Tuesday, March 23, 2010

How To Practice Dog Greetings at the Door

How To Practice Dog Greetings at the Door


How To Practice Dog Greetings at the Door

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:02 PM PDT

Most of the time, dogs are very friendly creatures. However, there are some instances wherein their sweetness does not appear that pleasing anymore. One example of this is jumping at your visitor as he approaches your door. If you are having a headache from the behavior of your canine friend whenever someone is approaching your door, then you need to learn how to practice proper dog greetings at the door. Here's how you can do it:

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How To Create a Picture Schedule for Autistic Children

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:00 PM PDT

Autistic children need special attention, especially when it comes to planning out their days. If you have an autistic child, creating a schedule is important since autistic children work better with well defined schedules and tasks. Creating a visually-based picture schedule is great, since it will allow autistic children to easily read and interpret the schedule.

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How To Conserve Power Used by Electronics

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:58 PM PDT

Devices that use electrical conduction to automate manual tasks are called electronics. You can see electronic devices wherever you look. At home, electronic devices include your television set, your iPod dock, DVD player and many more. At the office, electronic devices include your personal computer, fax machine, answering machine and many more. Today's generation exists in a world where almost everything is electronic. This generation also faces the challenge of a diminishing energy supply. These two issues should bring about a sense of responsibility in everyone. To help conserve energy, limiting the power used by electronics will be very helpful. Below are some simple yet very helpful tips to conserve power used by particular electronics.

Television

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How To Organize Miscellaneous Budget

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:56 PM PDT

Effective plans need effective fail-safe measures in case certain things that haven't been accounted for appear. Budgets, like most plans, will encounter expenses that do not figure in any of the categories. Of course, a budget should be followed, but some expenses should be shouldered even if they don't exactly fit in the box. Treating the boss of a company your enterprise will be negotiating with can be considered a wise or diplomatic investment, even if your budget says you can't pay for it. In this article, we will take a look at miscellaneous expenses and how to organize a budget for them.

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How To Conquer Home Office Organization

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:53 PM PDT

Working at home is a dream come true for many people. What could be better than working in the comfort of your home? Working at home also allows you to make efficient use of your time, since you need not travel to get to your office. However, working at home may not be as easy as you imagined. If you think there are distractions in the workplace, there are even more distractions at home. Organizing is also a big issue since your wife, husband or kids may mess with your office stuff. To get rid of all the "buts" of working at home, here are a few tips that you can use to conquer home office organization.

Set up a separate home office. Choose a room or area in the house where you can set up your home office. You should not use the dining room table as your office desk. Setting up your own home office space will allow you to focus on your work.

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How To Control Brows

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:52 PM PDT

Eyebrows are important facial features because they frame the face. Well groomed and shaped eyebrows give the illusion of a made up face even if you're not wearing any makeup. Very few people have natural arched and winged brows that don't require any maintenance. The rest of the population needs some level of tweezing for brow control.

Here's how to control brows.

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How To Pop Popcorn on the Stove

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:50 PM PDT

Popcorn is usually cooked in microwaves today. In the past, however, popcorn was cooked on stove tops. Though few people use the traditional method of cooking popcorn, there are some advantages that make stove top popcorn better than the microwavable variety. The flavor in stove top popcorn is usually much stronger and you get to pop more corn and waste less kernels. Here's how.

Add oil. Vegetable oil should be applied on the pot. Make sure that you choose a pot that is large enough to hold not only the popcorn kernels but the estimated size of the popcorn once the kernels have expanded and popped to full size. Also make sure that the pot you use is light enough for you to hold during the popping process, and with a lid that will not fall off the top easily. If you have a pot that comes with a glass lid, use this so that you can assess just how much popcorn has already popped.

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How To Continuously Land Freelance Jobs

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:49 PM PDT

With so many companies offering work opportunities to freelance professionals on the Internet, it may seem that as long as you have the skills you will find it easy to land a job. The fact of the matter is that although there are tons of opportunities for freelance work it is not so easy to get the job. The logic to it is that there are a lot more people looking for freelance work. The competition is very high. However, there are several ways to enhance your professional reputation online that can greatly increase the chances of being awarded freelance jobs continuously.

