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.
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Relationships » LGBTHow to Find a Welcoming College if You Are LGBT Edited byEgregiouslyHomosexual and 6 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryThe 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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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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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.
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.
Edit Steps1Take an empty plastic soda bottle and cap it tightly.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.)
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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.
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Edit Steps1Purchase good quality oil painting materials, the best you can afford. If you're just starting out, you can find many of these things by looking at gift sets that include all or most of them, sometimes in a nice wooden storage box or a table easel. What you will need at a minimum is:A stretched canvas the size of the painting you would like to do. It's a good thing to also purchase several small "canvas boards" for practice and preliminary studies. You can also use canvas paper or canvas that comes in pads, as long as they say they're suited for oil painting and gessoed. Try to choose a small board with the exact proportions of the stretched canvas but if it's not, get one larger so that you can mark up that shape on it.Tubes of oil paint in a basic palette. If you're purchasing a set, it probably has all the most essential colors. The smallest essential palette has red, blue, yellow, Burnt Sienna and a large tube of white. If it's Winsor and Newton open stock, get Lemon Yellow, Permanent Rose and Ultramarine or French Ultramarine (they are chemically close.) If it's choosing primaries out of a set with more colors, use Alizarin Crimson or whichever the more purple cast red is, not the orange red. You could do without the Burnt Sienna but there's a reason for it besides mixing. If your set doesn't have it, use the reddish brown.Buy the oil and thinner. Linseed oil is a traditional oil painter's medium. Some artists like walnut oil better. If you want your painting to dry faster, choosing a medium like Winsor & Newton's "Liquin" will make the oil painting dry faster. You will also need turpentine, or odorless turpentine substitute, sometimes called turpenoid, or white mineral spirits. This is a thin liquid that has a strong or slight odor, it's paint thinner as opposed to a medium. Odorless thinners like turpenoid are healthier to use, but always have proper ventilation when using thinner. The oils are not toxic and can be used anywhere.Buy some removable artist grade varnish such as Damar varnish intended for oil paintings. Varnish will probably have some toxic fumes and should be applied outdoors or in a well ventilated area. Definitely choose a removable artist grade varnish. Varnish is supposed to be added after the oil painting has completely dried all the way through and chemically changed to "cure." At that point a clear removable varnish gets added to give it a nice glossy finish and protect the paint layer. Every 25 to 30 years, the varnish should be removed by a conservator (or the artist or owner) with a varnish remover solution and reapplied, because the varnishes become yellow over time and aren't intended to be permanent. This is why very old oil paintings turn brown. They often just need cleaning and a clear new coat of varnish to look as bright as if they were painted last year. You don't need to buy the varnish before finishing the painting, since you won't use it till the painting's done and completely dried. "Retouch varnish" can be used as soon as a painting is touch dry. It doesn't hurt the paint layer, but the painting should feel thoroughly dry and you should wait a good month before using it. That gives a temporary finish if you want to sell the painting sooner.Buy the brushes. Stiff ones are preferred. Bristle brushes are less expensive at the cheap end but good ones of either white synthetic fiber that's as stiff as bristle brushes are just as good. Some oil painters also use a soft sable brush with a long handle for different effects. Get a range of sizes, large medium and small, for blocking in areas, painting in the forms and objects and quite small ones for final details if you like detailed realism. A soft "rigger" brush with very long thin soft hairs gets used for ship's rigging, cat's whiskers and other long linear details in realism, it holds a lot of very thin paint and can be used to write your name small or do long smooth lines. For a beginner, it's recommended that you try a variety pack of bristle or synthetic bristle brushes with different shapes and sizes to discover the style each one creates.Palette knife, painting knife or non serrated butter knife to serve as one for mixing paint. Palette knives are pretty cheap though if you get the plastic ones. The nicer metal ones don't stain and will last for years if kept clean. Painting knives have different shapes like trowels and angled things, each has a different effect and you can use those instead of brushes to do your whole painting.Charcoal or a violet pastel pencil to sketch on the canvas.A palette to put your oil paints on while using them. This can be an actual palette with a thumb hole or you can improvise with a cheap plain ceramic, glass or melamine plate. Something that could stand up to being washed off with turpentine is good. Many artists prefer a gray palette because the colors show up truest on gray. If you use a flat piece of glass on a table (very cheap if you take it out of a cheap photo frame) you can put gray paper under it to have a gray easily cleaned palette for every time you need it.Two small cups for oil (or Liquin) and thinner. Some sets come with a "double dipper" that clips onto a palette, if so then your set probably also has a palette.Painting rags. These can be any kind of clean rags. Strong paper towels will work but cloth rags are reusable if washed. Cloth baby diapers that have been used and washed, even worn out stained ones, make really good painting rags. Paper towels wear out fastYou might be one of those people who think they just don't have the talent to sculpt something displayable. 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Edit Steps1Doing this directly on the surface of your wood table may ruin the finish, so keep it on wax or parchment paper. Find a picture or a photograph of a dolphin on the internet and print it out. If you don't have a printer, try to draw the design or trace it off the computer image or from a book image. Also, purchase some suitably colored air-dry or oven bake clay from an arts store. Blues, silver and grays are good color choices.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.
