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Five or six at a time will do. Place it on a cutting board and cut it with a sharp knife. Cutting it in half will help it cook faster. The chestnut is similar to the potato when it comes to cooking. This should take between 2-5 minutes, depending on the strength of your microwave. Enjoy these chestnuts plain and bite the nut directly off the shell or scoop it out with a small spoon first. | Grab a handful of chestnuts. Chop each chestnut in half. Cook them in the microwave on the "potato" setting. Serve. |
Place the softened butter into a mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Then, set a fine-mesh strainer over it and put 2 3/4 cups (340 g) of powdered sugar into it. Gently shake the strainer to sift the powdered sugar onto the butter. It's important to soften the butter before you make the frosting. If the butter is cold, it will make the frosting lumpy. Use a beater or paddle attachment to mix the butter and sugar together. Keep mixing until the powdered sugar is incorporated. If you don't have a hand or stand mixer, you can use a wooden spoon to mix the frosting. The buttercream should be soft and spreadable which makes it easy to use on most baked goods. If you need to make the frosting thicker, beat in about 1/4 cup (30 g) of powdered sugar to get a firmer consistency. Store leftover buttercream frosting in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you frost a cake with buttercream, you can store it at room temperature unless the cake is filled with a layer of fruit or custard filling. | Put 1 1/2 cups (340 g) of butter into a bowl and sift the powdered sugar over it. Beat the butter and powdered sugar on low for 30 seconds. Spread the simple buttercream on cupcakes, cake, or cookies. |
English is difficult to revise, as many of the skills needed cannot be learned, only developed. There are no right answers as long as you back all your statements up - practice by doing past papers and have your teachers mark them, and tell you how you can improve. This can include spelling, grammar, providing more evidence, etc. A lot of these skills will be homed in class or coursework anyway. For the reading papers there is a simple way to revise - read. Not just the TV guide but everything. Read newspapers often; broadsheets, not tabloids like the Sun or The Mail. Read with an active, analytical mind, considering the intended audience and purpose, separating opinion from fact, and any techniques the author uses to persuade/inform/explain. This does not, however, benefit everyone so as an alternative try reading good quality literature on any topic that interests you. Make lists of the types of questions you might be asked (e.g. writing to persuade) and practice. Get past papers and questions from your teachers, then have them marked by your teachers who should enjoy the extra workload and the sudden interest in learning. Homework is not revision - it's just homework. Take your past papers and practice. Math is one subject where it is easy to pass if you know how to do it - and you can learn how to do it with ease with practice. Past papers, while they do not repeat questions, will almost certainly feature specific topics. Past papers are also useful to find out where you have problems. Revise these areas carefully and do the past papers again until you understand everything you need to know for the exam. These are the exams that require knowing specific answers. It is important to get the revision books to find out all the necessary information and memorize them. To help with this, it's a good idea to make thorough notes on all of the required notes early in the year and revise these notes continually -- it's easier to remember something when you have known it for a long time. Flashcards and mnemonics are also helpful for remembering large quantities of information.. It is not enough to simply know all the facts for history - you must become adept at finding information from sources and relating this back to your knowledge already about your topic. Revise everything you can for your subject area and tackle past papers. You should already be adept at practicing your instrument so keep up with that - you may wish to use it as a 'reward' for good work in another subject, if playing said instrument is a hobby for you. Listening papers require a lot of pre-knowledge of your Areas of Study, so learn all the facts in a way that suits you. Also make sure to listen to lots of different kinds of music with an active mind. These take more than theory work or memorizing facts. Take care to do some work in your sketchbooks every day, and remember to explain whether what you did worked well or not. | Study English Language and Literature. Study math. Study the sciences. Study religion, geography, and other information specific subjects. Study history. Study music. Study creative subjects like art or design and technology. |
It's the white phone icon on a green background on the Home screen. It's in the bottom right corner of the screen. If your AT&T phone doesn't support visual voicemail, doing so will prompt your phone to call the voicemail service. If tapping Voicemail brings you to a page that says Set Up Now, proceed to the next method. You can also tap and hold 1 to call your phone's voicemail. You'll do this after the voicemail assistant says "Please enter your password." If you're not asked for a password, skip this step. If you don't know your password, enter the last four digits of your phone number. Your voicemail assistant will tell you what to do for each step of the set-up. Some of these steps include the following: Setting a password (must be between four to 15 digits long) Stating your name Recording a greeting | Open your iPhone's Phone app. Tap Voicemail. Type in your password if prompted. Follow the set-up prompts. |
Put an ice cube in a ziplock bag and rub it over the gum. Or, if you prefer, hold it in your hands. Continue to rub the gum over the ice until it hardens. Apply only the necessary pressure because if you scrape too hard, you could damage the surface of the dryer. This is also the reason why a plastic knife is preferred over a metal knife; the metal knife will scrape the finish off. | Rub an ice cube over the chewing gum. Scrape off the chewing gum with a spatula or plastic knife. |
Fake boots are taller than real pairs; you might only be able to tell this if you have a real pair to compare them to, so either hold an old pair next to this new pair, or compare images online. Real boots have a 11 ¾ inch (29.845 cm) shaft height, and fake boots can be up to 2 inches (5.08 cm) taller. The opening of your boots should be wide enough to fold down. If the opening is narrow, your UGG boots are most likely imitations. If the font is large and stylized incorrectly, you will know the boots are knockoffs. The threads on the label of fake UGG boots will be mismatched and asymmetrical. The label on fake boots will be wide and sloppily stitched. Real UGG boots are made in China, not in Australia, as many fake boots will claim. This should be displayed clearly on the label. Also check for the registered trademark mark (R) on the boots’ soles. | Check the height of your boots. Check the heel label for the proper font. Check where the shoes were made. |
to preserve its natural appearance. Stain penetrates the wood, rather than sitting on top of it, and it allows you to see the natural grain in the wood. It's a good option if you want to keep the look of the wood but you don't like the exact shade. If you want to stain the wood, you'll need to strip it first. Acrylic paint is a good option for most furniture pieces because it adheres to most surfaces and is available in a wide range of shades. As it dries, it levels out to a smooth finish, so it doesn't show brush marks as much as some other paints might. Acrylic paint has an eggshell finish, also called a satin finish, meaning it has a little shine once it dries, but not much. Acrylic can be used to paint wood, metal, and plastic furniture. It can even be used to decorate glass, so if you have a table with a glass top, you can use one color on the legs, then use another color to paint a design directly on the glass. Latex paint is commonly used for painting walls, so it's affordable and easy to find. However, while it bonds well to unfinished wood, it may not be as durable on other surfaces, even if you prepped the furniture properly. Latex paint comes in a full range of finishes, from flat to glossy. Chalkboard paint has a chalky, matte finish, and it's a great way to add a trendy look to an old piece of furniture. It dries quickly, so use light, thin coats to avoid leaving brush strokes. Chalk paint will adhere to almost any surface, even if it's very glossy. You can paint wood, plastic, metal, stone, glass, and more, making it a versatile option for furniture. Chalkboard paint is great for creating a distressed look. After it dries, lightly rough it up with a piece of 220-grit sandpaper. Focus especially around the edges or handles, where wear would naturally occur. The only limit to the color you choose is your own imagination! Match the paint color to the other decorations in the room, or choose a unique color to make the piece stand out. When you’re choosing the color, think about the proportion of the furniture to the room it's in. A bright or bold color on a very large piece of furniture can be overwhelming. Consider painting a large bookshelf the same color as the walls in your room to help it blend in. Primary colors are perfect for a kids’ room! Elegant colors like cream and gold are a beautiful option for painted furniture in a more formal setting. | Stain the wood Use acrylic paint for a smooth finish on most projects. Choose latex paint for unfinished wood projects. Opt for chalkboard paint for a super-matte, modern look. Be creative with the color. |
In order to work at Interpol, you’ll need to be at least 18 years old and a citizen of one of Interpol's 192 member countries. Visit https://www.interpol.int/Member-countries/World, to check that your country is on the list. Interpol operates in countries like the United States, China, Egypt, and Denmark. Countries that are not in Interpol's membership list include North Korea, Bhutan, and Taiwan. The National Central Bureau, or NCB, of your country, must send a certified letter to Interpol to validate your eligibility to work there. Once you decide on the job that you want to apply to, ensure that you're eligible by giving the NCB a call. In the United States of America, Interpol agents work for the Department of Justice at the Interpol Washington office. Interpol positions typically require a university degree unless you want to intern. In addition, certain positions require an advanced degree in a certain field related to the job. Before you apply to a position, make sure you read the listing and meet all of the educational and experience requirements for the job.Degrees that may be required for Interpol work include criminal justice, law, criminology, or IT. | Be an adult citizen of one of Interpol’s member countries. Contact your local National Central Bureau to check for eligibility. Meet the minimum education and experience requirements for the post. |
” Make him think that you’ve already moved on to another guy by sending him a carefully worded flirty text. Immediately after you send it, text him again to say it was an accident. This will make him think that you don't care about him anymore and quickly found someone new. You might text him, “Thanks for taking me out last night. Can't wait to see you again.” Then, send, “Oops, wrong number. Deleting your contact now.” While you should never post private photos of an ex, you can get away with posting unflattering photos. Share the photo on your social media page or have a friend post it. As another option, print out the photo or turn it into a poster, then hang it up around your ex's neighborhood or at their favorite hangouts. For instance, you might use a photo of your ex doing something stupid or one of them on a bad hair day. Don't post a photo of your ex in the nude or partially dressed for any reason. Tell your ex that you need to come over to retrieve something you left there when you were dating. While you’re there, hide an item that you know he loves, like his TV remote, his favorite video game, or pieces from a Lego set that he owns. This will drive him crazy until he finds the hidden item. Don't take anything of his because that's stealing. When you hide the item, make sure that it won't get damaged. For instance, it's okay to tuck the remote between the couch cushions. However, it's not okay to put it in the back of the toilet where it will get waterlogged. Put the item somewhere he’ll find it eventually. As an example, you might put his bottle opener in the wrong kitchen drawer but not in his air conditioning vent. If he's already seeing someone, it's probably very painful for you, especially if he cheated with this person. Try not to take things out on the new partner because they may not have known about you. However, it's okay to let them know that your ex may be bad news. Send them a message via email, social media, or text that explains what happened in your relationship. Create a fake profile on social media or use a dummy email address. If you want to send a text, try an app that lets you send a text from a fake number. You could say, “I heard that you’re dating Liam. I thought you should know that he was already in a relationship when he started seeing you. He cheated on his ex, and he lied to her constantly. I’d be cautious with him if I were you.” This is a great way to get back at him because you don't have to do anything. After he hurt you, it may have felt like he got away with treating you wrong. However, his actions will eventually catch up to him. Just sit back and watch him deal with the aftermath of his bad behavior. For instance, right now he might seem on top of the world with the person he left you for. However, people will recognize that he's a cheater, and that’ll hurt his reputation. Additionally, this new relationship started off in a bad place, so he and his new partner might develop trust issues. Think about those consequences whenever you feel upset about what happened. | Send a text to another guy to him by “accident. Post an embarrassing photo of him online or in public. Hide something of his while collecting your things from his home. Send his new partner an anonymous message about what he did. Let him experience the natural consequences of his actions. |
Even though she may pretend she doesn't like it when you clean her room, she really does. Some random acts you could do are: Cleaning her room/bathroom Cooking her an unforgettably tasty meal Buying her some make up you think she would like Buying her some clothes/jewelry she would enjoy Let your daughter know you trust her. And actually do trust her. Once she sees that you find her trustworthy, she will feel more likely to trust you. Take her somewhere she would like, for example to the mall or a music concert. Take your daughter to places she has never heard of before and see if she finds new hobbies and good new experiences. Take her shopping at her favorite stores. | Do random acts of kindness for your daughter. Trust your teen daughter. Take your teen daughter places. |
Sometimes a YouTube page will load incorrectly, causing graphical issues in the process. If this is the reason you're encountering a full-screen error, pressing the F5 key or clicking the "Refresh" button will reload the YouTube page and fix the problem. If your Chrome window takes up the whole screen, it may show a small amount of the desktop when using YouTube in full-screen mode. You can fix this by clicking the box-shaped button in the upper-right corner of the window (Windows) or the green button in the top-left corner of the window (Mac) and then trying to use YouTube in full-screen mode. If part of your desktop is showing while YouTube is in full-screen mode, press F11 (Windows) or ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+F (Mac) to place Google Chrome in full-screen mode. This may expand the YouTube window to fill the screen. In some cases, the full-screen error is caused by Google Chrome failing to load correctly; to fix this, close Chrome, then re-open it and go back to the video you were watching. If the last three options didn't work for you, turning off your computer and then turning it back on will usually fix YouTube's full-screen issues in Google Chrome. This should fix the full-screen problem in most cases. If you try restarting your computer and find that the full-screen issue persists, try each of the following methods. | Refresh the page. Try using full-screen mode while Chrome isn't maximized. Use Google Chrome's full-screen mode. Close and re-open Chrome before trying again. Restart your computer. |
Many people like using old photos for this project, but you can use any photo you want. Look for old photos at thrift stores, antique stores, or garage sales, or choose photos from your own collection. If you’re using a photo that's important to you and you’re afraid of messing up, make a paper photocopy of the photo to try out your ideas before permanently changing the photograph. Mix some watercolors with a small amount of water so that they’re nice and bright. Apply color carefully to the lighter or white parts of a black and white photo in any way that you want. Don't be afraid to make the colors weird if that's what you want to do. Make people have green skin, make the sky red, etc. Use colored or black ink to modify your photo by adding shapes, designs, or words. Black ink drawings look nice over colored photos, while colored ink looks great on black and white, sepia, or monochrome photos. Try giving people word bubbles like in comics, or add stars over their eyes. Or add to the background of a photo with lots of different shapes and designs. Take any colored photograph and change the colors by outlining a part of it in a different color of paint pen, pastel, or acrylic paint. Or use black and white photos to add color. Add shapes and designs in any way that you like with your paint, paint pen, or pastel to change the original photo as much as you like. Similar to collage, you can glue a variety of objects on top of any photograph to add embellishments. You can do this in conjunction with changing the photos with painting or drawing, or do this on its own. Remember – your only limit is your own imagination. | Choose some photographs to alter. Try watercolor on a black and white photo to make it pop. Add shapes, designs, or text in ink on a photo to create a brand new image. Change the colors and details of a photograph with paint pens, pastels, or acrylics. Add glitter, newspaper clippings, or pressed flowers to make your photos 3D. |
Go to https://www.facebook.com/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your News Feed if you're logged in. If you aren't logged in, enter your email address and password before proceeding. It's a tab in the upper-right corner. Doing so takes you to your profile page. You'll find this below the cover photo near the top of your profile page. It's near the top of the page. Doing this opens a list of the photos you've uploaded. You cannot delete photos of you that other people uploaded. This should be a photo you want to delete. A pencil icon will appear in the upper-right corner of the photo's preview. It's in the top-right corner of the photo's preview. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. You'll find this in the drop-down menu. This deletes the photo from your Photos collection. Since you can't delete more than one photo at a time without deleting a whole album, you'll need to remove each photo you want to delete one at a time. If you want to remove a whole album from your profile, do the following, though keep in mind that you can't delete albums that Facebook has created (e.g., the "Videos" album): Click the Albums tab at the top of the Photos page. Find an album you or a third-party app (e.g., Instagram) created. Click ⋯ in the bottom-right corner of the album. Click Delete album. Click Delete Album when prompted. | Open Facebook. Click your name. Click the Photos tab. Click Your Photos. Hover your mouse over a photo. Click the "Edit" icon. Click Delete This Photo. Click Delete when prompted. Repeat this process for other photos. Delete an album. |
Before you get started, take some time to think about who you are and what you’re about as a band. You should be able to describe your band to others in just a few short, captivating sentences. What is your genre? Who are your influences? You’re a ukulele folk-punk band that sounds like Don Ho jamming with the Sex Pistols? Awesome! That's the kind of thing people need to hear. A forgettable or overly-bizarre band name can kill you before you begin. Ask your friends and fans for some honest feedback. Is your band name intriguing and memorable? Does it reflect your identity as a band? If not, now's the time to change it. Having a strong social media presence is a must for any up-and-coming band these days. Set up profiles for your band on some or all of the following: Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Instagram, ReverbNation, etc. Make sure your message is clear across your profiles, and try to make them interesting. Include pictures of your band, and personal bios of band members. You want people to want to get to know you. Follow other bands that you are interested in, and that are related to your music. People will lose interest if you aren't posting something at least once a week, but don't go crazy! Aim for a few posts a week about upcoming shows, interesting things going on with band members, pics of recording sessions, etc. Keep your posts positive and upbeat, and proofread them all before sending them out. Get yourself noticed by making friendly comments on other bands’ posts. Be sure to respond to your fan's comments and posts! Social media is great, but you also need page dedicated solely to your band. There are a number of services online designed to help bands create low cost or free web pages. Make sure to keep your page up to date, and post updates frequently. Make sure and create an email mailing list along with your website so you can email your fans to announce upcoming shows, etc. If you and your bandmates are struggling to create and maintain your online presence, hiring an intern can really help. Someone in your band probably has a younger, internet savvy sibling, who would be happy to spend a few hours a week helping to promote the band. Otherwise, place an ad on Craigslist. The best think about interns is that they often work for no or little pay. Make sure to ask for samples of your applicants’ work when making a choice. Keep a close eye on what your intern is posting to make sure it stays in line with your band's vision. | Think about your pitch. Reconsider your band name. Use social media to promote your band. Maintain your social media accounts with frequent updates. Create a website. Consider hiring an intern to manage web content. |
The best thing to do before you construct your own blues music is listen to the blues. Simply listening gives you a basic understanding of the structure, emotion, and overall sound. Take some time to relax and listen to a handful of different artists, jotting down notes when you hear something you feel inspired by. A few classic songs you can listen to include “Memphis Blues” by W.C. Handy, “Crazy Blues” by Mamie Smith, “Pine Top Boogie” by Pine Top Smith, “Dust my Broom” by Elmore James, and “Boogie Chillun” by John Lee Hooker. Get a pen and paper and start making a list of every concept, perspective, or potential lyric that pops into your head. Remember that blues music is raw and full of emotion, so let yourself feel every thought that comes to mind. Allow these ideas to guide and inspire the content of your song as you move forward. The key here is not getting tied up in perfection. This is just creative brainstorming meant to get ideas flowing that will later lead to your perfect song. Let ideas brew for a while. Bring a notepad with you wherever you go so that if you feel inspired, you can capture the thought on paper regardless of whether you’re in a meeting, at the gym, or cooking a meal. After you’ve spent time brainstorming ideas, choose your favorite topic to start constructing your song. It should be something you feel passionate about and can relate to in some way or another. You want your music to feel and sound believable. Some common blues topics include love sickness & heartache, gambling, depression, discrimination, good times, religion, and superstition. Blues music has a three-line verse structure where the second line repeats the first - A A B. In the first line state the problem. In the second line you repeat the first line. In the third line state the solution (or consequence). In the fourth line, state the second half of the solution (or consequence.) The third and fourth line can be written separately or in one line depending on your preference. For example, “I went to the river, fell down to my knees.” “I went to the river, fell down to my knees.” “Have mercy dear Lord,” “save Mary if you please.” The repetition of the first line gave artists time to think of the third line because singers often improvised the words. Many blues songs feature a short instrumental break after each line, a sort of call and response. You want your lyrics to flow nicely from line to line instead of sounding choppy or awkward. Notice that “I went to the river, fell down to my knees” has 11 syllables. Then notice that lines 3 and 4, “Have mercy dear Lord, save Mary if you please,” also has 11 syllables. As a rule of thumb, how ever many syllables are in the first line should be the same, or nearly the same, in the third and fourth combined. While not all blues songs are constructed with this formula, it's a great way to get started. In order to keep establishing a nice flow to your song and avoid awkwardness, you'll want to make sure your lyrics rhyme. The first two lines repeat, the third doesn't matter, and the fourth line should rhyme with the first line. Repeat this rhyming pattern for every verse of lyrics. Following the A A B formula, write about four verses or so on your chosen topic. Use your inspiration from brainstorming to write your lyrics and stay true to your emotion. You want your listener to understand how you’re feeling and relate to it in one way or another. Unless you are a top-selling blues artists, the first draft of your song probably won't be perfect. That's okay! Take your time going over the lyrics and making changes so that you have stronger material. If you are struggling to come up with content, take a break for a few hours or even days, to give your mind some rest. Maybe listen to some more blues music for ideas or just go for a walk to clear your head. When ready, revisit your song and let your new inspiration sink in. | Familiarize yourself with iconic blues music. Brainstorm. Choose your topic. Establish your meter. Make your lyrics flow. Make your lyrics rhyme. Finish writing your song. Revise, revise, revise. |
