Whether you're a red wine enthusiast or you're serving it to a group of people (and you know there's a good chance some of it will end up on someone's clothes, the sofa, or the tablecloth) here are some ways you can pull out the stain before it sets. The important thing is to use any of these solutions as soon as possible after the wine was spilled.
How to Remove Red Wine from Fabric
Friday, December 12, 2008
How to Remove Red Wine from Fabric
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Want an out-of-body experience? Research shows you can!
Swedish neuroscientists have produced the phenomenon called “body-swap illusion” in experimental volunteers. A male, for instance, can experience the movements of a women’s hands like they were his own.
Want an out-of-body experience? Research shows you can!
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Thursday, December 11, 2008
How to Unshrink Your Clothes
Don’t give your shrunken clothes to needy children—make them wearable again instead! All you need is white vinegar and a sponge.
How to Unshrink Your Clothes
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How to Stop Hesitating
Be bold - decisive! What? You can't? Do you find yourself suffering angst and taking forever over the smallest of decisions? Discover how to step up!
How to Stop Hesitating
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How to Avoid Jet Lag
Timezone travel is a pain. When you're flying across timezones, it can take your body a bit of time to adjust. In the meantime, you're graced with unpleasant symptoms like fatigue, insomnia, constipation, diarrhea, confusion, and more - enough to make any trip or vacation difficult to enjoy - while your body matches its internal clock to your new external clock. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to ease and speed up the transition.
How to Avoid Jet Lag
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Overcoming Negative Self-Talk
I was sitting in my car in bumper-to-bumper traffic and I was not happy about it. I was due into my office for a 9 a.m. meeting and I knew I would never make it on time. All sorts of thoughts started to run through my head. Wasn’t I a fool for not leaving enough time for my drive? What if my boss reprimanded me for being late, or worse yet, fired me? Why shouldn’t I be on time when my co-workers were going to be? As my mind raced from one thought to the next, I started to get a headache. My heart was thumping and the back of my neck was beginning to sweat. All in all, I felt terrible.
Overcoming Negative Self-Talk
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10 Tips for Looking Your Best
Tim Gunn, one of the most reputable voices in the fashion industry, has a list of ten essential items every woman must have in her wardrobe. They are:
10 Tips for Looking Your Best
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Google Zeitgeist 2008
As the year comes to a close, it's time to look at the big events, memorable moments and emerging trends that captivated us in 2008. As it happens, studying the aggregation of the billions of search queries that people type into the Google search box gives us a glimpse into the zeitgeist — the spirit of the times. We've compiled some of the highlights from Google searches around the globe and hope you enjoy looking back as much as we do.
Google Zeitgeist 2008
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Your retirement or your kids?
Helping out financially isn’t always the best thing—for you or for them.
Your retirement or your kids?
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2008 to be extended by one second
Those eager to see 2008 come to a close will have to wait a second longer. A single leap second will be added at the end of the year to accommodate a subtle slow-down in the Earth's rotation.
2008 to be extended by one second
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Victoria - 101 Must Do's
Read why people voted and why you should get out and explore all that Victoria has to offer.
Victoria - 101 Must Do's
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How to Remove a Ring That's Stuck on Your Finger
Maybe it’s the salty food that did it. Or could be you squeezed someone else’s engagement ring on your hand to see what it looks like, and then panicked when it wouldn’t come off.
How to Remove a Ring That's Stuck on Your Finger
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The Savvy Shopper's Guide to This Year's Online Deal Finders
With all the belt-tightening going on in this economy, it's no surprise that coupon codes and deal finders—especially for online shoppers—are the hottest tools on the web right now. With only a week or so left to finish your online holiday shopping in time for the packages to show up at your door before the 24th, it's time to fill those virtual carts and get to hitting "Checkout."
The Savvy Shopper's Guide to This Year's Online Deal Finders
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John Lennon Died 28 Years Ago Today; a Word to Boing Boing from Yoko
Yoko Ono has kindly emailed Boing Boing this beautiful photograph of her husband, former Beatle John Lennon, who was murdered on this day in 1980. Photographer Allan Tannenbaum took the image on November 26, 1980, just a couple of weeks before Lennon passed away.
John Lennon Died 28 Years Ago Today; a Word to Boing Boing from Yoko
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Monday, December 08, 2008
How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks
Stretch marks are caused when skin changes shape too quickly (think weight gain, weight loss, or pregnancy). This sudden change causes a tear in the middle layer of your skin, the dermis. The collagen and elastin fibers in the dermis rupture, and you end up with "underground" scars that look like stripes on the affected area. The sooner you treat them, the better your chances of removing them, but that doesn't mean you're out of options if you've had your stretch marks for years.
How to Get Rid of Stretch Marks
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Sunday, December 07, 2008
Get Stuff Done by Becoming a Weekend Luddite
Reinhard Engels over at the self improvement blog Everyday Systems, found that his weekends were astoundingly unproductive. Despite having a job that had him stuck in front of a desk every day all week, he would gravitate towards his computer on the weekends and wile away the hours.
Get Stuff Done by Becoming a Weekend Luddite
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Saturday, December 06, 2008
Australia's Internet filtering too ambitious, doomed to fail
It's tough being a government these days; who has the energy to clean up the Internet after a hard day's work bailing out the financial sector? Not the Australian government, it seems. Rather than actually doing something about illegal content, they just make a list of it and tell ISPs to filter everything that's on the list. Sidestepping the murky political details and—for the moment—the civil liberties problems inherent in this approach, let's take a closer look at the technical aspects of such a plan.
Australia's Internet filtering too ambitious, doomed to fail
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Blackstump Australia Issue 45 - December 7, 2008
This weeks latest sites ftom The Black Stump...
Blackstump Australia Issue 45 - December 7, 2008
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How to Craft the Perfect Speech
At some or other point in our lives, we’re likely to be called upon to make a speech, be it for a family wedding or a presentation at work. While maintaining a degree of spontaneity is crucial, winging the whole thing is probably not the best option. Instead, taking the time to prepare something solid can leave a memorable impression for years to come.
How to Craft the Perfect Speech
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404 Error Page Best Of
Following a link or entering an url manually can have two results in the web browser. A website is loaded or an error message is shown. One of the most dreaded error messages of them all is the 404 error page not found.
404 Error Page Best Of
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