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How to Measure a Hockey Stick
If you're a beginner, amateur, or professional hockey player, you need to know how to measure a hockey stick. Determining the proper length of the stick is a personal preference and can affect your performance on the ice. Having a stick that's too short o...
How to Calculate Data Transfer Rate
Data transfer rate is the speed that a certain amount of data is transferred over a given period of time. You might want to know the transfer rate if you’re downloading something online or transferring data from one source to another. First, convert your...
How to Use Aloe Vera to Treat Constipation
If you're struggling with constipation, you're probably willing to try just about anything to alleviate your discomfort. While it's true that aloe has long been used as a folk remedy to relieve constipation, it's not considered a safe remedy. Taking aloe...
How to Make All Natural Laundry Soap
Making your own all-natural, powdered laundry soap may seem unnecessary when there are plenty of ready-made soaps in grocery stores. However, homemade laundry soap has distinct earth-friendly advantages over store-bought brands. Homemade soap reduces pack...
How to Help Children With ADHD
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a brain-based disorder that impacts a person’s ability to concentrate and focus. Children are still developing and learning how to conduct themselves, and when they are impacted by ADHD, this development...
How to Read Forex Charts
Forex is the global foreign exchange market where foreign currencies are bought and sold. The market uses currency pairs to evaluate the relative strength of one currency against another. The pairings show how much of the second currency (the quote) you c...
How to Clean Slate Floors
While slate floors are attractive, they benefit from regular upkeep. Slate is porous and absorbs stains.[1] X Research source It's also very soft and can easily be chipped and eroded by acids and hard scrub brushes. By attacking stains immed...
How to Read Histograms
If you are involved in the observation of statistics or looking at any kind of technical data, you may need to be able to read a histogram. A histogram is a specific visual representation of data, usually a graph using bars without spaces to represent the...
How to Adjust to College Classes
Going to college or university is an exciting time where you gain more freedom, meet new people, and learn more about topics that you are interested in. However, starting college classes can be intimidating. If you go to your classes prepared and ready to...
How to Download Music With iCloud
This wikiHow teaches you to download songs and albums using Apple's cloud-based storage platform and an Apple subscription. If you don't subscribe to Apple Music or iTunes Match, iCloud download is not available: You must sync your device to a desktop or...
How to Know if Your Dog is Pregnant: Early Signs & Testing
Your dog’s been acting different lately, and you know she spent the last few weekends with her male dog friend. Could she be pregnant? No matter what first made you suspect that your dog is pregnant, you need answers. Luckily for you, we have all the info...
How to Make an Infinite Cobblestone Generator in Minecraft
Minecraft does not like to obey the laws of physics, and the law of conservation of mass is not an exception. Cobblestone generators in Minecraft will generate cobblestone indefinitely. They prove to be very helpful for collecting building materials and a...
How to Control Shedding (Dogs)
Almost every breed of dog sheds to one degree or another. This loss of hair can be seasonal or it can last all year long. For dog owners, managing shedding is a critical part of happily coexisting with your pet. To control shedding, start by implementing...
How to Pass Multiple Choice Tests
Multiple choice tests are used everywhere - from getting a driving license to college and job applications. This makes them a vital skill to master. In theory, picking one of four or five options seems easy, but in practice eliminating the wrong answers a...
How to Ship Air Freight
Sometimes you have to ship something that is too big to be sent by post and too important or urgent to be sent by sea freight or ground transportation. Air freighting is often the most cost effective and quickest way of shipping goods whether you are movi...
How to Weld Cast Iron
Welding cast iron is a precision task that requires high heat, and often expensive equipment. You should not attempt it on the strength of reading a brief Internet article, no matter how informative. However, understanding the basics can help you prepare...