Vitiligo typically affects your skin, but it can also drain the pigment away from other parts of your body, especially your hair or eyes. If your hair starts to go grey prematurely or turns grey within months, then make an appointment with your doctor. Generally, doctors say that hair going grey prior to the age of 35 qualifies as “premature.” It's even more uncommon for your eyes to change color past maturity. With vitiligo, your eyes may fade from brighter colors to more muted ones. Vitiligo can also change the color of your eyelashes, eyebrows, and facial hair. With generalized vitiligo, you’ll get depigmented areas on parallel sides or spots of your body. These may grow larger as time passes. With segmental vitiligo, you’ll have a single patch of depigmentation or a collection of spots in one area of your body. Generalized vitiligo is more common than segmental. Most people develop vitiligo prior to the age of 20. Some people also develop occupational vitiligo from being exposed to certain chemicals or production processes. In these cases, the loss of pigmentation is often concentrated in those areas that were in contact with chemicals. Vitiligo spots are most commonly found on your neck, armpits, hands, knees, elbows, or face. Loss of color inside of your mouth or nose can also be a symptom. If you visit the doctor and they suspect vitiligo, then they will likely ask you a number of questions about your family's medical history. Try to answer all questions as truthfully as you can. In particular, some evidence shows that having other family members with skin disorders increases your odds of getting vitiligo. For example, if your father or mother suffer from eczema, go ahead and mention this to your doctor. Your odds of developing vitiligo also increases if you’ve suffered from disorders, such as eczema. If you’ve suffered from a sunburn in the previous 2-3 months, it is possible that this might have helped to trigger an episode of vitiligo. Similarly, if you’ve had an unexplained rash, then tell your doctor about it. This could indicate vitiligo or another illness. There is no exact medical cause for why some skin cells begin to lose their pigmentation resulting in vitiligo. However, other skin issues do provide warning signs in some cases. | Watch for a loss of pigmentation in your eyes or hair. Check for parallel or clustered spots of depigmentation. Monitor and disclose any personal or family history with skin disorders. Trace the start of vitiligo back to a recent skin trauma. |
Keep the area clean so you don't lose any tools. Similarly, find a quiet area so you can tune your guitar without having to listen to any background noise. You will need a tuning machine, new strings, wire cutters, and a string winder. Depending on whether you’re a beginner or expert, you may not need a tuning machine if you are a seasoned musician able to tune instruments by ear. Choose your guitar strings based on your personal taste. Find something to secure the neck of your guitar like a special piece of equipment you can buy at a guitar store. If you are a beginner, you can also just use something soft and curved like a piece of polystyrene. | Find a clean and quiet place to restring your guitar. Gather your equipment. Balance the neck of your guitar. |
If your lens is stuck on the side of your cornea, try looking in the opposite direction. This can help the lens slide closer to the center of your cornea. Before you can remove the contact, make sure it slides easily across your eye, and gently slide it back into place. If your lens is stuck underneath an eyelid, take your eyelid by your index finger and thumb. Gently twist your wrist so that the fingers flip your upper eyelid inside out. This will expose the contact, making it easier to remove. Some eye doctors recommend inserting a new contact lens if you're having trouble getting a contact out from under your eyelid. Putting in a new contact and blinking may bring the old contact down from underneath the lid. Use your middle finger to hold your lower eyelid open. Take your index finger and slide the lens down to the white part of your eye. If the contact is fully hydrated, it won't stick to your eye. Add saline or rewetting drops if your eye or contact starts feeling dry again. Carefully, squeeze the lens slightly between your index finger and thumb so that it starts to fold outward. Gently remove it from your eye. Immediately place the contact into a clean case with fresh solution. Repeat this with the contact in your other eye. If you're having trouble removing the contacts with your fingers, you can purchase a small tool that safely grips the contact so you can easily remove it. Carefully follow the instructions or ask your eye doctor for a demonstration. Using a tool is especially helpful if you can see where the contact is stuck, but you just can't remove it using just your fingers. Once you've gotten the contacts out of your eyes, don't rush to put in a new pair. Your eyes need a break. Don't put in new contacts unless your eyes are no longer red and irritated. You might want to wear glasses for the day to rest your eyes. If you still can't remove the contact, you should immediately call your eye doctor and schedule an appointment. Your eye doctor may recommend switching contact lens brands if your contacts often get stuck. You should also consider getting medical attention if: You've tried multiple times to get your stuck contacts out Your eyes are irritated Your eyes are red You feel pain | Move your contact onto the cornea. Move the contact from under an eyelid. Hold open your eye. Squeeze the contact to remove it. Use a special tool to remove your contact. Rest your eyes. Get professional help. |
Leave your personal anger, sadness, difficulties and feelings about illness or dysfunctional, exciting/disturbing or controlling family or friends outside. Leave emotions (yours and theirs) at home. Smile, when/if that is appropriate. Keep fun activities of family and friends from preoccupying your mind during intensive work: and so, keep it from interfering in the planning, expediting, routing, production, deadlines, setting the company or school better/best mindset, and out of the secretarial, and assistant management team and off the sport team, to be keenly aware of any ongoing processes, etc. So, be at the top of your game and work: relax and sleep well to be able to be at your best. Cope with the effects of jet-lag (disruption of hours of sleeping and being awake). Shift your eating and going to bed earlier a few nights before leaving -- if you're traveling east, but if you're traveling west, try eating and going to bed later for a couple of nights before departing. Stay well hydrated. . Be sure that you are not just going through the motions, and work on having calm nerves that are able to match your designated tasks. Capacities and abilities should be honed to be confident and then relax your muscles, as desirable, and assure yourself that you are well prepared. of good things: use a color, one word or a short phrase to spark and re-focus thinking of a successful and inspiring event, place or person. First you must have that experience and then use it to keep worrying reversed by replacing it with that image or thought. | Prioritize your load. Focus your concentration. Get enough rest to be able to be alert. Stay alert Be mindful |
Tap the Tumblr app icon, which resembles a white "t" on a dark-blue background. This will open your Tumblr dashboard if you're already logged into Tumblr. If you aren't logged into Tumblr, enter your Tumblr email address and password to log in. This option is in the bottom-left side of the screen. You can also just scroll through your home page until you find the offending user and then tap their name. If you do this, skip the next step. Type in the user's name or blog name, then tap their name when it appears. This will take you to their page. This person-shaped icon is just left of the Follow button that's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. It's in the drop-down menu. This will prevent the user from viewing your blog or interacting with you from their profile. | Open Tumblr. Tap the magnifying glass icon. Search for the user you want to block. Tap . Tap Block. Tap Block when prompted. |
A clean vehicle means a well-maintained vehicle to most buyers. Many people are immediately turned off by looking at a vehicle that looks dirty or needs simple cosmetic repairs. Empty your RV of all your personal belongings, unless you plan to include any of them in the sale, and do an overall cleaning of surfaces with cleaning solution and rags. Vacuum or sweep out the floor of your RV and wash your windows with glass cleaner and paper towels. Take your RV to a manual car-wash with high overhead to spray it down with soapy water and give it a good rinse. Wash the window exteriors with glass cleaner. Remove any bumper stickers or other personal touches you’ve added to the outside. During these times, the sun is low and provides a warm glow that's free from harsh shadows and glare. Find a good background for your RV's photos; you don't want distracting clutter or extra cars in the background to take away from the focus of your RV. As you move around to get different angles of your RV, you may actually have to move it to get better background and lighting. Provide 4 exterior pictures of your RV - 1 of each side, the front, and the back. Take lots of different pictures, especially if it's bright outside and hard to get a good look at the digital screen while you’re photographing. Take close pictures of any cupboards, kitchen equipment, the bathroom, or other special features to show buyers a detailed look at your RV before they come see it in person. Take at least 5 interior pictures. If there is anything that makes your RV feel homey and fun, photograph that too! Make sure all of the lights are on and the shades are up so there's as much light as possible before taking your picture. | Clean the inside of your RV. Wash your RV’s exterior. Take pictures in the morning, evening, or a cloudy day. Move to different angles and experiment with your camera settings. Take pictures of various interior features in your RV. |
Many adults who have severely picky eating habits may be suffering from selective eating disorder. Most people with this disorder are embarrassed by their inability to expand their food preferences and will try to hide their issues by avoiding social events that involve food or by making excuses to avoid eating in front of others. Spitting food into a napkin or pretending to chew food are ways that people with this disorder often deal with eating in public around other people. People with this disorder may also eat less than 20 different types of foods, associate certain foods with fear or anxiety and often rejects entire food groups, such as meat or vegetables. Selective eating disorder can start when you are young and develop picky eating habits. It can then get worse as you get older and develop into an OCD like disorder. Often, people with selective eating disorder will try to eat different foods but their associations to that certain food is so negative, they cannot force themselves to eat it. It's important to speak to your physician if you find it difficult to adjust your eating habits despite trying several practical methods or solutions, like changing up your food options or preparing your food differently. Children who display picky eating habits should be encouraged to explore and try new foods. This will prevent them from developing more serious issues with food in adulthood. Whether you have selective eating disorder or simply have picky preferences, working with a registered dietitian can help you find options that work for you. A dietitian can work with you to find options that are within your acceptable foods and still help you balance your diet. They can also work with you to introduce new foods in new and interesting ways so that you are not immediately off-put by them. Bring your lists of your favorite foods and your deal-breaker foods to help your dietitian understand what you do and don't like incorporated in your meals. There is no clear cure for picky eating, other than to practice coping mechanisms to try to maintain a healthy diet.If you are diagnosed with selective eating disorder, you may consider joining an in-person or online support group to discuss ways to cope with this disorder. Your doctor may also recommend working with a counselor or therapist to help you recognize and respond to the root causes of your selective eating disorder. If your doctor recommends therapy and it is within your means to go, schedule an appointment as soon as possible. | Research selective eating disorder. Talk to your doctor if you feel your picky eating is out of control. Meet with a dietitian. Learn to cope with your picky food habits. |
If you’re experiencing long-term swelling, tenderness, or discomfort, it's a good idea to go in for a medical evaluation. Chances are good that it's something minor, but it's best to be safe. Your doctor may be able to help you determine whether your posture, sleeping position, or exercise habits might be contributing to your discomfort. Sometimes, cardiovascular problems can seem like muscle pain. If you’re feeling pressure, fullness, or tightness in your chest, make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible, or go in for emergency medical care if the pain is severe or is accompanied by shortness of breath. Other signs of cardiovascular issues that you need to be aware of include a burning or crushing feeling in your chest. If you feel intense pain, numbness, or tingling after you hear a pop, it could be a sign of an injury. You may also experience some localized swelling in your chest area. If this occurs, get emergency medical care as quickly as possible. If you don't seek medical help, you could make the injury worse. | Consider seeing a doctor or chiropractor for ongoing muscle pain. Visit a doctor right away if you have tightness in the center of your chest. Call for emergency medical help if the pop is accompanied by pain. |
Depending on what part of the world you are moving from, Norway could be culturally and climatically very far removed from what you are used to. If you are moving from Northern Europe, the change will less dramatic than if you are moving from Central America or East Asia. The chances are that you have already visited and spent some time in Norway, if you have decided that you want to make the move over there. If you haven't actually been there, it's sensible to try to book yourself a holiday and spent a couple of weeks travelling around the country. Talk to people and try to get a feel for the culture and sensibilities of Norwegian people. One of the biggest adjustments and potential barriers to living in a new country can be the language. If you don't speak Norwegian, you might have a tough time finding work and dealing with the administrative and bureaucratic processes of finding a place to live and register as a resident. Although English is widely spoken in Norway, it's a good idea to try to learn some basic Norwegian before you go. Once you are there be sure to commit enough time to learning the language. Your experiences, relationships and opportunities will likely stay reasonably narrow if you can't operate in the local language. One of the biggest shocks to new arrivals in Norway might be the weather. Parts of Norway are in the Arctic circle, so you should expect plenty of cold, wind and rain. The weather does vary depending on weather you live close to the coast or more inland. As a general rule, the coastal areas will have milder winters, but will experience more wind and rain throughout the year. The average winter temperature of Oslo is around -4 degrees Celsius, or 23 degree Fahrenheit. Winter snow and frosts can occur from October, all the way to April. In the summer months you can expect milder temperatures, and even the occasional heat wave. Norway has very long days in summer that can cause problems to people who have not experienced this before. In the winter, however, the long days are replaced by long nights. The impact of this will depend where you are moving from, but it can cause problems. In the summer in Oslo, it will generally not get any darker than twilight. The further north you go, the longer the days. If you go far enough north you will reach a point where the sun doesn't set. In winter, the daylight in Oslo can be as brief as six hours. In Tromsø, above the Arctic circle, the sun does not rise for six weeks. One of the potential problems with living in Norway, is the relatively high cost of living. Housing costs and eating out can be expensive, and there are relatively high levels of taxation. Be sure to spend some time thinking about housing and other essential costs, as well as how much money you can expect to earn. | Visit first. Research the language and culture. Be prepared for the weather. Consider the length of days and night. Understand the cost of living. |
Visit www.tweetdeck.twitter.com in your browser and sign in with your Twitter account. If you already signed in to Twitter, you don't need to sign in again. If you can't see it, click on the "New Tweet" button, at the top-left corner of the screen. Click on a Twitter account you'd like to tweet from. Read How to Add an Account to TweetDeck. Don't forget the 280 character limit. You can also add pictures and videos to your Tweet by click on the Add images or video button. Read How to Write a Good Tweet for tips on what to say. You can see that under the Add images or video button. You can change month by clicking on the > button. Click on the AM/PM button to change the time period. Click on the Tweet at [date/time] button to save it. Done. | Go to TweetDeck. Navigate to the “Tweet box”. Select your account. Compose your Tweet. Click on the Schedule Tweet button. Set the time and date to Tweet. Schedule your Tweet. |
You’ll need a mold to help form the caramels, and an 8-inch by 8-inch (20 cm by 20 cm) or 9-inch by 9-inch (23 cm by 23 cm) baking dish works best. To keep the caramels from sticking to the dish, line it with parchment paper so the excess hangs over the edge. Next, spray the sides of the dish and the paper with nonstick cooking spray. If you don't have parchment paper, you can line your baking dish with foil instead. You can substitute butter for the cooking spray, but be careful not to apply too much. In a small sauce pan, combine 1 cup (237 ml) heavy cream, 4 tablespoons (454 g) unsalted butter, and ¼ teaspoon (4 g) salt. Heat the ingredients over medium heat until the butter melts completely. It should take approximately 5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat, but keep it close by. Cutting the butter into pieces can help it melt more quickly. In a larger sauce pan, combine 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar, ¼ cup (60 ml) corn syrup, and ¼ cup (59 ml) water. Stir the mixture gently to moisten the sugar and form a thick paste. Wipe down the sides of the pan to ensure that there are no sugar crystals above the surface of the sugar mixture before heating it. You can use a damp paper towel or pastry brush to wipe away the sugar. Don't try to combine your ingredients in a small sauce pan. The sugar will triple in size when you eventually add the cream so it can overflow if you use a smaller pan. Clip a candy thermometer to the side of the pan so you can monitor the mixture's temperature. Next, place the sugar mixture on the stove at medium to medium high heat. Allow the syrup to come to a boil without stirring it at all. Let it cook for approximately 5 to 10 minutes or until the mixture reaches approximately 320 degrees Fahrenheit (160 degrees Celsius). At 320 degrees Fahrenheit (160 degrees Celsius), the syrup will darken, taking on a golden color. You may also notice that it starts to smell like caramel. Don't allow the mixture to go above 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 degrees Fahrenheit) or it may burn. | Line a baking dish with greased parchment paper. Heat the butter, cream, and salt in a pot. Mix the sugar, corn syrup, and water in a sauce pan. Cook the sugar syrup. |
Heat the pan on the stove over medium to medium-high heat. The butter should be completely melted. If using cooking oil instead of butter, wait until the oil becomes glossier and easier to maneuver around the pan. Note that nonstick cooking spray will not work with this method. Gently crack each egg on the counter or on the side of your pan and break it directly into the hot oil or butter. Cook one egg at a time to prevent the whites from running together. Drop the eggs carefully so that the yolks do not break. Let the eggs cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the egg whites have completely set on the bottom and are mostly set on the top. The egg yolk will still be liquidy. Carefully use a spoon to remove some of the hot butter or oil from the pan. Drizzle this hot butter or oil over the top of the egg and let the egg cook for an additional 1 minute or so. The egg yolk of each egg will be partially set, but not completely solid. Gently slide the egg out of the frying pan with a spatula and transfer to a serving plate. Enjoy immediately. | Pour 2 Tbsp (30 ml) butter or cooking oil into a frying pan. Break each egg into the pan. Let the egg whites set. Pour hot oil over the egg and cook slightly. Enjoy. |
Get a beauty blender or similar tool, like a makeup sponge, slightly damp. Tap the blender across your face in small, circular motions. Use the rounded edge of the sponge for areas like your cheeks and forehead. For areas like your nose, squeeze the brush between your hands to flatten it as you tap the makeup to blend. Do not rush the process. It can take awhile to blend contour lines so they look natural. Going too fast may obscure your lines, undoing your work. A translucent powder or foundation can help your contour lines stay intact for the rest of the day. After everything is blended, dip a fluffy brush in a small amount of powder. Gently dust a light layer of the powder across your face to set your look. Apply a small amount of blush to each cheek using a makeup brush. Only apply brush to the roundest portions of your cheeks as this is most flattering if you have an oblong face. Avoid shimmery blushes, as this can distract from your highlighting. | Blend your contour lines. Set the look with a light layer of translucent powder. Apply blush to the apples of your cheeks. |
the turkey if it's frozen. Frozen turkeys must be kept frozen until you're ready to use them. A few days before cooking your meal, you can start thawing out the turkey using a poultry-safe method that will prevent the growth and spread of bacteria. You cannot safely thaw turkey at room temperature for more than 2 hours. To thaw the turkey in the refrigerator, you will need about 24 hours per 5 pounds (2.3 kg) of turkey. Simply place the turkey in the refrigerator a few days before you plan to cook it. Once thawed, the turkey can stay in the fridge for another 2 days. Make sure you place a protective sheet or plate under the bird to catch any liquid. If you don't have as much time, you can also thaw the turkey in cold water, and this will only require about 30 minutes per 1 pound (0.45 kg). Place the turkey in a sealable plastic bag and submerge it in cold water. Change the water every 30 minutes. Cook the thawed turkey immediately. In a large saucepan, combine the salt, brown sugar, stock, peppercorns, allspice berries, and ginger. Heat the brine over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. Bring the mixture to a boil and simmer until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature. Transfer it to a food storage container and put it in the refrigerator. To give the brine the best flavor, prepare it 3 days before you plan to cook the turkey. Then store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to brine the turkey the night before cooking. This amount of brine is suitable for a turkey up to 16 pounds (7.3 kg). The purpose of brining is to make the meat juicier and the skin crispier. The night before you plan to cook the turkey, remove the neck and giblets from the turkey cavity and place the turkey breast-down in a large stockpot. Add the ice water and brine solution to cover the turkey. If the turkey is floating and not submerged in the brine solution, weigh it down with a plate. Cover the pot with foil or a lid. Place the pot in the refrigerator for anywhere from 12 to 24 hours. Turn the turkey halfway through the brining process. Discard the brine and rinse the turkey inside and out. Move the turkey to a roasting rack and pat it dry with paper towels. After patting the turkey dry, let it air dry for another hour before cooking it to ensure the crispiest skin possible. Always make sure you wash your hands, cooking surfaces, and dishes well with hot, soapy water when dealing with raw poultry. | Thaw Prepare the brine. Brine the turkey. Remove the turkey from the brine before cooking it. |
Pour 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Peel and dice enough shallots to get 1 1/2 cups (150 g) of diced shallots. Add them to the pan and stir them. Stir and saute the shallots for a few minutes and then remove them from heat. The shallots should soften and become translucent. Keep an eye on them since shallots can burn quickly. Place a few layers of cheesecloth into a fine mesh strainer. Set the strainer over a sink. Put 2 cups (450 g) of cottage cheese into the cheesecloth and let it drain for 30 minutes to 1 hour. You don't need to save the liquid that drains out of the cottage cheese. Transfer the drained cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. If you don't have cheesecloth, you can line the strainer with large coffee filters. Scoop the sauteed shallots into the bowl with the drained cottage cheese. Add the remaining filling ingredients and stir the filling mixture until it's combined. You'll need: 1 egg 1 teaspoon low sodium salt 1/8 teaspoon ground pepper 2 tablespoons low-fat crème fraîche | Saute the shallots. Drain the cottage cheese. Combine the cheese filling. |
