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https://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Successful-Professional	How to Become a Successful Professional	The key to becoming a successful professional is taking responsibility for your own work and cooperating with your coworkers. Be as kind and empathetic as possible to the people you work with. If they're struggling with something, give them a hand or offer advice. This will help you be more productive as a team and make your work easier. Don't be afraid to ask for help or guidance if you don't understand something. This will help you learn quicker. Try to stay organized and plan backwards from deadlines so you stay on schedule. You should also set some realistic and specific goals to help motivate and push yourself.	Strengthen your sales skills. No matter what line of business you're in, sales are probably an important part of your field. Even if you don't actually work in sales, as a professional you will need to be able to sell ideas, project roles, and cooperation. Listen sincerely to others. It helps to repeat what they said back to them to show that you they are being heard. Remain understanding despite your personal opinions and exercise compassion. Don't bring your own agenda to your business interactions. If you want to be a professional and develop successful sales skills, you'll need to devote all of your attention to the person you're talking to. Instead of talking someone into something they don't necessarily want, try to allow that person to reach the decision on their own. Whether you're selling products or ideas, present your "product" with clarity, concision, honesty, and integrity, and highlight the benefits or advantages of that product. Use phrases such as, “Would you like to proceed?” and “Are you ready to move forward?” and allow the person to consent from a place of positivity. Understand what your customers or coworkers expect from what you're offering. Those expectations are more important than what you think they should need or expect. Exercise communication skills. Communication skills will help you in any professional arena, and may even benefit your personal life as well. How you communicate can affect the first impression others have of you, and may make or break your professional opportunities. Resist saying the first thing on your mind. Instead, try waiting 5 seconds or so, and if you still think your input is relevant and contributes to the conversation, then voice your idea. If you're naturally shy or soft-spoken, challenge yourself to be more vocal and active in conversations. Be aware of yourself—not just your appearance (which is important), but also your words, your tone, and your body language. Understand your conversational objective(s) before you join a conversation. Be empathetic towards others. If someone (a customer, a coworker, a manager, etc.) is having a hard time, be understanding of their struggles. Put yourself in that person's place and try to think about what you might want to hear in that moment. Just make sure to remain professional and appropriate for your role. Work on interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills are essential if you want to be part of any professional team. The ability to get along with others and work collaboratively is an important part of any business, no matter what professional field you work in. Be mindful of whom you're speaking with, and how you might be coming across, in every interaction with others. Accept that you may not agree with others all the time, and they may not always agree with you. That's okay—you can find ways to compromise, or agree to disagree. Just don't try to argue or fight with others, as this may result in hurt feelings and fractured professional relationships. Offer constructive criticism that contains alternative options, if necessary. Ask a trusted colleague to give you feedback on your interpersonal skills. Let them know that you're trying to develop your skills and would like to know how you come across to others. Learn leadership skills. If you're hoping to become a successful professional, you probably have aspirations of earning a leadership role. The best way to prepare for that role - and prove to your superiors that you're a natural leader— is to develop your leadership skills before you get promoted to a managerial role. Put the needs of others and the needs of the company ahead of your own needs. Empower others. Commend other people for their work and celebrate their success every day. Remember that every action contributes toward your identity as a leader. Instead of seeing every action or interaction as an isolated incident, think of them as a series of steps on the road towards success and leadership. Practice informed decision-making skills. Ensure that every decision you make will better you as well as the company, and/or create new opportunities for yourself and/or the company. Offer help without being asked. An easy way to stand out to your colleagues and superiors is by offering help without being asked for it. If you're practicing empathy and working on your leadership skills, you should be able to notice when others are having a hard time on a project. Most people you work with will help when they're asked, but offering your assistance before anyone else has to ask will set you apart from your peers. Don't just offer general or vague help. Take note of what others are working on or struggling with and offer specific ways to assist on that project. Show appreciation at every step. Depending on the field you work in, it may be easy to feel that your job is more important than other peoples' jobs. However, that simply isn't true. No position at your place of employment could function without the tireless efforts of countless other workers, many of whom may remain largely unseen from your office. If you want to build strong professional relationships, you must respect and appreciate everyone you work with and everyone who works for you. If someone makes a mistake, don't jump right to confrontation. Let your colleague or employee know that you appreciate his/her efforts and understand that they tried. Praise that person for what was done correctly and offer guidance (rather than criticism) on how that task could be better completed in the future. Be sincere in your praise of others. Let others know that you appreciate the work they do and the effort they contribute towards all of the projects that come through your office. Take an interest in coworkers and employees. In many corporate jobs, it's easy for employees to feel like cogs rather than individuals. If you want to build and foster strong professional relationships, take a real interest in your coworkers' and employees' lives. Remember that each employee is a human who has meaningful experiences and has personal thoughts and feelings. Remain professional when you show an interest in others at work. Don't ask inappropriate questions and don't poke fun at anyone. Instead, ask whether your coworkers or employees had a good weekend/holiday/vacation, and if the individual you're talking to elaborates on what he did, use that as an opportunity to get to know him better. Practice listening instead of talking. Get to know what others in your workplace like or dislike, and try to understand them on a human level without judging them. A good business retains employees, not just recruits them. Practice networking. Networking is an important way to build and expand on professional relationships. But a poorly-executed networking attempt smacks of desperation and desire. Instead of going into a situation hoping blindly for some kind of connection to form, go in prepared to network and equipped with the proper skills. Attend networking events in your field, and consider any professional get-together through your work as a potential opportunity to network with others. Don't dismiss anyone. You may want to hone in on the person you perceive to be most "valuable" to you or your career, but there's a good chance that person doesn't want or need to network. Anyone you meet in any professional capacity could be important, and you could be important to that person. Have a plan, but not an agenda. It's important to know what you want to talk about and what kind of professional relationship you'd like to develop, but don't go into an interaction thinking you'll be able to walk away with an offer from a stranger. Be open, honest, and friendly at all times. This will help you come across as the kind of person others want to work with and invite into their own professional networks. Follow up with contacts you made, and be sure to follow through on any offers you may have made to others. It will show others that you're a person of your word and that you may be a mutually beneficial person to network with in the future. Take responsibility for your actions. Taking responsibility for your actions cuts both ways: don't be modest about your accomplishments (though don't showboat, either), but you also need to take responsibility for your mistakes. Don't try to pass the blame, and don't be overly defensive about your mistakes. Simply accept that a mistake was made, acknowledge what you should have done differently, and use the incident as a learning experience. Trying to blame others for your mistakes may make you feel slightly better about yourself in the moment, but your coworkers or employees will resent you for passing the blame, and your supervisors/managers may lose respect for you if they're privy to what you're doing. While it's important to take responsibility for your errors, it's also important that you don't beat yourself up over them. Try to find the lesson of what you can do different next time, and move on. Be self-motivated. In the professional world, no one will likely be there to help you budget your time or offer motivation on a project you've been dreading. You need to summon the strength and responsibility to be your own motivator. That means taking calculated and informed risks, coming up with new ideas, and keeping on schedule at all times. Don't wait for work to be assigned to you. If you're finished with a project, let your boss know and ask for more work. It will show initiative and strong work ethic. Manage your time. Plan backwards from the anticipated deadline and know in advance what portions of your project need to be completed by what date(s). That way you'll be able to stay on schedule (or even finish early), and you'll make a strong impression on both your colleagues and your managers. Learn to ask. Whether you're asking for help, asking for clarification, or asking for a promotion, you've got to be willing and able to ask. Opportunities rarely come without any effort, and the same is true of professional opportunities. If you're unclear on a manager's instructions for a project, ask for clarification. If you need help with a project, ask someone whose work you trust if they can take a look at the plans with you. If you want a promotion or a raise, you've got to work up the nerve to ask for it. There's seldom any harm in asking. If you work with reasonable people, you'll probably get a reasonable response. Asking for things, including asking for more responsibility or additional projects, will not only boost your reputation—it can also make you feel more fulfilled by your work. Make SMART goals. Goals are important to better yourself, both in your personal life and your professional life. They give you something to work toward and they help fill your work and your life with greater purpose. But it's important that you make goals that are both beneficial and attainable. That's where it may be helpful to create and strive for S.M.A.R.T. goals, an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results-focused, and Time-bound. Specific goals: be simple and clear with what it is you hope to accomplish. For example, instead of vaguely wanting to do better at work, have a clear goal in mind, like getting a raise or a promotion. Measurable goals: as you create your goals, be sure that they can be measured. That way you will have a clear idea of whether or not you've accomplished your goal. For example, if your goal is work-related, you may want to measure your goal by whether or not your salary or responsibilities have increased. Achievable goals: make sure your goals are realistic and relevant to your career. A good achievable goal should push you just enough to test your abilities, but ultimately be defined clearly enough that you can accomplish your end goal. For example, instead of hoping to become the CEO of your company , work for a promotion into a position that you are actually qualified for. You can always aim to move upward from there, but start with a position that is realistic and achievable at this point in time. Results-focused goals: create goals that measure the outcomes of your effort, not your activities. For example, create a goal with a clear objective that will produce some type of unambiguous result (like a better position at work or a higher salary, to continue with the previous examples). Time-bound goals: set up a timeframe that is close enough to create a sense of urgency that will spur you to action, but distant enough that you can actually accomplish your goal. For example, don't try to get promoted by the end of the week. A better timeframe might be to work hard over the next six to eight months, prove your worth to your boss and coworkers, and then approach your boss to ask about a raise or a promotion in six months to a year.	Strengthen your sales skills. Exercise communication skills. Work on interpersonal skills. Learn leadership skills. Offer help without being asked. Show appreciation at every step. Take an interest in coworkers and employees. Practice networking. Take responsibility for your actions. Be self-motivated. Learn to ask. Make SMART goals.
https://www.wikihow.com/Dry-Strawberries	How to Dry Strawberries	To dry strawberries, start by halving or quartering them and then tossing them with sugar. Let the strawberries sit in the sugar for 30 minutes before baking them in the oven on the lowest temperature setting for 2 hours. After 2 hours, take the strawberries out, flip them over, and let them bake for an additional hour. When the strawberries are done baking, let them cool completely and then transfer them to an airtight container for storage.	Remove the stems. Place the strawberries on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to slice off the green leafy caps. You only want to preserve the ripe, flavorful fruit. Any other bits that find their way into the oven may interfere with the finished texture. For this recipe, you'll want to use about 1½ cups (340 g, or roughly a pound) of fresh berries. Be careful not to cut away too much usable fruit. This can significantly reduce the size of the dried strawberries, as they will already shrink quite a bit in the oven. Halve or quarter the strawberries. Cut them down the middle lengthwise so that each half forms a broad, flat spade shape. If the strawberries you're working with are particularly large, give them a half turn and slice them again to reduce them to a more manageable size. The size and shape of your dried strawberries is mostly a matter of preference. Smaller pieces will work better as a mix-in—if you plan on snacking on them on their own, it may be better to leave them more or less intact. Toss the sliced strawberries with sugar. Transfer the freshly-cut pieces to a large mixing bowl and sprinkle 2 tablespoons (28 g) of sugar over the top. Use a gentle scooping motion to toss the strawberries from the bottom. Continue tossing until the pieces are evenly coated. Feel free to use more or less sugar as you like. If the strawberries are already ripe and juicy, they may not need any at all. Use only granulated white sugar. Other types of sugar, like natural sugar substitutes and artificial sweeteners, might not provide the same results. Allow the strawberries to sit for 20-30 minutes. As they sit, they'll begin releasing their natural juices, which will then mingle with the sugar and soak back into the strawberries. This will result in sweeter fruit with a more even consistency throughout. Drawing some of the juices out of the strawberries will allow them to dry faster and more thoroughly. To save some time, you can start preheating the oven while your strawberries are resting. Preheat the oven to the lowest temperature setting. On most conventional ovens, this will be around 185–200 °F (85–93 °C). A low heat is needed to dehydrate the strawberries without scorching them or breaking down the sugars too much and causing them to become mushy. If possible, set your oven to convection rather than standard bake. The fans will keep the warm air inside circulating, which aids in the drying process. Lay the strawberries out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Spread the pieces from corner to corner, leaving a little space between each to promote proper airflow. The parchment paper will help prevent sticking and ensure that the baking sheet doesn't turn into a soupy mess. You can also line the sheet with a reusable baking mat, if you have one. Heaping the pieces or letting them overlap could cause them to clump and add to their overall drying time. It may be necessary to prepare a second batch if your baking sheet isn't big enough to hold all of the strawberries at once. Place the strawberries in the oven for 2 hours. Slide the baking sheet onto the center rack so the strawberries aren't too close to the heat source. Set a timer to keep track of their progress. If your oven has an interior light, switch it on so you can monitor them as they cook down. Avoid leaving the strawberries unattended for extended periods. They could become a fire hazard if you walk off and forget about them. Turn the pieces over. After the first couple hours, remove the baking sheet from the oven and use a pair of tongs to gently flip each slice of fruit. Turning the strawberries ensures that both sides are exposed equally to the warm air. Be careful not to grip them too forcefully, or you could crush them. If a lot of juice has collected at the bottom of the baking sheet, you can go ahead and drain it while you have it out of the oven. Always grab a potholder or oven mitt anytime you're handling hot cookware. Continue baking the strawberries for 1-2 more hours. Place the baking sheet back in the oven and reset the timer. Take a peek at the strawberries as they near the hour mark. When they're done, they should have a deep red color and delicately curled edges, but still be slightly moist in the center. If they still look plump or wet, they probably need more time. Exact baking times may vary depending on the size and number of strawberries you're preparing, so be sure to watch them closely. It's a good idea to prepare dried strawberries on a day when you're at home and unoccupied so they'll have your full attention. Allow the strawberries to cool for 15-20 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it out on a heat-safe surface at room temperature. The strawberries will continue to dry as their excess moisture evaporates. Avoid handling them or the baking sheet in the meantime, as they'll both be quite hot. Once the strawberries have cooled to the touch, split one in half to test whether they're dry enough. They should be firm and gummy inside, without any visible wetness. If the strawberries look like they need to dehydrate a little longer, throw them back in the oven for 30 minutes at a time until their consistency is just right. Store the dried strawberries in an airtight container. Once the strawberries have had time to cool, transfer them to the container and seal the lid. Leave them in the pantry or out on the countertop, or stick them in the refrigerator if you don't plan on using them right away. Their dehydrated state should allow them to keep for up to 3-4 weeks, but they'll be best when consumed within about 5 days. If you don't have a suitable container, you can also funnel the strawberries into a zipper bag. Be sure to squeeze the excess air out of the bag prior to closing it up. Stashing the strawberries in the refrigerator may add a few extra days to their shelf life. Enjoy the strawberries plain as a snack. The bite-sized morsels are perfect for munching on throughout the day. Pair them with a serving of mixed nuts, or simply grab a handful and enjoy them on their own. For added flavor, set out some Nutella or fresh-ground nut butter for dipping. Try using dried strawberries as a nutritious alternative to candy and similar junk foods. Not only are they low in calories, they're also very addictive and tasty, so all those extra sweeteners and preservatives won't be missed. Portion out a few strawberries to mix into your favorite health foods. Stir the pieces into your morning oatmeal, or add them to a cup of Greek yogurt for an indulgent post-workout treat. You could also dice them up and bake them into homemade granola bars. The possibilities are practically endless! Incorporate dried strawberries into an acai bowl for a delightfully fruity finish. Use leftover strawberries for baking. Dried strawberries can inject a bit of tartness into cakes, pies, scones, and other confections. Since most of the moisture has been cooked out of them, they won't leave your desserts watery the way fresh fruit sometimes does. They'll also retain their nice chewy texture rather than becoming soggy and falling apart. Since strawberries have a tendency to shrink, you'll need to use about 1½ times the prescribed amount if you decide to substitute them in recipes calling for fresh berries. Dried strawberry slivers also make an excellent garnish, especially for rich offerings like chocolate mousse or warm shortbread straight out of the oven.	Remove the stems. Halve or quarter the strawberries. Toss the sliced strawberries with sugar. Allow the strawberries to sit for 20-30 minutes. Preheat the oven to the lowest temperature setting. Lay the strawberries out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place the strawberries in the oven for 2 hours. Turn the pieces over. Continue baking the strawberries for 1-2 more hours. Allow the strawberries to cool for 15-20 minutes. Store the dried strawberries in an airtight container. Enjoy the strawberries plain as a snack. Portion out a few strawberries to mix into your favorite health foods. Use leftover strawberries for baking.
https://www.wikihow.com/Grill-Yellowtail	How to Grill Yellowtail	To grill yellowtail, first preheat your grill to medium. Next, brush the yellowtail fillets with vegetable oil and coat both sides with your chosen spices. Once your grill has heated up, cook the fish for 3 minutes or until it browns on the bottom. Then, flip the yellowtail over and grill it for another 3 minutes to finish it off. You can serve it with mango salsa, hot green curry, or rice.	Place the herbs, garlic, shallots, red pepper, and juice in a blender. While it's fine to use the stems of the cilantro, you should only use the leaves of the parsley and oregano. Avoid using dried herbs in this marinade since the flavor won't be as intense. Blend the olive oil into the marinade. Put the lid on the blender and pulse it until the mixture becomes thick and smooth. Slowly pour in 1 cup (240 ml) of olive oil while the blender is running. The marinade should be thin enough to pour once the oil is incorporated. Cover and marinate the yellowtail for at least 30 minutes. Place the yellowtail fillets in a shallow container. Pour the marinade over the fish and put the dish in the refrigerator. Chill the yellowtail for 30 to 45 minutes. Avoid marinating the fish in a metallic container or it could flavor the fish. Heat a gas or charcoal grill to high. Turn on a gas grill to high or light a chimney full of charcoal briquettes, if you're using a charcoal grill. When the briquettes are hot and ashy, dump them in on one side of the grill grate. Lay the marinated yellowtail on the grill and sprinkle it with salt. Remove the yellowtail from the refrigerator and lay the fillets on the preheated grill. Leave at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of space between the fillets. If you're using a charcoal grill, arrange them directly over the briquettes. Sprinkle a little sea salt over each fillet. Grill the yellowtail for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover the grill and cook the yellowtail on 1 side. Flip and grill the yellowtail for 2 to 3 more minutes. Use a fish spatula or tongs to flip each fillet over. Put the lid back on the grill and cook the fillets for another 2 to 3 minutes. You should see grill marks on each side of the fillets. Move the fillets to indirect heat, if you're using a charcoal grill. Remove the lid and transfer the fillets to the cool side of the grill. Cover the grill and cook the yellowtail for 4 to 7 more minutes. Grill the yellowtail until the fish flakes easily when you drag a fork across it. Serve the grilled yellowtail. Transfer the fillets to a platter and serve the fish immediately. Consider serving the fish with risotto, rice pilaf, or grilled vegetables. Store the leftover yellowtail in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. Whisk the garlic, olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Measure the lemon-garlic marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Whisk the mixture until it's combined and smooth. Lay the yellowtail in a shallow dish and cover it with the marinade. Arrange 2 ⁄ 4 pounds (1.2 kg) of skinless yellowtail fillets in the shallow dish and pour the lemon-garlic over the fillets so they're completely coated. Marinade the fish for 30 minutes at room temperature. Set the fish aside to marinate while you prepare the grill. Heat the gas or charcoal grill to medium-high. Turn on the gas grill or heat a chimney full of charcoal briquettes, if you're using a charcoal grill. Dump the briquettes when they're hot and ashy. Spread the ashes on 1 side of the grill grate to make a 2-zone fire. Lay the fish on the grill over direct heat. Remove the yellowfish from the marinade and lay the fillets on the grill so they're at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart. If you're using the charcoal grill, place them directly over the coals. Grill the yellowfish for 2 minutes. Cover the grill and let the fish cook until it becomes brown on the bottom. You should be able to see grill marks. Flip and grill the fish for 2 more minutes. Lift the grill lid and use a fish spatula or tongs to flip each fillet over. Put the lid back down and grill the fish for 2 more minutes. Move the fish to indirect heat and grill it for 3 to 4 minutes. If you're using a gas grill, lift the lid and move the fish to the cooler side of the grill. Put the lid back down and grill the fish until it flakes easily. If you're using a gas grill, you don't need to move the fish. Just cook the fish until it's flaky. Serve the lemon-garlic yellowtail. Remove the fish from the grill and place it on a platter. Serve the fish immediately with pasta, grilled vegetables, or couscous. Refrigerate the leftover yellowtail in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days. Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium. Turn on the gas grill or heat 1/2 of a chimney full of charcoal briquettes. Dump the hot, ashy briquettes onto the center of the grill grate. Combine the ancho chile powder, salt, and pepper. Measure the seasonings in a small bowl and use a whisk or spoon to combine them. Season both sides of the yellowtail fillets with oil and ancho seasoning. Get out 4 fish fillets and brush 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) of vegetable oil over each fillet. Divide the ancho seasoning among the fish and use your fingers or a spoon to coat both sides of the fillets with the seasoning. Lay the yellowtail on the grill and cook it for 3 minutes. Arrange the fillets on the hot grill grate and put the lid on the grill. Cook the fish until it browns on the bottom. Flip and grill the yellowtail for 3 more minutes. Lift the lid of the grill and use a fish spatula or tongs to flip each fillet over. Put the lid back down and grill the fish for 3 more minutes, so it flakes easily. Serve the spiced yellowtail. Move the grilled fish to a platter and serve it immediately. Try serving the fish with mango salsa, hot green curry, or rice. Store the leftovers in an airtight container. Refrigerate them for 3 to 4 days.	Place the herbs, garlic, shallots, red pepper, and juice in a blender. Blend the olive oil into the marinade. Cover and marinate the yellowtail for at least 30 minutes. Heat a gas or charcoal grill to high. Lay the marinated yellowtail on the grill and sprinkle it with salt. Grill the yellowtail for 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and grill the yellowtail for 2 to 3 more minutes. Move the fillets to indirect heat, if you're using a charcoal grill. Cover the grill and cook the yellowtail for 4 to 7 more minutes. Serve the grilled yellowtail. Whisk the garlic, olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper. Lay the yellowtail in a shallow dish and cover it with the marinade. Marinade the fish for 30 minutes at room temperature. Heat the gas or charcoal grill to medium-high. Lay the fish on the grill over direct heat. Grill the yellowfish for 2 minutes. Flip and grill the fish for 2 more minutes. Move the fish to indirect heat and grill it for 3 to 4 minutes. Serve the lemon-garlic yellowtail. Heat a charcoal or gas grill to medium. Combine the ancho chile powder, salt, and pepper. Season both sides of the yellowtail fillets with oil and ancho seasoning. Lay the yellowtail on the grill and cook it for 3 minutes. Flip and grill the yellowtail for 3 more minutes. Serve the spiced yellowtail.
https://www.wikihow.com/Have-a-Great-Party	How to Have a Great Party	Before you can throw a party, find a space to have it in -- the size of the space will help you decide how many people to invite and what budget you'll need. If the space allows it, encourage your guests to bring a +1. Once you determine how many guests you're having, purchase food and beverages for everyone to enjoy and consider what activities can be done in the space. For easy clean-up, purchase paper plates and disposable cups.	Think about the reason for your party. Is this a party to celebrate a birthday or an international party holiday (e.g. New Year's Eve, Halloween)? Or maybe you were just thinking of throwing a Friday-night house party to get together with your friends. Things to consider with each reason: age appropriateness, decorations, theme for dressing, location, food, beverages, who you should invite, and just how many people you'd like to invite. Birthday parties: Some examples of prominent ages to celebrate with a great party are: 10-12, 16, 18, and 21. Holiday parties: These parties are centered close to or on the date of a national holiday. New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day, and Halloween are the most prominent of holidays that are celebrated with a wild party! After-parties: An after-party is just that--a party that is thrown after a concert or show. Mixer/Singles parties: These parties are for the single and ready to mingle! Sports parties: A sports party is often placed on the day that the Super Bowl takes place or generally during certain sports seasons. House parties: House parties are simple, laid-back parties to just get friends together and to have a good time. These types of parties are often thrown on Friday and Saturday nights. Consider age appropriateness. With each type of party, it is important to keep in mind the age limit and attitude of each party. For example, a birthday party for a 16-year-old is very different than a singles party or a New Year's Eve party. When throwing a party for someone who is under the age of 18, keep it clean, non-sexual, and with several fun activities to do. Or, better yet, throw it at a place that hosts young and teenage parties such as an amusement park, an arcade, a pizza place, etc. The age of the attendees should determine just about everything. Fewer guests should be in attendance (can you imagine 20 8-year-olds running around your house?), there needs to be more scheduled things to do, and the length of the party should be shorter as the attendees get younger. Think about the location. According to the idea behind the party, consider where you are going to throw this shindig. Some options include your house, a friend's house, somewhere outdoors, at a bar/club, at a restaurant, etc. If you are looking to throw a party in a neighborhood area, make sure that your neighbors or your friend's neighbors are okay with what you're doing in case of loud music or a large amount of people. If you are throwing a party at a facility such as a bar, a club, a restaurant, an amusement park, or anywhere else that is owned and managed, call in advance before showing up, ask about the number of people allowed, and book a slot in the facility's schedule. Determine your guest list. You'll want to make sure you invite your closest friends first before your acquaintances. If you are looking to throw a large party, consider adding a +1 to the invite, meaning your guests have the option to bring a friend that you may or may not know. This can be a little risky because you will not be able to tell who will get along with who, but it's also a great way to meet new people. If you are having family over at your party, keep it to your closest friends (unless it is family that is very close to your age). You don't want to have to explain unknown party attendants to your grandmother. Pick a maximum number for your guest list. Unless you know a very large amount of people, your party attendance may be a little small and therefore you will not have to worry about it. If you do know a fairly large amount of people, say 30, or you have decided to go with the +1 option, then consider keeping it at that. Parties that accumulate more than 30 people tend to become out of hand. To help with this situation, ask a couple of your closest friends to help maintain the party alongside you. The bigger your party, the more help you'll need -- especially if you're the one covering all the food, drink, and entertainment. Ask a few friends to help pitch in at least with set-up and clean-up or turn it into a potluck so the financial burden isn't all your own. Decide if your party should have a theme. Themed parties make it easier for your guests to feel comfortable and included in the group. Sometimes, when one does not know what to wear to a party they tend to be a little uneasy when they show up. Also, themed parties are fun! If you are throwing a holiday party, then ask your guests to dress according to the holiday. If you are throwing a themed birthday or house party, some common themes are 1980s, toga/Greek, black & white, masquerade, jungle/amazon, and Western. If you are 18 or older, consider throwing a "sexy" costume party. Most adults refer to this as a "costume party." Only some transfer students from abroad won't know the connotation. Plan the food. Party food is usually junk food and junk food is usually sugary, starchy, salty, inexpensive, and easy to maintain. Common foods are cake, ice-cream, chips, salsa, dip, chex mix, candy, brownies, and cupcakes. But of course you can switch it up according to the motive of the party. Get creative! Plenty of people use parties as an excuse to get fancy. If you're having more of a formal event, none of that processed stuff is even going to touch your spread. Only hors d'oeuvres of fancy cheeses, breads, and vegetables will grace your soiree. Don't forget the beverages! When you think of drinking at a party, you probably think of beer and shots, but it doesn't have to be just that. Stock up on fruit punch, water and different kinds of soda while you're out party shopping. For alcoholic drinks, beer is the least expensive of your options and you may want to consider buying a keg depending on the amount of people. Also, it will cut down on the amount of garbage (if you've ever been left picking up aluminum cans after a big party, you know how that goes). Popular party beers are Guinness, Keystone, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Miller, and Bud Light. You might also want to pick up some hard liquor, wine, and mixers. If there is drinking at your party, your guests are your responsibility. You must make sure they have rides home and that some people are designated drivers. Be prepared to take peoples' keys if need be. Have plenty of water and other drinks to encourage people to either sober up or stay sober in the first place. Purchase decorations. Decorations are always based on the theme and the motive for the party. Most party decorations can be found at your local party store or an online party store and are relatively inexpensive. Make sure you decorate your party well if it is themed. The more, the better. If your guests feel like they really are in the jungle or that they really are in the 80's, they will have even more fun. If your place is hard to find, also purchase signage to help people direct themselves to the right spot. Balloons or streamers are eye-catching; you could also light up your walk with party lights or torches. Prepare yourself with supplies. So you've got your food, your beverages, your decorations, what else? For starters, you'll need containers to keep your food and beverages safe and at their required temperature. Keep food out in large amounts on trays, in bowls, and on plates where your guests can easily access them. You will want to keep your beverages cold and in an easy-access place as well. Invest in a large ice chest to put canned soda and beer in. For hard and bottled liquor, keep these out on or behind a counter that you can easily regulate and maintain. You may want to invest in a wine cooler for keeping wine cold. If you have a keg, you're going to want to have a trusted friend stand by it or take turns with one another to refill peoples' cups. You'll want to get paper or plastic cups, plates, and bowls. You do not want to pass around your mother's favorite china at a party because it WILL get dropped. Go for plastic when purchasing knives, forks, and spoons so that you can recycle them along with the paper dishware at the end of the party. Other supplies are: a large trashcan or recycling bin for dispensing these items and a large bucket or two filled with water for cigarettes (otherwise your guests will litter cigarette butts all over your front and backyard and possibly inside your home) or several large ashtrays. Plan some activities. After they arrive, your guests will most likely be amazed by your attire and your selection of food, beverages, and decorations, but they will want something to do after they've gotten through with the greetings. Here are some ideas to literally get the party started: Pool (if you are in possession of a pool table) A dartboard and darts A ping-pong table A beer pong table Music and a wide area set aside for dancing If you have a pool and/or hot tub keep it/them clean and running. There are other activities to play that don't involve anything (games, etc.) and can be played throughout your party. Keep some in mind if a lull ever extends over the crowd. Get the music right. One of the biggest questions you're probably thinking about is what music should you play at your party. It's possible to book a DJ or have a musically inclined friend DJ your party if there's a large amount of people, but since the invention of iPods and computers, you can be your own DJ! You can use iTunes and have it playing through your speakers on your computer, or you can setup an iPod-compatible stereo system in the same room as your dance floor and play music from there. Think about the entirety of your guests and what music you think they would like. Or, play different types of music throughout the evening if your guests have a wide difference in music tastes. Popular party music is often rap, hip-hop, dance, electro, house, and basically anything that has a beat that your guests can dance to. Prep your home, if applicable. Inviting 30 people over to your house for beer pong is probably a good reason to bring your ancient Roman vase collection to the attic. Anything you don't want touched, messed with, or potentially broken needs to put out of sight. Shut the doors to rooms you don't want entered, lock them, tidy up the bathroom, and get your home in party condition. You'll probably want to have garbage bags and cleaning supplies at the ready, too, just to make everything easier. Have games and alternative choices of music out just in case the party needs a little revamping. Get everything set up. Get a couple of your closest friends together to help prepare your house for the party. This is also a plus for when guests start showing up; it looks like people are already there and in case someone not so well-known shows up early, it'll save you from an awkward situation. Direct each guest as they show up to the designated food, beverage, and entertainment areas. You want them feeling comfortable right off the bat. Mingle and get to know the people you might not know so well. If there's alcohol involved at your party, make sure everyone who wants to drink has a drink in their hand. Turn the music up enough so that you can still comfortably hear one another. Keep your guests happy. Make sure your guests are comfortable with one another by introducing those that aren't known that well to your group of friends. You may also want to start with the party activities and turn the music up louder to enforce a party atmosphere. Monitor the alcohol counter to keep anyone from overdoing it with hard liquor. For groups that don't know each other, you may need to start conversations rolling. That's why you're the host! If the party starts reaching a lull, feel free to call it a night. Just start cleaning up and telling people thanks for coming and they'll get the hint. If they don't, just tell them the party's over! They don't have to go home, but they can't stay there. Make sure everyone gets home okay. Do they have your number? Are they okay to drive? Does anyone need a ride? If they can't drive, do you have a sofa or bed they can crash on? Ask others for help cleaning up. If your entire living room is a pyramid of aluminum cans and delicately placed paper plates, you have more than enough right to ask your guests to help clean up. It's their mess, too! If that thought makes you nervous, ask a few of your closest friends to tackle the beast before they leave. You'll pay them back when they host next time!	Think about the reason for your party. Consider age appropriateness. Think about the location. Determine your guest list. Pick a maximum number for your guest list. Decide if your party should have a theme. Plan the food. Don't forget the beverages! Purchase decorations. Prepare yourself with supplies. Plan some activities. Get the music right. Prep your home, if applicable. Get everything set up. Keep your guests happy. Ask others for help cleaning up.
