the worst.” An example of fact-based writing is, “Wayne Industries has a 75% share in the gadget market.” Avoid speaking in generalizations. Show your experiences on the paper by giving examples of any topics you bring up. Concrete details allow your reader to picture your internship experience. For example, write, “Acme Corporation left out an unsecured bundle of dynamite. I felt unsafe working there.” You might write, “My supervisor sent me to take pictures of a river dolphin that washed up near a remote Bolivian village.” Life insights go beyond the scope of schoolwork. They may include the organization you worked for, the people who work there, and the world at large. These insights vary depending on the scope of your internship, but if you have them, they show that you have grown as a person. You might work in a lab and write, “The employees are on their feet all day, but they know they are helping people, so they arrive in the morning brimming with energy. Another example is, “Oscorp is very busy, and the employees would be happier with additional help. This is a problem for many companies across the country.” Take the time to read through your report at least once. Note any sentences that don't flow together well. Pay attention to the experiences you describe in the report as well as the report's overall tone. The entire report needs to feel cohesive, objective, and clear to the reader. Reading out loud can help, as well as letting someone else read your work. You may have to go back a few times and make changes. Refine your report as much as necessary to make it great. When you are satisfied with it, turn it into your supervisor to let them read about your experience. Be aware of any submission deadline your program has. Give yourself plenty of editing time by writing the report before then. | Organize your information into an outline before writing. Write at least 5 to 10 pages. Maintain an objective tone throughout the report. Use specific examples to describe your internship. Include observations you have about real life. Review your report after writing it. Edit the report before turning it in. |
A licensed massage therapist can help facilitate muscle relaxation. Seek out a licensed professional in your area and schedule a massage therapy appointment. Shoot for a 30-45 minute appointment to begin with, and pay close attention to how your body responds. If you find the therapy induces muscles relaxation in your back, you can schedule regular appointment with your massage therapist. You might consider finding a massage therapist who is certified in rolfing, which is a form of deep tissue massage. Acupuncture can help relax tense back muscles, easing the pain that is often associated with a tight back. Consider making an appointment with a local acupuncture professional to ease your back muscles. Some health insurance plans may cover acupuncture. Call your provider to see if these services are covered. Many acupuncture professional hold community clinics where services are performed for a reduced cost. Ask local professionals if there is a community clinic in your area. Sometimes a physical therapist can help patients achieve muscle relaxation through supervised exercise and therapy. Make an appointment with your primary care provider and explain the ways in which tense back muscles are affecting you. Ask your provider is physical therapy is a good option for you and, if so, set up an appointment with a physical therapist. Before scheduling your appointment, contact your health insurance provider to gain a detailed understanding of what types of therapy are and are not covered by your healthcare plan. You may also look into borrowing a TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machine from a physical therapist. The machine requires placing electrodes in specific locations on your back and then shocking those areas with a mild electrical current, which may help to promote muscle relaxation. Some medical professionals may prescribe medication to help you relax your back muscles. While medications like muscle relaxants can be helpful, certain medications can be addictive and/or harmful. Always take medication exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Try taking a dose of ibuprofen for back pain or take 200 to 400 mg of magnesium citrate, which acts as a muscle relaxant. Follow the manufacturer's instructions for use. | Use massage therapy for deep relaxation of your back muscles. Try acupuncture if tense back muscles are causing you pain. Ask your doctor about physical therapy. Exercise caution when using medication. |
Swimming helps you lose weight because it is great cardio that helps you burn calories—which, in turn, burns fat. When you first start swimming with the hopes of getting skinnier thighs, you need to be realistic about your swimming level. It is very, very hard to jump in a pool and swim laps for 30 straight minutes. Your lungs and muscles have to adjust before you can perform at that kind of level. To begin your workout regimen, start by swimming four lengths of the pool at an easy effort. Stop at the ends of the pool to catch your breath if you need to. After your four lengths, rest for 30 seconds. Repeat 5-10 times. Try doing this 3 times a week to build up your swimming muscles. Not only will this help you burn more calories, which will make you skinnier, but, it will also keep you entertained. Doing the same motion for 30 minutes, 3 times a week will get very mundane. Keep yourself looking forward to working out by switching up the strokes. Freestyle is great because it's easy to learn and burns a ton of calories. The backstroke, with your eyes looking straight up, will help improve your posture. The breaststroke engages your hip and inner-thigh muscles. These are often missed in other workouts and will help you get the most out of your swim. | Start with realistic expectations. Use starter workouts. Attempt different strokes. |
This paper addresses unsupervised domain adaptation, the setting where labeled training data is available on a source domain, but the goal is to have good performance on a target domain with only unlabeled data.Like much of previous work, we seek to align the learned representations of the source and target domains while preserving discriminability.The way we accomplish alignment is by learning to perform auxiliary self-supervised task on both domains simultaneously. Each self-supervised task brings the two domains closer together along the direction relevant to that task.Training this jointly with the main task classifier on the source domain is shown to successfully generalize to the unlabeled target domain. The presented objective is straightforward to implement and easy to optimize.We achieve state-of-the-art results on four out of seven standard benchmarks, and competitive results on segmentation adaptation.We also demonstrate that our method composes well with another popular pixel-level adaptation method. | We use self-supervision on both domain to align them for unsupervised domain adaptation. |
To get the best benefit from your steam treatment, start by washing your face. That will allow the steam to penetrate deeper into your pores, helping flush out dirt and oils that may have gotten trapped inside. If your skin is dry or you’re prone to rosacea, you may not want to use steam. It can potentially dry out your skin and worsen redness. Find a large pot, like the one you’d use for pasta or making a big batch of soup, and fill it about 2/3 of the way full of water. Place the pot on the stove on high heat, and bring the water just to a boil. Avoid filling the pot all the way to the top. It might boil over, and it will be hard to move the pot without spilling any water. Try to find a place where you can comfortably sit, stand, or kneel when you’re deciding where to place the pot. However, make sure to place a folded towel beneath it so the hot pot doesn't scorch whatever surface you use. For instance, you might want to kneel in a chair at your dining table, or you might want to place the pot on your bathroom counter. Take a large, thick towel and drape it over the top of your head, but arrange it so it doesn't cover your face. This will help trap the steam, allowing more of it to come into contact with your skin. A thick towel will hold in the steam better than a thin one, but you can use whatever you have on hand. Lower your face toward the pot so the towel is draped down on either side of it. Do not hold your face any closer than 18 in (46 cm) from the water or you may scald your skin. Aim for about 20 to 24 in (51 to 61 cm) away from the water. Stay there for about 5 minutes, or 10 if you’re comfortable enough. If you’re too uncomfortable to hold your face 20 to 24 in (51 to 61 cm) from the water, it's fine to back up a little. Contrary to popular opinion, steam does not open your pores. It relaxes the muscles under your skin and makes it easier to clean, so it can help you get out dirt that's trapped deep inside. Steaming your face can flush out dirt and oils onto the surface of your skin. In addition, it causes you to sweat, which can also push impurities out of your skin. To make sure these don't work their way back into your pores, follow up with a gentle cleanser. Try using a mild, unscented face wash for this. Since heat can be very drying for your skin, it's important to moisturize after you’ve finished steaming and washing it. You don't have to use a special moisturizer for this; any lightweight facial moisturizer will work. Unless you have very dry skin, you can repeat this treatment up to once a week. | Wash your face with your favorite cleanser. Fill a large stockpot with water and heat it to a boil. Place the pot on a heat-safe mat or folded towels. Drape a towel over your head. Hold your face as close to the steam as you can for 5-10 minutes. Wash your face again with a gentle cleanser. Moisturize your face to counteract any dryness caused by the steam. |
To find a good piercing artist, you can start by asking others about their piercings and who did them. Perhaps you have a friend who has a beautifully done piercing and you ask them for a referral to their artist. Or maybe you have a family member who had a positive experience and is willing to refer you to the artist for your piercing. You may focus on asking friends or family who have constellation piercings already that you like or find appealing. Getting a referral for an artist who does constellation piercings well will increase your chances of getting a piercing that you like. Once you have a few names of artists, you should look them up online and see if they have a portfolio or samples of their past work. A good piercing artist will usually have an official website or web page that showcases their style and their designs. You should review their past work to see if their artistic style matches what you want for your piercing. Check if their portfolio includes constellation piercings they have done in the past. Bookmark any examples that you like, as you can use them later as a reference point during your consultation with the artist. If the artist works out of a piercing and tattoo parlor or studio, which they should if they are reputable, they may have online reviews of their work that you can read. Check that the artist is highly rated and has mostly positive reviews online from past customers. You can find reputable artists at piercing conventions in your area. Piercing conventions are a good way to see the work of many different artists and talk directly to the artists about their work. You may end up seeing an artist's work that you like and chatting with them about getting a constellation piercing. For example, you may ask the piercing artist, “Have you done constellation piercings before?”, “Can I see samples of your work?” and “How much do you charge for your work?” Many piercers are self taught, but this does not mean you cannot still confirm their skills and training. A reputable piercer will be willing to have a consultation with you before they pierce you to examine the area you want to get pierced, discuss your jewellery options for the piercing, and to outline any possible risks or complications. Make sure you have a consultation with the piercer at the studio or parlor they work out of. Check that the studio looks clean, sterile, and well stocked with the necessary tools for the piercing. You should ask the piercer how long they have been piercing, how they learned to do piercing, and if they have any formal education or training. | Ask friends or family who have piercing. Read reviews of the piercing artist and look at their past work. Go to piercing conventions. Set up a consultation with the piercer. |
Although the exact shade of wood's color varies from species to species, expect your wood to grow darker as it dries. When you first split the wood, note how bright it is on the inside. Wait for the relatively white wood to fade into a yellow or grayish color before burning. When you first split your wood, hold a piece up to your nose and breathe in deep. Familiarize yourself with the smell of its sap. Then, when you’re ready to burn wood, select a test piece from your pile. Split it open and take a whiff. If you still detect sap, place it back in the pile for further drying. If most or all of the bark has fallen off on its own, consider the wood safe for burning. If not, slice the bark off with a knife. Inspect the wood immediately underneath. Allow any pieces that appear greenish more time to dry before using. When you first split the wood, note how heavy each piece feels. Expect the same piece to weigh considerably less once it loses its water weight. To double-check that it is has dried, knock two pieces together. If they sound hollow, consider them dried. If you are still unsure, assemble a few pieces for a test fire. If either the kindling or the larger pieces refuse to catch fire, give them more time to dry, since they are obviously still too wet. If they do catch, listen for hissing, which indicates the presence of water. | Inspect the color. Smell for sap. Test the bark. Judge by density. Build a fire. |
Double-click the PowerPoint presentation file to open it in PowerPoint. If you haven't yet created the presentation, double-click the PowerPoint app icon that resembles a white "P" on an orange background, then click Blank Presentation. Click a slide on the left side of the PowerPoint window. It's in the left side of the orange ribbon that's at the top of the PowerPoint window. Doing so will open a toolbar below the orange ribbon. This option is on the far-right side of the Insert toolbar. A drop-down menu will appear. It's in the Video drop-down menu. Doing so opens a window with various search bars. You'll find this option on the right side of the window in the middle of the page. Type in the name of the video you want to add and press ↵ Enter. If you don't have a specific video in mind, just enter a keyword instead. Click the video that you want to embed in your presentation. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will embed the video in your PowerPoint presentation. Click and drag the video to the place you want it on the slide, or click and drag one of the knobs in the corner of the video to enlarge the video window. It's in the middle of the orange ribbon. This will open the Playback toolbar. Click the "Start" drop-down box in the "Video Options" section, then click Automatically or On Click. Selecting Automatically will prompt the video to begin playing when the slide loads in the presentation. Press Ctrl+S to save your changes to your PowerPoint presentation. If this is a new presentation, a window where you can name your file and select a save location will pop up. | Open your PowerPoint presentation. Go to the slide on which you want to embed a video. Click the Insert tab. Click Video. Click Online Video…. Click the "Search YouTube" search bar. Enter a video's name. Select your video. Click Insert. Reposition or resize your video. Click the Playback tab. Choose a playback prompt. Save your work. |
In a medium-sized bowl, combine equal parts of Aztec clay and warm water. For every tablespoon (0.75 oz.) of this mixture, add 2/3 of a tablespoon (0.5 oz.) of either grape seed oil or sweet almond oil. Mix the ingredients together thoroughly. After applying the mask to all of your hair, let it dry for between 45 minutes and an hour. A tightening sensation on your scalp is normal. Despite how drying the mask might feel, it will actually boost your hair's moisture. Rinse your hair thoroughly with warm water. Be sure to remove all of the clay from your hair and scalp. Apply a rich conditioner to your hair. Rinse and dry your hair as usual. | Mix together Aztec clay, warm water, and oil. Let your hair sit for about an hour. Rinse and condition your hair. |
If you can put everything you and your teacher discussed into practice in the long-term it's likely your grades will improve, stay good and get even better. While you're at it, stay on your best behavior for a while: participate in discussions, don't interrupt anyone, and don't chitchat with your friends in class. Teachers will be much more sympathetic to a hard working student who is struggling to achieve good grades than one who gets by doing as little as possible. Keep up the good work and be organised and enthusiastic about learning outside of the classroom. If you are able to evidence outside learning in a classroom and demonstrate enthusiasm and interest in a subject, it will set you apart from your classmates. By doing more reading around topics you will find that you have more to contribute in class and that will make a very positive impression on your teacher. Bad grades can often be a result of rushed work, hasty last-minute cramming, or poorly thought out projects. In order to make it possible to improve your grades, a good step is to make sure you avoid these frantic moments as much as possible. Organise your time and plan your work schedule in advance. This way, if you are struggling with a topic you will have more opportunity to work on it and seek some advice before you are tested. It's a great feeling for a teacher to see a student improve. Your teacher will be delighted to see your grades go up when you put into practice the things you talked about together. | Put everything into practice. Take it outside. Plan your time and organise yourself. |
Think about your previous favorite looks and clothing styles, then look for retro equivalents. Have you always gravitated toward simple pieces or do you prefer to be avant-garde with your style? Do you tend to wear dressy or casual items? Do you like sharp, clean lines or loose and flowing ones? Patterns or solids? Every era has a vast array of styles – there is no “one” look for any decade. You can find something that represents your personality in any of them! Stay true to what feels natural to you. You should feel like yourself in whatever you’re wearing, not like someone playing dress up. Choose items that appeal to you rather than selecting pieces just because they "look retro." Some retro items are going to look better on you than others. Experiment with anything that catches your eye, but whenever you find something that works really well for you, look for other items similar to it. For example, if you discover that loose and flowing 60s blouses look great on you, you could search for similar styles in different colors and other cuts. As you discover additional pieces that are flattering, continue to add to your retro wardrobe and develop your own unique style. Select vintage pieces that fit you well and highlight your best features. Whenever possible, try on a garment before buying it. Don't be afraid to alter pieces that you really like so that they fit you perfectly. Instead of revamping your entire style and replacing your entire wardrobe, think about adding retro touches to clothing you already own. Try adding patches to your jeans, changing the buttons on a shirt, embellishing a jacket with fringe and so on. Get creative! Try repurposing some of your current clothing with retro elements bought from a thrift store. For instance, you could sew a 60s style shirt collar onto a top you already own. Give a modern outfit a little retro flair by adding vintage accessories to go with it. | Select pieces that reflect your personality. Choose pieces that flatter your body shape. Add vintage embellishments to your modern pieces. |
Tap the phone-shaped app icon on your Android's home screen. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. On some Androids, you may tap ☰ in the bottom-left corner instead. You'll see this option in the drop-down menu. It's in the Settings menu. On Samsung Galaxy phones, tap More settings instead. You may have to skip this step on some Androids. This option should be in the middle of the page. If you don't have this option, you can use a carrier code instead. Tap one of the following options depending on your preferences and what's available on your phone: Always forward When busy When unanswered When unreachable Tap the text field in the middle of the screen, then type in the number to which you want to forward your Android. It's below the text field. Doing so will save your number and return you to the Settings page. If your Android doesn't have a Call forwarding option anywhere in the Phone app, you'll need to enable call forwarding the old-fashioned way. Open the dial pad in the Phone app, then do the following based on your carrier: Verizon - Type in *72 followed by the ten-digit phone number to which you want to forward your Android, then tap the "Call" button. Sprint - Type in *72 followed by the ten-digit phone number to which you want to forward your Android, then tap the "Call" button. T-Mobile - Type in **21* followed by the ten-digit phone number to which you want to forward your Android, then tap the "Call" button. AT&T - Type in **21* followed by the ten-digit phone number to which you want to forward your Android, then tap the "Call" button. | Open your Android's Phone app. Tap ⋮. Tap Settings or Call settings. Tap Calls. Tap Call forwarding. Select a forwarding option. Enter a phone number. Tap TURN ON. Use a carrier code. |
A menu will appear with several options. From this menu, you can start playing the playlist, download, delete, rename, or edit it. To begin playing the songs in the playlist, tap “Play” from the menu. If you want to download the playlist to your device, select “Download” from the menu. Tap “Delete” in the menu to remove the playlist from your account. From the menu, tap “Rename” to edit the name of the playlist. A small window will appear where you can type the new name. Tap “OK” to save the changes once you're done. The “Edit” option in the menu allows you to rearrange the order of the songs in the selected playlist as well as delete a song. To rearrange, tap “Edit” and the list of music files in the playlist will be displayed. Tap and drag the files to reorder them. While editing the playlist, you can also remove the files you don't want. Long-tap on the file you want to delete, and a menu will appear. Tap “Delete” from it to remove the song. | Long-press on the playlist you want to manage. Play the playlist. Download the playlist. Delete a playlist. Rename a playlist. Edit the playlist. |
Cervical mucus, a protective substance on the cervix, changes at different points in your cycle. Your body produces more mucus right around the time of ovulation to help facilitate the fertilization of the egg. Once you get to know your pattern well, it's possible to use it to predict the day you will ovulate. To learn how to check your mucus, see How to Check Cervical Mucus. Check your mucus every day after your period ends, and note the distinct changes that take place over the course of your cycle. Keep track of the changes on a calendar. Chart the days when you have your period, dry days, and days when your mucus is tacky, sticky, slippery, and wet. Note changes in color and smell in addition to texture. Note whether the mucus is cloudy or clear. Keep as thorough a record as possible, especially in the first few months when you’re still getting used to this method. Breastfeeding, infections, certain drugs, and other circumstances can affect the cervical mucus, so be sure to note these factors as well. The day of ovulation is usually the day when cervical mucus is most wet and slippery. In the days that follow that peak, especially when the cervix is dry again, fertility is at its lowest. | Understand the role of cervical mucus. Chart your mucus pattern. Interpret your mucus pattern to determine the day of ovulation. |
