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How to Deadhead Roses
When a rose is spent, or has completed its bloom and is beginning to wilt, it should be removed. This process is known as “deadheading” and is done to keep roses looking attractive and encourages more blooms. Deadheading tricks a rose bush to focus on bud...
21 Tips to Keep Squirrels Out of Your Yard & Away from Your Plants
Squirrels are known for their persistence and craftiness. While they're cute, they can also be destructive to your property, and they can run birds off from your bird feeder. Plus, they may eat plants you're trying to grow for yourself. Make your yard as...
How to Get a Girl if You're Short
You've got your eye on a special girl, and you're thinking about asking her out. There's only one problem—she's taller than you. While this may seem like a cause for concern, it's not the end of the world. When it comes to making a real connection, your p...
How to Can Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut should be canned shortly after you ferment it. You can use either hot pack or raw pack methods, but either way, a boiling water canner is the only type of canner you should use for this particular project. Keep reading to learn more.
How to Calculate Work
In physics, "work" has a different definition than it does in everyday speech. Specifically, the term "work" is used when a physical force causes an object to move. In general, if a strong force causes an object to move very far, a lot of work is done, an...
How to Cite a Case
Even if you're not in the legal field, you may want to use a court case as a source in your research paper. Law students and legal professionals use the Bluebook method of legal citation. If you're using Chicago style, follow the Bluebook format to cite a...
How to Make a Pancake Shot
This is a quick way to make what tastes a little like a lemon and sugar pancake––with a little imagination, that is!
How to Use the Photo Booth in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
To visit another player's town in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, a "Town Pass Card" (TPC) is required to get before leaving. Photo booths are available in the game for you to take your ID picture.
How to Upcycle
Tired of purchasing new things all the time and running out of space in your home? Have you ever thought about just upcycling things you already own? Upcycling is the process of turning something old into something new-- it's a fun do-it-yourself way of r...
How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes: Can Natural Medicine Help?
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body processes sugar, or glucose. Many risk factors put you at a higher risk for developing the condition, especially being overweight, following an unhealthy diet, smoking, and exercising infreque...
How to Ground Your Child in a Healthy, Effective Way
“You’re grounded!”—most parents heard this at least once during their own childhoods, and many of them see grounding as a valid way to address misbehavior by their kids. However, spur-of-the-moment, non-specific, and/or excessive groundings can cause more...
How to Anodize Aluminum
Anodizing uses acid to create a corrosion- and wear-resistant layer on top of a metal. The process of anodizing also changes the crystal structure near the surface of substances, like aluminum alloy, which allows you to dye the metal a bright color. [1]...
How to Get Help from Xbox Live's Customer Support Team
Xbox Live’s services aren’t perfect, so it’s reasonable if you want to reach out to their customer service team for help. If you’ve already tried to reach someone at Xbox Live, you may be coming here trying to figure out how to actually get a hold of some...
How to Remove Stickers from Glossy Paperback Book Covers
Stickers are a pain to remove, but on glossy paper book covers, they'll look like a cinch. This article will teach you how to remove one.
How to Deal with Bossy People
Controlling people can make your professional and personal life miserable. Before you fall into a submissive role, or even after, learn how to encourage respectful relationships and say, “No.” You can deal with bossy people by tolerating them or standing...
How to Make a Giant Chinchompa Summoning Pouch in RuneScape
Summoning is a skill in RuneScape where players can summon different creatures with various abilities, such as combat assistance, skill assisting and drops extra items.