https://www.wikihow.com/Apply-Self-Tanner	How to Apply Self Tanner	Before you apply self tanner, take a shower and exfoliate your skin to get a more even tan. Then, dry off completely and avoid sweating so moisture doesn't interfere with your tan. Next, put on latex gloves and start working the self tanner in using circular motions. Start at the ankles, work up, and only do one part of the body at a time so you don't miss anything. Wait 1 hour before getting dressed.	Choose a type of self tanner. There are so many self tanning products out there, it can be difficult to choose one that will work for you. Some formulas allow you to build a tan gradually over the course of a few days or a week, while others immediately stain your skin bronze. Some are long-lasting, while others wear off after a week or wash off at the end of the day. Figure out which product is best for your needs: Gradual self-tanning formulas. These come in the form of creams, gels, sprays or foams. Gradual self-tanning formulas usually contain either dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and Erythrulose, both of which work by reacting with the amino acids on the skin surface to create a darker complexion. One application will darken the skin by just a shade or so, but you can keep applying the product over the course of several days to achieve the color you want. Instant tanning formulas. Most instant tanners are sprays that you can apply immediately for a sun-kissed look. Some stay in place for about a week, while others can be washed away at the end of the day. Instant formulas are trickier to apply than gradual formulas, since they stain the skin right away and might leave streaks. Face tanning formulas. Look for a self-tanner designed for use on the face if yours is on the sensitive or oily side. While most self-tanners work on the body and the face equally well, you'll want to get one specifically for the face if your skin is a little finicky. Pick the right color. If you have fair skin, choose a light to medium color. If you have olive skin, choose a dark formula. You can always reapply the self-tanner to deepen your tan if your first application looks too light. Remove thick hair from the places you want to tan. Thick hair can get in the way of self-tanner when you're trying to apply it evenly. You might want to shave or wax your legs (and arms, if necessary) to ensure you'll be happy with the final appearance of your tan. If you have fine hair on your legs or arms, there's no need to remove it before tanning unless you want to. Guys might also want to shave or wax the chest or back before applying self tanner. Exfoliate your skin. No matter what your skin type, is, it's best to exfoliate well in the shower before tanning. When your skin has dry, flaky patches, it's a lot harder to apply self-tanner evenly, and you'll end up with a patchy look instead of a pretty finish. The chemicals in self tanner react with amino acids in the upper layers of your skin. By removing the uppermost layer (which would've sloughed off on its own soon anyway) you're ensuring that the tan develops in a fresh layer that's going to be around longer. Also, dry skin tends to absorb more color, increasing the likelihood of an uneven tan. To exfoliate, use a washcloth, a scrub brush or scrub gel to thoroughly exfoliate all of the areas you're tanning. Focus on rough spots like your elbows and knees. The self-tanner tends to darken these areas more than other parts of your body, since it soaks in faster. Rough skin will cause the application to look even more uneven. Moisturize the skin after exfoliating, particularly if your skin is dry. Pay attention to areas like the knees and elbows where tan can build up. Use lotion or oil to trap the moisture in your skin after your shower. Allow it to fully absorb into your skin over an hour or so before you apply the self-tanner. Dry off. It's important that while you're applying the self tanner, your skin is completely dry. If you're going to be in the bathroom, wait for any humidity from the bath or shower to subside. Make sure it's cool enough wherever you are so that you don't sweat for the next few hours. Allow several hours for the tanning process. A rushed self-tanning job is immediately obvious. You'll miss some spots, have streaky areas or stain your clothes and hands. Do yourself a favor and set aside several hours so you can make sure you have enough time to thoroughly and evenly cover each area you're planning to tan. Use a tanning mitt (available in most drugstores) or put on a pair of latex gloves. This will protect your palms from turning 'orange'. The palms of your hands don't naturally tan, so if you get self-tanner on them it'll be a dead giveaway that your tan came from a bottle instead of the sun's rays. If you don't have latex gloves or a tanning mitt handy, you can wash your hands with soapy water throughout the process to remove self-tanner. You may also want to protect your bathroom surfaces by putting down an old sheet or a plastic tarp and applying the self-tanner while standing on it. Keep nice towels and other items out of the way. Self-tanner is known for creating tough stains. Apply it to your legs, torso and arms. Working from the ankles up toward your torso will result in a natural-looking tan. Squeeze a small amount of tanning product into the palm of your hand. Spread the tanner over your skin in broad circular motions. Follow the instructions that came with your formula to determine how long to rub it in. Apply it to one body part at a time so you can be sure not to miss any spots. If you're using a spray tanner, follow the directions regarding how far you should hold the can from your body and how long you should spray any given area. Holding it too close or spraying too long could result in an uneven tan. Around your feet, spread the tanner from your legs onto your ankles and the tops of your feet, and use as little as possible in this area. Don't apply any to your toes, heels, or the sides of your feet, since these areas don't tan much naturally. It may be a good idea to use a makeup brush for this step, so you can really blend it in well. If you're applying it to your back , use a strap or a band for even application. Better yet, ask a friend to help you out. If you aren't wearing gloves, use a timer and make sure you wash your hands every five minutes, scrubbing under and around the nails. While most people don't have tanned underarms, avoiding that area can be difficult, so it's better to apply self tanner there and lightly wipe with a damp washcloth about five minutes later. Blend at the ankles, wrists and joints. Blending the tanning lotion with a regular lotion around the ankles, wrists, knees and elbows will result in a lighter, more natural-looking application around these areas. Any type of regular moisturizing lotion works well. Apply a very small amount of regular lotion to the tops of your feet (if you are using gloves, rinse them in water and dry them to ensure no additional tan will mix in with the moisturiser, or wash hands afterwards) and blend it with the tanner that you've already applied around your ankles. Apply a small amount of regular lotion around your knees, especially just below the knee. Do the same thing to your elbows, especially the part that puckers when your arm is straight. Use plenty of lotion on your hands, and blend it into your wrists. Apply it to your face and neck. Apply the tanner sparingly on your face and neck because that skin will darken easily. Start by applying it to the places where you naturally tan: your forehead, the apples of your cheeks, your chin, and the bridge of your nose. Using a steady circular motion, smooth the tanning lotion outward to cover the rest of your face as well. You might want to apply some petroleum jelly to your eyebrows before you begin, that way the tanning lotion won't collect there and darken the area too much. Be careful not to get too much tanning lotion on your upper lip, as this spot absorbs more lotion than other areas on the face. Don't forget to apply it behind your ears and the back of your neck, especially if you have short hair. Wait. Avoid contact with anything or anyone for the first 15 minutes, and don't get dressed for an hour. If that's not convenient, you can put on a loose article of clothing, but make it something you don't mind staining. Avoid contact with water or doing anything that'll make you sweat for the first three hours after application. Try to wait 8 hours before showering or bathing again. Avoid exfoliating or using retinol on your skin for several days. Wait at least 8 hours before deciding to apply more tanner. It takes awhile to work, and if you act too soon you might end up too tan! If you feel sticky, you can apply baby powder with a large body powder puff 30–60 minutes after applying the lotion. Don't rub it in, though, or it could affect the finish of your tan. Apply more tanning lotion to bare spots. If you missed a spot or two, don't worry! You can easily correct the problem with a little extra tanning lotion. Put on a fresh pair of latex gloves, rub a dime-sized amount of tanner in your palm, and lightly apply it to the bare spots. Be sure to blend it around the edges so it'll look even when it begins to show up. Be extra careful not to use too much tanner this second time around. If you accidentally spread too much on your skin, wipe it off with a tissue right away. Rinse in cool water to avoid tan leaking from the skin. Remove tanner from places that are too dark. If you have streaky spots or patches that are darker than the surrounding areas, you'll need to take a bit of the tanner off. This can be tricky, but luckily there are a few different methods to choose from: Scrub the spot in the shower. Use a scrub brush or a washcloth to firmly scrub the spot in question. The tanner should fade a little in that spot. Use lemon juice. Dip a tissue in lemon juice and dab it on the affected area. Let it dry completely and sit for about 20 minutes, then wash it off. Keep your skin moisturized for a lasting tan. As your top layer of skin dries and begins to flake, your tan will begin flaking away and fading, too. To make it last longer, keep your skin moisturized by rubbing lotion on it every day. Use sunscreen when you go outside, since even bottle-tanned skin needs to be protect from the sun's drying and damaging rays. Reapply self-tanner for a deeper tan. If you want to go a few shades deeper, or your tan is beginning to fade, re-apply the self-tanner using the same method you used to begin with. Be sure to apply it evenly so you don't end up with some faded spots and some freshly tanned spots. Gradual self-tanners can be reapplied every few days to subtly deepen your tan. Ensure to completely scrub the tan off at the end of the week, or when you feel you need to re-tan. Use an exfoliating body scrub and/or exfoliating gloves with warm water to really remove the tan. It may take a few washes. Remember to keep moisturising. Then start the whole process again. By forgetting this step, your tan will build up in certain areas, collecting in between the fingers or elbows. Eventually it will become harder to scrub off if you miss this part, and will begin to look patchy. Focus on creating a nice, smooth base for your tan to develop onto.	Choose a type of self tanner. Remove thick hair from the places you want to tan. Exfoliate your skin. Dry off. Allow several hours for the tanning process. Use a tanning mitt (available in most drugstores) or put on a pair of latex gloves. Apply it to your legs, torso and arms. Blend at the ankles, wrists and joints. Apply it to your face and neck. Wait. Apply more tanning lotion to bare spots. Rinse in cool water to avoid tan leaking from the skin. Keep your skin moisturized for a lasting tan. Reapply self-tanner for a deeper tan. Ensure to completely scrub the tan off at the end of the week, or when you feel you need to re-tan.
https://www.wikihow.com/Do-the-Time-Warp	How to Do the Time Warp	To do the time warp, start with a jump to your left and then step to your right four times. On the fourth step, plant your feet, throw your hands over your head and wiggle them down to your hips. While your hands are there, bring your knees close together and thrust your hips forward twice. Following that, rotate your hips in a circle and then jump to face your right, and then to face your left. Finally, fall to the ground as the music fades.	Jump to the left! Position your legs close together, with your feet pointed forward or slightly apart. Jump with both feet off the ground, and land a short distance to your left. Keep facing the same direction during this jump. If you want to make the jump more exciting, wiggle your hands in the air as you jump, or bob to the beat after you land. Step to the right (four times)! Keep your left foot planted on the ground, and stay facing the same direction during this dance move. Move your right foot way out to the right, then bring your legs back together. Usually, the dancers actually repeat this movement four times, just touching their toes to the ground the first three times. On the fourth time, plant your foot on the ground, so you're standing with a wide stance. If you like, move your hands out and in again in time with your feet. Put your hands on your hips! Throw your hands right over your head. Make an exaggerated wiggling movement back down to your hips. Bring your knees in tight! Keep still for a moment, long enough for someone to sing "bring your knees in–." When they would say "tight," rapidly bring your knees toward each other, without moving your feet. Keep your hands on your hips, bending at the hips if you need to to keep your balance. Don't worry too much about the timing of this move while you are practicing. It's easier to get the timing down with the music playing, or when practicing synchronized with other people. Do the pelvic thrust (twice)! Bring your butt back, then thrust your hips and pelvis suddenly forward. Lean your legs forward and your head and shoulders backward slightly while you thrust, to make it more exaggerated. Repeat this motion a second time. Keep your hands on your hips. Swivel your hips! This isn't part of the song lyrics, but it's still one of the dance motions. Keep your hands on your hips, and rotate your hips and pelvis in a circle. You can do this in one smooth motion, as though you were spinning a hula hoop, or wiggle as you rotate in time to the song's beat. If you're listening to the song, do this motion during the lyrics "that really drives you insa-a-ane." End by jumping back and forth and waving your hands to the beat. Jump in place, turning 90º to the right, so you're facing where your right arm was before. Jump a second time, turning 180º, so you turn completely around and face the opposite direction. Move your arms and legs in and out to the beat as the chorus finishes. If you're listening to the song, time it so the first jump happens during "Let's do," the second jump during "the Time Warp," and the arm motions during "Again." You can come up with your own dance moves for this part of the song, since there are no specific instructions. You could even just wave your arms and jump around during this part. Fall to the ground. At the end of the song, after you've done the Time Warp during all three choruses, fall to the ground dramatically as the music fades. Wear a Halloween costume. From zombies to princesses, Halloween costumes fit right in for the Time Warp. The flashier and zanier the better, whether that's piles of pink ruffles and glitter, or skeleton face paint. Dress in glitter and sequins. One of the dancing characters from the Rocky Horror film version, Columbia, has the flashiest costume of all. Cover yourself in gold or rainbow sequins and glittery makeup to imitate her. Bonus points if you wear a glittery top hat and fishnet stockings, or cover your eyebrows with makeup. Dress with one of the simpler costumes from the show. The characters Janet and Brad are the quiet, "normal" people caught in a group of strange people, which means their costumes are usually easier to imitate. Dress as Janet by wearing a light pink dress and a white sweater, plus a sun hat. Dress as Brad with "hipster" clothing, for instance a tucked-in button-up shirt, khaki pants, and combed-back hair. Avoid stripes if you're going to a Rocky Horror show. At many performances of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, where the Time Warp dance comes from, people might make fun of you for wearing stripes. This supposedly references a scene in the movie when someone wearing a striped shirt was caught on camera accidentally, but it's a tradition of it's own at this point.	Jump to the left! Step to the right (four times)! Put your hands on your hips! Bring your knees in tight! Do the pelvic thrust (twice)! Swivel your hips! End by jumping back and forth and waving your hands to the beat. Fall to the ground. Wear a Halloween costume. Dress in glitter and sequins. Dress with one of the simpler costumes from the show. Avoid stripes if you're going to a Rocky Horror show.
https://www.wikihow.com/Arrange-a-Cascade-Bridal-Bouquet	How to Arrange a Cascade Bridal Bouquet	With the help of a bouquet holder and a heavy vase, you can create a stunning cascade bridal bouquet. You'll need around 15 long-stemmed flowers, like roses, peonies, or hydrangeas, as well as 12 or so smaller flowers, like calla lillies, lavender, or orchids. You'll also need around 10 sprays of greenery to help fill the bouqet, like myrtle, ivy, or lemon leaf. Once you have your flowers and greenery, submerge your bouquet holder in warm water to keep the flowers fresh, and place it in your vase. Insert your greenery into the holder. Then, place the largest, prettiest of your long-stemmed flowers in the center of your arrangement. Trim your flower stems so the shortest are on top and the longest are on the bottom. Once you've filled in the bouquet with the rest of your long-stemmed flowers, place the short-stemmed flowers around them and fill any gaps with more greenery.	Choose about 15-18 stems of a long-stemmed flower for your bouquet. Having one main flower repeated throughout the bouquet will look more elegant than having a random assortment of blooms. You can choose any flowers you like, but make sure the stems are at least 6 in (15 cm) long to ensure they'll be long enough to reach the bouquet holder. Roses are a common option for a wedding bouquet, especially white or red roses. Other popular options include stargazer lilies, peonies, anemones, ranunculus, dahlias, and hydrangeas. It's up to you whether you want to use all the same color of your primary bloom, or if you want an assortment of shades! To narrow down your options, look at a picture of each flower and think about how each one would look against your dress. For example, if you have a very simple gown, an ornate flower like a hydrangea could provide a pretty contrast. On the other hand, you could choose a flower with special significance to you, like the first flower your fiance ever gave you or a bloom that reminds you of a loved one. Add 10-12 stems of smaller accent flowers. You'll need to tuck smaller flowers around the primary blooms in order to make your bouquet look full. You can choose 1 accent flower, or you can use more than one kind of flower if you want an even more diverse bouquet. However, just as with your primary blooms, look for flowers with stems that are at least 6 in (15 cm). Good options for accent flowers include calla lilies, lavender, spray roses, hypericum, and orchids. You can choose accent blooms that are the same color as your primary flower for a monochrome look, or you can choose a coordinating color to add contrast to your bouquet. You can even use multiple colors of accent blooms if you want! Select 8-10 long sprays of greenery. Your greenery will be used to shape the cascade bouquet, so you'll need several long pieces that will drape from the center of the bouquet as far down as you want the bouquet to reach. For an average-sized cascade bouquet, about 8–10 in (20–25 cm) will be long enough, but if you want a dramatically long cascade, you may want it to be even longer than that. Myrtle, ivy, silver sage, spirea, lemon leaf, and eucalyptus are all popular options, but you can use any greenery that's in season! Find a delicate filler like baby's breath or ferns to close any gaps. Since you'll be creating your cascade bouquet on a form, you may need to use small, delicate sprays to fill in any gaps. After all, you want the focus to be on your bouquet, not on the holder underneath it. Baby's breath is a perfect filler, since it's so delicate that it won't detract from your primary blooms, but you can also use any other small flowers, ferns, or additional greenery. Other filler flowers include snapdragons, silver ragwort, poms, delphinium, and Queen Anne's lace. Submerge a bouquet holder in warm water. A bouquet holder looks almost like a microphone, with a long handle and a round area on top where you insert the flowers. Before you arrange your bouquet, place the top of holder upside-down in a pitcher or bowl of warm water for about a minute. The top of the bouquet holder, which is called the “oasis,” typically has foam inside, which absorbs water to keep the flowers fresh. Place the holder gently into the water and let it sink. Don't push it down into the water, or air bubbles could form inside the oasis, preventing the water from reaching the flowers. You can find these bouquet holders wherever craft or floral supplies are sold. Place the bouquet holder in a heavy ceramic vase. Once you've filled the oasis, lift the holder straight out of the water, turn it right-side-up, and transfer it to a vase to keep it secure. You'll need your hands free to work with the flowers, so make sure you use a heavy vase with a secure base that won't tip over while you're creating your bouquet. If you have a stand for your bouquet holder, you can use that instead. Add rocks or marbles to the bottom of the vase if it isn't heavy enough. Insert the 2 longest greenery stems into the bottom of the holder. Start by putting your 2 longest pieces of greenery in the bottom front of the bouquet holder. With the tips of the greenery pointing down, push the bottom of the stems into the gaps or foam in the holder until they feel like they're securely in place. Then, add the rest of your greenery, cutting it if necessary so it's shorter at the top and longer at the bottom. You want the effect here to look as if the greenery is spilling out all the way around your hand, but if it's too long on the top, it will be difficult for you to hold the bouquet. Fill in more greenery around the top and sides of the holder. To make the bouquet look symmetrical, you may need to have a few short pieces of greenery around the circumference of the holder, as well as sticking up from the top back of the bouquet holder. Imagine creating an upside-down teardrop shape that's rounded at the top and full on the sides, then comes to a narrow point at the bottom. The length of the greenery on the top and sides will depend on the size of the bouquet you want to create and how far you want the greenery to extend, but it should be just a little shorter than your flowers, unless you have a few pieces you want to showcase. Start by arranging your primary blooms. Place your largest, prettiest flowers in the center of your arrangement as the focal point, then work the remaining flowers all the way around the bouquet holder. Arrange the top flowers so they're pointing straight up, the blooms around the circumference of the holder so they're horizontal, and the longest, cascading stems so they're pointing downward. As you're arranging the flowers, alternate putting a few on the top, then a few on the sides, and so on. This causes the stems to interlock in a grid pattern, which will help prevent the flowers from falling out of your bouquet. Space each type of flower evenly throughout the bouquet. If it isn't symmetrical, it won't create the effect that the flowers are cascading down. Trim your flower stems so the shortest go on top and the longest go on bottom. As you start to arrange your bouquet, use a sharp pair of floral shears to trim each stem to the length you want it to be. The stems on the bottom of your bouquet should be the longest, with medium-length stems in the middle of the arrangement, and the shortest blooms on top. The length of the stems will depend on the size of the bouquet you're creating, but they'll likely only need to be about 2–3 in (5.1–7.6 cm) at the top, whereas you may not need to trim the stems on the bottom at all. It's best to trim your flowers one at a time as you place them in the arrangement so you can customize your bouquet. When you're trimming the stems, try to cut the flowers on the top and middle so they'll extend slightly past the greenery. Cut thicker stems at an angle so they'll be easy to insert into the bouquet holder. Add your accent flowers around your primary blooms. Now that you have your greenery and primary blooms arranged, you can start filling in the body of your bouquet with the accent flowers that you chose. Continue alternating between adding flowers to the top and sides of the bouquet, criss-crossing the stems to secure them. Don't worry about making the bouquet look perfectly full just yet; it's more important that you space your accent flowers evenly throughout the bouquet. Fill in any remaining gaps with baby’s breath or greenery. Look at the bouquet from the top, front, and sides, and use your filler to completely cover up any gaps that are left. Depending on the size of the blooms you used and how closely they're arranged, you may only need a few sprigs, or you may need to tuck small sprays throughout the entire bouquet to fill it out. Baby's breath is inexpensive and delicate, so buy more than you think you'll need just in case your bouquet doesn't look as full as you'd like when you're finished. Not only will this ensure the bouquet holder isn't visible in your wedding photographs, but it also helps secure the grid you made that's holding the larger stems in place. Keep your flowers in a cool place overnight or until you need them. It's best to assemble your bouquet no more than 1 day before you'll need it. If you have a floral cooler, you can keep your bouquet there, but if not, you'll need to find a cool place away from direct sunlight where your flowers won't be disturbed, like a shaded, out-of-the-way corner in a cool bedroom. Don't place your bouquet in a regular refrigerator. The moisture will cause the flowers to wilt. If you need to make your bouquet more than 1 day ahead of time, either choose hearty flowers like posies, lilies, and succulents, or opt for artificial flowers. Be sure to change the water in the vase every day to keep your flowers looking fresh. You can also use a turkey baster to add 1 drop of bleach to the water to kill any bacteria and slow down the decomposition process.	Choose about 15-18 stems of a long-stemmed flower for your bouquet. Add 10-12 stems of smaller accent flowers. Select 8-10 long sprays of greenery. Find a delicate filler like baby's breath or ferns to close any gaps. Submerge a bouquet holder in warm water. Place the bouquet holder in a heavy ceramic vase. Insert the 2 longest greenery stems into the bottom of the holder. Fill in more greenery around the top and sides of the holder. Start by arranging your primary blooms. Trim your flower stems so the shortest go on top and the longest go on bottom. Add your accent flowers around your primary blooms. Fill in any remaining gaps with baby’s breath or greenery. Keep your flowers in a cool place overnight or until you need them.
https://www.wikihow.pet/Have-a-Good-Relationship-with-Your-Cat%27s-Vet	How to Have a Good Relationship with Your Cat's Vet	To establish a good relationship with your cat's vet, make sure to bring your cat in for regular checkups as well as for major medical issues. This will give them a chance to get to know you and your cat. Additionally, make sure to schedule regular appointments well in advance so your vet has time to prepare. When you come to appointments, try to arrive on time or a little early so your vet can give your cat their full attention without feeling rushed. You can also prepare for appointments by writing a list of questions and concerns for your vet.	See your vet for regular checkups, as well as emergencies. Building a good relationship with your cat's vet takes time. Rather than see your vet only once a year for a big checkup, try to schedule several smaller checkups a year. If you only bring your cat in for emergencies, your vet may not see you or your cat very often and not be able to build a relationship with you. Try to schedule appointments throughout the year for checkups so you can get to know your vet and create a connection with them. For example, you may commit to 1 checkup every 3 months so your cat gets regular medical care. Or you may try to bring your cat in several times a year so they see the vet often enough and you can build a relationship with them. If you have either a kitten or a senior cat, bring them in to the vet at least twice a year so that any issues can be detected as soon as possible. Bringing your cat into the vet more often can also ensure they are in good health and are not at risk of any chronic issues. Seeing the vet on a regular basis usually also means you will not have to worry about your cat going untreated for any major health problems. Book appointments in advance. If you know your cat is due for an appointment at the vet, call and book an appointment in advance so the vet is prepared. Try not to schedule last minute appointments with the vet, as this can be an inconvenience for them. If you are following a schedule for the appointments, book them way in advance so the vet has advanced notice. This way, the vet knows when to expect you in and can prepare properly for the appointment. Try to book your appointments in the early morning for when the vet is just starting their day. Most vets are busy all day with patients and can be more irritable by the end of the day. This is a good option if your cat has a serious medical issue or is known to be temperamental at the vet. Be on time for your appointments. Showing up late for your cat's vet appointments are certainly not the way to get on their good side. Try to be on time for all vet appointments. You can also try to show up 5 to 10 minutes early for appointments. This can give you time to calm your cat down before the appointment, if needed, and will make the vet feel less rushed. Arriving on time shows that you respect the vet's time and expertise. Also, it allows the vet to provide their undivided attention during your appointment, rather than being rushed through to the next client because you were late. If you are running late for your appointment, make sure you call the vet's office and let them know. Apologize for running late and ask if it is possible for you to hold your existing appointment. Your vet will likely be less upset about you being late if you call and explain. Make a list of questions for the vet. Showing up to your vet appointments prepared will help to build goodwill with your vet. They will likely appreciate that you took the time to make a list of questions to ask them so the appointment has a focus and is productive for you, your cat, and the vet. If you start to notice symptoms or issues in your cat, write down questions about the symptoms or issues to then ask your vet during the appointment. For example, if you notice your cat has a skin issue, you may write down questions like, “What are the possible causes of the skin issue?” “How can the skin issue be treated?” “How can I prevent the skin issue in the future?” If your cat is having problems, note the date and duration of these issues. Tell the vet about any symptoms and how long they have been going on so they have a better idea of the problem. You can also write down general questions that you want to ask the vet, such as, “When is the best time to give my cat their meals?” or “How often should I be brushing my cat?” . Prepare your cat for the vet Preparing your cat properly for the vet will make the appointment less stressful for all involved. Always bring your cat into the vet in their carrier, as this will ensure your cat is contained and make the waiting area safe for other animals. Acclimatize your cat to their carrier and to car rides so they stay relaxed and calm on the way to the vet. Get your cat to associate positive feelings to being in their carrier so they are less stressed when they are taken to the vet. You can also try using a pheromone spray on your cat to calm them down on the way to the vet. The pheromones can help your cat relax. Maintain a calm, relaxed demeanor when you take your cat to the vet, as they will often sense if their owner is stressed or upset and respond in kind. Call the vet before you bring your cat in if there is an emergency. Do not bring your cat into the vet's unannounced or without calling and setting up an appointment in advance. If there is an emergency and your cat needs to see the vet right away, you should still call the vet's office to make sure they are available. Showing up unannounced can lead to a negative response from your vet and throw off the other appointments they already have scheduled. If your vet is not available during an emergency, you should bring your cat to an emergency animal clinic. Your vet may be able to suggest a good one near you when you call them. Focus on one major issue or problem at a time. To avoid overwhelming the vet, try to keep the appointment focused on one major issue or problem your cat is having. Present the main issue to the vet and answer any of their questions as best you can. If your cat has several issues, choose the issue that seems the most dire and discuss that one first. Then, mention the other issues once the major problem has been addressed. For example, perhaps your cat has a skin issue and is not eating regularly. You may discuss your cat's lack of appetite first and then mention their skin issue once your vet is aware of the first issue. If you aren't sure which problem you should be the most concerned about, explain this to your vet. You could say, “My cat's hair is falling out, she is not as energetic as she should be, and she's drinking much more water than usual. I'm not sure what I should be most worried about. Where do you think we should start?” Ask clear, concise questions. As you speak to your vet about an issue, make sure your questions are clear and concise. Avoid asking vague questions or questions that are confusing for the vet to answer. Listen carefully to what they have to say about your cat's condition and ask questions that are thoughtful and to the point. Always ask your vet questions if you don't understand what they are saying, as you do not want to end up leaving the vet confused or unclear about your cat's condition. For example, if your cat has a skin issue, you may ask the vet, “What type of skin issue does my cat have?” and “How can I treat the skin issue?” If you do not understand what your vet says about the skin issue, you may say, “Can you clarify what you just said?” or “Sorry, I don't quite understand what you meant by that. Would you mind explaining it further?” It's a great idea to write down the answers to your questions as well as any treatment plans. You can then refer back to your notes at any point. This will prevent you from calling the vet later and asking them to repeat what they told you during the appointment. Discuss the treatment costs for your cat. Depending on your cat's diagnosis, the cost of treating it may be overwhelming. Make sure you maintain open and honest communication with your vet by discussing treatment costs in detail. Ask them for an estimate of the costs for a certain procedure or treatment. Discuss paying the vet in installments or over a period of time. Be honest about where you are at financially with the vet and work with them to figure out your options. Your vet may suggest a more cost-effective option for treating your cat, based on your budget. A good vet will work with you to find a financial option that works for you and still ensures your cat gets treatment. Avoid requesting a treatment for your cat that you are unable to pay for. Just explain your financial situation and ask the vet to work with you. Act friendly and polite around the vet. Maintain an open, friendly demeanor around the vet to build goodwill. If you are having a stressful or frustrating day, try not to bring these feelings with you to the appointment. Make jokes, smile, and display relaxed, open body language around the vet. Maintain eye contact with them when you speak to them. Be polite and considerate during the appointment. Make sure you say “thank you” at the end of the appointment and express your gratitude to the vet for treating your cat. Recommend your vet to others. Perhaps the ultimate compliment you can pay to your vet is to recommend them to other cat owners. Recommending your vet to others can show the vet that you approve of their services and think they are doing a good job. They will likely appreciate the referral and value you even more as a client. Some vets offer referral programs for their clients, where you get a discount or benefits towards your appointments when you refer someone to the vet. Find out if this is an option through your vet. Leave the vet a positive review. If you are pleased with your veterinarian, take a few minutes to leave them a positive review on social media or sites like Yelp or Google. Positive reviews can help to grow your vet's business, and writing one shows that you care about and respect the vet. This is a sign of good will that will help improve your relationship with them.	See your vet for regular checkups, as well as emergencies. Book appointments in advance. Be on time for your appointments. Make a list of questions for the vet. . Call the vet before you bring your cat in if there is an emergency. Focus on one major issue or problem at a time. Ask clear, concise questions. Discuss the treatment costs for your cat. Act friendly and polite around the vet. Recommend your vet to others. Leave the vet a positive review.
https://www.wikihow.com/Install-a-Circuit-Breaker	How to Install a Circuit Breaker	To install a circuit breaker, start by turning off the power supply to the electrical panel and removing the cover over it. Make sure you use a test light or meter to verify that the power is off since it's dangerous to install a circuit breaker in a panel that still has power. Once you've verified that the power is off, find an unused space next to or between existing circuit breakers and press the new circuit breaker into the space, making sure the circuit breaker is in the "off" position beforehand. Finally, connect the circuit wiring to the electrical panel.	Turn off the power supply to the electrical panel. Locate the Service Disconnect or Main circuit breaker in the panel and set it to the "Off" position. This circuit breaker is likely to have the largest amp value and will be located either at the top or bottom of the panel. If you don't see a circuit breaker labeled “Service Disconnect” or “Main” in the panel, it is likely in another panel in the building or in the meter socket enclosure (a separate, usually gray box that houses the utilities meter for many houses and mobile homes and that is connected to various circuit breakers throughout one section of a building). Look for other panel(s) as needed until you find this main circuit breaker. Turn off all computers in your home before switching off the power, as they may be damaged by suddenly losing power. Inspect the circuit breaker arrangement for unused locations. Look for a blank area on the electrical panel that could accommodate a circuit breaker, paying particular attention to unused spaces at the top and bottom of the cover. Some manufacturers of electrical panels have removable knockouts or plates at these locations, but the panel itself lacks provisions to mount a circuit breaker. If the unused location has a knockout plate over it, you'll have to eventually remove it before completing the installation process. For now, you simply need to identify a space where you can install the circuit breaker. Remove the electrical panel cover. Use a screwdriver to remove 3 of the screws supporting the cover. Then, use 1 arm to hold the panel cover in place as you unscrew the last screw. Finally, pull the cover away from the panel. Be sure to hold the panel cover tightly in place as you remove the screws; if the cover slips and falls, it could damage the breaker handles. If you're unable to hold the panel cover in place with 1 hand, ask a friend to help you. Test the panel to make sure the power is off. Use a test light or meter set to check for the presence of power. Touch 1 probe to ground (the bar that has bare or green and white wires connected) or neutral (the bar that has just white or just bare or green wires connected) and touch the other probe to the screw terminal of a circuit breaker that has a black, red, or blue insulated wire connected. If 120 (or more) volts is indicated, the panel is still being powered and will need to be turned off before proceeding. Make sure your test light is set to the highest AC voltage range available (and is set at minimum to 120 volts). If the Service Disconnect or Main circuit breaker is in this panel, it will always indicate power on the terminals that have cables connected. The output of the Main or Service Disconnect when located in the panel, connects to the bus bar. The bus bar should have no power present when this breaker is OFF. Testing at the Service Disconnect or Main circuit breaker is not recommended due to this "seemingly conflicting" information. It is not safe to install a circuit breaker in an electrical panel that still has power flowing to it. Do not continue if power is present on a circuit breaker other than Service Disconnect or Main circuit breaker, until the power source has been shut off. Find an unused space next to or between existing circuit breakers. The new circuit breaker you install will need to be placed next to a circuit breaker already in place. Carefully compare this location to the cover that was removed earlier to make sure it aligns with an unused location on the cover. It's very important that the cover has provisions for exposing the new circuit breaker by removal of the knockout plate. If there's no plate to be removed, the circuit breaker will have to be located in a different place on the panel. Make sure you have the correct circuit breaker. The panel label will list all the approved types of circuit breakers that can be installed in the panel. Deviating from the list is a code violation and voids any UL, FM or other listing services' approval. For maximum safety, use only those circuit breakers that are allowed to be installed in the panel. Typically, the only breakers allowed to be installed are from the same manufacturer of the panel - even if other brand breakers are labeled as "fits (brand name here) panels". The breaker should be of an ampacity that does not exceed the circuit conductor's rating. This is typically 15 amps for #14 copper, 20 amps for #12 copper and 30 amps for #10 copper conductors or wires. Consult the code book to determine sizes for other circuits. The terminal size should be large enough for the wire to fit. The need to remove strands of wire to fit the terminal is an indication of an error somewhere along the line. Set the circuit breaker handle to the OFF position. The circuit breaker has 3 possible positions: ON and OFF and a mid position when TRIPPED. Push the handle towards the OFF position before installing the breaker to ensure your own safety during the installation process. Align the circuit breaker with the bars in the panel. Tilt the circuit breaker so that the hold-on clip on the bottom of the breaker is attached to the plastic “grab” bar in the panel. Once attached, pivot the circuit breaker on the mechanical contact and roll towards the center of the panel - making sure the bus bar of the panel is still aligned with the slot or opening on the circuit breaker case. You may have to apply pressure to the breaker for it to become attached to the plastic bar. Firmly press on the circuit breaker to seat it onto the bus bar. Use your thumb to press firmly but gently on the circuit breaker until it snaps into place on the bus bar. You don't have to screw the breaker into place; it's held in place by spring clips and the panel cover. While it will require firm even pressure to be seated, it should not have to be forced. Connect the circuit wiring to the electrical panel. After making sure the circuit breaker is still in the OFF position, connect the white neutral wire and the black hot wire to the breaker. Loosen the screw over the breaker's connection terminal, insert the wires into the appropriate terminal locations, then tighten the screw until snug. Your circuit breaker should have a label that indicates where to insert the neutral and hot wires. If you're installing a double pole breaker, you'll connect it to both the black and red hot wires. Just make sure you're using a switch that's designed to be used as a double breaker. Note that there's no need to bend the end of the wire into a hook; it just needs to be straightly inserted into the connection terminal. Remove knockout plates from your cover as needed. Bring the cover up to the panel to compare the new circuit breaker location to the cover openings. Use a pair of pliers to remove any knockout plates on the cover location where the circuit breaker will be located. To remove the knockout plate, simply grip with the pliers and move the metal back and forth until it comes away. Clean all foreign objects out of the panel and reinstall the cover. Remove any tools, wire scraps, or other foreign objects that could cause a short circuit from the interior of the panel. Then, place the cover on the panel to check that the circuit breaker has fully been seated at both contact points and fits through the cover. Finally, rescrew the cover onto the panel. Turn on the main breaker and test your new circuit breaker. Standing to the side of the panel, restore power to the panel by setting the Service Disconnect or Main to "On" and then set the new circuit breaker to "On". Check for correct operation of the new circuit (light, outlet, etc.) with a test light or meter. Clear any short circuit before attempting a reset if circuit breaker instantly trips. Label the circuit breaker. Locate the panel's circuit directory on the inside of the panel door. Determine the circuit breaker location (or "circuit number") and write a description of the circuit (load type such as "refrigerator" or a location such as "living room") in the space provided. Be sure to edit the directory if any circuits were moved to install the new circuit.	Turn off the power supply to the electrical panel. Inspect the circuit breaker arrangement for unused locations. Remove the electrical panel cover. Test the panel to make sure the power is off. Find an unused space next to or between existing circuit breakers. Make sure you have the correct circuit breaker. Set the circuit breaker handle to the OFF position. Align the circuit breaker with the bars in the panel. Firmly press on the circuit breaker to seat it onto the bus bar. Connect the circuit wiring to the electrical panel. Remove knockout plates from your cover as needed. Clean all foreign objects out of the panel and reinstall the cover. Turn on the main breaker and test your new circuit breaker. Label the circuit breaker.
https://www.wikihow.com/Identify-a-Wolf-Spider	How to Identify a Wolf Spider	To identify a wolf spider, check the spider for key characteristics like a hairy body, brown-gray color, and markings or lines. Next, you will see 3 rows of eyes, including 4 small eyes on top, 2 larger eyes in the middle, and 2 medium-sized eyes on the bottom. If you can see its claws, there will be 3 tarsal claws if you're looking at a wolf spider. Finally, check your surroundings to see if the spider moves towards a burrow rather than a web, which is a sign that it's a wolf spider.	Look for a wolf spider's physical features. Here are some key characteristics: Hairy, brown to gray in color with various markings or lines, females are 1-3/8” (3 4mm) and males are 3/4" (19 mm) long. Look at the arrangement of their eight eyes. Their eyes comprise three rows; the first row has four small eyes; the second row has two larger eyes and the third row has two medium-sized eyes. The two eyes in the center of their faces are distinctively larger than the other six eyes. See if the spider has three tarsal claws to make sure it’s a wolf spider. A tarsal is the final segment of an insect's leg. In the wolf spider's case there are three claws at the end of them. Look at the arrangement of the fangs. Wolf spiders have fangs that resemble pincers, with a side-to-side orientation. However, this is true of all species within the infraorder Araneomorphae, of which the wolf spider is a member. The infraorder Araneomorphae contains a vast number of species that as a group are known as "true spiders", so the fang orientation is not exclusive to wolf spiders. However, this may be helpful in distinguishing a wolf spider from a small tarantula, because tarantulas are a member of infra-order Mygalomorphae and have vertically-oriented fangs. Don’t confuse the wolf spider with a brown recluse spider. The wolf spider has the same brownish-grey coloration, but does not have the violin-shaped marking behind its head that a brown recluse has. Also, the wolf spider has shorter legs than the brown recluse or any other web dwelling spider. Check for hairs covering its abdomen. This is why you may confuse the wolf spider with a Tarantula, but most wolf spiders are a great deal smaller than most Tarantulas. Check if the spider retreats to a burrow. Examine the areas around your doors and windows, both around your house and any outbuildings you may have. If, you find one moving towards a burrow or crevice, instead of a web, that's further evidence that it's a wolf spider. However, the tarantulas and the trap doors also burrow, though they are usually quite a bit larger than the wolf spider. Look for wolf spiders stalking their prey along the ground. Spiders that spin webs will rarely be found on the ground. Wolf spiders are very comfortable there and will rarely climb tall structures. Look for a white sack attached to the back of the abdomen in the early spring and summer. Female wolf spiders carry their eggs at the back of their abdomens. Check to see if the female is carrying her spiderlings on her back. This is a trait unique to wolf spiders. Be aware that the wolf spider can be found hunting during the day and the night. You'll notice that most of the wolf spider's prey (crickets, caterpillars, etc.) can be found out at day and night, as well. If you have a lot these bugs around, you can expect to find a wolf spider nearby. Watch the speed that the spider runs. Wolf spiders are incredibly fast. They are hard to catch due to their extreme speeds.	Look for a wolf spider's physical features. Look at the arrangement of their eight eyes. See if the spider has three tarsal claws to make sure it’s a wolf spider. Look at the arrangement of the fangs. Don’t confuse the wolf spider with a brown recluse spider. Check for hairs covering its abdomen. Check if the spider retreats to a burrow. Look for wolf spiders stalking their prey along the ground. Look for a white sack attached to the back of the abdomen in the early spring and summer. Check to see if the female is carrying her spiderlings on her back. Be aware that the wolf spider can be found hunting during the day and the night. Watch the speed that the spider runs.
