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How to Build a Deck Around an Above Ground Pool
Who says you can't put a round peg in a square hole? When you build a deck around an above-ground pool, you instantly increase the value, attractiveness and functionality of your recreational investment. This article will guide you through the steps of bu...
How to Cook With a Convection Toaster Oven
You've moved into a house with a convection toaster oven, or you're looking for an alternative to using the larger conventional oven on a hot day. Now you're presented with a convection oven, and you have no clue how to work it. With a bit of knowledge ab...
How to Call the Netherlands
The wikiHow will teach you how to correctly call a number in the Netherlands. You'll need to include your country's exit code and the country code for the Netherlands before the number you're dialing in order for your call to go through. Don't worry—we'll...
How to Get a Library Card
Do you want to start reading new and exciting books without having to buy every one? Then you should consider getting a library card. In fact, many libraries will even give you access to additional types of media, such as digital content, music, and movie...
How to Make Raffle Tickets
Raffle tickets are like a pint-sized lottery. People spend money on a ticket in the hopes of winning a prize. They are a common way for organizations and clubs to raise funds. Most of these entities find a sponsor to donate a prize, and then sell tickets...
How to Draw Fashion Sketches
In the fashion world, new designs are presented in the form of hand-drawn sketches before they’re cut and sewn. First, you draw a croquis, the model-shaped figure that serves as the base of the sketch. The point is not to draw a realistic-looking figure,...
How to Best Absorb Vitamin A Supplements
Vitamin A is essential for feeling your best. It improves skin condition and vision, and boosts your immune system so your body can fight disease and even some types of cancer.[1] X Research source Vitamin A is present in some foods we eat,...
How to Do Fractions
Fractions represent how many parts of a whole you have, which makes them useful for taking measurements or calculating precise values. Fractions can be a difficult concept to learn since they have special terms and rules for using them in equations. Once...
How to Dance Freestyle
Freestyle dancing is dancing that doesn’t follow a set choreography. The fact that there are no rules can be both exciting and a little scary. But you don’t have to be a competitive dancer to have fun freestyle dancing. All you need to do is find the beat...
How to Operate a Manual Pallet Jack
More than a few warehouse workers and other people who need to move goods have found themselves confused with one of the simpler staples of an industrial environment: the hand or manual pallet jack. Pallet jacks are built to effectively transport the roug...
How to Get an 11 Year Old Girl to Like You
Having a crush in middle school or even elementary school can be a lot to handle. Love is a powerful emotion that can bring you to the top of the mountain and cause you to hurdle down it. Know that your feelings are natural and that girls feel it too. If...
How to Find Shiny Pokémon
Shiny Pokémon are the Rolls Royces of the Pokémon world. These Pokémon are incredibly rare, and act as a status symbol for trainers that own some. Shiny Pokémon have different color schemes than standard Pokémon, but otherwise have identical stats and tra...
How to Set Realistic Goals
Everybody has things they'd like to achieve in life. Setting goals and achieving them not only gets things done, but can also build self-esteem, happiness, and a sense of well-being.[1] X Research source McGregor, I., & Little, B. R. (1998). Pers...
How to Call Belgium from the United States
Belgium is about 7,500 miles (12,100 km) away from the U.S., which can seem like a million miles away if you have friends, family, or business associates who are there. Don't worry, though: making a call will make you feel like they're right in the same r...
How to Be an Effective Public Speaker
Even accomplished public speakers worry about whether or not their presentation is effective. Fortunately, improving your effectiveness as a public speaker is very simple! To be an effective public speaker, prepare a well-developed speech that fits your a...
How to Plan Your Life
You deserve to live your best life, but you might not know how to get started. Creating a life plan might be your ticket to success. A good plan helps you focus on what you want and how you can get it, giving you a road map for your day-to-day life. You h...