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Although hamsters and gerbils may appear somewhat similar, to the casual human onlooker, they are two totally different types of rodents with different temperaments, sleeping patterns and so forth. Because of these factors, it is crucial to never allow hamsters and gerbils to share living environments. They are furry, cute and not too similar at all.
Matching socks to pants requires you to take a lot more than just color into consideration. Match socks to pants with help from a fashion blogger and journalist in this free video clip.
The desire to conceive a long-awaited son or long-anticipated daughter can be taxing for any family, forcing some families to try for years. Mothers-to-be may wonder what they can do to tip the scales in favor of having a baby of a particular sex. There are many theories about what mothers-to-be should eat, as well as how much, when it comes to conceiving that bouncing boy or girl.
Whenever you walk anywhere near the kitchen, Sparky is right there under your feet, hoping you will drop just a smidgen of food. Some dogs are overly motivated by food, making it relatively simple to get them to do exactly what you want. While many dogs are more interested in food than attention, not all dogs are programmed that way. Your pup may prefer attention over food or could want a little of both.
Steampunk fashion is all about fantasy. What started out as a literary genre that combined sci-fi with industrial era, "steam powered" machinery -- with authors such as H.G. Wells and Jules Verne -- has become the inspiration for many trends in fashion, movies and music. Think of the recent "Sherlock Holmes" films starring Robert Downey Jr. or David Guetta and Nicki Minaj's music video for "Turn Me On." In fashion, steampunk typically combines pieces from the Victorian Era and Wild West.
Show a child that he matters to you by actively listening when he speaks, setting clear limits on his behavior and assigning him chores and responsibilities within the group. Just like adults, kids need to feel like valued members of society who are loved, respected and counted upon.
When you synchronize your iPhone with iTunes on your computer, iTunes backs up most of the data on your device, including your contacts. ITunes automatically deletes old backups, so you can lose important data if you lose the backups. For example, your contacts may get deleted when you perform a Google Mobile sync. You can't prevent iTunes from deleting old backups, but you can save the backups manually. You can then restore the backups and use them to recover the data on your iPhone.
Although a teenager might look like an adult in many ways, fundamental physical differences still exist between adults and teenagers. One significant issue for many teenagers is sleep deprivation, according to the American Psychological Association. The reasons for increased sleep requirements for teenagers are important enough to emphasize the amount of sleep an adolescent gets.
Owning a puppy or kitten seems all fun and games until you find a puddle on your floor or have to replace drapes that have been shredded by tiny claws. The youngsters of both species are high maintenance, but puppies take the crown and require the most work. Some care needs, such as feeding, vaccination and parasite prevention, do not differ greatly between puppies and kittens.
Shortening a toilet chain doesn't require anything more than your own two hands. Shorten a toilet chain with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.
Cut avocados tend to go bad very quickly if you don't take a few key preparation steps. Find out how you keep a cut avocado for more than a day with help from a nutrition expert and published author in this free video clip.
Adding a person to your car insurance is easy, especially if you live with that person. Add a person to your car insurance if you live together with help from an experienced insurance agent in this free video clip.
A quadrant is a very specific type of mathematical term that describes things like graphs and planes. Learn about the term quadrant and its relationship to mathematics with help from an experienced mathematics educator in this free video clip.
Developing a LinkedIn relationship relies on a few different things, including your professionalism. Develop a LinkedIn relationship with help from the principal change agent at Vince Rogers & Associates in this free video clip.
Working the night shift can be difficult for both the worker and the worker's family. Learn how to live with a night shift person with help from a psychologist, physical therapist and group fitness instructor in this free video clip.
Baby rats tend to be nice and gentle pets from day one. However, this may not be the case when you bring an adult rat into your household. Some adult rats have been abused by humans or hurt by their cage mates. They may react by fighting with other rats, biting people or withdrawing. If these rats are treated with kindness, many can learn to trust and to be nice to humans and other rats.
Re-homing a dog is a difficult and emotional process, and is even more so when it requires separating dogs that have a close bond. The degree of difficulty depends on several factors, such as the age of the dogs, whether they are littermates, and the degree to which they get along and rely on each other. It also depends on the quality of care and the amount of love and attention each dog receives, both before and after the separation. Whether one or both of the dogs are going to new homes, they will need extra nurturing after the separation…
One way to stay involved in a long distance relationship is through the use of multiplayer games. Learn about multiplayer games for long distance relationships with help from a psychologist, speaker and writer in this free video clip.
Adjusting a backless tuxedo vest shouldn't take more than a few quick moments of your time. Adjust a backless tuxedo vest with help from the CEO of Accent Bridal & Tuxedo in this free video clip.
