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How to Read an Ultrasound Picture
An ultrasound may be performed for a variety of reasons, but looking at a baby in the womb is the most common reason. If you have recently had an ultrasound and you want to know how to interpret the images on your ultrasound, then you may benefit from lea...
How to Check Someone's Breathing Rate (Rate of Respiration)
The rate at which we breathe is one of our vital signs. When we breathe in we obtain oxygen and when we breathe out we expel carbon dioxide. Checking the breathing rate is an important way to make sure someone's respiratory tract is healthy and functionin...
How to Use a Cookie Press
A cookie press can turn cookie dough into perfect, professional-looking cookies. Once your cookie press is loaded with dough, all you have to do is press the dough onto a baking sheet, and voila! Once you get the hang of it, using your cookie press will b...
How to Be a Travel Agent
Many people are attracted to a career as a travel agent because of the perks: discounts on lodging, transportation, and constant opportunities to see the world. They offer advice on travel, put together travel packages, research vacation spots and confir...
How to Work Well in a Team Environment
A team environment is any setting that focuses on everyone working together rather than individually, particularly in the workplace. Whatever role you prefer to fill, it is likely that you will occasionally encounter situations that call for teamwork. It'...
How to Analyze Tone in Literature
In literature, tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject, characters or events of a story.[1] X Research source Understanding the tone of a literary work can help you become a better reader. You may also need to analyze the ton...
How to Remove Mold from a Barbie Doll
Do your children love to play with their Barbie doll into the tub or anywhere else where it can get dirty ? Then you have probably noticed mold or mud after a while on the doll . Don't throw it away , this tutorial will show you how you can remove mold or...
How to Make Breast Milk More Nutritious
Even if your diet isn’t the most balanced, breast milk is still better for your baby than formula. Your breast milk contains a healthy dose of proteins, fats, vitamins and carbohydrates, as well as leukocytes, which are living cells that help protect your...
How to Deep Condition Your Hair if You are a Black Female
Deep conditioning seems simple enough, right? You slap on some conditioner, wait a few minutes, rinse out, and voila! Right? Wrong. Deep conditioning is vital when it comes to restoring moisture to our strands, but many of us have been doing it halfhe...
How to Care for a Madagascar Dragon Tree
The Madagascar dragon tree, or Dracaena marginata, is a reliable and low-maintenance indoor plant. If you live in a warm area with extremely mild winters, you can also keep this colorful tree outdoors all year! Be sure to provide the plant with a mixture...
How to Get Adhesive out of Carpet
While providing a soft surface for your home, carpet can also attract dirt and debris over time. If you have small children or enjoy doing craft projects, chances are your carpet may become stained with glue, tape or another kind of adhesive. If you do no...
How to Maintain a Dirt or Gravel Drive or Road
After trying lots of approaches to maintain your long gravel drive, you might be wondering how to find out what really works. In this article, you'll discover that basically, a box scraper will take care of about 90% of your needs. The details follow.
How to Make a Lot of Money by the Age of 20
You’re a teenager in the prime of your life, 13 to 20, the opportunities are all the same for all teens. You’re full of energy and have big ideas but you have no money to do the things you want to do. Your parents maybe aren’t rich and even if they were t...
How to Reduce Wait Time in the Emergency Room
Patients who check into a hospital's emergency room (ER) often experience long wait times. These wait times are mainly due to the triage process that's required for hospital admission, patient "boarding" (waiting for a bed), shortage of medical staff and...
How to Activate Telnet in Windows 7
Telnet is a command line tool that is designed for administering remote servers through the Command Prompt. Unlike earlier versions of Windows, Windows 7 (and its predecessors) does not come with the Telnet client installed. You will need to activate it b...
How to Comfortably and Discreetly Wear Adult Diapers in College
Starting college is an exciting time in a young adult’s life, and that shouldn't be any different for those of us who require adult diapers, for one reason or another. About one third of the 65 million people in the U.S. who report suffering from some sor...