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How to Cut Ceiling Tiles
Mineral fiber or fiberglass ceiling tiles can get stained, dirty, or just start to look old after a few years. If you're tired of looking at your old ceiling tiles, or you just want to replace the stained ones, you can do so in just a few hours. Measure t...
How to Redeem Savings Bonds
If you have ever received U.S. savings bonds as gifts or purchased them yourself as a low-risk savings vehicle, you may be wondering about your options for redeeming them. Redeeming savings bonds is simple. You can redeem them at a local bank, a Federal R...
How to Play Rummy 500
Rummy 500 is a fun and relaxing version of the card game Rummy. In this game, points are scored by “melding;” that is, by laying down certain combinations of cards from your hand. Rummy 500 is played over multiple rounds, and the game is complete when one...
How to Protect Assets From Nursing Home Expenses
The Department of Health and Human Services reported that by 2010 nearly 10 million Americans required long-term care. It is expected that 70% of people turning 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives and that many of these people will re...
How to Get Married in Mexico
Planning a destination wedding may mean that you are trying to figure out how to get married in Mexico. This location can be an attractive choice for couples, and you can plan your wedding and honeymoon around any number of areas in the country. Planning...
How to Feed a Warm Season Lawn
Warm season grasses originate from tropical regions and are resilient to high heat and a lot of sunlight. These grasses include species like bermudagrass, centipedegrass, St. Augustine grass, and zoysiagrass. Warm season grass thrives in temperatures from...
How to Make a Basketball Court
It can be inconvenient when you want to play basketball but you have to go to a gym or rec center to play on a full court. If you want to practice your basketball skills or just play a game at home, building your own court can be a great investment. Makin...
How to Build a Sod House
Sod houses were built by prairie settlers in the United States and Canada. Wood was scarce on the prairie, but thickly-thatched sod was abundant. Sod houses were cheap to build, sturdy, warm in the winter and cool in the summer. However, they were subject...
How to Play AVI
AVI (or Audio Video Interleave) is a very popular file format for storing digital video. It's also one of the trickiest to open and play with your media player software. Learning how to play AVI files is a matter of learning a little about them and follow...
How to Fix Poor Soil Drainage
Standing water due to poor drainage in your lawn can lead to a number of problems, from mosquitoes to structural damage to your home. To deal with this, you first need to study your lawn to understand how and why water collects at that specific spot. Once...
How to Be a Traveler and Not a Tourist
Unlike a tourist, a traveler is someone who wants to experience another culture and avoid “tourist traps” and other less authentic experience. To embrace the traveler in you, focus on the culture of the country or city you’re visiting and connect with loc...
How to Deal With Maladaptive Daydreaming
Most people have daydreamed or had waking fantasies at some point in their lives. It's easy to find your mind wandering off when you should be paying attention to some task at hand. But, some people use daydreams or fantasies as a way to deal with everyda...
Stop Stammering: Easy-to-Follow Tips and Tricks to Smooth Your Speech
Not being able to get your words out properly can wreak havoc on your self-esteem. Just know that you're not alone—more than 80 million people worldwide stammer or stutter, including famously eloquent people, such as Winston Churchill.[1] X Research so...
How to Cure a Golf Slice
Nothing is more frustrating for a golfer than a slice – when your ball curves to the right of where you intended to hit it. Seeing your ball slowly drift farther and farther to the right into the rough can be soul-crushing. Several factors – including bal...
How to Learn Shamanic Dreaming
What is a dream? Unexplainable brain activity? A movie projected into your mind? Or could your dreams be the doorway to another dimension—a reality where the past, present, and future exist together and pave the way for unlimited possibilities? Shamanism...
How to Estimate the Amount of Wallpaper Needed
Wallpaper can help add color, patterns, and texture to a room to make it more inviting and comfortable. If you plan on adding wallpaper in your home, accurately estimating how much you need helps ensure that you don’t get too much or too little for your p...