Sunday, March 28, 2010

How To Pre Sprout Corn Seed

How To Pre Sprout Corn Seed


How To Pre Sprout Corn Seed

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Planting corn in springtime is a bit risky since we all know that corn easily rots in wet, cool weather. One way to combat this is to pre-sprout corn seeds indoors. Pre-sprouting corn seeds is a widely accepted method used in growing crops of corn much faster. This method works because sprouted seeds have a much better chance of surviving changes in weather than dry seeds do. If you want to improve your harvest of corn and limit crop losses at the same time, follow these simple steps in pre-sprouting corn seed.

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How To Plan Your Career and Your Life

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:35 PM PDT

Many individuals go through life without the benefit of planning their careers and their lives. Some have a devil-may-care attitude, while others simply feel that they want to take their lives one day at a time. Planning their career and life seems unromantic and constraining.

If everything goes your way, great!  You land the best job, you marry a wonderful woman and your health is just peachy. Unfortunately, life has a way of surprising people at the most unfortunate times. As a wise man once said:  "Life is a box of chocolates... you never know what you're gonna get."

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How To Play a Basic Tune on Bagpipes

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:33 PM PDT

If you're Irish and you know it, clap your hands. If you're Scottish and you know it, clap your hands. You already know this melody from a childhood song called "If You're Happy And You Know It" it's already playing inside your head moments after reading that first line. You can play this tune on bagpipes, too. That is if you know how to make music come out of the Bagpipes. If not and it interests you, here's how to play basic tunes on bagpipes.

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How To Create an Elance Profile

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Looking for work? More and more people are using the web to search for jobs. Whether you want to work full time or as a freelancer, Elance is a great website that you can use to get started on your online work.  To sell yourself on Elance, you need a good profile that will make employers want to hire you. Here's how you can create your Elance profile.

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How To Play a Solid Game of Chess

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Chess has been around for centuries. It is considered a cerebral game. It involves tactics and strategies, fast thinking and analysis and a sharp eye. You have to think of your several moves and envision the moves your opponent will make even before you touch the chess pieces.

Chess can be intimidating at first but when you learn the fundamentals of it, it is a fun and addictive game. It is quite a good tool for mental stimulation, as you are required to think quickly about the various combinations that you can do to outwit your opponent. It is a good idea to learn the game properly so you can start off right. You can learn from reading books or the Internet. There are websites where you can play against a computer. Of course, it can be very difficult to win against the computer but it can provide you with hours of fun. Follow the tips below on how you can play a solid game of chess.

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How To Prepare a Document to be Saved as PDF

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Most computers have different software to open specific files and documents. Since there are a lot of applications that other people use, it can sometimes be a pain to share a document with another person in a file type that he cannot open due to the lack of software. A good solution in sharing files with other people is by saving and transferring the file into a PDF format. Most computers will have Adobe Acrobat reader installed already, which can allow a person to open and view a PDF document. If the application is not installed, it can be downloaded and installed for free. There are several ways that can assist anyone that wants to save their documents into a PDF file.

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How To Prepare a Capital Budget

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:27 PM PDT

Preparing a budget is vital to any company or business for a number of reasons. A capital budget is needed to increase revenue whilst decreasing costs and expenses. Many corporations normally plan an annual budget that will assist management in evaluating the total performance of the organization. Capital budgets, on the other hand, focus more on the long term investments. At the same time, management can examine and analyze the costs of purchasing or upgrading equipment and other fixed assets.

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How To Create a Company Letterhead in Microsoft Word

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:24 PM PDT

Every company, regardless of the size, should have a presentable company letterhead. Company letterhead for use in business correspondence resonates with your professionalism and competence as a company. Some companies prefer to pay graphic artists to do their letterhead. This of course is an added cost. But the truth is, company letterheads are fairly easy to make. You don't have to be particularly techie and ultra creative to create one. All you need is some vision and Microsoft Word basic knowledge. Here's how you can create an inexpensive, presentable company letterhead using Microsoft Word.