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How To Copy a DVD to a Flash Disk

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:47 PM PDT

There are dozens of applications that you can use to copy a DVD to a USB flash drive. These applications pretty much work the same way even if they are of different brands. One of the most popular DVD ripping and copying programs in the market today is NERO. Like most, DVD rippers, Nero offers an automated solution to copy DVDs and other media files onto any kind of hard drive. The same procedure can be used to copy a DVD file onto a flash drive as well. However, before going through the motions and copying your first DVD onto your drive, make sure that the DVD you are copying is a DVD owned by you. Copying and reproducing any data or media that you do not own is illegal. That being said, using NERO, you can now start copying a DVD onto your flash disk.

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How To Plan a Renaissance Wedding

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:46 PM PDT

A renaissance wedding can be in the same category as other wedding themes but it actually is the source of some of our wedding traditions. Romance and age-old traditions are the central elements in a renaissance wedding, together with celebrations and feasts. A renaissance wedding can be likened to a Celtic wedding.

There are several things to follow and consider when you plan a renaissance wedding. You need to do a lot of research to get your renaissance wedding close to tradition as well as make it uniquely your own. Here are some ideas to help you along.

1. Check out the wedding traditions for a typical renaissance wedding:

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How To Prep a Deck for Painting

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:43 PM PDT

Painting is a creative way to express yourself. You can also make tons of money from it. May it be as a hobby or as a profession, it is important that you have all the necessary tools and attitude before, during and after painting. This includes knowing how to prepare yourself and your surroundings before starting your work. If you have a deck at home and you want to give it a finished look, you have to fully prepare it to avoid accidents and unnecessary mistakes that might jeopardize you and your work. There are several steps that you need to follow to properly prep your deck for painting. Read on to learn more about this.

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How To Plan a New Year’s Brunch

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:40 PM PDT

A New Year's brunch is a fun and relaxing way to get together with close friends and family and a fitting way to end the year and celebrate the start of a new one. You do not have to exert too much effort to organize a New Year's brunch. After all, most of you will still be replete from the numerous parties and festivities that surround this special time of the year. A brunch will give you enough time to prepare, after the partying and activities the night before. To help you plan a New Year's brunch, consider some of these tips.

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How To Practice Business Etiquette in the United Arab Emirates

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:04 PM PDT

The world is composed of many different cultures and traditions. People of every nation have a unique perception of things. So if you are out of your own country to do business with people in a foreign land, you are advised to learn their culture and business etiquette to surely win their positive appraisal. Through this, you can also build professional relationships with the foreign businessmen you are meeting. This is especially important if you are going to the United Arab Emirates. Here are some proper business etiquette tips that you can follow:

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How To Play a Virtual Piano on the Internet

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:01 PM PDT

Seeing someone play the piano with dexterity and aplomb may make you wish that you could do the same. Hearing beautiful music being played on the piano evokes feelings of serenity and romance. It can make you jump up and dance to a lively beat. Classical music played on the piano sounds so soothing and relaxing. Alas, not all of us are born with the musical talent to play the piano. A piano is an expensive musical instrument and it is considered a major investment. Today, you can learn to play the piano virtually. There are several websites that offer online courses and with a full sized piano that you can play online.

If you want to try your hand at playing the piano online before signing up for lessons, here's what you should do.

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How To Politely Turn Down a Guy

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Sometimes, there is simply no chemistry between you and a guy who likes you. Once you determine that you are simply not attracted to him, the next step is to turn him down. The best way to do this is to turn him down politely, so that you will not offend him, or if he is a close friend, so that you will be able to maintain your friendship with him. Here's how.

Walk away. If the guy is someone that you do not know, the easiest way to do this is by simply walking away. Sometimes, some guys will approach you on the street, in which case the best option is simply to shake your head and move on. If this happens in a bar, however, you should simply leave the chair where you are seated. Usually, most guys will take this as a turn down and will know that they should leave you alone.

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How To Polish a Wine Glass

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:57 PM PDT

On the table, the wine glass is one of the pieces that should be kept clean and spotless, since the wine glass is where your drink is kept. Wine glasses also tend to highlight the smudges and blemishes on their surface, which is why care must be taken to keep the glass shiny and dirt free. Here's how you can polish the wine glass.

Boil water. For polishing, the key tool that you will need is steam. Because of this, you need to take some water and place it in a pot. Boil the water well, until steam has formed. Once the water has reached its boiling point, transfer the liquid to a mug or jar that has an opening wide enough to allow steam to escape. Make sure that you do not transfer the steaming water onto wine glasses itself, since this will damage the thin and fragile surface of the glass. If you have mug jackets, use these to keep the heat from dissipating.