https://www.wikihow.com/Breed-Hamsters	How to Breed Hamsters	To breed your hamsters, start by housing the male and female hamster in separate cages to keep them from fighting. Once the female exhibits signs of being in heat, like crouching low and raising her tail, place her in the male's cage since she's likely to attack the male if he's put into her cage. Additionally, put her into the cage in the evening, as hamsters are nocturnal animals. If the hamsters start fighting, remove the female immediately and try again the next day. After mating, keep the female in her own cage to prevent the male from attacking the babies.	Decide what type of hamsters you want. Syrian hamsters are good pets, partially because they are solitary animals, but they can be quite hard to breed. If the male and female are introduced at the wrong time, they may fight. Dwarf hamsters are thought to be nippy with humans, but are more social with each other, and can actually be easier to breed. There are also Russian hamsters, winter white hamsters, and other varieties. If you're buying from a breeder, talk about the different varieties and discover whether they are social or not, to have some sense of the breeding process. Get a male and female. It's best to get your breeding hamsters from a breeder, so you have a wide selection of colours and types. It's also good to know the breeding history of the hamsters. At a pet shop, you will often find siblings or hybrid breed hamsters that are less desirable for breeding. Also, pet store workers often have a difficult time telling the difference between males and females. Look for hamsters that are in good health. Make sure that their eyes are clear and bright, their fur is smooth and glossy, and that they look active and interested in their surroundings. Buy two large cages for your hamsters. Plastic bin cages or aquariums are a massive advantage in breeding. Put one hamster in each cage and fill the bottom with wood shavings, megazorb, or carefresh. Try to avoid sawdust, as this gets into hamsters' eyes and can affect their breathing. Avoid wire cages. Hamsters, especially newborn ones, can squeeze out through them. Get a small plastic or preferably wood "hamster home" for your hamster to huddle in. Fill it with some of the same shavings as in the cage. A hamster wheel is also a must for the habitat. For dwarf hamsters the size can be almost any size, as long as they are able to use it, but for Syrians it must be more than 8 inches (20.3 cm), and it should be plastic, not wire, as holes in these wheels are very likely to harm your hamster. Also, never give your hamster a wheel where it's running with an arched back, even just a little, as that can cause serious health problems. You'll also need a water bottle, food bowl, hamster food, treats, and anything else that you can think off. When you bring each of your hamsters home, allow it at least a day alone. Don't handle them or take them out of their cages, but make sure the habitat is well stocked to help your hamsters get used to their new environment without disruption. It is best to start handling them the day after you bring them home. If your new hamster hasn't been handled a lot then be prepared to tame them. Wait until the female is in heat. When hamsters are 28 days old, they will reach their sexual maturity. The female enters heat roughly every 4 days. When the female is in heat, it will behave much like a cat in heat, crouching low to the ground and raising its tail. You may also notice that the hamster is smellier than usual because it is giving off pheromones. If the female is not in heat, trying to breed them can be very dangerous and counterproductive. The female will often fight and kill the male. When you're planning on breeding them, place the two cages side by side for a few days, so they can see and get used to each other, and so the pheromones can do their work. Put the female into the male's cage. Hamsters are nocturnal animals, so it's best to start in the early evening. Put them into the neutral territory or the male's cage. A spare cage is a good option, as she is more likely to attack the male if he is put in her cage. If they start fighting, remove one hamster from the cage, and try again another day. Keep following these steps until they mate. If you miss the "heat" window, wait for a few days until it comes back around. Isolate your female hamster once the mating is over. While some male hamsters will care for the babies, some others will attack and eat them. It's best to be on the safe side, even if you have a kind and loving male hamster, to separate him for the duration of the gestation and birth, which should only be about two weeks. If you're breeding dwarf hamsters, the time to reach sexual maturity and the gestation period are slightly longer. It takes one month to 5 weeks for a dwarf hamster to reach sexual maturity, and the gestation period is about three weeks. However, no hamsters under 5(for males)/6(for females) months should be bred as this increases the risk of something going wrong. Wait. At this stage, you need to be patient and watch the progress. If your female is pregnant, she should start "showing" within a few days, and by the time she's ready to give birth will have very prominent "saddlebags" on each side. You don't need to do anything special, just avoid holding the hamster roughly and leave the hamster alone. You will know the babies will be born soon when the female becomes particularly restless. She wanders around her cage, gathering food and nesting material for her nest. Then labor begins: you see her sides starting to heave and tiny pink bodies begin to emerge. One by one, they are born while she is on the move in her cage, and one by one, she carefully picks them up in her mouth and brings them back to the nest. When the hamster gives birth, do not attempt to interfere or help in any way. Birth, especially the first birth, is often difficult on the hamster, but there's nothing you can do to help at this point. Just avoid interference and let nature take its course. Look for the babies. It is during this time and the days that follow that you must take extra care not to disturb her. If she leaves any pups lying around the cage, you must not touch them. If for some reason you must, rub a spoon well into the substrate, then scoop them up in it and return them to the nest. Allow the mother to nurse for three weeks without any disturbance, not even cleaning the cage. Leave her, the cage, and especially her babies alone, except for discreetly topping up her food and water. This is particularly important for the first time mother, who under stress, has been known to kill and even eat her babies. Don't assume the mother is eating the babies if she puts them in her mouth. This happens if she is startled and thinks they are in danger. Wait three and a half weeks. At this point, it's safe to separate the new hamsters and determine their genders. They become sexually mature at 5-6 weeks, and you do not want sibling breeding, that will cause genetic disorders. Keep females in one cage, males in another for another two to three weeks until they go to their new homes.	Decide what type of hamsters you want. Get a male and female. Look for hamsters that are in good health. Buy two large cages for your hamsters. When you bring each of your hamsters home, allow it at least a day alone. Wait until the female is in heat. Put the female into the male's cage. Isolate your female hamster once the mating is over. Wait. Look for the babies. Allow the mother to nurse for three weeks without any disturbance, not even cleaning the cage. Wait three and a half weeks.
https://www.wikihow.com/Maintain-Feminine-Hygiene	How to Maintain Feminine Hygiene	To keep your vagina clean, always wipe it from front to back when you go to the bathroom to avoid bringing fecal matter with harmful bacteria from your anus onto your labia. When you shower, wash the outer parts of your vagina with mild, unscented soap and water only. You should wash it at least once per day, or twice per day when you're on your period, and always wash it after having intercourse. Avoid using douches or deodorants, as these can upset the delicate balance of bacteria in your vagina and cause irritation.	Wipe your vagina from front to back whenever you use the restroom. Since your vagina is located near your anus, it's important to wipe front to back after urinating or defecating. Fold a 12 in (30 cm) piece of toilet paper several times to create a small rolled up piece. Press the toilet paper between your labia near where your urethra ends. Wipe back towards your anus and over it, if needed, and then discard the toilet paper. Repeat as needed until your vagina and anus are clean. Use soft, white, unscented toilet paper that does not contain dyes or other irritating chemicals. Even after urination, wiping from front to back will help to keep bacteria and fecal matter away from your vagina. Wash the outer parts of your vagina with mild soap and warm water only. Avoid washing out the inside of your vagina. Wet the outside with warm (not hot) running water. Then, apply a small amount of mild soap to your vagina to cleanse it. Rinse away the soap completely, and then use your fingers to spread the vaginal lips apart. Let warm water flow over your vagina to cleanse between your labia and over your clitoris. After you're finished washing, dry off with a clean, dry towel. Don't use any soaps with perfumes or dyes in them. Stick with a mild, unscented soap or a feminine wash. Don't scrub your vagina. You can use a clean washcloth to wash the outside of it, but be gentle. Never reuse the same towel again after using it to dry off your vagina. Wash your vaginal area after sexual intercourse. Bodily fluids and residue from condoms and other intimate products can cause infection, irritation, and odors. Take a shower after having sex and wash your vagina as you normally would. Apply mild soap and rinse it with warm water. Then, allow the warm water to run over your vagina as you hold the labia apart with your fingers. Dry off with a clean dry towel. Avoid using douches, scented vaginal wipes, and deodorants. Your vagina is self-cleaning because of the fluids it secretes, so there's no need to clean the inside of it or use scented products on it. These products can upset the delicate balance of bacteria in your vagina and cause irritation. If you've noticed an unusual smell that bothers you, see your gynecologist to find out if it's normal. Change your pad or tampon every 4 to 6 hours during your period. This will help to prevent odors from accumulating and prevent infections. A good strategy is to check your pad or tampon every time you use the restroom to see if it requires changing. It's especially important to change tampons every 4 to 6 hours to reduce the risk of Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), which is a potentially fatal infection that can be caused by wearing a tampon for more than 8 hours at a time. Wear white, 100% cotton underwear. Stick with underwear that are made from 100% cotton to help prevent irritation from synthetic fabrics. Also, choose underwear that are white, not dyed. Wearing only white, cotton underwear will allow air to circulate freely around your vagina and prevent any potential irritation from dyes. Always wash new underwear before you wear them. Use an unscented, gentle soap to prevent irritation from fragrances and dyes. Also, avoid thong underwear as these may increase your risk of yeast infections. Opt for loose-fitting pants made from natural fibers and avoid pantyhose. Avoid pants made from synthetic materials and fabrics that don't breathe, such as vinyl or leather. Also, don't wear pants that are tight around the crotch. These can restrict air-flow around your vagina, which may lead to odors and infections. It's best to avoid pantyhose, but if you do wear them, opt for a pair with a cotton crotch to allow air to flow through. Remove wet, sweaty bottom clothing as soon as possible. Wet or sweaty panties and pants can cause bacteria to multiply, which can lead to unpleasant odors or even infections. Always take a shower and put on a set of fresh, clean underwear and clothing after you go swimming or exercise. For example, if you work out at the gym, shower and change as soon as you're able. Use a condom during sex to prevent the spread of STDs. If you're not in a monogamous relationship and don't want to become pregnant, use a condom every time you have intercourse to protect yourself. Condoms help to protect you from sexually transmitted diseases, such as herpes, chlamydia, and gonorrhea. These diseases can lead to discomfort, itching, and discharge, and they can have more serious health complications if they're left untreated. Keep a few condoms with you at all times to ensure that you're always prepared. You can also put condoms on sex toys to help keep them clean. Wash your sex toys with soap and water after every use. Get regular checkups with a gynecologist. Catching an infection early and getting treatment can help to protect you from negative outcomes that may be caused by certain infections, such as sterility from undetected chlamydia. See your gynecologist once per year for a checkup and make an appointment any time you think something might be wrong. For example, if you notice signs of an infection, such as itching, burning, or redness, make an appointment to see your gynecologist. Eat a well-balanced diet to maintain good health in general. Eating a wide range of healthy foods can help to promote better health for you overall, and it might also improve your feminine hygiene. Foods that are processed or high in sugar may contribute to infections and other issues with your vaginal flora. Instead, eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins to keep your vagina healthy. Include probiotic foods to promote good bacteria. Yogurt, kefir, kimchi, pickles, and kombucha are all examples of probiotics that may help to promote good bacterial flora in your vagina. Try to incorporate 1 to 2 servings of probiotic foods daily to promote good vaginal flora. For example, have a cup of yogurt with granola for breakfast, or a serving of kimchi with a sandwich at lunch. You can also take a probiotic supplement, but ask your doctor first if you decide to try this. Try drinking cranberry juice if you’re prone to urinary tract infections. Some studies indicate that cranberry juice or cranberry juice extra can help to prevent urinary tract infections in people who are prone to them. However, this may not be helpful for everyone. Discuss this with your doctor to determine if it might be a good option for you. If you decide to try a cranberry juice supplement, talk to your doctor first and ask them for a recommendation. Make sure they're aware of any other medications and supplements you take to prevent potential interactions. Drink plenty of water to stay well hydrated. There's no perfect amount of water that everyone should drink. Instead, drink water when you're thirsty and check your urine when you go to the bathroom. If you're drinking enough water, it will be a pale yellow color. Some strategies you can use to ensure you're drinking enough water include: Having a glass of water with every meal. Drinking water whenever you're thirsty or sweating, such as after exercising. Keeping a water bottle on you at all times and taking sips throughout the day.	Wipe your vagina from front to back whenever you use the restroom. Wash the outer parts of your vagina with mild soap and warm water only. Wash your vaginal area after sexual intercourse. Avoid using douches, scented vaginal wipes, and deodorants. Change your pad or tampon every 4 to 6 hours during your period. Wear white, 100% cotton underwear. Opt for loose-fitting pants made from natural fibers and avoid pantyhose. Remove wet, sweaty bottom clothing as soon as possible. Use a condom during sex to prevent the spread of STDs. Get regular checkups with a gynecologist. Eat a well-balanced diet to maintain good health in general. Include probiotic foods to promote good bacteria. Try drinking cranberry juice if you’re prone to urinary tract infections. Drink plenty of water to stay well hydrated.
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Sports-Article	How to Write a Sports Article	To write a sports article, start by writing a short, catchy lead, or opening sentence, that mentions the final score and introduces key information that will compel the reader to go deeper into the article. Next, cover essential information like team names, the location of the game, the standout players, and a few other highlights. Then, sprinkle in a couple of quotes from the coaches or players and finish up by covering some of the important plays and any other interesting details.	Know the type of article you are writing. You may have an editor assigning your topic, or you may be a freelancer choosing your own. Regardless, be familiar with the most common forms of sports articles and determine which best matches your task. There are five types with which to be most familiar: A “straight lede” (or “lead”) is a basic recap of a sporting event, providing the essentials on who played, who did what, and who won. They can be (but need not be) so formulaic that a computer can write them, and are most common today for youth-level, high school, and small college events that are not shown or covered on TV/radio/internet. A “feature lede/lead” is more common for larger college and professional events where most of the readership already knows the score, but wants a more in-depth view of what happened and who made the difference in the result. A “profile” focuses on a colorful character or key figure such as a coach, star quarterback, or journeyman backup catcher with a love for practical jokes. A “season preview or wrap-up” either prepares the reader for the season to come or takes them on a tour of the highs and lows of the just-completed season. For instance, a baseball writer might file a preview during spring training and a best/worst summary after the end of the regular season (or playoffs). A “column” is an opinion piece where the sportswriter gets to express his/her opinions on (mostly) sports (mostly) freely. Aspiring sportswriters are likely to have fewer opportunities to write opinion columns than old pros who have proven their mettle over the years. Consult good examples of sports writing. Leaf through your local newspaper, favorite sports magazine, or go-to sports website and think about what makes certain articles stand out. How does the writer draw you in and make you feel like you were at the big game or in the locker room? Search websites for classic and modern examples of exceptional sports writing. Know as much as you can about the sport you are covering. Sports fans are known for their passion and not necessarily for their patience. If you don't know a sand wedge from a 5-iron or mention your admiration for “LaRon James'” passing skills, readers who know, love, and may have experience playing the sport covered will probably tune you out quickly. When you're starting out, if you have the choice, cover the sport you know best. Master writing effectively about it before moving on to less familiar sports. Think about the reader. What would you want to know about this sporting event? Is the reader likely to already know the final score and who was the star of the game, or are you breaking the news? Write an article you would want to read as a fan of that sport. Go to the game, and make the most of being there. Watch closely. Take notes. Keep track of important plays, scores, and statistics. Take note of interesting details, such as how the players celebrated at the end or the feel of the crowd that night. Local sporting events are a good place to start for an aspiring sportswriter. You'll find passionate fans/parents, eager participants, and a good environment for covering a sporting event from several angles. Talk to people there. Even if you are writing an event recap and not a personal interest story, a few good soundbites or a central figure to build the article around can only help. Contact coaches to see if they have a player who would make a good story. Watch the subject play the game, and set up a brief interview. Figure out what makes his or her story distinctive. Talk to players and coaches to get quotes about the game. Even asking boilerplate questions like “What contributed to you winning the game?” will give you some material with which to work. Ask permission to record your interviews. Also, try talking to people close to the person, such as parents and friends to create a well rounded view of the person. Sort out the essential details. Obviously you need to provide the final score and who did the scoring, but think about the most interesting statistics to come out of the event. How many passing yards did the quarterback have? Did the team's star swimmer set a personal best in the backstroke? Was a long losing or winning streak broken? Start with a great hook. Known in journalistic circles as a lead (or lede), the opening lines of an article, sports-focused or otherwise, are critical to the success of the piece. Leads should be short, direct, provide the most essential information, and compel the reader to keep going deeper into the article. Leads focus on the 5 “W's” and “H” (who, what, when, where, why, and how). In a sports context, the score is always a great place to start. For example: “Last night in Falcon park, the air as crisp as winning quarterback Joe Smith's passes, the Redview Falcons stunned the first-place Washington Coyotes in overtime, 56 to 54.” Flesh out the rest of the essentials. What was the best part of the game? What were the highlights? What made this game special? For a person, why is his or her story important? What makes them special? Use the quotes you got from players and coaches to add interest to the story. Consider the 4-step approach to a sports recap that begins with the lead, follows with more essential information, then adds a quote for flavor, then pushes out the rest of the details. News article writing relies on an “inverted pyramid” structure, where the most substantial elements are found at the top of the article, and the information becomes less weighty and important as one approaches the bottom. Readers always start but don't always finish an article, so make sure they get your best stuff up front. Keep it concise. Even if you aren't on an editor's word count, one of the essential goals of all journalism, including sports writing, is to say as much as possible in as few words as possible. Even if you aren't restrained by the space needs of a newspaper and are publishing online, your readers will appreciate it if you get to the point quickly. Use shorter sentences instead of longer ones. Meet expectations. If you're assigned a profile piece, conduct an in-depth interview and humanize the subject for your readers. If given the chance to write an opinion column, be bold and invite a reaction/response from readers. As mentioned in Method One, know what type of sports article you are writing and study best practices for success. Follow your passion. Writing is work, often very hard work. Try to remember why you wanted to write about sports in the first place. Think about what you love about sports and let it be reflected in your writing. If you are covering your alma mater in a basketball game or interviewing a pro golfer who happens to be a childhood hero, let your fan-dom be revealed. Sports are about passion, enthusiasm, and often silly biases. Be impartial with the facts but let readers see you as a sports fan as well as sports writer. Transport the reader. Most readers of sports articles have, at some point, dreamed of being at the plate with the World Series on the line or serving for the U.S. Open title. Even if they never reached that point, they probably remember what it's like to grip the bat or toe the service line nervously. Find creative ways to make them feel like they were there at the event you're covering, not just in the crowd, but on the field. For example, draw from interviews to place the reader at the foul line with the game on the line: “As she looked at the basket, trying desperately to block out the crowd behind it and the emptiness in front, Jane Davis could swear she caught a glimpse of her old garage wall holding up the hoop, felt the crumbling driveway beneath her feet, and sensed her Dad at her side.” Be a writer. Sports writing can sometimes get a bad rap as a lesser form of journalism, but some of the best writers and writing today and historically have covered sports. Hemingway famously wrote about bullfighting, and more recently, one of novelist David Foster Wallace's most remembered pieces was about tennis star Roger Federer. Don't sell yourself or your readers short, even if you are covering a youth soccer game. Those kids are giving their best, and so should you.	Know the type of article you are writing. Consult good examples of sports writing. Know as much as you can about the sport you are covering. Think about the reader. Go to the game, and make the most of being there. Talk to people there. Sort out the essential details. Start with a great hook. Flesh out the rest of the essentials. Keep it concise. Meet expectations. Follow your passion. Transport the reader. Be a writer.
https://www.wikihow.com/Develop-Your-Sixth-Sense	How to Develop Your Sixth Sense	To develop your sixth sense, do things that will help you tap into your unconscious thoughts and feelings, like keeping a dream journal and free writing whatever comes to your mind. Also, start paying attention to small details in your surroundings and writing down minute details about your environment, which will help you become more attuned to the world around you. Once you're more perceptive of your environment, it will be easier to tap into your sixth sense.	Cultivate your intuition. Intuition is the term for “gut feeling”—something that you know or think likely based on instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning. When you get an instant liking or disliking for someone you just met, or have a good or bad feeling about something about to happen, it's considered intuitive feeling. Scientists believe intuition is a form of quick information processing, and it's a skill that can be developed with practice and attention. The ability to use intuition develops out of repeated exposure to various situations and outcomes—the more rich and complex your experiences, the more likely you are to develop unconscious, intuitive knowledge about a wide range of situations and experiences. Consequently, developing your intuition begins with exposing yourself to people, places, and things and observing them closely. Pay careful attention to your feelings in response to the things you encounter. Note how you feel and react to them—perhaps even begin keeping a journal in which you note these feelings and the circumstances that gave rise to them. The more practiced you become at observing others and your unconscious reactions to them, the more attuned you'll be to your intuition. Keep a dream journal. Dreams are thought to be unconscious expressions of our inner feelings, thoughts, and ideas. As such, they can contain valuable intuitive information of which your conscious mind may be unaware. Make it a habit to write down everything you can remember from your dreams immediately upon waking up. Note people, events, places, objects, and feelings. Try to make connections between the content of your dreams and ongoing feelings or situations from your conscious life. As you begin to draw connections between your conscious and unconscious experience, you'll become more aware of and attuned to the more subtle ideas and experiences happening below the surface of your immediate consciousness. Free write. Free writing involves sitting down with a blank sheet of paper and writing down whatever thoughts come. Free writing can be an extremely useful practice because it allows you to tap into the part of your consciousness that exists before your rational mind intercede. To free write, sit down in a quiet, distraction-free place. Take out a blank sheet of paper and begin writing whatever comes to mind, even if initially it's just “I don't know what to write.” Continue writing until you've exhausted your thoughts. If you need a bit more prompting to help you get started, you can begin by asking yourself a question such as, “What do I need an answer to?” or, “What's been on my mind lately?” You'll be surprised by where you can go through free writing and by the unexpected insights you'll stumble upon. Learn to notice small things. Part of developing a sixth sense is learning how to pay close attention to your surroundings, particularly to small or minute details. The more attention you pay to your surroundings, the more aware you become of slight changes and variations, and the more attuned you become with the world around you. Enhancing your perception this way helps you to notice subtle shifts and changes in your environment and eventually to anticipate certain things before they happen. For example, imagine a street you travel frequently. Try to imagine it in as close and as much precise detail as you can. Where are the various shops located? Which traffic signs are posted? What are the parking regulations? What kind of landscaping does the street have? Write down as many details as you're able to remember, then go visit that street and carefully fill in the blanks in your memory. Write down a detailed description of what you see. Later, test yourself to see how accurately you remembered the details you wrote down. Learn to notice and absorb this level of detail wherever you go. Record what you see. Teach yourself to focus your attention outward rather than inward. Doing so will help you develop sensitivity to what goes on around you and will teach you to quiet your own thoughts and preoccupations when necessary. Take a notebook with you when you go places. Note what you see and sense in as much detail as possible. Make this a regular practice until you find yourself doing it automatically, with or without the notebook. Learn to watch and listen closely. When talking with someone, train yourself to put your full attention on them. When you learn to observe someone closely and attentively, you often learn to pick up on small, nearly imperceptible cues that will indicate what the person is truly feeling or thinking. Note small variations in their tone and inflection, watch the movement of their eyes and the contraction or dilation of their pupils, pay attention to the words they choose, and notice the pauses and silences between their words. Exercise your non-visual senses. We tend to rely on our sight to interpret the world around us, so much so that sight can come to predominate over our other senses. But if you consciously work on prioritizing senses other than sight, you can begin to perceive more subtle variations in the environment of which you were previously unaware. Try closing your eyes and using your other senses to perceive people as they walk by. Note the sound of their clothing, footfalls, and breathing. Note their smell. Note the subtle changes in the air around them as they move. Note any temperature changes that occur as they pass. See if you can detect where their attention is directed and if you can tell when their attention falls on you. As you become more sensitive to people and the energy they give off, see if you can notice the particular type of energy of each person who passes. Can you pick up on any tension or on any negative or positive energy? Try to assess the energy of rooms you walk into. Can you sense any positive or negative energy? Direct your thought outward. When you're overly focused on the running dialogue in your own head, you easily miss what's going on with other people and things in the world around you. When you find yourself caught up in your own head, consciously turn your focus outward and notice the people, places, and things around you. Quiet your mind by telling yourself that you don't need to think about whatever is going on in your head. Instead, decide to be quiet and serene. Develop a meditation practice. Part of learning to be attuned to the world around you is learning to quiet your own mind and calmly observe. Meditation trains your mind to move away from its normal freneticism and to tap into your body's inner calm. Begin by finding a calm place where you can sit quietly. Close your eyes and begin paying attention to the sounds, smells, and physical sensations around you. Breathe deeply and regularly, focusing on breathing through your diaphragm and noticing the pause between each breath. When random thoughts pop into your mind, gently and calmly let them go. Don't follow them. Gradually build up the length of time you spend meditating. At first, you may only practice for 5 minutes a day. Gradually build up to 10 minutes a day, then 15, then 20. Take a walk. Going for regular reflective walks can be an excellent way to get out of your conscious mind and into a more intuitive, sensory state. Find a quiet, calm place to walk. Many people feel that being close to nature helps connect you to a place that's “bigger than you,” which helps you become more attuned to the world around you and less fixated on your conscious and rational mind. As you walk, intentionally turn your attention outward. Focus on what you see, smell, taste, and touch. Try to pick up the smallest sounds you can. Pay close attention to small changes in the landscape. Try to sense the smallest changes in temperature, wind, and pressure. Keep a notebook in which you record the things you perceive. Take note of what you observe and how you react to those perceptions.	Cultivate your intuition. Keep a dream journal. Free write. Learn to notice small things. Record what you see. Learn to watch and listen closely. Exercise your non-visual senses. Direct your thought outward. Develop a meditation practice. Take a walk.
https://www.wikihow.com/Wire-a-Doorbell	How to Wire a Doorbell	To wire a 1-button doorbell, start by following the manufacturer's directions to mount the doorbell button and receiver on your walls. Then, turn off the power to your transformer before connecting a wire to the screw on the doorbell button and running it to the transformer. Next, take another wire and connect one end to the 2nd screw on the doorbell button and the other end to the screw on the receiver. After that, connect a 3rd wire from the receiver to the 2nd screw on the transformer, then test your doorbell.	Shut off power to the area at the breaker box. Locate your breaker box in your garage, basement, or on the side of your home. Use the diagram on the inside of the door panel or use the labels to find the switch that controls power to the front of your home. Flip the switch to turn off the power. Make sure the power is turned off by flipping a light switch near the door where you're installing the doorbell. It's very important that you shut off the power to avoid shocking yourself. Use a screwdriver to remove the screws from the doorbell. Locate the screws mounting the doorbell to the outer wall or door casing of your home. Take a screwdriver or power drill and remove the screws to allow access to wiring on the backside of the doorbell. Don't try to pull off the doorbell yet or you could damage the wires. Disconnect the wires with a screwdriver and remove the doorbell. Look on the backside of the doorbell to find the wires connected to it. Take your screwdriver and loosen the terminal screws holding the wires in place. Slide the wires out of the terminals and remove the old doorbell. Don't yank or force the wires so you don't accidentally damage or strip them. Bend the top wire to remember which one is which. The doorbell has 2 wires connected to it, 1 at the top and 1 at the bottom, and it's important that you remember which one is which so you can hook up the new one properly. Take the top wire and bend the end of it so you can tell them apart. Sometimes, the wires may be different colors, but it's common for them to be too similar to tell apart. Reconnect the wires to the terminals on your new doorbell. Remove the new doorbell from its packaging and locate the terminals on the backside. Connect the top wire to the upper terminal and the bottom wire to the lower one. Use your screwdriver to tighten the terminals so the wires are held securely. The upper wire connects the doorbell to the transformer that provides power to it and the bottom wire connects it to the chimes that sound when you press the button. Flip on the breaker and screw the doorbell it into place. Restore power to the area by flipping the switch back to its original position. Press the doorbell button to see if it works. If it does, use your screwdriver or a drill to fasten the doorbell to your wall or door casing using the screws that came with it. The packaging of the doorbell should contain screws for you to use, but if it doesn't, you can use screws that fit into the screw holes on the doorbell. If the doorbell chimes don't sound, they may be damaged. You can replace your doorbell chimes if they're damaged or faulty. However, if there's an electrical issue, you may want to contact a professional electrician. Flip the breaker switch to cut off power to the area. Before you begin working, locate your breaker box in your garage, basement, or on the side of your home. Flip the switch that controls power to the area that you're installing your doorbell so you can work safely. Use the diagram on the inside door panel of the breaker box or look for a label on the switches to find the right one. For instance, if you're wiring a doorbell to your front door, flip off the switch that controls power there. Try turning on lights in the area to make sure the power is shut off. Locate the doorbell transformer in the outlet box near the door. A doorbell transformer is an electrical component that literally transforms power from a higher voltage to a lower one to power your doorbell and chimes. It's a small, metal box with 2 terminals and is usually located in an outlet box near the front door. Open up outlet boxes or look beneath them to find the transformer. If the transformer box isn't located in an outlet box, check near your breaker box for it. It could be attached to the top or bottom of it. If your doorbell transformer is faulty or damaged, you can replace it yourself. But, if you don't have one installed yet, have a professional electrician do the job is it's done properly and safely. Connect the transformer to the top terminal with 16 AWG wire. 16 AWG wire is a thin gauge of wire that can easily handle the voltage needed to power your doorbell. Strip away about ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm) of the sheathing with a wire stripper or a knife to expose the wires. Use a screwdriver to loosen the screw on the top terminal of the transformer. Slide the exposed wire beneath the terminal screw and then tighten it so it's secure. Then, connect the other end of the wire to the top terminal of your doorbell the same way. You can drill a hole in your wall to thread the wire to connect the terminal to the doorbell or cover the wire with a cord cover. Make sure the terminal screws are tightly secured so the wires are connected and won't come out of place. You can find 16 AWG wire at your local hardware store, electrical supply store, or by ordering it online. Attach 16 AWG wire from the bottom terminal to the chimes. Locate your doorbell chimes, which are usually on the wall in the front hall or living room near the front door. Use 16 AWG wire and strip away about ⁄ 2 inch (1.3 cm) of the sheathing with wire strippers or a knife so the wires are exposed. Use a screwdriver to loosen the terminal screw above the terminal labeled “Front,” slide the wire beneath it, and then tighten the screw. Connect the other end of the wire to the bottom terminal of your doorbell. Thread the wire through your wall to connect your chimes to your doorbell, or cover the wire with a cord cover so it's hidden from view. Your transformer and chimes should already be connected from when your transformer was installed. The terminal labeled “Front” is for the front door. If you're installing a second doorbell, attach the wire to the terminal labeled “Back.” Restore the power and screw the doorbell onto the wall. Once everything is connected, flip the breaker switch back on to restore the power. Press the doorbell button to make sure it's working, and use a screwdriver or a power drill to fasten the doorbell to the outside wall or door casing of your home to finish the job.	Shut off power to the area at the breaker box. Use a screwdriver to remove the screws from the doorbell. Disconnect the wires with a screwdriver and remove the doorbell. Bend the top wire to remember which one is which. Reconnect the wires to the terminals on your new doorbell. Flip on the breaker and screw the doorbell it into place. Flip the breaker switch to cut off power to the area. Locate the doorbell transformer in the outlet box near the door. Connect the transformer to the top terminal with 16 AWG wire. Attach 16 AWG wire from the bottom terminal to the chimes. Restore the power and screw the doorbell onto the wall.
