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Windows XP computers may go slower and slower over time. Follow this guide to learn how to speed it up.

Pigeons might be entertaining to watch, but their droppings can cause damage to buildings or cars and spread diseases to people and other animals. If you’re wondering how to get rid of these pesky birds without hurting them, you’re in the right place. In...

A didgeridoo is a simple but fun instrument that you can make out of plastic pipe.

Although invisible ink and secret messages seem the stuff of spy stories and wizarding schools, anyone can make invisible ink at home with everyday household ingredients. During the Revolutionary War, armies sent secret messages written with invisible lem...

One very important way you can monitor your dog's health is to examine its ears weekly. We may not think to do this on our own but is it especially important for dogs that have floppy ears or dogs with allergies. Many times, when inspecting the ears you w...

Recent studies by the World Health Organization and the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest that workers who sit for long periods of time, as many as 6 hours a day, are 40 percent more likely of dying at any given point, of a variety of afflictions and...

Moving to a new school can be intimidating. In fact, it may feel as your whole world as you once knew it is crashing down. You may wish your friend was with you, or that the school was in your old neighborhood. However, it is possible to fit in at a new s...

Clutch wheelies are better than power/bounce wheelies because you can do them without accelerating (much); in tight areas, at very low speed, and they are much smoother than power wheelies both on the way up and down. You can also ride them out much longe...

The catcher is perhaps the most important defensive player on a baseball team. Not only does the catcher guard home plate, but catcher works with the pitcher and other players to coordinate the team’s defense. Ultimately, though, there are a lot of challe...

Living with other people can be difficult, especially when each person comes from a different background and has their own ideas about how they want to live. Though having a roommate can be challenging at times, it can also be enjoyable and fun. Taking a...

Many people learn to steer horses using the reins. This is generally effective, but there may be times when knowing how to steer using only your legs may come in handy. By positioning your legs in place and applying pressure to the right spots, you can co...

Hibernate is a powerful, high performance object/relational persistence and query service. Hibernate uses JavaBean classes to represent database tables in memory. The columns of the table are represented by the fields of the java class. The class-to-table...

Learning to stop the horse is the first step to becoming a great horseback rider. This will help you establish a bond with your horse, and is a relatively easy technique to learn for beginners. Halting happens in three stages that involve communicating wi...

A child’s first period can be a scary or stressful experience. This is especially true when the kid is left unprepared or feels like it’s not something that they can talk about openly with you. To make sure your daughter sees her first period as a positiv...

When you have strong feelings for someone, it's easy to believe they're "the one"—and it's only natural that you'd want them to feel the same way. Unfortunately, if someone isn't into you, there's not much you can do to change their mind. In that case, it...

Rice is a culinary staple: it's nutritious, filling, fluffy, and delicious. But how can you make it on your on own at home? That's where we come in! Below, we're walking you through our beginner-friendly guide to making the best rice you've had in your li...