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Animal Help Now: Emergency Resource. Meal Calendar for New Parents, Surgery, Illness, and More. 20 Amazingly Clever Ways to Use Tension Rods Around the Home. The humble tension rod is a fantastic tool to use in your home for a number of reasons; or rather, a combination of a number of reasons: it’s cheap, it’s easy to find, it’s practical, it’s adjustable, it’s versatile, and it is so easy to install.

20 Amazingly Clever Ways to Use Tension Rods Around the Home

Oh, and with no drilling, there’s no risk of ruining any walls. Whether you’re using it to help organize and store some of your stuff, or just to make things a little prettier around your beloved home, you’ll be amazed at just how handy these things really are! You can buy tension rods from Amazon com here. Cleaning Supply Storage All those spray bottles can take up a lot of space, and when you have no real order, a cupboard can get out of control very easily.

DIY Instructions and Project Credit – AThousandWords Paper Towel Holder If you want to clear up some counter space, then instead of a regular paper towel stand, you can just use one of these rods under the counter or in a cabinet. DIY Instructions and Project Credit – DIYInspired Ribbon Rack. This Little Weed is One of the Most Useful Medicines on the Planet. You’ve stepped on it, ignored it, and tried to eradicate it from your lawn.

This Little Weed is One of the Most Useful Medicines on the Planet

However, this innocuous little weed is one of the most useful medicines on the planet, just begging to be harvested. There are two major types of plantain in BC, Canada: Lance and Broadleaf. Generally, all 200-plus varieties of plantain yield the same results. It grows especially well in poor, rocky soil (such as driveways) and is often seen alongside dandelion. More often than not, you will see plantain growing in gravel pits and construction sites as nature seeks to regenerate the soil. Plantain has often been the go-to remedy for hikers plagued by mosquitoes. Plantain is renowned for its healing effect on the digestive system. Because plantain is a gentle expectorant and high in silica, an infusion can be helpful for lung problems, coughs, and colds. Resources: – Prescription for Herbal Healing: 2nd Edition – Phyllis A. Jess Smith is a healer and raw wildcrafter living in the Fraser Valley, BC Canada. Penny in your pants: The bike hack for biking in a skirt without flashing everyone.

Feminist Jobs from the Feminist Majority Foundation. Wandering Scientist: Ask Cloud: Turning an Academic CV into an Industry Resume. I promised @jkgoya that I would write about how to turn an academic CV into a resume aimed at industry jobs.

Wandering Scientist: Ask Cloud: Turning an Academic CV into an Industry Resume

I was planning to post about it last week, but then last week went to hell. I am still processing why, exactly, last week went to hell, since the proximate cause of the train wreck on Thursday would rightfully seem to most people to be a relatively small irritant, in the grand scheme of things. I will probably write about this eventually, because it usually helps me to write about it. But I can't quite get my thoughts to coalesce into something coherent, so I will let them percolate some more and write my promised "Ask Cloud" post instead.

To all those arriving at this post because someone sent them a link saying they should read about how to write a resume- apologies for the above. Let's take it section by section. The Profile or Objective The absolute #1 thing you should do is add either an objective or a profile at the top of your resume.

Key Skills Education Awards Other tips. 13 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do On Spotify. Degrees of “Cousin-ness” As we research our family history we often make connections with distant cousins, either through our online trees or DNA testing, who we hadn’t met before.

Degrees of “Cousin-ness”

But what is the proper term for said distant relatives? It can be confusing trying to figure it out. If your closest relative is a great grandparent, but there is one generation gap, are you third cousin? Are they removed? Let’s take a look at what those cousin terms mean, and how you can figure them out in your family tree. Degrees of “Cousin-ness” Terms like “first cousin” and “second cousin” refer to what I call the degrees of “cousin-ness.”

First cousins are as close as you can be and still be cousins. Removed Cousins “Removed” refers to how many generations “different” two people are. An Example In the example below, John and Mary had two sons: Adam and Abe. Barbara and Bob are first cousins. Charles and Cathy are second cousins. Similarly, Denise and David are third cousins. Plant Trees In Wet Areas: Using Water Loving Trees In Poor Drainage Soil. By Heather Rhoades If your yard has poor drainage, you need water loving trees.

Plant Trees In Wet Areas: Using Water Loving Trees In Poor Drainage Soil

Some trees near water or that grow in standing water will die. Type Connection Helps You Find Matching Typefaces. Deciding upon a single typeface to get your point across is easy, but figuring out which typefaces match is something even design experts often get wrong. How do you find the chocolate to Perpetua's peanut butter then, or the goose to Garamond's gander? You put them through the paces of the Type Connection, a typographic dating game. It's actually far less silly than you'd expect. Designer Aura Seltzer, a Maryland College Institute of Art MFA student who created The Type Connection for her thesis project, explains how it works: Start by choosing a typeface to pair.

Also at play are pairing strategies. Try out Type Connection for yourself here. 38 Brilliant Dog-Care Ideas To Make Your Life Easier. Generic manual for 50cc chinese scooters. Motor Scooters Guide For Motor Scooter Lovers! Questions about starting scooter. Questions about scooter repair & maintenance. Replacement Parts. How to delete tourists from travel photos using Photoshop.