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How To Practice the Right Technique for Pirouettes

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT

A pirouette is one of the hardest dance moves to master. Even professional dancers have difficult time mastering this move. A pirouette is the turn a dancer does during the dance while standing on one foot. A well-executed pirouette that has several revolutions while maintaining perfect form is often the finale to any dance routine. It is usually the culminating move in a dance routine because of the mastery level necessary to do it perfectly.

Here's how to practice the right technique for pirouettes.

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How To Play a Dobro Guitar

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PDT

A dobro guitar belongs to the acoustic guitar family and makes a loud, resonating sound when played. This beautifully-shaped guitar comes in roundneck or squareneck type and was invented by John Dopyera more than 80 years ago for lack of something louder to play back in the day. The good thing about playing a dobro guitar is that it allows you to use a slider instead of plucking the strings with your fingers, which can be painful at times.

Here's how to play a dobro guitar.

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How To Create a Personalized Fragrance Wardrobe

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Fragrances, colognes, and perfumes are fantastic ways to add to your overall fashion theme and personality. Sometimes, the right scent is the perfect way to top off the fabulous fashion ensemble you are wearing. For other people, the scents they wear are based on their moods for the day. For example, if you are feeling rather happy and light on your feet on a casual day, you may want to try out a light and sweet citrus scent. In any case, the scents you wear will definitely exude an image. Scents can enhance your personality. Most people only use one or two kinds of perfume for their everyday ensemble. If you really want to make an impact on the people you meet, you may want to increase your fragrance wardrobe and alternate scents based on what you wear and what you feel.

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How To Plan Your Bulk Vending Business

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:18 PM PDT

An ingenious source of added income is putting up a vending business. It is an all cash type of business that practically runs itself. Nothing can be easier for a customer than putting in money in a machine and getting his favorite candy bar or soda pop in seconds. You can set up a bulk vending business with only a handful machines or own as many as you can manage.

Products that are sold in vending machines

You can find a lot of different products being sold in vending machines all over the globe. Some of these products are:

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How To Pin a Corsage or Boutonniere

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:16 PM PDT

The corsage and boutonniere are beautiful and classic accessories to formal dress attire. Nothing offsets the dull black of a suit or tuxedo like a boutonniere, and a well-picked corsage can complement your dress for the night. However, putting one on is well near impossible to do by yourself. You will need the help of your date when pinning on your corsage or boutonniere, and a lot of fumbling might lead to embarrassing moments later on. Save yourself the potential faux pas and follow this easy and simple to understand guide to pinning a corsage or boutonniere.

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How To Conduct a Family Intervention

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Sometimes you might have relatives with a serious drug or alcohol abuse problem, a gambling problem, or some other type of excessive behavior. One way to get through to them is by holding a family intervention. This is to stop and turn them from their destructive ways.

Family interventions for whatever reason should be handled with care and understanding. It should be dealt with through firmness and finesse at the same time. You cannot simply berate a person into abandoning a lifelong debilitating habit. You cannot condescend either. Making them feel bad and guilty about what they do is not enough. The intervention must start and trigger the mechanism that gives that person the will to change the destructive lifestyle. It should also make them decide to fix the problems that they have because of this.

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How To Create an Antigravity Science Experiment

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:40 PM PDT

People are naturally interested in the obscure and mysterious, which is why antigravity is a very popular topic in science. After all, humans live with gravity, which is why the idea of a lack of gravity is very fascinating. There are a number of science experiments that you can perform to illustrate the absence of gravity. Here is one of the simplest antigravity experiments.

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How To Prepare a Stand Up Comedy Open Mic Performance

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:38 PM PDT

So…Okay…You can make most members of your family laugh and even one time caught your dog, Cupcake, on his back, mouth wide open, and drool running down the sides of his mouth after you hit the punchline of your joke – you assume he got your joke, too, since everyone was splitting their sides from laughing so hard.  That's great then. It must mean you have the fine makings of a comedian. Now you can test that mettle of yours by signing on to an open mic performance.