https://www.wikihow.com/Study	How to Study	To study effectively, start by minimizing distractions. Try silencing your phone and logging out of your social media accounts, so you can completely focus on your study materials. However, you should take a 10-minute break every hour so you can recharge and refocus. As you study, stop every once in a while to summarize the material you're reviewing in your own words, since doing this will help you remember it better. When you're nearly done with your study session, spend some time condensing all the material you're studying into 1 or 2 sheets of notes so you have it all in one place. That way, you'll be able to squeeze in a quick review right before the test.	Manage your time. Make a weekly schedule and devote a certain amount of time per day to studying. This can be an hour or even 3 hours in total. This will also improve your grades. That amount will vary depending on whether you're in high school or college , and also varies by field of study. Make sure you stick to your schedule as much as possible but don't be afraid to go off of plan sometimes to study more for the most recent upcoming exam. Make sure this study plan is realistic and not impossible. You need to balance school, work, and extracurricular activities. If you are really struggling with your classes, you may want to give up the after school job or an extracurricular activity until your grades come up. You need to prioritize your time. Remember: your education is the most important thing because it is the foundation of your future success. For college classes, you should base the hours you study per class on how difficult the class is and how many credit hours the class is worth. For example, if you have a 3-hour physics class that is really hard, you want to study 9 hours a week (3 hrs x 3 for hard difficulty). If you have a literature course that is worth 3 hours and is kind of hard, you may want to study 6 hours a week (3 hrs x 2 for medium difficulty). Pace yourself. Find the best speed for you to study and adjust accordingly. Some concepts or classes will come to you more naturally, so you can study those more quickly. Other things may take you twice as long. Take the time you need and study at the pace you feel comfortable. Studying in 20 minute intervals will help make it a lot easier to retain information. If you study more slowly, remember that you will need more time to study. Get enough rest. Make enough time in your schedule to get enough sleep. Get a good night's sleep every night and you'll be making the best of your study time. This is important as you lead up to the test, and especially important right before you take the test. Studies have shown that sleep positively impacts test taking by improving memory and attentiveness. Staying up all night studying may sound like a good idea, but skip the all-night cram session. If you study throughout the weeks, you won't need to cram anyway. Getting a good night's sleep will help you perform better.You would not feel drained or tired If you end up a little sleep deprived despite your best efforts, take a short nap before studying. Limit your nap to 15-30 minutes. After you wake up, do some physical activity (like you would do during a break) right before you start. Clear your mind of anything that doesn't have to do with the topic you're studying. If you've got a lot on your mind, take a moment to write yourself some notes about what you're thinking about and how you feel before you start studying. This will help to clear your mind and focus all your thoughts on your work. Eliminate electronic distractions. One of the worst distractions for studying is electronic devices. They are hooked up to social media, you receive texts through your phone, and your laptop is hooked to the internet. Silence your cell phone or keep it in your bag so it's not there to distract you if someone calls or texts you. If you can, don't open your laptop or connect it to the internet. If you are easily distracted by social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook, or others, download one of the available applications to instantly block some of the distracting sites on your computer. When you are done with your work, you can unblock access to all the sites as before. Find a good study spot. Gain control of your study space. You should feel comfortable so that studying is more enjoyable. If you hate sitting at a table in the library, then find somewhere much more pleasant, like your sofa or a beanbag chair on your floor. Try studying in comfortable clothes, like a cozy sweatshirt or yoga pants. The place where you study should be free from distractions and relatively quiet. Don't choose a place so comfortable that you risk falling asleep. You want to be comfortable, not ready to fall asleep. A bed isn't a very good study spot when you're tired. Traffic outside your window and quiet library conversations are fine white noise, but interrupting siblings and music blasting in the next room are not. You may want to go somewhere away from people who may provide distractions or ask them to keep quiet for a while. Choose background music carefully. Some people prefer silence while they study, others prefer music in the background. Music can be beneficial to your studying by helping you be calm, elevating your mood, and motivating you. If you listen to music, stick to instrumental music, which is music that has no words like classical, movie scores, trance, or baroque. If it doesn't distract you, listen to familiar music with words. Turn off anything that distracts you from your studying. You may be able to listen to rock music with words but not pop. Figure out what works for you. Make sure to keep the music at a moderate to low volume. Loud music can distract you while quiet music can help you while studying. Skip the radio. The commercials and the DJ's voice can bring you out of your study zone. TVs can also distract you, so turn them off. Listen to background sounds. Background sounds can help you "get in the zone" and focus on your studies without getting distracted. Natural sounds such as waterfalls, rain, thunder, and jungle sounds can give enough white noise to keep you focused and block out other sounds. There are many places online to find these kinds of sounds, including YouTube. Keep the television turned off. Having the television on while you study is generally a bad idea. It can distract you a lot and make you focus on the TV show or movie instead of the book. Plus, voices are extremely distracting because it engages the language center of your brain. Snack smart. Eat healthy, nutritional foods while you study instead of foods filled with sugar and fat. Go for energy boosting foods, like fruit, or foods to make you feel full, like vegetables and nuts. If you need something sweet, eat dark chocolate. Drink water to keep you hydrated, and drink tea if you need a caffeine boost. Avoid foods with high amounts of sugar and carbs, like instant noodles, chips, and candy. Don't drink energy drinks and sugary sodas; they contain high amounts of sugar which will cause you to crash. If you drink coffee, skip the sugar-heavy drinks. Have your snacks prepared when you begin a study session so you don't get hungry and go rummaging for food. Try a five step approach: survey, question, read, recite, and review. This is called SQ3R or SQRR and is a study method that involves active reading which helps with comprehension and learning the material. The method gets you to preview the material and actively read so you are more prepared when you read a chapter or article. Start with Survey, which means to glance through the chapter to look for tables, figures, headings, and any bold words. Then Question by making each heading into a question. Read the chapter while trying to answer the questions you made from the section headings. Recite the answers to the questions verbally and any important information you remember from the chapter. Review the chapter to make sure you include all the main ideas. Then think about why this is important. Use the THIEVES strategy. When you are beginning to study a new chapter, it will make the information it contains much more meaningful and easier to learn if you preview the chapter using THIEVES. Start with the title. What does the title tell you about the selection/article/chapter? What do you already know about the topic? What should you think about while reading? This will help you frame your reading. Scan the "headings" and subheadings. What do these headings and subheadings tell you about what you will be reading? Turn each heading and subheading into a question to help guide your reading. Move to the introduction. What does the introduction tell you about the reading? Read the first sentence of every paragraph. These are generally topic sentences and help you think about what the paragraphs will be about. Look at the visuals and vocabulary. This includes tables, graphs, and charts. More importantly, look at the bolded, italicized, and underlined words, words or paragraphs of a different color, and numerical lists. Read the end of chapter questions. What concepts should you know by the time you finish reading the chapter? Keep these questions in mind as you read. Look at the chapter summary to get a good idea of what the chapter is about before going on to read the chapter as a whole. Highlight important details. Use a highlighter or underline the most important points in the body of the text, so that you can spot them more easily when you review the material. Don't highlight everything - that defeats the purpose. Instead, only highlight the most important phrases and words. It also helps to make notes in pencil in the margin in your own words to summarize or comment on important points. You can also read just these portions in order to quickly review the material you have learned while it is still fresh in your memory, and help the main points to sink in. If the textbook belongs to the school, then you can use highlighted sticky notes, or a regular sticky note beside the sentence or paragraph. Jot your notes on a sticky note and paste it beside the paragraph. It's also a good way to periodically review in this manner to keep the main points of what you have already learned fresh in your mind if you need to remember a large amount of material for a longer period, like for a final examination, for a comprehensive exam in your major, for a graduate oral, or for entry into a profession. Summarize or outline the material. One good way to study is to write the material in your notes and in the textbook in your own words. That way you can think about it in your own terms instead of textbook language. Incorporate your summaries into your notes, if there is a connection. You can also make an outline. Organize it by main ideas and only the most important subpoints. If you have enough privacy, it also helps to recite your summaries aloud in order to involve more senses. If you are an aural learner, or learn better when verbalizing it, then this method could help you. If you're having trouble summarizing the material so that it sticks in your head, try teaching it to someone else. Pretend you're teaching it to someone who doesn't know anything about the topic, or create a wikiHow page about it ! For example, How to Memorize the Canadian Territories & Provinces was made as a study guide for an 8th grade student. When making summaries, use different colors. The brain remembers information more easily when it is associated with color. Make flash cards. This is usually done with index cards. Place a question, term, or idea on one side and have the other side contain the answer. These are convenient because you can carry them around with you and study them when you are waiting for the bus, for class to start, or have a few down moments. You can also download computer programs that cut down on space and the cost of index cards. You can also just use a regular piece of paper folded (vertically) in half. Put the questions on the side you can see when the paper is folded; unfold it to see the answers inside. Keep quizzing yourself until you get all the answers right reliably. Remember: "Repetition is the mother of skill." You can also turn your notes into flashcards using the Cornell note-taking system, which involves grouping your notes around keywords that you can quiz yourself on later by covering the notes and trying to remember what you wrote based on seeing only the keyword. Make associations. The most effective way to retain information is to tie it to existing information that's already lodged in your mind. Using memory techniques can help you remember difficult or large amounts of information. Take advantage of your learning style. Think about what you already learn and remember easily--song lyrics? choreography? pictures? Work that into your study habits. If you're having trouble memorizing a concept, write a catchy jingle about it (or write lyrics to the tune of your favorite song); choreograph a representative dance; draw a comic. The sillier and more outrageous, the better; most people tend to remember silly things more than they remember boring things. Use mnemonics (memory aids). Rearrange the information is a sequence that's meaningful to you. For example, if one wants to remember the notes of the treble clef lines in music, remember the mnemonic Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge = E, G, B, D, F. It's much easier to remember a sentence than a series of random letters. You can also build a memory palace or Roman room to memorize lists like the thirteen original colonies in America, in chronological order. If the list is short, link the items together using an image in your mind. Organize the information with a mind map. The end result of mapping should be a web-like structure of words and ideas that are somehow related in the writer's mind. Use visualization skills. Construct a movie in your mind that illustrates the concept you're trying to remember, and play it several times over. Imagine every little detail. Use your senses--how does it smell? Look? Feel? Sound? Taste? Break things into smaller parts. One way to study is to break things into smaller sections. This helps you learn the information bit by bit instead of trying to understand everything at once. You can group things by topic, keywords, or any other method that makes sense to you. The key is to lessen how much information you learn at one time so you can focus on learning that material before moving on. Make a study sheet. Try to condense the information you will need into one sheet, or two if absolutely necessary. Bring it around with you and look at it whenever you have downtime during the days leading up to the test. Take your notes and the chapters and organize it into related topics and pull out the most important concepts. If you type it up onto the computer, you can get a lot more control over your layout by changing font sizes, margin spaces, or bullet lists. This can help if you are a visual learner. Take breaks. If you are studying for a few hours at a time, take 5-minute breaks every half hour or so. This helps your joints by moving them around after sitting for a long while; it also helps your mind relax, which can help you more effectively remember the material. This also helps keep you from losing focus. Do something physically active to get your blood flowing and make you more alert. Do a few jumping jacks , run around your house, play with the dog , do some squats, or whatever it takes. Do just enough to get yourself pumped, but not worn out. Try integrating standing into your studying. This may mean walking around the table as you recite the information to yourself or standing against the wall as you read your notes. Use a keyword to refocus yourself. Find a keyword related to what you are studying, and whenever you lose concentration, feel distracted, or your mind wanders to something else, start saying that keyword repeatedly in your mind until you come back to the topic at hand. The keyword in this technique is not a single, fixed word but keeps changing according to your study or work. There are no rules to select the keyword and whichever word the person feels that it will bring back his concentration can be used as a keyword. For example, when you are reading an article about the guitar, the keyword guitar can be used. While reading, whenever you feel distracted or not able to understand or concentrate, start saying the keyword guitar, guitar, guitar, guitar, guitar until your mind comes back to the article and then you can continue your reading. Take good notes in class. When in class, make sure you take the best notes you can. This doesn't mean going for neatness or writing everything in complete sentences. You want to catch all the important information. Sometimes, you may write down a term the teacher says, then go home and copy the definition out of your textbook. Try to write down as much as you can. Taking good notes in class will force you to stay alert and pay attention to everything that is going on in the class. It'll also help keep you from falling asleep. Use abbreviations. This helps you so that you can quickly jot down words without spelling anything out. Try coming up with your own abbreviation system, or use common ones like b/t for between , bc for because , wo for without , and cd for could. Ask questions in class as they pop into your brain, or make a contribution to the class discussion. Another way to question or make a connection is to jot it in the margin of your notes. You can look the question up when you get home, or you can piece together the connection when you are studying that day. Rewrite your notes at home. When you take notes, focus on recording the information over understanding or neatness. Rewrite your notes as soon after the class as possible, while the material is fresh in your mind so that you can fill in any gaps completely from memory. The process of rewriting your notes is a more active approach to studying by making you actively engage your mind with the information. You can easily zone out if you're just reading. Writing them makes you think about the information. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try to understand or organize your notes at all; just don't waste time doing something in class that you can figure out or neaten up at home. Consider your in-class notes a "rough draft." You may find it easier to keep two notebooks--one for your "rough draft" notes, and another for your rewritten notes. Some people type their notes, but others find that handwriting enhances their ability to remember the notes. The more paraphrasing you do, the better. Same goes for drawing. If you're studying anatomy, for example, "re-draw" the system you're studying from memory. Make things interesting. Logical arguments will not give you motivation to study. Thinking, "if I study hard, I will get into a good university and get a good job," will not interest you. Find something interesting in what you study. Try to find the beauty of every subject, and most importantly, try to link it with the events of your life and things that interest you. This linking may be conscious, like performing chemical reactions, physical experiments, or manual mathematics calculations in order to prove a formula, or unconscious, like going to the park, looking at the leaves, and thinking, "Hmm, let me review the parts of the leaf we learned in bio class last week." Use your creativity to make stuff up. Try making stories to go along with the information you are studying. For example, try to write a story with all subjects starting with S, all objects starting with O, and no verbs containing V. Try creating a connected story with vocabulary words, historical figures, or other keywords. Study hard subjects first. Start with the most difficult subjects or concepts at the beginning of your study session. That way you have enough time to study them and you are more energetic and alert. Save the easier stuff for later. Learn the most important facts first. Don't just read the material from beginning to end. Stop to memorize each new fact as you come to it. New information is acquired much more easily when you can relate it to material that you already know. Don't spend a lot of time studying things that won't be on the test. Focus all your energy on the important information. Study the important vocabulary. Look for vocabulary lists or words in bold in the chapter. Find out if your textbook has a vocabulary section, a glossary, or a list of terms and make sure that you understand these completely. You don't have to memorize them, but whenever there is an important concept in a particular field, there is usually a special term to refer to it. Learn these terms, and be able to use them easily, and you will have gone a long way towards mastering the subject itself. Make a study group. Get 3-4 friends or classmates together and have everyone bring over their flash cards. Pass them around and quiz each other. If anyone is unclear on a concept, take turns explaining them to each other. Better yet, turn your study session into a game like Trivial Pursuit. Divide concepts among the members and have each member teach or explain the concept to the rest of the group. Divide lectures among the group and have each group summarize the key concepts. They can present it to the group or create an outline or 1-page summary for the rest of the group. Develop a weekly study group. Spend each week covering a new topic. That way you study throughout the semester instead of just at the end. Make sure they are people who are actually interested in studying.	Manage your time. Pace yourself. Get enough rest. Clear your mind of anything that doesn't have to do with the topic you're studying. Eliminate electronic distractions. Find a good study spot. Choose background music carefully. Listen to background sounds. Keep the television turned off. Snack smart. Try a five step approach: Use the THIEVES strategy. Highlight important details. Summarize or outline the material. Make flash cards. Make associations. Break things into smaller parts. Make a study sheet. Take breaks. Use a keyword to refocus yourself. Take good notes in class. Rewrite your notes at home. Make things interesting. Study hard subjects first. Study the important vocabulary. Make a study group.
https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Spider-Man-Web-Shooter-Prop	How to Create a Spider Man Web Shooter Prop	You can create your own Spider-Man web shooter prop with some PVC pipe, a can of silver spray paint, and a pair of Velcro wrist straps. Start by cutting 8 pieces of 1 inch PVC pipe into 2.2-inch sections with a hacksaw. Then, stand the pieces up on a piece of scrap cardboard and paint them with silver spray paint so they're evenly coated and let them dry for an hour. While they're drying, cut a roll of soft Velcro into 2 strips long enough to fit around your wrist. Then, cut 2 small squares from the adhesive Velcro, peel off their backs, and stick them onto the inside of each strap. Attach 2 strips of adhesive Velcro to each PVC piece, then attach them to your wrist straps to form your prop.	Outline the basic shape of your web shooters on a piece of paper. Think about how you want the main wrist piece of your web shooters to look. Your wrist piece might be a rectangle, hexagon, oval, or a more complex shape. Once you've decided on a design, sketch it out on a blank sheet of paper. No matter what shape you choose to make your outline, it should be about the same length of your palm and no wider than your wrist. Take inspiration from your favorite style of web shooters from the comics, or just come with your own original design. Sketch your web shooters in pencil so you can make changes easily if needed. Cut out your design to make a template. Guide your scissors along the lines you just drew, cutting slowly and carefully to avoid mistakes. When you're done, you'll have a handy template that you can use to recreate your design with your crafting materials. You can use the same template if you decided to make a second web shooter prop later on. Use your template to cut 2 identical wrist pieces out of 5mm craft foam. Place the design you just cut out in the center of the sheet of foam and run your pencil lightly around the edges. Then, remove the paper and cut along the pencil lines to create the same shape out of foam. Repeat the process with a second piece of foam to make the wrist piece for your opposite hand. You can find craft foam at any craft store, or in the arts and crafts aisle of most major grocery stores and super centers. If possible, use gray or black foam. If you're unable to find foam in one of these colors, you can always paint it later. You may have trouble getting your scissors through the thick foam. If you encounter a lot of resistance, consider using a utility knife instead. Just be sure to ask your parents before you do! Cut 12-16 3 cm (1.2 in) x 2 cm (0.79 in) rectangles out of 5mm craft foam. The easiest way to do this is to draw a single rectangle on a piece of paper, then cut out the shape and use it as a template for your foam pieces. The foam rectangles will serve as the wrist straps for your web shooters, so make as many as you need to fit around both wrists comfortably. If you're not sure how many rectangles to cut, measure your wrist in centimeters and divide the number you get by 2. This will tell you exactly how many you need for each web shooter. Paint your foam pieces if you want them to be a different color. Brush one side of each piece with a coat of acrylic craft paint and allow them to dry for 5-10 minutes. Then, flip over the pieces and paint the opposite side. In the newer comics and movies, Spider-Man's web shooters are almost always gray or black. However, you can also add a few accents in red or another color, if you like. Feel free to customize your web shooters however you want. It's your project, so have fun and use your imagination! Glue your foam pieces together with the wrist pieces in the center. Lay out your foam pieces side-by-side on your work surface the way they'll look when the finished web shooters are on your wrists. Squeeze a line of hot glue onto the inside edge of one of the end pieces, then press it to the outside edge of the piece next to it. Keep gluing like this all the way down the line, then let the glue dry for about 5 minutes. Each time you glue 2 pieces, clamp them together for 10-20 seconds to make sure the glue dries securely. Ask a parent or older siblings for help if you've never worked with hot glue before. Attach Velcro to the ends of your completed wrist straps. Cut 2 soft strips and 2 rough strip to a length of 3 centimetres (1.2 in) each to match the length of the foam pieces. Dab 2-3 dots of hot glue onto the back of each strip. Press a strip to the inner face of one of the end pieces and the stick the other to the outer face of the piece on the opposite end. Do the same for second web shooter. You should also be able to find Velcro at your local craft store or super center. Make sure you get the uncut kind so you can trim it to the correct length yourself. Make sure the Velcro pieces are facing the opposite direction so your web shooters will fasten properly. Adding Velcro will make it possible to put on and take off your web shooters whenever you want. Cut out 2 keyhole-shaped pieces of 3mm foam for the trigger pieces. This piece will be shaped like a thin rectangle with a circle at one end. Measure the rectangle so that it's just long enough to reach from the wrist strap of your web shooter to your palm. Once you've cut out the pieces, glue one to the back of each wrist piece. You can make your trigger piece black like the rest of your web shooters or paint it a contrasting color, like silver. If your trigger piece doesn't lay across your palm the way it's supposed to, glue a piece of metal wire to the backside. This will allow you to bend it into a shape that will better fit your hand. Glue a straw to each wrist piece to make a nozzle for the webbing. Take your scissors and snip two 1 in (2.5 cm) pieces from the end of a plastic drinking straw. Then, cut a rectangular notch at the top of the foam on both of your web shooters just wide enough to fit the straws into. Dab the bottom edge of the straws with glue and slip them inside the notches. Adding a webbing nozzle to your web shooters is optional, but it will give them a more realistic, functional look. Cut 3-8 5.7 cm (2.2 in) pieces of 1 in (2.5 cm) PVC pipe. Mark the pipe in regular increments to indicate where each piece will begin and end. Then, cut it into individual segments using a hacksaw or similar tool. Work slowly and carefully to avoid accidents. For this style of web shooter, you can either make the pipe segments completely encircle your arm or concentrate them in the area on the inside of your wrist. Be sure to cut an appropriate number of pieces to bring your preferred design to life. The exact number of pipe segments you cut will depend on the size of your wrist and the specific design you go with. Spray-paint the pipe segments silver. Stand the pieces up on a sheet of scrap cardboard or newspaper. Shake your spray paint can a few times to make sure the paint is thoroughly mixed, then press and hold the button on the back while waving the nozzle over the PVC in smooth, slow strokes. Make as many passes as needed to completely coat the pieces. You could also paint your PVC pieces by hand using acrylic craft paint, though this will take quite a bit longer. Choose a metallic type of paint to give your web shooters a more realistic finish. Allow the painted PVC to dry for 30-60 minutes. The pipe segments need to be dry to the touch before you continue working with them. Otherwise, the paint may smudge or rub off on your hands, clothing, or other objects. Situate the freshly-painted pieces in a warm, dry place with good ventilation to speed up their dry time. While the PVC is drying, you can go ahead and begin putting together the other components for your web shooters. Fashion a pair of wrist straps out of Velcro. Cut a roll of soft Velcro into a strip just long enough to fit around your wrist. Make a second, slightly larger strap to go around the middle of your forearm. When you're done, cut 2 small squares from a second roll of rough, adhesive Velcro, peel off their backs, and stick them onto the inside of one end of each wrist strap. Attaching the opposing Velcro pieces will allow you to fasten and unfasten your wrist straps quickly. Your wrist straps should be no further apart on your forearm than the length of your PVC segments. Stick 2 strips of adhesive Velcro to each of the PVC pieces you cut. Snip what's left of your strip of rough Velcro into ⁄ 2 –1 in (1.3–2.5 cm) squares. Attach a square to the top and bottom of each pipe segment on the same side. All in all, you'll need double the amount of Velcro squares as the number of pipe segments you cut. If you have 6 segments, for example, you'll need a total of 12 squares of Velcro. Make sure you have enough Velcro to cut all of the squares you need, along with the wrist straps themselves. It may be a good idea to pick up a little extra just in case. Attach the PVC pieces to the Velcro all around the wrist straps. All you have to do now is press the pipe segments into place around the Velcro straps. As mentioned, you can position them all the way around your wrist or group 3-4 together on the inside of your arm just over your palm. Once you've got all your web canisters locked and loaded, you'll be ready for action! If you want to make a second web shooter prop for your other hand, simply double up on the amount of materials you buy and repeat the preceding steps.	Outline the basic shape of your web shooters on a piece of paper. Cut out your design to make a template. Use your template to cut 2 identical wrist pieces out of 5mm craft foam. Cut 12-16 3 cm (1.2 in) x 2 cm (0.79 in) rectangles out of 5mm craft foam. Paint your foam pieces if you want them to be a different color. Glue your foam pieces together with the wrist pieces in the center. Attach Velcro to the ends of your completed wrist straps. Cut out 2 keyhole-shaped pieces of 3mm foam for the trigger pieces. Glue a straw to each wrist piece to make a nozzle for the webbing. Cut 3-8 5.7 cm (2.2 in) pieces of 1 in (2.5 cm) PVC pipe. Spray-paint the pipe segments silver. Allow the painted PVC to dry for 30-60 minutes. Fashion a pair of wrist straps out of Velcro. Stick 2 strips of adhesive Velcro to each of the PVC pieces you cut. Attach the PVC pieces to the Velcro all around the wrist straps.
https://www.wikihow.com/Recognize-the-Symptoms-of-Stomach-Ulcers	How to Recognize the Symptoms of Stomach Ulcers	If you think you may have a stomach ulcer, pay attention to pain in your abdomen. Ulcer pain is usually described as burning, stabbing, or aching, and may last anywhere from a few minutes to several hours. You may also notice other symptoms like an increase in gas, mild nausea, an overall tired feeling, and loss of appetite or weight loss. Severe ulcers may lead to vomiting, sometimes with blood present, and dark, tarry, or bloody stools.	Pay attention to pain in your abdomen anywhere between your breastbone and your belly button. The pain can vary in severity and duration, lasting anywhere from a couple of minutes to several hours. It often occurs between meals as your stomach empties and could be described as a burning, stabbing or aching pain. The extent of the pain will depend on a number of factors including your age and the location of the ulcer. Often pain caused by ulcers can be temporarily relieved by eating foods that buffer the acid in the stomach, or by taking an over-the-counter antacid medication. If your stomach pain is caused by ulcers, flare-ups may occur at night and whenever you are hungry. Watch for other symptoms of ulcers that sufferers have reported. All of these symptoms don't occur for all people. That means you may experience just a few symptoms, or a combination of any of them. An increase in the amount of gas and burping. A feeling of fullness and an inability to drink a lot of liquids. Being hungry a couple of hours after eating a meal. Mild nausea, most common on first waking in the morning. An overall feeling of being tired and not feeling well. Loss of appetite. Weight loss. Recognize the symptoms of a severe ulcer. If left untreated, ulcers can cause internal bleeding and other problems, leading to a medical emergency. Vomiting, especially if it looks like coffee grounds and/or if blood is present, can be an indication of advanced ulcers. Dark, tarry or pasty stool may also be a sign of severe ulcers. Bloody stools. See your doctor if you are experiencing any ulcers symptoms. Ulcers are a serious condition that require medical treatment. Over-the-counter products may provide temporary relief, but they do not treat the condition. Your healthcare provider, on the other hand, can help you treat the underlying cause of your ulcer. Know if you are more likely to get stomach ulcers. While stomach ulcers can present for any number of reasons, to most any individual, people most at risk to develop them include: People infected by the Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria, or those who are more susceptible to it such as people with low stomach acid. People who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, aspirin, or naproxen. People with a family history of ulcers. People who regularly drink alcohol. People who have illnesses or diseases associated with the liver, kidney, or lung. People older than 50 years of age. People who have or had a digestive disease or illness like Crohn's disease. Make an appointment with your doctor. While most stomach ulcers will heal on their own, some severe stomach ulcers will need to be diagnosed with an endoscope and treated with medication. An endoscope is a small, lighted tube that your gastroenterologist will guide down your esophagus. Only your doctor can perform this. In the meantime, try some of these quick fixes before you see your practitioner. Take an acid-blocking medication. An acid-blocking medication is sometimes recommended by doctors to see if symptoms improve. That is because stomach ulcers can be caused by an imbalance between the digestive fluids in the stomach and duodenum. If you're found to have H. pylori, you will generally be prescribed a round of antibiotics that also act as acid suppressors. Make certain lifestyle changes. Stop smoking, drinking, and taking NSAIDs. Smoking and drinking can both cause imbalances in digestive fluids, while NSAIDs can disrupt the balance and irritate the stomach lining if taken in high dosages. Discontinue all three while you are waiting for a diagnosis from your doctor. Eat a healthy, balanced diet. Eating more frequently or focusing on one specific food group like diary may offer momentary relief, but ultimately this could lead to your body producing even more stomach acid. Focus on eating a healthy, balanced diet rich in proteins, unsaturated fats, and complex carbohydrates. Try to incorporate fresh fruits or vegetables into every meal, choose whole grains whenever possible, and rely on lean proteins when you can. Avoid foods that cause you discomfort. For many people, this includes coffee, caffeinated beverages, fatty foods, chocolate, and spicy foods. Try to stick to a regular meal schedule. Avoid snacking late at night. Don't drink milk. Drinking milk may provide temporary relief, but it's like taking one step forward and two steps back. Milk will coat the lining of your stomach wall for a short while. But milk will also stimulate the production of more stomach acid, which ultimately aggravate the ulcers even more.	Pay attention to pain in your abdomen anywhere between your breastbone and your belly button. Watch for other symptoms of ulcers that sufferers have reported. Recognize the symptoms of a severe ulcer. See your doctor if you are experiencing any ulcers symptoms. Know if you are more likely to get stomach ulcers. Make an appointment with your doctor. Take an acid-blocking medication. Make certain lifestyle changes. Eat a healthy, balanced diet. Don't drink milk.
https://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-White-Blood-Cells	How to Reduce White Blood Cells	It's possible to reduce white blood cells by making lifestyle changes. Make sure you talk to your doctor first about the underlying cause and your treatment options. One way to reduce your white blood cell count is to quit smoking if you do, as this can quickly bring your count back into the normal range. Another common cause of a high white blood cell count is stress. Try to reduce your workload and use coping strategies like meditation to lower your stress levels. If you're overweight, losing weight can help to reduce your white blood cell count. Eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly to get started.	Find out your specific WBC count. A count of over 11,000 WBC per microliter of blood is considered high. However, there are lots of potential causes, and slightly elevated levels are usually not a cause for concern. Counts around 30,000 can be due to physical stress, injuries, allergic reactions, infections, or medication. For example, you may have the flu. Counts between 50,000 and 100,000 usually indicate a serious infection, such as advanced pneumonia. In a person who has had an organ transplant, it could mean an organ rejection. Additionally, some tumors can cause high WBC counts, which could be either cancerous or benign. Counts above 100,000 usually mean a more serious condition that your doctor will need to diagnose. This could range from severe bronchitis to leukemia in rare cases. Many pregnant women have a WBC count of up to 15,000 in the third trimester and after giving birth, which may be normal. Get another complete blood count (CBC). The first step in making an accurate diagnosis is to get another CBC. If the second test shows your WBC count has returned to normal, your doctor may determine that you are healthy. If your count is still high after several days, further testing will be necessary. Depending on your count and symptoms, your doctor will recommend scheduling another CBC within a few days or after a couple of weeks. Your doctor might also order a smear test, which is when a blood sample is viewed under a microscope. A smear test can reveal if WBC are immature, abnormal, or exhibit other features that can help make an accurate diagnosis. Tell your doctor about any related symptoms. Symptoms like fever and coughing are obvious signs of an infection, and your doctor will order sputum cultures to identify a specific germ. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and rheumatoid arthritis can cause high WBC counts, so let your doctor know about any digestive issues or joint pain. Additionally, your doctor needs to know if you've experienced symptoms like night sweats, fatigue, weight loss, and bruising or bleeding easily in order to make a definitive diagnosis. There are no symptoms of a high WBC count itself. Any symptoms you experience are due to an underlying cause and can help your doctor figure out what to do. Discuss your medications and lifestyle. Corticosteroids, lithium, and other prescription drugs can increase WBC levels, so tell your doctor about any medications you take. Smoking can also cause a high WBC count. Intense exercise, overexertion, and physical stress are other potential causes. Be honest with you doctor when you discuss your lifestyle. They only want to help you, so don't worry about being judged. Ask your doctor which type of WBC shows elevated levels. There are 5 types of WBC, and higher levels of specific types can indicate particular conditions. For instance, high levels of two types are less common, and are usually due to allergic reactions or asthma. Your doctor might refer you to a specialist or recommend an allergy test. A specialist can help you avoid allergens or prescribe an allergy medication. Quit smoking. Among a vast number of other health benefits, quitting smoking can help bring your WBC back to a normal range. Ask your doctor for help choosing a smoking cessation plan. Work on reducing stress. If you've just gone through a short-term stressful situation, your WBC count should return to normal within hours or days. However, long-term stress can ultimately weaken your immune system, so try to lighten your load. Avoid overbooking yourself, and don't feel bad when you have to say no to something. When you feel stressed out, try meditating , listening to relaxing music, or breathing slowly for 20 to 30 minutes. Do a light exercise after a hard workout. If you exercised just before your blood test, your high WBC count is probably due to your workout. A hard workout, intense sports, and other demanding forms of exercise can raise WBC levels by 200 to 300 percent. Those levels usually decrease rapidly within a few hours. There's no evidence that these changes in WBC counts are dangerous, but 15 minutes of active recovery after intense exercise can help reduce rapid shifts. Active recovery is a less intense exercise that helps cool you down, like a brisk walk after a fast jog. Try losing weight. High WBC counts can be related to obesity. This is because obesity causes widespread inflammation in your body, which increases your white blood cell levels. Losing weight can help reduce the inflammation in your body, which may decrease your elevated counts. Eating a healthy diet and getting at least 30 minutes of exercise daily can help you lose weight. Consult your doctor about stopping or switching your medication. If you can rule out other causes and your medication is working, your doctor probably won't recommend making any changes. For some medications, finding the right type and dosage can be tricky, so an alternative with fewer side effects might not be an effective option. Never stop taking a prescription medication without your doctor's approval. Treat any viral, bacterial, or fungal infections. If a culture or other test identified an infection, your doctor will likely recommend an antiviral or antibiotic medication. Take any medication according to their instructions. Schedule a follow-up appointment if you don't feel better after a few days. Consult a specialist to treat arthritis or a digestive condition. If your primary doctor suspects your high WBC count is due to arthritis or a digestive issue, they'll refer you to the appropriate specialist. Your specialist will recommend medication or dietary changes to help manage the underlying condition. Ask your doctor if they recommend testing for malignant conditions. You doctor may recommend more tests if your counts are over 100,000. This may include blood smears or a bone marrow test. Work with a specialist to develop a treatment plan if necessary. In the rare event that you do have cancer, a team of doctors will develop a treatment plan. A leukemia diagnosis is scary, but treatment is available. Your doctor will advise you which course of treatment is right for you.	Find out your specific WBC count. Get another complete blood count (CBC). Tell your doctor about any related symptoms. Discuss your medications and lifestyle. Ask your doctor which type of WBC shows elevated levels. Quit smoking. Work on reducing stress. Do a light exercise after a hard workout. Try losing weight. Consult your doctor about stopping or switching your medication. Treat any viral, bacterial, or fungal infections. Consult a specialist to treat arthritis or a digestive condition. Ask your doctor if they recommend testing for malignant conditions. Work with a specialist to develop a treatment plan if necessary.
https://www.wikihow.com/Start-an-Investment-Club	How to Start an Investment Club	To start an investment club, start by filling out the necessary paperwork, like a Certificate of Conducting Business as Partners form with your Secretary of State office. Then, open a checking account with your bank, and an online brokerage account in order to invest your funds. Once your members have made their contributions, start looking for investments, such as stocks, mutual funds, or investment properties. Then, have your members vote on their favorite choices and how much money to allocate to each investment.	Find potential members for your club. They can be local, so you can meet in person, or they can live far away, and you can meet online. Aim for a club with 10 to 15 members, but anything from six to 20 is workable. When you have fewer people you might have trouble getting enough funds together to invest (some investments favor the larger investor). However, with a large group, both maintaining high-quality discussions and finding a place to meet become concerns. Spread the word. Tell family, friends, and co-workers about your club-in-the-making. Put together a flyer describing what you have in mind, and pass it out, post it on message boards, send it through e-mail, etc. Hold a preliminary meeting. Get together with the people who are interested, provide snacks and refreshments, and discuss the formation of a club. Define goals. Are people more interested in the club for its educational value, or for the financial returns? Are they interested in short-term or long-term investing? (Most investment clubs use a buy-and-hold strategy.) Will your members share a general investing philosophy and approach? Determine how much each member can contribute financially. Is this consistent with your goals? Discuss a joining fee. This will be used to pay administrative costs. Make sure potential members know about this up front. Set minimum monthly contributions. If people make different contributions, their returns should be proportional. You can either pool your investment funds and invest together (a common practice) or invest through individual accounts (self-directed). Consider starting your club through BetterInvesting.org, an organization that can provide education, support, and online tools and resources for your club. Determine if your club needs to register with the SEC. You can find more information on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at: https://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/invclub.htm Gauge member interest level. In other words, decide whether you really want to invest with these people. An investment club will involve significant risk for those involved. The risks, and consequently the rewards, are shared among all members. This means that everyone involved should be equally interested and participate similarly. Be on the lookout for red flags among your potential members. For example, consider carefully members that might: Fail to pull their own weight (Should the club allow them to stay?) Have only a casual interest in investing and do not participate regularly Fail to show up at meetings or make investments on time Fail to choose and stick with an investing strategy Advocate stock purchases without sufficient research Fail to treat the club as a business Fail to support the creation of interesting and education-based meetings Allow others to do all the work Accept less-than-flawless record-keeping Engage in "finger-pointing" when encountering an unprofitable investment or missed opportunity Hold an organizational meeting to iron out the details. Have another get-together with the people who are still interested to discuss and implement the club's policy and organization. The first step should be to decide on an official name for your group. Next you'll want to decide when and where to meet (a living room, library, church, or coffeehouse, depending on the size of the group). Meetings should last an hour or two. After defining these basic rules, consider also doing the following: Defining and appointing roles within the club (president, secretary, treasurer, investor). What are their responsibilities? The terms should be one or two years, and the treasurer should have an assistant who can move up later. Writing out how the club will manage payouts, divestiture (reducing assets or investments), or dissolution. Laying out the policies on gaining new members and figuring out what happens when a member wants to leave the club. File the necessary paperwork. In order to pool your money and invest together, you will need to incorporate your investment club into what is known as a general partnership. You will have to write out the rules of this partnership and its operation and have each member sign it once you all agree.. You should also write a club operating agreement. This would outline all the policies discussed in the previous meeting and should be signed by everyone in the group (as well as others who may join later). There are sample contracts and agreements available online and in books. To pay taxes, you also have to apply with the IRS for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) and file a "Certificate of Conducting Business as Partners" form with a local jurisdiction (such as a Secretary of State office). Contact your local jurisdiction (city, county, or state) for more information. Open a brokerage account or bank account. Most clubs start with both a checking and a brokerage account. Choose a broker who suits your needs (full-service, discount, or online). A full-service broker will provide advice and may attend a few meetings, while a discount or online broker will leave you to your own devices. Many investment clubs end up choosing the latter. Develop an educational agenda. In most cases, investment clubs are formed by people who are still learning about investing. Not everyone is on the same page in terms of his knowledge base. Ask each member what big questions they have about investing. Having them submit questions anonymously is a good option. Choose the topics you feel should be addressed as a group. Make a "syllabus" and decide who will be doing the research and presenting the topic to the group. You may also wish to provide a list of good, reliable sources for research. In general, you should stick to reputable financial news services and online investing encyclopedias. Research potential first investments. After a period of time, when contributions to the club have been made by group members, you're ready to start looking at first investments. Have each club member research potential asset purchases like stocks, mutual funds, or investment properties and defend her choices with research. Then, you can have the group vote on their favorite choices and determine how much money to allocate to each. Remember to keep some of your initial money uninvested in case the market presents an opportunity. Invest as a group. Finalize your choices for your first investment and take the plunge. As your club continues operating, evaluate new and old investments during your regular meetings. These will typically be held once a month, although market conditions may dictate more frequent gatherings. In these meetings you should also: Review club finances (overall gains or losses, individual investment progress and cash balance available for investment). Give presentations on timely and relevant topics. Discuss and decide how to invest. Make sure you have designated a single, trustworthy member who has the authority to buy and sell on behalf of the club. Have fun. Celebrate your victories and commiserate your losses. This is one of the biggest reasons people join investment clubs. You could even set aside some of your gains for group outings or events. The idea is to keep everyone entertained and involved in the group so that they keep contributing funds each month and don't get bored over time.	Find potential members for your club. Hold a preliminary meeting. Gauge member interest level. Hold an organizational meeting to iron out the details. File the necessary paperwork. Open a brokerage account or bank account. Develop an educational agenda. Research potential first investments. Invest as a group. Have fun.
