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10 Ways to Brag WITHOUT Being Arrogant - 23-05-2012
Bragging can produce many benefits in life, at least when it forms part of a genuine attempt to convey the good points about yourself to a potential employer, romantic interest or others in need of being persuaded of your virtues. But how do you brag without coming across as narcissistic or plain full of yourself? It's great to love oneself, but to come off as a self-centered, stuck-up person can really annoy people and push them away from you. Bragging modestly about yourself on the other hand can cause people to feel attracted to you, to want to learn more about you, and shows that you have a great self-esteem. Just read along and consider using these suggestions on how to brag the correct way.
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How to Get Your Oblivious Spouse to Put Down the iPhone During Your Kid?s Performance - 22-05-2012
Your child's class has prepared for weeks to put on a production for parents. You've come along all excited, ready to watch your child perform and shine above the others (in your eyes at least). Then, all of a sudden you see your spouse playing on his or her iPhone instead of watching the play. Obviously, it's not a moment to start arguing about parental values but it is important to nudge your spouse back into reality. After all, you don't want it to turn into the family story of when "mom or dad spent my whole play looking at the internet instead..."
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Are you a literary blabbermouth? How to Avoid Going Over an Essay Word Limit - 22-05-2012
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~ Thomas Jefferson Many people have trouble writing enough, but others use more words than they need, especially when they write quickly, focusing on putting their ideas into words. Keeping an essay under a word limit can sometimes be just as difficult as making a word limit. This guide will help you keep the quality of your essay while still staying within the word limit.
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How to Make Butter in a Food Processor (in 2 Minutes!) - 22-05-2012
When most people think of the process of making butter, they think of hard work, churning, whipping or shaking a jar for a long time. This article will show you how to make butter from scratch in roughly two minutes using a food processor. As a bonus, you also get fresh buttermilk for your pancakes or waffles, or happy lactose-tolerant feline friends!
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How to Discourage a (Vicious Beast of a) Cat from Biting and Scratching - 21-05-2012
Being bitten or scratched by your pet cat is no fun. It's also potentially dangerous if the cat draws blood, punctures your skin or leaves bacterial infection behind. A cat can also be scared by your response if you don't know how to respond properly, potentially making the habit worse rather than better. Learn how to teach your cat to not engage in such behaviors.
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People not listening to your advice? Change it! How to Stop Giving Terrible Advice - 21-05-2012
Recognizing when you're delivering bad advice is half the battle. While you may believe that your advice is sound and that the recipient should follow it, not all advice is applicable to every person and in every situation. Before you start to pontificate on why your best friend should dump her husband/lose weight/raise the kids differently/choose a different college major and so forth, carefully consider what you're saying and how your opinion could impact on another person?s life.
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Eat Plums! 11 Ways to Make Your Brain Younger - 21-05-2012
With as many nerve cells as there are stars in the Milky Way (approximately 100 billion), your brain weighs in somewhere around 1.6kg or 3.5 pounds and accounts for 2.5 percent of your body's total weight, using up to 20 percent of your total energy needs.[1] And you're in control of how to fuel and run this powerhouse; with proper use, care, and knowledge, you have the means for decreasing your brain's aging during the adult stages of your life. The brain's age doesn't have to be your year age, and it's liberating to know that the more we use and expect of our brain, the better it becomes over time. Indeed, the cognitive decline of aging can be arrested, reversed, and improved at any time through life![2] If you've let your brain take a vacation over time, make choices that will help to decrease your brain's aging and keep it (and therefore you as a whole) staying younger for longer.
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How to Make Ribbon Leis - 21-05-2012
A lei is a neck garland given as a gift in the Hawaiian and Polynesian cultures to show affection or mark important occasions. Many lei are made of natural objects like flowers, feathers, or sea shells. Ribbon lei are popular because they don't contribute to over-picking of flowers and greenery and because they last for years. You can make ribbon lei by braiding or sewing.
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How to Make Vegan Pepperoni - 21-05-2012
Don't think being vegan means you can't enjoy a delicious slice of pepperoni pizza. Pepperoni can be prepared using wheat gluten combined with seasonings for a spicy, delicious flavor that is 100% vegan. Servings: 1 pepperoni
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How to Dye Chocolate - 20-05-2012
Dyeing chocolate is a useful art that lets you use melted chocolate to create more artistic and visually interesting outcomes for your candy making or chocolate coatings. So, how do you go about adding color to chocolate? If you don't use the right type of food coloring, you risk ruining the melted chocolate. While coloring chocolate isn't an easy job, if you take your time, you can finish with end results that look like the work of a pro.