Small pieces of food are prone to clumping when they’re all thrown into the same container together. One way around this is to spread out and chill the runners on another surface first. Afterwards, you can funnel them into a freezer bag and put them away without having to worry about them coming out in one big chunk. Wait until the beans harden to the touch before consolidating them into a single container. This will typically take 20-30 minutes, though you can leave them in the freezer until they're fully frozen, if you prefer. Once the beans have had ample time to dry, they can go directly into their storage container. Fill each bag roughly ¾ of the way full, leaving about 1 inch (2.5 cm) of headspace at the top. Press the bags from both sides to gently squeeze out the excess air, then seal them up. Check your freezer bags for holes, splits, broken seals, and other signs of damage before closing them up. If you’re short on storage bags, a large, resealable plastic container with a locking lid will also do the trick. For more convenient preparation, consider dividing up the beans into precise portions and bundling them in plastic wrap within each individual bag or container. Write the name of the item and the current month somewhere in plain sight on each bag. That way, you’ll be able to keep track of how long they’ve been in storage. Keep the labels facing the front of the freezer so you can check them at a glance. There's no need to get too specific with the date, since runner beans and similar veggies will last many months in the freezer. They’ll have the best flavor and texture if used within 3-4 months. However, their high water content coupled with their frigid surroundings means they’ll never really go bad, so you’re free to keep them put away until you need them. Be sure to use up the beans in the order that you put them into storage. When cooked, frozen runner beans should retain most of their original flavor and texture. Dispose of the frozen runners if they begin to wrinkle or take on a dull color, or if large chunks of ice have begun forming on them inside the bag. Similarly, you'll want to play it safe and throw out bags that show signs of damage after being placed in the freezer. When exposed directly to the cold for too long, the taste and texture of the beans will effectively be ruined. Blanched runner beans are more likely to freezer burn if you don't dry them off thoroughly before packing them up. It's a good idea to replace runner beans that have been frozen for longer than a year with a new batch, even if they still look edible. After enough time, bacteria can begin slowly creeping in, making them unsafe to eat. | Freeze the beans on a baking sheet before you bag them (optional). Place the blanched beans into plastic freezer bags. Label the bags with the contents and date. Store the beans for up to a year. Watch out for freezer burn. |
The tricky thing about wearing stubble is that you can't simply let it be — you have to trim it about as frequently as you'd shave your face to stay clean-shaven. Otherwise, you'll eventually grow a beard! Use an adjustable beard trimmer or stubble trimmer set to the same length as your stubble to keep it looking just right. If different patches of your facial hair grow at different rates, this is extra important. If you followed the instructions above, you started your stubble when the fastest-growing patch of your facial hair was the correct length. This means that you need to keep your fast-growing patch to a reasonable length while the rest of your hair "catches up." If you don't do this, by the time all of you hair is the correct length, part of your beard may be beard-length, giving you an uneven appearance. ) In addition to controlling the length of your stubble, you'll want to keep the lines that mark the top and bottom of the stubble clean unless you're deliberately going for a "rough" look. This is fairly easy: just use a safety razor or a trimmer set to its closest setting to re-shave the lines on your cheeks and beneath your chin, taking care not to shave any of your stubble off by accident. As mentioned above, if you're going for a more unkempt look, you can let the lines that define your stubble get a little blurry. However, you'll still probably want to keep hair off of your neck and cheekbones. You don't necessarily need to use any product on your stubble to keep it looking good (especially if it's on the shorter side.) However, a little exfoliating action on the face is always a good option to consider, as this removes dead skin cells, leaving the skin under your stubble brighter and clearer. In addition, exfoliation lifts the hairs of your beard, making them slightly easier to shave. To exfoliate, use a mild, micro-bead free rub — micro-beads, the tiny plastic beads in many exfoliating products, are known to pollute local water supplies after they're washed down the drain. You can also try exfoliating your facial skin with a mild brush while you bathe. Don't scrub so hard or so long that your skin becomes sore. Not only will this hurt — it will also leave your skin irritated, flaky, and vulnerable to infection. Piping hot showers can feel great on cold mornings, but if you can stand it, try to turn the temperature down to mildly warm. Hot water can strip your skin of its vital oils, leaving your skin delicate and dried-out. If you have stubble (particularly thick stubble), this can be especially bad, as it can give you a condition a little like "facial dandruff" where tiny flakes of skin fall off of your face when you rub your stubble. A moisturizing lotion can help with dry skin underneath your stubble. Try applying it once in the morning and once before you go to bed for lasting softness and smoothness. | Keep your stubble the correct length with an adjustable shaver. Keep your lines well-defined (or don't! Exfoliate to keep your beard and skin healthy. Err on the side of cooler water when bathing. |
Depending on your model of immersion blender, this process may vary. Many immersion blenders have a spring loaded catch that clicks when component parts are fitted into place, while others may have screw-on attachments. To assemble your blender you should: Line up the motor body, which will be the heaviest part of the blender, with a blender attachment. Fasten these parts together securely. Press the release button on the motor body of the blender if the attachment doesn't connect easily. Choose an outlet that is off to the side of your work area. The last thing you want is to sever the cord while blending and create a dangerous situation. For unmanageable or difficult cords, you may want to use a heavy item, like a bowl, to hold the cord out of the way. Be sure the blender attachment is completely submerged in the mixture you are blending. Failing to do so could result in food being splattered all over your kitchen. Flick the switch on your hand blender to activate the attachment. For many of these blenders, there is only a single speed, often indicated by the word "ON." Be sure to keep the blades of your blender below the surface of your mixture to prevent food from spattering. When blending, move the blender slowly up and down. This will encourage a well blended, smooth consistency in your mixture. For tough ingredients, like vegetables, or thick mixtures, like some soups, you may have to blend for some time until the mixture is smooth and consistent. Running the motor of your blender for extended periods can do damage to it. Try to limit your blending to 30 to 50 second intervals. If the blender attachment is activated while the blender isn't immersed, it can be very dangerous. To prevent accidental harm or injury, unplug your blender as soon as you finish using it. | Assemble the blender. Plug in its electrical cord. Insert your blender into the mixture you will blend. Blend your mixture. Unplug the blender as soon as you finish. |
It makes sense that what you put in your mouth can have a big impact on the health and appearance of your teeth. Dentists warn that sugar is the substance that does the most damage to teeth. Make sure to read nutrition labels and avoid foods that have a lot of added sugar. Avoid sodas, fruit juices, and energy drinks. All of these have significant amounts of sugar that can be harmful to your teeth. There are certain foods and beverages that are good for your teeth. For example, drinking tea (black or green) can slow the growth of bacteria in your mouth. Cheese can lower the amount of acid produced in your mouth. Eat more calcium. This nutrient supports bone health, which includes your jaw. This can help your overall oral health. Try cottage cheese or low fat milk. Smoking is harmful to your overall health and this includes your teeth and mouth. Smoking can cause tooth discoloration, gum disease, cavities, and mouth cancers. One of the most important things you can do to help your teeth look great is to avoid smoking. If you don't smoke, don't start. If you smoke, try to quit. It is a very difficult process, but well worth the effort. Ask your doctor to recommend a smoking cessation product, such as the patch or a gum. In order to have great teeth you need to keep them. This means that you need to try your hardest to keep your teeth safe. If you play any sports, consider wearing a mouth guard. This is especially important if you play contact sports, such as football or roller derby. Mouth guards are also very useful if you grind your teeth. Wearing a guard can help you keep from grinding down the enamel on your teeth while you sleep. Ask your dentist to recommend a product; they might even be able to take impressions of your mouth to make you a customized mouth guard. | Pay attention to your diet. Don't smoke. Protect your teeth. |
If you spend your time with people who negate your self-worth, you may have a hard time accepting yourself. When people are constantly critical of you, it will be harder to convince yourself that you have strengths. Spend time with people who are supportive of you and who love you. These people will give you the boost you need to accept yourself for who you are. A therapist can help you peel back the layers that may be preventing you from accepting yourself. This person can help you delve into your past to understand why you think certain things about yourself. He can also help you come up with ways to talk with yourself, giving suggestions for self-affirmations and so on. and communicate assertively with others. When you do need to interact with people who are critical or who are not supportive, you may need to set boundaries with them. Talk to these people so that they understand how their comments are unproductive and hurtful. For example, if your boss is always criticizing your work, you can say, “I feel like I don't get enough support with my project. I want to do good work, but I feel that it's hard to please you. Let's work on a solution that will work for both of us.” | Surround yourself with loving people. See a therapist. Establish boundaries |
For many webcomics, this means having a good plot. Your webcomic doesn't have to have a plot, but having one will make it easier to come up with ideas and stay motivated. Use tools like Monomyth and Act Structure to make sure that your story has good pacing and that your readers will be able to connect with the story. Choosing some themes and issues to cover can also help. Remember the most common writing advice: write what you know! It's good advice! This doesn't necessarily mean that you should only write about your life or make realistic fiction style stories. It just means that you'll usually write best when you write about overall experiences and emotions that you know about. Create some primary and secondary characters, if your comic will have regular characters. Draw a character sheet for them so that you're sure to stay consistent with their look. Then write yourself a "cheat sheet" of their character history, personality, flaws, and other details. Remember that characters that lean more heavily on the flawed side will give you more to work with as writer and develop over time. Balance is important, but you need to give yourself wiggle room! Write three or more test comics. They should incorporate all your main characters (if you have them) and be in the style you want your webcomic to be. Don't make it very quick and sketchy or very careful and precise if this isn't how all the comics will be done. The goal here is for you to get an idea about how long it takes you to make a comic and learn how you might streamline the process. You might end up deciding that you need a simpler style, less coloring, or other changes. Show them to your friends to review. If you don't think your friends will be a very reliable source, try to find a chat-room or some online friends to send them to. You'll want to understand what's good about your comics and what things you need to do to improve. Ask for a good amount of detailed feedback on them, not just an "I like it!" or "It's funny!". Don't worry about catering to what every single person says. You want to deal with what the most common complaints are. Do people dislike your main character? Are your jokes funny? Is your drawing style a bit slapdash? Work on things like this before you complete your final comics. You'll want to have a regular schedule that you can update on and then stick to that schedule. This is so your readers will know when to come looking for a new strip. Having am irregular publishing schedule is a good way too lose your readers and deter new ones. An update schedule will also help motivate you to work on your comic, as working on it as a habit will help you overcome laziness and procrastination. | Create a compelling concept. Create your characters. Draw up a couple of test comics. Get some feedback. Decide on an update schedule. |
It's recommended to do about 150 minutes or 2 1/2 hours of moderate-intensity physical activity each week. Studies have shown that regular physical activity can help support weight loss and long-term weight maintenance. Aerobic activities can include exercises like: walking, jogging, swimming, biking or hiking. Exercise is a great support to weight loss, but it is only part of the weight loss picture. Exercise alone will not always cause weight loss. The best combination is to do aerobic exercise along with a calorie-controlled diet for the best results. Weight lifting or resistance training is another important part of your exercise routine. Try to include about 1-2 days of strength training each week for the best weight loss benefit. Strength training includes activities like: weight lifting, Pilates or isometric exercises like push-ups or crunches. Avoid doing strength training every day. It's important to allow your muscles to rest and recover after each strength training session. Making a consult with a personal trainer is a great idea to help you get started with an exercise routine. These fitness professionals will be able to show you how to use a variety of gym equipment, design a workout plan for you and may help you stay motivated. Check with some local gyms to see if they are offering any discounts or specials on personal training sessions. Many times they'll offer a free session if you sign up for the gym membership. Although multiple personal training sessions can be expensive, you may only need a few so you can learn the ropes of the gym and an appropriate workout for you. | Do cardiovascular exercises weekly. Perform strength training weekly. Meet with a personal trainer. |
In this version, even when an error is made the rhythm should continue. When a mistake is made and players say, "Aw shucks," they should do so while in time with the rhythm. Then: The person who called out the player who made a mistake will pick up the chant and call out a new player. If the person who called out the player who made a mistake isn't paying attention and they make a mistake, other players must say "Aw shucks" again. The person who called out that new out-person must now pick up the chant. This is a great variation for more experienced players. After the first few rounds of one-by-one chanting, have Big Booty speed up the rate of their clapping. Continue increasing speed slowly over time until someone makes a mistake. To keep things fair, you may want to decide the amount of rounds you chant before the game speeds up. For example, you might decide that after the fifth one-by-one chant, Big Booty increases speed. It can be difficult to maintain a steady speed for your rhythm. Use a metronome or a metronome phone app to help keep the beat. " Where a player would normally say their own number, have them say "Big Booty" and equal amount of times. For example, instead of saying, "Number 2, Number 4" you'd say "Big Booty, Big Booty, Number 4." This version forces players to pay closer attention, especially Big Booty. If Number 2 passed the chant to Big Booty, they would say, "Big Booty, Big Booty, Big Booty!" When playing this version, the second number does not change at all, only your own number when you are chanting yourself. A popular variation of this game uses superhero or pop-culture character names in the place of player numbers. For example, instead of calling "Number 3," a player might say, "Spiderman" or "Princess Peach." This version works best with smaller groups. It can be difficult to remember the ascending sequence for random heroes and characters in a large group. This can add a competitive aspect to this fun group game. Whoever lasts the most rounds as Big Booty gets a special prize. To keep players honest, you may want to have a monitor or referee keep track of who's Big Booty longest. Simple prizes, like stickers, stamps, gum, and bubbles work great for kids. For older players, try movie passes, gift cards, and more. | Play the survival version of Big Booty. Increase speed over time. Replace numbers with repetitions of "Big Booty. Use categories in place of player numbers. Give prizes to the best Big Booty. |
You could decorate a glass jar with fabric or paper cutouts, or make a 3D mosaic by placing ceramic or glass tiles over a flower vase. Each combination of two materials can only be bonded by specific glues. Browse your hardware store or art supply store and read the glue labels to see which one is suitable for the materials you chose. A glue that dries clear is preferable for most art projects. Allow the glue to stand 24 hours before handling the object roughly, then enjoy your new decoration! | Decide on materials and glue. Wipe off excess glue and let dry. |
This will not work with an iPod, but it should for most other Mp3 players. Click Start, and type the word Media into the search box. When Windows Media Player appears in the results, click it to open. If you don't already use Media Player, you'll need to add your music files to the library. Click “Organize, then “Manage Libraries.” Select “Music.” In the Music Libraries Locations dialog, select the folder where your music is stored and click “Include Folder” to add it to Media Player. If you don't know where your music is stored, you can search your computer by pressing ⊞ Win+F to open Windows Search. Type *.mp3 in the search box and press ↵ Enter. When the files are returned, right-click on one and choose “Properties.” The full path to the file will appear next to Location. Using the USB cable that came with your device, plug your device into your computer. If it's your first time doing this, your computer should begin to install drivers automatically. If your Mp3 player came with a CD or instructions on how to install drivers, follow the instructions specific to your player's manufacturer. If this is your first time connecting your Mp3 player with Windows Media Player open, it will sync your device based on the method it believes works best with your device. Automatic Sync will be selected if your Mp3 player has more than 4GB of storage and everything in your library can fit on the device. Note that if you stay with Automatic Sync, your device will be automatically synced with your Windows Media Player library every time you plug in your device. Manual Sync will be selected if your player has less than 4GB of storage and not all of your music will fit. To switch from Automatic Sync to Manual (or vice versa) Click the “Switch to Library” button in the upper right corner of Media Player. Click the Sync tab, then the “Sync Options button” (the one with the checkmark). Click “Set up Sync” and look for the Device Setup area. Remove the check next to “Sync this device automatically” if you prefer to sync manually, or add a check if you want the process to be automatic. Your Mp3 player shows up at the top of this tab, likely called something like “My Media Device.” Select and drag the desired music files to your Mp3 player. If you chose to sync automatically, you don't have to complete this step—your files are already syncing. You can do this by clicking on your USB device in the system tray (the lower right hand corner of your screen, near the clock) and selecting “Safely eject hardware.” This should happen automatically once you've disconnected it from the computer. If the files don't show up in your Music menu, restart the device to initiate the scan. | Open Windows Media Player. Add music to the Media Player Library. Connect the Mp3 player to the computer. Choose a sync method. Click “Sync” to begin adding music to your mp3 player. Safely disconnect your Mp3 player once the files have copied. Wait for your Mp3 player to scan the new files. |
A few days before you plan to bring the new dog home, wear one t-shirt for a day. This will put your scent on the shirt for the established dog. The next day, wear another t-shirt to put your scent on it for the new dog. The goal here will be to eventually have your own scent mingle with scents from your new dog and established dog on each t-shirt. You can also sleep with the t-shirts to get your scent on them. The t-shirts should be prepared a day or two ahead of when you are giving them to the dogs. Take one of the t-shirts that you’ve worn and rub it over the dog you already have. You can also let your dog sleep with the t-shirt for a night. Ask your breeder or rescue organization to have the new dog sleep on the other t-shirt for at least one night. This also helps your new dog get familiar with your scent. Give the established dog the shirt the new dog slept on, and vice versa. This way the two dogs become familiar with each other prior to meeting. Since dogs communicate by scent, it is helpful to have them recognize each other's scents and associate it with your scent. Dog appeasing pheromone sprays (DAP) can boost the scent recognition process. These can be purchased from your veterinarian or at major pet retailers. DAP contains a synthetic version of the pheromone that a nursing bitch gives off in order to make her pups feel safe and content. If so desired, spritz the t-shirts with DAP at each stage, giving it as bedding to the first dog, then spritz again when it's transferred to the second dog. If you are getting a puppy, you should have something that smells familiar to it. When you pick up the puppy, ask the breeder for a blanket that smells of the puppy's mother and littermates. Put the blanket in the puppy's crate. This gives him something familiar to snuggle with. Your new dog needs a space where he feels safe. Set aside one room that contains his crate, food, water and puppy pads. Place the bedding in the crate. Lay a blanket over one end so that the crate can be dark and secluded. If you collected one, include the new dog's familiar-smelling blanket. Include the t-shirt that has your scent and the established dog's scent on it. This helps to blend the smells together and makes a link between the familiar and the new. | Prepare an old t-shirt with your scent for each dog. Rub one t-shirt over your established dog. Give the other t-shirt to your breeder or rescue organization. Exchange the t-shirts. Use a dog pheromone spray. Get a blanket that smells familiar to the dog. Set up the new dog’s crate. |
If you want to get to know someone better, and maybe even get them to like you, it's a good idea to let your sense of humor out as much as possible. Laughter is infectious, and people like being around people who are funny. Even if you're not a class clown, you can still have funny conversations with your crush. Don't say, "Hey, how's it going?" That's a boring conversation to start. Instead, say, "I'm thinking of busting out of this prison. So far all I've got is a calculator and half a Snickers. What do you think? Can I count on you? You're not going to tell the cops, right?" If your crush says something like, "You're weird," then you know they're a boring or stuck-up person. Don't waste your time getting to know people who don't share your sense of humor. Some studies show that gentle teasing can cause magnetic reactions in people, causing our brains to attract where we might naturally reject. People don't want to be put on pedestals and complimented all the time. This is boring. This is also while lots of "nice" people are rejected by crushes who are looking for something more interesting. That doesn't mean you should be a jerk, just that you should learn to let your sense of humor out in gentle ways. If you see your crush put up a bunch of selfies on Facebook, tease them about them. "Ok, there are a lot of these, so I'm going to help you rate them one by one, in terms of what it looks like you're thinking. This one says, "Oh, wow, my room smells like corn-dogs." People like for conversation to be easy. If you want to put your crush at ease and get them talking, asking creative, engaging, or even silly questions is the way to go. Treat it like a fun conversation game. "Say this is your last day on earth. Where do you go to first? What do you eat? What do you do? Who do you hang out with? What's on the iPod?" It's important to avoid prying or coming off like you're insensitive. Don't ask questions that are none of your business, like, "Your dad doesn't look like he makes a lot of money, how is your family doing?" Not sure what to talk about? Follow up on something that you already talked about. If your crush mentioned a big event one weekend, follow up and ask how it went the next time you see them. try to remember the things you talk about, so you'll have a store of new conversations to pick up on. If your crush mentioned a book, show, or movie last time that you were unfamiliar with, check it out and talk about it the next time you see each other. Be honest and offer your opinions. If you want to get to know your crush even better, it's important to engage with their group of friends. Treat your crush as a close friend, and try to hang out in your crush's circle of friends as much as possible. Invite your crush to hang out with you on group events as well. try to get your crush to hang out in a group with your friends, so it'll be more comfortable and fun. Get to know your crush in a group. Find out what your crush likes, what your crush thinks is funny, and what your crush is like to be around. This can help make your conversations a lot more natural and fun. Lots of people talk about the "friend zone" being a bad idea for a potential date or relationship. If you like someone, it's good to get to know them, every time. Don't worry about befriending someone for a while before you get closer. | Let your sense of humor shine through. Be a tease. Ask interesting questions. Recall a previous conversation. Get to know your crush's friends. |