Word processing and other desktop publishing programs offer users a wide variety of tools to customize page layout and formatting. Section and column breaks are tools designed to separate information on a page or across pages to emphasize certain facts or make the information easier to read. Understanding the differences between these two tools can help you separate your information as desired.
Gridded layouts represent geometric systems used to create pleasing dimensions in art and architecture. One of the oldest grid systems, the golden section, or golden mean, derives from nature and takes its cue from the early Greeks. It creates rectangles with a length-to-width ratio of approximately 1.62 and provides proportions that can be applied to any design task. Today's graphics software makes it easy to impose order on a layout using mathematical relationships among design elements.
With the advent of the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii game consoles, online gaming has exploded in popularity. All three systems offer the ability to play against other users online, and nearly every major title, from "Halo: Reach" and "Mario Kart" to "Uncharted 3," offers some form of multiplayer interaction online. To converse with your teammates during an online match, a gaming headset is required.
Microsoft's SQL Server Integration Service (SSIS) provides you with a designer you use to create packages that run SQL statements using a scheduler. To create a relationship with another package within your own package, you add an event handler and point execution to the external package. This means you can execute other SQL statements in another package without rewriting the statements.
Internal fragmentation is a condition where portions of your computer’s memory become unusable due to memory allocation procedures. Though the memory is not actually in use, it remains unavailable to the system or any other programs. The amount of memory lost to internal fragmentation is usually small, but under periods of heavy load, memory loss can add up and lead to poor system performance.
Reglazing, or refinishing, your bathtub is a cost-effective way to repair scratches, stains, chips and rust. A properly reglazed bathtub can look and feel like new, and it costs less than buying a new tub. With proper care, a professionally reglazed bathtub can last between five and 10 years. Do-it-yourself kits are available but don’t expect the results to last as long.
Ematic E4 Series batteries can run up to eight hours of consistent music playback and four hours of video playback. When the battery is running low on power, the battery icon on the screen suggests that you should charge the player. When the Ematic E4's battery dies, you must charge it for a set period of time before using the device.
An uninterruptible power supply is a device that prevents a computer from turning off and losing unsaved work when a power interruption occurs. The UPS accomplishes this with a battery sufficient in size to power the computer and monitor long enough for you to save your work and shut down the operating system. Companies manufacture UPS units for home and business use.
"Bloomability" is a children's novel by Sharon Creech where the main character Domenica Santolina Doone, attends a boarding school in Lugano, Switzerland. While there she meets many new friends and goes on little adventures where she learns about herself and the lives of her friends. By the end of the story, Domenico, or "Dinnie," becomes comfortable with herself and learns what she wants out of life.
Kerning refers to the process of creating uniform, aesthetically pleasing space between two letters. When you're working with a certain typeface, you may notice that some pairs of letters are placed too close together, while some are placed too far apart. Font sets are created with rules that automatically determine the spaces between certain letters, but frequently, you must selectively adjust the space between the letters while keeping the rest of the spacing the same. Since kerning is both a science and an art, typesetters use a trained eye and follow key principles for kerning text.
A stairway in a home is often a focal point. Its styling can range from modern and minimalist to traditional, with a highly polished wooden banister. Despite their differences, all stairways need to be built according to community building codes, which are generally based on the International Residential Code, developed by the International Code Council.
Keeping an open relationship with your children will help you build a strong bond because you can deal with problems before they become a source of contention. Communicating with your children regularly also prevents your child from associating talking with you as something that only occurs when they have done something wrong.
Being patient in a relationship when you really like someone can be daunting. You don't want to seem like you are too into the person, so you go through conventions such as waiting two or three days before calling them and not being intimate with them until at least the third date, for example. A few techniques can help you resist the temptation to take things further right away, but some people choose to just go with their gut.
Web developers can dynamically manipulate Web page elements using JavaScript, as long as each element has a unique ID. The JavaScript document object model (DOM) provides events that uniquely identify the page’s elements, then dynamically alter them in a variety of ways. Alterations include style attributes, functions and locations within the user interface.
In algebra, a function is an expression that indicates one variable's relation to another. Functions are used to chart experimental and hypothetical data. Usually, a function is a single line or curve on a Cartesian coordinate graph. There are several aspects to working with functions, and several things you need to understand about them.
Released in May 2008, the Samsung Glyde smartphone comes with a standard lithium-ion battery that provides the device with up to 3.5 hours of talk time and up to 250 hours, or 10.4 days, of standby time. Designed exclusively for Verizon Wireless, the Glyde’s battery life helps it last shorter amounts of time between charges than similar devices on the market at the time of publication.