Edit Steps1Teach the children poems suitable for little kids. Read the poems to them and help them to learn the poems through repetition and even enactment where possible. Then, have the children recite the poems while you're giving them your total attention.2Encourage the children to not be afraid and prove it to them by speaking publicly yourself. Even if you are uncomfortable with public speaking, which most people are, your little one needs to know from you that they are not the only one who is nervous when speaking. A child learns by example and does not have the ability to understand the philosophical realm of language and inner struggle. If you only tell them not to be afraid of something, they will agree with you to not do it, but they will not fully get what "it" is.3Have the kids draw a picture. Then suggest that they each take turns standing up and telling everyone else in the group or class about what they drew. Teach them that teamwork and a positive attitude benefits them as well as those around them. This will build self confidence and self respect which will make them feel good about speaking in front of people.4Teach children to be polite and listen. Have them applaud the speaking child for his or her efforts. This is an important part of growing to appreciate public speaking, especially as not every child will find it a comfortable experience unless they're supported thoroughly. Teach all of the children that it is very important to be kind and to never to laugh or make fun of a speaker. Encourage the children to ask questions politely. It is both good for the speaker to learn to field questions from an audience and for the children to learn the skill of asking questions in relation to something they've just learned about.5Build a stage for the little performers, if you can. The kids can help with designing, locating and making it. They could help hang the curtain or with making props to make it look like a stage.In many cases, it's probably best to make a portable stage that can be put up and taken down with great ease, so that it's not in the way. Use bamboo poles stuck in buckets (stuff paper or other materials into the bucket to hold in place) to create a prop for hanging stage curtains from and a pole across the top of each pole for hanging curtains from.6Develop fun ways to teach young children the right things to do when speaking in public. Also demonstrate the wrong things to do. This can be done on a fun basis: Have someone perform all the wrong things like speaking too loudly or too quietly, or too fast, or moving all around the place while talking or facing the wrong way to the audience. You can demonstrate that chewing gum and pulling on their clothes and hair is not the way to talk clearly either. Have some fun with thisServings: 1 pepperoni
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Family Life » Married LifeHow to Get Your Spouse To Stop Using Their iPhone During Your Child’s Performance Edited byKarly Larson and 8 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryThere are times it seems we live off of, live with and cannot seem to live without words. Language is slightly different to words, although certainly connected. Language is used as a term to group a collection of words, as well used as a way to identify other communities of people. But words are, surprisingly, one of those things that can only take you so far and actually hinder both expression, creativity, our ability to connect with other people and understanding the greater dynamic of the mind to be able to pave a way for better wellbeing.
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Do you have an overly shy dog? Shyness can occur as a result of a prior bad experience, poor socialization or as a result of the dog's personality. Bringing your dog out more will help him to enjoy the company of people and other dogs, rather than shying away all the time. Here are some suggestions to encourage your shy dog to be a little more confident.