Stay away from soft peppers or spotty, diseased peppers. Instead, opt of ripe, firm jalapeños that are a vibrant green, yellow, or red. Each slice should be about 1/4-inch (6.45-mm) thick. Use a sharp knife to make clean cuts, or use a mandolin slicer if there is one available. Throw out the stem end. Combine the two ingredients in a food-grade plastic, steel, or glass container. Be careful as you work, since inhaling too much of the lime dust can irritate your respiratory system. Stir the peppers into the solution to make sure that they are all moistened. Transfer the container of lime water and jalapenos to the refrigerator and keep it there for 12 to 24 hours. Stir the peppers every few hours as they continue to soak. After they finish soaking, drain the lime water from the peppers by pouring the contents of the container through a colander. Rinse the jalapeño slices with running water. Place the peppers in a clean container and cover them with cold water. Refrigerate them as they soak for an hour to remove any additional lime. Drain the water again. The process may seem excessive, but it is important to follow in order to remove all the lime and to reduce the number of seeds that get preserved. | Use high-quality peppers. Cut the jalapeños into slices. Mix the 1 1/2 gallons (6 liters) of ice water with the pickling lime. Soak the jalapeños in the ice water solution. Refrigerate the jalapeños. Drain and rinse the peppers. Soak the peppers in clean water. Rinse, soak, and drain the peppers twice more. |
Listen to records with an ear for little moments around which you might build a whole song. Break-beats, the moments during which all the instruments drop out and the drums remain, are commonly isolated for use as the beats in hip-hop tracks, while instrumental tracks often make good melody lines to pair them with. Listen closely to records and stop the record when you hear something you might like to use. Go back and try to find the exact moment that sound begins. In the old days, DJs would take small, round stickers that teachers would use on essay papers and place the sticker directly on the record, next to the groove, just beyond the sample. This provides both a visual cue to where the sample starts, and will bump the stylus back into the groove to re-bump the sample. Some DJs prefer not to put stickers on the vinyl itself, though it's the classic way of doing it. You can also try to mark the groove however works best for you, if you're going to tape your beats or mix them on the fly. After the sound finishes playing and then slowly bring the record backwards at close to the same speed as it played forward. It should sound like you just hit reverse on your turntable. The classic "scratch" sound comes from picking an appropriate blank beat, like a trumpet blast or some other long sound effect, and rocking the platter back and forth over that sound, producing the distinctive "scratch" sound. A scratch by itself would be like a movie made entirely of explosions. Cool at first? Sure. Boring after a couple minutes? You bet. To scratch properly, you've got to pair your samples and your manipulations of the record with a beat. Find an appropriate beat on which to build your music. Look for the break-beats in songs that you like, especially old soul and R&B samples make for good break-beats from which you might build music. You will get a high pitched sound. Do the same for the reverse, pull it back at a similar speed. Then, do this to music. This is sometimes known as the baby scratch. Start with a slower beat and then get faster and faster as you go along. When you are able to do them at a good speed, try to vary the rhythms by throwing in rests to the beats you develop. | Find a sample or sound on your record to practice scratching on. Mark the groove. Stop the record with your fingertips. Put on another song and do this to the beat. Push the record forward over the sample instead of allowing the sound to play at regular speed or slowing it down. |
Depending on what you’ve done wrong, you may be tempted to delay apologizing, apologize too soon, or apologize too much. Apologies that are not delayed tend to ease tension in the relationship and help with further conversation. Apologies for more significant events, like infidelity, are best when the person has had some time to fully process the event. If you are a woman, keep in mind the tendency in our culture for women to apologize too frequently. This can make apologies seem less meaningful to the other person. Before you apologize, take time to affirm yourself. This can help boost your ego, make your apology more sincere, and make the process of apologizing a little less uncomfortable. Say things to yourself like “I am good enough,” “I am human,” “No one is perfect.” Reflect on what you value, what gives you meaning in life, and what's going well for you right now. This can help you feel better when you have to admit you’re wrong. While it may be uncomfortable and unpleasant to apologize to someone, it is essential for the health of your relationship to give the other person a good apology. Keep in mind the following elements of a good apology: Say you’re sorry, describe everything that happened without omission, and acknowledge how you have hurt the other person. Listen to the other person's feelings. Let them talk without trying to argue or reason with them. Be open to any questions they may ask you. Avoid blaming them, getting defensive, or making excuses for your actions. Express remorse. Apologies are empty if you do not mean what you say or if you blame the other person. Even though feelings of guilt and remorse are uncomfortable, expressing them shows that you care and that you are willing to work on your relationship. Whoever you wronged has the right to their own feelings. While you showed great courage and vulnerability in opening up to your mistake, the other person does not have to forgive you and may choose to walk away from the relationship. | Decide when to apologize. Give yourself a pep-talk. Apologize. Don’t expect forgiveness. |
ties in your area. A Multiple Listing Service will give you a feeling for what is on the market in your price range. Your agent can do this for you. If you sign up through a real estate agent, it is poor form to call the listing agent directly to see a house. Don't ask an agent to do things for you unless you're planning to have them represent you — they don't get paid until a client buys a house and it's not fair to ask them to work for free, knowing that you're not going to use them to buy your home! Most lenders suggest that you pay no more than 38% of your monthly income towards your mortgage and debts combined. This means, on any given month, no more than 38% of your paycheck goes to paying back loans. You should use an online Home Affordability Calculator to find your own sweet spot. However, for a good idea of the house you can afford, tally up your current monthly bills, including credit cards, student loans, etc., and compare them against your income in the following sheet: Finding a Mortgage you Can Afford Based on Current Bills and Income Income: $35,000 Income: $50,000 Income: $75,000 Income: $100,000 Monthly Bills: $0 Up to $187,000, or $1,050/mo Up to $264,000, or $1,500/mo Up to $391,938, or $2,225/mo Up to $520,000, or $3,000/mo Monthly Bills: $100 Up to $170,113, or $950/mo Up to $246,898, or $1,400/mo Up to $374,875, or $2,125/mo Up to $502,851, or $2,900/mo Monthly Bills: $500 Up to $101,859, or $550/mo Up to $178,644, or $1,000/mo Up to $306,621, or $1,750/mo Up to $434,597, or $2,500/mo Monthly Bills: $1,000 Should not buy house Up to $93,327, or $500/mo Up to $221,303, or $1,250/mo Up to $349,279, or $2,000/mo Scout out what's available in the vicinity. Look at prices, home design, proximity to shopping, schools and other amenities. Read the town paper, if there is one, and chat with the locals. Look beyond the home to the neighborhood and the condition of nearby homes to make sure you aren't buying the only gem in sight. The area in which your home is located is sometimes a bigger consideration than the home itself, since it has a major impact on your home's resale value. Buying a fixer-upper in the right neighborhood can be a great investment, and being able to identify up-and-coming communities — where more people want to live — can lead you to a bargain property that will only appreciate in value. Pay attention to overall layout, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, kitchen amenities, and storage. Visit properties you're seriously interested in at various times of the day to check traffic and congestion, available parking, noise levels and general activities. What may seem like a peaceful neighborhood at lunch can become a loud shortcut during rush hour, and you'd never know it if you drove by only once. | alert service to search on properties in your area. Start looking for houses within your range. Define the area you'd like to live in. Visit a few open houses to gauge what's on the market and see firsthand what you want. |
If you are having difficulty forgiving someone and it is impacting your life in a negative way, perhaps it is time to seek professional help from a counselor or therapist. Therapies intended to promote forgiveness have been successful in helping people overcome past hurts and achieve peace and resolution. Obtain a referral or suggestion from your physician, health insurance company, or a trusted family member or friend. However, if that is not feasible, contact your local department of mental health about counseling options. If you feel you and your therapist are not a good fit, look for a different therapist. Every therapist is different and finding one with whom you feel comfortable is essential. Try a therapist who practices cognitive behavioral therapy. Your therapist will help examine and dispel the negative thought patterns that you have developed. Consider spiritual counseling. Many people find comfort in seeking help from spiritual leaders who can guide them toward forgiveness. The power of prayer has been successful toward healing and alleviating feelings of guilt and shame, which are motivators for people seeking forgiveness for various reason. Commit to changing your behavior. In both psychotherapy and physical therapy, you will benefit from setting goals. Engage in the process by allowing yourself to be open and vulnerable. Don't abandon the process just because it gets difficult. Your hard work will pay off and leave you with a healthy sense of accomplishment. Identify your objectives. For example, would you like to feel more at peace toward a family member who betrayed you? Tell the therapist that this is one of your goals. Reward yourself when you reach your goal. Your motivation will increase if you reward your accomplishments. Adjust your objectives rather than give up. Continue to make new goals as it will keep you engaged in life. Surround yourself with people who care about you. This includes family, friends, and co-workers. Branch out and meet new people to expand your circle of support. You have learned so much through the therapeutic process that you feel resourceful and confident. A good support system will help you reduce stress and may even boost your immune system. Exploring your interests may lead to joining groups that allow you to meet new people, and experience new situations. Personal struggles can leave you feeling bad about yourself. You may feel guilty for not taking care of yourself in a situation or you unfairly blame yourself for what happened. You can learn to manage feelings of guilt and shame rather than try to eliminate them. If you have chosen to participate in cognitive behavior therapy, it will help you examine your thoughts and develop new more effective ways of thinking about yourself. | Find a therapist if you're struggling to cope. Set therapeutic goals for yourself. Enhance your support system. Forgive and accept yourself. |
A rolling launch should begin six to eight weeks before the final product unveiling. Make sure there are plenty of strategic “leaks” regarding your product as the unveiling date draws closer. You can't control when journalists or bloggers will cover your product, so give them plenty of time. "Leaked” photos or mysterious tweets regarding your product create an atmosphere of intrigue that builds interest. Planting “news” stories about consumers are enthusiastically responding to free samples or trials can create momentum. Invite reporters, bloggers, consumers, celebrities, and members of industries related to your product. Give out free samples and try to make the event memorable with respect to catering, lighting, and even musical performances. Doing these things will give people more reasons to attend the event and may also generate more interest in your new product. Given the number of products on the market these days it can be hard to generate a buzz, and you may have to move beyond trade shows and convention halls to get attention. Instead of a convention center or showroom environment (and depending on the nature of your product), consider a less traditional location such as: a bar or restaurant at the top of a skyscraper an avant-garde art gallery an infamous historical site a local street festival or fair online during a "cyber launch" during a flash mob | Orchestrate a rolling launch. Hold an official launch. Try using an unconventional or intriguing launch venue. |
If something is bothering you about the relationship, then let your girlfriend know. Be sure to do this gently so that she doesn't feel like you're criticizing her. If you need or want something, don't be afraid to tell her that! If something is bothering outside of the relationship and you need to be alone for a little while, or you need to vent, you should let her know! In return, ask her if there is anything that she wishes you would do that you haven't been doing. This will keep both parties happy. Let her know if you are in a bad mood and need to be alone. For example, if you are annoyed because you had a bad day at work, then tell her that rather than taking out your frustration on her. This will prevent her from thinking you are mad at her or have lost interest in the relationship. Even if she finds out and forgives you, it will be much harder for her to trust you in the future, which will undoubtedly lead to trouble down the road. Remember why you decided to be with her in the first place, and resist the temptation to chase after other women. If you find yourself constantly tempted to cheat, then you might want to reevaluate your relationship. Everybody's mind wanders every now and then, but constantly lusting after other women is a sign that something is wrong. Figure out whether you are really ready for a monogamous relationship with this person. If you do cheat, then tell your girlfriend. For some women, the lying aspect is even worse than the cheating aspect. Find the right time and place to let her know gently, and apologize for your mistake. While this may be difficult, covering up an infidelity will undoubtedly drive a wedge in your relationship, especially if she finds out from somebody else down the road. Don't do or say things to your girlfriend just to make her happy if you don't mean them. This may please her temporarily, but it will ultimately cause trouble in the relationship because you are not being totally honest. Don't make promises that you can't keep. Give the relationship time to grow, and only make commitments that you feel comfortable with. If you think it's too soon for her to meet your family, then don't invite her over for Thanksgiving dinner. While relationships require a healthy balance, constantly compromising your own happiness for hers will only lead you to resent her in the future. Don't be afraid of letting your girlfriend know how wonderful you think she is! This will make her feel special and loved. Be sweet, but don't smother her. Try to compliment your girlfriend and give her the attention she deserves without getting too controlling, obsessive, or needy. Give your girlfriend your undivided attention, especially when having a serious conversation. It is not only respectful, but it will show her that you care about what she is saying. Keep the conversation balanced. Don't be overly talkative or overly quiet. If you are overly talkative, your girlfriend will feel like you care more about yourself than you do about her. If you are overly quiet, your girlfriend might get bored with you or think that you have lost interest in her. | Be honest. Don't cheat on your girlfriend. Be genuine. Express your feelings. Know how to talk to her. |
Anyone who's ever been inspired to down as many franks as possible by the Nathan's Hot Dog competition has come up against a quick and harsh reality: you can't eat that many hot dogs without preparation. The stomach is a muscle like any other. It needs training and recovery, otherwise you risk injury. If you want to increase your stomach's capacity, take it slow. According to some studies, the average human stomach holds about 1.5 liters before becoming nauseated, but can hold between 3-5 liters if trained properly. It is possible to rupture your stomach if you eat too much too quickly, but it's extremely uncommon and rare. You'll usually vomit before you risk a stomach tear or other physical problems. The healthiest way of training and expanding your stomach capacity is not with food, but with water. Competitive eaters are able to drink as much as a gallon of water at a time, in less than 20 minutes. This increases the stomach's capacity and carries relatively little health impact, compared with eating lots of food at once. Start slow, increasing the number of glasses of water you drink in a day incrementally, then increasing the speed at which you consume the water you drink. It's usually recommended to drink as many as eight glasses of water in a day to begin with, so start there and gradually build up your capacity. Water serves a purpose during eating competitions, as well as during your training. While dunking a hot dog bun in water might not seem that appetizing, it helps to break down the food before you put it into your mouth, making it much easier to swallow and start digesting. The faster you get it down, the more you'll be able to eat, and water helps this process. Don't drink too much of the water while you're eating. While it's ok to use some water to help lubricate the food, don't gulp it to quench your thirst, or you'll be taking up valuable real estate in your stomach. Two or three times a week, competitive eater Yasir Salem steams as many as eight pounds of broccoli and cauliflower for a training meal. These vegetables are bland, high in vitamins, and will move through your digestive tract quickly, making them ideal for stretching your stomach easily, combined with a large amount of water. For an added bonus, add a large amount of sauerkraut. Fermented cabbage has probiotic properties that will help keep your intestinal flora in balance, making it an ideal food for competitive eaters. Competitive eaters will regularly chew up to six pieces of gum at once, to strengthen jaw muscles and make sure their eating instrument is in good working order. As important as your stomach is to your ability to eat more food, it won't do any good if you can't chew that food quickly and efficiently. Check out this wikiHow article for neck and jaw strengthening exercises you can incorporate into your routine. Ever notice how competitive eaters are generally lean and mean? That's because they're in shape. Contrary to what you might expect, the ability to eat a lot comes from a lot more than a big appetite. Hard training and good cardio are an essential part of being able to eat food quickly and competitively. Read this wikiHow article for good tips about cardiovascular health. Good breathing is necessary for competitive eaters, as well. Do breathing exercises to make sure you can breathe effectively while you're cramming that food in. Not all competitive eaters are alike. Hot dog champions need to train in completely different ways, for completely different amounts, than does a bacon-eating champion, a chili eating champion, or an oyster eating champion. Knowing the specifics of your food of choice will allow you to prepare more specifically. Major League Eating is the US national organization that governs competitive eating. Check out their website to learn more about joining up and competing. It's very important to meet with a health professional, dietician, or biofeedback specialist to come up with a health and training regimen for the food you hope to consume to keep your body working for you, instead of against you. | Build up your stomach capacity slowly. Train with water. Wet your food. Train with cruciferous vegetables. Chew gum to strengthen your jaw muscles. Do lots of cardiovascular exercise. Specialize. |
Make sure that you can talk privately and without interruption. Say to your parents, “Do you have time to talk after dinner tonight? I have something important to tell you.” Ask them to sit with you somewhere comfortable, like your living room or bedroom. Try not to start the conversation when they are busy or trying to head out the door. If you want to come out to a friend, you can say, “Hey, do you want to come over after soccer practice? I have something I'd like to talk to you about.” If you are worried that the other person might get angry, choose to have the conversation somewhere public, like a nearby coffee shop. You don't want to make it sound like you're sharing bad news. You can be proud of who you are! Use a positive tone of voice and make eye contact. You can say something like, “I wanted to let you know that I'm gay. I'm finally feeling really comfortable with myself.” You could also try, “I'm a lesbian and I'm ready to start dating girls. This is a big step for me!” Hopefully, the other person will take a cue from your positivity and react in a similar way. It's also okay to share any other feelings that you might have. Maybe you're feeling anxious, nervous, or scared. You can share that part of yourself, too, and ask for support. Try saying, “I'm excited to tell you, but I'm nervous about how others might react. Maybe you could help me figure out who else I want to tell?” You could also say, “I'm glad I told you, but this has been a really emotional process for me. I could use some extra.” Other people, especially your parents, might not know exactly what it means to identify as LGBTQ. They might also need information on how to support you. You can give them a lot of good information. Take a look at the websites of groups like PFLAG (https://pflag.org/). You can print off information or just tell them about the site. If there is an LGBTQ community center in your town or at your school, you can swing by there to grab some helpful pamphlets. You could say, “I know you might not understand. Here's some information that might help things more clear.” Your parents or friends might have a lot of things they want to know. If they start asking you lots of questions they are probably coming from a supportive place of wanting to understand you. You can answer the questions if you want to but it's always fine to say, “I really don't feel comfortable talking about that.” A common question is “Are you sure?” You can say something like, “Yes, I'm very clear on the type of person that I would like to date. I'm not confused.” They might also ask, “Are you ready for your life to change?” A good answer might be, “I'm a little nervous, actually. I'm hoping I can count on your support.” Remember that this is your personal information. It's normal for other people to want to discuss big news, so be aware that they might want to talk about this with someone else. Let them know whether or not this is okay. You could say to your parents, “I'd really appreciate if you don't tell any other family members. I'll let you know when I'm ready to do that.” To a friend, you might say, “Let's keep this to ourselves for now. Please don't share this with our other friends unless I say it is okay.” | Choose a time and place free from distractions. Focus on the positives. Be honest about your emotions. Provide educational resources to help them understand. Expect to answer personal questions. Be very clear about who they can tell. |
