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How to Cope When You Don't Get the Theater Part You Wanted
We know how it feels auditioning for the starring role, then getting the news that you're a supporting character, or even a stagehand. But as famous dramatist once said, there are no small parts, only small actors. Even when you're not the main character,...
How to Get Along with New Step Siblings
Step families are becoming more common each year, but merging families isn’t easy for the kids involved. As part of a blended family, it’s natural to feel some tension with your new step-siblings. You may end up fighting with your new step-siblings or fin...
Simple Steps to Know if Your Email Was Read
Do you hate it when the email you sent to your friend, teacher, or even professor doesn't get a response? Don't you just want to know if your recipient actually read the email, so you know it's not a problem with the servers (or so you can know they are d...
How to Avoid Detection in a Game of Spotlight
Spotlight is an exhilarating and adventurous game to play at night with friends, school colleagues or family, and can be played in a variety of outdoor locations including parks, reserves, beaches or even in suburban areas with plenty of corners and cover...
How to Defend Against Lease Violation Claims
When a landlord believes that you have violated a lease, they should notify you of the violation by serving a notice on you. You can defend against the lease violation claim by documenting that you didn’t violate the lease and trying to talk with your lan...
How to Diagnose Vitamin A Deficiency in Reptiles
Vitamin A is a very important nutrient for reptiles. Among its many functions, vitamin A plays important roles in vision, bone growth, and the health of epithelial cells (cells that line the body’s internal and external structures).[1] X Research sourc...
How to Treat a Baby's Cough
In the first year of life, most babies get up to seven colds. Since most cold and cough medications aren't tested for use in babies, you shouldn't give cough medicines to babies — in fact, most cough and cold medicines have been shown to cause side effect...
Reporting Illegal Immigrants Anonymously to Federal or Local Authorities
Federal agencies make it easy to report the identity of someone who's in the US illegally, either online or over the phone. You're never required to identify yourself, but there are additional precautions you can take to ensure you're truly anonymous. Thi...
How to Test Your Batteries
There are many different types of batteries, and you can test all of them to see if they're charged or not. Alkaline batteries bounce when they're going bad, so drop one on a hard surface to see whether or not it bounces. Take an exact voltage reading wit...
How to Cope with ADHD in College
College is a big step. It takes a lot of effort, organization, and focus to do well and have a great academic career. This comes as an even bigger challenge to people who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). If you have ADHD, however, you...
How to Deal with Physical Abuse
Physical abuse can come in many forms, and can affect children as well as adults. Actions like punching, kicking, slapping, pinching, whipping, beating, or any other form of injury is considered physical abuse. In many countries, it is against the law to...
How to Seek Social Support when You Have Anxiety Disorder
Social support is an important part of any healthy lifestyle, yet it’s even more important when you struggle with things like anxiety. Social support can help buffer stress, offer a sense of belonging, and provide you with a safe place to express your fee...
How to Find Extrema of Multivariable Functions
In single-variable calculus, finding the extrema of a function is quite easy. You simply set the derivative to 0 to find critical points, and use the second derivative test to judge whether those points are maxima or minima. When we are working with close...
How to Enjoy Barbecue Season Without Gaining Weight
Barbecue season is filled with tasty treats and foods. It can be difficult not to overindulge in these foods, especially since they're only around for a short season. Although some barbecue foods are fairly nutritious (like grilled chicken or grilled ve...
How to Secure a New EIN After the Business Owner's Death
With the death of a business owner who was operating their business as a sole proprietorship, the executor of the estate typically must secure a new employer identification number (EIN) to wrap up the business. If the business was a general partnership, t...
How to Diagnose Hamster Dental Problems
Hamsters are popular as pets for children, as they are engaging, easy to care for, and relatively free from health problems. However, one problem that hamsters may suffer from is tooth problems. This is because a hamster's teeth grow continually and the r...