Here's how to prepare yourself for a stand up comedy open mic performance.

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How To Create a Video for Your Website

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:36 PM PDT

A short video on your website can look very interesting and cool. It is an effective marketing and advertising tool. It takes some effort to create a video for a website but it can be worth it in the long run. Here is how you create a video suitable for a website.

1.    Software applications that you will need are Windows Movie Maker, a free video converter such as Any Video Converter and the open-source application FlowPlayer Flash applet. FlowPlayer Flash will embed the FLV file into the web page.

2.    Download all the applications that you will need and install them on your PC running Windows XP.

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How To Prank Somebody wth the T.V Remote

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:35 PM PDT

Playing pranks on someone can be pretty funny, as long as the other person doesn't get injured. One of the easiest and funniest tricks you can do on someone is to mess around with the remote control. There's nothing funnier than seeing someone who just wants to kick back and relax only to get frustrated and have to get up because there's a problem with the remote, especially during his favorite TV program.

Here are some things you can do to prank someone with the TV remote.

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How To Photograph Basketball

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PDT

Taking a picture of a basketball game can sometimes be very frustrating, especially if you do not have the materials and circumstances to get good pictures. In crowded or jam-packed venues, it would be difficult to position yourself in a place where you can take high quality pictures. Your camera may not have the accessories you need like long zoom lenses, but you might still be able to take good quality photographs of a basketball game.

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How To Prepare an Above Ground Pool for Winter

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:32 PM PDT

If you have an above ground pool, winter is the time when you need to let the pool rest since the water will be too cold to be used for swimming. Once the temperature reaches 60 degrees at night, you should start preparing the pool for winter since no amount of sunlight during the day will warm the water enough for it to be suitable for swimming. Here's how you can prepare the pool.

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How To Prepare for Cold & Flu Season

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:29 PM PDT

There is no cure for the common cold, and it seems that everyone is vulnerable to the flu. Staying healthy may be a bit of a challenge but prevention is the key to staying well. Eating a balanced diet and getting proper rest are just some of the things you can do to prepare yourself for the coming cold and flu season.

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How To Prepare a Client for a Massage

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:28 PM PDT

Preparing a client for his scheduled massage is vital to ensure that he gets exactly what he pays for. Since a massage is an intimate activity where clients must release an adequate level of inhibition, a massage therapist will need to do some maneuvering to break the ice. By breaking the ice and tailoring the conditions and environment to ensure the client of total relaxation, you can encourage him to trust that he is literally in good hands. A good massage therapist will follow certain procedures and guidelines to correctly prepare a client for the perfect massage.

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How To Create a Construction Invoice Using Microsoft Excel

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:26 PM PDT

If you do not have an official invoice for your construction business, you can make use of Microsoft Excel in creating and issuing invoices. Microsoft Excel provides you with professional-looking invoice templates and automatically makes accurate calculations when you put the variables in the cells and columns. Unlike ordinary Excel sheets, an invoice template is easier to use and more presentable. Here's how you can create an invoice for your construction business using Microsoft Excel.

Open Microsoft Excel. Begin creating an invoice by accessing Microsoft Excel. A blank spreadsheet will then appear. If you are using Microsoft Excel 2007, you can go to File menu located at the top portion of your screen. On the drop-down menu, choose New. Then, look for an invoice template to work on. If you are using Microsoft Excel 2003, proceed to the next step.

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How To Prepare Aloe Vera Gel

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:25 PM PDT

Aloe vera is one of the most popular medicinal plants that can easily be grown in the house. The aloe vera plant is very hardy and will require only minimal watering and maintenance. If you have these plants growing around your house, here's how you can process them and turn them into homemade aloe vera gel that will work just as effectively as the aloe vera gels in supermarkets.

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How To Plan Night Sledding

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Sledding is loads of fun, a winter tradition that induces thunderous glee and happy memories. But although it is generally fun, sledding poses some risks, which is why it should be done during the daytime. But, if for some reason, you prefer night sledding, you should consider planning ahead of time. Here are some of the things you need to take note of.

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