For a delicious outer "sear" on your kebabs, it's important to have a nice hot grill before you place your kebabs on it. For gas grills, this is easy - simply set the grill's burner(s) to a medium level, close the grill, and allow it to heat up. For charcoal grills, this is a little trickier - you'll want to light the charcoal and allow it to blaze freely until the flames die down and the briquettes ash over and emanate an orange glow. This can take 30 minutes or longer. Generally, for about a pound of meat, you'll want to use roughly 30 charcoal briquettes. If your grill is hot, you should immediately begin to hear a sizzling sound. As you lay your kebabs on the grill, leave space between each to ensure even cooking. To prevent your kebabs from sticking to the grill, it's a wise idea to paint the grilling surface with vegetable or olive oil immediately before laying down your kebabs. Use a grilling brush for safety's sake - don't attempt to paint a hot grill with a paper towel or similar improvised tools. Be sure that all the sides of every kabob touch the grill - not only does this ensure done-ness, but also gives the meat (if you're using any) an all-over crisp exterior. As a general rule, most kebabs will require approximately 10-15 minutes to cook, which is 2.5-3.75 minutes for each of the 4 sides. For vegetarian kebabs, you won't need to worry about the meat being done, so, instead, turn as desired to give the vegetables and fruits a pleasing brown or black exterior and a softened texture. Remove one of the kebabs from the grill. If using meat, cut into a piece of meat to check if it's done or not. Look for the classic signs of done-ness - clear juices, lack of a pink interior, ease of cutting. If the meat is very pink on the inside, bleeds reddish juices, or has an inside that resists cutting, it needs to cook longer. For more information on telling whether a piece of meat is done or not, see: How to Check if Steak Is Done Using the Finger Test How to Test Whether a Chicken is Cooked How to Know if Food is Undercooked When your ingredients have finished cooking, remove the kebabs from the grill and place them on a clean plate or platter. Don't use any of the plates you used to hold your un-cooked kebabs, especially if you used meat - germs from uncooked meat can contaminate cooked food, leading to serious illness. Congratulations! Your kebabs are ready to eat either on or off the skewer. Most kebabs make a delicious dish on their own, but for a full meal, consider serving with a side that pairs well with the ingredients on the kebab. For traditional kebab recipes, seasoned rice and/or a piece of flat bread often serve as the sides. These basic sides have hundreds of regional variations. For instance, chelo kabobs traditionally are served with rice mixed with raw egg yolk. Grilled kebab ingredients can also be used in other dishes. For instance, Turkish Doner kabobs are often served in a pita bread with salad as a sandwich. | Heat the grill to a medium heat. Place the kebabs on the grilling surface. Turn the kebabs during cooking to allow all sides to cook evenly. Check any meat for done-ness. Remove the kebabs from the grill when done. Serve alone or with a suitable side. |
Everyone is susceptible to exercise addiction, from trained athletes to office workers. If a life change opens up new time for exercise, make sure you limit how much time and energy you devote to it. Create a new exercise plan that allows you to pursue other interests as well. Having unnecessarily high expectations for calorie expenditure or length of workout are signs of an exercise addiction. It is natural to scale up your workout, but there is an upper limit to how much you should expect from your body. Try focusing more on other areas of your life once you can complete your daily workout easily and mindlessly. Exercise releases dopamine into your brain – the same chemical your body releases when you satisfy an addiction. Going for a run is a good way to escape a cigarette craving, but you may be replacing one dependence for another. You should be getting enough exercise, but seek help in quitting your pre-existing addiction before beginning or extending a new workout regimen. If you find yourself lying to those close to you about how much you exercise, you may have an addiction. If you have an obsessive personality, make a point of mentioning your workout regimen to a friend every once in awhile. This ensures that you feel comfortable with the amount of exercise you are getting. It is important to plan an exercise routine that keeps you in good shape. However, you should have a healthy balance of interests that covers all aspects of life. If you spend several hours each day on your exercise routine, you may have an addiction. Try spending more time caring for those around you, or pick up that old hobby you had forgotten about. | Recognize your vulnerability. Limit how much you ramp up exercise routines. Don’t substitute exercise for another addiction. Be honest about your exercise regimen. Don’t place too much emphasis on exercise. |
” Any Innkeeper across Skyrim can potentially give you the quest, but the answers they give when asked for rumors is semi-random. The quest will direct you to speak with Falion in Morthal, who studies vampirism. If you can't get an innkeeper to give you the quest, try another town or rest for a night. Their answers will sometimes reset with time. This dialogue is only available once you are a vampire. If you have reached stage 4 vampirism (by going too many days without feeding), townsfolk will attack you on sight (including innkeepers). You will need to feed or use a blood potion to lower your vampirism level before you are able to speak to an innkeeper for the quest. He will tell you about the ritual that cures vampirism, and ask you to bring him a filled black soul gem as the next part of the quest. Morthal is located north of Whiterun. Falion typically resides in his house, which will be labeled as such on your map. Black soul gems are used to trap human souls for the purposes of powerful enchantments, or in this case, a ritual. Empty black soul gems can be purchased from Falion for a price. They can also be found in dungeons and dropped by Necromancers. Unlike other soul gems, black soul gems are filled with human souls. You will need to kill a human with a weapon enchanted with Soul Trap or by casting the Soul Trap spell on them. Soul trap tomes can be purchased from a few different vendors, including the court mages at Whiterun and Windhelm or from one of the mages at the College of Winterhold. Scrolls of Soul Trap can usually be purchased from the same vendors who sell the tomes. This is a single cash item and does not require any mastery of magic. You can enchant a weapon with Soul Trap if you have ever disenchanted one with the same property. Some can also be found or purchased throughout the world. If you cannot enchant or do not want to purchase a weapon you can obtain the Mace of Molag Bal as a reward for completing the quest, “House of Horrors.” Speak with Tyranus in Markarth to begin that quest line. He will tell you to meet him at a summoning circle outside of town. The summoning stones are location just north of the town. You must meet him between 5 and 6 AM in-game time at which point he will begin the ritual. Falion will not perform the ritual without your presence. This means you do not need to proceed to the summoning stones immediately if you do not want to. Falion will perform the ritual, and after a short dialog you will no longer be a vampire. | Speak to any innkeeper about rumors until you acquire the quest, “Rising at Dawn. Speak with Falion in Morthal. Acquire a black soul gem. Fill a black soul gem. Bring the filled black soul gem to Falion. Meet Falion outside of town. Wait for the ritual to finish. |
Some telemarketers find it helpful to smile while they are talking with customers. This will usually make you sound friendly and more approachable right away. Aim for the same kind of tone you’d use with a friendly coworker. Use words and phrases that convey a positive message, such as, “great,” “perfect,” “of course,” and “my pleasure.” If you are calling executives or other professionals, you’ll likely reach an assistant or secretary first. Use these opportunities to demonstrate your professional nature and friendliness. Go through an abbreviated version of your script with the gatekeeper, so that they’ll understand why you are calling and how they can help. For instance, instead of stating that you will call back at a certain time, ask the assistant, “When would be a good time for me to call back?” This lets them know that you value their opinion and time. If you speak with a caller who is rude or angry, it's a good idea to remind yourself that you are likely not the cause of their emotions. They might have had a bad day. It's possible that they don't like getting calls at a certain time. These are things that are out of your control. What you can do is move on from that call the minute the customer hangs up and start fresh with a new one. If a caller makes you feel uncomfortable or is particularly rude, there is nothing wrong with saying, “Thank you for your time” and ending the call. | Keep up a friendly tone. Be polite when talking with assistants or other gatekeepers. Don’t blame yourself for other people’s bad reactions. |
Rooting must be done with a tablet version of Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean. If not, look around for sources, as doing so should take a whole new tutorial. ” In Settings>About Tablet, tap on Build Number 5 TIMES. It should unlock Developer Options under the System Section. ” In Developer options, check “USB Debugging.” ” Under Security in the Settings menu, check “Unknown Sources.” This should enable you to run installers from 3rd party developers. | Check version of your device. Tap on “Build Number. Check “USB Debugging. Check “Unknown Sources. |
How you approach the situation depends on how much evidence you have supporting any wrongdoing. You will have to handle situations that are based on strong suspicions differently than you would those with clear evidence. For suspicions, it's best to present what you suspect in a non-confrontational manner and try to tease out the truth during the interaction. For evidence-based accusations, you should state your claim and present the evidence that you have. In these cases, there's little room for the person wiggling out of the responsibility. Lay out the facts you know by telling the story from your perspective. The person may interject and correct you on part of the story if there's a detail that is wrong. This may give you a partial confession. You can also deliberately change part of the story to entice them to correct you. For instance, you could say, “So you went to the bar last night,” even though you believe they went somewhere else incriminating. This may prompt them to correct you, which could lead you to the truth. Ask the same question over again in different ways. Be mindful of them saying the same phrases when answering, as this could indicate they’ve rehearsed what they’re going to say. They may also be inconsistent with their answers, which could show they are lying. You could also ask them to tell their story starting from the end and leading up to the beginning or ask them to start in the middle. Relaying the story back may cause them to create errors in their story, which could show they aren't telling the truth. The language you use can play a huge role in whether a person tells you the truth or not. Using language that implies fault may cause the person to withhold. Selecting less harsh words can encourage the person to tell the truth. For instance, use the word “took” instead of “stole” or “spent time with someone” rather than “cheated.” The person may be more apt to admit guilt if you use more favorable language. Bluffing is a dangerous, yet often effective, tactic. It involves you making a threat or coming out with what you think is the truth, even though you may not really plan to fulfill the threat or have evidence. Your bluff may tempt the person to tell the truth because they feel like they’ve been exposed or are afraid of the supposed consequences. For example, you could say, “I have witnesses that saw you at the scene of the crime.” This may be enough to scare the person into the telling you the truth. You could also threaten to go to the authorities or someone in power if the person doesn't stop lying. Keep in mind that verbal threats such as bluffing should only be made if you are certain of the person's involvement or guilt. Also, try to avoid making any sort of threats if at all possible as doing so causes defensiveness, and decreases your chances of getting to the truth. If a person stares you in the face and tells you a lie, it may be hard to control your reaction. If you must take a break to collect yourself, do so. But never assault a person or use any physical means to coerce them to tell the truth. | Distinguish between a suspicion and evidence-based accusation. Tell a version of their story. Change things up. Choose your words carefully. Bluff, if necessary. Avoid physical coercion. |
If you want to lose weight in two weeks, you will need to get some exercise just about every day. You'll find greater success if you schedule time to exercise. Block off an hour each day for this purpose. Write it on the calendar or set a reminder on your phone, and treat it like any other appointment. Even though you’ve scheduled a time to exercise, you won't exercise as much if you don't enjoy it. That is why it is important to pick an exercise you like. Most importantly, it should be a cardio activity that pushes your limits and challenges you. A good challenging cardio activity will help you burn calories and get your metabolism humming. Consider: walking, running, riding a bike, swimming, using an elliptical machine. Try to do about an hour of cardio each day for weight loss. If you are not accustomed to a lot of exercise, start slow, and work your way up to longer and more intense workouts. Perform interval training, alternating short periods of high-intensity exercise with moderate exercise - is a great way to burn more calories. In addition to your chosen cardio workout, make sure you walk more than you normally do. This doesn't need to be a scheduled time, but rather squeeze walking in all day long when you can. Ultimately, walking is one of the best forms of exercise and experts suggest taking at least 10,000 steps/day to promote weight loss. Park at far end of the parking lot at work or the store. Get up and take a stroll around the office at least once an hour. March in place while you're watching TV. Use a cordless phone and walk around while you're talking. Take the stairs rather than the elevator whenever you can. Try to do some brisk walking, this will get your heart rate up higher than normal walking and burn more calories. While cardio is the most important for losing weight in a short amount of time, you’ll find that some light weight training will compliment cardio wonderfully and help put you on the right track for short-term weight loss and long-term fitness and health. Consider: Lateral pulldowns. Bicep curls. Push-ups Lunges Crunches. | Schedule time to exercise. Pick a fitness activity you enjoy. Make yourself walk more. Perform some light weight training. |
You can use geese to hatch their own eggs, but doing so can be expensive and difficult since geese do not lay while sitting on their eggs. Muscovy ducks provide the ideal conditions. Turkeys and chicken hens can work well, too. Natural incubation is believed to produce the best results overall, but if you cannot use natural incubation, artificial means will also work. Make sure that the hens you use are already broody. In other words, they need to have laid enough eggs of their own for their natural instincts to kick in and demand a period of brooding. For a Muscovy duck, place six to eight eggs underneath her. For a chicken hen, you can only fit about four to six eggs. If you do use a goose to hatch her own eggs, you can place 10 to 15 eggs under her. If using ducks or chicken hens, the eggs will be too large for the birds to turn naturally. You'll need to turn the eggs by hand on a daily basis. Wait until the bird leaves the nest to eat and drink. After 15 days, sprinkle the eggs with lukewarm water when you turn them. After the tenth day, pass the eggs under a bright light to look inside. Infertile eggs should be discarded and fertile eggs should be returned to the nest. Incubation can take 28 to 35 days, and hatching can take as long as three days. Keep the conditions of the nest clean throughout this entire period and continue turning the eggs each day during the entire process. | Use Muscovy ducks, when possible. Lay the eggs under the bird. Turn the eggs by hand. Candle the eggs. Wait until the eggs hatch. |
In Texas Hold’em the dealer and/or the button-position will be passed to the next player toward the left after each hand. But, if one person deals all the time, then the button-position will rotate the table over time, otherwise the dealer job passes around. Understanding where you are in relation to the dealer/button will help you develop a strategy to win Texas Hold’em. The button has the strongest position because he/she will always wait to bet last on the current hand. The player who bets last will have the most information to work with as they’ve seen all other players bets/actions before making a move. But, the player immediately to the right of the dealer, sometimes known as the “cutoff,” can potentially be in a strong position over the button as he has the ability to bet big enough to force the button into action/to bet-big or fold. Players in early betting positions are the weakest as they have the least amount of information to go on. However, there is a bit of a balancing out for the first round if you are either the big or small blind, as you have a bet already on the table. Narrowing the field means eliminating the other players for the hand. Some players will use a bet-big-early strategy to win Texas Hold’em, and while this may work, it also means you’re more likely to lose-big. Instead, try a strategy where you make smaller early bets to see some action before you try to over bet for other players to fold on the flop or turn (to tell them you drew something). If you’re positioned at the top of the betting round you can make smaller bets (slow-play) and wait to see how other players react to the flop. Regardless of where you are positioned, your hand will indicate how you should proceed. Pairs are often your option and the higher the pair the better off you are. Also look to see if your cards are of the same suit because suited cards give you a hopeful chance by allowing for drawing a flush. If you do have a good hand, you can make a larger bet to force other players out, especially if you have the position to wait to see how the other players bet. For example, if other players (act weak) aren't betting very high, you can raise the pot and force some or all to fold. If you are in an earlier position you do have the benefit of being able to call the minimum and then waiting to see how other players handle the betting around the table. If a player bets big after you’ve called, you now know that he is either bluffing, or has a good hand. Chances are other players will make moves that indicate where the competition is going. When you are later to act in a round of betting you are at a great advantage. This is helpful against predictable/tight players who you expect to "tell" you a lot by always checking weak hands and raising better hands. You can play marginal hands by betting when they check before you act. You can also re-raise players who bluff too often so that you don't believe they are betting good hands. Sometimes you just get a weak hand in an early position. This is a long game so sometimes your strategy for winning Texas Hold’em is folding-weak and waiting until you’re in a strong, later position. If you’ve already bet but see other players raising the pot but you don't have a good hand -- it might be best to fold your hand/not to call. This way when you’re in a better position in a later hand, you’ll still have those chips to work with. Try not to fold before the flop unless a player is betting extremely large and you have a bad hand like a two and six. Even though this hand doesn't look promising on its own it could create a straight, two pairs, three of a kind, or even a full house. But, if you’re in an early position and have to raise your bet to stay in with an unlikely winning hand, it might be best to fold. | Know what your position at the table means. Use your position to narrow the field. Let other players battle it out. Know when to fold based on your position. |
If it does not feel great in the store, don't buy it. If it's too tight that it makes you uncomfortable as you stand in the dressing room, it will only feel worse when you wear it out. Try on multiple dresses until you find one that feels good. Try cotton blends, linen, or silk as these fabrics flatter curves by not sticking to the wrong places. When buying a dress online, always check reviews and see what other people say about comfort and fit. And it's best to buy from an online store that has an easy and free return policy so you can return it if you don't love it once it arrives. Darker colors are slimming because they hide wrinkles, bulges, and other indicators of fat. Colors like white or beige can make you look like you have more belly fat than you do because they actually highlight those lumps and wrinkles and draw attention to them. The key to creating an illusion of a slimmer body is elongation. Vertical stripes draw the eye up and down and make you appear tall and lean. Stick with narrowly-spaced thin stripes (like a pinstripe) for the best slimming effect. The wider the stripe, the wider it can make you look. Avoid wide, horizontal stripes. They draw the eye outward and can make you look wider than you actually are. If you do want to wear horizontal stripes, thin and narrowly-spaced stripes have the most slimming effect. The trick to finding a good print is selecting one that makes it difficult and unnatural for the eye to focus on any one part. The larger the print, the more it easily it draws the eye. Pair a small print with solid accessories and attention will be drawn away from the fabric of the dress and away from your midsection. | Select a dress in a style and fabric that makes you feel comfortable. Opt for darker colors like black, navy, or charcoal. Wear narrow, vertical stripes. Try a print with small designs or a small floral pattern. |
In a pot or microwave-safe dish, pour ¼ cup (59 ml) honey. Add 1 cup (200 g) of white sugar, then 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir to combine evenly. The texture will appear grainy when first mixed. If you’re using the stovetop, turn the burner to low or medium heat and stir periodically as the mixture heats up. If you’re using a microwave, nuke it for 10 to 30 seconds. Then remove the dish, stir the mixture, and repeat as needed, for a combined cooking time of roughly a minute, depending on your microwave's strength. In either case, remove the mixture from before it comes to a boil or starts to cook. If using a high setting on a microwave, stick to 10-second bursts in between stirring so you don't overheat it. Use a food thermometer to check its temperature. The mixture shouldn't rise over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius). Even though you didn't bring your mixture to a boil, keep in mind that it's still pretty hot. Give it a chance to cool down to the point that it's still warm, but safe to touch. Give it 15 or 20 minutes at least before testing with your finger. Once that feels fine, apply a very small dab to the area that you’re going to wax to test it, just in case it's more sensitive. If you’d like, stir in a few drops of your favorite scented oil as it cools for a more fragrant wax. Give your mixture a stir with your spoon. The grainy texture should have thickened and grown smooth during heating. If it seems liquidy, stir in another tablespoon of sugar and return it to heat. Remember: since it's already hot, it shouldn't take very long for the extra sugar to melt and combine with the honey, so don't overdo it. | Mix your ingredients. Heat your mixture. Let it cool down before using. Check the texture while you wait. |
They can be pretty beads, buttons, or even rhinestones. Choose something that is about the size of your earlobe and not too heavy. If you are using coat buttons or stud earrings, snip the prong or loop off using a pair of wire cutters. If you are a child, ask an adult to help you with this step. There are two main types of clip-on earring backs: the skinny type with a bar in front, and the larger type that are shaped like a disk. The skinny type may be more discrete, but they will be more painful to wear. The larger ones will be less painful to wear; they will also be easier to decorate. Consider getting some clip-on earring pads. You can slip them over the back of your clip-on earrings to make them less painful to wear. Be sure to cover the entire front evenly. Don't apply any glue to your item. Make sure that they are right-side-up. This should not take more than a few minutes depending on the brand of glue. For more specific drying times, refer to the label on the bottle. Pull open the earring and position it over your earlobe. Close the earring. When taking the earring off, do not yank or pull it off. This can damage the earring. Instead, open the earring back first, then take the earring off. | Choose two matching items with a flat back to use for your earrings. Choose a pair of clip-on earring backs. Spread some super glue over the front of the clip-on earring backs. Press your two items into the glue, flat side down. Wait for the glue to dry. Wear the earrings. |
Work your way from the top of your body to your feet, incorporating a dance move with your head, then your shoulders, then your hips, then your feet. The effect is a sensual cascade that will have your fellow dancers in a trance. For example, you could toss your hair, then shimmy your shoulders, then swirl your hips, then step outward with your feet. Try different combinations to find a sequence that feels natural to you. For a fun twist, reverse the move and start with your feet, working your way back up to your head. Plant your feet, and raise both of your arms over your head. Sensually move your arms above your head in a circle. As you do this, rotate your hips in a circle to match the movement of your arms. This can also be done with one arm. While grooving to the beat, turn your body away from your circle of friends or date. Then, turn your head to the side and look back over your shoulder to make eye contact with your dancing partners while you move your body. This can show off your playful side. If you’re not sure what to do with your body during your turn around, move your hips in a circle like you are hula hooping. The more fluidly your body moves, the better. Slowly work your way to the ground and back up again. If you do this slowly, it's more sensual, while doing it quickly appears more flirty and fun. Try incorporating your arms and shoulders by moving them in the opposite direction of each hip sway. This will give you some natural rhythm. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, and quickly drop your body down into a squat. Balancing on your toes at the bottom of the squat, move your shoulders from side to side. Dance at the low point for a few seconds. Depending on your style, either pop back up, or slowly groove your way back up to standing. For extra sex appeal, bounce your backside up and down while maintaining your balance in a low position. You can vary this move by starting with your feet together rather than shoulder-width apart or facing away from your friends rather than towards them. Stay in control of your body as you move up and down, especially if you are wearing high heels. You can practice in front of a mirror at home to see what looks the best to you. Press the front of your body against the front of your dance partner's body. Starting slowly, sway your hips from side to side in time with theirs along to the rhythm of the music. The goal is to groove to the beat in a synchronized way like you are one person rather than 2. Before dancing intimately with someone, you should always ask, “Do you want to dance?” If they say yes, you’ll know your close contact is okay with them. Adjust your rhythm as necessary to match their body. Note if they are moving slower or faster than you are, and do your best to sync up. For a variation on this, dance with both partners pressed against each other but facing the same direction. One person's back will be against the other's chest. This encourages affection, such as kissing and holding hands. | Try the head-to-toe. Do the lasso. Turn around and look over your shoulder. Sway your hips from one side to the other. Drop it low. Grind with a partner. |