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How to Build Confidence in Preschoolers and Toddlers With Public Speaking - 20-05-2012
It's never too early to encourage kids to stand up in front of people and perform. Performance doesn't have to be learning lots of lines for a play or spectacle; it can be as simple as singing a song, telling about a picture they drew, reciting a favorite poem or even doing a Sunday school talk. The more we encourage young kids to speak, the greater the likelihood that their self confidence will increase with each experience. Everyone has a story to tell and wants someone to listen.
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How to Sculpt a Dolphin Using Clay - 20-05-2012
You might be one of those people who think they just don't have the talent to sculpt something displayable. Fear not! This article will show you how to sculpt a clay dolphin in minutes.
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How to Oil Paint on Canvas - 20-05-2012
Painting with oil is a very fine way of painting the canvas. Classic paintings like the Mona Lisa were oil-painted, along with beautiful Impressionist paintings such as those by Monet or Van Gogh.
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How to End a Relationship With an Attorney (Or Any Argumentative Type, Really) - 20-05-2012
Break ups are hard enough as it is, but with an attorney you may get to a stage where the arguing is filled with courtroom-style drama and devious point scoring, and it's time to adjourn. Breaking up with an attorney might not be as straightforward as those not trained to mess with words until you head's spinning, so be prepared!
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How to Breed Cows and Heifers Naturally - 19-05-2012
It's as simple as this: Put grass in front of cow, put bull behind cow. In other words, natural breeding is simply putting a herd bull out with a herd of cows or heifers and letting him do his job for a few weeks or couple months, then pulling him out again.
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How to Travel With One Bag - 19-05-2012
In this age of airline fare wars, spiking fuel costs, and the ongoing recession, traveling with bags in tow has started to require a PhD in packing lightly, as airlines pass their cost-cutting measures onto the flying consumer. Combined with the horror stories of lost luggage that never made it to the baggage claim, the option of traveling with just one bag is becoming more and more attractive. Unless your trip is highly specialized, or requires carrying certain items, it is possible to travel and even live indefinitely out of one bag. Here's how.
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How to Make a Cloud in a Bottle - 19-05-2012
There's no need to look up to see the clouds when you can make your own! Here's how to do it with a bottle and just a few household ingredients.
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How to March - 19-05-2012
Marching is a formal type of walking that involves its members maintaining a steady heel beat and cadence. This article will explain how to march efficiently and properly.
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How to Make a Kamikaze Cocktail - 18-05-2012
A Kamikaze is a shaken cocktail made with vodka, triple sec and lime juice. A Kamikaze is usually served in a small rocks glass or cocktail glass without ice, but it can also be served on the rocks. No garnish is needed.
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How to Solve a Linear Diophantine Equation - 18-05-2012
A Diophantine equation is an algebraic equation with the additional restriction that we are only concerned with solutions in which the variables are integers. In general, Diophantine equations are very difficult to solve and there are many approaches. (Fermat's Last Theorem is a famous Diophantine equation that sat unsolved for over 350 years.) However, linear Diophantine equations of the form ax + by = c can be solved relatively easily by the algorithm described here. By using this method, we can find (4,7) as the only solution in positive integers to 31x + 8y = 180. Division in modular arithmetic can also be expressed as a linear Diophantine equation. For example, 12/7 (mod 18) asks for the solution to 7x = 12 (mod 18) and can be rewritten as 7x = 12 + 18y or 7x - 18y = 12. While some of the diophantine equations are extremely difficult to solve, you can give this one a try.
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How to Make Pasta Primavera - 18-05-2012
While the term "primavera" is defined as the spring season, in culinary terms, it's typically referred to crisp vegetables in the spring. The possibilities and vegetable combinations are endless. Primavera sauce is usually an olive oil and garlic base, but is also commonly an Alfredo or heavy cream base. Here is how to make a simple pasta primavera version using Alfredo sauce.
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How to Clean Your Dishwasher With Kool Aid - 17-05-2012
Lemonade Kool Aid can be used as more than a tangy drink??it can also be put to a second use as a dishwasher cleaner. The citric acid content in it will remove iron stains and lime build-up from inside a dishwasher, leaving it nice and clean for the next round of washes.
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How to Have a Brainstorming Session Without Talking - 17-05-2012
A typical brainstorming session consists of groups of individuals coming together to generate ideas surrounding a particular cause or topic. While the usual brainstorming session involves a bevy of chatter, consider trying a nonverbal brainstorming session, especially if old methods don?t seem to be doing the trick.
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How to Demonstrate Archimedes' Principle - 17-05-2012
Archimedes' principle states that "an immersed body is buoyed up by a force that is equal to the weight of the fluid that it displaces". Both liquids and gases are fluids. A container that has a volume of one liter that is completely submerged in water will displace one liter of water. One liter of water has a mass of one kilogram, so weighs one kilogram. If the container that has a volume of one liter weighs less than one kilogram, it will float. If the container weighs more than one kilogram, it will sink.
