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How to Play Whist
Whist is the 18th-century ancestor to many trick-taking card games, such as Bridge or Hearts. In its original form, it is a fun game of strategy and communication between four players. A more recent and complex variant, called bid whist or contract whist,...
How to Build a Concrete Pond
A concrete pond adds beauty and functionality to your landscape. Whether you want a pond purely for aesthetic purposes, or for irrigation and swimming, building a concrete pond is a project that you can do yourself with the right equipment and a lot of sw...
How to Sharpen Hair Clippers
Most hair clippers have an auto-sharpening feature that keeps the blades sharp, but they may still wear out quickly if they are not regularly oiled and cleaned. Prevent ragged, uneven cuts and snagged hair by sharpening your blades each time you notice pr...
How to Make a Paper iPhone
You may need a prop iPhone for a home movie, or you may simply love making paper crafts. Making a paper iPhone is an easy paper craft project, and you can even embellish it to make it appear more realistic.
How to Motivate High School Students
Whether you are a teacher, parent or home-schooling parent, motivating high school students is not always an easy task. Inspiring students requires creative techniques. Additionally, it usually takes more than one creative method to keep a student motivat...
How to Eat Better Food and Feel Healthier
Overhauling your nutritional habits to enjoy a better quality life is easier than you think! A few simple changes to how you choose and prepare your foods can transform how you look and feel.
How to Add a Folder of Music to iTunes
Many people who use iTunes software to manage and play their music files choose to also have iTunes manage music files that they acquired through other software. ITunes has several options that allow users to add music to the iTunes library, including rip...
How to Choose Shoes for Osteoarthritis
Experts say that osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, and it most often affects your hands, knees, hips, and spine.[1] X Trustworthy Source Cleveland Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go...
How to Blacktop a Driveway
Blacktop (asphalt) driveways will eventually crack and sag, leaving unsightly and unstable damage. As long as the damage is limited to a couple locations, there is no need to call a contractor. Applying a new layer of blacktop patching material over the d...
How to Track a Person
There are circumstances under which you may wish to find a person. The person could be a long-lost friend, family member, or former business colleague. If you have no information on the person's whereabouts, you will need to track them to obtain current c...
How to Make Sandals Comfortable
Sandals aren't always easy to wear after purchasing them. Choosing the right pair is important, but even a good pair of sandals can feel uncomfortable at first. Breaking in sandals shouldn’t be too difficult, but there are some things you can do to ease t...
How to Calculate a Lease Payment
The typical monthly lease payment has 2 basic components: depreciation and financing fees. To find the depreciation, subtract the amount the car will be worth at the end of the lease from the current sticker price. Then, subtract that amount from the sale...
How to Toast Sliced Almonds
Almonds, like many other nuts, have a wonderfully rich, earthy flavor when toasted. However, store-bought toasted almonds can have a stale taste—along with added fat and salt content—since the nuts are not freshly roasted. There are several methods for to...
How to Merge Photos
Merging photos together gives a cinematic, professional look to any combination of photos. Every photo editing program is different; the following will give a general step by step using Adobe Photoshop to merge your photos into 1 seamless piece of art.
How to Report HIPAA Violations
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA") is a federal law that protects the privacy of patients' health information/records and mandates the enactment of security measures to protect patients' health information/records th...
How to Get an FHA Loan
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) offers special loans to help families who do not qualify for conventional loanspurchase housing. All FHA loans are federally insured and all FHA lenders have been approved by the federal government to service the l...