Some surfaces take damage more easily than others; be respectful of where and how you interact with your environment, and take responsibility if you accidentally damage something. Check out the surface you are on or will be going on, before trying anything remotely dangerous on it. Importantly, that surface may also be slippery, fragile or unstable, so survey the area first. If you slip or something moves/breaks under you it could cause a painful fall. You won't need much. All you need is a good pair of running shoes and an outfit you're comfortable moving and exercising in. Try to trace a path from A to B. Go through the path and do everything that feels natural in that situation. Parkour is not a set of vaults, movements or "stunts." It is a way of moving, and moving is always changing, and no set motions could be ready to meet the quota. A good way to find ways to get there is trying different ways and consider what is efficient and fast. This is what separates traceurs from your average trickster or acrobat. Flow is the flawless transition from one obstacle to the next, to the point where there might as well not be any obstacles at all. Flow can be practiced simply by adding good form and correct technique, thus creating fluidity to all of your movements. This includes soft landings (as opposed to stomping down or falling). . Make sure to keep yourself in peak physical condition. Traceurs and traceuses use most of their body in order to navigate any obstacle. This level of involvement requires total body fitness. Find a spot that you can come to every day to train. Good areas include diverse obstacles (walls, rails, etc). Your overall goal is to find creative ways to make it through the "sea" of obstacles using your body in any way necessary. | Tread lightly. Get the proper gear. Begin by choosing A and B. Develop flow. Exercise regularly Practice regularly. |
While your plant may take a couple of years to get fully going, some hit giant spurts where they can grow a foot in a week. When it does start developing, you may want to use a climbing pole to give it structure. This can help it reach its full potential without it breaking or weighing itself down. If you've planted your dragon fruit plant from seeds and they're now visibly growing, separate them into their own pots. They need their own turf to grow and flourish. You'll notice a bloom start to develop over the course of many weeks. However, it will only actually bloom for one night (yep, it's nocturnal) so you'll likely miss it in its full glory. Many are self-pollinating (if it's not you can try hand-pollination; brush the pistil's natural pollen down into the inside of the flower). If a fruit is going to develop, you'll notice the flower wither and the base of the bloom begin to swell. Dragon fruit plants can get quite large; some varieties can even reach upwards of 20 feet (6.1 m). When it gets too large, start pruning it by cutting off some branches. Less weight may actually get it stronger, concentrate the nutrients, and encourage it to flower. You don't necessarily have to throw the branches away! You can either repot them yourself and grow another plant (they will take root virtually effortlessly) or give them away as a gift. in the latter half of the year. Dragon fruit usually produces ripe fruit in late summer or fall, but can fruit at almost any time of year if it receives enough water and warmth. You can tell that a dragon fruit is ripe when the skin turns red or yellow, depending on variety. The skin will also feel slightly soft when squeezed, but not mushy. You've been waiting years for this moment, so savor it. You can cut the fruit into quarters and tear off the rind or just dig into it with a spoon. It's sweet and has a texture that resembles kiwifruit but it's a little crunchier. Once in full production, you could see four to six fruit-bearing cycles per year. They amp up eventually; it just takes them a little while to get there. So don't think your first fruit will be your last. You've waited patiently and now abundance is your reward. | Watch the dragon fruit plant grow. Prune the plant. Pick the fruit Eat up. |
. Also called Kegel exercises, PC muscle exercises (shorthand for "pubococcygeus" muscle) do a host of functions for both sexes, but in particular men. In addition to promoting prostate health and heading off premature ejaculation, they are instrumental in prolonging the duration of orgasm as well as increasing ejaculate. . If you needed another compelling reason to quit smoking, add this one to the heap. Smoking not only lowers sperm count, but also possibly leads to higher imperfection rates in sperm. Expecting fathers who smoke while trying to get pregnant may have children with higher rates of medical issues. During both conception and after, keeping the mother in a smoke-free environment is the best course of action, hands down. Smoking marijuana is a no-no, too. Marijuana is known to lower both the male hormone testosterone and sperm count. . However stressful your life is, try to begin to come to grips with the fact that stress is fundamentally unhealthy. It turns out that stress hormones interfere with the testes' ability to manufacture testosterone, which is largely responsible for sperm production. In addition to diminished ejaculate, stress will also cause: Acne and facial blemishes Heart disease such as angina and heart attack Insomnia . There's good evidence to suggest that regular physical exercise is beneficial in increasing sperm count. So put on your soccer cleats, football spikes, or court kicks and brush off some of the cobwebs in your moves. . Safe sex is the final key to helping your little helpers go from small village to Roman dynasty. Some STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia, can ultimately lead to infertility if left untreated. Always use protection. To be absolutely sure, engage in a mutually monogamous relationship with someone you trust. | Perform regular PC muscle exercises Stop smoking, if you haven't already Learn to manage your stress Get enough physical exercise Practice safe sex |
The laser driver is the electrical component that controls the functioning of the laser. The diode will likely need soldered to the laser driver. There should be two leads coming from the diode for this purpose. Use a soldering gun to solder the leads to the driver at the positive and negative terminals. These terminals should be labeled on the driver and extend to the edge of the driver for soldering purposes. The driver should not be connected to any power source until soldering is complete. After the diode has been connected to the driver, you can connect the driver to a power source. Batteries are the go to choice since they make your laser portable. You will need at least AA batteries to produce a burning laser. The driver will have leads for a power supply. These leads will need to be connected to a battery pack or directly to the battery. If the leads need soldered, you will have to use a battery pack. You cannot solder onto a battery. You can buy a laser casing online to house the parts of your laser. Alternatively, you can make a laser casing from things lying around your house. Popular items used to make casings include Altos mint cans, bic lighters, and the casings of weaker laser pointers. | Connect the diode to a laser driver. Power the laser with batteries. Encase the laser. |
The GPS market is flooded with different devices, options, and features. Unless you plan on using your GPS in the wilderness or for research experiments, however, your smart phone or a car GPS, can provide directions and your location quickly and easily. Most have touch screens and come with a rechargeable battery. Smart Phones: Most smart phones come pre-loaded with a "Maps," or "Directions" app that uses GPS. If you do not have one, search and download an app, like Google Maps, from your app store to use GPS. GPS Devices: These are small, rectangular devices that specialize in driving directions and finding restaurants, airports, and other points of interest. Examples include TomTom and Garmin, and most cost under $170 dollars. " This is the basic screen for a GPS. It shows a location, usually with your current location at the center, and all of the roads and major landmarks nearby. " Some GPS use touch screens, others have keypads, and some have scroll wheels and buttons. Click on the button labeled with a compass, navigational arrow, or crosshairs to show your current location. Your location is sometimes stored under the heading "Where am I?" "Favorite Locations," or "Current." iPhone users can see their current location using the built-in Compass App. Make sure you "Allow Location Services" for the compass under "Settings" → "Privacy" → "Location Services" → "Compass" Using the search bar found at the top of your GPS, type in the address you want to reach. Many touch screen GPS's let you choose a location by holding your finger on the location in the map. Some GPS's will prompt you with a button labeled "Get Directions." Choose this if there is no search bar to input an address. If you know the exact latitude and longitude of your trip, use these; they will give you the most accurate location possible. The GPS will give you directions at every turn you need to take. Don't worry if you miss a turn -- most GPS will auto-correct and give you a new route to get back on track. If you are struggling to keep up, check your GPS's settings and make the "Turn Warning Frequency" setting longer -- giving you more time to hear the next direction. | Buy a smartphone or car GPS to get directions and your location. Open the "Map. Click on "My Location. Choose your destination address. Follow the GPS instructions to get to your location. |
It's easiest to socialize a cat when it is a kitten. A kitten is still learning what is "normal." If it learns at a young age that being handled and being sociable is "normal," it's more likely to be a sociable cat who's willing to be petted by strangers. Work on petting the cat all over. Start with strokes the cat enjoys, such as pats on the head, and work up to stroking it all over. Try holding its paw for a few seconds, as well as its tail. After holding it for a few seconds, reward it with petting it likes. Keep working on to petting and touching areas it doesn't like as much. If the cat gets mad, it's time to stop and try again later. Have strangers (to the cat) come into your home. Let the cat approach them first. When it does, let your friend try to pet it if the cat will let them. You can try to encourage interaction by giving your friend a treat to offer the cat or a toy the cat can play with. Give your kitten the chance to befriend other kittens. Some areas have kitten classes specifically designed to help you socialize your cat. However, if your area doesn't, consider taking your kitten to friends' houses, where you let them calmly hold the kitten. Tell them to pet it softly and talk to it in a calm voice. As an added bonus, this step will help your cat get used to riding in the car, and it won't just associate the car with going to the vet's office. It also helps to have the kitten meet other animals on these trips. | Begin young. Work on socialization in your home. Bring strangers to socialize. Take your kitten out to socialize. |
After uploading your documents, you’ll be prompted to pay the processing fee. Acceptable forms of payment include credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express) and bank transfer via a Singaporean bank account. After paying the fee, you'll see a confirmation that your application was submitted. Remember that you must upload all documents and render payment within 96 hours of beginning the application. You should receive an outcome letter via standard mail within 4 to 6 months. In the meantime, you can check your application status via the e-PR system. Check your application status at https://erep.ica.gov.sg/epr/index.xhtml. Click on the check status option on the right of the page. If you haven't received your outcome letter within 6 months, inquire about your application status by sending an email to ica_pr@ica.gov.sg. If your application was approved, your outcome letter will provide instructions on setting up an e-appointment. You’ll need to schedule an appointment to visit the Permanent Resident Services Centre in Singapore. There, you’ll receive your Re-Entry Permit and ID card. Schedule an e-appointment at https://eappointment.ica.gov.sg/ibook/index.do. You must visit the Permanent Resident Services Centre within 2 months of receiving your outcome letter. When you head to the Permanent Resident Services Centre, bring hard copies of the documents you uploaded onto the online application portal. Additionally, you’ll need to pay the fees for your identifying documents, which may vary. As of 2018, your new ID card and your 5-year Re-Entry Permit each cost S$50. Double check your outcome letter for your specific fees. When you get to the Centre, you’ll receive a ticket from a kiosk. When your ticket is called, you’ll approach a counter and a clerk will help you complete your formalities. After successfully applying for permanent residency, men over age 16 1/2 will receive a letter with instructions on registering for National Service. This is a mandatory 2-year period of military training served as soon as possible after turning 18. Additionally, men up to age 50 are required to serve up to 40 days per year of Operationally Ready National Service. To register for National Service and learn more about your requirements, visit https://www.ns.sg/nsp/portal/site/start. Failure to complete National Service could lead to your resident status to be revoked. | Pay a non-refundable S$100 processing fee. Allow 4 to 6 months for your application to be processed. Schedule an e-appointment to complete your formalities. Bring your required documents to the formalities appointment. Register for National Service if you’re a male. |
Generally, you need to burn more calories through regular activity and exercise than what you take in through food to lose weight. One way to eat less is to use smaller plates, which will encourage you to serve yourself smaller portions. Another way to track how many calories you're eating, and thus, reduce them is to keep a food diary. Just write down everything you eat in a day, including portion sizes, then calculate your calories using an online calorie counter. You can also find apps for your phone that will help you count calories. In place of chips at lunch, choose the broccoli instead. When you're going through the drive-thru, opt for a side salad instead of the fries. At dinner, eat spinach instead of a bowl of rice. By making a few simple switches, you'll lower your calorie intake while still eating enough to feel full. In addition, the extra fiber will help you feel fuller. Remember when you're grabbing a salad that not all salads are healthy. Some have fatty cheeses or dressings that add extra calories. Look for salads that are mostly vegetables and fruits with low-fat dressings, though be sure to add some protein if it is your main meal. Protein takes a while to digest, which means you stay filled up for longer. Eat a protein-rich breakfast, such as a couple of boiled eggs paired with fruit, to stay fuller all day. Sugar can quickly add up when it comes to calories, especially if you're drinking it in juice or soda. Also, the American Heart Association recommends that women only eat about 6 teaspoons of added sugar per day. Sugars in fruits and vegetables are fine, but try to cut out refined sugar where you can. Always look at food labels. Foods can have added sugars without you even realizing it, such as breads, dressings, and condiments. Don't forget that sugar can be under other names, such as "high fructose corn syrup," "molasses," and "sucrose." Add other flavors to replace the sugar. For instance, you could add cinnamon to your coffee instead of sugar or sweetener. | Lower your calorie intake overall. Switch carbohydrates for vegetables. Eat more protein. Ease off of sugar. |
You may want to plot revenge, show how much better off you are now, or get closure in some way with your abuser. To fully move on and experience personal closure, it's best to cut ties with your abuser. If you live with the abuser, move out promptly. While you heal, avoid places you may bump into the person. If this feels severe, remind yourself that this person has chosen to continually hurt you and you are unwilling to endure any more hurt from this person. Delete this person's phone number, remove any social media contacts, and avoid any contact with this person. You may also need to change your locks, get an unlisted phone number, or even file a restraining order if threats or harassment continues. . It is important to show kindness and love for yourself as you work to get past hurtful emotions. This can take time, but by doing things like taking good care of yourself, saying uplifting things to yourself, and showing self-compassion can help. Take good care of yourself, such as by eating healthy food, getting regular exercise, getting plenty of rest, and doing things to relax, like meditating and practicing yoga. Give yourself a compliment every day, such as by looking in the mirror and finding something positive about your appearance. For example, you might say to yourself, “My hair looks so shiny and beautiful today!” Show self-compassion to yourself such as by writing an understanding letter to yourself from the perspective of a friend. In the letter, say encouraging things to yourself like a good friend might do. For example, you might say something like, “I know how hard this experience has been for you, but I am so proud of you for working towards healing! You have so much strength and it amazes me every day!” . You may feel guilty or regretful for “wasting” your time in this relationship, or for allowing yourself to be treated disrespectfully. It can become easy to feel the sting of regret and hold onto it. Yet, recognize that you cannot change your past. Regardless of how strong or deep or hurtful your regret feels, there comes a time when you recognize that the pain regret causes you detracts from your life and it's time to release it. Regret keeps your focus in the past. Keep yourself in the present and work toward a positive future. Create a mantra or positive phrase that reminds you to let go of regret. Say, “Sometimes I make mistakes. I am still capable, smart, loving and lovable.” . You may feel ashamed about the abuse. Perhaps you fear talking to other people about your experience for fear that they may judge you or think differently or less of you. Shame makes you feel like something is “wrong” with you, or that you are unworthy or undeserving of things or feelings that other people have such as love, happiness, and success. Shame can hurt you and make you feel lesser-than and affect your self-confidence. If the abuser shamed you by saying “You’re nothing, nobody likes you, you’ll never survive in the world,” stop believing those lies as soon as possible. You are just as deserving as those around you. Try rewriting the things that your abuser told you into positive messages, such as, “You are kind, intelligent, and sensitive. Your friends and family love you and deserve to be happy.” While you might take responsibility for what happened, remind yourself that abusers make a choice to be abusive. The person may say that he or she lost control, yet remember that abuse is one way someone chooses to exert power. Each abuser chooses to act in an abusive way. Recognize that the person is responsible for his or her own behavior, and you are not responsible for the person's words and behaviors. . Forgive yourself for any guilt or shame you have about being in an abusive relationship. And when you feel ready, forgive the abuser and release this person from your life. Holding onto anger, bitterness, or rage only serves the other person for still having control over you. Choose to let go of these negative feelings and release the power this person holds over you. Embracing forgiveness means embracing peace and your own well-being. Forgiveness doesn't mean accepting the abuse as okay or pretending that it didn't happen. It doesn't mean you let the person “off the hook” or that you’ll immediately stop being angry or hurt. It means letting go of the negative feelings you have for your own personal freedom. | Sever all ties. Be kind and loving to yourself Release regret Let go of shame Avoid blaming yourself. Forgive |
Take a look around the classroom and figure out who you'd like to be in your group. Before class begins or just after it ends, ask people around you if they'd be interested in meeting up. Pay attention to your classmates' level of effort in the classroom to determine if they'd be a good member of the group. Too often, students join study groups with the hope that they can coast while the rest of the group does the work. If they are not pulling their weight in the classroom, they probably won't do their share in your group. Many middle school, high school, and college courses use online learning management systems such as BlackBoard or Canvas. Through these sites, students usually have access to a messenger system or a list of email addresses of other students. If you are unsure how to find them, look for a “Help” or “Tutorial” feature on the course page, or reach out to your school's I.T. department. Only email once or twice about starting the group. It's best not to alienate and annoy your classmates with several emails. If they haven't responded after two requests, they are probably not interested. Ask the teacher to make an announcement at the beginning of class and also to post about it on your class's online message board, if available. A request from the teacher gives legitimacy to your request and you may have more luck recruiting group members this way. You can also ask the teacher if you can make the announcement yourself. This way, students know exactly who to see if they are interested in joining your group. If you have a very large class, such as college freshman survey, it may be effective to hang a flyer just outside the classroom door. For best result, keep the flyer simple and informative. Just state that you are forming a study group, state which class, and give contact information. Any more than that and people will likely not read it. Be sure to know your school's rules for posting flyers. Many colleges and universities only allow flyers to be posted on dedicated boards. Check with the teacher or the department secretary to find out where posting is allowed. If you are in middle school or high school, ask the teacher if you can hang a flyer on the corner of the board so it is out the way, but still visible to all the students. Most schools have announcements every morning that tell the students about clubs, sporting events, or other school-related activities. Ask your teacher or someone in the school's office how to get your study group announced over the loudspeaker. Be prepared by having the announcement already written up. Keep it short, enthusiastic, and simple. Just tell them you are creating a study group, what class it is for, and how to contact you or find you. | Ask your classmates if they are interested in forming a group. Email the class if you have access to everyone's addresses. Request that the teacher make an announcement about your group. Hang a flyer outside the classroom announcing the group. Announce your study group on your school's morning announcements. |
Just because you may not have saved all bananas from ripening doesn't mean you can't use them in tasty treats. Banana bread is actually the sweetest and most flavorful when over-ripe bananas are used. For bananas considered a "lost cause," banana bread is usually the answer. Bananas are actually edible longer than you might imagine. As long as your banana does not have mold, fruit flies, or traces of fruit fly eggs, it will most likely be edible regardless of its softness or blackness. Throw your over-ripe bananas into the blender with a few other ingredients and create a tasty drink. All you need is one over-ripe banana, half an apple peeled and cored, four Biscoff cookies (can be purchased at most grocery stores), a dash of cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract, one cup of milk, and a handful of ice cubes. Place the banana, apple, and Biscoff cookies into the blender first and mix until smooth. Add the other ingredients and continue blending. You can continue adding milk until you've reached your desired consistency. For added texture, add whole oats or blend them into the smoothie as well.] This will give your smoothie a crunchy element to offset the richness. Bananas Foster is a popular New Orleans dessert and is very simple to make. You will need 2 large, very ripe bananas that have been thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons (29.6 ml) of brown sugar; 1 tablespoon (14.8 ml) of butter; ½ teaspoon of cinnamon; 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt; ½ cup of milk; 1 teaspoon of vanilla; and 1 teaspoon of rum extract. First, add your bananas, brown sugar, butter, and cinnamon to a small bowl and microwave in 30 second intervals until the bananas are soft. Stir this mixture. Allow the bananas to cool, then add the mixture to a blender along with the Greek yogurt, milk, vanilla, and rum extract. Blend these ingredients. Pour the blended mixture into Popsicle molds and place them in the freezer for a few hours until they are completely frozen through. Pop them out of the Popsicle mold when you are ready to serve. | Bake banana bread. Blend a Biscoff banana apple smoothie. Freeze melted bananas into Bananas Foster Popsicles. |
