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One of the most important things you need to consider when dressing to go out is your age. Get going out outfit ideas for women in their thirties with help from a fashion and lifestyle professional in this free video clip.
While there are blacklist apps available if you jailbreak your iPhone, there are no such apps available in the Apple App Store. There's no reason to jailbreak your iPhone just to blacklist unwanted calls and text messages. You can blacklist any number yourself simply by creating a new "Blacklist" contact and assigning it a silent ringtone and turning off alerts for that number. All you need is a silent ringtone, which costs a little more than $1 from the App Store.
Buying wholesale T-shirts is a great way to save yourself a lot of money in the long run. Buy wholesale T-shirts with help from the owner and operator of a printing company in this free video clip.
Wearing a business suit always requires you to keep a few very important things in mind. Get business suit tips with help from a head costume designer in this free video clip.
There are a few 1099 penalties in place specifically for people with missing ID numbers. Learn about 1099 penalties for no ID number with help from a taxpayer representative in this free video clip.
Most cars on the road today, be they front-drive or all-wheel drive, use some kind of constant-velocity front axle joint. Cars that use them typically have four total: two on the inside of the axle shafts and another two at the ends of the axle shafts right behind the wheel hub. CV joint symptoms, regardless of make, are fairly universal; the only difficulty is in figuring out which one of the four has failed, and how badly.
Putting a letterhead in Excel is a great way to mark your document with the official logo of your company or organization. Put letterheads in Excel with help from a mechanical engineer in this free video clip.
Running a successful outbound telemarketing sales operation always requires you to keep a few key things in mind. Learn how to run a successful outbound telemarketing sales operation with help from the principal change agent at Vince Rogers & Associates in this free video clip.
In order to have a successful business, you need to look at it like its an investment in your future. Run your business like an investment with help from a certified financial analyst in this free video clip.
You can reduce the cost of disability insurance in a number of different ways depending on your preferences. Learn about ways to reduce the cost of disability insurance with help from an author of a book on life insurance in this free video clip.
Serviceberry trees supply the landscape with year-round beauty. The plants produce white blooms in spring, deep green leaves and berries in summer, vibrant fall colors, and attractive form and bark in winter. The plants grow readily from seed if the seeds are properly prepared prior to sowing. Serviceberry seeds germinate after a period of cold stratification in moist conditions. The cold period emulates the natural winter period and signals to the seed that it's time to break dormancy and sprout.
The Romneya coulteri, also known as the Matilija poppy, is an ornamental shrub with large, white flowers. It is native to California and grows best in United States Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 and 8. Once planted, the Matilija poppy is hardy, spreads rapidly and grows up to 8 feet tall; it is best to plant it in the back of your garden so it does not overtake the view. Planting Romneya coulteri is best done with root cuttings, as they reliably produce shrubs identical to the parent plant. Plant the Romneya coulteri in early spring for best…
In the field of digital electronics, a "counter" is a sequential logic circuit. The circuit consists of a series of flip-flops: electronic circuits that have two stable conditions, each corresponding to one of two alternative input signals. The circuits can cycle through a sequence of states. Two types of counter exist: synchronous and asynchronous.
The 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 four-wheel drive pickup truck came with an optional Sport Plus package when buyers ordered the luxury Laramie SLT trim model. Later Dodge Rams featured the mid-range SLT and SLT Plus that were matched with the extra Sport option. The Sport option featured a hefty 5.9-liter, or 360-cubic-inch, V-8 engine. The 1998 Dodge pickup was the first generation of the redesigned Rams that mimicked the appearance of the tractor-trailer big rigs with raised hood and masculine cross-hair grille.
Generally compressed into ZIP file formats, ICO packages contain graphics for the Web or your computer, such as custom desktop icons for the Microsoft Windows operating system. If you can't download a specific ICO package, there is likely a problem with your Web browser or the site from which you're downloading the file.
Fig trees thrive in many areas of the United States, not just the warmest states. Although they like hot, dry summers, they grow as far north as New York and Pennsylvania. Figs propagate easily in many ways, including by suckers and from root or stem cuttings. Successful propagation from stem cuttings requires the appropriate amount of moisture. Root your stem cuttings in a plastic bag to maintain optimal humidity.
A newly-made cheese is like a freshly-bottled wine. Both are living, breathing communities of microorganisms, which is why the aging process is so important to their final flavor and aroma. In France, where cheese production is a high art, cheese making and cheese aging -- called "affinage" -- are recognized as separate specialties. Traditionally aging took place in natural caves or stone cellars, but hobbyists usually make do with a surplus refrigerator. The two key factors to control are the temperature and the humidity.
RMD taxes have some very important rules associated with them that you're going to need to know. Learn about RMD tax rules with help from the founder of Wealth Financial Partners in this free video clip.