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Someone-to-Love-You	How to Get Someone to Love You	To get someone to love you, make conversation with them so they know you're interested. For example, you might talk about common interests, the weather, or things you do together, like school classes. While you talk to them, use open body language, like smiling at them and facing them, since people are generally attracted to someone who is open. You should also ask them questions about their opinions and goals, which shows you care about them. For example, you might ask, “What do you like to do for fun?”. Since love develops by getting to know someone better, spend time hanging out with their friends as well as doing activities alone, like hiking or visiting a museum. Once you've gotten to know the person a bit, surprise them to keep your relationship strong, such as by buying them flowers or taking a coffee to their work.	Take excellent care of your physical appearance. Paying close attention to your physical appearance may help you to get your love interest's attention. Make sure that you take time every day to groom yourself and keep yourself looking healthy and attractive. Some good ways to look your best include: exercising on a regular basis wearing nice clothes that fit you well and flatter your body showering every day and using deodorant keeping your hair neat and trimmed brushing your teeth and using mints or gum to freshen your breath when needed shaving your face or grooming your beard (men) Be yourself. Making someone love you isn't about making someone love a fake version of you. Your love interest needs to love you for who you are. Keep in mind that not everyone is going to love you, but you should still project your authentic self. This might require some soul-searching and work on self-awareness to figure out who you really are. To help you find yourself, researchers have identified four elements that are important to individual authenticity: Self-awareness: knowing and trusting your own emotions, motivations, abilities, and preferences. Clarity in evaluating strength and weakness Behavior: acting in a way that reflects your true self and your beliefs Close relationships: these are necessary because you allow others to know what you are really like, both good and bad Learn how to make conversation. Sometimes the person that interests us doesn't even know we exist because we're too shy to say anything. Work on overcoming any shyness you might have and talk to the person you are interested in. Tell funny stories or jokes. Making another person laugh is always a good start. If being funny is too terrifying, just try to bond over shared experiences – classes, traffic, the weather – however you can find to relate to the other person. “It is so rainy today I thought I was going to float off the road! I even saw a car underwater on my way here.” “Did you know they're going to start making fresh croissants at the cafe? I can't wait to try them. I'll probably order three and plan to eat just one and take the rest home, but then eat them all and then be sorry. Do you feel that way about any food?” “My brother got dressed up like Darth Vader and is already in line for Star Wars, seven days early. I mean, I love Star Wars, but I can't imagine camping out to see a movie!” Use open body language and facial expressions. Using open body language and inviting facial expressions is a good way improve the connection between you and your love interest. People are more attracted to people who are open and inviting, so make sure that you are always projecting these qualities to your love interest. Some good ways to use open body language and inviting facial expressions include: sitting so that you are facing your love interest smiling at your love interest leaning in towards your love interest making eye contact with your love interest Demonstrate kindness. People are also more attracted to people who are kind to others, so make sure that you let your kindness shine when you are with your love interest. Some easy ways to show kindness include: saying nice things about people (not gossiping or speaking ill of others) showing genuine concern if your love interest is sad or in pain offering your assistance to your love interest and others whenever you can saying positive encouraging things to your love interest and others to acknowledge their accomplishments Show your confidence. Even if you don't feel brave inside, projecting confidence can make you seem confident. If you're shy, take it as an acting challenge to show the people around you that you have confidence. Cultivate your own interests, think about your big goals in life, and work toward them. People are attracted to those that can both complement and expand their own life and interests. Learn something new: a language, a sport, a craft. You might be surprised at the feeling of well-being and confidence it gives you. It can also be a great conversation starter. Get involved in performing. If you're shy, joining a sports, drama, or musical group can be a great way to overcome nerves and make you more confident around strangers. Ask your love interest some questions. Sometimes we think that we want someone to love us, but when we actually get to know that person, we discover that he or she is not a person we want to pursue. Before you put in all the energy to get someone to love you, make sure that you really like that person – both the way he or she looks and the way he or she acts and deals with others. See if you can sit next to the person in class or at a restaurant. Ask him or her about interests and goals. What did you do on your last vacation? What do you like to do for fun? What places do you most want to visit? What kinds of music do you like? What's your favorite kind of food? Try to become friends with your love interest’s friends. Hanging around with the people that your love interest likes can be revealing. Pay attention to how your love interest treats these people. Think about whether you would like to be treated this way. If not, then you should not pursue a relationship with this person. Hang out with your love interest. You should also take some time to get to know your love interest as a person. Try hanging out in a big group with your love interest before you have too much one-on-one time together. This will allow you to get to know your love interest slowly and see how he or she acts in different situations. After a while, you will begin to see your love interest's true character and then you can determine if you still like the person. Spend some time alone with your love interest. It's important to have time alone with your love interest as well. This will help you see how he or she interacts when it's just the two of you. Even if your love interest sees you as just a friend, it can be the start of a closer relationship. On the other hand, spending time alone with your love interest could also be the start of a romantic relationship. Some good things to do with your love interest early on include: hiking rock climbing going out to eat volunteering at an animal shelter visiting a museum going bowling meeting up for coffee Offer compliments. Tell your love interest what you admire about him or her. Focusing on someone's looks is fine, but it's a lot nicer to share what you like about your love interest that goes beyond his or her looks. “You are so good with animals -- and they all seem to love you!” “I'm so impressed that you're writing a book. I don't think I could ever do that. How did you ever get started?” “You are seriously the best skier I have ever seen. Why didn't you go pro?” Try flirting. Flirting is not for everyone, but it can help to move your relationship along. Gentle teasing or in-jokes with the person can be part of it, or even making good eye contact and smiling. Gentle touching can be flirtatious as well. Try gently touching your love interest on the arm or on the hand during a conversation to show your interest. Watch for signs of interest before you try flirting. If your love interest is doing things like smiling, making eye contact, and touching you now and then, flirting will most likely work. But if your love interest is avoiding eye contact with you, being cold or rude to you, and keeping some distance between the two of you, then flirting may not work. Ask your love interest out on a date. This might be the moment that he or she really sees you as a potential romantic partner. It can be nerve-wracking to ask someone out, but if you're trying to get someone to love you, you will have to ask for a date at some point. Be sure to ask for a date after you have gotten to know your love interest and have a good sense of what he or she likes to do. Some possible romantic date ideas include: Taking a dance lesson together. This will give you a good excuse to get close to your love interest. Going on a picnic. Some nice cheese, bread, and a bottle of wine makes for a great evening. Checking out a jazz club. Even if you don't like the music, the ambience and having to get close to talk to each other can bring two people together. Listen to your partner. Good listening skills are crucial to maintain a healthy relationship. Try to develop your active listening skills and always give your partner your full attention when he or she is talking. Some good ways to practice active listening include: looking at your partner when he or she is speaking nodding and making neutral statements to indicate your attention repeating what your partner has said now and then to show that you are paying close attention asking questions to help you understand if something is unclear Speak your mind. Honesty is an important part of a healthy relationship as well. If there is something that you need from your partner or if you are upset about something, then you should say so. Your partner should feel like he or she can do the same. For example, if you are always the one who makes the bed in the morning and it has been frustrating you, then ask your partner if he or she would help you make the bed or take turns with you. Plan fun things to do with your partner. Keeping your relationship exciting will be easier if you plan some fun outings and activities with your partner. Try to go on a date at least once per month and do other little things together to make life more interesting. For example, you could take an art class together, learn a language together, or take up a new sport. Spend some time apart. In healthy relationships, it is also important to have some time away from your partner to spend time with friends or engage in your own interests. Try to set aside one night per week where you do not spend time with your partner. For example, you could go out with your friends, head to a café with a book for a few hours, see a movie that your partner would not enjoy, or stay home and work on an art project. Find ways to surprise your partner. Doing little things to make your partner happy and to surprise your partner now and then will also help to maintain your healthy relationship. For example, you can bring your partner a cup of coffee during her shift at work, surprise your partner with flowers or some other small gift, or just give your partner a genuine complement to brighten his day.	Take excellent care of your physical appearance. Be yourself. Learn how to make conversation. Use open body language and facial expressions. Demonstrate kindness. Show your confidence. Ask your love interest some questions. Try to become friends with your love interest’s friends. Hang out with your love interest. Spend some time alone with your love interest. Offer compliments. Try flirting. Ask your love interest out on a date. Listen to your partner. Speak your mind. Plan fun things to do with your partner. Spend some time apart. Find ways to surprise your partner.
https://www.wikihow.com/Crochet-a-Circle	How to Crochet a Circle	To crochet a circle, start by making a slip knot and tying it onto your crochet hook. Next, chain stitch your starting stitches to create the starting loop. Then, chain 3 stitches to make the first double crochet, and continue double crocheting by pulling the yarn through the center hole. Once you have double crocheted 10 stitches around the center hole, join the ends by pulling the yarn through the set of 3 chain stitches you made in the beginning. At this point, follow the specifications of your pattern to crochet the second and subsequent rows.	Make a slipknot. With your left palm facing you and your fingers to the right, lay the yarn in your hand, with the end above your index finger. Then, lift your index finger and place the yarn behind the finger. Wrap it around your finger twice, going forward from this back position. Holding the string in place with your thumb and other fingers, grab the string on the left and pull it up and over the other strand, grab that second strand (with the other still pulled to the right), and then pull that strand up and over the end of your index finger. You should then have a loop that you can adjust. Slide your hook in and adjust it until it's taut. Create the starting loop. Chain stitch until you have four stitches. Then, place your hook through the first chain stitch (next to the slip knot), catch the working yarn on the other side, and then pull that yarn through the chain stitch and the loop on the hook. If your pattern calls for a different number of starting stitches or different number of stitches around the circle, follow your pattern. All of the following stitch counts can and should be adjusted for your individual project. You can make the next several steps easier by identifying the center hole. Slightly pull apart the two sides of the bunch until a hole appears in the center. Make sure it is the center hole and not the stitches from joining the two ends. Stick and keep a finger in this hole through the process to make your life much easier. Chain stitch for your row height. Depending on if you are single or double crocheting, you will need to make different numbers of chain stitches here. This wikiHow will use double crochet for the rest of the example, so chain three (which is the equivalent of a double crochet). Remember any time that you make one of these chains stitch sets, it counts as one double crochet (or whichever stitch you're using) in the pattern. Do not forget to count it! Continue to double crochet, using the center as an anchor. Wrap the yarn over your hook (called a yarn over) and then insert your hook into the center hole. Grab the yarn on the other side and pull it through the hole. You should now see three loops on your hook. Catch the yarn again and pull it through the first two loops, and then catch the yarn again and pull it through the last two. Do this eight more times, until you have ten stitches in total around the center hole (counting the initial chain three as one stitch). Remember this and all double crochet stitches as "3, 2, 1" in order to get the loops right. Join the ends. Find your chain three that you made in the beginning. Find the third chain, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull the yarn through the stitch and then also through the loop on your hook. Continue on. You are likely following a pattern and at this point you should follow the specifications of the pattern. In general (if you are not following a pattern), you will chain three again and stitch double crochets into the outside of the circle, usually adding a single chain every three stitches or so. The second and following rows will be different depending on what final shape you're going for and what your pattern is. Set up your yarn. Point your left pointer and middle fingers together toward your right hand. Catch the working side of the yarn in your left ring and pinky fingers. Wrap the yarn end under and behind the top two fingers, and then around to the front, until it is looped twice around the pointer and middle fingers. Create the loop. Place your left hand face up and insert the hook into the hollow between the two fingers. Go under the first loop, grab the second loop, then flip the hook over until it is lying flat against the top of your hand. Twist the hook around until the hook returns to the original position. The yarn around your fingers will now act as the center loop. Make your stitches. Stretch out your pinkie and ring fingers to expose the working yarn. Yarn over and pull through the loop on your hook. Chain three (for double crochet) and then switch your hold: use your thumb and middle finger on your right hand to pinch the joint between the chains and the loop, and slide your fingers out of the loop (you can reinsert your ring finger to keep the loop taut if it helps you). Double crochet into the large loop as normal and make eight more double crochets in a line along the big loop (creating a total of ten again). Do not let go of the tail on the loop. This is very important. You should keep holding the tail in place with your finger, or secure it with tape. Pull the tail. Holding the end of your stitch line in your right hand, pull the tail with your left hand to form the circle. You can pull it to whatever tightness suits you. Join the ends. Find your chain three that you made in the beginning. Find the third chain, insert your hook into the stitch, yarn over, and pull the yarn through the stitch and then also through the loop on your hook. Continue on. You are likely following a pattern and at this point you should follow the specifications of the pattern. In general (if you are not following a pattern), you will chain three again and stitch double crochets into the outside of the circle, usually adding a single chain every three stitches or so. The second and following rows will be different depending on what final shape you're going for and what your pattern is. Make a long chain. Chain stitch until you have a long single chain. Chain stitches are done by placing the yarn over the hook from the back, grabbing the yarn with the hook, and pulling the yarn through a loop in the yarn. Roll your spiral. Wrap the chain into a spiral until you have a circle shape. Make your chain longer if the circle it makes is not the size you want. Then, measure the distance from the center of the circle to the outside. Tie on the extra strings. Unroll your spiral and tie four-eight extra strings onto the starting point of the chain. These strings should be about 50% longer than the distance you measured from the center to the edge of the spiral. Weave the strings. Re-roll the spiral and then weave the extra strings through the centers of the stitch in each row, bringing the string from the center to the edge. Do this for all of the strings and space them evenly. Tie off the ends. Tie the ends off at the edge of the circle. Finish your project. Tie off the end of the chain or continue your project as you want. Done! The more extra strings you have, the more secure the circle will be. This is not the most attractive of crocheted circles, but it is the easiest if you have trouble counting stitches and getting your circle to sit flat.	Make a slipknot. Create the starting loop. Chain stitch for your row height. Continue to double crochet, using the center as an anchor. Join the ends. Continue on. Set up your yarn. Create the loop. Make your stitches. Pull the tail. Join the ends. Continue on. Make a long chain. Roll your spiral. Tie on the extra strings. Weave the strings. Tie off the ends. Finish your project. Done!
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Garter	How to Make a Garter	To make a no-sew elastic garter, choose a piece of decorative elastic that's about 2 inches wide.Next, wrap the elastic around your thigh so that it's a little snug and cut it 1 inch wider than your thigh. Then, lay out the strip of elastic with the decorative side facing up and use hot glue to attach rhinestones, silk flowers, or other embellishments. Finally, overlap the ends of the elastic and glue them together.	Measure around the area where you want to wear the garter. Wrap the measuring tape around the center of your thigh, or wherever you would like to wear the garter. Make sure that the measuring tape lays flat and is not twisted. Don't squeeze the measuring tape around your thigh! It should be snug, but not tight. Cut a piece of satin ribbon 1.5 times your thigh measurement plus 1 in (2.5 cm). Multiply the measurement you got by 1.5. Then, add 1 in (2.5 cm) for your seam allowance. Cut your ribbon to this length with a sharp pair of scissors. For example, if your measurement was 20 in (51 cm), then multiplying this number by 1.5 would give you 30 in (76 cm). Add an extra 1 in (2.5 cm) for a total of 31 in (79 cm). Fold the ribbon in half and sew the ends together. Match up the ends of the ribbon and pin them together. Then, sew a straight stitch halfway down the pinned edge. Do not sew all the way down the seam. Sew halfway down the edges of the 2 ends of the ribbon. This will leave an opening that you will insert the elastic through later on. Press down the fabric on the edges of the seam and sew both sides down. Next, turn the fabric so that the seam is facing out. Lay the ribbon on a flat surface with the seam facing up. Then, press the ends of the ribbon down and sew a straight stitch along the raw edges of these flaps to make them lay flat. You may place a pin through each of the flaps to keep them in place while you sew. Just be careful not to sew over the pins! Fold the ribbon in half lengthwise and sew along the fold. Pin the ribbon to keep it folded in half. Then, sew a straight stitch along the folded edge to secure the fold. Do not sew across the pins or you may damage your sewing machine. The straight stitch setting is #1 on most sewing machines. Cut out a piece of lace trim to the same length as the ribbon. Use the same measurement that you used to cut out your ribbon. Cut the lace to the desired length using a sharp pair of scissors. Make sure to cut straight across to avoid any jagged edges! Pin the lace along the edge of the ribbon between the front and back. Position the flat edge of the lace trim so that it will be hidden between the 2 pieces of ribbon. Then, insert pins through the ribbon and lace trim to hold them together. Insert the pins so they are perpendicular to the edges of the ribbon. This will make it easier to remove them as you sew. Sew a straight stitch along the 2 edges of ribbon and lace. Place the ribbon and lace under your presser foot and lower it. Then, apply gentle pressure to sew a straight stitch about 0.25 in (0.64 cm) from the raw edge of the ribbon. Do not sew over the opening that you left in the seam! Make sure to remove the pins as you sew. Do not sew over them or you may damage your sewing machine. Cut a piece of elastic the circumference of your thigh. Wrap a piece of elastic around your thigh, or wherever you want to wear the garter. Overlap the ends of the elastic by about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) on each end. Then, cut the elastic to this length. You may also use your thigh measurement and add 1 in (2.5 cm) if that is easier for you. Attach a safety pin to the elastic and pin the other end to the seam. Insert the safety pin into the end of the elastic and then close the safety pin. Insert a pin through the other end of the elastic to attach it to the seam. This will make it much easier to work the elastic through the opening that you left in the garter. The second pin acts as an anchor to prevent the end of the elastic from going into the tube. Weave the elastic through the opening in the ribbon. Push the safety pin into the opening, and then use your fingers to work it through the tube of ribbon. Go slowly and be careful not to open the safety pin as you push it through the tube. When the pin reaches the other end of the tube, pull it out. Remember to check the end of the elastic periodically to ensure that it is still pinned to the seam and does not slip through the opening. Remove the pins and sew the ends of the elastic together. Take the safety pins out of the ends of the elastic while holding them securely. Then, overlap the ends of the elastic and insert a pin through the 2 pieces of elastic to keep them together. Sew a straight stitch across the 2 pieces of elastic to secure them together. Trim off any excess threads using a pair of scissors. Your garter is ready to wear! Choose 3 in (7.6 cm) wide stretch lace ribbon. You will need enough lace to wrap around your thigh 1 time with about 1 in (2.5 cm) of overlap, so you may want to measure your thigh before you buy the ribbon. Make sure that the lace is stretchy before you buy it! Non-stretch lace ribbon will not work for this project. White or off white lace makes a pretty garter. Opt for blue lace if you need something blue for your wedding ensemble! Go with black or red lace for something daring and sexy. Cut a piece of lace ribbon 1 in (2.5 cm) wider than your thigh. Wrap the ribbon around your thigh and overlap the ends by 1 in (2.5 cm). Then, mark the spot where you want to cut the ribbon with your finger. Take the ribbon away from your leg and then cut a straight line across it where you are grasping it. Make sure to use a pair of sharp scissors to cut the lace! Cut straight across and be careful not to create any jagged edges. Sew sequins and beads onto the ribbon to add a decorative touch. Thread a needle with 18 in (46 cm) of thread that matches your lace ribbon. Pull the end until the 2 ends are even and tie a knot in the ends of the thread. Insert the needle through the ribbon where you want to attach a bead or sequin, and then insert the end of the needle through the bead or sequin. Pull the thread taut and then bring the needle back through the lace to the back again. Repeat this as many times as you like to attach more beads and sequins. Glue rhinestones onto the ribbon for a sparkly complement. To make your lace garter sparkly, apply a dot of hot glue to the back of a rhinestone. Then, press the rhinestone onto the lace ribbon where you want to add it. Hold it in place for a few seconds to ensure that it bonds with the fabric. Repeat as many times as desired to add more rhinestones. Make sure to plug in your glue gun about 10 minutes before you want to use it! It will take about this long for it to warm up. Pin the ends of the ribbon together. When you have finished decorating the lace ribbon how you want it to look, match up the ends so that the decorations are on the inside of the loop. Insert a pin through the ends of the ribbon to hold them together. By pinning the ends this way, the raw edges of the ribbon will be hidden on the inside of the garter. Sew a straight stitch about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) from the raw edges. Place the ribbon ends under the presser foot on your sewing machine. Lower the presser foot and sew a straight stitch about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) from the raw edges of the ribbon. Be careful not to sew over the pins or you may damage your sewing machine. Hand-sew the opening closed if you don’t want to use a machine. Thread a needle with 18 in (46 cm) of thread and tie a knot in the ends just as you did before. Then, insert the needle through the 2 pieces of ribbon about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) from the raw edge. Bring the needle all the way through the other side, pull it taut, and then bring it down through the lace again. Continue to sew across the edge and sew through the last stitch 3 times to secure it. Cut the thread close to the lace ribbon. Choose a wide piece of decorative elastic. Visit your local craft supply store or search online to find elastic that comes in different colors and designs. Purchase elastic that is about 2 in (5.1 cm) wide. You will only need enough to wrap around your thigh with 0.5 in (1.3 cm) of overlap, so measure before you go to determine how much you will need. Cut the elastic 1 in (2.5 cm) wider than your thigh. Wrap the elastic around your thigh or wherever you want to wear the garter. The elastic should be a little snug but not tight. Overlap the ends by 0.5 in (1.3 cm) on each end and then cut it at this point. Use a sharp pair of scissors and cut straight across the elastic. Glue guns take about 10 minutes to heat up, so turn on your glue gun right when you start this craft! Glue on rhinestones, silk flowers, or other embellishments. Lay out the strip of elastic with the decorative side facing up. Then, choose an embellishment to add. Dispense a dot of hot glue onto the back of the embellishment and then press it onto the garter where you want it to go. Add a silk rose to the center of the garter for an elegant touch. Create a row of rhinestones along 1 or both edges of the garter for sparkly finish. Glue on buttons in random spots for a fun, crafty garter. Overlap the ends of the elastic and glue them together. When you have finished gluing your embellishments onto the garter, grasp the ends of the garter and place 1 end over the other end so that they are overlapping by about 0.5 in (1.3 cm). Apply a generous dab of glue to the top of 1 end and press the other end into it. Hold the ends together until they are secured, or about 15 seconds. Your garter is now ready to wear!	Measure around the area where you want to wear the garter. Cut a piece of satin ribbon 1.5 times your thigh measurement plus 1 in (2.5 cm). Fold the ribbon in half and sew the ends together. Press down the fabric on the edges of the seam and sew both sides down. Fold the ribbon in half lengthwise and sew along the fold. Cut out a piece of lace trim to the same length as the ribbon. Pin the lace along the edge of the ribbon between the front and back. Sew a straight stitch along the 2 edges of ribbon and lace. Cut a piece of elastic the circumference of your thigh. Attach a safety pin to the elastic and pin the other end to the seam. Weave the elastic through the opening in the ribbon. Remove the pins and sew the ends of the elastic together. Choose 3 in (7.6 cm) wide stretch lace ribbon. Cut a piece of lace ribbon 1 in (2.5 cm) wider than your thigh. Sew sequins and beads onto the ribbon to add a decorative touch. Glue rhinestones onto the ribbon for a sparkly complement. Pin the ends of the ribbon together. Sew a straight stitch about 0.5 in (1.3 cm) from the raw edges. Hand-sew the opening closed if you don’t want to use a machine. Choose a wide piece of decorative elastic. Cut the elastic 1 in (2.5 cm) wider than your thigh. Glue on rhinestones, silk flowers, or other embellishments. Overlap the ends of the elastic and glue them together.
https://www.wikihow.com/Pull-Off-a-Pixie-Cut	How to Pull Off a Pixie Cut	Pulling off a pixie cut is all about being confident and trying out different styles to find what suits you. Try using pomade, hair wax, or beach spray to add texture to your hair. You can also comb your hair to one side, slick it back, or comb it to the sides for a center part. To create side-swept bangs, blow dry them while pulling them over to one side with a round brush. Or, straighten your hair with a flat iron to make it smooth and shiny. Another way to mix up your pixie cut is to wear a headband, head scarf, or hat. Whichever style you decide to use, wear it with confidence!	Exude confidence in your cut. When your hair is short, you have no locks to hide behind—your facial features are on full display. In order to pull off the short haircut, you must own your pixie cut! Show off your short hair with pride; radiate confidence as you are out and about town. If you are shy and prefer to avoid the spotlight, the pixie cut may not be for you. Maintain your personal style. After trading your long locks in for a short pixie cut, you may feel pressure from society to highlight or feature your femininity. Instead of altering your wardrobe, continue to rock your personal style. Wear your pantsuits, baseball tees, and sweats with confidence! Embrace the awkward growth phases. Maintaining a pixie cut requires regular trims. When you tire of the maintenance or are ready for a new look, be prepared for your cute pixie cut to go through some awkward growth phases. Don't dread the grow out process. Instead, experiment with new styles and different lengths! If you have always wondered what you would look like with a short layered do or a chin-length bob, the growth period offers you a chance to find out! Soften your bangs. Creating side-swept bangs, or piecey, wispy bangs will soften a severe pixie cut. Choose which side of your face is the most flattering for your bangs. If you have longer layers on top, use a small round brush to pull your bangs over to one side as you blow-dry your hair with a nozzle attachment. If you have short bangs, run a flat iron over your face-framing layers. Separate the hair into wispy, piecey sections with your fingers. Add texture to your hair with products. Create a tough, perfectly tousled pixie cut with texturizing products. Place a dime-sized amount of lightweight pomade, hair wax , or beach spray in your hand. Rub the product onto your fingertips. Run the product through the ends of your hair, pulling up and out. Change up your hair part. Parting your hair differently will completely alter the look of your pixie cut! Try parting your hair on the opposite side of your head or opt for a center part. For an entirely fresh look, skip the part and slick back your hair instead! To slick back your hair, comb your wet hair away from your forehead. Run a dime-sized amount of gel, pomade, or hair wax through your locks with your palms to smooth the product. Use a comb to slick your hair back away from your face. Add volume to your short hair. One of the many benefits of short hair is that it holds volume extremely well. Before blow-drying your hair, apply a lightweight volumizer to your wet locks. As you blow-dry your hair, lift the hair up. If you are trying to achieve extreme volume, blow dry your hair upside down! In order to create the perfect faux hawk, you must add volume to your hair. After blow-drying your hair, use a lightweight gel, pomade, hairspray, or hair wax to shape and style your faux hawk. Flat iron your pixie cut for a smooth, shiny finish. If you have naturally coarse, curly, and or thick hair, use a flat iron to achieve a sleek and shiny pixie cut. While your flat iron preheats, apply a small amount of heat protecting serum to your hair. Use the flat iron to straighten small sections of hair quickly. Strive for an effortless, messy look. To create the perfectly messy do, apply a texturizing spray to your wet hair and allow your locks to air dry. As you apply a small amount of lightweight hair wax or pomade to the ends of your locks, pull and separate your hair to create a tousled, piecey look. Wear a thin headband. A large headband with gems, flowers, or bows can overpower your short do. For a chic, flattering look, don a thin, flat headband instead. Tuck the headband behind your ears or use it pull back your bangs. Wear a “Rosie the Riveter” head scarf. To complete your retro look, tie a colorful scarf into a “Rosie the Riveter” head wrap. Fold your square scarf in half diagonally to create a large triangle. Grab the left edge with your left hand and the right edge with your right hand. Bend over and place the folded edge of the bandana along the hairline at the base of your neck. The apex of the triangle should hang down towards your forehead. Pull both ends around your head and over the apex of the triangle. Tie the ends in a simple knot. Stand up, tighten the knot, and tuck the two tails under the scarf. Fold the center point over the knot. Untuck the tails and tie a second knot. Turn a scarf as a headband. A scarf headband is simple and chic! To achieve this look: Fold the scarf in half diagonally. Fold the scarf into a long rectangle—begin at the point and fold inwards. Take one end in each hand and place the center of the scarf at the base of your skull. Pull the ends up towards the top of your head and tie a knot. Tuck the ends under the scarf or tie a bow. Pin back your hair with bobby pins. No hair accessory could be simpler than the bobby pin! If your pixie cut keeps falling in your eyes, bobby pins can help you tame your unruly hair. Twist your bangs and secure them on the top of your head with a bobby pin or two. Pin back the sides just above your ears to pull the hair away from your face. Use bobby pins that match the color of your hair if you want them to blend in. Otherwise, use decorative pins as an accessory. Wear a hat. Make the most of a bad hair day by covering your untamable pixie with a cute hat! Wear a beanie in the winter. Put on a cloche in the spring. Don a fedora in the summer. Rock a floppy wool hat in the fall.	Exude confidence in your cut. Maintain your personal style. Embrace the awkward growth phases. Soften your bangs. Add texture to your hair with products. Change up your hair part. Add volume to your short hair. Flat iron your pixie cut for a smooth, shiny finish. Strive for an effortless, messy look. Wear a thin headband. Wear a “Rosie the Riveter” head scarf. Turn a scarf as a headband. Pin back your hair with bobby pins. Wear a hat.
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Snails	How to Get Rid of Snails	To get rid of land snails, start by soaking crushed garlic cloves in vegetable oil overnight. Then, strain the liquid into some water, and pour the mixture into a spray bottle to use as a repellent around your yard and garden. You can also spray snails directly with cold coffee to kill them. Or, you can sprinkle used coffee grounds around your yard and garden since snails avoid caffeine.	Make a beer trap to capture the snails. Pour beer into a small container, such as an old tuna fish can. Bury the container in you garden or near the place where you saw the snails, but leave at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the soil. The smell of the beer will attract the snails, which will drown in the container. Adding yeast will make the traps more enticing to the snails. You may need to put out multiple traps, as they will only be effective for snails that are close by. Other great options for your beer container include a plastic cup, yogurt cup, bowl, or pie dish. Don't bury your beer trap at soil level, as other beneficial bugs might accidentally die in it. Pick up and remove the snails if you have the time to do so. Snails are most active in the early morning or at night, so this is the best time to go snail-picking. Put the snails in a bucket or container to move elsewhere. You might also decide to kill the snails. To make the process quicker, you can put an overturned pot or bowl in your garden or near the area where you've seen the snails. The snails will likely hide under the pot, which makes it easy for you to find them. Spray the snails with cold coffee to kill them. The caffeine in coffee negatively affects snails, so they'll die if you spray them with coffee. However, you have to drench the snail for it to die, so make sure you spray it a lot. Make your own coffee spray by brewing a pot of coffee, then letting it cool. Put the coffee in a spray bottle to use around your garden or home. Apply a homemade garlic spray to repel and possibly kill the snails. Spritz the garlic spray around your garden, yard, and home, as needed. If you spot a snail, you can drench it with the garlic spray. It may kill some snails, and it will also deter them away. To make your garlic spray, soak 3 crushed garlic cloves in 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of vegetable oil overnight. Then, strain the liquid into 1 litre (4.2 c) of water. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle. Add 1 teaspoon (4.9 mL) of liquid soap to the solution, then shake the bottle before using. Use can iron phosphate bait to kill the snails. Iron phosphate is a molluscicide, which means it kills snails and slugs. Simply place the trap in your garden or near the location where you've noticed snails, and they'll be attracted to the bait on it. After they come into contact with the iron phosphate, the snails will die. You an find an iron phosphate bait at a local gardening store or online. This bait will make the snails stop eating, but they may take as long as a week to die. Iron phosphate is the safest bait to use because it's non-toxic to humans and pets. Use a molluscicide containing ferric sodium EDTA to kill snails quickly. Distribute the product in the late afternoon or early evening so it will be fresh when the snails become active at night. Sprinkle a light layer of the molluscicide around the area where you've seen the snails. The snails will be attracted to the bait mixed into the molluscicide. After they ingest it, they will die within 3 days. This product is generally safe for use around your yard, but keep your children and pets away from the area. The molluscicide should be in a thin layer. Don't put out clumps, as other animals could eat it and get sick or die. Get a pet chicken that will eat the snails. Chickens enjoy munching on snails, so allowing one to roam around your yard or garden is a great natural solution for snail control. The chicken will find the snails for you, so you don't have to do any of the snail removal yourself. Ducks may also eat snails, but they prefer slugs over snails. Make sure your local laws and ordinances allow you to have a chicken in your yard. Encourage natural snail predators to live in your garden or yard. These include frogs, toads, turtles, birds, possums, and snakes. Which predator you choose will depend on your environment, so talk to your local agricultural extension office or gardening club for recommendations for biological controls that will work in your area. They'll recommend plants or shrubs to grow, as well as natural habitats you can build, like a rock garden. You might also search online for the best ways of encouraging natural predators in your area. Water your soil in the morning to reduce egg laying. Snails need to lay eggs in moist soil. Since they typically lay eggs while they're active at night, you want the ground to dry out before nightfall. If you water your plants in the morning, the ground should dry out over the course of the day. If you can, opt for a drip irrigation system or a soaker hose, which will help manage the ground moisture so that snails can't easily procreate. Remove moist, decaying debris from around your yard and garden. Snails are very attracted to moist, decaying organic matter, so they'll likely stick around if you don't clean up often. Check your yard and garden for debris at least once a week. Be sure to remove these items and place them in a compost or your trash. Keep in mind that a compost pile is going to be a carnival for your snails. Place it far away from your yard and garden. Additionally, surround it with an abrasive barrier to reduce snail activity. Surround your garden or home with an abrasive barrier to deter snails. Great options include broken eggshells, diatomaceous earth, gravel, wood ash, and cedar chips. All of these items are hard for snails to cross, which effectively keeps them out. Put down a thin layer around the location you want the snails to avoid. Crush up eggshells for an easy, at home option. You can find diatomaceous earth, gravel, wood ash, and cedar chips at a local gardening store or online. Sprinkle used coffee grounds around your garden, as caffeine deters snails. Since snails are sensitive to caffeine, they will naturally avoid used coffee grounds. Spread the coffee grounds on top of the soil or around the base of your home, as needed. If you don't drink coffee, check with your local coffee shops, as they may give away their used coffee grounds. Use copper wire or tape to discourage snail activity. Copper gives snails a tiny shock, so they will instinctively avoid it. You can apply copper tape around potted plants, around your garden edges, or wherever the snails are going. If you're using wire, tie it around your pots or make copper garden stakes. As another option, you can sprinkle pennies around the area, as they contain copper. You can find copper tape at a local gardening store or online. Add plants that naturally deter snails. These include foxglove, euphorbias, Japanese anemones, day lilies, succulents, astrantia, salvia, and fennel. Each of these plants has either a smell that snails don't like or an uncomfortable surface that makes it hard for the snail to climb around it. If you have these in your garden or around your home, snails are less likely to stick around. For example, you might put a potted plant near the area where snails are crawling on your home. Keep in mind that foxglove is toxic, so it may not be a good option if you have children and pets in your home. Quarantine plants for 2 weeks before putting them into your aquarium. Aquarium plants are the most common source of unwanted snails. They often harbor eggs or baby snails, which then reproduce once they're in your tank. Fortunately, you can avoid putting infected plants into your aquarium by quarantining them for 2 weeks before putting them in your tank. If you see any snails during the quarantine period, pick them off the plant as soon as you notice them. Treat plants in a 1:19 bleach-water solution before adding them to your aquarium. Create your bleach solution by adding 1 part bleach to 19 parts water. Then, dip each individual plant into the solution and immediately withdraw it. This will kill any lingering snails or eggs. Rinse the plant in fresh water before putting it in your aquarium. You only need to submerge the plant in the solution for a second for it to work, so it's okay to just dip and remove the plant in one motion. Clean the entire aquarium, including removing the gravel. You can purge all of the snails by hand if you have the time. Move your fish to a temporary tank, then empty the water from the aquarium. Remove everything, including the gravel and substrate, from the tank, then scrub all of the snails from the sides of the tank. Replace your gravel and substrate for best results. Before you put your plants and other fixtures back in the aquarium, clean them. One way to do this is to dip them in a cleaning solution that's 19 parts water and 1 part bleach. This will kill any snails or eggs that are on them. If you don't want to take everything out of the tank, you can use a siphon to suck out just the gravel and substrate. Additionally, you'll need to pick the snails off the sides of the tank. Introduce fish that eat snails. Some fish eat snails and can clear out your tank for you. When selecting a predator fish, check its fact sheet to make sure it won't eat your other fish. Additionally, make sure it's not too big for your tank. For a small fish tank, you might choose a zebra or dwarf chain loach. If you have a large fish tank, you can choose a clown loach, pictus catfish, koi, or large goldfish. As an alternative, you might place an assassin snail into your tank. It will enjoy eating the other snails in the tank and won't reproduce often. Put a snail trap in your tank to catch and remove the snails. A snail trap entices the snails to enter a cage then prevents them from leaving. This allows you to easily catch and remove all of the snails without harming your fish. You can find snail traps at your local pet store or online. You can make your own snail trap by clipping a large piece of lettuce to the side of your tank. Leave it in place overnight, then remove it in the morning. It should attract a fair number of snails, which will now be gone from your tank! Add fish-friendly copper sulfate to your aquarium to kill the snails. Snails are sensitive to copper, so they will die if the water contains copper sulfate. Most fish are unaffected by copper sulfate, making it a safe option for most aquariums. If you're worried about your fish dying, check their fact sheet to see if they are sensitive to copper. Don't use this treatment if you have shrimp or ornamental snails, as they are also sensitive to copper. You can find copper sulfate at a local pet store or online.	Make a beer trap to capture the snails. Pick up and remove the snails if you have the time to do so. Spray the snails with cold coffee to kill them. Apply a homemade garlic spray to repel and possibly kill the snails. Use can iron phosphate bait to kill the snails. Use a molluscicide containing ferric sodium EDTA to kill snails quickly. Get a pet chicken that will eat the snails. Encourage natural snail predators to live in your garden or yard. Water your soil in the morning to reduce egg laying. Remove moist, decaying debris from around your yard and garden. Surround your garden or home with an abrasive barrier to deter snails. Sprinkle used coffee grounds around your garden, as caffeine deters snails. Use copper wire or tape to discourage snail activity. Add plants that naturally deter snails. Quarantine plants for 2 weeks before putting them into your aquarium. Treat plants in a 1:19 bleach-water solution before adding them to your aquarium. Clean the entire aquarium, including removing the gravel. Introduce fish that eat snails. Put a snail trap in your tank to catch and remove the snails. Add fish-friendly copper sulfate to your aquarium to kill the snails.