This method requires adult supervision because working with the knife can be dangerous. Because you are working with a hard-boiled egg, you do not need a sharp knife. It needs to be slender enough to fit through the mouth of the bottle. Make sure the knife is long enough to reach into the bottle and cut the egg. This method does not keep the egg intact after removal. Reach into the bottle with the knife and cut the egg into pieces that will be small enough to fit through the mouth of the bottle. The smaller the pieces, the easier it will be to remove them from the bottle. If you don't have a knife, you can also use a spoon to break up the egg into pieces. Turn the bottle upside down and shake out the pieces. Hit the bottom of the bottle to get as much out as possible. Hold the bottle over a garbage can during this process to make clean-up easier. You may not be able to get every little bit out, but this will get the larger pieces out. You can get the rest out by washing the bottle. If you want to use this bottle for anything in the future, you will need to rinse it out. There will likely be residue from the egg stuck to the sides of the bottle. Fill the bottle with warm water and swirl it around to remove the remaining egg. Add some dish soap to really get the bottle clean. | Obtain a knife. Cut the egg into small pieces. Remove the egg pieces from the bottle. Rinse out the bottle to reuse. |
If you are preparing to coach a youth soccer team, you might have only a vague understanding of the rules of the game. That's okay! It's easy to learn the basics, and your league officer probably provided you with a rule book when you signed on as a coach. Read this rule book carefully to get a better grasp on soccer's many rules. If your league office didn't provide you with a rule book, contact them and ask for a crash course on soccer rules. You can also rely on your assistant coaches to help you understand the finer points of the game. In most leagues, each team can have up to 11 players on the field at any time, but cannot have fewer than 7 players on the field at any time. Except for the two goalies (one per team), players cannot use the their hands to move the ball. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the two 40-minute halves of the game wins. Don't be afraid to ask questions about the rules if you are confused. In addition to the league rules, your league's central office should provide a guidebook with instructions about game schedules and requirements for practice. Ask the league office what materials they provide, if any. Most leagues provide soccer balls, uniforms, and some additional equipment like orange cones for drills. Your coaching philosophy is determined by the values and purpose you bring to the coaching process, as well as your leadership style. Spend some time thinking about why you want to coach a soccer team and how you can best share the values that you believe are important for your team to practice. By actively determining your coaching philosophy, you’ll be better able to teach and demonstrate the values that are important to you, including team unity, self-confidence, good sportsmanship, responsibility, and respect. Either before the season begins or at the first practice of the season, talk to all the parents and answer any questions they might have. Inform them of the basic schedule for games and practices, and share your vision for the team with them. This will help set a positive tone for the season. Additionally, let the parents know that you expect them to promote good sportsmanship and help them get their child to practice and games on time. You might want to establish a snack schedule at the outset of the season, too. Create a sign-up sheet with different dates for parents to bring snacks on. | Learn the basic rules of the game by reading your league rule book. Learn how your league operates by looking over your league guidebook. Determine your coaching philosophy. Let parents know what you expect of them and their children if you’re coaching a youth league. |
Don't try to compete with the biological father. Often, the child is deeply wounded by circumstances involving their biological mother and father and the breakdown of their primary, original family unit. For many, building a new relationship is threatening to them. Time is the best healer but so is keeping actively positive and supporting yourself whenever you're around the child. | Beware that the children may also have their biological father as a father figure. Be patient when waiting for your new stepchild to respond to your caring, affection, and love. |
Improving the hygiene of pre-milking and milking conditions can significantly decrease the rate of mastitis transmission. This includes better sanitation and cleanliness in the goats' housing and in the milking area. Goats should not be overcrowded. Every goat should have sufficient room in the barn as well as in the yard. The paths between your milking area and the goats' housing or fields should be kept clean. The paths should be free-draining and should be kept clear of feces and slurry. Do a dry wipe and a thorough washing of the udders and teats with clean, potable water. Make sure you also wash your hands before and after milking. Use teat dips and sprays to disinfect the mammary glands before milking, and keep any milking equipment you use clean and sanitary. Some preliminary studies suggest that there may be a link between mastitis outbreaks and the amount of time that goats are attached to milking units. Though this may not conclusively prevent cases of mastitis, it is worth further consideration and it may warrant minimizing the time spent hooked up to a milking unit. If any of your goats have mastitis, they should not be kept with the rest of the herd. Most sanitation and mastitis-prevention regimens recommend either isolating the affected goats from the herd or culling them to prevent recurring outbreaks. | Improve pre-milking hygiene. Reduce the amount of time goats are milked. Identify and segregate or cull affected goats. |
You can acquire a banana sucker (small shoot from the base of a banana plant) from another grower or plant nursery, or buy one online. A banana rhizome or corm is the base from which suckers grow. Tissue cultures are produced in laboratories to create higher fruit yield. If you're transplanting a mature plant, prepare a hole appropriate to its size and have an assistant help you. The best suckers to use are 1.8-2.1m (6–7ft) in height and have thin, sword-shaped leaves, although smaller suckers should work well if the mother plant is healthy. Big, round leaves are a sign that the sucker is trying to make up for a lack of adequate nutrition from the mother plant. If the sucker is still attached to a mother plant, remove it by cutting forcefully downward with a clean shovel. Include a significant portion of the underground base (corm) and its attached roots. A rhizome (corm) without notable suckers can be chopped into pieces. Each piece with a bud (proto-sucker) will grow into a banana plant, but this will take longer than using a sucker. Cut off any dead, insect-eaten, rotting or discolored sections of the plant. If most of the plant is affected, dispose of it away from other plants and find another planting material. If using a sucker, remove all but a few centimeters (1–2 inches) of the roots. This will limit the chance of disease. You can also remove any leaves in excess of five and/or cut the top of the plant off with a slanting cut to increase the amount of sunlight that warms the soil for root growth and rot prevention. Remove any plants or weeds that are growing on the planting site, then dig a circular hole 30cm wide and 30 cm deep (1ft. x 1 ft.) A larger hole will provide greater support for the plant but require more soil. If planting indoors, instead use a planting pot this size or larger. Leave several centimeters (a few inches) of space at the top to encourage drainage. Do not use potting soil, nor your regular garden soil unless you are sure it is suitable. Soil mixes intended for cacti can produce good results, or ask other growers of the same banana variety. The ideal soil acidity for bananas is between pH 5.5 and 7. Acidity pH 7.5 or higher can kill the plant. The leaves should be pointing upward and the soil should cover the roots and 1.5–2.5cm (0.5–1 inches) of the base. Tamp the soil down to keep it in place but don't pack too firmly. | Select your planting material. Trim the plant. Dig a hole for each plant. Mostly fill the hole with loose, rich soil. Place the plant upright in the new soil. |
Select the type and size of paper you’d like to use for the pages you’ll write on in your diary. Use simple printer paper, colored paper, scrapbook paper, or any other lined or unlined style of your choosing. For a thinner diary or one with threaded binding, fold larger pieces in half and stack them inside one another so you have a set of several folded pages. Note that this will work best with 10 folded pieces of paper (called folios) or less, though you could attach several of these together. You may want to trim the outer edges of the paper when doing the folio method, as the inside folios will stick out further than the outer ones. For a thicker diary or one with a glued binding, keep a stack of paper flat with the edges lined up evenly. Gather together a stack of paper that you want to use for the pages of your diary and make sure the edges are lined up evenly. Hold them together with binder clips and apply glue to the edge where you want the spine to be. Place scraps of paper under the binder clips to protect your paper from becoming indented or marked by them. Use a paintbrush or foam brush to apply a light layer of PVA or Elmer's Glue to the edge of the stack you want to bind, where the spine of the diary will be. Let dry and apply more coats if necessary. Glue the bound edge of the paper to a cover made of heavy paper, cardstock, fabric, etc. Or, create a quick and easy spine with some colorful duct tape or similar heavy tape over the glued edge of the paper. Fold 10 pieces of paper or less in half and place them inside one another. Open up this stack, called a folio, to the inner fold to mark and pierce holes for threading the pages together. Make three marks evenly spaced along the fold for the holes. Use an awl meant for bookbinding to make the holes if you have one, or simply use a needle thick enough to pierce through the pages that you have. Cut linen thread or waxed string to at least four times the height of the paper you’re using. Using a needle, thread it through the middle hole to the inside of the fold, then out through the top hole. Then push it through the bottom hole to the inside of the fold, and out once more through the middle hole. With the excess string, tie a double knot over the thread that spans the two outer holes, then trim the excess. If you’d like to thread several folios together, thread them individually and tie them together with the excess thread in the center. Or secure them more firmly with a few extra “stitches” to hold them together at the top and bottom holes. Wrap a piece of thicker paper, cardstock, fabric, or leather around your paper to create a durable front and back cover to keep the pages safe. You can also glue several pieces of paper together to create a cover that is thicker. Measure to cut the cover to the same size as your inner pages, or slightly larger (about ¼-½ inch, for example) if you wish. If you use one piece of material to wrap over the front and back sides of your diary, remember to account for the width of both sides, plus the width of the spine after gluing or threading. You may also want to add a couple of centimeters to the total, to account for any length lost when folding the material over the spine. If you bound your pages with thread, adding a cover is optional or may be done before threading. If you bound your pages with glue, you should glue the bound edge into the center of your cover where the spine will be. Make a “secret diary” by adding a lock to your homemade notebook to prevent others without the key or combo from opening it. Do this by adding loops to the front and back cover that you can put a small toy lock through. Purchase a small toy lock that has a key or requires a combination to open. Make two small loops out of string, fabric, or even use metal jewelry fasteners to glue to the inside outer edge of both the front and back cover of the diary. Make sure whatever loops you use allow your lock to go through both of them and close securely. You can hide where you glue the loops to the covers by placing a piece of paper, fabric, or colorful tape over the area. | Gather paper for the pages. Make a glued binding. Make a threaded binding. Create a cover. Add a lock if you wish. |
While the very notion of remaining calm during an animal attack may seem preposterous, doing so may be the only thing that saves your life. If the crocodilian merely bites you at first and lets go, this is probably a defensive attack. Don't wait or try to attack it, just run away as quickly as you can. If the animal seizes hold of you, however, it will likely try to drag you into the water. In this case, you will need to attack it until it lets go. The eyes of the crocodilian are its most vulnerable part, and several croc-attack survivors have reported eye-gouging as their salvation. Attempt to gouge, kick, or poke the animal in the eye with your hands or whatever you can grab. Don't give up until you are free, you are literally fighting for your life. If you land as many blows as possible on the animal's head, you stand a higher chance that it will let go. Bystanders observing a crocodilian attack can assist by striking at the animal with sticks, poles, oars, etc., and by kicking and even punching the animal, especially in the head. Crocodilians have a flap of tissue behind the tongue that covers their throats when they submerge in water. This flap prevents water from flowing into their throats and prevents the crocodile from drowning when its mouth is open. If the animal has dragged you under the water, grabbing hold of this valve may be your only choice. Once you get hold of the valve, it will cause water to flow into the crocodile's throat, forcing it to release you. Hard strikes to this valve may also cause the animal to release you. Not only do crocodilian attacks tend to cause a lot of tissue damage and blood loss, they can also quickly lead to infection. These animals harbor a massive amount of bacteria in their mouths, and even a minor bite from a small alligator or caiman can quickly lead to infection if not treated right away. | Do your best to stay calm and fight back strategically. Attack the animal's eyes. Attack the animal's head. Attack the palatal valve behind the animal's tongue. Seek medical attention immediately. |
If you’ve got a free-standing lamp for a floor or a large table lamp, you’ve got a few options for possible light bulbs. Look into using a spiral or closed-A shape bulb that is compact fluorescent or incandescent. Stick with bulbs on the warm-side, as they will be lighting up your room and generally tend to be easier on the eyes in a warmer hue (like a ‘daylight’ bulb). Because pendant fixtures tend to have at least part or half of the bulb exposed, your choices are limited for possible lights. You’ll want to start by finding a bulb in a traditional ‘bulb’ or ‘globe’ shape, in the warmer side of the light appearance scale. Most people prefer to use a compact fluorescent light bulb or a halogen light bulb for this purpose. Ceiling fixtures are generally enclosed so that the light bulb is not visible, giving you many more options for bulbs than a pendant fixture does. Choose a bulb that has a long lifespan, so that you don't have to change it often. The light appearance you want will vary depending on the atmosphere of the room. Any type of bulb (so long as it is compatible with the fixture) will work for a ceiling fixture, but it will do you good to try to find an energy efficient bulb when possible. Wall sconces tend to be on the smaller side and are mostly decorative, meaning that the bulbs you choose will need to be small enough to be covered completely by the sconce. Choose a bulb that is tube or flame shaped, as these are narrow enough to fit inside the sconce. Compact fluorescent light bulbs and incandescent light bulbs are most commonly used for a wall sconce. Because recessed can fixtures don't allow much ventilation, they are the highest risk for fire hazard. As a result, your primary goal will be to choose a bulb that does not exceed the maximum wattage for your fixture. Most people choose a halogen, compact fluorescent, or incandescent light bulb for a recessed can fixture. The light appearance will vary depending on the location. If your outdoor fixture is exposed to the elements, you’ll need to purchase a special outdoor bulb which won't be damaged from exposure. Otherwise, choose a bulb that is either spiral or tubed in a ‘bright white’ light appearance. LEDs are popular choices, as are incandescent and halogen bulbs. Keep in mind that you’ll need to buy a special bulb if you have a photosensitive fixture or a fixture that is on a timer. Check your local lighting store for these alternatives. | Choose a bulb for a floor or table lamp. Find a bulb for your pendant fixture. Select a bulb for a ceiling fixture. Find a bulb for a wall sconce. Choose a bulb for a recessed can light. Find a bulb for an outdoor fixture. |
Since you won't be able to break up fruits that are firm and full of fiber, purchase soft fruits that you'll be able to mash by hand. Keep in mind that fruits are softest when they're completely ripe. Consider basing your smoothie on 1 or a combination of these fruits: Kiwi Mango Banana Pears Berries, such as strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, or raspberries You probably won't need very much liquid in your smoothie, but it's good to have nutritious liquids on hand just in case. For a creamy smoothie, get out milk or your favorite alternative milk, such as almond or soy milk. To make your smoothie sweeter, use fruit juice. For example, use apple, grape, orange, or pineapple juice. Customize your smoothie by stirring in extra flavors or protein powders. If you're adding protein powder, use the amount recommended by the manufacturer. To add flavors, consider using: Cocoa powder Matcha powder Maca powder Spices, such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or turmeric | Look for very ripe fruits. Choose a liquid to thin the smoothie. Include powders for protein or flavor. |
This helps your braid stay smooth and neat. Use any kind of brush or comb, brushes are better to smooth out your hair. Brushing your hair before you start braiding will prevent knots from forming in your hair as your braid. Don't start braiding your hair when it is wet. It will expand as it dries and may break in your braid. Avoid using lots of hair product when you start this process, but you can try a dry shampoo to help with texture if you need it. You can also mist on a little water or use a leave-in conditioner to help tame flyaways. Try using dry shampoo if you are having problems holding on to your hair. Clean, dry hair may be too slick to stay in place while performing the steps. The dry shampoo adds texture that helps you hold on to the strands. Before you can start your braid, you need to decide where you want your braid. The placement of your braid on your head can transform your hairstyle for many outfits and occasions. It can be convenient, casual, or elegant depending on where you place your braid. Pull your hair to either side to make a side braid. Brush all of your hair to the side you choose to ensure there will be no bumps. This creates a more elegant, put together look that can accent an evening out or day at the office. Starting with a side braid can be beneficial if you are a beginner. It is easier to see and control what you are doing with a side braid. You can braid down the back in a low, unsecured ponytail. This gives a more elegant classic braid and is more relaxed and unstructured. You can also start by making a ponytail in the middle or on top of your head. This will add stability to a back braid but is a more casual look. | Brush your hair. Decide where you want your braid to fall. |
Paint is a feeble program in terms of photo editing and retouching, but it's not without its uses. Right-click and choose to open your photo in Paint, and you can easily rotate it, resize it, or crop parts of the image out. You can crop and zoom to “blow up” a specific part of the picture too, although image quality will suffer. Paint can save edited files in various popular formats, including PNG and JPEG. Paint is also useful for adding text to an image. Be sure to select the transparent text box option so that the text box doesn't appear as an ugly white ribbon blocking out the image underneath. Most of Paint's other options are fine for doodling, but useless for photo editing. If you've lost your copy of Paint, download the superior Paint.NET program instead. It was started as a Microsoft project to replace Paint, and it has more features than the original. The link to download it is provided later in this article. The free version of Serif's elegant photo editing software may not have the features of a program like Photoshop, but it's a dream for gently editing photos. Red-eye reduction, color correction, and several basic filters and effects make this an ideal program for the person who wants to make a family reunion photo look a bit better. If your photos don't require extensive touch-ups, but you suspect they might look better with a bit of basic filter and layer manipulation, PhotoFiltre is the program for you. The program features a large number of professional, easy-to-use transparency and contour effects that can change the look and feel of nearly any photo. It's also very streamlined, and takes up hardly any space on your hard drive. PhotoFiltre is free for private use, but if you plan to use it commercially (creating advertisements, for example), you'll need to pay for a license. The licensed version is somewhat more powerful than the free version. You can safely download PhotoFiltre 7 from the PhotoFiltre website. | Use Microsoft Paint for basic adjustments. Grab Serif Photo Plus. Use PhotoFiltre to add filters and effects with ease. |
People tend to base their decisions on the opinions of others. We read restaurant reviews before we dine out, and we read movie reviews and ask our friends’ opinions before we see a movie. This same “herd mentality” can be a helpful tool in getting someone to say yes to you. If you’re attempting to sell a house, for example, using this technique would entail printing out ratings of the neighborhood available online, showing prospective buyers how elite the property is, and showing that the area has some of the city's best schools, for example. This peer pressure through others’ positive reviews might seal the deal for you on the home sale. Similarly, if you’re trying to convince your parents to let you study abroad, for example, letting them know how exclusive the program is or how favorably other students and parents (and future employers!) have viewed the experience might persuade them to allow you to go. If you ask people for a favor without demonstrating a clear benefit to them, they might not be inclined to help you. However, if you give a reason, then they are more likely to say yes to you. It's important to make sure that your reason is truthful and valid. Otherwise, if they determine that you’re lying, now you appear dishonest and they will be even less likely to agree to your request. For example, if you are waiting in a long line for the restroom and you can't wait, you can try going to the person at the front and asking to cut in line. If you simply ask “I have to use the restroom. May I cut in line?” they are far less likely to agree than if you instead ask the same question with a reason given. Saying something like “May I cut in line? I have to use the restroom urgently because I have a digestive disorder” is far more likely to get someone to agree to your request. ” This psychological concept is based on that notion that once someone does something for us, we then feel obligated to reciprocate by doing something for them. For instance, if we covered a shift for a co-worker when they were sick, then the next time you need a shift covered, you might ask that co-worker to work for you and mention that you covered for them before. To do this you might try saying something like, “I need this Friday off, and since I covered for you last weekend, I was hoping you might be able to work for me this week.” This prior indebtedness makes it more likely that they will say yes to working for you. Advertisers employ this technique all the time by declaring their deal to be a “limited time offer” or available “only while quantities last.” You can use this trick to get people to say yes to you. If you’re selling someone something and you mention that it's available only for a limited time or in limited release, then it's more likely that people will agree to buy the product you’re pitching. | Use peer pressure. Use the “one reason” approach. Make use of the “reciprocity norm. Make your item or service seem scarce. |
If you suspect your rabbit has heat stroke, you need to immediately cool him down. Start by bringing him out of the heat into a cooler environment. For example, if your rabbit is in a room with full sun, move him into a shady air-conditioned room. While you may think you should rush to the vet right away, start cooling your rabbit down before you take him. Use a fan to blow cool air over his fur, paying attention to his ears. This will help lower your rabbit's body temperature. You can also dampen his fur with cool water before blowing air over it to cool your rabbit more effectively. Don't apply ice or ice-water because the extreme temperature change could send your rabbit into shock. Give your water plenty of fresh cool drinking water. Place the bottle water dropper beside him so he doesn't have to move far to drink. You may also set out a bowl of water so your rabbit can choose between it and the bottle water dropper. The main thing is to keep your rabbit hydrated. You can also put ice cubes in the water to keep the water chilly. At the first sign of heat stroke (as soon as you recognize symptoms), move the rabbit to a cooler area and contact the veterinarian. Since heat stroke can become lethal very quickly, your rabbit needs immediate veterinary care. In extreme cases, the vet may put your rabbit onto intravenous fluids which can cool his blood and support organ function. | Remove your rabbit from the heat. Cool your rabbit's fur. Offer water to drink. Know when to get medical attention. |