The anticipated level of profits and the expected sales volume are very closely related. Find out about the anticipated level of profits for the expected sales volume with help from a business consultant and marketing expert in this free video clip.
Landing state government contracts is sometimes easier said than done. Learn how to land state government contracts with help from an attorney in this free video clip.
Getting a government contract requires you to take a few basic steps. Learn about the basic steps you must take in order to get a government contract with help from an attorney in this free video clip.
A Pyxis machine -- officially known as a Pyxis Medstation -- is an automated medication dispensing system, marketed by CareFusion, based in San Diego California. According to CareFusion, a Pyxis Medstation can reduce the cost that hospital pharmacies incur for carrying stock, increase the availability of billing and usage information and increase the productivity of hospital staff.
Cofee, tea, cocoa, soap and herbal-extract manufacturer Gano Excel offers its customers the opportunity to work as contract affiliate marketers for them. Affiliate marketing requires a tremendous deal of hard work, including creating a website and building a loyal clientele base, but Gano aids its contractors with a myriad of business tools. Some of these, such as the toll-free hotline, are available for free, while others, such as the ESP packs, require an upfront payment.
An Automated Clearing House processor is a company that processes financial transactions through an electronic network. Typically, an ACH processor provides its services to a variety of companies and organizations that sell products and services. If you’ve ever made a debit card purchase, then you’ve involved an ACH processor in your finances.
The pre-bankruptcy period has a few specific aspects that you're going to need to know. Find out about the pre-bankruptcy period with help from a business consultant and marketing expert in this free video clip.
Following a foreclosure, your rights and obligations as the tenant in a commercial lease will hinge on the agreements you made when you first negotiated your lease. Your lease likely went beyond stating the amount of your rent and the lease term. A well-drafted commercial lease specified what would happen if your landlord faced foreclosure.
Businesses rely on dress codes to keep employees looking professional and ready to work. However, appropriate business clothes often are uncomfortable, and wearing formal clothing outside of work carries its own stigma. While some people choose to maintain two separate wardrobes, an inventive person can save money and closet space by learning how to turn their normal clothes into professional business attire.
Integrated circuits pack millions of transistors onto silicon chips a few millimeters square. You cannot, however, use the chip by itself; it must have packaging to protect the chip from the environment and carry signals to the circuitry in which it operates. Electronics manufacturers have developed many types of standard packaging that enhance the reliability and usability of ICs.
Kit home packages have been part of the American home building industry for more than 100 years. Sears, Roebuck and Co. did not create the first home kit, but it became the most prominent distributor of the kits in the early 20th century. Kit packages have retained their popularity through the years, with hundreds of companies distributing them today.
Fireplaces enable you to enjoy the warmth and pleasing glow of a crackling wood fire, but can be dangerous if the top of the chimney is not properly protected. For example, hot ash can travel up the fireplace flue and potentially catch your house or surrounding trees on fire. Keep your home safe by installing a spark arrestor, available at any hardware or home improvement store, which prevents the hot ash from going out of the top of the fireplace chimney.
Being a sales closer, as the name implies, means that you finish or "close" sales for a business. Be a sales closer with help from a business consultant and motivational speaker in this free video clip.
Different issues can arise when you purchase an item with a credit card. If you make an online purchase, the product may arrive damaged or the sender may fail to send the product. Or someone can acquire your credit card information and purchase items with your account number. As a credit card account holder, you are not responsible for fraudulent charges or damaged merchandise.
If you have noticed that different rooms in your home are losing electrical power at different times, you must troubleshoot the problem. Common causes of random outages include old fuses that can blow suddenly or changes in the electrical load in the house. More serious problems, such as electrical shorts, can also cause the electricity to go out at odd times. Paying attention to when the electricity fails can help you detect what is going wrong with your home's wiring system.
Peripheral transactions are transactions that have no relation to the normal or regular operations of a business enterprise. Business enterprises are established to manufacture and sell goods or services with an aim of realizing profits. For example, at a company established to manufacture and sell cosmetics, any income received from the sale of cosmetics is treated as sales revenue. However, the company may dispose of some machinery at its residual value. Since the company is not in the business of selling machinery, income from sale of the machinery is not profit but is treated as a gain from assets. Such…
ThomasNet provides a free online directory of thousands of industrial suppliers. Businesses of all types use the directory to find products or services in hundreds of categories. Reasons to use ThomasNet depend on your particular business needs. Both buyers and suppliers can make profitable business relationships by learning how to use the ThomasNet directory.
Today's teens are bombarded with endless visual stimuli via the Internet, smartphones, television advertising and printed media. This has made the world marketplace extremely competitive, and it can be difficult for a budding business to attract the teen demographic with so many established, recognizable brands already clamoring for attention. A vital part of any successful brand is its logo, as it is representative of the business as a whole, including its products, employees and philosophy.