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Bookmark	How to Make a Bookmark	To make a traditional bookmark, cut a piece of cardstock paper to your desired size, for example 2 to 3 inches wide and no more than 6 inches long. Then, decorate your bookmark by adding pictures from a magazine or textured paper. If you want your bookmark to last longer, laminate it or cover it with packing tape instead. To finish, punch a hole in the top of the bookmark, cut a ribbon 6 to 8 inches in length, thread the ribbon through the hole, and secure it with a knot.	Choose suitable paper. Select a heavy cardstock-like paper to act as the support for your bookmark, and then choose an additional image or pattern to glue over the top. Feel free to make a collage of other papers or to select multiple images if you want. Cut the paper. The size of the bookmark is up to you. Cut the cardstock into a small, less obtrusive bookmark only an inch long, or choose to make a more traditional sized bookmark measuring 2-3 inches wide. Don't make the bookmark longer than six inches, as some books are this size and you don't want the bookmark to stick out the bottom as well as the top. Add your details. Using the decorative paper or images you may have selected, cut and glue them onto the cardstock. Try gluing a piece of textured paper or a cut-out from a magazine over the entirety of the cardstock for an easy way to add style to your craft. Adding glitter or stickers is a great way to give your bookmark personality without much work. Draw over your bookmark with markers or pens to add words, phrases, or quotes that you particularly like. You can also draw your own images onto the cardstock, or add details to the bits of paper and pictures you have glued on. Make a collage of images you cut out from magazines by overlapping them on your cardstock. You can do this with your own personal pictures as well. Cover your bookmark. In order to protect the paper from becoming frayed or damaged, add a protective covering to your bookmark. If you have the ability to, laminate your bookmark with plastic. You can also create this effect by using wide packing tape in an even strip on both sides of your bookmark. Consider using a craft epoxy-like liquid gel to paint onto both sides of your bookmark. Paint one side at a time, allowing drying periods between coats. Add your finishing touches. Use a hole-punch to create a hole at the top of your bookmark. Cut a piece of ribbon to be 6-8 inches long, and fold it in half. Then place the loop-end of the ribbon through the hole punch and slide the tail ends through the loop, pulling tightly. Add multiple ribbons for more color and texture on your bookmark. Use beads on the ends of your ribbon for a bit of glam. Slide a few beads over the ends of both the ribbon tails, and then tie a knot to secure it. Use a match or a lighter to burn the cut-ends of the ribbons to prevent fraying. The flame will cause the plastic to melt, creating a blunted-end to your ribbons. Select your ribbon and beads. Choose a ribbon that is thin and pliable, with no wire. Your beads can be of any size and style, as long as the holes are big enough to fit the ribbon. Consider also adding a charm bead to hang from the end of your ribbons. Cut the ribbon. Use scissors to cut your ribbon to 42 inches long. Use a match or a lighter to cauterize the ends of the ribbons to keep them from fraying. Thread your beads. Add the cluster of beads you want to have hanging from the bottom of your bookmark. If you chose a charm, add it to the center of the ribbon and then fold the ribbon in half, threading your other beads over both tails. If you don't use a charm, place a single bead in the center of the ribbon (threading it over only one tail), and then fold the ribbon in half and insert both tails through the remaining beads to make it secure. Tie a knot at the base of these beads when you have added all the ones you would like. Leave about a 10 inch space, and then tie another knot with both of the ribbon tails. Add any beads you would like to the top of the bookmark, and then tie one more knot to keep them from falling off. Use your bookmark. The fold in the center of the ribbon should have created a loop-like space between the two pieces of ribbon. Slide this over your book so that on ribbon is placed on the page you want to mark, and the other is placed on the front cover. This will keep your bookmark secure. Create your template. On a piece of scratch paper, draw a square measuring 5 x 5 inches with a pencil. Take a ruler and divide the square into four sections, creating four small squares within the one large square. Then, erase the top right square so that you have three small squares forming an 'L' shape. Divide the top left square diagonally from the bottom left corner to the top right corner. You should have split this square into two triangles. Do the same with the bottom right square, so that only the bottom left square is left in its original shape. Fill in the triangles. Use your pencil to quickly shade the top-most and bottom-most triangles that you've drawn. You should be left with a shape that is comprised of a square on the bottom right, with two triangles attached to the top and right sides. Cut out your shape. Cut along the perimeter of the shape you have created, cutting off the shaded-in triangles. You should be left with a shape similar to a left-pointing arrow. Use your template to make your bookmark. Take the shape you have just cut, and place it onto a piece of cardstock or craft paper of your choice. Cut out the shape from your nice paper once you have traced it. Fold the shape. Fold each triangle along the side still connected to the square. The two triangles should overlap and form a square-shape again. Form the bookmark. Add glue to the top-triangle, and glue it to the top of the bottom triangle to create a pocket. If you like, cut off the base of the square along the bottom of the triangle pocket to form a symmetrical figure. Otherwise, your bookmark form is complete! Decorate your bookmark. Add additional pieces of decorative paper to the front and back of your triangle pocket. Consider drawing a picture or writing your favorite quote or song lyrics onto the front. When you're happy with the product, you're finished! Slide it over the corner of the page you need to mark in your favorite book. Find some pretty scrap fabric. Use any fabric you would like, as long as you have a portion of it at least one inch wide and five inches long. Add a bit of fabric stiffener to the scrap pieces to harden them for the bow-making process. Cut the fabric. To create the bow, you will need to cut three pieces: a loop for the bow, a piece for the tails, and a center loop to hold it together. Cut the strip for the bow to be ¾ of an inch wide, and 4.5 inches long. The piece to form the tails should measure ¾ of an inch wide and 3.5 inches long, and the center piece should measure ¼ of an inch wide and 1.5 inches long. Combine the pieces. Fold the longest strip of fabric into a loop, and use a dab of hot-glue to combine the ends together. Pinch the loop in the center, and place the tail-piece centered to the back of the loop. Use a bit of thread to wrap vertically around the two piece to create the classic bow shape, and tie a knot. Add the paperclip. Place the wide end of the paper clip at the back of the bow where your knot has been tied. Take the small center piece of fabric, and wrap it so the ends meet around the paper clip at the back. Use a dot of hot glue to attach the bow, paper clip, and center strip of fabric together. Use your bookmark. Give a few minutes for the hot glue to cool, and then use your bookmark by sliding the paper clip over any page. The bow will stick out from the top, so be careful not to damage it. Choose your paper. For this, you will need a thick cardstock paper in any pattern or texture. You can choose to add additional decorative paper to the top of your bookmark when you have completed the assembly. Cut the paper to size. Cut a rectangular strip of paper 2 inches wide by 6 inches long. Then, fold the paper directly down the center to that you have two halves measuring 2 x 3 inches. Add the magnets. Take small magnets or sheets of magnetic paper, available at craft stores, and cut them into small pieces about ½ an inch by ½ an inch. Glue each piece to the inside of the folded paper opposite of each other. When the paper is folded completely in half, the magnets should connect together. Decorate your bookmark. Add other pieces of decorative paper to the front and back of your bookmark, or draw your own images or quotes onto it. To create a glitzy look, add some glitter or sequins to the paper. Seal your bookmark with a liquid gel medium to prevent the paper from fraying or glued pieces from coming off. Use your bookmark. The folded mark should be placed over a single page in your book, with the magnets connecting over the page. To keep it from falling out, place the bookmark near the spine of the page rather than the edge. On a clean plastic or glass surface, color in the design of your bookmark with a highlighter. Cover the design in PVA white glue. Wait for it to dry. This may take up to 2 days. Gently peel the dried glue off the surface. It will be a cool highlighted glue bookmark. Cut a rectangle in the size of bookmark from a piece of craft foam. Decorate it as you like. For example, you can add photos of your dog or cat, a friend or family member, etc. Or, stick on craft foam cut-outs, ribbon, glitter, etc. Add an edge to it. Make a border using a marker or stitch around the edge with embroidery yarn. Add a tassel. Although optional, this can be a nice touch. Finished. Use the foam bookmark as often as you like. Make more to give away as gifts.	Choose suitable paper. Cut the paper. Add your details. Cover your bookmark. Add your finishing touches. Select your ribbon and beads. Cut the ribbon. Thread your beads. Use your bookmark. Create your template. Divide the top left square diagonally from the bottom left corner to the top right corner. Fill in the triangles. Cut out your shape. Use your template to make your bookmark. Fold the shape. Form the bookmark. Decorate your bookmark. Find some pretty scrap fabric. Cut the fabric. Combine the pieces. Add the paperclip. Use your bookmark. Choose your paper. Cut the paper to size. Add the magnets. Decorate your bookmark. Use your bookmark. On a clean plastic or glass surface, color in the design of your bookmark with a highlighter. Cover the design in PVA white glue. Wait for it to dry. Gently peel the dried glue off the surface. Cut a rectangle in the size of bookmark from a piece of craft foam. Decorate it as you like. Add an edge to it. Add a tassel. Finished.
https://www.wikihow.com/Use-Subutex-or-Suboxone	How to Use Subutex or Suboxone	Before using subutex or suboxone, you'll need a prescription from a medical professional at places like a drug rehabilitation center so you're reactions can be carefully monitored. When preparing to take subutex or suboxone, you'll be asked how long you've been in withdrawal. You'll need to wait at least 18 to 24 hours after short acting drugs, like heroin, or are down to at least 30 milliliters a day if you're on a methadone program. Otherwise, if you start treatment too early, you could make the symptoms of withdrawal worse. Initially, take 2 mg of subutex or suboxone every 2 hours until you're stable. You should also avoid taking any other medications or supplements, which can lead to dangerous health complications, without your doctor's approval.	Make sure you are in moderate withdrawal from other opioids before starting treatment. Buprenorphine, the active ingredient in both Subutex and Suboxone, is dangerous to take too soon after taking opioids such as heroin, methadone, or codeine. If you do not wait long enough before taking buprenorphine, you will go into precipitated withdrawal. The term "Precipitated Withdrawal" is used to describe a Super Withdrawal Syndrome which is the result of an antagonist (naloxone) or partial antagonist (buprenorphine) being introduced into an opioid tolerant individual. Precipitated withdrawal is related to the immediate delivery of a buprenorphine dose rather than the cumulative effect of the dose. Precipitated withdrawal can be, under certain circumstances, a thousand times worse than normal opiate withdrawal so you must make sure you don't introduce Subutex or Suboxone too early. There are time guidelines, but these can be misleading as everyone's different. Some people, for example, feel methadone withdrawals 24hrs after their last dose, but some people don't feel any withdrawal symptoms for days. Play it safe and make sure you're not too early. It's always best to play safe and wait at least 18 to 24 hrs after short acting drugs like heroin. If you are on a methadone program you must be down to at least 30 milliliters (1 fl oz) of Methadone daily and you must be off methadone at least 48hrs before starting subutex or suboxone treatment or you may go into precipitated withdrawal. Precipitated withdrawal has a higher risk of happening if you are coming off Methadone, Fentanyl Transdermal Systems, or another long acting opioid. If you have a predisposition to panic then the almost immediate onset of precipitated withdrawal can throw you into a panic attack. Seek comprehensive addiction treatment. These drugs work best as part of a comprehensive program. For best results, seek research-based counseling or behavioral therapies from medical professionals at the same time. The drug itself should be prescribed by a professional who has received training in how to supervise its use. Buprenorphine typically begins with the "induction phase." Your first doses will be administered by a doctor or other trained professional, while your reaction is monitored. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) centers are a great resource for prescriptions, support, and monitoring while you receive your treatment. They are increasingly common across the United States. Take Subutex or Suboxone by placing the tablet under your tongue allowing it to dissolve. If you are prescribed a film you place it under your tongue or between your gum and cheek and let it dissolve. Wet the area first with your tongue. Again, remember: If you take buprenorphine while physically addicted to an opiate you will go into precipitated withdrawal. You should: Not grind the tablets or cut, tear or chew the film Not swallow the medication Not place multiple films on top of each other Not take them in any other way Not eat or drink anything until they have dissolved Take either drug 2mg at a time, every two hours, until you are stable. This way there is less chance of precipitated withdrawal happening. Do not take more than prescribed. Do not double your dosage if you miss one. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, then just skip the dose you missed. The dosage will be set by a doctor according to the condition that you are being treated for and the strength of the medication. Adults are frequently prescribed one of the following: 12 to 16 mg of Subutex (buprenorphine) to be taken daily. Daily dosages of Suboxone which amount to 4 to 24 mg of buprenorphine and 1 to 6 mg of naloxone. Keep yourself occupied with other things. Suboxone maintenance is all about getting your life in order and breaking free from old behaviours and negative patterns. Simply take the Suboxone the way you've supposed to, under your tongue, then forget about it. Add new things into your life like N.A or groups where you are mixing with new people who are in the same boat as yourself. When you successfully detox, things will automatically fall into place for you. If you're well motivated and do the right things, there is every chance you can change your life for the better. While it's beneficial to chat about your Suboxone treatment and get other people's views and experiences on it, it's not a good idea to constantly visit websites where the main topic of conversation is scare talk about the terrible withdrawals from Subutex or Suboxone. If you keep doing this you may get caught up in a vicious circle and be terrified of ever coming off the drug. You may be clean and free from your drug of choice, but you will become stuck in a rut and still have the negative thinking you had when you were previously addicted to drugs. Do not take other medications unless your doctor says it is ok. Prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and vitamins can all interact with medications. Do not drink grapefruit juice while on these medications unless your doctor says you can. Talk to your doctor before taking any new medications or supplements, particularly: Antihistamines, allergy, or cold medications. Sedatives, tranquilizers, or medications to help you sleep. Prescription medications for pain. Narcotics. Seizure medications. Barbiturates. Muscle relaxants. Anesthesia. Tell your doctor or dentist that you are taking this medication before undergoing any form of surgery. Track your progress. The first goal of Subutex or Suboxone treatment is to eliminate your cravings, stop or greatly reduce your use of the problem drug, and reach the point where you experience few to no side effects. Once you are at this stage, talk to your care providers about the possibility of adjusting your dose. In this "stabilization phase," some patients can lower the dose or switch to a dose every other day. Have a doctor supervise this process. There is no one-size-fits-all plan for Subutex treatment. Your medical care providers should create a personalized schedule for you. Once you are doing well on a steady dose of the drug, you have reached the "maintenance stage" of treatment. At this point you and your doctors can discuss staying on the drug indefinitely, or weaning yourself off the drug under medical supervision. Wean off Subutex or Suboxone by doing a slow taper of 1mg to 2mg every 2 weeks. The withdrawals from Subutex and Suboxone are severe because of the long half-life of the drug and the withdrawal syndrome is long and drawn out. No matter what way you withdraw, you are going to suffer from withdrawal symptoms but it can be made much more tolerable if you do it very slowly with very small dose reductions at the end. When weaning off it's important you only drop a dose every 10 to 14 days because of the long half-life of the drug. Both Subutex and Suboxone have a 36 hour mean half-life which means half the drug will be out your system in 36 hours but this does not mean the other half will be gone 36 hours after this. It means after another 36 hours half the remainder will be gone and after a further 36 hours half of this remainder will be gone and so on. If you taper a dose every 3 or 4 days you will be in constant withdrawal and this is not the road to go down as you will end up very unwell and bedridden. When you drop from a high dose to a slightly lower (but still reasonably high) dose, you won't feel too much at all where withdrawal is concerned. It's when you get down to the lower doses that withdrawal is much worse, especially when you are going from something to nothing. Many people make the mistake of jumping off from high doses, like 2mg, not realizing this is 10 times the therapeutic dose of Buprenorphine and the weaning process from such a high dose is extremely hard to take. When tapering off it's essential that you think in micrograms and half micrograms when you taper down from the 2mg or 3mg mark. Doing it this way makes it much easier to tolerate compared to coming clean off higher doses. If you withdraw too quickly you will experience unpleasant symptoms which include stomach cramps and diarrhea, hot and cold flashes, restless leg syndrome and kicking (kicking the habit). You may also have insomnia, unpleasant vivid dreams, depression, aggression, fear and anxiety and your sense of smell may be heightened. Know what to expect. The abstinence reactions from Subutex and Suboxone are not as severe as Methadone withdrawal but they last just as long and symptoms are at their most acute around the 4th and 5th day after stopping. During late withdrawal your symptoms may go away only to return the next day but eventually they will burn out and go away for good. Be patient with yourself. It's pretty common after any detox, especially Suboxone, to suffer from Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS) where you feel down and depressed for a few months while your body recovers and gets back to normal. You will recover as time goes on. It's common to have fear you are never going to be normal again but you will get back to normal over time. Change the way you think. When you're addicted to drugs your mindset is ingrained with drug seeking thoughts and habits and at all costs. It's necessary you change the way you think and behave to give yourself a real chance of living the decent life you deserve. Never let your guard down for one minute and always remember just because the monkey is off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town. Re-invent yourself and introduce new positive things into your life like exercise programs and new social experiences. It's never a good idea to frequent the old haunts and houses where you used to abuse drugs...if you sit in the barber's long enough you'll end up getting a haircut. It's when you start to indulge in your old way of life that negative patterns can re-emerge and this is when learned helplessness and self-fulfilling prophecy can rear its ugly head and put you at risk. Call your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: Vision problems Difficulty breathing Confusion Dizziness Sleep disturbances including insomnia or difficulty staying awake Exhaustion Circulatory problems producing pale or blue lips, fingers, or other areas Headache Pain in your back, side, or abdomen Fever, chills, or sweating Nausea or vomiting Constipation and difficulty urinating Diarrhea Call emergency responders if you overdose. The symptoms of an overdose include: A slow breathing rate Blurry vision Pinpoint pupils Sleepiness Dizziness Discuss your age with your doctor. Children and older adults sometimes require extra caution when taking medications. These medications have not been adequately studied in children to determine whether it is safe and effective for them. If you are a minor or responsible for a minor who will take these medications, discuss it with your doctor. It may be necessary for the doctor to modify your dosage if you are older, particularly if you have kidney or liver problems. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Even if you think you might be pregnant, but are not sure, discuss this with your doctor before taking this medication. This is extremely important for the health of your child. Scientific studies have not documented that this medication is safe for pregnant women. If you are pregnant, ask your doctor if there are safer alternatives. If you take this medication while pregnant, your baby may go through withdrawal after birth. This medication is not safe for women who are breastfeeding and may negatively impact the infant. If you are breastfeeding, the doctor will likely suggest you take a different medication or discontinue breastfeeding. Disclose any current or prior health problems. It is particularly important for your doctor to know if you have any of the following conditions: Breathing problems A heart condition A history of alcohol abuse Stomach, liver, kidney, or gallbladder problems A brain tumor or head injury Problems with your adrenal gland or thyroid	Make sure you are in moderate withdrawal from other opioids before starting treatment. Seek comprehensive addiction treatment. Take Subutex or Suboxone by placing the tablet under your tongue allowing it to dissolve. Take either drug 2mg at a time, every two hours, until you are stable. Keep yourself occupied with other things. Do not take other medications unless your doctor says it is ok. Track your progress. Have a doctor supervise this process. Wean off Subutex or Suboxone by doing a slow taper of 1mg to 2mg every 2 weeks. Know what to expect. Be patient with yourself. Change the way you think. Re-invent yourself and introduce new positive things into your life like exercise programs and new social experiences. Call your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms: Call emergency responders if you overdose. Discuss your age with your doctor. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Disclose any current or prior health problems.
https://www.wikihow.com/Express-Yourself	How to Express Yourself	To express yourself, explore different ways of letting your inner self into the open through creative activities. If you're drawn to art, try carrying a sketchbook with you and draw as a way to relax. If you love to sing, consider joining a singling group, or even just trying karaoke. Physical movement is also a great way to express yourself, so try dancing alone or with a friend to express different emotions.	Listen to yourself. Self expression, which is the ability to communicate and demonstrate your feelings honestly, is an important factor in embarking on the journey of finding out who you really are. You can start finding who you are by listening to yourself, how you feel, and how you want to react to a situation. This can get you more in tune with your feelings and emotions, helping you begin to express yourself. Acknowledge your emotions. Emotions can be challenging and it can be hard for anyone to learn how to listen to and honor these feelings. You may also not know how to safely express your emotions. You may not have had a lot of experience in really tuning into to how you feel. It is common to stuff emotions away, to feel embarrassed or ashamed of emotions you may have, or hide your emotions completely. For example, your friend forgets that you are supposed to hang out and doesn't show up or call you. It is okay to feel angry and upset about this situation. Acknowledge that your emotions of anger and sadness are valid and understandable. Do not belittle your feelings, even if she apologizes. You had a right to feel them and legitimize them. Getting closer to your emotions will get you more in touch with who you really are. The closer you feel to your authentic self, the less anxiety, depression, and overall dissatisfaction you may feel in your life in general. Focus on how your body reacts. This may be a new experience for you. One of the best ways to tune into how you feel is being aware of your body. One easy way to test this out is notice how your body responds to an emotional situation. You can start with something very easy, such as anger expressed through road rage. Whether you ride the bus or drive a car, you have probably become frustrated or angry with traffic and can identify this feeling of anger. Notice what parts of your body become tense, what happens to your breathing, and what happens in your abdomen or stomach. Start a feelings journal. Start keeping track of your emotions in feelings journal, which can be a small notebook or on your mobile device. Try this next time you are watching a tearjerker movie to keep track of sadness. Write down how you physically respond to sadness. Is it difficult for you to cry? What does your chest feel like when you feel sad? Try to stay out of your thoughts as your create your feelings journal and stay focused on your body's response. This will help you start to become more connected to how you really feel instead of just brushing emotions aside. Own your emotions. You may be in the habit of telling yourself that you're just being silly for feeling a certain way. You may also tell yourself not to feel a certain way. As you become more accustomed to recognizing your body's response to emotions, it will be more difficult to just shrug off emotions. Your body is responding for a reason, and it is important to validate that. Get out your journal and start keeping a log of all the different feelings you had that day. For example, write things like, "Today at work my boss made me really angry." Validate that anger and write about why you were angry. Do this for all the emotions you feel each day. You may be surprised at the rich emotional landscape you actually have inside of you once you start paying attention. Humans are naturally emotional beings, and it is easy in a fast-paced world to become disconnected from how you really feel. Write down how you want to express yourself. To better express yourself emotionally every day, write down how you want to handle each situation. Then you can do practice runs of how you would like to act in certain situations. Using a boss or authority figure as an example again, start writing out exactly what you would like to say to then. Don't edit yourself and make it as raw and as graphic as you like. If you saw something that day that made you sad, such as someone in distress or a lost animal, write out your uncensored sadness in your journal. Also continue to notice how your body physically responds. Express yourself safely. You need to figure out how to translate your emotions from their raw, unedited state into something productive that won't hurt others. Part of learning how to express your emotions is learning how to express them safely without hurting yourself or others. Use your journal to reframe your angry thoughts into sentences that express and validate how you feel , but won't get you fired or in trouble. For example, instead of screaming at someone and telling them you hate them, use your journal to write down different ways of expressing this that won't have negative consequences on your life. Write phrases in your journal such as, "When my boss does this, I feel angry." or "When my parents yell at me, I feel angry." You are giving yourself the power to feel your emotions without letting your emotions have power over you. This works for other emotions as well. Put your plans into action. It is important to become comfortable with your emotions as not a black and white type of scenario. This will allow you to let your emotions to guide you in knowing when it is time to speak up, or when it is appropriate to express your emotions privately and move on. For example, employers can be very frustrating. However, you have to ask yourself in any given situation what the benefit will be to you. Will your boss hear you? Will your boss understand? Would it be healthier to express your anger at home, writing about it in your journal than to engage in confrontation? You want to make sure you are true to your emotions and act on the right form of expression. Most people haven't been shown healthy examples of how to express emotions, and these basic emotional tools have been absent from our lives. Expressing emotions is an essential part of living an emotionally healthy life, setting boundaries in you relationships, feeling validated and getting your emotional needs met. Use "I" phrases. Always use “I” statements when expressing your feelings to others. Say things like, “When you told me what happened, I felt very sad for you and what you are going through”. This can be used in relationships as well. For example, say “When you get frustrated with me for making mistakes, I feel ashamed.” or “When you say negative things about me, I feel angry.” This way, you are taking full responsibility for yourself, your emotions, and expressing how you feel. Practice. Learning to navigate the complex array of emotions that you feel can be daunting, and it will take practice. If you are not used to expressing your emotions, you can look at this exercise almost like emotional weight training. At first, your emotional muscles may be sore, weak, and not used to being so rigorously used and paid attention to. Exploring your authentic self and learning to express yourself is not easy. However, living an authentic life and feeling as though you are honoring yourself as well as validating your emotions will result in a richer, deeper, and more humanly authentic life experience. Try painting, drawing or sketching. Find ways to express yourself creatively that makes you happy. Try to paint, draw, or sketch if this is something you enjoy. Acrylic paints are inexpensive and can be used on just about any surface. Tune into colors and what emotions you feel they express. Get a sketch book that is unlined and try drawing or sketching, tuning in to how you feel inside. Many art schools and museums offer free drawing sessions if you want to start off in a more structured environment. Allow your inner self and inner emotions to guide you as you create. Taking time to sit and paint or draw can also be relaxing. Don't judge your abilities. Expressing yourself creatively is not about becoming the next Leonardo da Vinci, it's about the act of creating. Learning to express yourself means learning to get to know yourself. Unleashing the creative side of yourself can be a surprising and fulfilling way to get a handle on who you really are inside. Start collaging. Collaging is a fun craft that will allow you to express yourself. All you need are some old magazines or anything with images printed on it, some cardboard, and a glue stick. Find pictures that resonate with how you feel and what you want to express. Use words and headlines to accentuate the visual images. Don't limit yourself to just cardboard. Collage the cover of your emotion journal or sketchbook. Decorate an old box, a folder, or anything you might have laying around that you want to express yourself on. Express how you feel politically, spiritually, globally, or make it personal to your life. Dance. Sometimes, expressing yourself with physical movement can help free up your inner feelings and desires. Get comfortable in your own skin by moving around and dancing. Dance in the privacy of your own home, or go out to a dance club. Listen to music that fits your mood and that you enjoy. If you are angry, put on some music that reflects that anger and let your body move. Do the same thing is you feel happy, sad, or afraid. Try dancing to music that will help change your mood, such as dance to music that makes you feel empowered if you are afraid or to happy music if you are sad. Also try classes if you want to dance in a more structured environment. There are dance studios that offer programs for beginners that don't require a huge time commitment. Take a beginner class in hip hop, jazz, or ballet class, as long as it fits you and your personality best. Write creatively. A great way to express yourself is through writing. Write poetry or short stories using imagery based on your authentic feelings and life. Focus on how you feel and just write. Let go of any expectations of perfection or even showing your writing to anyone else. Expressing yourself creatively is about you and taking the time to learn about who you are and the intricate person inside you. Freeing yourself by writing can be extraordinarily illuminating and give you rich insights into thoughts and feelings you may not even be aware you had inside you. Sing. Singing is a great activity, even if you are not great at it. You can sing anywhere, such as in your car, in the shower, or in your living room. Leave any expectations of perceived talent or vocal mastery out of your mind and let your voice be heard. Tune in to that emotional place and sing songs that resonate with you. Sing songs that honor your feelings, such as sadness, loss, anger, love, and happiness. Allow yourself to be yourself through song. If singing is something that really makes you feel like you, you can take it out in the real world as well. Try karaoke or join a community singing group. Connect with music that makes you feel like you are expressing your life, your feelings, and yourself.	Listen to yourself. Acknowledge your emotions. Focus on how your body reacts. Start a feelings journal. Own your emotions. Write down how you want to express yourself. Express yourself safely. Put your plans into action. Use "I" phrases. Practice. Try painting, drawing or sketching. Start collaging. Dance. Write creatively. Sing.
