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How to Reduce Lower Back Fat
Reducing your lower back fat is all about altering your diet while strengthening your body. While you can't lose weight in just one specific part of your body, losing weight overall will help diminish your lower back fat. Aim to eat lots of leafy greens a...
How to Style Short Bangs
To style short bangs, it's important to work with them when they're wet. Add a dab of product to them first if desired, and use a flat brush and blow dryer to create your look. Use a flat iron to straighten sections of your bangs that are unruly, and lock...
How to Raise a Ceiling
If a room in your home feels too restrictive, raising the ceiling is one way to create extra space. It is a complicated process that affects the stability of your home, so it requires a qualified contractor. Contact a contractor you trust to get an estima...
How to Report Stalking
A stalker can be a constant source of stress and may even make you fear for your life or the life of your loved ones. Anyone who contacts you continuously when you don't want them to is considered a stalker. While it may be a stranger, more frequently, a...
How to Cut a Peplum Top
A peplum top is a shirt with a skirt attached to the bottom edge. The design is flattering on many different body types because it tapers in at the natural waist and flares out at the hips. You’ll need to choose or make a shirt to use, and then measure an...
How to Check and Listen to Your Xfinity Voice Voicemail
This wikiHow teaches you how to listen to your Xfinity voicemail messages on your phone, the Xfinity Connect app, and on Xfinity's website. If you're away from home and don't have internet access, you can check your voicemail by dialing your Xfinity home...
How to Unlock a Bosch Oven
Bosch ovens come equipped with many features, including a door lock. As an extra safety measure, this feature prevents children from changing the oven’s settings while it’s turned on, and also keeps unwanted chemical fumes from entering your home during...
How to Measure Without a Ruler
When it comes to everyday life, people don’t usually carry around rulers in their purses and pockets. However, sometimes you might need to take a quick measurement of something and don’t have a ruler on hand. With a little ingenuity or a good memory, you...
How to Contact Richard Branson
Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, is a prominent figure in the business world and has become more and more of a household name in recent years. Though he is well-known, there are still ways to contact him directly about any number of topics, f...
How to Remove Giblets from a Chicken
Chicken is a healthy and delicious dish that is easy to make at home. If you purchased a whole chicken, it may have come with giblets inside of it that have to be removed before you can start cooking. This may seem like a daunting task, but as long as you...
How to Repair Holes in Plaster Walls
Although plaster is a sturdy and inexpensive way to build a wall, it will still wear out over time. Small screw and nail holes are easy to take care of, but even larger holes don’t require much experience to patch. Clean and stabilize the plaster around t...
How to Say No in Chinese
If you're at all familiar with Chinese language and culture, you may already understand that it's considered rude to say "no" in Chinese or to directly refuse an offer. In fact, there is no word in Mandarin Chinese that is the exact equivalent to the word...
How to Reset a Genie Garage Door Opener
Genie garage doors are known for their convenience and easy-to-use remotes. Unfortunately, this system becomes less simple when you need to sync or resync your remote. If you have a wireless keypad, you may also need to recalibrate this device if it doesn...
How to Unlock a Whirlpool Washer
Whirlpool washing machines make laundry day much simpler—until you realize you forgot to add a few items of clothing to the current cycle. It’s not difficult to unlock your washer door, but depending on your model, it could take a few minutes. If you have...
How to Remove Sliding Closet Doors
Every sliding door is set up slightly differently, but almost all of them can be removed by following a few simple steps. First, loosen the brackets at the top of each door with a flathead or Philips-head screwdriver. Then, try lifting it up a little and...
How to Remove a Tub Drain Stopper
Tub drains can quickly become filled with hair and gunk or even get rusty. In order to repair or clean your tub’s drain, you first have to remove the stopper. While there are several kinds of tub stopper, a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, and a suction cup...