This will bring up the "Design Menu," which is used to place page numbers. Alternatively, click on "Insert" in the top bar. This should bring up a ribbon on the top that allows you to add page numbers. This allows you to choose where the page numbers go. You can hover over each option ("Top of Page," "Bottom of Page," etc.) to see even more options, deciding if you want the number in the right, left, or center. In the Design menu, Page Number should be on the far left. In the Insert menu, Page Number should be in the center. Once you select the exact position of your page numbers, Word will automatically add the numbers to your entire document. There are many options for page numbering. However, you can also adjust your own page numbers slightly if one isn't quite what you wanted. Each version of Word is slightly different, so some of the exact placement of buttons may change. However, all current versions of Word allow page numbering by double-clicking on the top or bottom of the page. This will allow you to open up the Page Number menu. | Double click on the top or bottom of your page. Select "Page Number" to bring up your options. Choose your style of page number to automatically set up the numbering. Note that some versions of Word may have slightly different ways to create numbering. |
This is especially important if you notice a stain right after you create it. Dab the cloth or napkin, rather than rubbing it, to prevent the stain from penetrating deeper into your suede. You want to use quite a bit to create a little mound that completely covers your stain. The cornstarch or baking soda will draw the oil up out of your suede item. Let this sit for at least 10 minutes. To do this, you can use either a cleaning brush or a cloth. Remove all the powder so you can assess the stain beneath. If it was a minor stain, it could be completely gone already. If you notice a lot of residual oil or grease, repeat the process with the cornstarch or baking soda. If you repeat the powder removal process a few times and a bit of oil remains on your suede, you can use vinegar to remove it. Simply dampen a clean cloth with white vinegar and gently wipe it over the suede. Once the stain has been removed, allow the suede to dry completely. You can find these types of cleaners at leather stores or shoe stores. These types of cleaners are formulated to lifting excess oil out of the pores in suede, and bring it to the surface to be blotted away. For extremely set in or old stains, you will probably need to use a suede cleaner. | Use a cloth or napkin to remove what you can. Cover the stain with cornstarch or baking soda. Brush off the cornstarch or vinegar. Use vinegar. Use a degreaser specifically for suede. |
It should look like a seed, or an especially long egg. This will serve as Plankton's body. These should point outwards, and almost look like long, curved fangs coming out of his head. On each side of the middle of the body, draw a tubular shape with a circle at the end. Under the body oval draw two "V" shapes. Draw a big circle in the upper part of the oval. This will be Plankton's eye. Under the circle draw a dropped "D" shape. This will be the mouth. Draw the eye with and iris, an eyebrow above the eye, cheeks, and Plankton's teeth/tongue inside the mouth. Try to make a modular line, which passes from a thin to a thick line and vice versa. Finally, erase any remaining pencil marks and color your Plankton as shown. | Draw a large vertical oval. Above the oval, draw antennae on either side of Plankton's head. Draw the hands and legs. Sketch the face features on the body oval. Outline the body shape over the sketch and add in details. Line the drawing with black ink and add color. |
A 57-year-old male presented to hospital with right hip pain and an inability to mobilise, which were attributed to a mechanical fall four days earlier."The patient's medical history included a Hartmann's procedure for a colovesical fistula and perforated diverticular disease, with a subsequent failed reversal secondary to colonic ischaemia and anastomotic leak at the rectosigmoid anastomosis. "An ileorectal anastomosis was created at the second Hartmann's reversal.This was further complicated by an enterocutaneous fistula from the small bowel to the umbilicus.Nine months prior to admission, he had been prescribed daily prednisolone by his GP to assist with poor appetite.For the preceding three months, he had increased his daily dose to 20 mg with unclear indication and not under supervision of a doctor.On presentation, the patient was afebrile but hypotensive at 92/60 mmHg.The area over the right greater trochanter was tender to deep palpation, oedematous and discharging, with flexion and extension limited by pain.His abdomen was non-tender but demonstrated a mid-line point of discharge consistent with an enterocutaneous fistula.Blood tests revealed an elevated C-reactive protein level of 140 mg/mL and a white cell count of 11.0 × 109/L.A plain radiograph of the hip showed lateral subcutaneous emphysema.Computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis showed communicating pre-sacral and gluteal fluid collections, with gas in the soft tissues of the gluteal region and posterior thigh.The pre-sacral collection had persistently been observed on CT because of his ileorectal anastomosis; however, the gluteal collection was new.The patient was reviewed by the Department of Plastic Surgery and General Surgery and taken to the operating theatre within one hour of referral.Pus was found in the gluteal region with a communicating tract into the sacral notch.Gluteus maximus and medius and tensor fascia lata were necrotic and debrided.Urgent microscopy demonstrated gram-positive cocci and bacilli as well as gram-negative bacilli.Microbiological cultures later yielded extended spectrum beta-lactamase Escherichia coli and Clostridium sporogenes.The anterior and posterior compartments of the thigh were assessed and had healthy viable tissue with no pus.A laparotomy was performed during the same procedure by the colorectal surgeons.The pre-existing enterocutaneous fistula was found to be communicating with an entero-enteric fistula involving three loops of small bowel communicating with each other in the right lower quadrant.The distal end of the entero-enteric fistula tracked to the ileo-rectal anastomosis.Fistulotomies were completed, and the involved small bowel loops were resected.An end-ileostomy was created, and the rectal stump was oversewn.The patient returned to theatre the following day, and necrotic piriformis was debrided.Nine days later, he exhibited increased serum inflammatory markers and had brown discharge from his laparotomy wound.CT demonstrated multiple new abdominal collections in the lumbar, paraumbilical, and iliac regions, which underwent percutaneous CT-guided drainage.His wounds healed slowly, likely secondary to chronic corticosteroid induced immunosuppression and malnutrition.An adenocorticotrophic hormone stimulation test demonstrated adrenal suppression, which required slow weaning of his steroids.The patient was discharged to a rehabilitation centre after two months in hospital.One week post-discharge, he was referred back to hospital by his community wound nurses because of increasing erythema and swelling of his right thigh wound.He was taken to theatre where an extensive subcutaneous abscess was drained from his gluteal and posterior thigh regions.Eighteen months later, the patient was re-admitted with sepsis and found to have a loculated pre-sacral abscess communicating with the right thigh collection, requiring further surgical washout.He has been subsequently undergoing follow-up in colorectal and plastic surgery outpatient clinics.Anabolic steroids have attracted much attention from the media with regard to misuse,1 but overuse of any type of steroids has a propensity to cause harm.Corticosteroids are an invaluable class of medication used for treatment of a range of medical conditions; however, it is well documented that its long-term use is associated with significant side effects, including osteoporosis, metabolic disease, and cardiovascular disease.2,3,Corticosteroids are also immunosuppressive and predispose patients to potentially devastating infections.4,The prevalence of abuse of prescribed corticosteroids is not well documented in the literature.Motivation for overuse may be the euphoric effects of corticosteroids along with a lack of understanding of their health risk.Corticosteroid misuse was the likely reason that this patient presented at such a late stage exhibited a lack of clinical signs such as pyrexia and wound erythema.Similar case reports have described patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy suffering infections in the lower limb tracking from the abdomen,5,6 but there has been limited description of their surgical management and outcomes.In our case, the patient avoided disarticulation at the hip but required debridement of several necrotic hip muscles.Failure of colorectal anastomosis can have dire consequences, both acute and long term, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.7,Leak rates vary from 6% to 30% depending on risk factors and varying definitions of anastomotic leak.7,The proportion of pelvic leaks that track into the buttock is not documented in the literature.Previous reports have documented necrotising fasciitis of the thigh secondary to colonic perforation,5,8,9 but all reported patients presented with coexisting abdominal symptoms.Only one report described tracking of the infection through the sciatic notch, with the others reported spread through the femoral canal.9,Diverticulitis has been reported as the cause of colonic perforation, leading to infection of the lower limb in two cases.5,10,Several points are highlighted by this rare case.Plastic surgeons when seeing patients with necrotising infections of the gluteal and thigh regions should be alert to the possibility of an intra-abdominal source, especially in those whose immune response may be blunted by corticosteroid use.Patients on long-term corticosteroids should be counselled on their significant adverse effects. | Anabolic steroids have attracted attention from the media with regard to misuse, but overuse of medically prescribed steroids also has a propensity to cause harm. Gluteal necrotising soft tissue infections are an uncommon presentation for plastic surgeons, and therefore, abdominal sources may be overlooked. We report a rare case of a 57-year-old male who presented with a necrotising lower limb infection on a background of long-term corticosteroid overuse and recurrent pelvic anastomotic leaks. |
Firefox is the most popular browser for adding extensions, and it can be downloaded for free from the Mozilla website. One of the highest-rated download extensions is the free DownloadHelper. DownloadHelper will automatically detect media files in your browser page and give you the option to download them. Once the video begins playing, the DownloadHelper icon will start animating in the top-right corner of your Firefox window and a small arrow will appear next to it. Click the arrow to open a choice of download options. When you click the arrow, you will be provided several different formats to download. MP4 is playable on most devices and computers, while FLV has more limited support. You will be given several quality options as well. Higher quality videos (1080p, 720p) will take more hard disk space than lower quality (480p, 360p), so decide which is more important to you. Once you have selected your format and quality, the download will begin. You can check the progress in the Downloads window in Firefox. This window can be accessed by clicking the Firefox menu and clicking Downloads. | Install a downloader extension. Navigate to the video that you want to download. Select the file format. Wait for the download to finish. |
Don't wait long to shower after you've been perspiring heavily or exercising. Use mild soap and water, and avoid anti-bacterial and deodorant soaps. If you find you're susceptible to jock itch, then cover your groin or athletic cup with anti-fungal or drying powders after you take a bath or shower. Choose loose-fitting clothes with smooth fabrics. Wear boxers instead of briefs. Also, never share your towels or any of your clothing with other people, especially during the active stage of the infection. Jock itch can spread by contact with unwashed clothing or athletic cups. Do not dry your body with the same towel that you use to dry the affected area because this can also cause the infection to spread. If you have athlete's foot, then make sure to cover your feet up with your socks before your feet come into contact with any of your other clothing. Doing this keeps the fungus from spreading to your groin from your feet. Make sure to wash the swimsuit. Do not simply hang it out to dry. Change into something dry right away as well. Also, don't keep damp clothing in your locker. Instead, wash your gym clothes after each use. | Shower daily. Keep your groin clean and dry at all times. Avoid clothing or underwear that irritates the area. Wash your underwear and athletic supporter frequently. Put on your socks before you put on your underwear. Take off wet swimsuits quickly. Avoid carrying wet or sweaty clothing in your gym bag. |
You can use any web browser on PC or Mac If you are not automatically signed in, click Sign In in the upper-right corner. Type the email address and password associated with your eBay account and click Sign In. Alternatively, you can click Sign in with Facebook, or Sign in with Google to sign in with your Facebook or Google account. If you have two-factor authentication turned on, you may need to enter a 6-digit code sent to you via text message to log in. It's in the upper right corner of the eBay website. It's the third tab above your account summary page. It's in the sidebar menu to the left. It's the link at the bottom of the page. This displays the "Manage Shipping settings" page. It's near the bottom of the "Manage Shipping settings" page. The "Edit" link is on the right side of the page across from each option in the menu. You have the option to select domestic territories, entire continents, as well as P.O boxes. This saves your new shipping settings. Users located in the countries you blocked will no longer be able to buy from you or bid on your listings. | Navigate to https://www.ebay.com using a web browser. Click Sign In. Sign in with your username and password. Click on My eBay. Click Account. Click Site Preferences. Scroll down and click Shipping Preferences. Click on Edit next to “Exclude shipping locations". Place a checkmark next to the locations you want to block. Click on Save. |
Pull together a team of experts who can help you finance and buy the commercial property. For example, you should probably hire the following: Accountant. Your accountant will help you assess how much your business can spend to buy a building. They can also analyze the tax consequences. Ask your real estate broker to give you a referral. If you don't have a real estate broker, you can contact your state accounting society, which you can find here: http://www.aicpa.org/Research/ExternalLinks/Pages/AssociationsStateCPALinks.aspx. Attorney. A lawyer can negotiate with the bank and review all legal documents. Your real estate broker might know someone you can work with. If you don't have a real estate broker, then obtain a referral from your nearest bar association. Mortgage broker. Your mortgage broker can analyze all available funding options to find the best choice for you. A lender wants to see that you are a good credit risk, so expect them to pull your personal credit history. Get your credit history for free by calling 1-877-322-8228 or visiting https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action. Check for errors in your credit report. For example, accounts might erroneously be listed as in default, or the wrong balance is listed. You can dispute errors with the credit reporting agency that had them on the report. Work with your mortgage broker to figure out how much you need to borrow and where you can get it. The bank that owns the property might offer to finance you—or they might not. You shouldn't count on it. You'll need to present detailed financial records to secure a loan. Work with your accountant to pull together the required information. You should also submit your inspection report. The building must be appraised before the lender will agree to finance the project. Though you don't have to hire the appraiser, you do have to pay for the appraisal unless your contract states that the seller will pay for it. The lender will notify a third party that they want an appraisal on a certain property, and appraisers can bid for the job. Lenders prefer owner-occupied properties, so you have a leg up if you intend to open your business in the building. Apply with many different banks so that you can compare offers and choose the one that works best for you. You'll need to submit personal financial records as well as documents about the building: floor plans, pictures of the property, information on rents, etc. After you're approved, you'll receive a term sheet or letter of intent from the lender. When you're ready to accept an offer, sign the letter of intent or term sheet. Ask your lender how long it will take to process the loan, as the time frame can vary. Then, tell the bank how much time you need for closing. Sit down with your broker and assess the bank's asking price. Does it seem too high? Too low? If it is too low, then there might be something wrong with the building. Your broker can assess the surrounding real estate market to find out what a fair price will be. You might want to start low in the hopes that the bank will negotiate with you. However, every bank is different. Some aren't interested in getting less than top dollar, even if the building was foreclosed on. Your best move might be to start with your best offer. Your lawyer can draft a purchase and sale agreement, which you will submit to the bank. Definitely use a lawyer, since the purchase and sale agreement, if accepted, becomes a binding contract. Send it in as soon as possible to the bank. Include a feasibility contingency to give you time to review the leases, expenses, income, market potential and other relevant issues before purchasing the property. The offer must have a set expiration date, so figure out how long you will wait for a counter offer or acceptance offer from the bank. Keep in mind that banks rarely respond quickly. If the bank rejects your offer, they might present a counter offer. Often, they also provide their own purchase and sale agreement, which might not protect your rights. Review it with your lawyer and broker. Banks are hard negotiators, even when motivated to sell. If you decide to cancel the contract, but do so after the inspection contingency deadline, you may lose the earnest money you put down unless another contingency is protecting you. Make sure you know all the contract timelines and contingencies so you don't lose money. The bank will probably want to go to closing quickly—in 45 to 90 days. Banks like to work on their own timetables, so might not have any luck negotiating a longer closing. During closing, your experts will inspect the building. Review their findings and decide whether to go ahead with the purchase. | Hire help. Review your credit history. Search for financing. Apply for a loan. Come up with a bid. Submit your offer. Negotiate with the bank. Pay attention to the contract timelines. Go to closing. |
Rub a sample of the suspected gold or pyrite on an unglazed ceramic tile. A colored streak will be left behind similar to a pencil mark. Fool's gold or pyrite will leave behind a greyish streak. Real gold will leave a shiny golden streak. Determine the weight and volume of your sample. Use a digital scale to weigh the sample and record the mass in grams. Place the sample in a graduated container filled with water to determine the volume of displaced water. The volume the water level rises will indicate the volume of your sample (1 milliliter is equal to 1 cubic centimeter). Divide the mass by the volume. Pyrite has a density of 4.8-5 grams per cubic centimeter Pure gold has a density of 19.3 grams per cubic centimeter. The hardness of a mineral can be determined by its ability to scratch or be scratched by an object. Try to scratch a copper penny with your suspected gold. Real gold will not scratch a penny and can be scratched by the penny. Fool's gold or pyrite will scratch a penny and cannot be scratched by the penny. | Perform a streak test. Test the density of the sample. Do a scratch test. |
This is the app you use to make phone calls. Since there are many different phone apps available for different versions of Android, your menu names may not match what you see here. If you can't follow these steps exactly, try browsing different menus until you find the Call Forwarding option. Some carriers do not support call forwarding. If you purchased your phone from a carrier that doesn't support forwarding, you may not find a Call Forwarding menu (or the options within it may be disabled). The menu icon will usually look like three lines (≡) or three dots (⁝ or ⋯). If you don't see this option, it may be in a different menu. This menu may also be called Call Settings. A list of forwarding options will appear. If your carrier doesn't support call forwarding, you may not see this menu at all. Tap Always forward to forward all incoming calls to the desired number, or tap the option that best fits your situation (e.g., Forward when busy ) instead. This is the phone number that your incoming calls will be forwarded to. All incoming phone calls will now be forwarded to the number you selected. To disable call forwarding, return to this screen and tap TURN OFF. | Open the Phone app. Tap the menu icon. Tap Settings. Tap More settings or Calls. Tap Call Forwarding. Select which calls to forward. Enter the forwarding phone number. Tap TURN ON. |
Tap "Settings" on the homepage. This opens up a list of various iOS settings. This opens a list of keyboard settings. Within the keyboard settings is a "Keyboards" button which lists all available keyboards. Tap Edit in the upper right of the keyboard settings. From here you can delete or rearrange your keyboards. Tap and hold ☰ next to Gboard and drag it to the top of the list. Release and tap "Done" to complete. | Open iOS Settings. Tap "General". Tap "Keyboard". Tap "Keyboards". Enter edit mode. Set Gboard as the preferred keyboard. |
The TOPS program is a special USA Gymnastics program for skilled young Junior Olympics gymnasts who are hoping to reach the Elite level. Talk to your coach about whether this program is a good fit for you. If so, you can participate in testing for TOPS, and if you qualify, you may be selected for special training and competitions to help you advance through the ranks. The state TOPS test happens in June and July, followed by the national TOPS test in October. If you qualify for TOPS, you’ll be invited to join a special training camp that takes place every December. You’ll be tested not only on your gymnastics skills, but also on your physical abilities (such as your ability to do a rope climb, do a press handstand, or perform leg lifts). The qualifying tests for TOPS vary based on your age. The Hopes program is for highly skilled Junior Olympics gymnasts aged 10-12 who aren't quite ready to move on to the elite level. Talk to your coach about trying out for one of these programs so that you can train and compete alongside the elite gymnasts on your team until you’re ready to move up to the elite level. To compete as a Hopes gymnast at the US Challenge, you’ll need to earn a compulsory score of 32.0 and an optional score of 46.5 at a regional or national competition. As a TOPS or Hopes gymnast, you’ll have opportunities to test for the elite program at the regional and national level. Work with your coach to figure out when you’re ready to participate in the national qualifiers. If you’re moving into a junior elite program (for gymnasts aged 11-15) from TOPS or Hopes, you’ll need a 35.0 compulsory score and a 53.0 optional score to qualify for the Classics. To qualify for the USAs, you’ll need a 35.0 compulsory and a 54.0 optional score. Once you reach Levels 8-10, you’ll have more competitive opportunities than at the earlier levels. These include championship competitions at the regional and national levels. Talk to your coach about how to complete the requirements for entering these competitions. These larger competitions will require you to do more difficult routines and will be judged according to a different set of standards from lower-level competitions. The rules for Level 8-10 competitions are based on international guidelines set by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Once you successfully master the Pre-Elite skill set, you can try out for the Elite Program. Work with your coach to prepare for the qualifying competitions, which will consist of both compulsory and optional routines. The specific scores you’ll need to achieve at each qualifying event will depend on your age group and which types of qualifying events you participate in. You must be 11-15 years old to become a Junior Elite gymnast, and 16 years or older to become a Senior Elite gymnast. Once you become an Elite gymnast, you may qualify to join the National Team and participate in international competitions. | Try out for a TOPS program for special Pre-Elite training if you’re age 7-10. Apply for a Hopes program if you’re 10-12 years old. Talk to your coach about trying out for the Elite program. Compete in regional and national championships at the higher levels. Participate in an elite qualifying competition. |
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