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Research-Paper	How to Write a Research Paper	To write a research paper, start by researching your topic at the library, online, or using an academic database. As you conduct your research and take notes, zero in on a specific topic that you want to write about and create a 1-2 sentence thesis to state the focus of your paper. Then, create an outline that includes an introduction, 3 to 5 body paragraphs to present your arguments, and a conclusion to sum up your main points. Once you have your paper's structure organized, draft your paragraphs, focusing on 1 argument per paragraph. Use the information you found through your research to back up your claims and prove your thesis statement. Finally, proofread and revise your content until it's polished and ready to submit.	Focus your research on a narrow topic. As you conduct research, try to make your paper's subject more and more narrow. You can't defend an argument about a super broad subject. However, the more refined your topic, the easier it'll be to pose a clear argument and defend it with well-researched evidence. It's easy to drift off course, especially in the early research stages. If you feel like you're going off-topic, reread the prompt to help get yourself back on track. For instance, you might start with a general subject, like British decorative arts. Then, as you read, you home in on transferware and pottery. Ultimately, you focus on 1 potter in the 1780s who invented a way to mass-produce patterned tableware. Search for credible sources online and at a library. If you're writing a paper for a class, start by checking your syllabus and textbook's references. Look for books, articles , and other scholarly works related to your paper's topic. Then, like following a trail of clues, check those works' references for additional relevant sources. Authoritative, credible sources include scholarly articles (especially those other authors reference), government websites, scientific studies, and reputable news bureaus. Additionally, check your sources' dates, and make sure the information you gather is up to date. Evaluate how other scholars have approached your topic. Identify authoritative sources or works that are accepted as the most important accounts of the subject matter. Additionally, look for debates among scholars, and ask yourself who presents the strongest evidence for their case. You'll most likely need to include a bibliography or works cited page, so keep your sources organized. List your sources, format them according to your assigned style guide (such as MLA or Chicago ), and write 2 or 3 summary sentences below each one. Come up with a preliminary thesis. As you learn more about your topic, develop a working thesis, or a concise statement that presents an argument. A thesis isn't just a fact or opinion; rather, it's a specific, defensible claim. While you may tweak it during the writing process, your thesis is the foundation of your entire paper's structure. Imagine you're a lawyer in a trial and are presenting a case to a jury. Think of your readers as the jurors; your opening statement is your thesis and you'll present evidence to the jury to make your case. A thesis should be specific rather than vague, such as: “Josiah Spode's improved formula for bone china enabled the mass production of transfer-printed wares, which expanded the global market for British pottery.” Create an outline to map out your paper’s structure. Use Roman numerals (I., II., III., and so on) and letters or bullet points to organize your outline. Start with your introduction, write out your thesis, and jot down your key pieces of evidence that you'll use to defend your argument. Then sketch out the body paragraphs and conclusion. Your outline is your paper's skeleton. After making the outline, all you'll need to do is fill in the details. For easy reference, include your sources where they fit into your outline, like this: III. Spode vs. Wedgewood on Mass Production A. Spode: Perfected chemical formula with aims for fast production and distribution (Travis, 2002, 43) B. Wedgewood: Courted high-priced luxury market; lower emphasis on mass production (Himmelweit, 2001, 71) C. Therefore: Wedgewood, unlike Spode, delayed the expansion of the pottery market. Present your thesis and argument in the introduction. Start with an attention-grabbing sentence to draw in your audience and introduce the topic. Then present your thesis to let them know what you'll be arguing. For the remainder of the introduction, map out the evidence you'll use to make your case. For instance, your opening line could be, “Overlooked in the present, manufacturers of British pottery in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries played crucial roles in England's Industrial Revolution.” After presenting your thesis, lay out your evidence, like this: “An examination of Spode's innovative production and distribution techniques will demonstrate the importance of his contributions to the industry and Industrial Revolution at large.” Build your argument in the body paragraphs. First, set the context for your readers, especially if the topic is obscure. Then, in around 3 to 5 body paragraphs, focus on a specific element or piece of evidence that supports your thesis. Each idea should flow to the next so the reader can easily follow your logic. For a paper on British pottery in the Industrial Revolution, for instance, you'd first explain what the products are, how they're made, and what the market was like at the time. After setting the context, you'd include a section on Josiah Spode's company and what he did to make pottery easier to manufacture and distribute. Next, discuss how targeting middle class consumers increased demand and expanded the pottery industry globally. Then, you could explain how Spode differed from competitors like Wedgewood, who continued to court aristocratic consumers instead of expanding the market to the middle class. The right number of sections or paragraphs depends on your assignment. In general, shoot for 3 to 5, but check your prompt for your assigned length. Address a counterargument to strengthen your case. While it's not always necessary, addressing a counterargument can help make your argument more convincing. After layout out your evidence, mention a contrasting view on the topic. Then explain why that differing perspective is incorrect and why your claim is more plausible. If you bring up a counterargument, make sure it's a strong claim that's worth entertaining instead of ones that's weak and easily dismissed. Suppose, for instance, you're arguing for the benefits of adding fluoride to toothpaste and city water. You could bring up a study that suggested fluoride produced harmful health effects, then explain how its testing methods were flawed. Summarize your argument in the conclusion. Think of your paper's structure as “Tell them what you'll tell them. Tell them. Tell them what you told them.” After the paper's body, remind the reader of your thesis and the steps you've taken to defend it. Sum up your argument, but don't simply rewrite your introduction using slightly different wording. To make your conclusion more memorable, you could also connect your thesis to a broader topic or theme to make it more relatable to your reader. For example, if you've discussed the role of nationalism in World War I, you could conclude by mentioning nationalism's reemergence in contemporary foreign affairs. Ensure your paper is well-organized and includes transitions. After finishing your first draft, give it a read and look for big-picture organizational issues. Make sure each sentence and paragraph flow well to the next. You may have to rewrite a paragraph or swap sections around, but taking the time for revisions is important if you want to hand in your best work. This is also a great opportunity to make sure your paper fulfills the parameters of the assignment and answers the prompt! It's a good idea to put your essay aside for a few hours (or overnight, if you have time). That way, you can start editing it with fresh eyes. Cut out unnecessary words and other fluff. In addition to your paper's big-picture organization, zoom in on specific words and make sure your language is strong. Double check that you've used the active voice instead of the passive voice, and make sure your word choices are clear and concrete. The passive voice, such as “The door was opened by me,” feels hesitant and wordy. On the other hand, the active voice, or “I opened the door,” feels strong and concise. Each word in your paper should do a specific job. Try to avoid including extra words just to fill up blank space on a page or sound fancy. For instance, “The author uses pathos to appeal to readers' emotions” is better than “The author utilizes pathos to make an appeal to the emotional core of those who read the passage.” Proofread for spelling, grammatical, and formatting errors. After you've revised your paper's organization and content, fix any typos and grammar issues. Again, it's helpful to put your paper aside for a while so you can proofread it with fresh eyes. Read your essay out loud to help ensure you catch every error. As you read, check for flow as well and, if necessary, tweak any spots that sound awkward. Ask a friend, relative, or teacher to read your work before you submit it. Have 1 or 2 people assess your draft's organization, persuasiveness, spelling, and grammar. New readers can help you find any mistakes and unclear spots that you may have overlooked. It's wise to get feedback from one person who's familiar with your topic and another who's not. The person who knows about the topic can help ensure you've nailed all the details. The person who's unfamiliar with the topic can help make sure your writing is clear and easy to understand.	Focus your research on a narrow topic. Search for credible sources online and at a library. Come up with a preliminary thesis. Create an outline to map out your paper’s structure. Present your thesis and argument in the introduction. Build your argument in the body paragraphs. Address a counterargument to strengthen your case. Summarize your argument in the conclusion. Ensure your paper is well-organized and includes transitions. Cut out unnecessary words and other fluff. Proofread for spelling, grammatical, and formatting errors. Ask a friend, relative, or teacher to read your work before you submit it.
https://www.wikihow.com/Exercise-Your-Puppy	How to Exercise Your Puppy	To exercise your puppy, all you have to do is let it play and explore outside, like in your backyard or at a park. Save strenuous activities, like long walks, hiking, and agility training, for when your puppy is stronger and full grown. You can encourage your puppy to play outside by burying treats for it to dig up or making a trail of kibble through the yard. Toys are also great for play, but make sure they don't have any small pieces that your puppy could choke on. If you know anyone else that has a puppy, set up a playdate with them! Not only will it help your puppy get exercise, it will also help socialize it at a young age.	Let your pup explore the backyard. For puppies under 12-18 months of age, self-directed play will fulfill your puppy's exercise needs. In other words, the majority of your puppy's exercise should be exploring, digging, and free play. Therefore, let your puppy roam around your backyard, or an enclosed grassy area that is safe. While your puppy is exploring, supervise your puppy to ensure that it is safe at all times. If you don't have a backyard, then take your puppy to a park and let your puppy explore a small section of the park. Supervise your puppy at all times. Don't take part in agility until your dog is 12-18 months and has stopped growing. Bury a treat. Burying treats is a great way for your puppy to exercise and hone its tracking instincts. Dig up various soft patches in your backyard. Bury treats and toys in the patches and cover them up. Lead your puppy to the patches and encourage it to dig up the treats and toys. Build a kibble trail. Kibble trails will also keep your puppy busy both mentally and physically. Start with half of the amount of kibble you feed your puppy in a day. Drop the kibble every few inches making a trail as you go along. Start out with straight trails and work your way up to trails with turns. Make sure to put a lot of food along turns since a change of direction is hard to follow. Buy age appropriate toys. Puppies begin teething around three months of age. Therefore, make sure your puppy has a lot of safe and sturdy teething toys, for example, a Kong-type toy or Nylabone toys. In general, opt for hard rubber toys, or toys that have multiple textures that your puppy can explore. Avoid toys that are too small or contain small pieces that can be chewed off and ingested. Avoid toys that have sharp edges. These toys can harm your puppy's mouth and/or teeth. Encourage play with other puppies. Playing with other puppies is another great way to fulfill your puppy's exercise, as well as socialization needs. Puppies are ideal playmates for each other because they have similar needs and limits. Invite your friends to bring their puppies over for a much needed play session. At seven weeks of age, you can begin to gradually expose your puppy to a variety of situations, people, and places. Try not to let your puppy play with larger dogs or puppies. Larger dogs, especially ones that like to play rough, can inadvertently hurt your puppy. Do not take your puppy to the dog park until seven to 10 days after it has received its full series of puppy vaccinations. Sign your puppy up for a class. A puppy-training class will teach your puppy basic commands, like sit, come, and stay. It will also teach your puppy basic manners, how to socialize with other people and dogs, and loose-leash walking. These classes are available for puppies that are 10 weeks to five months of age. You can find training classes at your local pet store. Teach your puppy the basic commands. Teaching your puppy the basic commands, like sit, stay, and come, is a great mental, as well as physical, exercise. Start by teaching your puppy the sit command. Sit down next to your puppy. Place a hand on its chest and another hand on top of its rump, i.e., just behind the rear legs near the tail. Say "sit" as you apply gentle pressure to the chest and its rear. Guide your puppy into a sitting position. Once it is in the sitting position, give your puppy a treat. Repeat this at least once a day until your puppy understands the sit command. Introduce your puppy to the leash. Before you begin walking your puppy, you will need to introduce your puppy to the leash. Let your puppy sniff and see the collar. Reward your puppy with a treat for allowing the collar to be near it. Then, place the collar around your puppy's neck. Have the collar around its neck for only a few minutes at at ime. Gradually increase the amount of time your puppy wears the collar. Make sure to reward your puppy with treats for good behavior. Consult your vet. Always consult your vet regarding your puppy's exercise needs and the best methods to fulfill these needs, first. The amount and type of exercise your puppy needs depends on its breed and size. Ask your vet, "I would like to know what the exercise protocols are for my puppy. When should I begin exercising my puppy, and what exercises do you recommend?" Take your puppy for short, informal walks. Do not take your puppy for long, strenuous walks. Instead, take your puppy for short, informal walks. Allow your puppy time to sniff and explore as you walk. It is recommended that a puppy have no more than five minutes of walking for every month of its age. For example, if your puppy is three months old, then a 15 minute walk is sufficient. Puppies under three months of age do not need to be walked, especially if they have not been vaccinated. Stop the walk immediately if you notice signs of over exertion such as stopping, lying down, lagging behind, and/or panting. Save strenuous exercise for later. Activities like climbing stairs, long and face paced walks, hiking, playing fetch, jogging or running, and frisbee throwing should be avoided. These activities are strenuous activities that put stress on your puppy's developing bones and muscles. Stress on your puppy's bones and muscles at an early age can cause diseases such as hip dysplasia when your puppy gets older. Tug-of-war type games can harm your puppy's small teeth. Avoid any kind of activity that involves repetitive motions since these are more likely to damage developing bones and joints.	Let your pup explore the backyard. Bury a treat. Build a kibble trail. Buy age appropriate toys. Encourage play with other puppies. Sign your puppy up for a class. Teach your puppy the basic commands. Introduce your puppy to the leash. Consult your vet. Take your puppy for short, informal walks. Save strenuous exercise for later.
https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Preface	How to Write a Preface	While drafting your preface may seem difficult at first, it helps to think of it as an introduction to your work and yourself. For example, write about your educational or professional background, or discuss what inspired your writing project or research. You can keep this section slightly informal, using anecdotes or personal experiences to guide your reader into your work. Include why your text is important or why your reader should read your text. This is also an opportunity to explain who your target audience is, so let your reader know if this work is right for them. For instance, you might say “This book is for all of the history buffs like myself,” or “This book is for everyone who's struggling to find their place in this world.”	Describe your background. This gives the reader a chance to get to know you. In many cases, this is your only chance to address the reader! Include your educational and professional background. Pay special attention to details that pertain to the subject of your work. Provide your credentials if they're important to the topic. For example, when writing a book about bipolar disorder, it would be helpful to explain your professional and educational background as a psychiatrist. To keep this section informal, you might decide to do this in the form of an anecdote. For instance, “As I earned my degrees in psychology, I began to recognize the importance of pharmaceuticals for managing mental illness, so I pursued a medical degree. In my ten years of practice, I've treated over a hundred patients with bipolar disorder, most of whom are able to manage their condition with medication and counseling.” For a memoir you might write, "Becoming a foster parent changed my life and the lives of the children who came to live with me. I thought I would be helping them, but through caring for them I gained a lot, as well." Discuss what inspired the writing project or your research, if applicable. The reader might be interested in knowing what or who prompted you to choose this particular topic. Similarly, you might want to share your inspiration because it will help people understand the purpose of your work. However, it's not necessary to provide an inspiration. You could write, “After watching so many of my patients make a complete turnaround, I realized that my treatment strategies could be used to help others. I decided to write this book to help other mental health professionals treat their patients using my methods.” For a nonfiction historical text, you could write, "Ancient Egypt has interested me since I first watched The Mummy as a small child. After years of research, I finally have knowledge of my own to contribute." If you're writing a memoir you might write, "After sharing my experiences with others through outreach efforts, I realized I could help others with my life story." Tell the reader why your text is important. Why should the reader read your text? What makes your work valuable? Explain the answers to these questions in your preface. This helps the reader understand the gaps in research you're filling, or what they might gain from reading your work. For instance, “My treatment methods focus on an integrated, holistic approach that differs from many treatment protocols,” or "Through my research, I've gained a new perspective on the pyramids of Giza that I will share through this book." If you're writing a memoir, you could say, "As an avid reader, I recognized that there weren't many stories out there like mine." Explain who your target audience is. This helps your reader understand if your work is right for them. While you might want as many readers as possible, letting them know who your work is for ahead of time can help you avoid disappointing people. For example, “I wrote this book for mental health professionals, but individuals who've been diagnosed with bipolar disorder may also find it helpful,” or "This book is for all of the history buffs like myself." If you're writing a memoir, you might say, "This book is for everyone who's struggling to find their place in the world." Give the reader an idea of what to expect from your text. This helps shape your reader's expectations. Additionally, it will help them know what to pay attention to as they read. Overall, it can help you more effectively convey your message. For example, “This book will explain my treatment methods and best practices. I also provide example exercises, as well as ten detailed case studies.” As another example, "While I was in Egypt, I collected stories as well as facts. I will share all of them with you, as well as the photos I took along the way." Your memoir preface might read, "In my book, I discuss both my experiences and how they changed me. You'll find stories and mementos that I hope will touch your heart." Offer interesting insights about your work. While it's not required, you might want to include extra details about your work. Perhaps you think the reader will enjoy them, or maybe you think they'll help the reader better understand your work. If you have any interesting insights to share, your preface is the place to do so. For example, “Before writing this book, I published eight peer-reviewed papers about my work with patients," or "Among my photos is a mummy who had never been photographed." Your memoir might include, "During my years as a foster parent, I took in 152 children. Of those I cared for, I'm still in contact with 54. Each of them hold a piece of my heart." As an example, you could read over the preface to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. Although his novel is a work of fiction, Wilde includes a preface to provide the reader with a series of contradictory statements that inspired his work. Include your acknowledgements, if you prefer. You might honor the people who helped with your research, writing, or editing. For example, you might acknowledge your research committee, if you had one. You might write, “I want to give a special thanks for Sarah Lopez, who served as my research assistant throughout this project,” or "I'd like to give a special thanks to my host family in Egypt who has been my rock throughout three research visits." For a memoir, you might write, "Thank you to my family for supporting me throughout the years, and thank you to each child who has let me be their foster mother." You should only include your acknowledgements if you have a few people to honor. If you have several, it's best to create a separate acknowledgements section. Review your preface to look for areas that need work. Good writing always involves revisions, so make sure you revise and edit your preface. Start by reviewing it yourself, making notes for improvements. Check for the following: Varied sentence structure Good readability Run-on sentences Sentence fragments Grammar and spelling errors Problems with word choice Ask a trusted friend or colleague to review the preface. Other people are more likely to spot your errors than you are, as you know what you're trying to say. A second set of eyes can help you identify passages that need extra work. Tell the person to write their feedback on your preface so you can go back and make corrections. If you're working with a committee, ask one of the members to read over your preface. Revise your preface according to the feedback. Use your own feedback and that of the person you asked to review your work. Rewrite passages that need help, as well as any run-on sentences or sentence fragments. When you can, substitute better word choices. Finally, correct any spelling and grammar errors. You may want to revise your preface several times. Proofread your preface. Watch for and fix typos. Keep an eye out for words that are spelled right but used incorrectly, such as “then” versus “than.” Additionally, correct any grammar and spelling issues. You may also want to get someone else to proofread your preface, as they'll be able to better spot typos and mistakes. It's often harder to detect your own errors. Write your preface only after you've written your book or paper. It's difficult to know what to include in your preface if you haven't finished writing your text. In fact, you'll likely find it easy to write your preface once the rest of the text is written. Save your preface for last! If you write your preface before you write the text, you'll likely need to rework it once your book or paper is finished. Check the formatting requirements for your publication. You may be writing a preface for a book, article, academic paper, or similar text. Each of these different publications have different formatting requirements, so make sure you follow the right ones. If you're working with a publisher, ask them for the correct formatting. For a journal article or research paper, check the submission guidelines or contact the editor. If you're writing an academic thesis or dissertation, check with your school or committee to get the specific format they prefer. You may also be able to access a template. Address the reader directly. A preface is different from other parts of your text. Usually it's much more informal, as though you're having a conversation with the reader before they start reading your text. Use your preface as an opportunity to connect with the reader. For example, “I intended my research to help you, the reader, approach the field of robotics from a new angle.” Avoid putting essential information only in the preface. It's likely that many readers will skip over your preface. That means your reader may overlook important information if it's provided in the preface. Make sure this information is also provided later in the text. For example, you might want to include background on your topic that inspired you to conduct this research project. This is okay as long as you also include the information in the proper section of your text. Keep your preface under two pages in most cases. It's best to keep a preface short and concise, writing directly to the point. It's not a place for flowery language or extra details. However, there are some instances when you might have a long background story that the reader may enjoy or take something from, so your preface could be longer if necessary. For example, you might be writing a book that's based on decades of research or that sprang out of an interesting incident. If this is the case, you might decide to write a longer preface to share this with the reader. This is a judgment call you'll have to make for yourself.	Describe your background. Discuss what inspired the writing project or your research, if applicable. Tell the reader why your text is important. Explain who your target audience is. Give the reader an idea of what to expect from your text. Offer interesting insights about your work. Include your acknowledgements, if you prefer. Review your preface to look for areas that need work. Ask a trusted friend or colleague to review the preface. Revise your preface according to the feedback. Proofread your preface. Write your preface only after you've written your book or paper. Check the formatting requirements for your publication. Address the reader directly. Avoid putting essential information only in the preface. Keep your preface under two pages in most cases.
https://www.wikihow.com/Address-a-Letter-in-Australia	How to Address a Letter in Australia	To address a letter in Australia, start by writing the recipient's full name on the front and center of the envelope. Under the name, write the street address, which consists of the house or building number and the name of the street. If the person lives in an apartment, write the apartment number followed by a slash and then the building number. For example, 5 slash 130 Sunnyside Lane. On the next line, write the name of the suburb, the state or territory abbreviation, and the postal code. You can look up postal codes for each suburb on the Australian Post website. If the recipient has a post office box number, put it on this line as well. For addresses outside of Australia, include one more line with the country code, such as USA for the United States of America. Finish up by putting your own name and address in the upper left corner of the envelope.	Seal your letter in an envelope. Fold the paper in thirds, horizontally, and slide it into the envelope. Depending on the envelope, you may need to moisten the adhesive with your tongue or a damp sponge, or you might need to peel off the paper backing over the adhesive before you can seal it. You can also use a bit of tape or a sticker to seal the envelope closed. Turn your envelope over. You will write on the side that is an entire blank rectangle, not the side with the flap. Write the full name of your recipient in the middle of the envelope. With dark ink, print their full name neatly in a single line. You can address your letter to multiple people if they live at the same place. If they both share a family name, you can write their first names, and then the last name, like: “John and Jane Rose.” If they do not share a common family name, you can include up to two people's full names. Write their street address directly below their names. The street address is the number of house or building and the name of their street. For example: "10 Eastern Road." If the recipients live in an apartment complex, place their apartment number followed by a slash before the street number. For example, "14/10 Eastern Road" would be apartment 14 of the 10th building on Eastern Road. Include their suburb, state abbreviation and national postal code in capital letters. Right below where you wrote the street address, write out their suburb (e.g. Milton, Turramurra or Malvern). Then, write the abbreviation of their state or territory. Finally, write their postal code. All of these items should be on one line of writing, and all in capital letters. If your recipient has a post box number, include it here. You can find the postal code for a suburb from the Australia Post Website at https://auspost.com.au/postcode. The state abbreviations are: QLD for Queensland NSW for New South Wales ACT for Australian Capital Territory VIC for Victoria TAS for Tasmania NT for Northern Territory SA for South Australia WA for Western Australia. Include their country code, if they live outside of Australia. Write their country code in all capitals on the same line as you wrote their town and state. For example, if you're sending something to the United States, write “USA.” If you're sending your letter within the country, you don't have to write any country code. For a list of country codes, visit https://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/services/mail/international/addressing/country-codes.html. Write your own address on the top left corner of your envelope. This will be the return address in case your letter can't be delivered. Format your address the same way you formatted your recipient's. Write out your full name, and on the line below, write your street address. Finally, put your suburb, state abbreviation, and postal code on the bottom line. Check how many stamps your letter needs. The number of stamps you need depends on the size and weight of your letter and how far you need it to go. The maximum size for a standard letter is 260mm wide (10 in), 360mm long (14 in), and 20mm (.8 in) thick. You can send a letter to anywhere in Australia for $1 worth of stamps in Australian currency. If you're sending your letter overseas, it'll be more pricey. It'll cost 2.10 Australian dollars to have your letter arrive in 10 or more days, and $18.55 to send your letter in just 5 days. If you have a concession card, you can purchase stamps at a reduced rate. Attach your stamps to the top right corner of the envelope. You can buy stamps and stick them on yourself. If you don't have enough stamps at home, or are confused about how many you might need, you can bring your letter to the post shop counter, and ask them to help you. If you have a bunch of old domestic 70 cent stamps, you can still use them. You can buy 30 cent stamps online or at a few post offices, to combine with your 70 cent ones to make an even dollar. Post your letter at your local postal box or a post shop. Just put the letter in your post box, or bring it into the post shop if you prefer. Post carriers don't work on public holidays or weekends, so if you drop off your letter then, it'll sit for a bit before delivery. Post collection time is 3:00pm local time. That means if you post a letter after 3:00pm, they'll collect it the next day.	Seal your letter in an envelope. Write the full name of your recipient in the middle of the envelope. Write their street address directly below their names. Include their suburb, state abbreviation and national postal code in capital letters. Include their country code, if they live outside of Australia. Write your own address on the top left corner of your envelope. Check how many stamps your letter needs. Attach your stamps to the top right corner of the envelope. Post your letter at your local postal box or a post shop.
https://www.wikihow.com/Have-a-Mature-Relationship	How to Have a Mature Relationship	The key to maintaining a mature relationship is understanding each other and working together to solve issues. It's important to spend regular quality time together, like going on dates, cooking together, or taking trips out of town. Keep communication honest and open between you. It's impossible to know what each other are thinking without talking about it so express your feelings and encourage your partner to do the same. Keep the promises you make and be reliable to maintain your partner's trust. Set boundaries with each other and respect them so you can both feel comfortable and happy in the relationship. For example, if you feel like your partner spends too much time with their friends, ask them to only go out twice a week.	Allow your partner to live their truth. A mature relationship is free of judgments and unrealistic expectations, so you'll have to stop trying to change your partner. Committing means letting go of the idea that you are right and your partner is wrong. It's rarely either—you're just different. Show maturity by accepting and respecting those differences. Give yourselves permission to keep being individuals because you'll only resent your partner if you give up your own opinions, interests, and goals for the relationship. For instance, don't work so hard to convince your partner to like your favorite types of music or food. The fact that you both have varying tastes keeps the relationship interesting and vibrant. Explore the overlap in your core values. While it's okay to disagree about small things, like how to launder darks, the two of you will be happier if you are on the same page about the big things. Your personal values—honesty, family, charity—should be similar or at least complementary. Sit down and have a conversation about the important topics to come to an agreement. Mature partners know where their significant others stand on important issues like major career goals, whether you want to get married, whether you want kids, and where you want to live. You may not exactly agree, but you should be knowledgeable about your partner's values. If you do disagree about your partner's stance on major issues, like politics and religion, ask yourself if you can agree to disagree, or if this is a dealbreaker for you. Define commitment for yourselves. Commitment in modern relationships means different things to different couples. Do you and your partner plan to be mutually exclusive in the relationship or are you okay with a more open, fluid relationship? Have a conversation with your partner about what each of you wants in terms of long-term commitment. Others, such as friends and family, may not agree with your definition of commitment, but all that matters is that the two of you agree. Keep the flame alive. Mature relationships don't keep themselves going. They stay satisfying and happy because both partners have shared interests, they still “date” one another, and they make the relationship and intimacy a priority. Put effort into your relationship by spending quality time with your partner doing things you both enjoy. Schedule a weekly date night to engage in shared hobbies, relax together, have sex, or merely have an undisturbed one-on-one conversation. Make conversation a part of your day. Build better communication with your partner by finding multiple opportunities to interact and make small talk throughout the day. Share your goals for the day over breakfast with a prompt like, "So what's on your agenda today?" Talk at dinner by taking turns sharing peaks and pits of the day. If your partner offers short answers during small talk, tease out more detail with clarifying questions. You might ask, "What happened that made your day tough today, hun?" when your partner describes having a "tough" day. Make small talk more engaging by sharing things you're each excited about, such as an upcoming music festival or a special desert your partner prepared. Be an active listener. Immature relationships often consist of nonexistent communication patterns, which slowly destroy the connection. Mature partners must strive to keep the lines of communication open by giving and receiving. Listening is an especially big issue for many couples, so be sure to freshen up your listening skills. When your partner speaks, give them your undivided attention. Listen to understand rather than listening to reply. Let them finish completely before saying anything. To cut down on misunderstandings, restate or paraphrase (“It sounds like you're saying…”) what you heard to be sure it's what they meant. If your partner feels that you actually hear them out, they will be more likely to be attentive when you are talking, too. Say what you mean, tactfully. Don't beat around the bush or expect your partner to mind-read. If you want to voice an opinion or ask for a need to be met, speak up. However, do so tactfully without attacking your partner in the process. “I” or “we” statements can help you do this. For example, if you feel like your partner is not practicing adequate listening, make a request using an “I” statement. Say something like, “I don't feel like you're paying attention to me. Can you please put down your phone when I'm talking? I'd really appreciate that.” Stay above the belt in disagreements. Mature relationships involve partners who fight fair. No matter how angry you get, strive to keep your voice level and save the insults. Adding negativity to an already stressful situation only heightens the tension and makes it harder to reach a solution. If you become overly angry, pause, take a break, and breathe deeply. Come back to the discussion when you have collected yourself and are ready to communicate properly. To signal that a break is needed, you might ask, "Can we take 15?" A break is different than giving the silent treatment, though. Don't try to use breaks to avoid conflict. Once you've cooled off, you need to return to the issue and discuss it with your partner. Do what you say you will. When you don't keep your word in your relationship, your partner starts to doubt you and your commitment. Seemingly minor broken promises slowly eat away at trust and bring insecurity into the relationship. Aim to be reliable—only make promises you can keep. For example, if you promised your partner you would spend time together over the weekend, don't flake at the last minute to hang with your friend. Keeping your word shows that you prioritize the relationship and makes you appear worthy of trust. If you are running late to a commitment or if you cannot make it, call as soon as you can to let your partner know what is happening and apologize. Set and respect each other's boundaries. As your relationship progresses, you and your partner should feel more comfortable communicating your personal boundaries. After boundaries have been communicated, do your best to uphold and respect them. Doing so builds trust. For example, if your partner expresses a boundary that you not go through her cellphone, don't. Give your partner privacy. If either partner refuses to respect boundaries, you will have trouble developing a mature relationship. Try talking to a couples therapist to work on boundary violations. Rely on your partner for help. Trust deepens when you and your partner are able to show that you are there for one another. You can build trust for your partner (and vice versa) by asking them for favors. If they come through and hold up their end of the bargain, you are more likely to trust them when you need assistance in the future. For example, you ask your partner to pick you up from work when your car is with the mechanic. If they come on time, they will seem more dependable. Asking for help can also build intimacy, sense you are showing that you trust the person enough to do something for you. Admit when you're wrong and be forgiving. Failing to own up to your mistakes jeopardizes trust, as does holding wrongdoing over your partner's head. Although it may seem counterintuitive, you build trust by admitting wrongdoing and offering forgiveness. If you make a mistake, immediately fess up and ask for your partner's forgiveness. Similarly, if your partner makes a mistake, be willing to forgive them and move forward. Holding grudges will bring resentment to your relationship and hinder its growth. In some cases, forgiveness may not come immediately and that's okay. Some indiscretions require more time to get through. But, if you stay true to one another, you can overcome anything. Disclose some of your secrets. Another way of building trust is making personal disclosures with a partner. If the person keeps your secret, then they prove themselves worthy of your trust. If you're just starting out, make a minor disclosure. If the person maintains your confidence with a small disclosure, you can work your way to sharing deeper, more intimate secrets. Examine old patterns. Do your past relationships follow a certain pattern? Review them closely and look for common threads. Most people's past relationships follow a certain cadence—you meet, fall in love, and fall out of love. However, the details of where and how you met, what made you fall in love and subsequently out of love can give you important insight. Take a look at your past relationships and look for recurring themes. You might even create a table with “Met,” “Fell in Love,” and “Out of Love” and describe what happened during each phase. For instance, if you fell in love with a past partner because they "rescued" you from depression, it makes sense that you might not have felt the same level of attachment with the person once the depression lifted. Perhaps after your mood improved, you began to notice not-so-great traits about your ex. Own your destructive habits. The hard part about revisiting old relationships is having to take responsibility for the role you played in them ending. Reflect on your most recent romantic relationships and think about how they came to an end. What caused your past relationships to end? What could you have done better? You might find that each time your partner wants to commit, you cheat on them because you are secretly afraid of commitment. Take ownership for whatever role you played in the relationship's end. Set concrete relationship goals. Once you have identified the common patterns that occur in your relationships and the roles you play, set action-oriented goals to change these patterns. Let's say, you realized that you have a tendency to run from conflict, you might set a goal to learn better conflict resolution skills to face your problems. If you have commitment issues, you might communicate this to a new partner so they can help you take measures to resist sabotaging the relationship when things get serious. See a therapist. Changing faulty relationship patterns is challenging to do on your own. It can help to see a professional therapist who can work with you to spot and overcome negative relationship habits so that you can have the healthy, mature relationship you desire. If you are already in a romantic relationship, you might choose to bring your partner along to some of the therapy sessions, so you can learn techniques for addressing both your bad relationship habits. If your partner is not willing to seek help or work on serious communication issues, be cautious about staying in the relationship. Improvement can't come from just one person.	Allow your partner to live their truth. Explore the overlap in your core values. Define commitment for yourselves. Keep the flame alive. Make conversation a part of your day. Be an active listener. Say what you mean, tactfully. Stay above the belt in disagreements. Do what you say you will. Set and respect each other's boundaries. Rely on your partner for help. Admit when you're wrong and be forgiving. Disclose some of your secrets. Examine old patterns. Own your destructive habits. Set concrete relationship goals. See a therapist.
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Goldfish-More-Interesting	How to Make a Goldfish More Interesting	If you want to make your goldfish more interesting, try adding rocks and other structures for it to swim around and interact with. You can also add plants, like java moss, java fern, and dwarf baby tears, to make your goldfish's habitat more colorful and engaging. If you have space in your tank, you can add a second fish so they can socialize with each other. Just make sure to provide enough food for both fish so they don't compete with each other.	Examine your goldfish's behavior. Examine the simple things that your goldfish does and how they react to different types of stimuli. Take notice if they get excited when you get their food, where they like to swim, and what kind of behavior they naturally exhibit. This will not only make your fish more enjoyable, but it will also help you understand it when you start to train it. Potential tricks include swimming in a circle, swimming under a rock, or swimming backward. Pay close attention to their natural behavior and what the fish is inclined to do. Your fish probably already has some trained behavior, like coming to the surface of the tank when you have fish food in your hands or following your finger on the tank. Choose a visual or audible cue for your fish. The cue will tell it that it did an excellent job and should be followed by a reward in the form of fish food. Cues include a clicker, saying something, pointing, moving a feeding stick in the tank, or shining a flashlight on the tank. You will also need a cue to initiate the trick itself, which can be any of the above options, but must differ from the cue that indicates a reward is imminent. For instance, you can drag your feeding stick in a circular motion in the water as the "do it" cue, then use a clicker and reward your fish for the "did it" cue. Do not tap on the glass for your cue. The vibrations created can stress out your goldfish. Wait for your fish to move, use the cue and reward your fish. Before your can reward your fish for doing a trick, your fish needs to know that the "did it" cue equals a reward. At first, wait for your goldfish to make any movement, then use your cue and put some food in the tank. This will make it so your fish associates reward with your cue. The cue must come immediately before the reward to reinforce the behavior. If you wait too long, your fish won't associate your cue with the reward. If your fish exhibits specific behaviors such as following your feeding stick or coming up to the surface of the tank when you walk by, these actions can act as natural "do it" cues. After a couple of practice tries, don't use the cue or reward your fish until they do the trick that you want them to. This will teach them to associate the trick with a reward. Practice until your goldfish gets good at their trick. Classical conditioning requires a lot of repetition. Your goldfish is reasonably smart, but it will take a lot of tries before they likely get it right, or associate your cue with a particular behavior. Don't lose your patience and realize that it's a gradual process. Purchase another goldfish. Goldfish like to socialize with other fish and they are rarely aggressive to one another. Make sure to buy goldfish that compliment one another. For instance, do not put a shy or vision impaired species, like a telescope eye goldfish, with a more active species of goldfish like the shubunkin or comet. You can also prevent conflict amongst your fish by providing enough food so that they don't have to compete for it. Adding more fish may make your goldfish a more interesting pet. Make sure that your tank is big enough to accommodate more than one goldfish. Larger goldfish like the comet, shubunkin and wakin require up to 100 gallons of water and thrive better in small ponds. For smaller goldfish, make sure that there is at least 20 gallons for the first goldfish and an additional 10 gallons for each additional fish. Add rocks and other structures to your tank. Adding things for your goldfish to swim through and around will make it more intelligent and give it more things to do during the day. Consider adding structures or rocks to your tank to increase the complexity of your goldfish's habitat. Adding structures to the tank will also make looking at it much more engaging and exciting for you as a pet owner. Substrate is the stuff on the bottom of your tank. You can buy different color pebbles or sand for this. Do not add ceramics, wood, plastics, sharp glass, and certain rocks or corals to your tank as they can leech harmful chemicals that could kill your goldfish. When purchasing decorations for your tank, make sure to go to a pet store and talk to the owner about any potential dangers. Add plant life to your goldfish tank. Adding plant life to your goldfish tank will give it more character and make it a much more attractive habitat. Purchase plant life from a local pet store. However, keep in mind that goldfish are notorious for eating plant life and will most likely use it for grazing. Popular varieties of plants for fish tanks include java moss, java fern, and dwarf baby tears. Adding plants to your tank introduces foreign bacteria, and the water needs time to adjust before it's a safe habitat for your goldfish. This is called the cycling process and typically takes two to eight weeks. You can cycle your fish tank by adding natural bacteria in the form of plant life and other additives to the tank, then adding a small amount of ammonia each day. Test the water until it has zero ammonia and zero nitrites, which are chemicals that will harm your goldfish. Give your goldfish a name. To personalize your goldfish, think of a name that suits it. Look at how it swims, what it does, and how it looks and think of a name that would fit its character. If you give it a unique name, you may even be able to say the name as a cue when you train it. Some common goldfish names are Bubbles, Comet, and Spot. Create a backstory for your goldfish. Even though you may not know the history of your goldfish, doesn't mean that he doesn't have one. Use your imagination and think of their backstory. Come up with a tale about how he was born, who their parents were, and how he ended up in your house. Think about the perilous journey and all the miles your goldfish must have swum. You can write a short story or draw pictures showing your goldfish's journey. Talk to your goldfish. Interact with your goldfish by talking to it. It may not understand what you are trying to say, but treating it like a pet will make you appreciate it more. Goldfish are living beings and should be treated with respect just like any other animal. If you have no one to talk to, you can get your troubles off your chest by talking to your goldfish. Even though they may not understand you, your goldfish will appreciate your company. Memorialize old goldfish. While goldfish can live to be over ten years old, many common household goldfish do not make it that far. Instead of flushing deceased goldfish down the toilet, create a memorial or give it a proper burial in your backyard. Get your family to come out and say a couple of words about the fish so that it will be remembered. Bury passed-away goldfish with their favorite stone or decoration from the fish tank.	Examine your goldfish's behavior. Choose a visual or audible cue for your fish. Wait for your fish to move, use the cue and reward your fish. Practice until your goldfish gets good at their trick. Purchase another goldfish. Add rocks and other structures to your tank. Add plant life to your goldfish tank. Give your goldfish a name. Create a backstory for your goldfish. Talk to your goldfish. Memorialize old goldfish.
https://www.wikihow.com/Search-on-Apple-Messages	How to Search on Apple Messages	Open Messages and enter a search term into the Search bar at the top of your Messages screen.	Open Messages. It's a green icon on one of your home screens with a single white speech bubble. Scroll to the top of the Messages screen. When you're at the top, a Search bar will appear. If you're in a conversation, you'll need to tap the back arrow at the top-left corner of your screen to get to the Messages screen. Some versions may require you to swipe down on your screen to make the search bar appear. Tap the Search bar. Type your search terms. This can include keywords you remember from a message you're looking for. You can also type the name or phone number of a contact to pull up all conversations they're involved in. Message results will appear in live time as you type your search terms. Tap on the message or conversation you want to view. When you tap on the message, you'll be taken directly to it in the conversation. There are limitations to this search function. If the message is too far back in your conversation history, it will not take you directly to the message. Rather, it will take you to the end of the conversation it is within. You will also only see the most recent match to your search. Press ⌘ Command+Space to open Spotlight Search. iMessage is only available on OS X Mountain Lion or higher. Type “Messages. ” Press ↵ Enter. This will open Messages. Click the Search bar. It's in the top-left corner of the window. Type your search terms. You can search keywords from the message you want to view. You can also type the name or phone number of a person to show all conversations involving them. Click the message or conversation you want to view. There are limitations to the search feature. If the message is too far back in your conversation history, it will not take you directly to the message. Rather, it will take you to the end of the conversation it is within. You will only see the most recent match to your search. If you want to view previous matches, press ⌘ + G until you find the match you're looking for.	Open Messages. Scroll to the top of the Messages screen. Tap the Search bar. Type your search terms. Tap on the message or conversation you want to view. Press ⌘ Command+Space to open Spotlight Search. Type “Messages. Press ↵ Enter. Click the Search bar. Type your search terms. Click the message or conversation you want to view.