While this treatment can be effective throughout different seasons, it is usually easiest to apply it during the late fall, after most foliage has died off. Do not use the cut-and-paint method during early spring. Privet sap flows upward at that time of year, so the exposed stump will quickly become damp and sticky after you cut it, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the herbicide. Herbicides made with glyphosate or triclopyr amine are best. Mix either herbicide with water to form an appropriate solution. When using glyphosate, choose a concentrate with 41 percent or higher. When using triclopyr amine, choose a concentrate with 44 percent or higher. For either glyphosate or triclopyr amine, combine 32 fluid ounces (945 ml) with enough water to make 1 gallon (4 L) of prepared solution. If you'll need to postpone chemical treatment after performing the cutting, you should use 26 fluid ounces (770 ml) of a triclopyr ester herbicide mixed with enough diesel or bark oil to create 1 gallon (4 L) of solution. Cut down the privet stem, leaving only a short stump. Remove any sawdust from the site before continuing. Any cut you make should lie beneath the lowest branch of the stem. Cuts lying at ground level are best, but the process should still work as long as the stump is low and there are no branches left on the remains. If the privet is larger than 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter, you may need to drill holes into the stump to improve the effectiveness of the herbicide. Use a 10 mm drill bit to create downward holes in the cut surface, spacing them 4 inches (10 cm) apart. For the best results, you should immediately paint or spray the cut area with your prepared herbicide solution. One of the easiest ways to apply the solution is with a spray bottle. Cover the entire cut area until it becomes moist, but do not allow the herbicide to drip off and form a puddle around the stump. Herbicide application should usually be performed within minutes of the cutting procedure. If you cannot do so, apply an appropriate triclopyr ester solution within two or three weeks of cutting. If done correctly, every treated privet stem should die off, making a second application unnecessary in most cases. If the privet does not die off within one or two months, however, you can attempt to reapply the herbicide solution following the same procedure. | Apply this treatment during the fall. Mix an appropriate herbicide solution. Cut down the privet. Paint the privet with the herbicide solution. Reapply only if necessary. |
You can check out the latest exhibits together and have lots to discuss after you leave. Museums and art galleries also often hold special events like lectures, film screenings, and musical performances that you could go to with your friends. If you need a new outfit or just feel like shopping invite a friend or two to join you. If you don't want to spend any money, go window shopping. Walk around, look at the displays in the shop windows, talk, and have fun! Brainstorm a story, write a script, gather props, and film your movie. You can try to do it in one shot or get pro and edit all of your footage together. Then, you can have even more fun when you watch the movie together. You can go out to your favorite restaurant, or eat in if you're short on money or not wanting to be in public. It'll give you a chance to chat with your friends while you eat or cook. If you're going out, make sure it's a place both you and your friends enjoy and that everyone can afford it. Having the meal at your house can save money and can be great fun. Invite your friends over and have a glass of wine while you're cooking or, even better, have a potluck and have all your friends bring their favorite dishes! It's fun when all the servers know you by name and your drink and it can be a great way to just relax and have a quiet chat with your friends. Pick a time every week, or every month to meet. Try having everyone who can make it meet every first Friday of the month, for example and catch up on everything that's happening in your lives. Having it specifically scheduled means more of your friends will be able to make it. Looking for cheap treasures at yard sales can be a ton of fun with a friend or a few friends. Watch your local newspaper for yard sale announcements during the summer months or just drive around and look for signs. | Visit a local museum or art gallery with your friends. Go to the mall with your friends. Make a movie together. Get together for lunch or dinner. Hang out at your favorite coffee shop or pub. Shop at yard sales. |
Rewards can be a powerful motivator! Whenever you accomplish a goal—even a little one—take a moment to reward yourself. Your rewards don't have to be anything elaborate or fancy. It could be something as simple as watching a funny 5-minute video after completing a short reading assignment. Give yourself bigger rewards for bigger accomplishments. For example, you might go out for pizza with a friend after handing in an important paper. You don't have to save all the rewards for when you’re done working. Sometimes it can help to give your mood a lift before you get down to a task. Take a few minutes to enjoy a favorite snack or check your social media. Just make sure you limit yourself to a specific amount of time (like 10 minutes, for example) so that you don't end up getting totally distracted and wasting a few hours. Working with a friend can make homework more enjoyable. You and your buddy can also help keep each other on track. Make sure you choose a friend who is serious about getting their work done so that you don't end up goofing off and distracting each other. Doing homework with a friend doesn't necessarily mean collaborating on the same assignments. You can just spend time together while you each do your own work. Check with your teacher first before working together with a friend on an assignment. They may want you to do the work by yourself. Some people work best when they first get up in the morning, whereas others feel more energized in the late afternoon or evening. You might also find that some study environments work better for you than others. Experiment to figure out what works best for you. For example, if you’re a morning person, try doing your homework right after you eat breakfast. If you tend to get distracted while working at your desk at home, experiment with doing your homework in the library or a coffee shop instead. Some people also find it helpful to change their routine from time to time. If you find yourself getting bored, try working at a different time from usual or finding a new study space. Setting specific goals can help you stay motivated and make your work feel more manageable. To get the most from your goals, make them Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound (SMART). Write down your goals and be sure to celebrate whenever you achieve one, no matter how small! Setting vague goals can lead to frustration. Instead of saying, “I’m going to get all my homework done this week,” try something more specific—e.g., “I’m going to work on my English essay for 1 hour every day this week.” Even if you’re not that excited about the classes you’re taking right now, looking at the big picture and setting some personal goals for yourself can help. Think about the ways that doing well in school will help you in the long run. For example, maybe you want to get good grades so you can get into your dream college, or possibly you’re working towards an exciting career. Doing a good job in your classes can also be its own reward—knowing that you worked hard and did your best is a great self-esteem booster! | Reward yourself when you meet a homework goal. Treat yourself before you start working, too. Work with a motivated study buddy. Determine when and where you work best. Set some SMART homework goals. Remind yourself of why you’re in school in the first place. |
There is another popular pathology text that many med students find useful, Dr. Goljan's Rapid Review. This is a 700-page book that covers basic topics in pathology. It also explores the connections between pathology and other disciplines, such as microbiology. You can also find audio recordings of Goljan's lectures on YouTube and other websites. Some publishers even include free study materials when you purchase Goljan's text from them. After you finish reading a section in your First Aid text, open your Pathoma materials and see where they overlap. This may help you to understand your First Aid lectures or information more thoroughly. After all, both texts can't cover everything, but working with them together will increase your coverage and retention. It's really tempting to focus all of your attention on Pathoma and other study options and completely (or partially) skip your class sessions. This approach can really backfire. Attending the lectures gives you yet another layer of information. Plus, take this opportunity to write down any questions that you have and look these up later. Pathoma should be one of the few resources that you immediately turn to if you have a question even tangentially related to pathology. Force yourself to constantly ask questions about what you hear in lectures or have learned from other study sites. For example, if you aren't familiar with a drug's name, look it up in Pathoma. | Compare or use in combination with Goljan. Compare and contrast information with first aid. Continue to go to lectures. Stay curious. |
With a serious lung disease like COPD, you have to be exceptionally careful when you start physical activity. Although exercise can help improve your COPD, you still need to ease into activities slowly. If you haven't been overly active, it's best to start very slowly with exercise. Don't feel like you need to be exercising for significant amounts of time. Many physicians will recommend starting with just five or 10 minutes of activity. Incorporating more activity into your daily life and being active for longer periods of time will help you build confidence in yourself and also strengthen your body. Increasing your lifestyle activity is a great way to stay active without overdoing it. These are not cardio activities, but they also help keep your body moving and your lungs working. Lifestyle activities are those exercises that are a part of your normal daily routine. They can include chores or yard work, walking up and down stairs and walking to and from your destinations. If you have COPD, some of these activities may be difficult for you initially. This is what makes lifestyle activities a great place to start improving and measuring progress. For example, if you have trouble walking for long distances, make one of your first goals walking to get the mail everyday. Or if you have trouble with stairs, ask a family member to help you take the stairs more often during the day. When you're ready to progress to more structured exercise, you need to plan to include a warm-up. This is an essential component of safe exercise for those with COPD. The purpose of any warm-up is to slowly get your body primed for more intense exercises. Warm-ups are especially important for those with COPD because your body needs extra time to get your breathing rate, heart rate and body temperature elevated. A warm-up can also help prevent muscle soreness and improve flexibility. Start by doing some simple stretches or walk very slowly for at least five to 10 minutes. Unless cleared by your physician, you should only participate in aerobic activities that are low in intensity. This level is the most safe for patients with COPD. Try using the perceived exertion scale to help you stay at a lower intensity. It's a one to 10 scale, with one being completely sedentary and 10 being your maximum level of exertion. Those with COPD should aim for a three to four level on this scale. You can be slightly out of breath, but it shouldn't be difficult to breathe. You should be able to talk and get out short sentences without having to take a breath. Activities you can try include: walking, water walking, biking or using the elliptical. Aerobic exercises are great to help improve the condition of your lungs and improve your cardiovascular system; however, strength training is an essential form of exercise as well. Strength training, especially in your core and upper body, can help strengthen the muscles around your chest cavity. These help aid your body in breathing by strengthening the muscles that help with inhalation and exhalation. Only include one to two days of strength training each week. Also, there is no need to do more than about 20 minutes of these exercises. Use light weights or weight machines to help build strength and muscle tone. Both pilates and yoga are great exercises to help strengthen your muscles. They are often specifically recommended for patients with COPD. Both yoga and pilates are low-intensity exercises that have a significant focus on breathing. They help keep your heart rate and breathing pace low while having you practice deep breathing exercises. This can help improve your coordination and improve your breathing function if done regularly. Try including a yoga or pilates class one to two times a week. These may be used as your strength training exercises as well. | Ease into activities. Increase your lifestyle activity. Always do a warm-up. Add in low-intensity cardio exercises. Do light strength training. Try pilates and yoga for breathing exercises. |
Don't confront the person while you are still angry or upset. Wait until you have cooled down and vented your feelings to another friend or in writing. Confronting your friend while you are still angry or feeling hurt makes you seem vulnerable and it may affect the results of your confrontation. Write out what you want to say to the person to help guide you when you actually confront him or her. If you think you might get flustered during your conversation, having your main points written out on a notecard may help you when you actually deliver the complaint to him or her. “When you _____, it makes me feel _____.” Remember to keep your complaint short and to the point. Do not include any unnecessary details in your complaint. Providing too many details will lessen the impact of your complaint and it may leave your friend confused about the exact purpose of your complaint. If you feel especially nervous about confronting your friend, you may want to practice with another trusted friend to make yourself feel more confident. When you feel prepared to confront your friend, take a deep breath and deliver your complaint how you practiced it. Keep a low, even tone to your voice and be kind and polite as you confront the person. If you seem calm, your friend will be more likely to respond in a like manner. Don't lose control or retort with insults if your friend becomes irate. If things begin to fall apart, simply thank your friend for hearing your complaint and excuse yourself. In a worst case scenario, you can still control your own behavior and you will feel better knowing that you handled the situation in a mature, intelligent manner. | Wait until your anger has subsided. Plan out your complaint. Structure your complaint as a cause and effect statement: Confront your friend. |
Heat 1 tbs of cooking oil in a large, heavy saucepan. When the oil is hot, add the onions and stir regularly until they soften slightly, around 2 minutes. Add the ginger and stir to prevent sticking or burning. Stir so that the ingredients are spread evenly throughout the pan. Keep the temperature at medium heat until the entire mixture is bubbling slightly. Remember to wash the spoon you used to stir the ingredients thoroughly, because it has come in contact with raw meat. Do not reuse an unwashed spoon later. Cover the mixture and reduce the heat to allow the mixture to simmer, around 20-30 minutes. Using a clean utensil, stir the food occasionally to ensure that it cooks evenly. to 350ºF/180ºC. Bring 1 ½ cups of water to boil in a saucepan. If desired, add a pinch of salt. When water is boiling, add ¾ cup of rice. Stir gently to ensure that it is evenly distributed. Cover the pot and return the water to a boil. When the water returns to a boil, turn down the temperature to simmer. Keep the pot tightly sealed. Allow the rice to cook for 15-20 minutes. The rice is done when all the water is absorbed. Once the rice is done, remove it from the pot to stop the cooking process from continuing. Rinse ½ cup of brown or green lentils in a strainer under running water, removing any that are shriveled. Place in a pan with 1 ½ C of water and put on medium-high heat. When water begins a rapid simmer, reduce heat and cook for 20-30 minutes. The bubbles should be gentle, causing the lentils to move only slightly while cooking If necessary add water, to ensure that the lentils are always covered. When cooking is complete, drain the water. In a large bowl mix the rice and lentils to form an even mixture. Spread half of the rice and lentils across the bottom of the dish. Layer one of the sliced tomatoes on top of the rice. Ladle half of the meat mixture on top of the tomatoes. Repeat the process with the second half of the ingredients. Remember to use oven mitts when removing the dish from the oven to prevent burns. Place the casserole on a trivet or hot pad to avoid burning the table. Remember to place any leftovers in the fridge quickly after the meal to prevent bacterial growth. | Sauté the onions and garlic. Pour the beef and marinade mixture into the large saucepan. Reduce heat and simmer. Preheat your oven Cook the rice. Cook the lentils. Mix the cooked rice and lentils. Assemble the ingredients in a casserole dish. Bake the dish for 20-30 minutes. Serve your beef biryani and enjoy! |
Before you can start devising a strategic plan, you need to make sure that the people developing the overall strategy can get feedback from those that must implement it on the ground. Talk to team leaders and management and get their perspective on the problems in your organization. Include them on discussions in development and planning so that they can evaluate the plan's feasibility and uncover any unforeseen costs that may be incurred when trying to implement it. Including top management into developing strategic plans will also get them to feel a sense of ownership over the strategy, which will help with implementation. Consider the time and human capital that's required for your strategic plan and talk to managers to see if it's possible that employees can adapt or change their schedules to meet their new goals. Create an agenda that lays out a presentation of your strategic visions and that leaves time for managers and team leaders to provide feedback. Think of your organization's competitive advantages, or the set of traits that gives your company an advantage over its competitors, such as a lower manufacturing cost or proprietary technology. Reflect on how you can use your strengths to take advantage of opportunities you have available due to the consumer demand, or changes in the social or cultural climate that may help drive sales of your product or service. Strengths may include a highly successful or efficient team, such as a good marketing an advertising department or strong sales department. To find more opportunities that play to your strengths, make sure that your team is watching external factors like consumer buying habits or social trends. For instance, an opportunity may include a growing infrastructure in another country if you are a utility provider or construction company. Weaknesses are internal factors that make your organization more inefficient and that waste time and money. Threats are external factors that could hinder your business and include things like an economic downturn or a competitor. Find the departments within your company that are struggling and determine their weaknesses. Weaknesses could include things like poor leadership, a lack of skills or expertise, or a poor reputation with customers. Internal factors can be solved with additional training or re-allocation of responsibility. External threats that can be combated by concentrating on your company's strengths to overcome what is happening in the industry. Be honest about your weaknesses so that you can devise a plan that targets specific portions of your organization. Sometimes team leaders or employees can have valuable input on threats and weaknesses. Determine what goals you want your company to achieve. Make sure that there is a significant driver behind the strategic decisions that you make, and that these decisions are always made with your goals in mind. Once you have goals in mind, you can begin to create strategies to achieve them. Some goals may include increasing revenue, getting a larger customer base, or increasing employee productivity. Keep your goals realistic and attainable so that your team strives to accomplish them instead of giving up. Make sure to set a timeline to accomplish your goals. Your strategy will be determined by the type of industry that you're in or the type of work that your organization does. An overall strategy is your plan on how to achieve long-term goals. Tactics are more easily measurable and are actions that you can take that will help you reach your strategy. Think of what will assist in achieving your goals and create an action plan with tactics that you can use to reach it. Strategies can include things like increasing profits by reducing manufacturing costs or increasing employee satisfaction by improving employee training. Tactics include things like changing employee hours or updating the packaging on a product. The vision for your business is the long-term goals that you want your organization to be able to achieve. Develop a cohesive vision by making sure that your strategy adheres to your company culture, branding, and your current consumers. Build your strategic plan around accomplishing your end vision. Being able to explain your vision will give an idea to stakeholders, investors, and employees clarity in understanding the reason for your strategic planning and your goals. A vision may be something like achieving much greater eco-friendly standards by 2025 or becoming one of the largest companies within an industry. | Call a meeting of top team leaders and managers. Analyze your strengths and opportunities. Assess your weaknesses and threats. Set goals for your business. Create a strategy and short-term tactics. Develop a vision for the business. |
It's a good idea to continue to exercise while you attempt to gain weight the healthy way. However, it's probably best to lay off the cardio (which burns those hard-earned calories) and focus on strength training instead (which builds muscle mass and helps you to gain weight). Strength training includes working with weights and performing exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bench presses, bicep curls, crunches, chin-ups and leg curls. If you've never done strength training before, it's a good idea to enlist the help of a personal trainer who can show you how to perform the exercises safely and correctly. Just keep in mind that the more you exercise, the more calories you will need to consume to replace those you lost while working out. This is where protein shakes and bars really come in handy. Luckily, exercising should also increase your appetite. Smoking is a bad idea for those who are trying to gain weight as it suppresses the appetite. Although it won't be easy, quitting is the healthiest option - not only will it increase your appetite but it will improve your overall appearance, not to mention the health of your lungs. If quitting seems too extreme, at least avoid smoking for an hour or two before meals. Keeping a food journal will allow you to keep track of your weight gain and enable you to see which methods are working and which or not. Make a note of every calorie you consumed that day and every calorie you burned (to the best of your knowledge). Also write down your weight after each weekly weigh in. See the numbers written down in black and white will help you to figure out what your you're doing wrong or what you could improve on. It will also help to keep you motivated once you begin to see progress. Stress may also be contributing to your low weight. When people are stressed, they can neglect basic things like eating regularly and well and exercising. Try to keep your stress levels down. Take time every day to unwind and relax. You might try relaxation techniques, yoga, or meditation to help you control your stress levels. If it helps, you can join a class. Make time for things that you enjoy, too. Take time to read or watch a movie in the evening. Take a warm bath before bed. Gaining weight is not an easy process - in fact, gaining weight can be much harder than losing it. However, it is important that you stay committed and keep your eyes on the prize. Set small, manageable goals for yourself - like aiming to gain 4 pounds in a month. This will give you something more tangible to work towards. If you set your goals too high, it's easy to become overwhelmed and feel like giving up. The most important thing through the entire weight gain process is to stay healthy - eating a balanced diet and continuing to exercise throughout. Bingeing on junk food many seem like the easier option, but your overall health will suffer and you will not be able to maintain the weight in the long run. Remember that you're not just trying to gain weight - you're trying to overhaul your entire attitude towards food. | Gain muscle mass. Quit smoking. Keep a food journal. Reduce your stress. Stay committed. Stay healthy. |