Edit Steps1Don't feel sorry for your dog. While you are emotionally connected with your dog and care about him, trying to shield him from situations by pitying him does him no favors. Indeed, since dogs sense emotions, you risk him viewing pity as a sign of weakness. Your dog is more likely to be confident when he knows his pack leader is powerful and ready to protect him.2Try not to reassure your dog by petting or murmuring to him. This is the equivalent of saying, "It's all right, that's good, good boy for feeling afraid, it's all right" and it will actually reinforce the shyness. When he's being overly shy, the best thing that you can do is to ignore him. Really! By giving him absolutely zero reinforcement, you'll be helping him to overcome his shyness.3Avoid threatening actions. For example, do not stare at your dog or make prolonged eye contactHere's a unique way to present a housewarming gift of a set of kitchen towels. Poems about angels are optional...
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Education and Communications » Writing » Works » PoetryHow to Write a Limerick Edited byPoofBird and 40 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryWhat are the ?… If you ever wondered how to make money from home, I am sure you have asked this question once or twice. Well, it depends on what you would consider “top” and what kind of qualifications an online money making method has to have to qualify as a top money making method.
So, when the idea of creating a list of top 10 online money making methods came to my mind, I had to come up with a few criteria for choosing the top methods. Of course, since this list was going to be (hopefully) useful to BlogStash.com’s readers, it had to contain methods that most BlogStash.com’ readers could use.
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These days, taking paid surveys is considered by many one of the top 10 online jobs. Taking paid surveys for money for legitimate survey companies like SurveySpot is not only free, it is fun and enjoyable as well.
Moreover, you get to voice your opinion and tell companies and manufacturers what you think of their products and services that you use daily and what you would like to see incorporated in those products and services in the future.
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Metaphors are the cold knife in your side, the speed bumps that keep you from picking up writing momentum, the hidden monster lurking in the closet of ... of ... oh, darn it. Metaphors are tough
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Often newlyweds or young monogamous couples have to deal with prying family member questions about when they plan to have a baby. And if you choose to delay having children (or not have them at all), as the years pass, some family members start to see it as their crusade to ensure you "haven't forgotten" this part of your life! Since it should be no one’s business but yours, you will need to handle the situation with finesse and perhaps even a little humor.
Note that this article is directed towards couples who have not decided against having children just yet; in that case, see How to defend your choice to be childless.
Edit Steps1Expect at least someone in the family to be nosy and impatient enough to start asking you as a newlywed or as a long-term partnered couple, when you plan on having children. Expecting it in advance means that you can be ready for the possibility and have some appropriate replies prepared. Keep in mind that while much of this badgering is good-willed, for some people it's brought on as a result of familial narcissism or family "empire-building". Whatever the motivation, you do not need to do as they say.2Present a united front. Your spouse or partner and you should know how you both plan to answer this question, even if you have yet to be approached with it as a couple. Have a private discussion with your mate about how you would like to answer. In some cases, you may want to tell your family just to mind their own business. However, many couples may say that they're planning to start a family after certain events occur (such as being promoted at work, after having bought a house, etc.). Either way, have a heart-to-heart with your honey and make some plans so you know when you want to start a family.3Practice exactly what you will say. So that you don’t say one thing and your spouse or partner says something else, prepare how you will address the question. Determine how much information you’ll provide and how you will answer. For example, you might agree that you'll only keep it very general, such as saying after you achieved a few goals, instead of listing each goal (new job, promotion, move, etc.).4Answer with a lighthearted and perhaps even silly response. Telling people that you plan to start a family when you hit the lottery or when gay marriage is legal in all 50 states may diffuse the tension in the room and let family members know you are not seriously considering children just yet.Be elusive. Have fun with your prying family and be secretive by saying,the how to manual that you can edit
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Personal Care and Style » Personal Hygiene » Hair Removal » ShavingHow to Convince a Very Hairy Man to Shave His Chest Edited byAnna Barrow and 5 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryEvent management is a great experience, whether its for your own party, for a corporate event, for family and friends or professionally for weddings and other great occasions. It's a tough job as not only do you have to have everything organised, but you'll also need to be a quick thinker when disaster strikes.
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An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small battery-powered device that many people have when they've survived a cardiac arrest and are at risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. ICDs are often compared to pacemakers, and in fact, most have one already built in. Learning to live with one includes understanding its purpose and ensuring that you heed a few simple precautions.
