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Decorating Christmas cookies is one of the best parts of the holiday season—besides eating them, of course! You can let your creativity shine by using fun cookie shapes, cool frosting designs, and unique sprinkles and toppers to create cookies that everyo...

This wikiHow teaches you how to format a hard drive in a Windows or macOS laptop. If you want to format the main hard drive (usually the Windows "C" drive or "Macintosh HD"), you will need to reinstall your operating system afterwards to continue using yo...

If you need to present divorce records to prove that you or someone you know is actually divorced, you may be wondering where to get them. While every state and county has their own process for pulling these records, it’s typically pretty easy to figure o...

If you accidentally hid your bookmarks bar in Google Chrome, you can easily get it back in a few simple clicks. When this bar is active, you can see all your most recent bookmarks for easy access. Here's how to display bookmarks in Chrome using your compu...

Brass has a relatively low melting point compared to iron, or steel, but it still requires a special furnace. Many beginning metalworking hobbyists start out with aluminum, which is easier to melt, but brass is often the next step. Make sure to follow all...

The bagua map (BAH-gwa) is a very basic tool used in feng shui to learn which parts of a space–-such as a home, office building, room or yard–-correlate with particular areas of life. Once we know which area of a space corresponds to which life aspiration...

A stack of hot and freshly baked pancakes dripping with syrup may seem like a modern-day treat, but the pancake has actually been around for thousands of years, and has always been a popular way to consume cereal grains. Pancakes are thin, round cakes mad...

Sheriffs are responsible for general law enforcement, with duties that include arresting criminals and operating county jails. In most jurisdictions sheriffs are elected to the position to serve a four-year term. Prepare yourself to become a sheriff by gr...

Conformation in cattle is one of the utmost important qualities that a cattle producer must know about and understand when raising a good, solid breeding herd of cattle. Conformation is the desirable and undesirable skeletal and muscular structures of an...

Hanging a mirror is a great way to open up your space and make it look bigger and brighter! Weigh and measure your mirror to determine Once you’ve picked the perfect spot to hang your mirror, it’s time to straighten it up and mark where the hardware will...

Knowing how to throw a cast net can come in handy if you forget to pack your baitfish or need to catch more baitfish during a long day fishing out on the lake, river, or ocean. The key to a good throw lies in the setup and technique. Keep the weight of th...

Pretty much anyone can dive into a game of laser tag and have a blast, even if they aren’t top of the leaderboard. But those of us looking to claim that coveted high score will need to use every tactical tool at our disposal to dominate the arena like a p...

Estrus is defined as the period where a female (in this case, a cow or heifer) is receptive to a male (or, the bull). Estrous, on the other hand, is the whole reproductive heat cycle that a female goes through, from heat period to no heat period (Proestr...

Many people seek to purchase real estate from a foreclosure or a bank sale in an effort to get a bargain. By buying at such a sale, you may be able to pay a price that satisfies the bank’s debt, but could be substantially lower than the fair market value...

You might think aside from walking and maybe riding a bike, painting wood would be a close third in the "things that are really easy to do" category. This might be the case if the wood you are painting is attached to an old barn. When setting out to paint...

Disability permits are available for those who are unable to easily get to and from their car. They come in the form of hanging tags and special license plates. License plates are only for those with permanent disabilities, while people with temporary dis...