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How to Get Into Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is typically the most highly ranked and well-respected MBA program in the USA, if not the world. It's also one of the most competitive, admitting about 900 new students each year from an applicant pool of over 10,000. If you want t...
How to Be a Savvy Consumer
A savvy consumer knows exactly what they are buying and who they are buying from. You should always think before you buy and only make a purchase once you are satisfied you are getting an item or service for the best price and at the highest quality avail...
How to Blow Smoke from Your Mouth Without Using a Cigarette
Interested in playing a fun trick on your friends or experimenting with the science behind water vapor? Try producing smoke from your mouth without a cigarette. This can be done in different ways, but the end result is that you're able to produce a small...
How to Store Potatoes
Compared to most other vegetables, potatoes store fantastically. With the right storage techniques, good potatoes can last several months. Knowing the ins and outs of proper potato storage is essential for getting the most value out of your vegetables, wh...
How to Get a Russian Visa
Traveling to Russia can be an exciting experience, but you’ll need the necessary visa to complete your trip. Russia has a few different types of visas, including tourist, business, private, humanitarian, and student visas. You’ll have to make sure to get...
How to Preserve Wedding Flowers
For many brides and grooms, the wedding bouquet is a lovely heirloom to hold onto for years after the ceremony. However, flowers do decay so preservation can sometimes be tricky. There are several methods you can take to help preserve your flowers for yea...
How to Exercise Outdoors in Winter Weather
When it starts getting cold during the winter months, you may feel less inclined to venture outdoors. However, staying cooped up indoors all winter isn't good for your health, and can leave you at greater risk for winter ailments such as colds and flu. To...
How to Bring a Pet Into the United States from Another Country
Bringing a pet to the United States from another country is no small task. As exciting as it may be to bring your pet with you to the US, do not let your excitement get in the way of ensuring that your pet meets the requirements for entry when you arrive....
How to Anticipate Customer Needs
Anticipating a customer's needs is an important part of most retail and wholesale businesses, especially in a more challenging retail environment so they choose to come back. Anticipating needs also provides opportunities for personal and professional gro...
How to Build a Wooden Planter Box
Want to exercise your green thumb, but don't have the space? Maybe you have the space, but your soil is too harsh to be cultivated easily? A wooden planter box is a cheap, easy, and effective way to solve these problems! Planter boxes can be made any shap...
How to Treat Hives Naturally
Hives are a raised, itchy skin rash caused by an allergic reaction. In almost all cases they're harmless and go away on their own eventually. In the meantime, however, they can cause a lot of discomfort. While an allergist can run some tests and determine...
How to Live With an Allergy to Animal Hair
Contrary to what many people believe, pet allergies are not usually caused by animal hair. Allergic reactions are typically a response to the dead skin, also known as dander, and the saliva of animals. Some people may be allergic to only one particular pe...
How to Define Cost Basis
Cost basis is the original cost of an asset after it has been adjusted for stock splits, dividends, and return of capital. You need to know the cost basis if you plan to sell an asset because this will tell you what the capital gain or loss will be. Prop...
How to Bid on Government Contracts
Each year, the U.S. federal government spends hundreds of billions of dollars purchasing products and services. Of that amount, small businesses receive almost a hundred billion dollars in contracts. With the right preparation, you can submit a well-reaso...
How to Mince Garlic
Learning how to properly mince garlic is a fundamental kitchen skill that will pay off for a wide variety of dishes. Luckily, learning good mincing technique only takes a few minutes! With a little practice, you'll soon be adding flavorful minced garlic t...
How to Paint a Ceiling Fan
You don't need to replace your existing ceiling fan when remodeling. Whether you want a fan that blends into your ceiling for more visual space, a sparkly new color to jazz it up, or you just want to take it out of the 1970s, a newly painted ceiling fan c...