That is, if you're breaking up with a partner or letting go of a toxic friend, it's best to get your own feelings out of the way first. Take time to write a healing letter and list all your complaints and hurt feelings. Use this letter to vent everything, and then you can move on to writing a letter for your friend or partner. The first letter tends to be emotionally charged. You may want to blame the other person for everything or hurl insults. But getting it out of the way is good because then you can move on to a calmer, more rational letter. Spend at least part of the letter talking about what you like about the person and your relationship together. In most relationships, there are good times as well as bad, and no matter why you're saying goodbye, you can still end on a good note by taking time to think about what was good. You could write about good memories, like how you met or when you fell in love. Even though you're saying goodbye to the person, you can still note what you liked about the person in the past. You don't need to trash the person to move on, and if you really feel the need to, then maybe that's a letter you should keep to yourself instead. For example, you could say, "I love your kind spirit, your willingness to go on adventures, and your compassion for everyone you met. You made me want to be a better person, and for that, I will always be grateful." If you're breaking up, you both likely played some part in how ended. Don't hold back. Apologize for any part you played in what happened, and if you can, offer forgiveness to the other person. That way, you don't part with bad blood between you. For example, you might write, "I'm sorry for how things have ended between us, and I apologize for my part in that. I don't hold any grudges against you, and I hope you won't hold any against me." If this person was special to you, you can make note of that at the end. Discuss how you'll still think about the person in the future, for instance, and how you'll remember the good times fondly, despite the fact that you need to go your separate ways. For instance, you might say, "I'm sorry that we have to go our separate ways, but I think we just don't work together anymore. No matter what, you will always hold a special place in my heart." | Write a letter to yourself first if it's a bad goodbye. Focus on the good times. Talk about what you like about the other person. Apologize and forgive the other person. End with a kind sentiment if you can. |
Research suggests that bathing hospital patients daily with a mild antibacterial soap can reduce skin and bloodstream infections dramatically. Hospital nurses and support staff are typically very busy and probably don't enjoy constantly cleaning ill patients, but ask or remind them politely to help you with such tasks on a daily basis. This is particularly important if you're unable to get to the bathroom to urinate or defecate. Changing adult diapers is not enough by itself — it should be followed by daily baths. The antiseptic soap of choice is chlorhexidine gluconate, and it comes in several forms, including bars and wipes. It's available over the counter, so consider buying a few bars if you anticipate a longer hospital stay. Some medical experts believe it's helpful for surgery patients to shower with chlorhexidine soap both the night before and morning of their surgery. Don't make the assumption that all hospital staff are equally trained or conscientious about preventing the spread of infections — they aren't. Take it upon yourself to politely remind or ask all staff who approach you to sanitize their hands in front of you at your bedside. Some health care professionals might take mild offense to such as request, but be polite and remind them it's for everybody's safety. Hospital staff get busy and touch lots of people and equipment in a short period of time, so they're usually not being lazy or irresponsible, just harried and stressed. Hospitals that place dispensers of alcohol-based hand sanitizer at more locations (patient rooms, hallways, nursing stations, near elevators) see dramatic increases in the staff's compliance with basic hand hygiene — often from less than 50% compliance to 80% or more. Hospital staff often wear latex surgical gloves to protect themselves from patients, but sometimes forget that the gloves need to be changed on a very regular basis in order to ensure the patient's safety. It's not rude to request that a staff member change his gloves in from of you, but always be courteous. If you feel self-conscious about it, you can keep it light and say something like — "I'm a little paranoid about germs. It would make me feel a lot better if I could see you change your gloves." If you notice any spills in your hospital room (or anywhere else in the hospital), notify the staff of it so they can properly clean it up. This is particularly important with body wastes (feces, urine) and other fluids (blood, vomit, saliva, mucus) because they tend to harbor various microorganisms that can lead to infections. However, spilled food and drink can also provide a breading ground for bacteria and mold. The hospital staff should have strict protocols in how to deal with spills, and not just use a standard mop and bucket. Remember that patients and visitors should never clean up a spill in a hospital, even if you're just trying to help out and be nice. Let the professionals do their job and keep yourself safe. Body fluid/waste spills are much more common in intensive care, emergency and geriatric wards of a hospital, so be extra cautious if you are in such areas. Observe if the procedures performed by the hospital staff are done using the "aseptic technique." The aseptic technique simply means that procedures and materials used on you are always clean and sterile. For example, any diagnostic instrument used on you should be either new, freshly sanitized or covered with a clean wrap, cover, tip, etc. Instruments or tools should not be used on you directly after another patient without some form of sanitation. The use of fresh gloves, masks, paper on examining tables and so on is also part of the aseptic technique. If you have an intravenous catheter in your arm, try to keep the skin around the dressing clean and dry. Tell the nurse immediately if the dressing works loose or gets wet, as that's a breach of the aseptic technique protocol. Ideally, hospital staff shouldn't wear rings, watches and jewelry around patients because they are difficult to sanitize. Feel free to ask them to remove such items while attending to you. | Ask for daily bathing with antiseptic agents. Ask all staff to sanitize their hands before touching you. Notify the staff of any spills, especially body fluids. Make sure the hospital staff practices the aseptic technique. |
Prepare a one-page professional pilot resume. The resume should be broken down into sections with your contact information, ratings and flight hours, experience and chronological job history and any awards or accomplishments. Ask other pilots who have direct knowledge of your flying skills to write letters of recommendation. Figure out what types of planes they operate, as well as their hub cities. Look them up online to see if there's been any recent news about the company. Also, make sure your logbook is complete and you have an accurate record of your flight time. Check professional pilot websites where pilots share airline specific interview experiences. You may want to bring copies of records such as college transcripts, military records, and licenses to the interview. If the airline conducts a simulator check, rent a simulator at your local airport or flight school to brush up. Some companies offer airline-specific interview simulator preparation, although this specialty interview prep can be pricey. Onboarding for airline pilots typically includes a week of company training, 3-6 weeks of ground school and simulator training, and 25 hours of initial operating experience (including a check ride with an FAA aviation safety inspector). Once trained, you'll be required to complete regular training and simulator checks. These usually occur once or twice a year. Depending on the type of aircraft, new airline pilots start as first officers or flight engineers. Although some airlines favor applicants who already have a flight engineer's license, they may provide flight engineer training for those who have only the commercial license. In the airlines, advancement is usually predetermined by seniority provisions stated in union contracts. After a period of 1-5 years, you will likely be promoted to the role of first office. A first officer (also known as the co-pilot) is the second-in-command to the captain. Gaining seniority will also help you acquire preferred flight assignments. Your time with the airline will determine when you fly, if you fly on weekends, or if you'll be in the air during Christmas or other holidays. Any time you change airlines, by choice or because you've been laid off or your airline has gone out of business, you will be starting at the bottom again at your new airline in terms of your position, schedule, and pay—regardless of experience. | Apply to airlines as soon as you meet the minimum requirements. Prepare for the interview by researching the airline. Complete your initial training once hired. Start working at the airline as a flight engineer. Advance to first officer after 1-5 years. Become a captain after 5-15 years on the job. |
When you begin thinking about breeding your pug, you need to make sure that you are breeding for the right reason. The real reason you should breed your pug is to improve the pug breed overall. This means that you want to breed your pug in order to produce more happy, healthy pug specimens. You should not breed pugs if you just want to make money or profit in any other way. ind homes for puppies before you start. Breeding pugs is not a solitary practice. Once your pug produces puppies, the puppies will need some place to go. To ensure that your breeding can go off without a hitch, try to line up homes for the pug puppies ahead of time. You will need to screen possible owners to ensure that they will create a good home for the pug. If you have the room, money, and space, you can plan to keep the puppies as long as you want or until you find them a home after they are born. Keep in mind that this cost includes vaccinations, dewormings, parasite controls, and spaying/neutering. You can never be sure of how many puppies your pug will have, but make sure you have a decent number of homes, between five to seven, already lined up. This preparation will ensure the puppies don't end up a burden to you and keeps them out of shelters. Before you start breeding your pug, you need to make sure you understand what goes into pug pregnancy. You will need to know how to cope with a pregnant pug. This includes how long they stay pregnant, what kind of care she will need when pregnant, and any emergencies that may arise. You also need to know how to handle the birth process as well. You should also make sure you have a veterinarian you trust and that you can call in case there is an emergency. | Examine your motivations for breeding. . Research pug pregnancy. |
Scales are usually off-white, tan or brown but can also be other colors. Most of them have a smooth, flat covering but some may look cottony or fluffy. The adults do not move. The young scales, called crawlers, have legs and will move very slowly, or are blown by the wind, to a spot on a plant that they like. Crawlers are often not the same color as the adults of the species. Cottony cushion scales, for example, are off-white but the crawlers are orange. After the crawlers get to their spot, they will attach to the leaf or stem and eventually lose their legs. When they attach to the plant, they pierce it with their mouths and suck the plant juices out. Scales can become a problem for gardeners all over the world. They survive the winters on plant leaves and stems only to reproduce again when the weather warms and make a meal out of any nearby garden plant. The first symptoms are yellow, falling leaves. Eventually twigs and entire limbs die and the tree bark cracks and oozes sap. Soft scales will do some damage but they rarely do enough damage to kill a plant. The most serious problem they cause is honeydew which is a clear, sticky secretion they leave behind as they feed. Aphids, small, soft-bodied insects excrete honeydew as well. They are usually green or red, although they can be nearly any color, and are more mobile than scale insects. Sooty mold, a fungus, will often grow on the honeydew causing unsightly dark spots on the leaves and interfering with the plant's ability to absorb sunlight. | Look for adult scales. Identify ‘crawlers’. Familiarize yourself with what scales do when they get on a plant. Spot signs of scale damage. |
In this paper, we propose to extend the recently introduced model-agnostic meta-learning algorithm for low resource neural machine translation.We frame low-resource translation as a meta-learning problem, and we learn to adapt to low-resource languages based on multilingual high-resource language tasks.We use the universal lexical representation to overcome the input-output mismatch across different languages.We evaluate the proposed meta-learning strategy using eighteen European languages as source tasks and five diverse languages as target tasks.We show that the proposed approach significantly outperforms the multilingual, transfer learning based approach and enables us to train a competitive NMT system with only a fraction of training examples.For instance, the proposed approach can achieve as high as 22.04 BLEU on Romanian-English WMT’16 by seeing only 16,000 translated words. | we propose a meta-learning approach for low-resource neural machine translation that can rapidly learn to translate on a new language |
Place your feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart. Bend your knees a small amount and splay your feet a bit outwards. Pretend you are holding a canoe paddle and place your hands together in front of your chest. Moving to the right side first, mimic a canoe paddle move. Your hands and arms should move diagonally in a twisting motion past your right hip and behind you. Bring your body back to center. Repeat the move on the left side. Once you have learned the move, do ten repetitions on each side, alternating right-left. Take a thirty second pause after each set. Do three sets of ten. Once the movement becomes easy, hold a two or five pound weight between your clasped hands. | Assume your starting pose. Learn the basic motion. Perform three sets. |
If you're in a rush or a public place, visit the bathroom for a quick refresh. Fold a paper towel twice to make a neat square, then soak it in cold water. Press it lightly against your eyelids, for fifteen seconds each. Look upward and place the towel just beneath your lower lashes, pressing gently for another fifteen seconds on each eye. Let your skin eye dry. Repeat if necessary. Do not scrub your eyes or use soap. Some people like to mix in about 1 tsp (5 mL) table salt in 1 cup (240 mL) ice water. Don't try this if you have red, irritated skin. Wet a soft, fluffy cloth with ice cold water. Wring it out, then fold the cloth over your eyes for about ten minutes. The cold should constrict the blood vessels around your eyes, reducing the swelling. You can get similar results with an ice pack or a bag of frozen peas. You can even make your own cold pack by stuffing a sock full of raw rice and tossing it in the freezer. Don't use a bag of large, chunky vegetables, since it can't mold around your eyes. Choose a pair of metal teaspoons that fit closely over your eyes. Freeze them for about two minutes or keep them in the fridge for 5—10 minutes. Place them over your eyes with slight pressure. Leave them until they warm up. If you have time, freeze six spoons instead. Replace the spoons with a new, cold pair once they warm up. Stop after the third pair to avoid skin damage from prolonged cold. You can also try adding cold teabags to your eyes to reduce puffiness. Lightly tap the puffy areas of your eyelids, using your ring finger. This can stimulate blood flow, moving pooled blood out of the area. Close your eyes and massage the upper area of your nose. Focus on the skin to the right and left of the nose, where a pair of glasses would rest. This can relieve sinus pressure, which may have built up as you were crying. Place two or three pillows underneath your head to keep it above the rest of your body. Lie with your neck straight, close your eyes, and relax. Even a short break can lower your blood pressure. Refrigerate moisturizing face cream for about ten minutes, then rub gently into skin. The cold will treat puffiness, while the cream will soften and brighten your skin. Specialized eye creams are controversial. It's unclear whether they are more effective than normal face cream. Avoid creams that contain fragrance or mint. These may irritate your skin. | Wash your face with cold water. Soak your eyes with a cold washcloth. Cover your eyes with cold spoons. Tap your eyes gently. Massage the bridge of your nose. Lie down with your head elevated. Apply chilled face cream. |
Protein is especially good at filling you up and, because it supports muscle growth, can actually improve your metabolism. Good sources of protein include seafood, lean meat, eggs, yogurt, nuts, and beans. A steak every meal might be counterproductive, but snacking on nuts when you're hungry could go a long way toward helping you reach your goals. When you don't eat for an extended period of time, your metabolism goes down and you stop burning fat. If you eat something small once every three or four hours, your metabolism will go up and you will be less hungry when you sit down for a meal. Fruits and vegetables will fill you up and supply you with nutrients without putting any pounds on. Snack on bananas instead of cookies to start losing weight. Unsaturated fats, like those in olive oil, can be good for you. You should, however, try to limit your consumption of saturated fats and trans fats. Both of these are major contributing factors in heart disease. Trans fats are common in processed foods, particularly baked goods, frosting, and margarine. Saturated fats are not as bad as trans fats, but can be unhealthy. Major sources of saturated fat, include butter, cheese, lard, red meat, and milk. | Eat protein with every meal. Eat several, small meals a day. Eat fruits and vegetables. Cut down on bad fats. |
You might have the urge to find the coldest place you possibly can after leaving the steam room but you should resist that urge. You could put your body in shock or start shivering. Instead, find a cool place and let your body naturally cool down. Drink more water to restore the moisture you lost in the steam bath. Again, you might want to have the coldest shower you can after leaving the steam room but you'll only risk putting your body in a state of shock from sudden temperature changes. The shower should restore your body to its natural temperature. Start out with a warm shower and slowly reduce the temperature until it's nice and cold. Some people will take a cool shower halfway through their steam bath so that the constant changes between hot and cold temperature increases the beneficial effects of their bath. This is only recommended for people who have been taking steam baths for a long time as they know what their bodies can deal with. It's important that you take some time and chill out after the steam bath. Most people feel that once the bath is over relaxation time is over and it's time to get back to the hustle and bustle of the world. This ruins their relaxation time. Take a few minutes and allow yourself to chill out and relax. You have already ensured that you have time to fully relax and you might as well enjoy this time. | Cool down slowly with water and air. Take another shower. Relax for a few minutes. |
Make sure you cut along the same direction as the fibers. The width and length of the strip you cut will determine how big your end result will be. One and a half to three inches, or 3.81 to 7.62 centimeters, is good for the width. Choose between 15 to 30 inches, or 3.81 to 7.62 decimeters, for the length. Secure one end of your flower by placing a strip of glue down the length of one end along the edge. Fold the edge over one time and lightly press down to set it in place. To add a decorative touch and make your flower look finished, add a rhinestone or button to the middle. You can also use another piece of fabric or anything you can think of to make your flower daisy-like. | Cut a strip of burlap. Place a strip of hot glue on one end. Add a button or stone to the middle. |
The omega symbol on your digital ohmmeter screen indicates the ohm level. However, if the resistance of whatever you're testing is in the kilo-ohm (1,000 ohms) or mega-ohm (1,000,000 ohms) range, the display will add a “K” or “M,” respectively, in front of the omega symbol. For instance, a reading that says 4.3 with only the omega symbol indicates 4.3 ohms. A reading that says 4.3 with a “K” before the omega symbol means 4.3 kilo-ohms (4,300 ohms). Apart from understanding the scale of the digital ohmmeter, understanding the resistance value is the main element of the ohmmeter reading process. The numbers are typically front and center in the digital display, and usually extend to one or two decimal points. Resistance is a measure of how much a device or material reduces the electric current flowing through it. Higher numbers indicate a higher resistance rating, which means more energy will be required to integrate the component in a circuit. When you test a resistor, capacitor, or another electronic component, the ohmmeter will display a number indicating its resistance. If you aren't using a meter with an auto-range function, you'll need to set the range yourself. To avoid setting the range too low, always start at the highest possible range and work your way down to lower ranges until the ohmmeter registers a reading. Do this even when you know the range of the component you're testing. | Determine the scale of the readout by looking for a “K” or “M” beside the omega. Read the resistance value. Look for “1,” “OL,” (“over loop”) or a couple of dashed lines for an indication that the range is set too low. |