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How To Send a Resume in the Body of an Email

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:56 PM PDT

Sending email attachments has become a hassle. Why? Attachments have become easy carriers of Internet viruses. Because of that, a number of companies opt to prohibit attachments to their incoming emails.

Now, what if you were suddenly required to send your resume as part of the body of your email? Suddenly, job hunting on the Internet turns complicated. You know exactly how copying and pasting your resume into the body of your email would mess up everything. Well, all you have to do is to convert your resume. From MS Word format, you should turn it into ASCII. ASCII is a text-only format. Here are steps in converting your resume into a compatible part of your email:    

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How To Control Drinking Over the Holidays

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:52 PM PDT

Holidays spell merrymaking, parties, celebrations and food. But of course, balance is always key: you wouldn't want to get too much merrymaking so that you'd wake up regretting it the next day. This pertains especially to alcoholic drinking. So if you're looking to find tips to help you control drinking over the holidays, here are some tips to help you out:

Choose the parties that you will attend. Remember this: you don't have to attend each holiday party that you get invited to. Go to the ones that really count, and which you feel you will sincerely enjoy going to. That way, you wouldn't really need to have that extra bottle of beer just to have a good time.

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How To Plan the Perfect Romantic Birthday

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:51 PM PDT

Your loved one's birthday is coming up in a few weeks, have you made your plans yet?  Create a special celebration of the day the person you love and adore graced this world!  Make it something that she will never forget.

Still clueless as to what to do?  Let this be your guide to planning a perfect romantic birthday for that special someone in your life.

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How To Plan a Traditional Latin Mass Wedding

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:49 PM PDT

For any Catholic, a traditional Latin wedding mass is beautiful and solemn. This is a mass, also called the Tridentine mass, which uses Latin as the spoken word all throughout the ceremony. The rules are somewhat set and precise so if you are dreaming about your wedding in Latin, you should follow these steps to achieve it:

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How To Post a Resume on Craigslist

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:48 PM PDT

Craigslist is one of the most popular websites in the world today. Through the site, people can find jobs, post job openings, and even meet with people for fun or dating. If you are looking for a job, you can make your job hunt easier by placing your resume on Craigslist. People who are looking for new employees can then access your resume through the website and hire you if they are interested. Here's how.

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How To Pick a Vase for a Wedding Centerpiece

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PDT

As if you're not already stressed enough with all the wedding preparations, you still have to think of the wedding centerpiece and pick the perfect kind of vase to hold it. But actually, this seemingly minute aspect also contributes to the overall beauty and elegance of your wedding reception décor. Don't worry, it's not as hard as you think it is. Just follow these pointers to help you get started on picking a vase for a wedding centerpiece. 

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How To Copy Data from One Hard Drive to Another

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:44 PM PDT

Like transferring files from one folder to another, copying and transferring data from one hard drive to another can be done virtually the same way. Using Windows as your computer's operating system will provide you a couple of ways to transfer the contents of one hard drive and moving it to another hard drive. Aside from Windows, there are various data copying utilities that can automate the job for you. These utilities can either be freeware or shareware and are suited to copy drives with large content. Either way, copying data from one drive and transferring it to another is easy and fool proof.

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How To Post an Announcement on the Wikipedia Bulletin Board

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Wikipedia is one of the most popular and updated websites on the Internet where actual online users get to post about topics ranging from science and technology to popular culture icons such as Mickey Mouse and Britney Spears. If you want to post an announcement in the Wikipedia Bulletin Boards, here's how.

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How To Politely Turn Down an Invitation

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:42 PM PDT

Invitations to parties are usually given to people who are carefully selected. Because of this, turning down an invitation can be awkward or downright difficult, since you can potentially offend the other person who has offered that you join the party. Here's how you can escape the awkwardness by politely turning down the invitation.

Accept graciously. There are plenty of reasons why you may not want to go to a certain party. Sometimes, the crowd in the party is simply not the type that you would like to hang out with, or sometimes you simply do not know the person well enough to accept. Sometimes, you simply have prior engagements. Whatever your reason for not attending the invitation, you should still accept the invites graciously when it is given. Try to smile and be appreciative of the fact that you were invited to the party.

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