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How to Become a Movie Writer
Have you ever wished you could be at a Hollywood premiere for something you’ve written? If you have a love of movies and creative writing, screenwriting could be a great career path for you. While it takes a lot of work and luck to be a professional scree...
How to Get Fit for Soccer
Soccer is an intense and demanding sport. To be a good soccer player, you need to be in top physical condition. While practicing with a team and engaging in competitive play can raise your level of fitness, it’s also important to do some extra conditionin...
How to Remove a Door Handle
Removing a door handle isn’t always as straightforward as it seems. Fortunately, you should be able to take out even the trickiest design in just 10 or 15 minutes. While most handles are secured with exposed mounting screws, you might need to check for a...
How to Attract Sponsors
As a member of a non-profit or as an individual performer, you may need corporate sponsorship to hold an event or participate in competitions. If you are organizing an event and need sponsors, you need to determine your approach and develop a pitch. You s...
How to Develop a Business Process
Whether you are starting a new business, or working to improve your current productivity, having a good business process is an important step to achieving your goals. Creating a business process can increase efficiency, quality and accountability in your...
How to Analyze Debt to Equity Ratio
The debt to equity ratio is a calculation used to assess the capital structure of a business. In simple terms, it's a way to examine how a company uses different sources of funding to pay for its operations.[1] X Research source The ratio me...
How to Add Borders in InDesign
This wikiHow teaches you how to create a border around content in InDesign. Borders in InDesign are called "strokes". You can add a stroke to your content on both Windows and Mac versions of InDesign. You can also add a border to a paragraph.
How to Tell if Silver is Real: 6 Simple Tests
If you need to test a piece of silver for authenticity, you've come to the right place! Silver has distinctive properties and there are a number of easy tests you can perform at home to confirm whether your piece is real or fake. We'll also explain how to...
How to Calculate Outliers
In statistics, an outlier is a data point that significantly differs from the other data points in a sample. Often, outliers in a data set can alert statisticians to experimental abnormalities or errors in the measurements taken, which may cause them to o...
How to Catch a Dog
When you see a dog roaming around outside, you may be tempted to act immediately and catch it. However, roaming dogs are usually in 'fight or flight' mode and would rather run further away than come to you.[1] X Research source To catch a do...
How to Uninstall iTunes
This wikiHow teaches you how to remove iTunes from your computer, along with the accompanying Apple services. Removing iTunes is pretty straightforward on a Windows PC, but since iTunes is the default player for many files on your Mac and is considered an...
How to Develop a Mentoring Plan
A mentoring plan is a way to clarify and formalize a relationship between a mentor and mentee. Once you’ve been matched with your mentor or mentee, you can outline the specifics of your roles and define guidelines for the relationship, such as meeting fre...
How to Wire a 4 Way Switch
When you want to switch electrical devices (lights or other outlets) on or off from two locations, you use a pair of 3-way switches. To switch from three or more locations, you will need to add 4-way switches. For example, you may want to control a ceilin...
How to Pick Tomatoes
There’s nothing like the flavor of a tomato that’s fresh from the garden, whether you’re eating it by itself or using it in a delicious recipe. To get the most out of your home-grown tomatoes, it’s important to pick them at the right time and in the right...
How to Write a Letter Asking to Volunteer
Volunteering is the act of giving your time and services to another person or organization without the expectation of monetary reward. You should first choose an organization to volunteer with. When you know who you wish to offer your services to, you can...
How to Buy an Oak Tree
There are more than 600 species in the oak family, growing mostly in northern temperate climates but also in sub-tropical North America and Polynesia. You can learn how to buy an oak tree for an urban landscape, for use as windbreaks on farms or to harves...