https://www.wikihow.com/Care-for-a-Pearl-Gourami	How to Care for a Pearl Gourami	To care for a pearl gourami, keep it in a tank that holds at least 30 gallons of water, and line the bottom of the tank with sand to mimic your gourami's natural habitat. You should also add java fern and anacharis plants to the tank, which will clean the water and give your gourami something to snack on. To feed your gourami, give it fish flakes, pellets, live food, or frozen shrimp 2-3 times a day by sprinkling it on top of the water.	Get a tank that’s at least 30 US gal (110 l). Don't house your fish in a tank that's under 30 US gal (110 l), even if you just have one. If you have more than 5 Pearl Gourami in one tank, you'll need an additional 6 US gal (23 l) of swimming space per fish. If you're housing your Gourami with other types of fish, make sure that there's enough space for all of them so they don't fight or get sick. It's always best to get a tank that's too large rather than getting a tank that's too small. Pour a 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm)-layer of sand into the bottom of the tank. Pearl Gourami naturally live in places where there is sand on the bottom of the ocean floor. You can also use fine-gravel as the substrate on the bottom of the tank. Purchase sand or fine-gravel at a pet store or online. Substrate like sand or gravel houses beneficial bacteria and will give the plants in your tank somewhere to take root. The fish are often more eye-catching with dark colored sand or gravel. Add java fern and anacharis plants to the bottom of the tank. These plants will clean the water and give an alternate food source for the Pearl Gourami. Place the plant's roots into the substrate that you laid down so that the plant is standing upright. Space the plants 2–3 in (5.1–7.6 cm) apart so that the fish can swim through the plants. You can find both of these plants online and at most pet or fish stores. Most 30 US gal (110 l) tanks have 6-8 plants on the bottom of the tank. Fill the tank with fresh water that’s 72–82 °F (22–28 °C). The fish will thrive in water that's around room temperature. Do not add water that's too cold or too hot because it could kill the fish. If the temperature fluctuates in the area where you're keeping the fish, purchase a water heater to maintain the temperature in the tank. Don't leave the tank near a window if it's too cold or hot out because it could alter the temperature of the water in the tank. Don’t house your fish with larger or overactive fish. Get peaceful fish that won't bite or nip at your Gourami. Overactive and larger fish will stress your Gourami out which may lead to more serious health issues. Gourami can get along with nearly any other kind of fish as long as they long as they aren't overly aggressive or active. Good fish options to get with Gourami include tetras, danios, and guppies. Feed the fish a small amount of food 2-3 times per day. Pearl Gourami are omnivores and will eat just about any fish food that fits in their mouths. Because of this, you can feed them flakes, live food, or frozen food. Sprinkle the food on top of the water 2-3 times per day and watch them eat. You can purchase fish food online or at a pet store. Examples of live food that Pearl Gourami eat include brine shrimp and glass worms. Pearl Gourami will also eat algae-based flakes or pellets. Make sure that the food you get is small enough to fit in your fish's mouth. Remove any leftover food that they don’t eat. Pearl Gourami will eat until they are full so it's good to remove any leftover food so it doesn't create harmful bacteria in your tank. When the Pearl Gourami stop showing interest in the food, remove the leftovers from the tank. Use a fish net to lift up any food that's floating in the water and flush it down the drain or throw it in the trash. Cut up small pieces of zucchini to vary their diet. Varying the diet of your Gourami will help keep them healthy for the long run. Wash the zucchini thoroughly under cold water first to remove any harmful pesticides that could kill your fish. Then, cut the vegetable into tiny.5 cm × .5 cm (0.20 in × 0.20 in) or smaller pieces and drop them into the water. The zucchini should completely replace a feeding. You can do this once or twice a week to keep your Pearl Gourami happy and healthy, although it isn't necessary. Test the water’s pH and hardness. Pearl Gourami thrive in water that is between 6 - 8 pH and with a water hardness of 5 - 19dH. You can purchase a water test kit online or at most fish stores. Test the water with the kit. If the water's hardness and pH fall within those parameters, you don't have to do anything to the water. Typically, tap water falls within these parameters. If your water does not fall within those parameters, you can amend it to increase or decrease the hardness and the pH level. In the wild, Pearl Gourami live in water with a high acidity level. Amend the water if necessary. To raise the water's pH level, add 1 gram (0.035 oz) of baking soda to every 1 gallon (3,800 ml) of water in your tank. If you need to lower the water's pH level, you can add an all-natural piece of driftwood in the bottom of your tank. If your water is too hard, replace 10-20% of the water in the tank. If it's too soft, you can add a water re-mineralizer to it. Wait a day after adding the amendments and then test the water again. You can purchase the piece of driftwood from a pet store or online. It shouldn't have any chemicals or dyes in it. Boil the driftwood in water for 5-10 minutes so that it doesn't discolor the water in your tank. Add a filter to keep the water clean. Gourami are vulnerable to bacterial diseases caused by dirty water. A filter will recycle the water in the tank and keep the water fresh between cleanings. Find a filter that is suitable for the size of tank that you own, then follow the instructions that came with the filter to install it to your tank. You don't need an air pump because Pearl Gourami get oxygen from the surface of the water. Clean the tank once every 2 weeks to avoid bacteria buildup. Pearl Gourami are susceptible to fin rot and other diseases associated with harmful bacterial buildup. Use an aquarium siphon to drain and replace 10-20% of the water into a bucket or the sink. Then, wipe down any excess algae on the tank walls. Gradually changing your water over time will prevent you from shocking your fish and changing the chemical balance of the water. If your fish get sick, you can add an anti-bacterial fish medicine to the water to control the infection. Other sicknesses that your fish may develop from a dirty tank include dropsy, fish fungus, and swim bladder disease.	Get a tank that’s at least 30 US gal (110 l). Pour a 1–2 in (2.5–5.1 cm)-layer of sand into the bottom of the tank. Add java fern and anacharis plants to the bottom of the tank. Fill the tank with fresh water that’s 72–82 °F (22–28 °C). Don’t house your fish with larger or overactive fish. Feed the fish a small amount of food 2-3 times per day. Remove any leftover food that they don’t eat. Cut up small pieces of zucchini to vary their diet. Test the water’s pH and hardness. Amend the water if necessary. Add a filter to keep the water clean. Clean the tank once every 2 weeks to avoid bacteria buildup.
https://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Your-Parents-That-You-Don%27t-Want-to-Do-Something	How to Tell Your Parents That You Don't Want to Do Something	As you get older, you might feel frustrated with some of the things that your parents ask you to do, but by staying calm and explaining how you feel you may be able to come to a compromise. Show your parents that you respect their time by asking them if you can find a good time to chat. Then, try to calmly explain how you feel. Be sure to avoid whining or arguing, which will only show your parents that you're not mature enough to make your own decisions. Instead, show your parents how thoughtful you've been by giving good reasons why you don't want to do what they're asking you to do. Once you've explained your point of view, try to offer some alternatives. For example, if your parents want you to switch schools mid-year, ask them if you can stay at your current school for the rest of the year as long as you have good grades and behavior.	Consider why you don’t want to do it. Though you may feel very frustrated with your parents for making you do something that you have no desire to do, think about why you feel frustrated. Sometimes, we find that our frustration can stem from different triggers and may not even necessarily be about the task at all. For instance, if you have gotten into an argument recently with your parents, perhaps you still have some lingering resentment from that. What they have asked you to do may not be unreasonable, but you should talk to them about your feelings. Or, however, perhaps you are frustrated about having to complete more chores because you feel that you have very little free time. Assess how much time you have aside from homework and chores and see if you think your parents are being fair with upping the requirement. Write out the pros and cons. Take some time to write out your thoughts through compiling a list of pros and cons about the thing that your parents are making you do and the consequences if you don't do it. This will help you assess whether or not having a talk with your parents is necessary or if you should just bite the bullet and do as you're told. For instance, if your parents are now requiring that you go to tutoring after school, consider the positives and negatives. For the positives, your grades will likely improve and you will have a higher GPA. A negative is that you will likely have less free time. In this instance, it would seem that tutoring would be more advantageous for you than would staying home and it might not be worth it to fight with your parents about it. Talk to an adult you trust. Though you may feel too angry to speak to your parents about this issue currently, seek out the advice from an adult you look up to or who knows your parents. They will be able to give you unbiased information that may help change your perspective on your parent's decision. They may also be able to give you advice on how to get your parents to change their minds. Consider talking to an aunt, uncle, or grandparent. Try to understand their perspective. Remember that parenting is the hardest job on the planet. Your parents are making decisions for you based on their own childhood experience. Parents also typically act in the way that they see as best to assure your safety, health, and success. Think about the difficult decisions and sacrifices they have to make on a daily basis for you. Remember that though your parents will not always be right, they still deserve your respect and obedience. Drop the issue if you think you’ve been unreasonable. After you have taken the time to think about what you have been asked to do constructively and critically, think about whether or not you want to drop the issue. If you feel that your parents are being reasonable and what they are asking you to do will likely help you in the long run or make you a better person, be mature and do it. There is no shame in giving in as long as you are giving in to something that is good. Prepare your discussion if you still have reservations about the task. However, if you still feel that your parents are being unfair and you have strong reservations about doing as you've been told, you must begin preparing what you will say to them about this issue. Typically, it is best to focus your argument around three main points to give them enough to think about, but not bog them down with grievances. For instance, if your parents are requiring that you play a certain sport that you no longer want to play, you might have the following three points in opposition to their wishes: the sport takes time away from your academic studies, you no longer enjoy playing the sport and it feels like a chore, and you would prefer spending your time doing another hobby or participating in another sport. Your parents will appreciate if you have developed thoughtful and logical reasons for not doing something. Sit them down for a talk. Now, you have arrived at the time where having a discussion with your parents is necessary. Tell them that you have something you'd like to talk to them about and you wanted to find the best time for them. They will appreciate you for being respectful of their time and for not bombarding them with an argument. Pick a good time to ask them and do not ask right after they have gotten off of work. Parents typically like to have a few moments to themselves after a hard day at the office. You could say something like “Hey mom and dad, can we talk for a minute? There's something that's been on my mind that I wanted to discuss with you.” Be honest. Once you finally do sit down to have your chat, make sure you are as open and as honest with them as possible. It will do you no good to bend the truth or misrepresent your feelings and you will have regrets later for your lack of honesty. If your parents ask you a question about your feelings, be open with them. Remember that they love you and want to make you happy. Trust them with your truth. For instance, if they ask you if you think they are being fair, don't say “yes” if you really believe in your heart that they aren't. Instead, you could say “I know you are looking out for me and doing what you think is best and I love you for that. But it doesn't feel fair to me that I have more chores than my brother, especially since he is older than me.” Be respectful. One thing that parents respond most negatively to is having their child disrespect them. If you do so, any hopes of negotiations or getting your way will likely go out of the window because your parents will not want to hear anything else you have to say. Stay away from raising your voice at them or being argumentative. Also, be prepared for the reality that they might not let you have your way even after this heartfelt discussion. Never call them names or tell them you hate them. This will create new problems between you. Aim for logic and reason. When you are having these discussions with your parents, try to appeal to them from a logical standpoint, and sprinkle in emotion here and there for effect. They are your parents so they love you very much, but they are also striving to do what is best for you, aside from their own emotions and feelings. For instance, if they want you to change schools because your behavior has been bad, consider saying something like “changing the school won't help; it's me that is the issue. My friends don't make me act out nor do my teachers. Give me the chance to work on myself first before you make the decision to move me.” Be calm and mindful of your body language. During this conversation, you may feel stressed, especially if you feel that your parents are not understanding your perspective. However, you must try to not get yourself worked up because it will be hard for you to articulate yourself thoughtfully and persuade your parents. Also, do not wave your arms around wildly or employ other aggressive body language tactics. Breathe deeply during the conversation. Sometimes, when we are stressed, we tend to breathe less and that can contribute to feeling more stressed in general. Sit with your legs and arms uncrossed. Keep hand movements to a minimum. Strive for maturity. Don't be whiny or argumentative with your parents; this will not be successful for you. During this discussion, even if you are young, try to be as mature as possible, remembering to consider your parent's perspective. Remember also that at the end of the day you are the child and they are the parent. Suggest some alternatives. In discussions with your parents, come prepared to discuss alternatives with them to the thing they are asking you to do. You can also brainstorm some alternatives with them if they are willing to compromise with you. For instance, if your parents want you to go to a new school, but you don't want to, think about ways that you can stay at your school but improve your experience and/or behavior. For instance, perhaps you can promise to stay after school for tutoring three times per week to improve your grades if that is the issue. Bargain with them. Your parents may not in fact necessarily want to make you do something that you don't want to do, but may feel that it's in your best interest. Try bargaining with them so you can get your way at least temporarily. You could, for instance, sa “give me one month to change my behavior. If I don't, then I will do as you ask with no hesitation. Please give me a chance to show you I can do better.” Find flexibility in their wishes. Your parents are likely not as unreasonable as you think. All parents are simply looking for ways to make sure their kids are successful and healthy. Tap into this knowledge about your parents and find ways to get what you both want. Perhaps they want you to change schools, but have they selected the school already? Can you have input on that? Ask them. Be more responsible at home. If you are more responsible at home, they are more likely to listen to you and take your feedback into consideration when making decisions. Be a good steward of the tasks that they give you so that you will be deemed as trustworthy, dependable, and a hard worker in their eyes. Do all of your chores without having to be asked and without complaining. Do all of your homework and avoid conduct issues in school. Avoid fights with your siblings. Keep your parent's household rules. Accept their final decision. At the end of the day, after all of the discussing, seeking alternatives, and articulating your points, you may find that your parents still do not agree with you. They may still make you do the thing you have been dreading. Take some time to realize that this is okay. It's not the end of the world. You have emerged from this process a better and more mature person. Honor your parents by being obedient to them.	Consider why you don’t want to do it. Write out the pros and cons. Talk to an adult you trust. Try to understand their perspective. Drop the issue if you think you’ve been unreasonable. Prepare your discussion if you still have reservations about the task. Sit them down for a talk. Be honest. Be respectful. Aim for logic and reason. Be calm and mindful of your body language. Strive for maturity. Suggest some alternatives. Bargain with them. Find flexibility in their wishes. Be more responsible at home. Accept their final decision.
https://www.wikihow.com/Put-Money-on-a-Gift-Card	How to Put Money on a Gift Card	Reloading an old gift card is a great way to continue using it in the future. If your card came from a store or restaurant, take your gift card to the location with a method of payment, like cash or a credit card. You'll be able to ask a member of staff to load it for you. If your card is for an online retailer, visit their website and go to the gift card section to find out how to reload it. For example, you may need to log-in to your customer account in order to transfer money onto your gift card. If you plan to continue using your card, you may also be able to set up recurring payments to it through your bank account or credit card.	Visit the business that issued your gift card. If your gift card is for a business with a physical location (such as a store, restaurant, or amusement park), in many cases you will be able to reload the card by visiting that business. You can see ahead of time whether or not this option is available. Check the back of your gift card, or call the business to find this information. Take the gift card to a cashier, customer service desk, or the equivalent. Have a form of payment (cash, credit card, etc.) ready for the amount that you would like added to the gift card. Give the gift card to the cashier or customer service agent and tell him or her that you would like to reload the card. Visit the website of the gift card issuer. Alternatively, many businesses that offer gift cards give you the option of reloading the card online. Go to the website of the business and search for “gift card.” Follow the directions for reloading the card, using a credit or debit card, wire transfer, etc. Check the back of the gift card, which may state if you can reload the card online, and the website to visit in order to do so. You can also call the business to see if this option is available to you. Keep the card with you when you visit the website to reload it, as you may be prompted to enter the gift card number (usually found on the back of the card) and PIN number (if applicable) to do so. Your options for reloading the card online may be limited. For instance, you may only be able to reload using a bank transfer. Have your payment information (credit card or checking account number, PIN, etc.) ready when visiting the reload website so that you can transfer funds to the gift card. You may be prompted to create an account in order to reload the gift card using this method. Determine if you can reload your card though a customer account. If you have an online account or existing relationship with the issuer of your gift card, you may be able to reload the card through your account. Visit your account login website. If your gift card issuer allows you to reload the card through your personal account, use a web browser to go to your account login website. Enter the information you are prompted to (username, account number, password, etc.) in order to access your account. If you are not sure of the account login website, it may be listed on the back of your gift card. Select your card. You may be prompted to enter your gift card number (and PIN number, if applicable). With some merchants, you can store one or more gift cards on your customer account. If this option is available to you, select the gift card(s) you would like to reload, once you have logged onto your customer account. Enter your payment information. You will need to have money transferred from one of your payment accounts (a checking account, credit card, etc.) onto the gift card. When prompted to, enter the amount you would like added to the gift card. Determine if you can set up recurring reloads on your gift card. Some merchants will allow you periodically reload your card automatically. This can be a great way to make sure that your gift card maintains a balance so you can keep using it. Check the back of the gift card, which may state if you can set up an auto reload option, and the website to visit in order to do so. You can also call the business to see if this option is available to you. Even though the reloads are automatic, you won't want to overlook them. Make sure that you keep sufficient funds in the account that the automatic reloads will be drawn from. Set up an account with the gift card issuer. Visit the gift card issuer's website, and search for “gift card” to locate the form for setting up an option like “automatic reload,” “auto reload” or “auto-load” for your gift card. Create an account using an email address or user name and password. Enter your payment information via the website. You will need to have money transferred from one of your payment accounts (a checking account, credit card, etc.) onto the gift card at regular intervals. Enter the relevant information for this account when the set-up prompts you to. Choose when you want money to be auto-loaded onto your gift card. Depending on the card issuer, you may have options to have money transferred onto your gift card on a specific day or week of each month, or when the gift card balance drops below a certain amount, etc. Receive a confirmation when your card is auto-reloaded. You should be able to confirm whenever your gift card is reloaded. Many merchants will send an email, text message, or similar alert each time money is withdrawn to reload your card. Typically, you can also check the balance on your gift card to confirm that it was reloaded, by checking your online account or calling the customer service number listed on the card.	Visit the business that issued your gift card. Take the gift card to a cashier, customer service desk, or the equivalent. Visit the website of the gift card issuer. Determine if you can reload your card though a customer account. Visit your account login website. Select your card. Enter your payment information. Determine if you can set up recurring reloads on your gift card. Set up an account with the gift card issuer. Enter your payment information via the website. Choose when you want money to be auto-loaded onto your gift card. Receive a confirmation when your card is auto-reloaded.
https://www.wikihow.com/Install-Formica	How to Install Formica	To install Formica, start by marking the measurements on the Formica sheet, adding 1 inch to each measurement to avoid cutting it too small. Then, cover the lines with masking tape to make them easier to see, and cut along them with a saw. Next, spread contact cement on the edges of the Formica sheet and press on the edge strips with a dry roller. Once the sheet is ready, use a paintbrush to spread contact cement on the surface you're covering, and to the back of the Formica sheet. Finally, lay the sheet on the surface and push it down firmly with a roller.	Select the correct Formica or other laminate for your project. Most places that sell laminate will provide sample chips for you to take home and compare to the house's color scheme. Take several of these home and test for additional properties to help you decide. Also keep in mind that you can purchase formed laminate to fit your counter if you do not wish to do the sawing yourself. A matte finish will hide wear and tear better than a glossy laminate, which is easily scratched, but may require more cleaning. Laminates come in a whole spectrum from the most glossy to the most matte, so consider each chip by its appearance, and not its marketing. Test how well the laminate stands up to wear and tear by scratching it with a steak knife. If you're applying a thin laminate sheet, use 1/16" (0.16 cm) thick laminate for flat work surfaces and 1/32" (0.3 cm) sheets for vertical surfaces. Lightly sand the surface on which you will install the Formica. Sand the surface to create a rough surface for solid adherence, and wipe away sawdust with a tack cloth or damp rag. If the surface is covered by paint or varnish, you should sand thoroughly to remove it using coarse or medium coarse sandpaper. Measure the length and width of the areas where you will install Formica. Use a tape measure to get an accurate measurement of each dimension of the area. If you are installing a full countertop and your walls are not at perfect right angles, you should scribe the Formica first. See Troubleshooting for more information. Place the Formica on a flat, stable surface. This should be large enough to keep the Formica steady while cutting. Use scrap plywood or similar material that you don't mind damaging with the saw. Don't cut on concrete or another surface that will damage the saw blade. Mark the measurements on the back of the Formica sheet, adding 1 inch (2.5 cm) to each measurement. Draw your cut lines onto the laminate at the increased measurement, which ensures you don't waste a large piece of laminate due to cutting too small a piece. Apply masking tape along the lines. This makes it easier to see where to cut, while also reducing the risk of chips. You can also apply additional tape to the surface beneath the formica to protect it, but you shouldn't cut over a surface you want to keep presentable. Cut the Formica along straight lines. Ideally, you should use a circular saw, saber saw, back saw, table saw, or laminate shears. A handsaw with at least 10 teeth per inch (4 per cm) will also work, but may be tedious for larger jobs. Use a metal straightedge to ensure a straight cut. If you don't have a saw, use a craft utility knife with a laminate cutting blade to score the laminate sheet, and then snap it on the scoring by lifting the smaller piece until it snaps. Use a straightedge to keep your score straight. Lift carefully and keep an eye on the score to make sure the laminate bends at the desired break point. Do not use these tools to make circular cuts. Cut out the laminate piece in straight lines, taking care not to cut into the marked area. Use a different tool to make curved adjustments (if applicable). If your installation place is curved, you'll need to use a jigsaw or laminate router to make these finer adjustments. The cutting tool you used earlier will have trouble turning along a curve, resulting in laminate that won't fit. Apply contact cement to the edge strip and the surface it will attach to (if applicable). If you are installing laminate on a countertop or other surface with edges, begin with the edge pieces. If you cut them from the laminate yourself, apply the contact cement with a brush or roller to both surfaces. Allow it to set until it feels tacky, according to the manufacturer's directions. If you are using pre-glued end caps , all you need to do is heat a clothes iron, place the laminate against the edge, and iron back and forth. Let sit for one minute and gently tap it along its length with a rubber mallet or shoe heel. You can now skip to Trim the edge strip. Align the edge strip to the surface carefully. When you are sure you have it placed properly, press it to the surface. Once the two surfaces come into contact, the contact cement is already bonded to 50% or more of its final strength. Press the Formica with a roller. Push a dry roller back and forth across the laminate to adhere it completely and to remove air from between the laminate and the surface. Trim the edge strip (if applicable). Use a fine file to remove the excess material, applying pressure only on the up strokes. You may use a laminate trimmer or router instead, but if you do you should lubricate the edge with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) first. This minimizes the chance of breakage. Use a carbide drill bit when trimming laminate. Cover the trimmed edges with painter's tape. Before continuing, protect your finished edges while you install the remainder of the laminate sheet. Spread contact cement on the surface and the Formica with a paintbrush or roller. Allow it to set according to manufacturer's instructions. As a general rule, the contact cement should be left until it becomes tacky and dry to the touch, but no longer. ' Note : If your Formica came with an adhesive already attached, follow the manufacturer's instructions to activate it before installing. Often, these adhesives activate when moistened with water. Align the surface carefully using dowels. Place lengths of 1/4-inch thick (.64 cm) or larger dowels every 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) apart across the surface to prevent accidental misalignment. These should lay flat across the full width of the surface to hold the laminate up until it is aligned. When applying laminate to vertical surfaces, you will need to position them by hand. Position the laminate sheet and press it one area at a time. Align the laminate as accurately as you can, then continue to adjust it as you move from one end of the surface to the other. Shift the dowels out of the way once you've aligned each section, then press it down to adhere it to the surface. Roll over the installed laminate. Push a roller across the sheet to eliminate air pockets and strengthen the contact bond. Trim and shape the edges with a laminate trimmer or other router. Use a flush trim carbide drill bit. Stop frequently to allow the router to cool, as the laminate will melt if exposed to high heat. File down the sharp edge. Use a fine wood file to methodically file down the sharp edge of the laminate. File downward at an angle along the entire edge. Before installing, scribe your countertop to adjust it if it won't fit. If your walls are not at right angles, place your countertop against the wall as closely as you can, then use a compass and sander to adjust the shape: Check that the countertop is level using a plumb bob or level. Slide shims or wedges beneath the countertop to make it level if necessary. Hold the non-pencil end of the compass against the wall at the widest gap, and touch the pencil end against the countertop. Move the compass along the length of the wall to draw a line on your counter. Clamp the countertop onto a sawhorse or other secure position, then use a sander or block plane to level the countertop up to the pencil line. Your countertop should now fit snugly against the wall. Install angled edges of Formica using miter bolts and sealant. For L-shaped countertops, Formica typically comes precut with angles of either 45º or 22.5º. Attach these diagonal pieces together with miter bolts after aligning their front edge. Apply a bead of sealant or laminate caulk to ensure a waterproof corner. Do not over tighten the miter bolts. Only tighten enough to keep the pieces in place. Tap down one piece of laminate with a rubber mallet or shoe heel if the surface is not level across the diagonal. Consider whether to install a laminate backsplash. A backsplash is a vertical section of material above the countertop, which protects the wall from stains and other kitchen accidents. If your wall is drywall, you'll need to attach a particle board base before adhering the laminate. You could also consider installing a tile backsplash over your laminate counter. Apply a laminate backsplash the same way you applied your counter. Once it's aligned against the wall with contact cement, roll it flat and trim excess or uneven edges with a router. Cut holes for appliances. Always follow the appliance manufacturer's instructions to determine safe placement on your countertop. Use a jigsaw to cut out the hole, and file down the sharp edges afterward. Cover the edges of a rangetop cutout with two layers of heat-conductive aluminum tape to prevent the Formica from melting. Learn how to treat your Formica. Avoid placing hot objects onto the Formica or other laminate, as the material can melt. Use a cutting board rather than cutting directly onto it. Clean with a damp cloth and a mild household cleaner. Remove Formica carefully by prying it off the base. Always wear eye protection and ear plugs, as removing Formica is a loud, time consuming process that creates dust and sharp particles. Use the sharp end of a hammer or other prying tool to pull the Formica off the countertop in pieces. Use gloves when handling the sharp, broken Formica. Be careful not to dent the plywood or particle board base beneath the Formica if you wish to install a new countertop on top of it.	Select the correct Formica or other laminate for your project. Lightly sand the surface on which you will install the Formica. Measure the length and width of the areas where you will install Formica. Place the Formica on a flat, stable surface. Mark the measurements on the back of the Formica sheet, adding 1 inch (2.5 cm) to each measurement. Apply masking tape along the lines. Cut the Formica along straight lines. Use a different tool to make curved adjustments (if applicable). Apply contact cement to the edge strip and the surface it will attach to (if applicable). Align the edge strip to the surface carefully. Press the Formica with a roller. Trim the edge strip (if applicable). Cover the trimmed edges with painter's tape. Spread contact cement on the surface and the Formica with a paintbrush or roller. Align the surface carefully using dowels. Position the laminate sheet and press it one area at a time. Roll over the installed laminate. Trim and shape the edges with a laminate trimmer or other router. File down the sharp edge. Before installing, scribe your countertop to adjust it if it won't fit. Install angled edges of Formica using miter bolts and sealant. Consider whether to install a laminate backsplash. Apply a laminate backsplash the same way you applied your counter. Cut holes for appliances. Learn how to treat your Formica. Remove Formica carefully by prying it off the base.
https://www.wikihow.health/Treat-Inflammatory-Bowel-Disease	How to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease	If you have common symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, like loose stool, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, and cramping, visit your doctor for a diagnosis and treatment. Inflammatory bowel disease is usually treated with antibiotics and other drugs, so take any medication your doctor prescribes you as directed. You should also avoid foods that irritate your bowels, such as spicy food, caffeine, alcohol, and raw fruits and vegetables. When your symptoms are active, eat bland, soft foods, like applesauce, bananas, white rice, skinless potatoes, and lean meats to reduce your symptoms. In general, you should also avoid eating large meals to reduce the stress on your bowels.	Recognize the symptoms of IBD. People with IBD may experience an intense urge to defecate, along with other symptoms. These may include: Pain and cramping Loose stool Blood in your stool Diarrhea Fever Tiredness Reduced appetite Keep a record of flare-ups and symptoms. Record your diet and symptoms in a journal for a few weeks before meeting with your doctor. This will help a dietitian or physician develop a nutritional intervention plan to ease your symptoms of IBD. Unless your symptoms are currently very severe, your healthcare provider may have you adjust your diet to test its effectiveness on easing symptoms before prescribing medication. Your doctor might also refer you to a dietician, who can help you plan out and understand the best diet for someone with IBD. Discuss potential medications with a health professional. Many medications have been developed to reduce inflammation and ease the pain and discomfort of inflammatory bowel disease. Medication options include anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, immune system suppressors, antibiotics, anti-diarrheal medications, and other prescription drugs that fight irritation and prevent symptoms. Specific treatments will depend on whether you have Crohn's Disease, ulcerative colitis, or another form of IBD. Just as with other medications, IBD drugs involve some side effects and may not be compatible with certain other medications. Be sure to discuss any other medications or supplements you take with your healthcare provider. You can also doublecheck with your pharmacist, who will have in-depth knowledge on potential harmful interactions. In some cases, the first medication you try may not be effective or suitable for your lifestyle. You may have to try several types of medicine before you find a drug that works well for you and eliminates your symptoms. Consider surgery if other treatments don't work. Well-managed inflammatory bowel disease may never require surgery. In some cases, however, significant bowel irritation may be a precursor to cancerous cells. If this is the case, surgery may be necessary. Surgical treatments for IBD include strictureplasty (which widens narrow areas of the bowel), resection of the intestines, colectomy, and removal of abscesses and fistulas. In extreme cases, a colostomy may be necessary. If you do not currently require surgical intervention, following your treatment plan closely and adjusting your treatment when necessary under the guidance of a health professional can help you avoid surgery in the future. Go to the emergency room if the pain becomes very severe. Doctors there will likely do x-rays to detect blockages and determine if the bowel is full or empty. You can also visit a good urgent care or walk-in clinic, which may give you faster and more personalized service. Discuss non-medical options for treatment. In many cases, nutritional changes and lifestyle tweaks can help control symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. Ask your doctor about specific dietary changes you can begin immediately to help prevent flare-ups or to ease symptoms and reduce inflammation. In some cases, your doctor with refer you to a dietician to help form a plan for dietary treatment of IBD. Don't eat irritating foods. Irritating foods, such as spicy foods, can bring on flares of IBD. For long-term maintenance of your condition, you should work on eliminating them from your diet completely. In general, avoid alcohol, caffeine, raw fruits and vegetables, spicy foods, and high-fiber foods. Avoid large meals. Eat small amounts and leave your stomach empty for long periods of time between meals. Only drink water during these periods, keeping yourself hydrated and giving your bowels time to rest. Choose your meals carefully when eating out. Look for bland foods, like grilled fish or chicken with potatoes and very few spices. Ask if the restaurant offers gluten-free choices as well. You're not required to eat gluten-free with IBD, but some of the gluten-free options you'll find are also geared towards people that suffer with IBD. Eating socially with IBD might seem like a challenge at first, but you have many options available despite your restricted diet. Eat a balanced diet when your disease is inactive. Good overall nutrition helps give your body the nutrients it needs to control inflammation and manage symptoms as easily as possible. Drink plenty of water and eat foods high in soluble fiber, lean proteins, good fats, and foods high in calcium. With good nutrition your body's immune system and digestive system can work together to keep symptoms at bay. There are a variety of special diets that may help you control your symptoms, including gluten-free diets and elimination diets. However, do not begin a restrictive diet plan or eliminate entire food groups from your daily diet without the advice of a dietitian or nutritionist and the approval of your physician. Eat a bland diet when your disease is active. While your symptoms are active, you will need to eat fewer foods. You should eat bland, soft foods like: Apple juice Applesauce Bananas White rice and refined pastas Fully cooked vegetables Potatoes without skin Lean meats, fish, and tofu Stay physically active. A major goal of IBD treatments is to restore your quality of life, particularly when the disease is well managed during periods of remission. Because IBD flare-ups can limit physical activity, many IBD specialists encourage patients to take advantage of remission periods to enjoy physical activities that may other times be impossible. When you feel well, go dancing with your significant other, take a swim, chase your children around in the park, ride your bicycle, train for a race or sporting competition, or enjoy gardening. Try to arrange physically active activities around your bowel patterns, such as in-between meals and when the stomach is mostly empty. You'll have fewer cramps and be looking for bathrooms less often. Taking advantage of your mobility and freedom from symptoms can help make IBD less intimidating and restrictive. Make an individualized long-term treatment plan. Because there are multiple forms of inflammatory bowel disease, and due to the variety of symptoms and experiences people have with the disease, treatment for IBD is almost always individualized. They will vary depending on the severity and frequency of your symptoms and the specific type of IBD that you have. Besides working hard to keep yourself healthy and active, particularly during periods of fewer symptoms, most treatment for inflammatory bowel disease involves continued medical care. Consult an alternative doctor to explore all your options. Alternative medicine has been very successful at almost completely eliminating IBD. In fact, it has cured more cases of IBD than traditional western medicine as. Although you won't be able to tell how your IBD will react to this treatment before starting it, it's worth consulting a doctor about. Try a combination approach, incorporating treatments from an acupuncturist, a homeopathic doctor and a gastroenterologist. Take your medication regularly. When on any medical treatment, it is important to be consistent and take your medication when instructed to do so. Following your prescription can help you eliminate your medical problem more efficiently and effectively. It will also minimize the chance of a flare up. This is true for nearly all IBD medications, whether you are on anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone or steroids, immune system suppressors, anti-diarrheal medications, or some combination of these. Antibiotics should only be taken during flare-ups. Have a plan for care during severe flare-ups. Even with treatment, IBD can involve painful resurgences of symptoms that do not subside with the use of your medication and specialized diet. Discuss treatment options with your healthcare provider for such instances, including which over-the-counter medications may help ease symptoms. Be social. By enjoying your symptom-free time as much as possible, you can help relieve stress and anxiety surrounding your condition. The act of minimizing stress and enjoying your life may itself ease some of your symptoms. Socializing with friends and family can help improve your quality of life, making flare-ups more bearable and reminding you that it is possible to live a happy, well-balanced life with IBD. Continue medical assessment. Many dietary changes and medications may become less effective over time. It is important to regularly discuss your symptoms and treatment options with a health professional. This will allow them to keep tailoring the best possible treatment plan to manage your condition. In many cases, treatment plans will change with time, depending on your health and symptoms, and as medications and dietary alterations lose some effectiveness over time.	Keep a record of flare-ups and symptoms. Discuss potential medications with a health professional. Consider surgery if other treatments don't work. Go to the emergency room if the pain becomes very severe. Discuss non-medical options for treatment. Don't eat irritating foods. Avoid large meals. Choose your meals carefully when eating out. Eat a balanced diet when your disease is inactive. Eat a bland diet when your disease is active. Stay physically active. Make an individualized long-term treatment plan. Consult an alternative doctor to explore all your options. Take your medication regularly. Have a plan for care during severe flare-ups. Be social. Continue medical assessment.