Edit Steps1Understand how an ICD works and why you need it. People who survive cardiac arrests, have been diagnosed with an arrhythmia, and are at a high risk of sudden cardiac death are often candidates for an ICD implantation. Survivors of heart attacks may also get ICDs. An ICD measures your heart rhythm using leads attached to your heart. When it detects an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), it will provide therapy depending on what's happening:If your heart is beating too slowly, the ICD will use the built-in pacemaker to pace your heart to a normal rhythm.If you're suffering from ventricular tachycardia (V-tach/VT), your heart is beating too quickly. The ICD will deliver short, rapidly paced beats to override the heart's abnormal rhythm. If that doesn't work, it will cardiovert the heart by delivering small shocks to restore the rhythm.If you're suffering from ventricular fibrillation (V-fib/VF), the electrical activity becomes disorganized and the heart will start beating so fast that it will start quivering instead of pumping blood. The ICD will treat this by delivering a stronger electric shock to the heart.Before the procedure, make sure that you fully understand your condition and the reason why an ICD is needed. Ask your doctors, read pamphlets, or even talk to other patients who have ICDs. Also, discuss how the ICD can be deactivated, if you choose to do so in the future.2In the first few weeks after the surgery, avoid putting your arm on the side the device was inserted over your head. Do all such actions with your other hand.3Be prepared for changes. Although your lifestyle will remain unchanged, there are a few considerations you'll have to make. For example, you may have to adjust your seat belt shoulder harness if the ICD was implanted in your upper chest. If you find an item of clothing creates pressure around your upper chest, you may have to stop wearing it. Adjust your lifestyle according to such things becoming apparent to you when going about your normal activities.4Carry an ID card indicating you have an ICD. When you're having any procedure done, tell your doctor, dentist, or other health care professional about your ICD.Since it's made of metal, the ICD may set off metal detectors and other security devices found in airports and other places. Show your card to security personnelBeer, burgers, and spices... three items that could easily be enjoyed during a barbecue or casual gathering. So why not create a meal that incorporates all three of them into one? Here is how to make baked beer burgers
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories How to Make a Lemon Drop Edited byByron Delaney and 7 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryPacking a backpack is one of the most important parts of a hiking trip, since an uncomfortable backpack will result in an uncomfortable hike. This article will tell you how best to pack your backpack, starting at the bottom and moving up.
Edit Steps1Pack softer and more bulky objects near the bottom of the pack. Keeping softer objects (clothes, sleeping bag, camp towel, etc.) near your body will create a cushion between your body and the harder things you may have packed. Since a sleeping bag is both bulky and soft, that should be put in first, near the bottom and close to the small of your back. Packing bulky objects near the bottom of the pack will also improve your balance with the pack, since a heavy object high in the pack will raise your center of gravity, making you less well-balanced.When shopping for your next television, a number of factors should contribute to your decision. While many people tend to buy the largest TV they can afford, many other characteristics are more important than size for high definition televisions. Before you pick a flat screen TV, you need to learn about different screen types, resolution, contrast ratio and the other features available from today’s flat screens.
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Work World » Job Search » Interview SkillsHow to Avoid Acting Desperate During a Job Interview Edited byIliana Johnson and 10 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryIn a magnets puzzle, you are given a grid of dominoes and the number of positive and negative poles in each row and column. The goal is to determine which dominoes are magnetized and which are neutral. For the magnetized dominoes, identify which pole is positive and which is negative. Like charged poles repel and are not allowed to touch directly, but may touch diagonally.
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HomeArticlesCommunityMy Profile EditHome » Categories » Relationships » Dating » Love and RomanceHow to Find a Sex Therapist Edited byJohnny Bgood and 7 othersPin ItArticle Edit Discuss HistoryDiscovering that your intimate conversations, pictures or texts have been splattered across the Internet for all to see is not only an invasion of privacy, but can also be damaging to your personal life and livelihood. Although numerous politicians and celebrities have fallen victim to having their cellphone hacked and have tried to protect themselves, predators continue to find opportunities and vulnerabilities in the system. Avoid being victimized by cellphone hackers by protecting your passwords and being wary of anyone who might want to harm your reputation.
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