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How to Prepare a Home for Visitors With Allergies
The key to welcoming guests with allergies is knowing what they are allergic to. Always tell new guests about any pets you have before they come over, and ask them about their allergies beforehand. Clean your home as thoroughly as possible to remove aller...
How to Recognize Peanut Allergies
Research shows that a peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of a severe allergy attack in both children and adults.[1] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hospitals Go to source If...
How to Inflate a Basketball
Playing basketball with a flat ball decreases your game and stunts training. Playing basketball with too much bounce can also be damaging to the ball. For the best possible basketball, you’ll need to inflate it to the proper tension and care for it. There...
How to Create a Powerpoint Handout
If you're giving a PowerPoint presentation and want to provide your viewers with a printed version, you can create a handout page. A handout page is a printed version of your presentation that can help viewers follow along, take notes, and keep the inform...
How to Choose Table Linens
Table linens are a great way to set the tone for a meal. Table linens include tablecloths, place mats, napkins, and runners. They may be used for formal occasions, to elevate a holiday display, or to protect a table during everyday use, and they can be ma...
How to Prevent Boils
Boils are skin infections or abscesses that originate deep in your oil glands or hair follicles. Boils are unpleasant, but fortunately they can usually be prevented! A boil will normally begin to appear on your skin as a red spot, and eventually become a...
How to Account for a Capital Lease
A lease agreement refers to the act of one company lending an asset to another company, in exchange for periodic rent payments (like renting an apartment, for example). Capital leases are one form of lease, where the lease is basically structured as a pur...
How to Move Multiple Files Into a New Folder on a Mac
Apple’s release of the Mac operating system OS X Lion 10.7 offers hundreds of new features and enhancements that make interacting with the OS easier. Many of these enhancements have been made specifically to the Finder, the one core app that has more than...
How to Draw Anime Wings
Anime wings can add another dimension to your anime drawings, enabling the character to soar above the Earth and other characters. The wings aren't too difficult to draw and once you've mastered the style suggested here, you can work on other styles for d...
How to Prevent Hardening of the Arteries
Studies show that the hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, can cause heart attacks, strokes, or serious blockage in the lungs, kidneys, or legs.[1] X Trustworthy Source Mayo Clinic Educational website from one of the world's leading hosp...
How to Decorate Your Notebook
To decorate your own notebook, all you need are craft materials, a little time, and creativity! Make a cover with paper, paint, or fabric or create a collage on the front with stickers and pictures. You can embellish the notebook with anything that inspir...
How to Calculate Heat Capacity
Heat capacity measures how much energy you need to add to something to make it one degree hotter. Finding the heat capacity of something comes down to a simple formula -- just divide the Amount of Heat Energy Supplied by the Change in Temperature to deter...
How to Get Rid of Warts on Fingers
Studies show that warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and can come in many sizes, colors, and shapes.[1] X Trustworthy Source Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School's Educational Site for the Public Go to source They c...
How to Prevent Arthritis
With more than 100 different types of arthritis, it's a relatively common and painful condition. If you are female, or have a family history of arthritis, you are at greater risk. Unfortunately, there's no exact method to prevent arthritis – but some type...
How to Draw a Unicorn
The unicorn is one of the most popular mythical creatures. A unicorn is a strong, wild and fierce creature. There are different ways to depict a unicorn, so this article has a traditional version, a cartoon version, and a cute version. Choose the style th...
How to Plant a Seed in a Pot
Planting seeds in pots can be a great way to start a houseplant or indoor garden, or otherwise start seeds that you may later transplant into your garden. Starting seeds in pots does not need to be difficult, but it does require some planning and attentio...