To run a store, cash flow is vital in order for you to be able to place orders for your goods. Healthy cash flow is a result of customer accounts paid on time. A sales ledger helps you manage invoices. It reminds you when a customer's account is overdue and keeps track of how much money you are making. The sales ledger is a vital bookkeeping function for your business and easy to manage.
LiveWires is an activities program intended to get young adults engaged with technology and computers through Python coding. The program uses activity sheets and lessons to teach interested teens how to write Python code and create multimedia projects, games, or graphic design presentations. Users around the world can also install and follow the worksheets released by LiveWires in order to get similar lessons.
Sometimes bathtub drains become clogged with more than just hair, soap residue and the occasional children’s toy. Larger, pliable items -- including plastic bags -- can strangely make their way down your tub’s drain, sending some homeowners and apartment dwellers to contact a plumber. Set down your phone and attempt to remove the unusual clog from your drain before spending money needlessly on professional help. Everything you’ll need to pull the plastic bag from your drain is found in your closet and bathroom cabinet.
GoDaddy.com offers hosting services and Web design services to meet many customer's needs. Its offerings range from simple blog design and do-it-yourself offerings to complex online stores with full-fledged merchant services. When you set up your e-commerce site with GoDaddy.com, it will be easy to add additional plug-ins that help the efficiency of your business. Quickbooks accounting solutions can provide an easy platform for onsite businesses to accept payments and handle any other financial transactions. Intuit has plugins available that will allow you to integrate Quickbooks' merchant services within your hosted GoDaddy.com site.
The blower fan in your furnace moves air through the heating and cooling elements, duct assembly and registers. To carry out this, the fan connects to a series of mechanical and electrical components that work together. Thus, troubles related to settings, maintenance issues and aging components can cause a blower go out in a furnace. Often, however, following a simple procedure will help you find, and fix, blower problems in your furnace.
Adding slate to a wall in your home creates an instant focal point, but cutting the stone is as important as installing the slate. If you cut the stone with the wrong tools, you risk leaving behind uneven edges that do not sit properly on the wall. You can also crack the stone or otherwise damage it when trying to make a cut. Cutting the slate properly ensures that you leave behind a smooth edge without damaging the stone.
Frozen spinach is a handy substitute for fresh spinach. In some recipes, such as soups, you can throw a block of frozen spinach directly into your cooking pot. Other recipes call for thawed, drained spinach. Some thawing methods require advance planning, but thawing spinach in a microwave takes only a few minutes. Frozen spinach usually comes chopped, and for most recipes, no further chopping is necessary. For recipes that require very finely cut spinach, chop it as you would any other leafy vegetable or herb.
Unlike with satellite TV, cable TV is not as closely connected to the weather in your area. While the rain and clouds from a thunderstorm physically block the signal between your home's satellite dish and your provider's satellite in orbit, your Cox Cable system is directly connected to the company using coaxial cable. This direct connection ensures that your picture remains clear, rain or shine -- unless there's a disruption in the connection through various means.
The Chevrolet Malibu was all new in 2008, and the Rear Power Package was just one of many new features and improvements that made the sedan a more attractive option for buyers than it had been in the past. Better engineering and higher manufacturing standards allowed the Malibu to compete more effectively with such cars as the Honda Accord.
Pallets are wooden platforms that manufacturers use to ship items to market. The pallets have slats on the top and bottom, and an opening between the two allows shippers to use a skid lift to load the shipment onto trucks. Look for skids at your local supermarket out by the loading dock where they may be free for the taking. Using "found" materials and finishing them yourself may come in handy for a flooring project.
The 2010 Chevrolet Traverse is a full-size crossover sport utility vehicle introduced in 2008. The SUV can seat up to eight people, and buyers can purchase the Traverse with a towing, or trailering, package. The automaker positioned the Traverse to compete against the Ford Flex.
The IBM AS/400 midrange computer, introduced in the late 1980s and renamed the iSeries 400 in 2000, is a complex system that, in many cases, requires full-time system administration. The iSeries runs multiple operating systems and processes at the same time. Though it performs many tasks automatically, the computer needs specialists to manage its security, databases and software.
In October 2011, mobile research firm Research2Guidance reported that the number of apps available in the Android Market hit an all-time high of 500,000. While these apps may vary widely in purpose, they all have one thing in common. The apps were created using the same core set of tools from the Android development package. With the Android development package you can create your own apps for smartphones and tablets running on Android's operating system.
Having a variable with a negative reduced cost in your linear programming model indicates that increasing the value of that variable will have a negative effect on the objective function's value. The reduced cost of a variable refers to how much the coefficient of the variable will have to improve before it will have a positive value in the optimal solution. For a maximization problem, the coefficient will need to increase; for a minimization problem, the coefficient will need to decrease.