If YouTube determines that videos you post to the site are eligible, the site may invite you to participate in an revenue-sharing program, which involves placing advertisements on your videos. YouTube transfers a portion of the advertising revenues it earns from your video into your AdSense account. Video monetization is specific to each YouTube account, not to the AdSense account, so it's possible to link multiple YouTube accounts to AdSense.
An income tax preparation application for Windows and Mac systems, TurboTax 2009 Deluxe lets you file both your federal and state tax returns as well as submit the returns electronically for processing. The application’s End User License Agreement allows you to install the application on multiple computers in your home or business. You can only prepare and electronically file five federal/state returns using the program though, according to the IRS. Any returns exceeding that limit must be paper returns mailed into the IRS.
As broadband Internet connectivity and small networks have become more prevalent, network devices such as wireless routers have become mainstays in both homes and small businesses. No official statistics exist to determine how long a router lasts, but your average home or small business router should last several years before needing to be replaced.
If you have a yard, but not the luxury of a lawn service, you need a lawnmower. You should expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $500, depending on the brand and model you choose. The simpler the machine, the lower the cost. The more bells and whistles a lawnmower has, the higher the price. No matter the price tag, however, you want to get as much use out of your lawnmower as you can.
Respect is the regard and admiration at the heart of your relationship. This cornerstone fortifies love and trust to strengthen the bond between you. With it you develop value, consideration and security. Without it you rob yourself of the true connection between you and the woman you love. Since respect, or the lack thereof, underscores every thought or deed in any relationship you have, you have many opportunities to demonstrate respect in both big and small ways.
At the heart of every computer lies a microprocessor, an integrated circuit containing the essential elements for performing arithmetic, making logical comparisons and manipulating data. Its components include memory storage elements in the form of registers and cache. The microprocessor uses registers to perform arithmetic and access data in memory. Cache memory makes the microprocessor more efficient by saving it valuable time.
Dehumidifiers remove moisture from the air. How long your dehumidifier lasts depends on several factors, including your climate and local weather conditions. Dehumidifiers work less effectively in colder temperatures. Owners of well-sealed, energy efficient homes have a greater need for their dehumidifiers as water vapor-filled air remains trapped indoors, while draftier homes experience greater ventilation, which can lower the humidity naturally.
The acronym LIFO stands for "Last in, first out." Learn about LIFO and its relationship to taxation with help from a business consultant in this free video clip.
Blogger (blogger.com) is a blog publishing platform that provides businesses, organizations and individuals with a place to share thoughts, ideas, stories, pictures, videos and more online. Blogger users can take advantage of various layout options and assorted templates to customize your blog to fit your personality, the type of information you plan to share and the audience you want to reach. Blogger users are permitted to have more than one blogger account and multiple blogs.
Your relationships with your siblings will likely be the longest lasting relationships in your family -- you will know your siblings longer than your parents, spouse or children. However, these relationships are not without their challenges. Natural complications such as sibling rivalry make relating to one another tricky. To nurture a good relationship with your siblings, you must treat these relationships with the same care and consideration as the other important relationships in your life.
Breakups occur most commonly in the three to five month period of new relationships.For this reason, newly established couples must quickly work on building a good foundation for their relationship. Developing a healthy relationship from the start will increase the likelihood of a lasting and meaningful connection. The effort you put into the beginning of a romance reflects your level of commitment and willingness to make it work. Having a positive, healthy relationship can increase your self worth and lead to a happier life.
Healthy relationships are a critical component of humanity. Your intimate relationships can be the most rewarding part of your life or cause you angst and confusion, depending on the foundations sets early in the developing relationship. Several ingredients working together make a solid foundation for short-term gains with long-term growth.
When frequent arguments and waning feelings creep into a relationship, a romantic history and familiarity won’t be enough to hold it all together. There are several other factors to consider when deciding whether or not your relationship is worth salvaging. If you or your partner aren't prepared to reach compromises, you may want to settle back into the single life.
Apple's iPad lets you link several email accounts to its Mail application. Unfortunately, the iPad is limited to showing only 200 emails at one time. This is a hard limit, and there is no way to change it on the iPad. However, if you have a server-based email account, IMAP or exchange server, you can use the search feature to search your extra emails stored on the server, then download them as necessary. Google's Gmail and Microsoft Exchange are both server-based email services. You only need to set up the account on your iPad.
Garbage trash truckers, also known as trash collectors or garbage men, collect refuse and recycled materials from residences, businesses and various institutions. Those who work in multiple numbers may have one person devoted to just driving. The driver grinds trash as it is loaded with the smashing unit in back of the truck. This enables the truck to carry heavier loads throughout the entire route. Some garbage trash truckers may also drive their units to the dumping grounds to unload the refuse and recyclable materials. These workers typically get paid by the hour.