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How to Train for a 5K Run in 10 Weeks - 17-05-2012
Whether this is your first 5K or your fiftieth, it?s always a good idea to put a solid training plan in place and have a goal before race day. For some it?s achieving a certain time or place, whereas for others it's basically finishing the race. Although many training programs suggest that you train for 12 or more weeks prior to the race, you can accomplish a full training program in only 10 provided you're dedicated and consistent. The following program may be a good fit for someone who is at the beginner/intermediate levels.
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7 Ways to Spot a Pathological Liar - 16-05-2012
The term, ?liar, liar pants on fire? takes on new meaning when dealing with a pathological liar. This person may not be completely rooted in reality, believing the lies they tell, often in an effort to remedy low self esteem. Unlike telling a few fibs here and there, or slightly exaggerating the truth once in a while, the pathological liar lies about literally every aspect of his or her life. From how much was spent on dinner last night to talking about the last time the dog was bathed, the pathological liar feels that every bit of communication has strategic meaning positioned for his or her gain. Being lied to on a consistent basis is not only frustrating but also disrespectful to the other person. So how do you determine if you're dealing with someone who may drop a few fibs on occasion versus a true pathological liar? A few clues and steps may help you draw a sensible conclusion.
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How to Make a Doll House Into a Hamster Cage - 16-05-2012
Turning an old unwanted dollhouse into a hamster home can be fun for you, thrilling for the hamster and entertaining for everyone who checks it out. Here are some suggestions for changing an old dollhouse into a new hamster mansion.
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How to Find Social Actions by Source in Google Analytics - 16-05-2012
You can use Google Analytics if you want to see the number of actions such as Facebook likes, Google +1s and tweets that you're getting by source. For these steps to work, you must have current versions of the Facebook like button and Google + widgets running on your site.
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7 Tips for Behaving Professionally on Social Media - 15-05-2012
Once upon a time, a well articulated resume and interview were enough to land you the job. That was before Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Today, both clients and recruiters look beyond a nicely pressed suit and resume and are also scanning each candidate?s social media channels in order to get a flavor of who you really are and how you conduct yourself on a social level. Although some social media users let it all ?hang out? and haphazardly comment and post wherever their emotions take them, those of you aiming to maintain a more professional reputation will do best to rein it in when it comes to social media interaction.
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How to Use a Praktica MTL3 35mm Film Camera - 15-05-2012
The Praktica MTL3 is a tough, reliable, and enormously popular mechanical camera from the late 1970s that sells for almost nothing and is a great choice for the photography student who requires a fully-manual camera for their studies, or for the photographer who loves having indestructible German engineering in their hands. Here's how to use one.
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How to Find an LGBT-Friendly College - 15-05-2012
College can be a challenging, exciting, and enriching experience for everyone. Choosing which college you go to in the United States, however, can be stressful and you certainly don't want to put yourself in a dangerous or unwelcoming environment where you'll be distracted from your studies. This goes doubly for people who are LGB or T, especially considering that LGBT civil rights are still a heavily debated topic in the United States, to the extent that it's considered by many to be one of the last "socially acceptable" forms of prejudice. Hopefully this article will help you find a great place to go to school where you will be treated equally and with respect by your fellow students.
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6 Ways to Hide That You?re Madly In Love With a Coworker - 14-05-2012
You feel your heart beat a little faster when a certain coworker walks your way. You laugh more heartily at his or her jokes and find him or her irresistibly fascinating. Coworker love can be extremely tricky, especially if your company forbids or frowns upon inner-office romance, you (or both of you) are in a committed relationship or have your own personal policy on romance with someone at work. Or maybe you just don't want others knowing, perhaps not even the target of your affections! Regardless of the reason you'd like to keep your coworker crush under wraps, there are ways you can hide your amorous feelings toward your coworker, while trying to come to terms with the fact that this unrequited love may never (or should never) be realized.
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How to Succeed in Business if You Are an Introvert - 14-05-2012
Does the idea of a small talk make you cringe? Does the thought of making a cold call fill you with horror? Many (although not all) introverts find the idea of having to sell themselves or their business ideas daunting, while outreach to connect with others for business purposes can seem downright scary rather than as an opportunity. This doesn't mean that introverts can't be successful in business??indeed, many successful CEOs through to salespeople are introverts. The key to success isn't always about being able to be the most outgoing person??in fact, quite a lot of extroverts tend to get tangled up in believing that all talk and bluff is good, when it can actually wear out clients and scare off customers.