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How to Keep Your Dog Safe on Halloween
Halloween can be a fun, memorable time for you and your dog, but it is also a time when pet owners worry about their furry friends. Between the plentiful treats, costumes, and spooky sounds, there are some serious hazards that your dog might encounter dur...
How to Take Higher Quality Low Light Digital Photos
So, you have your digital camera and you don't have to worry about the prohibitive cost of paying for film while you learn it. You get a lot of freedom that you didn't get with a film camera. One of the distinct advantages of digital, is that you can try...
How to Love Being Naked
Loving being naked can be difficult, especially if you do not like your body or if you have low self-confidence. You can change the way you feel about being naked by improving your body image and taking good care of yourself. Things like spending more tim...
How to Launch a Boat
Here's the correct way to launch any boat that you can pull behind your vehicle on a trailer. This technique may have to be adapted to the style of ramp and dock you are using. For the sake of this article, we're going to imagine that there's at least one...
How to Tell if Something's Spoiled
It is often quite apparent when certain foods have expired, but it can be a bit more tricky to discern with other foods, such as freezer foods. Generally speaking, any food that has a foul smell or has changed texture is spoiled and should not be consumed...
How to Change Yarn
When you knit with a ball of yarn, it will eventually run out and you will need to start a new one. Here are two possible solutions to changing knitting yarn. This article discusses the exact stages needed to change knitting yarn.
How to Unclog the Inner Ear or Eustachian Tube
The Eustachian tubes are small passages in the head that connect the ears to the back of the nostrils.[1] X Trustworthy Source Cleveland Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source These tubes can becom...
How to Accept Blame When You're at Fault: Expert Tips & Guide
When you know you are at fault for a problem, the mature and responsible thing to do is stand up and own up to the mistake, accept the consequences, and be part of the solution. Recognize where you went wrong and be prepared to fully own what you did. Tal...
How to Use Green Manure Crops
Provided you have the space, you can make green manure crops that will improve the soil easily, quickly and healthily. A green manure is basically a fast-growing crop that is first grown to cover bare soil to prevent it from blowing away, drying out or lo...
How to Describe a Character's Looks Well
Dynamic, well-rounded characters hook readers and drive the plot of your story. However, describing your character well can be a challenge. With a little extra work, you can ensure your descriptions will engage your reader. Start by getting to know your c...
How to Propagate Frangipanis
Frangipanis have a delicious fragrance with overtones of peaches, jasmine, honeysuckle and apricot. If you would like to strike some cuttings to add frangipani to your garden, it is relatively easy to do. Here is how.[1] X Research source
How to Pick Up an Aggressive Cat
Spending some quality time curled up on your couch with a cat can be wonderful. Dealing with a howling, spitting, scratching feline, however, is anything but enjoyable, and can be dangerous. Cats can become aggressive for a variety of reasons, including f...
How to Support and Encourage Yourself
Many times people feel dissatisfied because they don't feel appreciated by others. That's understandable. Of course we all long to be valued by others. But if our happiness depends on the encouragement of others, we may at times find ourselves being needl...
How to Be Friends Forever with Your Best Friend
You may be popular, or you may be a loner. But you have friends. More importantly, you have a best friend. Sometimes, there are times when you are annoyed, but besides that, they are some of the most important people in your life. The quality of friends m...
How to Catch a Pet Lizard or Skink
To be clear from the very start, this article is not about catching a wild lizard to make it a pet, which is a bad idea for many reasons, including the risk of contracting salmonella.[1] X Trustworthy Source Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
How to Check Math Problems Easily
You probably hear all the time that you should check your math work. How to do that, however, might not be clear. There are a number of ways you can check the solution to your math work, depending on whether you are completing basic arithmetic problems, a...