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How to Become an NFL Scout
National Football League (or NFL) scouts evaluate the talent of high school and college football players. They are responsible for identifying players that have the potential to succeed in the NFL. Working as an NFL scout allows you to work closely with t...
The Best Way to Clean Windows with Vinegar and Soap
Distilled vinegar, also called white vinegar, is a staple cleaning product in any household and has the benefit of being completely natural. Vinegar's most common and perhaps most effective cleaning application is cleaning glass, such as windows. Using vi...
How to Tell If Your Cat Has a Fever: Best Thermometers & Techniques
If your cat has a fever, it could be a sign that they’re sick or have an underlying health condition. The most accurate way to check your cat's temperature is with a thermometer inserted into their rectum. However, the easiest and second-most reliable way...
How to Heal from a Skin Biopsy
A skin biopsy is a medical procedure in which a small sample of skin tissue is removed, processed for testing, and examined under a microscope to determine certain skin conditions and diseases such as skin cancer or seborrheic dermatitis. There are severa...
How to Make Sterling Silver Jewelry
Making sterling silver jewelry is a hobby for some and a business for others. Silver clay is a great way to get started if you can get hold of it, but you can also cut, attach, or mold solid sterling silver with a jeweler's saw, soldering kit, or hammer a...
How to Build a Dynamic Website
The issues of this topic are so broad and varied in possible approaches that any realistic answer to inevitable questions can only point the overall way. Many people today want and hope to build dynamic (data driven) web presences, the architectures of...
How to Prepare Notes for Public Speaking
You have to give a speech, and you wonder how you can give it without staring at a piece of paper. Rather than memorize the words, you can use notes. Notes are easy to make. First, write and refine your speech. Pick out keywords that represent the main id...
How to Plumb a Bathroom
If you are building a house or doing some remodeling and don't want to flush money down the drain, you may be tempted to plumb the bathroom yourself. Unfortunately, this can get pretty complex, and it’s usually best to hire a pro for this one. You'll need...
How to Feel Good Alone in Your 50s
Ever wonder how to fill all your spare time now that you are "50ish and free"? Things didn't turn out the way we thought they would, and now here you are. Cheer up––this should be a good time of your life and it's part attitude plus a whole lot of action...
How to Make an Espresso Like Starbucks
Starbucks is a very popular coffee shop that serves espresso and many different drinks made with espresso. If you’d like to save money, or just try out making espresso for yourself, you can make it at home and achieve the same or even better quality as St...
How to Calculate Buoyancy
Buoyancy is the force acting opposite the direction of gravity that affects all objects submerged in a fluid.[1] X Research source When an object is placed in a fluid, the object's weight pushes down on the fluid (liquid or gas) while an upw...
How to Calculate Precision
Precision means that a measurement using a particular tool or implement produces similar results every single time it is used. For example, if you step on a scale five times in a row, a precise scale would give you the same weight each time. In math and s...
How to Chrome Plate
Authentic chrome plating involves layering chromium over the surface of a metal or plastic object. Since this process can be extremely dangerous due to the fumes and chemicals used, you’ll likely need to have a professional to chrome plate objects for you...
How to Frame a Roof
Framing a roof is the last step in framing new construction. While most home builders will outsource the construction of roofing trusses–the rafter supports of the roof itself–learning to frame a roof yourself is one of the true arts of carpentry, and a b...
How to Write a Credit Card Settlement Letter
If you owe more on a credit card than you can afford to pay, you may wish to negotiate a settlement with the card company. In a settlement you agree to pay some lesser amount, and the company agrees to accept that amount. You both avoid the trouble and ex...
How to Calculate Average Operating Assets
Identifying the average operating assets or AOA associated with a company during a specific accounting period is very important to the business process. This type of calculation makes it easier to determine if the business is making efficient use of its r...