Choosing a good nation is vital to winning the game. If you want to have a head start, Great Britain is one of the better choices. Great Britain has powerful navies, which allow you to control the waters around Europe, India, and the New World. This island empire will be left untouched unless an enemy country manages to build a strong battleship. Early trade agreements and alliances will give you an edge. It will boost your income and relationship with the nation you wish to work with. Building your income in the early portion of the game is crucial for building your military might. There are chances that your allied nation will remove the treaty, so make use of them as much as you can. Build trade ports. The more trade ports you have, the more trade partners you can get. You can also trade with neighboring countries by land. If you're using Great Britain, it's necessary that you have a trade port for your supplies to be exported and to receive resources from your trade partner. Pirating is a good way to decrease your enemy's resources. To do this, have your privateers block your enemy's trading route. Building and upgrading farms will help field larger armies, and production such as furs, cotton, sugar, and coffee will help increase your economic power. Destroy Church Schools and replace them with Schools to let you do research. Research is conducted in Schools. The more you upgrade your Schools and fill them with Gentlemen, the faster the research goes. If you have multiple schools, you can research multiple technologies at the same time, but Schools cannot team up on the same technology. Researching technology costs a certain number of research points. Research points can be gained from Schools per turn. The higher the level of your school, the more points they produce. Gentlemen also provides points and decreases the turn time required to finish the research, so make sure to put your Gentlemen inside the School building to acquire this bonus. | Create a new campaign. Make trades and alliances. Upgrade your farm and production. |
Now that you've gotten the hang of the basic strum patters reggae, you can start working on getting the right sound out of your strings. This requires the right amount of pressure on the strings on the fretboard with your left hand. To get a feel for the effect your left hand pressure has on the sound of your guitar, play chords in reggae rhythm and adjust the pressure in your left hand as you play. Try playing chords with while using extremely light pressure, moderate pressure, heavy pressure with your left hand on the strings. Your left hand affects the sound of the strum of your chords not just by pressure on the strings but also duration. While using different levels of pressure, experiment with pressure duration. For example, you might use moderate pressure at the onset followed by the release of your left hand. Staccato is a musical term that means notes are played in a clipped, detached fashion from other notes. This quality can be produced by applying quick pressure to the strings with your left hand followed immediately by a sudden release. In reggae, the stuck line is the guitar part that follows along with the bass guitar. This part is generally muted to give a mellow tone to the acoustic accompaniment of the bass. Use moderate pressure with your left hand on your fretboard when playing the stuck line. Finger pick the notes of the stuck line to create a distinct sound in the notes. | Adjust the pressure while strumming. Make your notes staccato. Mute the stuck line when playing in an ensemble. |
This should be done before you make cuts to make your work more precise and remove parts of the fish that might get in the way. This can be done at the same time as de-scaling, but must be done before you begin to cut away the fillet. Start your cut at the base of the tail, and use the fish's backbone to guide your cut. Don't cut roughly or saw it away; instead, use a smooth and gentle slicing motion. As you slice the fillet from the fish, lift the flesh to make sure your cut is still moving in a straight line across the backbone. Delicately work with the shape of the rib cage instead of sawing through the bones. You can remove these bones with tweezers at a later time. Turn the fish over so the spine is touching the cutting board, and run your knife once again down the backbone from the tail to the head. Because the fish is lighter and does not have as much to grasp onto as before, the second side can be much trickier than the first. You should have two large fillets at this point. Watch out for the fish slipping off of the cutting board, as it may be more slick after the first fillet is cut away. If you plan on grilling or barbecuing your fish, it is much easier to work with if it is cut into steaks. Measure out slices about 1.5 in (3.8 cm) thick on each fillet, and cut with your chef knife. Keep the leftover meat for smaller steaks for kids or to use in fish stock. This is especially effective with large fish such a salmon. If you decide to turn your fillet into steaks, do not remove the bones or the skin, as it maintains the structure of the flesh on the grill or barbeque. | Cut away fins along the sides, top, and underside with scissors. Run your fillet knife down the fish's spine from tail to head. Run your fillet knife over the rib cage rather than through it. Repeat the cut for the other side of the fish. Consider cutting each fillet into "steaks" for grilling. |
The USMLE is a three-step examination that tests potential doctor's on their skills in medicine and patient care. Medical licenses are granted by each state, not nationally, but each state requires the USMLE as a requirement to licensing. Use the Licensing Examination Services portal of the National Board of Medical Examiners to register for Steps 1 or 2 of the examination. Step 1 and Step 2 CK exams cost $590 each, Step 2 CK costs $1250, Step 3 costs $815.. Step 1 is normally taken after your second year of medical school, while Step 2 is normally taken after your fourth year of medical school. Step 3 is taken while you’re completing your residency. The process to apply for Step 3 of the examination differs between states, but you can use the Federation of State Medical Boards online portal to register and pay for the Step 3 exam. Each state has its own medical board which controls licensing of doctors, therefore each state has slightly different requirements for obtaining a license. Find the medical board's website for the state where you will be practicing and review the licensing procedure. We will use the state of Colorado as our example for obtaining your medical license. The state of Colorado requires that you have malpractice insurance in the state ‘’’before’’’ you apply for your license. Obtain malpractice insurance if you do not already have it, or determine if you meet one of the exception requirements. The state of Colorado requires that each applicant meet the following qualifications: proof of graduation from medical school, passage of USMLE or other national exam, completion of postgraduate education (i.e. residency) and reference letters from places where you have previously practiced. Twenty-three states use the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Uniform Application for potential licensees. The Uniform Application is essentially a centralized, online application portal for submitting license requirements. The nice thing about the Uniform Application is that once you’ve completed one application it can be sent to any of the states that participate in the program. Medical oncologists must complete a three-year residency in internal medicine and then complete a two-year fellowship in medical oncology. Surgical oncologists must complete a five-year residency in general surgery and then complete a two-year fellowship in surgical oncology. Radiation oncologists complete a five-year radiation oncology program (residency) but do not need to complete a fellowship. Board certification is not a requirement to practice medicine or oncology. However, board certification will most likely increase your reputation and job potential. Medical oncology is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Radiation oncology is certified by either the The American Board of Radiology or The American Board of Physician Specialties. Surgical oncology is certified by the The American Board of Medical Specialties. During your residency and/or fellowship you would have developed an extensive professional network. Use your network to determine if there are any oncologist positions available in your favoured locations. Search for oncology positions on your own using any and all resources available to you. The Journal of Clinical Oncology, as an example, has an online Oncology Career Centre with oncology-related positions available in the United States, and around the world. Each posting will provide you with instructions on how to apply to that specific position. The Society of Surgical Oncology, as another example, has a career website that specialized in surgical oncologist positions available in the United States. Each posting will provide instructions on how to apply to that specific position. Remember that if you apply to and accept a position in a state other than where you're licensed, you will need to obtain a license to practice medicine in that state before you can begin practicing. Take advantage of the career centers and advisors available at your medical school to help you find oncology positions. Use their help to update your CV, craft cover letters and personal statements, and practice for interviews. | Register for and complete the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Obtain your medical license in the state where you will be practicing. Complete an oncology fellowship. Become board certified in your oncology specialty or subspecialty - optional. Apply for and obtain a full-time job as an oncologist. |
The juices typically don't take too long to absorb into your bloodstream. The sugar in the juices tends to wake up your baby while in utero. Also, if you didn't give up caffeine after finding out you're pregnant, you can opt for a cup of coffee or can of soda. The caffeine enters your bloodstream and might stimulate your baby to move around. This could help if you feel as though your baby isn't moving and may be asleep. While walking can usually soothe and rock a baby to sleep from an awake state, it might also be able to wake up your baby from its in utero nap. Coughing and laughing can jostle your baby awake, which can increase your odds of the baby changing positions. It can also help to engage in conversation with the ultrasound technician; however, you don't want to distract them as they are in the midst of important aspects of the ultrasound examination, so ask for permission prior to engaging them in conversation. The ultrasound tech can use the probe to gently shake your baby and try to get the baby to move to a better position. You can also try using your own hands to jiggle or poke at your baby gently. | Drink apple or orange juice about 30 minutes before your appointment. Walk around before your ultrasound appointment. Cough or laugh during your ultrasound appointment. Poke the baby gently. |
Depending on your preference, use 1/4 cup (37.5 grams) of dark chocolate or more the next time you make Rice Krispie buns. You could even use dark chocolate for the entire cup (150 grams) if you prefer. Don't be afraid to use flavored chocolates, too. Mint, raspberry, or caramel chocolates would all add a unique flavor element to your Rice Krispie buns. After the buns are made, melt down 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 44 mL) of white chocolate. Put the melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag, snip off one corner with a pair of scissors, and drizzle it overtop of the treats. If you really love white chocolate, you could always make a batch of Rice Krispie buns entirely out of it instead of milk chocolate. Use the smooth variety, or choose the chunky kind for some added crunch in your next batch of Rice Krispie buns. Simply add 2 to 3 tablespoons (30 to 44 mL) of peanut butter to the chocolate and butter when you’re melting them down, and then assemble the buns as you usually would. If you’re making the buns for a party, make sure no one has a peanut allergy. Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Chex, Cocoa Krispies, Golden Grahams, and plenty of other cereals would make a great base for your next batch of buns. Simply sub out the 4 cups (100 grams) of Rice Krispies for the same amount of an alternate cereal. You could have a bun making party, where everyone brings their cereal of choice to make a batch. Then everyone can swap and try other varieties of the classic Rice Krispie bun. Add anywhere from 1/4 cup (50 grams) to 1/2 cup (100 grams) of your favorite candy, chopped nut, or mini-marshmallows. Put them into the mix when you add the Rice Krispies so they get coated with chocolate and incorporated along with the cereal. Chocolate- or peanut-based candies would go really well with this treat, but don't be afraid to try out more unconventional add-ins, like gummy worms or Red Hots! | Substitute part of the milk chocolate for dark chocolate. Drizzle the buns with white chocolate for a sweet complementary flavor. Add peanut butter for a delicious flavor combination. Explore different kinds of cereal to create a more unique bun. Mix in candies, nuts, or marshmallows for an extra-special flavor. |
Make sure that the liners are mini muffin liners and not candy cup liners—candy cup liners will be too small. If you have 2 mini cupcake pans, fill both with mini muffin liners, as you'll most likely be able to make 48 mini cupcakes. 1 mini cupcake pan makes 24 mini cupcakes. If you only have 1 mini cupcake pan, you can bake the cupcakes in batches. You can find mini cupcake pans at a big box store, home goods store, or online. A cookie scoop works well because you can easily pour it into each liner. If you don't have a cookie scoop, you can just use a tablespoon or small spoon. Dip the cookie scoop or spoon into the batter to start pouring. You can also pour the batter into a sealable plastic bag and snip off a bottom edge of the bag, creating a unique piping bag that you can squeeze the batter from easily. Scoop batter into each liner, going slowly around the entire pan until you've done all 24. You may need to experiment with how much batter you scoop up each time—it's better to fill the liners with too little batter than too much at once, as you can always add more. Filling the liners all the way to the top will cause them to overflow when baked. Check on the mini cupcakes after 9 or 10 minutes, sticking a toothpick into the center of one. If the toothpick comes out clean, they're done! If batter shows up on the toothpick, leave them in for about 5 more minutes. The edges of the cupcakes will turn golden when they're done. Keep a close eye on the cupcakes as they're baking—mini cupcakes tend to cook very quickly, and you don't want them to burn. | Line a mini cupcake pan (or silicone baking cups) with mini muffin liners. Use a cookie scoop or measuring tablespoon to distribute the batter. Fill ⅔ of each liner with batter. Bake the mini cupcakes at 350 °F (177 °C) for roughly 15 minutes. |
Eating fermented foods like sauerkraut and pickles can help increase orexin production. Fermented foods contain lactic acid, and the production of lactic acid can block glucose production, which decreases orexin production. So eating more fermented foods can actually help increase orexin production. When you eat sugar and carbs, your body converts them into glucose. Research suggests that increased glucose levels actually prevent the production of orexin. By eating less sugar and carbs you give your body the chance to produce more orexin, which can potentially increase your energy or promote weight loss. You can reduce your carb intake by staying away from starchy foods like potatoes and carrots, as well as bread and pasta. Stay away from foods that are high in sugar. A lot of processed foods have added sugar, so make sure you check the nutrition facts. Fruit also has a bit of naturally occurring sugar, so you should cut back on those, too. Intermittent fasting during the day can actually make your body producing more orexin. Start fasting for 16-20 hours per day. Then, at the end of each day, eat a large nutritious meal. If intermittent fasting makes you feel worse, go back to your normal eating schedule and look for other dietary changes you can make to increase your orexin levels. If your doctor determines your orexin levels are low, they may prescribe certain medications to help your body increase its production of orexin. If your orexin levels are low because of narcolepsy, your doctor might prescribe 400 mg modafinil per day. Follow your doctor's instructions exactly, because modafinil is a controlled substance and overdosing is easy. Your doctor may also prescribe Orexin-A to help increase your orexin levels. How the drug is administered will depend on your levels, but it will likely be through the nose or in the form of an injection your doctor will give you in the office. Taking omega 3 supplements might help increase orexin levels in people who don't have narcolepsy. You can also try Lactobacillus probiotics, which can increase the production of lactic acid in your body and therefore may increase your orexin levels. You can find medically uncertain or unproven ways to increase orexin levels all over the internet. Most are harmless, but may also be unhelpful. It's always best to consult your doctor first. If you're considering taking omega 3 supplements, talk to your doctor. They can tell you what dosage you should take. | Consume more fermented foods. Eat less sugar and carbs. Try intermittent fasting to increase your orexin levels. Talk to your doctor about taking medication. Consider other potential ways to increase orexin levels. |
Wash the tray thoroughly with soap and water to disinfect it. Fill the tray with any of the potting mixes described above. If you use soil, make sure it is sterile. If you use a soil-less mix, you'll also need a seedling nutrient solution (see below). Poke a ¼ inch (6 mm) hole into each compartment of the starting tray. Drop a single seed into each hole. Cover lightly with the potting mix. Plant about 10-15% more seeds than you plan on growing, so you can discard the least healthy seedlings. Use plain water for soil, or seedling nutrient solution for soil-less mixes. Either way, water until the mixture is just damp enough to press into a clump, with only a few drops squeezed out. Water regularly to keep the mix damp. A 5:2:5 nutrient solution that contains calcium and magnesium is ideal. Dilute the solution according to label instructions. Do not bring the seeds into the greenhouse until they've sprouted, so you can check for disease and pests. Provide plenty of sunlight and keep the temperature at 75–80º F (24–27º C) during the day. To keep temperatures under control, you may want to start the tray in partial sun. Move to full sun once all seedlings have sprouted. This usually takes 5 to 12 days. Transplant the seedlings to small pots in the greenhouse about two weeks after they emerge. After six to eight weeks, or once seedlings are 4-6 inches (10–15 cm) tall, transplant them to larger pots or bags. A typical plant needs roughly ½ to 1 cubic foot of potting material (3.7–7.5 gallons, or 14–28 liters). Even smaller varieties may produce less fruit if grown in smaller pots. If you see any insects, mold, or disease spots on a plant, do not bring any of them to the greenhouse. Give each plant about 4 square feet (0.37 m2) of floor space. Planting too close together can reduce airflow and encourage disease. Before the final transplant, you may want to check soil pH, which ideally falls between 5.8 and 6.8. If your soil is too acidic, add about 1 tsp (5 mL) hydrated lime for each gallon (3.8 L) of potting mix. Besides raising the pH, this adds calcium that can prevent blossom rot later on. If your pH is fine, mix in gypsum or calcium sulfate instead to add calcium without changing the pH. Alternatively, just choose a fertilizer that contains calcium and apply every week or two. In a hydroponics setup, you can supply calcium by injecting calcium nitrate into the irrigation feed. This requires a second injector, as calcium nitrate cannot be stored with your main fertilizer. | Fill a starting tray with potting mix. Plant each seed in its own cup. Moisten with water or dilute nutrient solution. Keep the tray on a warm windowsill. Transplant to larger containers. Adjust pH and calcium levels. |
Traditional dizis are made of bamboo, while historically, dizis and other flutes have been made from bone, jade or other stone, or pottery. Be sure to take into account being able to acquire and prepare the materials. Choose a piece of material that is about ¾” to 1” in diameter. Bamboo is the ideal material for a homemade dizi, as it is easy to acquire and easy to manufacture into a dizi. It is also lighter and will likely be easier to play, which is useful if you are a beginning player. Bamboo can come from a regular bamboo plant with any extraneous leaves removed, or you can repurpose another bamboo object, such as an old bamboo fishing rod. There are different strains of bamboo that can be used; purple bamboo is typically used in the northern regions of China, while white bamboo is typically used in southern China. The size of the flute will determine the musical key in which it plays. Flutes are typically available in the following keys (from longest to shortest): F, G, G#, A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F and F#. A good length is approximately 18-20” long. Longer flutes may have an additional finger hole (the larger dizi has this), and they play lower octaves. Small flutes with higher octaves are smaller than 16”, while longer flutes are ideally 24-26” long. Choose ringed ends, capped ends, or no ends for the dizi. These will determine how long-lasting your flute is, as well as how susceptible to cracking or molding it may become. The materials for the capped or ringed ends, called ferrules, can be made of brass, bone, plastic or wood. Ringed ends: Some flutes have a brass ring around the end. This helps the flute (especially those made of bamboo or other wood) from cracking. Moisture can get underneath the ring, however, and cause molding. These can also be installed on a flute that did not previously have a ring in order to stop a crack from getting bigger. Capped ends: These ends are often made from plastic, cow bone or horn. Flutes with capped ends typically make brighter tones. Moisture can get underneath the cap, however, and cause molding. No ends: You do not need to have any rings or caps on the end of your flute. Instead, you can paint the ends to add decoration, or you can leave them bare. However, bamboo flutes especially may be susceptible to cracking more easily than flutes with ringed or capped ends. Find the correct size of plastic or metal ring or cap to fit this diameter at a hardware store. If you are not using any ends, you can also opt to wrap string around the dizi to prevent cracking. | Select the type of material for the dizi’s body. Choose the size of your flute. Determine the style of ends for the dizi. Carefully measure the outside diameter of your flute body. |
Breaking the licorice X's will release the chocolate, making the level much harder. Do not do this until you have to. Deal with the chocolate as early as you can. This will be the hardest part. Shoot for striped candy at the same level as the chocolates to remove them quickly. Other special candies can also be useful on this level, like a wrapped-striped combo. After the chocolate has been dealt with, you can break the licorice chains and move on to dealing with the jelly. The candies do not move as normal and move different depending on what side of the board you're moving on. Pay attention so as not to miss out on opportunities. Even though the focus will be on the right, if you see the opportunity to create a special candy on the left-hand side, do it. These specials can help you on the right as well. | Do not undo the licorice. Remove the chocolate. Move on to jellies. Watch how the left and right boards change. Take left-hand specials if you can. |
Use a large carpenter's level to identify low areas of the floor. Move the level across the floor and use a marker to mark low levels of the concrete. Mix the self-leveling compound in a bucket according to package directions. Pour the compound into a bucket. Slowly pour the compound into the areas that you previously marked as low. The compound will expand and rise to reach the correct levels of the rest of the concrete. Use a trowel to spread the compound until it is as flat and smooth as possible. Allow the compound to dry for 24 hours before starting on your tile. | Use a level to check the floor. Apply self-leveling compound. |
Take the extra 10 or 15 minutes you need to look your absolute best before you see your crush. Even just small things can change you from someone in the background to someone who catches their attention. Not only can looking your best make your crush notice you, it can also give you the confidence boost you need to approach your crush. Pay attention to your hair. Even doing a quick comb through can make a big difference. For girls especially, straightening or curling their hair can give them a confidence boost. If you wear makeup, make sure that it is applied well and will last all day. Also make sure that you are taking care of your body in general by getting enough sleep and taking care of your skin so you look fresh and healthy. Dressing differently than the people around you is a good way to get noticed. This works especially well if you are in an environment where everyone dresses in a similar way. If people at your school dress similarly or in uniform, wear a statement necklace or a pair of cool sneakers to catch the attention of your crush. If you are in a professional work environment, wear something that is appropriate but different. For instance, wear a collared shirt with an interesting pattern or a sparkly headband. If red is your color, go for it. Studies show that both genders are more attracted to people when they wear red. Pull out a red dress or shirt from your closet to get your crush's attention. If you don't like wearing red, choose another bright color to help you stand out from the crowd. When trying to impress a crush, it's easy to take it too far. You want to look nice, but remember to wear clothing that's appropriate for the situation. For instance, if your crush is in your yoga class, don't dress for class like you’re headed to the red carpet. Remember that everything is better in moderation. This goes for perfume and cologne as well. Do your best to be in the line of sight of your crush. If you are in the same class, try to sit near or in front of him. If you see him at the gym, work out nearby. Do this until you are sure that your crush has seen you and knows that you exist! Don't do it to the point where you’re around your crush more than you should be. There's a difference between making sure your crush sees you around and stalking your crush. Get involved in whatever space you see your crush. If you go to school with your crush, join a sports team or an extracurricular activity. If you volunteer with your crush, take on more hours. Becoming more involved will make you more visible and show you as a person with drive and purpose, which are both attractive qualities. | Spend extra time on your appearance. Look different. Wear red. Don’t go overboard with your outfit. Make sure your crush has seen you around. Get more involved. |
OS X Mavericks (10.9) has a lot of problems with sound, many of which were fixed in Yosemite (10.10). El Capitan (10.11) has fixed even more of these problems. Mac updates are free and are available from the Mac App Store. If there are any available system upgrades, they'll be listed here. Download El Capitan if it is listed in the Updates section. The download will likely take a while to complete. Follow the prompts to install the system update. It's a pretty straightforward process, and you won't lose any of your files or settings. Once the update has finished and you're back at your desktop, test your sound again to see if it is working. | Check to see if you are running the latest version. Open the Mac App Store. Click the "Updates" tab. Download the latest version of OS X. Install the system update. Test your sound again. |
Ask anyone who knows you well or anyone who you think might be good at naming things. This could be a friend, a relative, or a parent. If you don't like their answers, don't worry about it and try to think of one on your own. Consider using a username generator, if you don't know anyone who can help you. Run a web search for "username generator", and you may be able to create something suitable. The domain of an email address is the "@example.com" part. Any standard email client should be fine, although some domains (like AOL or Hotmail) might come across as a bit dated. Some sites will allow you to choose a custom domain; if you take this route, avoid choosing a long domain, as people might not want to type out a long address. Domains like "@gmail.com" or "@yahoo.com" are short, popular, and easy to remember. . When you're ready, visit an email client, click whichever variation of "create an account" you find, and proceed to create your very own cool email address. Type the email address you decided on into the proper "username" or "login name" field. | Ask somebody for help. Choose a domain host. Sign up for an email account |
You don't need to remove all the grapes from the stems, but you should definitely cut off the larger stems. Rinse the grapes under running water to wash them. You can also use an all-natural produce wash to wash your grapes, although simple water should suffice in most cases. Use a wooden, wicker, bamboo, or plastic tray that is slatted, so air can circulate around the fruit. Spread the grapes so that they aren't touching one another on the tray. Use a kitchen towel to cover the grapes. You can also use a pillowcase to cover your grapes if you’d rather not use a kitchen towel. Your cover should also be effective at keeping insects away from your grapes as they dry. Make sure that whatever you use to cover the grapes won't get blown away in the wind. If your cover is relatively light, you may need to weigh it down on its corners. Put the tray in a location where it will get lots of sunlight during the day. Only put them out during warm, dry weather; the warmer and dryer the climate, the easier your grapes will dry out. If you put your tray out in overcast, cool, or particularly humid weather, the grapes will take longer to dry out (and may not even completely dry out). Aim to put your tray outside when the forecast is sunny, humidity is not too high, and the temperature is at least 75 °F (24 °C). If your area gets foggy or dewy at night, take the tray inside at the end of the day and place it outside again the next morning. The grapes may take up to 96 hours to become sufficiently dry, depending on various weather conditions and how hydrated they were to start. However, they should be left outside for at least 3 days. Go out and rotate the grapes twice each day to make sure both sides of the grapes are exposed to the sun. After 3 days, feel free to conduct a taste test on 1 or 2 of the grapes to see if they’re sufficiently dry. If they’re to your liking, go ahead and bring them inside. If they’re not quite dry enough, leave them out for another day. You can leave grapes out in the sun for up to 5 days, though you shouldn't need to leave them out any longer than this. Once the grapes have dried to the point of becoming raisins, take the tray inside and place the raisins in an airtight container. Store the container in a cool place or refrigerate. Suggested storage containers for air-dried raisins include mylar bags, tupperware, and glass canning jars with an oxygen absorber. | Remove the larger stems from your grapes and wash them thoroughly. Spread the grapes out evenly on a baking tray and cover them. Place the tray outside in the sun during warm, dry weather. Allow the grapes to sit outside for 3-4 days, rotating them occasionally. Take the dried raisins inside and store them in an airtight container. |
Black is the cornerstone of metal fashion. Start incorporating more black clothing into your wardrobe and daily outfit selection. The color black represents darkness, death, evil and other bleak themes embraced by metal culture. Avoid bright colors, normal, “mundane” garments (skirts, polo shirts, sandals, etc.) and any other items commonly worn by the uninitiated. The dark color has come to be strongly associated with the metal lifestyle. Metal musicians and fans often wear black from head to toe. Avoid wearing light hues, like white, khaki or light gray, or bright colors. From the waist down, metalheads can almost always be spotted wearing tight-fitting dark blue or black denim jeans. These are often in various stages of disrepair—they can be tattered and full of holes or held together with fabric patches depicting band symbols or slogans. Try to find a pair with a sharp taper rather than a baggy or flared leg fit. Black shorts (usually with cargo pockets), cutoffs and bondage or military style pants are also common. Show your support of your favorite bands by wearing shirts bearing their logos or other metal imagery. Using clothing to advertise musical tastes is a common practice of metal enthusiasts. It can also serve as a great conversation starter. Best of all, metal t-shirts are nearly exclusively black, which means you’ll never have to worry about matching. Many metal bands make a good part of their earnings by selling merchandise. If you want to help out a band you like, make sure you’re buying officially licensed shirts and other products directly from the band. Pair a black band shirt with a pair of dark jeans, or layer it under a battle jacket. Don't stop at basic black clothing. Exhibit your disregard for societal norms by donning spiked or studded jewelry, heavy black boots and death or combat-related paraphernalia. Battle jackets, denim or leather jackets or vests adorned with spikes, patches or buttons are also a popular choice. The purpose of most of the traits of metal style is to appear dangerous, brooding and antisocial. Violent and aggressive themes, such as modern and medieval weaponry, Vikings and warriors are not out of the ordinary. If you want to go all the way with your look, paint your fingernails with black nail polish, wear dark makeup or even don the black and white “corpse paint” commonly worn by black metal musicians. Take liberties with your appearance to demonstrate your unique sensibilities. There are no rules. Metalheads often sport long, wild hair and grow large beards, or cover themselves in tattoos and piercings. These features can be off-putting to most people, but to fans of metal music they symbolize a nonconformist philosophy and the freedom to live the way one chooses. There's no dress code for metalheads. While many metal fans wear similar kinds of clothing to signify their membership in the culture, you should wear whatever best suits your own personality. | Dress in black. Put on a pair of blue or black jeans. Wear band t-shirts. Accessorize to complete your look. Express your individuality. |
Start your vehicle like normal, or turn the key until it's in the “On” or “Accessory” position. Then, press the power button on the radio's volume dial to turn on the radio. The digital display will read “LOC” if the radio is locked. If you don't see the letters “LOC” but your radio isn't working, the issue may lie elsewhere. Take your car to a qualified GM mechanic or car radio technician to have them diagnose the source of the problem. GM Theftlock radios are designed to lock up automatically when the vehicle's battery dies or becomes disconnected, though an electronic malfunction could also cause the Theftlock function to activate. Unlocking your Theftlock radio will require you to enter a unique 4-digit numerical code. Before you can do this, however, it will be necessary to write down two separate 3-digit numbers, which you’ll get by punching a series of buttons on the radio's interface. You’ll be jotting down 3 sets of numbers in all, so make sure there's plenty of room on your scrap paper. Try not to waste any time recording each set of numbers as they appear. Most GM Theftlock radios only give you 10-15 seconds to perform each step in the process before the display resets itself. You may have to hold both buttons for up to 10 seconds. When the numbers finally appear, write them down quickly and accurately. They are the first 3 digits of your radio's identification code. If your radio doesn't have 4 preset buttons, press and hold presets 2 and 3 instead. After you press the button, 3 more numbers will pop up on the radio's display. These are the last 3 digits of your radio's identification code. Write these numbers down alongside the first 3 digits. Make sure the 2 sets of numbers are in the right order. If you enter your radio identification number incorrectly, your attempt to unlock your radio will fail. You’ll need to confirm this 6-digit radio identification code with GM over the phone in order to unlock your radio. | Put your key in the ignition and turn on your radio. Grab a piece of paper and something to write with. Press and hold presets 1 and 4 until a 3-digit number appears on the display. Hit the AM/FM button to get the second half of your radio identification number. |
If you can keep a calm demeanor, you'll help the autistic person feel calmer too. Keep a patient and understanding attitude. Show them the same kindness that you'd want other people to show you if you were at your wits' end. Never shout at, scold, or punish an autistic person for being upset. They aren't doing this on purpose, and being unkind will only make it worse. If you can't control yourself, it's better to leave than to make the situation worse. Sometimes, they may be overwhelmed, and need quiet time. Other times, they might be experiencing difficult emotions related to something in their life (like a bad grade at school or an argument with a friend). During severe sensory overload, people who are ordinarily verbal may suddenly lose the ability to speak. This is due to severe overstimulation, and will pass with relaxation time. If someone has lost the ability to speak, ask only yes/no questions that they can answer with thumbs up/thumbs down. If you cannot, encourage any people in the room to leave. Explain that unexpected noise and movement are hard for the autistic person right now, and she would be happy to hang out again sometime later. Sometimes, the person might want you there to keep them company and help them calm down. Other times, they might want to be alone for a while. Either way, don't take it personally. If they can't speak right now, let them answer with a thumbs up/thumbs down. Or you can say "Do you want me to stay or leave?" and point at the ground and at the door, and then let them point to where they want you to be. If a small child wants to be left alone, you can sit across the room and do something quiet (like playing on your phone or reading a book) so there is still an adult present. When they're distressed, they may be unable to think clearly, and they may have trouble doing simple tasks like taking off an uncomfortable sweater or getting a drink of water. Help them out, without infringing on their personal space. If they're tugging at uncomfortable clothing, offer to help them remove it. (Don't try to remove clothes without permission, as this can be startling and upsetting.) If they're trying to drink from the sink, get a cup for them. Move dangerous or breakable objects out of their way. Put a pillow or folded-up jacket under their head to protect it, or put their head on your lap if it's safe. If they are throwing things, it might be that the throwing motion calms them down. Try giving them something that can be thrown safely (like a throw pillow). Let them throw it, and then retrieve it so they can throw it again. This can calm them. If you don't feel safe getting close to them, then don't. Let them continue until they calm down and wear themselves out. Parents, teachers, and caregivers may know how to help. They may be able to offer specific insight about the autistic person's particular needs. Police are not usually trained to help with autistic meltdowns, and they may worsen the situation or hurt your autistic loved one. Instead, get someone who the autistic person knows and trusts. | Take a moment to calm yourself. Ask what's wrong, if the person is able to speak. Take them to a quiet place. Ask if they want you to stay with them. Help them with any difficult tasks. Keep them safe if they are thrashing, flailing, or throwing things. Get help if you don't know what to do. |
This will stiffen the mesh so that you can attach it to the fence posts and rails. The mesh should overlap the rail by 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.1 cm) and be 2 inches (5.1 cm) off the ground. You'll need someone to help you stand the mesh up to the end post and a socket wrench to turn the bolt. Stand it up against the fence frame, taking out the slack as you go. Use fence ties to hold it in place. Separate enough length from the roll to span the opening between the terminal posts. Using a single strand of wire removed from one end of the mesh, join two sections by corkscrewing the loose strand through the end links. A second strand may have to be removed to provide the correct line-up of "diamonds." Using pliers, untwist the top and bottom loops on one strand of wire where you want to separate the mesh. Work the freed strand out of the links until the two sections separate. | Slide a tension bar vertically through the starting end of the mesh roll. Bolt the tension bar to one of the terminal posts' tension bands. Begin unrolling the mesh. Loosely attach the mesh to the top rail. Splice sections together as needed. Remove excess mesh. |
You want the outside to cook quickly, but not burn. A takoyaki pan is a metal pan that resembles a muffin tin. It has small round holes for each piece of takoyaki. If you don't have a takoyaki pan, a mini muffin tin will suffice. Generously brush the takoyaki pan with oil. Use a pasty brush to do this. Be careful when working with oil over a hot pan. Don't forget to oil the ridges in between the small bowls in the pan. Fill the holes with the batter completely. It is ok for the batter to overflow slightly. To make this easier, use a measuring cup with a handle to pour the batter. This will also help with spilling and mess. Do this by putting 3 pieces of octopus into each takoyaki. Sprinkle on 1/2 cup of chopped green onion. After that, sprinkle on the tenkasu and powdered katsuobushi. The takoyaki will now need to brown. If you like red ginger, you can also about 2 tablespoons of Beni shōga to the batter. During this time, the base of the takoyaki will brown. Don't turn or disturb the takoyaki during these three minutes. Let the takoyaki cook until the timer goes off. Afterwards, you will flip the takoyaki. Use long skewers to do this by cutting and scraping the batter between each takoyaki. Turn each piece 180 degrees so that the cooked portion on the bottom of the each ball faces upwards. Stuff the edges as you turn them so the ball ends up a nice rounded shape. To stuff the edges, push any pieces of takoyaki that are sticking up under the edge of each hole. Use the skewers to do this so you don't get burnt. During this time, turn the balls constantly. This will make sure the takoyaki cook evenly. The takoyaki should be golden brown on all sides when cooked. When the 4 minute timer goes off, it is time to plate the takoyaki. Use the skewers to do this as they will be very hot. You will now add the sauces. Pour takoyaki sauce and spicy Japanese mayonnaise over them. Sprinkle dried seaweed and some katsuobushi flakes on top. Serve immediately, but be careful as the takoyaki will be very hot inside. | Heat the takoyaki pan on medium high heat. Wait until you see smoke rising from the pan before adding the batter. Add the octopus, green onion, tenkatsu and powdered katsuobushi to the takoyaki. Set a three minute timer. Break the connected batter between each bowl after the timer goes off. Set a timer for 4 minutes. Transfer the takoyaki to a plate. |
Mix 1/2 teaspoon of liquid dish washing soap with a small amount of water in a small bowl to make a solution. Stir the solution until the soap is completely absorbed by the water. Soapy water can remove blood stains from leather, but the harsher the soap, the greater the chance you may do damage to your leather. Use a mild soap and test your cleaner on a small, out of sight spot to make sure your solution is right for your upholstery. A scrub brush or rough cloth can do damage to leather, especially high quality leather that's soft to the touch. Dip your soft cloth into the soap suds and wet it thoroughly before attempting to remove the stain. With your soapy cloth, wipe the stain repeatedly, using light pressure, until it begins to come off on your rag. For stubborn stains, you may need to repeat the process a few times, but when you no longer pull the stain from the affected area, you have removed as much as you are able with your solution. Use a clean, damp cloth to rinse off any remaining solution. Make sure to rinse the area thoroughly, as soap can leave a film or do damage to your upholstery. You can now use a dry towel to extract any remaining moisture from your upholstery. After you have dried as much as you are able, you can allow any residual dampness to air dry. This will help prevent future stains and seal some added moisture into the leather to prevent it from cracking over time. You can find leather conditioner at most hardware and auto stores, or in the auto section of larger retailers. | Prepare your cleaning solution. Apply your solution to a soft cloth. Wipe your stain gently. Rinse the stained area. Dry excess moisture. Follow up with a leather conditioner. |
Make sure the sandpaper is very wet and that your work surface is hard and durable. To wet your sandpaper, dip it into a container of clean water, then sprinkle some additional water on top of the paper after you lay it down. You can also use emery cloth if you don't have access to wet sandpaper. You can buy a multi-pack of emery cloth from most home improvement or hardware stores. Hold the glass in your dominant hand and keep the sandpaper steady with your non-dominant hand. Be sure to wear safety gloves and goggles for maximum safety. You can typically buy safety gloves and goggles at any home improvement store that also sells sandpaper. If your glass has multiple sharp edges, hold it so that none of the edges can cut your palm. If it's impossible to hold your glass this way, consider smoothing the edges using a different method. Apply gentle downward pressure onto the top of the glass so that you drive it slightly into the sandpaper. Rotate the piece of glass every 2-3 circles in order to keep the sanding more uniform. If you refrain from rotating your piece of glass, you may end up sanding one side much more than the others, leaving a noticeably uneven finish. Aim to do this for at least around 5 minutes to ensure that the glass edge is adequately smoothed. After you finish sanding the “front” of the glass edge, pick up the sandpaper and dip it into the water again to dampen it. Then, take the sandpaper in your dominant hand and place it over the glass edge so that your thumb and middle finger are over the corners of the edge. Finally, rub the sandpaper back and forth to sand down these sharp corners until they’re smooth. Keep the sandpaper wet as you do this. You may need to continually dip it into the water to keep it adequately moist. Sand down the edges with 150-grit, 220-grit, 320-grit, then finally 400-grit sandpaper to make your glass even smoother. Then, use 1000-grit and 2000-grit sandpaper to polish the edge to perfection. Wipe the edge of the glass with a clean damp cloth once you’ve finished sanding to wipe away any leftover grit or dust. | Wet a piece of 80-grit sandpaper and lay it down on a work surface. Place the cut edge of the glass down onto the sandpaper. Move the glass in a circular motion for 5 minutes to smooth the edge. Sand the inner and outer corners of the glass edge by hand. Repeat this process with increasingly finer grits of sandpaper. |
It has an icon that resembles an old-fashioned phone. Tap this icon on your home screen or apps menu to open the Phone app. You can also tap the Messages app to unblocked numbers that have been blocked from sending text messages. It's the icon with three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the Phone app. It's next to the search bar at the top of the screen. This displays a drop-down menu. Note: The menu layouts and icons may be different depending on the make and model of your Android phone and your wireless carrier. If the icons or menu options are different on your phone, look for a similar option. It's the last option at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It's at the top of the Settings menu in the Phone app. This displays a list of blocked numbers. Depending on the make and model of your phone you will either be asked to confirm if you want to unblock the number, or it will unblock the number. Depending on the make and model of your phone, an "x" or a "-" icon appears next to each number in the list of blocked numbers. This confirms that you want to unblock the number. Any calls you received from the number while it was blocked will not appear in your list of recent calls. If you need assistance blocking numbers on your T-Mobile account, you can dial 611 using your Phone app or call 1-877-746-0909 to contact customer service. | Open the Phone app. Tap ⋮. Tap Settings. Tap Call Blocking. Tap x or - next to a number. Tap Unblock. |
A purple color-correcting shampoo will counteract the yellow tones and make your hair appear brighter and blonder. This is not as strong as toner, since it is intended for regular use. Here are a few examples of purple or violet shampoos: Tressa Watercolors Violet Washe Shampoo John Frieda Sheer Blonde Color Renew Tone-Correcting Clairol Shimmer Lights Pravana Pure Light Brightening Shampoo for Blonde, Silver, or Highlighted Hair Matrix Total Results Brass Off shampoo Paul Mitchell Platinum Blonde shampoo Joico Color Balance shampoo Any shampoo with "D&C Violet" or "Extract Violet" in the ingredients list Follow the directions on your shampoo bottle. Apply the purple shampoo instead of normal shampoo, then rinse out and follow it with conditioner. Most purple shampoos need to be left in for 3-5 minutes for best results. Too much purple shampoo will leave your hair with a light purple tint. Apply every two or three washes, or even less often once the brassy tones have gone. | Select a purple shampoo for regular upkeep. Wash your hair with purple shampoo. Repeat every two or three washes. |
If you can't think of things to do, one of your friends probably can. When all else fails, simply try going for picnics or hanging out at a shopping mall with your friends. A sleepover is another great idea. If you have nothing you need to do for yourself, you may want to volunteer to help someone else. Ask friends and relatives if they have any projects they need help on, and, if so, offer your services! The holidays are a great opportunity to have rare, cherished conversations with family members you haven't seen for a long time. For instance, you might want to visit your grandparents and have a quality talk with them. You might be surprised how funny and insightful some of your very own relatives have become without your noticing. Time with a cherished animal friend is underrated, especially if it's with one you haven't seen for a while. Your pet (or pets) probably miss you if you've been gone, so spend a little time walking them, playing with them, etc. A pet's unconditional love can be a great mood-booster if you've become oppressively bored over the holidays. If there's no one around that you'd like to spend time with, don't forget that you always have the option of making new friends. You might choose to do this at a social hang-out spot like a club, or, alternatively, at an event like a concert. Don't be afraid to approach and talk to people you meet - new friendships have to start somewhere! You'll never make new friends from inside your home, so get out there! Getting out of the house is the most crucial, pivotal step in turning a boring holiday into a fun, productive one. Having a party is a great way to have fun. You can invite your friends and have a fiesta themed on the weather. If it's sunny, have it beach themed. If it's cold, you and your friends can stay inside and have a nice cup of cocoa. | Spend time with your friends. Help another. Spend time with loved ones. Spend time with your pet if you have one. Get to know more people. Throw a party. |
A market analysis can be complex or simple. Tailor it to your audience. For example, if you are seeking investors, then they will need more detail than if the business plan is solely for internal use—however, don't overdo it. Include demographic information such as their age, income, location, gender, etc. Also describe their buying habits and hobbies. For example, if you are running a children's clothing boutique, then your target consumer might be stay-at-home moms who are middle class. Many businesses target multiple market segments. For example, a coffee shop might target people who work within a five mile radius as well as teens and the elderly who drink coffee. However, be realistic when identifying your market segments. Not everyone in the world is a potential customer. Your products or services should meet a consumer need. For example, a children's clothing boutique meets the needs of parents who want to dress their children in unique outfits. Sometimes, a need only arises after you’ve created your business. However, it will be difficult to get investors in this situation. For example, you might describe the need for children's clothing this way: “Increasingly, young parents want to establish their children's individual identify from an early age. Just as clothes make the person, a child's clothing plays a key part in how others perceive them—and their parents. The unique outfits at Kid's Couture LLC will let status-conscious parents nurture their child's individuality.” Offer a birds-eye view of your industry. How fast has the market grown? What is its current size? Provide national and local information. Give the reader some sense of whether this is an emerging market or one that is established. For example, an analysis of the coffee industry might begin, “Coffee consumption in the U.S. has grown at a 2.5% annual growth rate for the past 10 years. The retail coffee industry has grown at twice this speed in northern New England….” Markets rarely stand still. You should note any changes that you see. What are the changes in demographics, taste, or customer needs? Are certain products or services gaining traction. For example, young families might be moving into an area. By contrast, a neighbor may be aging as few young people move to it. These trends can affect the success of your business. Identify your competitors’ market share and then discuss their strengths and weaknesses. Also explain how you will take advantage of current competitor weaknesses. Usually, you will offer a service that your competitors don't, but you might also provide a different experience. For example, a children's boutique might find that there is no one within driving distance who offers original children's clothing. Instead, the only competitors might be box stores who offer popular brands. A coffee shop might compete by offering a comfortable, at-home atmosphere that brand stores cannot create. You should write the summary last but put it at the front of the market analysis. Provide a capsule summary of the highlights. Generally, the summary can be as short as one paragraph. This summary might be included in a loan application, so it should be as thorough as possible while maintaining brevity. Based on your research and analysis, you might need to change other parts of your business plan. This is not unusual—your initial assumptions might have been wrong. For example, you might need to change your marketing plan based on what you learned about consumer behavior. If your target market doesn't watch television, there's no reason to pay for pricey TV ads. If the demographics of a neighborhood are changing in a way that's bad for your business, you might need to relocate. If your target market has less disposable income than anticipated, you will need to change your pricing strategy. | Identify your audience. Define your target consumers. Explain what market need you satisfy. Analyze the industry. Identify market trends. Provide a competitive analysis. Draft a short summary of the market analysis. Adjust the other sections of your business plan. |
Add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil to a smoothie along with the other ingredients. For example, pour 1 cup of any kind of milk and 1 cup of ice into a blender. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and 1 ripe banana. Blend and serve. Coconut oil may be solid at room temperature, and blending it into a smoothie might leave small chunks of it. If you don't like this, you can melt the coconut oil at a low temperature first, then slowly add it to the rest of the smoothie ingredients as you blend them. Simply add a small amount of coconut (a spoonful or so, according to your preference) to your drink and stir until it melts. To get the best texture and taste, some prefer to also add a bit of high-quality unsalted butter and/or sweetener to their coffee or other drink. You can add a bit of coconut oil to many cooked or prepared foods as a way of getting more of it in your diet. You can try stirring a spoonful into soup, yogurt, oatmeal, or pasta. You can also mix it into peanut butter or another spread. Melt a few tablespoons of coconut oil and add it to any marinade. Use it as usual for meat, fish, etc. | Use coconut oil as an ingredient in smoothies. Use coconut oil as an addition in coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Mix a spoonful of coconut oil into a variety of prepared foods. Use coconut oil in a marinade. |
Using a soft-bristled toothbrush, brush the speaker ports. This gentle motion should clean grime and gunk off the speakers. You could dip the very tips of the toothbrush bristles in rubbing alcohol for added effect. Don't dip the whole brush in. Painter's tape is a blue tape used when painting walls. It has a pressure-sensitive adhesive, which makes it perfect for cleaning iPhone speakers. Tear a short piece off and roll it into a cylinder with the sticky side facing out. The cylinder should have a diameter about the width of your index finger. Slip the tape over your index finger, then press it onto your iPhone speaker. The tape should pick up all the grime and bits that have accumulated in the speakers. Check the surface of the tape after each application. If you see lint and grime stuck to it, remove and discard the used tape, roll another small cylinder, and repeat. Use compressed air to blow lint and dust out of your speakers. Compressed air is canned oxygen, and is often used to clean computers and electronics. To get started, lay your phone flat with the screen down. Read the directions on the can before using it. Always use canned air as directed. Aim the canned air nozzle at the speaker from whatever distance the can's directions suggest. Squeeze the can's handle briefly, then release. | Scrub the speakers. Use painter’s tape. Blow debris out of the speaker. |
If you are noticing a lot of ice build up in your freezer, it may be a sign that something isn't functioning correctly. One potential problem is is blocked airflow. Freezers need to have proper airflow around the cooling coils and vents. If any of the freezer's vents or coils are dirty, blocked or clogged, this could cause an issue with ice build up. Condenser coils are usually located in the back of the freezer, towards the bottom of the refrigerator. You'll likely need to remove a panel to access them. Some refrigerators will have condenser coils that run up and down the entire back of the fridge. Use a soft brush to gently remove dust and dirt from the coils. Check the vents inside the freezer itself. Make sure there is no ice or food items clogging them up. Your freezer may be too close to a wall to allow for proper ventilation. Try moving your freezer away from any walls or tight spaces. Your freezer door should create an airtight seal when it's closed. However, if the seal itself is old or warped, it may be allowing air to flow in and out of the freezer. Airflow will cause ice to build up rapidly in your freezer. Check your freezer door's seal to make sure there are no spaces where air is escaping. Make sure something in the freezer isn't holding the door open a bit. There may be a tiny space where air is entering the freezer. Run your hand along the edge of the seal to feel for any loose or cold areas. You may need to replace older magnetic seals if they are no longer functioning. You can try wiping the seal down to remove any buildup that may be preventing an airtight lock. Setting your freezer's temperature either too high or too low can cause excess ice to build up. In order to prevent these freezer crystals from accumulating, it can be a good idea to take a look at your freezer's thermometer. Try to adjust the thermometer to an ideal temperature to reduce the amount of ice that is forming in your freezer. Your freezer should be set to 0°F or -18°C. Make sure you don't change the temperature by opening the door too often or by not closing it all the way. | Make sure your freezer is functioning properly. Check the seal on your freezer door. Set your freezer to the right temperature. |
When you arrive at a medical facility with a dislocated jaw, you'll likely be given anesthesia via shot or intravenously (IV), NSAIDs or other pain relievers through IV, and sedatives to prepare you for the repair procedure. You might also be sent for x-rays or a CT scan. You'll be in pain and have trouble speaking, so it's best to have someone accompany you to the medical facility. If the muscles around your jaw have begun to spasm, you'll also be given an intravenous muscle relaxant or have it applied straight to the joint to reduce the spasms. Otherwise, the seized up muscles may make it difficult to move the jaw back into its proper position. If you have allergies or other medical reasons why you can't take certain muscle relaxants or other medications, make sure you or someone accompanying you informs the staff right away. Most medical professionals still use the longstanding method for reducing (repairing) a dislocated jaw. They will place their thumbs on your rear lower molars and their fingers to the sides of your chin, then press down forcefully and guide the jaw back into place. You'll be sedated, so you won't feel pain during the procedure. This procedure is effective nearly 90% of the time. There is more than one way to manually repair a dislocated jaw, and several alternatives have good success rates as well. There are several extraoral methods, in which the practitioner's hands remain outside the patient's mouth, thereby reducing the chance of reflexive biting. There is also a so-called “wrist pivot” method that has a very high success rate (97%) but takes a lot of training to master. Some practitioners may be comfortable with a single method in all cases, while others may choose a method based on the particulars of the case. Only in rare cases is surgery needed to repair a dislocated jaw. | Address your pain and comfort levels with medications. Get an intravenous muscle relaxant if needed. Undergo the conventional method of TMJ reduction. Accept alternative reduction methods for your condition. |
Off-the-grid living requires that you develop energy-independence for your home. The best option is to retrofit your home with solar panels. Consult a solar power installation company in your area to get a better idea of how you can connect your home to a solar panel system. Total installation costs of an average solar power system – including solar panels, a battery, a backup generator, and professional installation – averages around $40,000 USD. A backup system can supplement your solar panels, which can come in handy on cloudy days. If you’re near a river or creek, you could get a micro hydropower turbine installed as a backup system. Otherwise, you could get a wind turbine installed near your house. Talk to renewable energy companies in your area about your options and, if you wish, get a backup system installed. A domestic wind turbine costs around $10,000 USD. Micro hydropower turbines have a wide range of costs. A small one can cost around $7,000 USD, while a large one (which produces more power) can cost over $55,000 USD. Since you’re using electricity off the grid, it's important to take steps to ensure you don't use too much power. To keep energy costs low, replace incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. This simple change can reduce electricity use by 75%. Additionally, turn lights, TVs, and other appliances off when you’re not using them. Since you won't be connected to a central water system, you’ll need to use well water. Getting a well drilled will cost somewhere in the neighborhood of around $7,000 USD. A septic tank is a watertight chamber that collects sewage in the absence of a sewer system. Having a septic tank installed generally costs around $5,000 USD. The septic tank will need to be emptied by a vacuum truck periodically. A greywater system will treat water used in dishwashing, sinks, showers, and baths so that it can be used again. While it's less of a necessity than a septic tank or a well, greywater systems can extend the lifetime of your well by allowing you to use water that has already been pumped up to the surface. Recycled greywater can be used as toilet water or in irrigation. | Install a solar power system. Have a backup power supply installed. Reduce your energy usage. Drill a well. Get a septic tank installed. Have a greywater system installed. |
A fever itself is not necessarily unhealthy. It's not an illness; it's a physiological response to something else. Your body will often react to sickness or infection with a fever; it is a defensive response by your immune system as it tries to rid the body of pyrogens (fever-producing substances). Acting too quickly to treat your fever can, counterintuitively, harm your body by undercutting one of its defensive measures. Rather than treating your fever immediately, continue to take your temperature and monitor your symptoms. The fever will probably subside in time. Having a fever can sometimes cause headaches, as well as joint and muscle pain. If your fever symptoms are uncomfortable, you can alleviate them with ibuprofen (Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol). Avoid giving aspirin for a fever, especially if you are dealing with a sick child. Aspirin can have harmful side effects for anyone under the age of 18. Aspirin is generally more likely than ibuprofen or acetaminophen to cause gastrointestinal side effects. Never give aspirin to a child. It can cause a potentially life-threatening condition called Reyes Syndrome. This is the best forms of fever treatment; further exertion will likely cause the fever—and the infection or illness that caused the fever in the first place—to worsen. Wear light clothing to keep your body cool. You should avoid raising your body temperature any higher than it already is, especially if it is summer or you live in a warm climate. Sleep when you can, under only a sheet or light blanket. Often the discomfort of a fever makes it difficult to sleep at night. Any sleep will help your body; take naps during the day, and sleep when you can at night. Along with resting, you must hydrate your body when it is feverish. Fevers often cause the body to sweat, which expels fluids from the body. To compensate for these lost fluids, drink plenty of water. Although children may prefer to drink soda or juice, these fluids are not as helpful in staying hydrated. However, if your feverish child will only drink soda or juice, it's better than nothing. Coffee and tea are also not as effective as water. Immersing your body in lukewarm water will cool off your skin and may alleviate discomfort from the fever. Don't submerge yourself for too long; you want to give your body a chance to release heat through evaporation. Do not take an ice bath; the water temperature should be around 85 °F. If you are caring for a feverish child, try sponging them or wiping their skin with a damp sponge or a wet washcloth. | Let the fever run its course. Take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for any discomfort. Rest as much as possible. Hydrate your body by drinking water. Bathe yourself in lukewarm water. |
Place the potpourri inside a sachet. Leave it there for at least one week. Do not leave it in a dark cupboard; instead find somewhere with fresh air and indirect, cool light. It's a good idea to leave the sachet in the bag when using as well, as the scent will continue to improve the bag's own scent. | Make or purchase some potpourri. Place the sachet inside the smelly bag. Place the bag in an airy place. Check a week later. |
Get your baby used to the idea of going to bed and taking naps by following the same predictable routine each time. The more familiar the routine becomes, the less scary it will be for your baby to be away from you at night. Stick to the same bedtime each night as much as possible. Try incorporating an enjoyable activity into your routine so that your baby will look forward to bedtime. You may want to read a story or play a game. If your baby cries for you in the middle of the night, you can check in on them but avoid playing with them or giving them too much attention, which may encourage them to keep crying out for you. Your purpose should be simply to reassure your baby that you are still in the house and to make sure everything is okay. If you don't respond to your baby's cries at all, they may think that you are not nearby, which can increase their anxiety. You may be very tempted to start sleeping in your baby's room to help ease their nighttime anxiety, but this will only make matters worse. When you do this, you remove the separation, which means your baby will never get used to being away from you. Avoid any other accommodations that you don't want to become habits as well. If you are always home with your baby during the day, you may need to start making some changes. Even small separations during the day can help decrease nighttime separation anxiety, as your baby will get more comfortable with being away from you each time. Try short visits with family members or a few hours at daycare each week. | Have a consistent bedtime routine. Make check-ins brief. Avoid sleeping in the baby's room. Try increasing daytime separations. |
We propose learning to transfer learn to improve transfer learning on a target dataset by judicious extraction of information from a source dataset.L2TL considers joint optimization of vastly-shared weights between models for source and target tasks, and employs adaptive weights for scaling of constituent losses.The adaptation of the weights is based on reinforcement learning, guided with a performance metric on the target validation set.We demonstrate state-of-the-art performance of L2TL given fixed models, consistently outperforming fine-tuning baselines on various datasets.In the regimes of small-scale target datasets and significant label mismatch between source and target datasets, L2TL outperforms previous work by an even larger margin. | We propose learning to transfer learn (L2TL) to improve transfer learning on a target dataset by judicious extraction of information from a source dataset. |
Of course you'll need fat to increase your body weight, but not all fats are the same. Saturated and trans fats will help you gain weight, but they'll also increase your cholesterol and your risk of heart disease. Unsaturated fats, however, help reduce your risk of heart disease and boost your immune system. Make sure every meal you have includes some fat. When gaining weight, you'll want to focus on these "good fats" to help beef up your body fat while still getting necessary nutrients that your body needs. Nuts, peanut butter, fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, and avocados are all high in unsaturated fats and calories and will still provide you with essential nutrients. Include these in your meals or snack on them throughout the day. Carbohydrates act as energy sources for the body. If you don't burn off the energy, it will be stored as fat and help you gain weight. After fat, carbs are important contributors to weight gain, so you'll need plenty of these in your diet. You should focus on whole wheat products for your carbs instead of white products. White products are bleached and processed, which removes most essential nutrients. Whole wheat products will give you the carbs, plus fiber, vitamins, and essential minerals. Replace white products with whole wheat bread, pasta, and brown rice. Include carbs in all your meals to help in your weight gain. Dairy is important for your diet because it contains calcium and vitamins. Most dairy products come in reduced-fat varieties, but you'll want the full-fat versions to increase your calorie and fat intake. Drink whole milk and eat cheese and yogurts made from whole milk. Replace sugary sodas (which have no vitamins or nutritional value) with a glass of whole milk to increase your fat intake while nourishing your body. Keep in mind that these types are higher in saturated fats. There is, however, some evidence that full-fat dairy products actually decrease the risk of heart disease. The protein and fats you get from meats are important for gaining weight. Be cautious with red meat, however. Studies conclude that excessive intake of red meat can lead to cardiovascular disease and several kinds of cancer. Stick to about three to five servings a week to stay healthy. The rest of the time, eat poultry for proteins and unsaturated fats. You can continue eating many of the foods you normally do, but make them help your weight gain by adding a few ingredients. Some healthy and effective options include: Add hard boiled eggs to salads. Add cheese to sandwiches, eggs, and salads. Add sauces and gravies to meats. | Eat foods high in unsaturated fats. Eat whole wheat or grain carbohydrates. Use full-fat dairy products. Include meat carefully in your diet. Enhance foods with calorie-rich ingredients. |
When you survive a heart attack, it is essential to follow your doctor's advice for recovery, both in the days immediately following the occurrence and over the long term. There is a good chance you will be prescribed medication to reduce blood clotting. You will most likely take this medication for the rest of your life. It is quite common for people who have survived a heart attack to experience bouts of depression. Depression can stem from embarrassment, self-doubt, feelings of inadequacy, guilt over previous lifestyle choices, and fear or uncertainty about the future. A supervised physical recovery program, renewed social connections with family, friends and co-workers, and professional psychological help are some ways in which survivors can return to normal life after a heart attack. If you have a heart attack you are at a higher risk of a second heart attack; nearly one-third of the heart attacks in the United States each year happen to people who have survived a previous attack. The following factors will put you at an even higher risk of a second heart attack: Smoking. If you smoke, there is almost twice the chance that you will have a heart attack. High cholesterol. An unhealthy cholesterol level is one of the most important contributors to a heart attack and other heart complications. Cholesterol can be especially dangerous when it occurs in conjunction with high blood pressure, diabetes, and smoking. Diabetes, particularly if not controlled properly, can increase the chance of a heart attack. Obesity. Being overweight can raise your cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and lead to heart complications. Additionally, obesity can lead to diabetes, another factor that puts you at risk of a second heart attack. Medical complications from an unhealthy lifestyle put you at a greater risk of a second heart attack. Inactivity, obesity, high cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure, stress, and smoking all increase the risk of a heart attack. Reduce your consumption of saturated and trans fats. Aim to avoid foods that contain partially hydrogenated oils. Lower your cholesterol. This can be accomplished through diet, regular exercise or a cholesterol medication as prescribed by your doctor. A good way to lower your cholesterol is to eat oily fish, which contain the omega-3 fatty acid. Cut down on alcohol consumption. Only drink the recommended daily amount of alcohol, and avoid binge drinking. Reduce your weight. A healthy body mass index is between 18.5 and 24.9. Exercise. Consult with your doctor on how you can start an exercise program. A supervised cardiovascular exercise program is ideal but not necessary. With your doctor's advice you can work out a program of cardiovascular exercise (e.g., walking, swimming) based on your current level of fitness and focused on reasonable, achievable targets over time (e.g., walk around the block without getting "short-of-breath"). Stop smoking. Quitting smoking immediately can reduce your risk of heart attack by half. | Follow professional medical advice after the heart attack. Be aware of changes in your emotions and outlook. Know the risks of a second heart attack. Make changes in your lifestyle. |
You can either ask him/her directly or ask your partner's friends if he/she would enjoy a specific activity. If your date is expecting the classic dinner and a movie, he/she might not be thrilled with the idea of playing tennis or going bowling. Active first dates are good ways to break the ice, if you don't know your partner very well. Play a round of laser-tag, mini-golf, or go bowling. You and your date can be as competitive as you like when it comes to keeping score. This low-stress activity can be great for first date jitters since you'll be in a casual atmosphere. See if your bowling alley or laser-tag company offers any special features, such as black light nights. Be sure to determine your date's skill level and preferences when it comes to hiking. Choose a trail that allows you to talk and enjoy each other's company, nothing too strenuous. Bring water and let your date know to wear comfortable shoes. Consider packing a meal for your hike. Look for nice places to stop and eat or wait till you reach the end of the trail. You can tailor your picnic to be as casual or romantic as you like. | Decide if your date wants to do something active. Be competitive. Find a park and go on a hike. |
Place the tip of a sharp kitchen knife 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the stem of the squash. Penetrate the skin of the squash and cut around the stem. Then, pull up on the stem to remove it. You need a sharp knife to cut through the thick skin of the squash. Use the kitchen knife to make a vertical cut in the squash so that it's 2 separate and equal-sized pieces. You should now be able to see the seeds in the center of the squash. Cut the halves in half, and then cut them again. This should create a total of 8 slices. If you want thicker slices of squash, you can stop cutting when you have 4 pieces. | Cut the stem off the top of the squash. Cut the squash in half. Cut the squash into slices. |
Knowing the cause of your blocked fallopian tubes may help your doctor formulate an effective treatment plan. Sexually transmitted infections are some of the most common causes of blockages. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other STIs can lead to the development of scar tissue that blocks the fallopian tubes and prevents pregnancy. This can be a problem even if your STIs were treated and resolved. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can result from sexually transmitted infections and lead to blockages. If you have PID (or a history of PID), you have an increased risk of developing blocked fallopian tubes and infertility. In women with endometriosis, uterine tissue grows outside its normal location, implanting on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or other organs. If you have endometriosis, know that it can lead to blocked fallopian tubes. If you ever had a uterine infection, perhaps in connection with a miscarriage or abortion, it's possible that scar tissue formed and blocked one or both fallopian tubes. Although uncommon in the United States, pelvic tuberculosis may also cause blocked fallopian tubes. Ectopic pregnancies are those in which the fertilized egg implants in the wrong place, usually in the fallopian tube. These pregnancies cannot grow to term, and when they burst or are removed, they can cause scarring and blockages. If you have ever had abdominal surgery, your risk of developing blocked fallopian tubes is higher. Surgeries on the fallopian tubes themselves are especially risky. | Understand that sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can lead to blocked fallopian tubes. Know the role of pelvic inflammatory disease in causing blocked fallopian tubes. Be aware of the potential risks associated with endometriosis. Recognize the role of uterine infections. Factor in past ectopic pregnancies. Consider past surgeries. |
This easy Szechuan sauce (named for the westernized title of Sichuan province in China) is quick, easy, flavorful, and spicy. The only thing that's more difficult about this recipe than the basic recipe above is that it requires you to grate a small amount of orange zest. Don't skip out on this small but important step — the orange zest gives the sauce an impeccable flavor and fragrance. To grate orange zest, simply take a ripe orange and rub the rind against a microplane grater (or an ordinary cheese grater) to shred off small flakes. Try to take the outermost layer of the rind, rather than the inner pith, as the outside is the most flavorful part of the rind. Once you've grated your orange zest, the rest of the recipe is easy. Simply add your ingredients to a bowl or jar and mix thoroughly until they are uniformly combined. It's OK if small flecks of orange peel remain — these give the sauce an added tangy flavor (with the perfect hint of bitterness). Next, add your desired amount of spice. Obviously, the more you add, the hotter your sauce will be. The serving recommendation above — one chopped red pepper — should produce a sauce that has some "kick" but isn't completely overwhelming for those with less of a taste for spice. If you don't have red peppers handy, try adding dry red pepper flakes for the same effect. When in doubt, be conservative. You can always add more spice if your stir fry turns out too mild, but you can't take spice out once it's been added! If you don't have red pepper flakes, an Asian chili sauce like Sriracha or even American-style hot sauce like Tabasco can substitute well. This delicious Szechuan sauce is great with a huge variety of dishes (including vegetarian ones), but is especially tasty with meat and other protein sources. Below are just a few suggestions for accompanying stir fry ingredients — regardless of which you choose, serve the stir fry and sauce over rice for a classic Asian combination: Chicken Beef Fish Eggs Tofu | Grate orange zest. Mix your ingredients (minus red pepper). Add pepper to taste. Pair with protein and rice. |
You will need a SIM card in order to connect to the 4G LTE network. You can order one from the Verizon website, by calling the Customer Service line, or by visiting a Verizon store. You can get the IMEI number for most phones by dialing *#06#. You may be prompted for this number during the activation process. This is Verizon's Customer Service number, and the customer service rep can activate your phone for you. You may need to give your IMEI number as well as prove that you are the account holder. Most customer service reps should be able to activate your phone in just a few moments. Make sure to bring in your SIM card, or let the employee know that you need to purchase a new SIM card. | Purchase a Verizon SIM card if you don't have one. Get your device's IMEI number. Call (800) 837-4966. Visit a Verizon store. |
Putting vinegar in your hair may sound strange, but the vinegar helps remove build-up. It also balances the pH of your hair, smooths down the cuticles, and leaves your hair feeling soft and silky. Keep in mind, however, that this rinse is not recommended for color-treated hair, as it may cause the hair dye to fade or run. Here is what you will need to make this rinse: 1 to 2 tablespoons (15 to 30 milliliters) of vinegar 1 cup (240 milliliters) of cool water A cup, mug, or bottle to hold the rinse Pour the water and vinegar into a cup, mug, or bottle. You can use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar. Stir the vinegar and water with a spoon to combine the ingredients. If you are using a bottle, you can simply close the bottle and shake it. If you have longer or very thick hair, then double the amount: 2 to 4 tablespoons of vinegar and 2 cups (450 milliliters) of water. Instead of using plain vinegar, you can add 5 to 10 drops of essential oil to 1 cup (225 milliliters) of vinegar. Shake the vinegar to mix the oil in, then use this vinegar in your rinse (1 to 2 tablespoons of infused vinegar per cup/225 milliliters of water) instead of the regular vinegar. Do not use this infused vinegar undiluted in your hair. Not only do essential oils help mask the strong odor of vinegar, but they can also be beneficial for your hair. Here are some essential oils that you can use, depending on your hair type: If you have dry hair, you can use any of the following oils: lavender, myrrh, and peppermint. If you have normal hair, you can use any of the following oils: chamomile, clary sage, and lavender. If you have oily hair, you can use and of the following oils: basil, lavender, lemongrass, lemon, patchouli, rosemary, tea tree, and ylang ylang. Take your favorite shampoo and wash your hair as you normally would. You are doing this in order to remove most of the dirt and oils. You may also follow up with some conditioner, although the vinegar rinse will be enough to make your hair look smooth and shiny. Tilt your head back and close your eyes tightly. Pour the vinegar-water over your head, so that it runs from your hair line, down your hair, and to the ends. Do not let the vinegar-water get into your eyes. It will sting and burn a lot. Gently run your fingers through your hair and over your scalp. You might feel and see some soap bubbles forming in your hair. This is normal, and means that the vinegar-water is working. It is removing all that build-up that has accumulated in your hair. The cold-temperature will help seal the hair cuticles. You can also leave the vinegar rinse in your hair. Don't worry, the strong smell will disappear once your hair dries. | Gather your ingredients. Prepare the vinegar rinse. Consider adding some essential oils to your vinegar. Wash your hair with some shampoo. Pour the vinegar solution over your hair. Massage your scalp. Consider rinsing your hair with cool water. |
Hair is quite porous and it tends to hold onto smells more than your skin does. Tie back long hair and cover it with a bandanna or towel to prevent the smoke from getting to your hair. If you have a plastic shower cap, then this is ideal because the plastic will protect your hair and it will not pick up any of the smoke's smell either. The more clothing that you have on, the more likely you will be to collect smoke smell on your clothes. Consider taking off your shirt when you smoke or at least roll up your sleeves. You might also consider wearing a designated smoking jacket (or sweatshirt) when you smoke. You can keep it hidden in your room somewhere and wear it when you need to smoke. Make sure that you wash it at least once per week to keep it from smelling too much. You will need to have something to cover up the smell of the smoke, so try lighting a couple of sticks of incense or a scented candle. If you don't have any of these things, then you can also spray some air freshener around your room before and after you start smoking. To prevent smoke from escaping to other parts of your house, place a damp towel along the crack beneath your bedroom door. The damp towel will not only block the smoke from getting out of your room and absorb some of the odor as well. You want to try to direct as much smoke as possible out of your room. If smoke can't exit through an open window or duct, the smoke will leave its odor on walls, carpets, furniture and linens. If you happen to have a fireplace duct in your room, then that is even better. Fireplaces are specifically designed to allow smoke to escape a building, so it will be easier to direct smoke out of your room if your room has a fireplace duct. The better the ventilation of your smoking room, the less likely you are to be caught smoking indoors. Turn on a fan to push the smoke toward the window and to help disperse it after it forms. A tabletop fan pointed toward an open window or air duct is ideal. If you are smoking in a bathroom with a ventilator or exhaust fan, turn it on and aim the smoke toward it to quickly eliminate visible smoke and odors. The special ventilators work by sucking up excess moisture and air particles. Even though you may have kept the smoke from filling your room, you will most likely have some lingering smoke smell on you. Do what you can to cover up the smell of the smoke. For example, you can apply some aftershave on your fingertips, peel and eat an orange, or use a strong scented body spray on yourself. | Cover your hair. Protect your clothing. Burn some incense or a scented candle. Block smoke from exiting under your bedroom door. Open a window. Blow smoke toward the exit with a fan. Cover up any lingering smell. |
A good mood can change a “no” to a “yes.” You can encourage good moods by doing chores before your parents ask, talking about fun times you’ve shared, or listening together to their favorite music. It can be extra effective to talk about social events, like a school party, family gathering, or festival, where your parents had fun. This can help put them in a good mood. If you find that your parents are usually in a good mood in the morning, try to ask them after breakfast. Their after-breakfast mood will be more agreeable. If your parents are more active during the evening, aim for after dinner. A few days before asking your parents about going to the sleepover, ask them for something else you want but know they won't let you have. Say, ask them if you can adopt a dog from the animal shelter or have your own car. A few days later, when you're ready to ask your parents for the sleepover, they will be more likely to make this small concession after refusing your other, bigger request. By putting what your parents have told you in your own words and repeating it back to them, you will show your parents that you understand what they're saying and how they feel. This will help your chances of having a sleepover and changing your parents' minds. Your parents will see you're mature enough to try to listen to and understand their point of view. | Note your parents' mood. Observe your parents' daily routine. Make a big request first. Summarize what your parents tell you. |
This first step is admitting that your addiction has power over you and that you need assistance in breaking the cycle. This, some say, is the most important step. People with addictions spend years believing that the substance they are addicted to is helping, not hindering them. That is why this first step is so important – it represents a monumental shift in thinking. This step is about being honest with yourself that you have a problem. Step 1 is humbling but also empowering, because now you have opened up to the possibility of healing. Although many 12 step programs talk about believing in a higher power in order to help restore your sanity, what this step is really all about is having an open mind to all the possibilities now being presented to you as you explore your journey towards recovery. If it helps, think of the 12 step program itself as the “higher power.” This step is about having hope that there is something out there to help guide you in recovering. This step traditionally talks about giving yourself over to God for help, but what can apply from this situation to all 12 step programs is having faith that others, such as your sponsor, can help you. This step is about relying on the goodness and experiences of others. Step 4 is usually about putting yourself under a microscope, looking closely at the situations in which you find yourself drinking. You need to make a list of the situations that cause you to relapse or use alcohol. This step can be a really scary and intimate look at yourself, but can be very enlightening and empowering once you truly understand yourself. Steps 5, 6, and 7 are generally about asking your friends, family, sponsors, and others for help, but you also have to be really open to accepting their help, even when that means you get tough love. These steps may involve sharing secrets you’ve not shared with someone else before, and you may feel ashamed of some of the things you’ve done, but this is a natural progression. Ask your friends to help you avoid places that trigger your addiction. Be open, honest, and willing to change. Perhaps the second most difficult set of steps after accepting that you have a problem is accepting that you have wronged people with whom you now need to make amends. Steps 8, 9, and 10 are often about making lists of people you have hurt, intentionally or unintentionally, directly, or indirectly, and asking their forgiveness. These lists will likely be fluid documents, changing as new realizations come to you. For example, if your alcoholism led you to drive drunk and you injured another driver, you need to acknowledge your wrongdoing and ask for that person's forgiveness. Steps 11 and 12 are often about dedicating yourself to the healing journey, continuing down the healthy path you’re on, and sharing that knowledge and experience with others. Here, you not only strive to increase your own potential, but often take on a service role of sponsoring or helping others to do the same. | Accept that you need help. Have an open mind. Give yourself over to the journey of recovery and those helping you. Have courage. Ask for and accept help. Make amends. Carry on. |
Many online jewelry retailers offer printable charts that show a number of circles of different sizes. For even better accuracy, look at a sizing chart from your personal retailer. That way, you’ll know the sizing on the chart will match the sizing of their products. A distorted chart could lead to inaccurate sizing, which means the ring you order might not fit. Ensure any scaling options on your printer are turned off. Choose a great-fitting ring—one that fits snugly, but isn't too tight. Again, make sure the ring fits the correct finger; even your two ring fingers can be different sizes! If you don't own a ring, make one by wrapping some wire or paper around your finger, and use that instead. The circle should match the inside of the ring for the perfect fit. If you’re stuck between two close sizes, go for the larger size. The reason you want to go larger is because your finger will swell throughout the day. If the ring is too small, it'll be too tight. Don't match the circle up with the outside of the ring, otherwise the ring will be too small for you. | Find and print a ring sizing chart. Find a ring you own that fits the finger you’re trying to size. Place your ring over the circles on the chart. |
. This is usually fairly easy to do: if you bought your phone from a carrier (e.g., Verizon), the phone is probably locked to that carrier's network unless you bought the phone without paying for a contract. However, if you bought the phone online without a specific carrier included, the phone is most likely unlocked. Most carriers have specific rules about when you can approach them for an unlock code, but the general rules usually include the following: You must have owned the phone for at least 6 months. The phone must be entirely paid off (e.g., you aren't making monthly payments). The phone must not be blacklisted or reported as stolen. Any contract you had with the carrier must be up. Not all phone networks are compatible with each other, so call the company to which you want to transfer and ask if your phone will be compatible with them once you switch from your current carrier. In most cases, you'll be able to use your phone's LTE SIM slot to make it compatible with any other LTE-supported carrier. You can buy a SIM card directly from the carrier, or you can buy one online to save a few bucks. Once you have the SIM card for the carrier you want to use, you can proceed. | Ensure that your phone is actually locked Determine whether or not you meet your carrier's unlock criteria. Make sure that your phone will work with your preferred network. Buy a SIM card for your preferred network. |
Even if you consider your sales pitch incredibly interesting and persuasive, you only have about a 60 second time frame to get someone interested in what you have to sell. You should be able to get anyone interested in what you’re selling in one minute or less. If you sound like you are forcing the conversation, your audience will either become disinterested or annoyed. Give the person you are selling to the opportunity to ask questions and make comments, and be sure to genuinely listen to what they say. Ask open-ended questions that require your audience to give a complete response. Yes-or-no questions shut down conversation and make you seem closed off from hearing what your audience may have to say. Don't manipulate their answers. Trying to put words in a persons mouth will frustrate them and make them less interested in hearing your pitch. You would be better able to sell something to a close friend or family member, right? That's because you have a bond with them that makes them want to help support you. If you are able to build a genuine relationship with a person, they will be much more likely to buy something from you. Even if telling the truth means pointing out a flaw of your product or service, be honest. This is appealing to many people; honesty is refreshing and desired in a salesperson. Thinking you know how a person will respond or how a sale will go will likely lead to disappointment. You will react in a set manner and lack the flexibility necessary for a good sale. Allow your pitch to be fluid, matching both your audience and the environment. Whoever you’re selling to, whether it be a lady from down the street or the CEO of a company, will want to feel justified in their opinions. Should your audience agree or disagree with your pitch, validate them so that they know their opinion is justified. If they disagree with what you tell them, agree that the way they understand things is correct. Simply help to change their perspective with solid examples and real conversation. Validate their need for your product. Help them to feel justified in their purchase of what you’re selling. | Keep your pitch brief. Don’t control the conversation. Build rapport. Be honest. Don’t enter a sale with expectations. Validate your audience. |
Mulch is meant to act as a barrier for weeds and grass. You should pull any weeds or grass that grow out of the mulch bed throughout the year to prevent future growth. You can also use an herbicide, which is a chemical weed killer, around your tree to prevent grass and weeds from growing in your mulch. If you use an herbicide, make sure that it's safe to use around trees. Compacted mulch prevents oxygen from passing through and can starve your tree's roots. If you notice that the mulch has been compacted down due to rainfall or people walking over it, make sure to occasionally loosen it up by raking it. Make it a point to replenish the mulch around the tree once a year. This will prevent weeds, provide essential nutrients, and help with the tree's drainage. | Pull or kill weeds that grow out of the mulch. Rake the mulch occasionally to prevent it from getting packed down. Replenish the mulch once a year. |
The simplest and easiest way to remove a tough stain is to apply cold water to the tainted area. Blot the stain with a dry towel first to avoid rubbing the stain deeper into the carpet. Dampen a clean white towel and gently work the towel into the stain and then blot the stain with a clean, dry cloth. Repeat these steps until the stain is gone. Never scrub your Berber carpet. You will damage the fibers and cause fuzziness and snags. Blot from the outer edge of the stain toward the center of the stain. This prevents you from spreading the stain and making it larger. If water is not working, try a cleaning solution. You can purchase a cleaning solution that is formulated for cleaning carpets or you can make your own using vinegar and water. Mix white vinegar and water using a ratio of 1 part vinegar to 5 parts water. For example, mix 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of vinegar with 5 tablespoons (74 ml) of water. Test whatever cleaner you use in a small area before you apply it to the rest of the carpet. Try it out in an area that is not visible such as under a piece of furniture or a rug. If it causes damage to your carpet, you can cover it up. Do not use any cleaners that contain detergent or soap. This will result in a soapy residue that you will not be able to remove from the carpet. This residue may also attract dirt. Follow the same steps you used when treating the stain with water only. Baking soda can be used to get rid of the moisture you created while removing the stain. If the liquid has not penetrated your carpet and caused a stain, you can skip the previous steps and only use baking soda to clean up the spill. Cover the spill with baking soda. The baking soda should ball up as it absorbs the liquid. Wait for at least 20 seconds and then vacuum up the baking soda. Repeat this process until the baking soda no longer balls up. You can also blot the area with a clean dry towel. Don't let the baking soda sit for too long so the stain doesn't absorb into the carpet. Berber is tightly woven and retains more moisture than other types of carpet so it will take it longer to dry. Follow-up any stain treatment with a good dry vacuuming. Vacuuming will remove any excess dampness. Berber carpet's varying depth and intricacies make it easy for water to settle and possibly lead to unhealthy mold accumulating in your carpet. Vacuuming up any dampness is a sure way to prevent this from happening. Vacuuming will also speed up the drying time. Use slow, steady movements as you vacuum the carpet. Rough vacuuming may damage the carpet fibers. If you notice that the stain has reappeared after you vacuum, treat the stain again with water or cleaning solution. | Try water first. Use a cleaning solution. Pour baking soda to absorb the liquid. Vacuum immediately after treating the stain. |
Add ¾ cup (51 g) of French roast or another dark roast coffee beans and 5 green cardamom pods to a coffee grinder. Pulse the mixture until it's finely ground, which should take approximately 15 seconds. You can find green cardamom pods at Asian grocery stores, spice markets, and many general grocery stores. Online retailers also sell it. If you don't have a coffee grinder, you can use your blender to grind the coffee mixture. Once the coffee beans and cardamom are ground together, add the mixture to the filter of a drip coffee maker. Next, fill the top of the coffee machine with water and brew the coffee according to the manufacturer's instructions. When the coffee is brewed, transfer it to a large heatproof pitcher. Let it sit out until it reaches room temperature, which should take about 30 to 60 minutes. Once the coffee reaches room temperature, place the pitcher in the refrigerator. Allow it to chill for at least 2 hours or up to overnight. | Grind the coffee beans and cardamom pods together. Place the coffee mixture in a drip coffee maker and brew it. Pour the coffee into a pitcher and allow to cool. Chill the coffee for at least 2 hours. |
Doing so opens a drop-down menu. It's in the middle of the drop-down menu. You should see the "Show Desktop" icon appear in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen. Click and drag the shortcut left or right to determine its position on the taskbar. Open a window or a program that doesn't take up the full screen (e.g., the taskbar must still be showing), then click once the "Show Desktop" shortcut in your computer's taskbar. You should see the current window (and any other windows) minimize, thus displaying only the desktop. Clicking the "Show Desktop" icon again after using it to minimize open windows will re-open the minimized windows. | Right-click the "Show Desktop" shortcut. Click Pin to taskbar. Adjust your shortcut's position. Test out your shortcut. |
The type of document you will need to file with the Secretary of State will depend on the business structure you chose. All of the documents and forms can be found on the Secretary of State's website. Use the following forms for the following types of businesses: Articles of incorporation if you are starting a corporation. This form will ask you to provide the Secretary of State with the business's name, purpose, registered agent, and corporate address. The various forms can be found at http://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/forms/#cacorp. Articles of organization if you are starting an LLC. This form will ask you for the LLC's name, address, registered agent, and how the LLC will be managed. The form can be found at http://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/llc/forms/llc-1.pdf. In addition to filing articles of organization, you will also need to have on file, but you will not need to submit, an operating agreement. Statement of partnership authority if you are creating a general partnership. This form will ask you for the partnership's name, address, names of partners, and appointed agents. The form can be found at http://bpd.cdn.sos.ca.gov/gp/forms/gp-1.pdf. If you are forming a sole proprietorship, you do not need to file any documents at all. In California you must either mail in your required forms or drop them off with the Secretary of State in person. To mail your documents, send them, along with the required fee, to "Secretary of State, Business Entities, P.O. Box 944260, Sacramento, CA 94244-2600." To drop your forms off in person, take them to "1500 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814." Each type of filing requires you to pay a fee. If you are filing articles of incorporation, the fee is $100. If you are filing articles of organization, the fee is $70. If you are filing a statement of partnership authority, the fee is $70. A fictitious business name must be registered if you are a sole proprietorship doing business under a name not containing your legal name; a partnership; or a corporation doing business under a name that is not its legal name. You do not register this name with the Secretary of State. Instead, you must contact your city or county clerk or recorder where the primary place of business is and ask how to do this. | Prepare your required documents. File your documents. Pay the required fees. Register your fictitious business name. |
If you can become more empathetic, you’ll be able to better understand other people. You can strengthen your character by being able to relate to others and helping them. Try to imagine what someone else is going through. For example, maybe your friend recently lost a sibling. Think about how that might feel and how you would react. Try to think about what you could do to make your friend feel better. You can also take this further and actually experience what the other person is dealing with. For example, maybe your partner is frustrated because they do all of the cooking. Try taking over dinner duty for the week so that you can understand why they feel stress. Most people have assumptions or even prejudices against others. These might be conscious or unconscious. For example, maybe you think that people who haven't graduated from college are not intelligent. Try to train your brain to be more open minded and accepting of others. Take note of your prejudices. When you find yourself making assumptions, make a mental note. Being aware of bias is the first part in addressing it. Next time you have these thoughts, work to actively change your mindset. Instead of thinking, “That person must not be smart,” think, “Wow, they managed to get a good job despite not have a college degree. That's pretty impressive.” Gratitude is an important part of character strength because it demonstrates an awareness of the people and things around you. You can develop gratitude by intentionally making it part of your everyday life. For example, you can end each day by thinking of 3 things that you are grateful for. You can also try keeping a gratitude journal where you write down things that you are grateful for. You could make notes throughout the day or devote 10 minutes each evening to journaling. You could write, “Today I was given an opportunity to volunteer at the animal shelter. I’m grateful that I was able to do something constructive on this Saturday morning.” You can also turn your gratitude outwards. Make it a point to say “thank you” every time someone does something for you. You can also make it a point to show appreciation for things that don't directly affect you. For example, you could say to a co-worker, “Thank you for landing that new client. An increase in business is good for all of us.” You can make your comments specific. You could try, “I really appreciate that you brought me some chicken soup when I was sick. You’re really thoughtful.” | Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. Challenge prejudices in yourself and others. Start a gratitude practice. Express your gratitude towards others. |
The type of party that you’re throwing will play a big role in how you decorate. For example, you’ll probably decorate differently for a festive birthday party than you would for an elegant 25th anniversary party. If you’re hosting a holiday party, such as a Christmas or Halloween get-together, you probably have a good idea of what the decor should look like. Take the occasion into consideration as you start to think about decorations. You should also consider who the party is for. For example, if you’re celebrating a child's birthday, you’ll probably want to make a bigger statement with the decorations than if you’re decorating for an adult's birthday. The room that you’re holding the party in may affect the way you decorate. For example, if you’re having the event at a private dining room in a restaurant, you may not be able to decorate as extensively as you would for a party at home. You should also take the size of the room and the height of the ceiling into account because the dimensions may limit the decorations that you can use. If you’re having your party at a restaurant or other commercial venue, it's a good idea to call and ask what types of decorations are allowed. You don't want to be surprised the day of the party. Some parties, such as holiday gatherings, have ready themes that may it easy to plan a decorating scheme. However, if you’re celebrating a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or other milestone, it often helps to choose a specific theme to help you organize the decorations. Try to come up with a theme that reflects the interests of the guest(s) of honor. For example, if you’re throwing a birthday party for a friend who likes to go sailing, you might settle on a nautical theme. For an anniversary party for a couple who likes to gamble, you might choose a Las Vegas or Monte Carlo theme. Movies, cartoon characters, and TV shows make fun party themes that are easy to customize for the guest(s) of honor. A tropical or luau theme can be a festive general party theme. Pick an interesting, distinctive time period, such as the roaring ‘20s or the ‘60s, as your party theme. You can even have guests dress up according to the trends of the era. If you love to travel, consider giving your party an around the world theme. If you’re throwing a party for a big sports fan, use their favorite team as inspiration for the event's theme. Before you start planning the party's decorations, it's important to know how much money you have to spend on decor. Start by devising a budget for the entire party, and then break it down into individual categories, such as food, beverages, entertainment, and decor. Once you know how much money you have to decorate the room, you can start to deciding how best to invest it. Just because you’re on a tight budget when it comes to decorations doesn't mean you can't create a great looking party. You can always get creative and find items around the house that you can use to make your own decorations. If you’re having trouble coming up with a budget, you may want to use an online budget calculator from party websites, such as Evite, to help. | Consider the occasion. Think about the venue. Choose a theme. Plan a budget. |
Place a cushion, blanket, or yoga mat beneath you to cushion your knees. You can cross the front of the one ankle over the back of the other (with feet pointing out to the sides) if that feels better. If kneeling doesn't feel good to you, take any other comfortable seated pose. Palms can be placed firmly against your knees with fingers splayed out. Draw breath through your nostrils until your lungs are full. Lengthen through the crown of your head and draw your shoulders back as you inhale to ensure your lungs are completely expanded. Close your eyes as you inhale. After you inhale, open your mouth wide as if you were at the dentist. Stick out your tongue and lengthen the tip out and down so that it extends towards your chin. For a more intense option, open your eyes wide at the same time that you open your mouth and bring your gaze upward. The breath should pass over the back of your throat and make a distinct “haaaa” sound. Imagine you are trying to fog up a window with your breath. You should feel the muscles in the front of your throat contract. Press down through your palms as you exhale. Since the exhalation of simhasana is meant to release negative energy, it is important that it remains powerful throughout your practice. Therefore, it is best to repeat Lion's Breath only a few times in a row so that you don't lose the strength behind the breath. If the strong exhalations make you feel at all dizzy, take a break from the pranayam and breathe normally for a few minutes. You can place one hand on your chest to help regulate your breath pace. | Kneel on the floor, sitting back onto your heels. Inhale deeply through the nose. Open your mouth and stretch your tongue out. Exhale the breath slowly out through your mouth. Repeat 2-3 times. |
Healthy hair starts at the scalp. Massaging your scalp for 5 minutes a day can help stimulate blood flow to the area. This, in turn, encourages new hair growth. You can massage your scalp in the shower when you’re shampooing, or whenever you have a few minutes. Use the pads of your fingers instead of your fingernails to massage your scalp. Your nails may cause irritation and breaking on your skin if you massage too hard. Peppermint essential oil can help stimulate hair growth when it is applied directly to your scalp. Apply several drops to your scalp and massage it in with the pads of your fingers. Repeat this process at least once a day for at least 4 weeks to encourage new growth. To get the best results, use a few drops of true peppermint essential oil mixed with 1 tablespoon of coconut oil. Do not use a peppermint scented oil. Scented oils smell like peppermint, but they won't have the same stimulating effect. Some shampoos and conditioners are formulated specifically to encourage hair growth. Look for a shampoo that says it's formulated for hair growth and that has ingredients like: Biotin Minoxidil Niacin Tea tree oil Vitamin E Biotin, or vitamin B7, is an essential B vitamin. It has long been used to help encourage new hair growth and is often the primary ingredient in other hair supplements. Take a supplement of at least 5,000 mg every day to help encourage your hair to grow long and thick. Biotin supplements are available over-the-counter at most pharmacies and health food stores. You can also look for hair, skin, and nail vitamins, which contain biotin. Biotin is also available as a topical treatment. If you opt for topical biotin, follow the application directions on the packaging. | Massage your scalp daily. Apply 3-4 drops of peppermint oil to your scalp every day. Use shower products formulated for hair growth. Take a 5,000 mg biotin supplement daily. |
Unlike other tabbies, ticked tabby cats do not typically have body stripes. Instead, each individual hair on a ticked tabby has stripes or bands of color variation. This is the tell-tale sign of a ticked tabby. Though ticked tabbies may not look like a typical tabby cat, they still exhibit the same distinct facial patterns. Look for the "M" on the forehead and light pencil marks on either side of the face. Not all ticked tabbies have translucent coats, but some, like those in the Abyssinian breed, do have semi-translucent hair. | Look closely at the hair. Look for unmistakable facial patterns. Observe the semi-transparent quality of hair. |
Having a mammogram is an essential part of early detection. According to the American Cancer Society, the scientific evidence supporting the use of mammography to detect early breast cancer is stronger than ever. A mammogram is not 100% perfect. Even a mammogram can miss small growths that are cancerous and the test may identify some areas that turn out not to be cancerous. The American Cancer Society recommends that women 40 years of age and older have a yearly clinical breast exam by a doctor and a yearly mammogram. This recommendation holds for the duration of life provided there are no health conditions that place the person at risk or make it necessary to perform mammograms on a case-by-case basis. Examples of some medical conditions that might need special consideration include women with congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and moderate to severe dementia. Women in their 20's and 30's are recommended to undergo routine clinical breast exams. They rarely undergo mammograms unless advised to do so by their doctor. Depending on your personal risk factors, your doctor may advise that you have more frequent clinical breast exams and mammograms. Depending on your age and risk factors, you will likely be advised to have a clinical breast exam every one to three years. A clinical breast exam is done routinely during your regularly scheduled gynecology appointments. Your doctor or other qualified healthcare professional that is performing the clinical breast exam will visually examine your breast for abnormalities in size, shape, condition of the breast tissue, and the nipple area. The doctor will then use the tips of his or her fingers to gently feel all around along the entire area of your breasts. The doctor will be checking for any abnormalities within your breast tissue such as lumps or hardened areas. If any lumps or hardened areas are located, the doctor will further press on your breasts to determine if they are connected to deeper tissues. The areas under both arms will be examined in the same manner. During the clinical breast exam, ask questions so you can improve your ability to perform a similar self-exam at home. Some women with combined and more serious risk factors may need frequent and more intense screening. Talk to your doctor about your lifetime risk and recommendations. As new scientific information becomes available, the associated recommendations sometimes change. The current, 2014, recommendations include the use of both mammogram and MRI studies to be done each year in women that are considered to have a lifetime risk of greater than 15%. Many variables go into the assessment to determine your lifetime risk. Talk to your doctor to be sure you are properly evaluated and comply with the screening procedures recommended. An MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a tool that identifies abnormalities in the breast that may have been missed in a mammogram. Only women determined to have a higher lifetime risk are recommended to undergo both an MRI and a mammogram. You still need the mammogram because it can detect abnormal areas that the MRI screening might miss. A breast MRI is done by lying face down on a platform in a standard MRI tube or tunnel-like device. The platform that you lie on contains special equipment that allows your breast tissue to be exposed through openings as opposed to compressing the tissue which happens with the mammogram. The platform has the sensors needed to perform the imaging study. It usually takes about an hour to perform a breast MRI. It is important that you remain perfectly still during the procedure. A breast MRI requires an injection of a contrast material injected through a catheter into a vein of the arm just before beginning the procedure. Breast MRI is expensive so it may be helpful to go to a doctor or clinic that is accustomed to working with moderate to high risk women so they can take the best approach with your insurance company or third party payer. | Have a mammogram. Have a clinical breast exam as recommended. Ask your doctor about your lifetime risk assessment. Have an MRI if recommended. |
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