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How To: Avoid the near rail on a corner pocket pool shot

This video shows tips on how to avoid hitting the near rail when shooting pool in order to put the ball into a corner pocket. Aim away from the rail that near the ball, toward the inner wall of the pocket. However, even if you accidentally hit the near rail, hitting the ball as soft as possible will still allow it to go in. Avoid the near rail on a corner pocket pool shot.

How To: Avoid recurring arguments in a relationship

In this how-to video Tracey Cox explains a method for quelling arguments in a relationship. If you find that you and your partner are always arguing about the same things, then Tracy has a way to help you move past it. Watch and learn how to settle your arguments and make your relationship much more peaceful. Avoid recurring arguments in a relationship.

How To: Tie the Trilene fisherman's knot

One of the best fisherman's knots you could employ on monofilament nylon fishing line is the Trilene knot. It's a favorite knot in every fisher's bag of tricks, and it should be in your arsenal, too! Watch and learn as Wade Bourne of MyOutdoorTV shows you how to tie a Trilene Knot.

How To: Make plain Chinese stir fried noodles

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make Chinese stir fried noodle. The ingredients required for this recipe are: 1 package of egg noodle (8 oz), 2 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of salt, 1 tbsp of sesame oil and 2 green onions that are sliced into 2 inch pieces. Begin by boiling some water and add in the egg noodles for about 7-10 minutes. Then strain the noodles, add the sesame oil and let them dry for 5 minutes. Now add 1 tbsp of oil into a wok and heat the oven at medium heat. Add in ...

Minecraft Aesthetics: 5 Things You Should Avoid in Your Builds

In my tutorials, I often talk about the things you can do to improve your builds in Minecraft. However, this time I'm covering 5 things you should never do in your builds. These tips will improve your projects because they help you avoid making mistakes that can leave your construction boring and uninteresting. The only exception would be in Survival mode, especially when you're just starting out and do not have many resources. All of these tips are fine to use if they are part of the style o...

How To: Keep Stroke Patients Active at Home w/ Wii Fit

My father recently suffered a stroke. Now in Neuro Rehab at Cedars Sinai, he is enduring daily physical therapy, recreational therapy and occupational therapy sessions to help improve his balance, mobility and fine motor skills. I was initially worried about how I could incorporate his current PT regime in his daily life after he's discharged. That was until I saw the devices he used in the PT gym. Despite their "medical device" designations, the high tech stuff is remarkably similar to what ...

How To: Make a Cruise Missile cocktail

Simon Adams and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a Cruise Missile cocktail. Cruise showed you how to make drinks like a pro in 'Cocktail', but there's no Cruise quite as tasty as this fruity little number! First cut a lime and an a orange. Add campari and vodka and press the ingredients together to make this drink. Strain and pour. Make a Cruise Missile cocktail.

How To: Make a Booty Call cocktail

Simon Adams and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a booty call cocktail -- a late-night urge that doesn't make you feel too guilty in the morning! A simple combination of lemon and mandarin flavored vodkas with a mixture of fruit juices. First fill the mixing glass with ice, then add the vodka, rum, cranberry juice, and peach juice. Then strain, pour, and serve. Make a Booty Call cocktail.

How To: Make a Bumbo cocktail

Matildo Nieva and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a Bumbo cocktail. This elegant, rum-based cocktail has a spicy edge. It tastes great and looks divine. First, half fill the shaker with ice cubes. Add the dark rum, lemon juice, grenadine and grated nutmeg. Put the lid on the shaker and shake well. Remove the lid and fix the strainer on top. Finally, strain the cocktail into the glass and serve. Make a Bumbo cocktail.

How To: Make clarified butter quickly and easily

Clarified butter separates the butter fat from the milk solids and water. This method is a quick and easy way to achieve this goal. All you have to do is heat the butter, strain , and store! You will need 8 3/4 ounces of butter, a saucepan, spoon, sieve, cheese cloth that is slightly damp, and a bowl. Make clarified butter quickly and easily.

News: Space Fish

Shoot across with stars in the odd and exotic world of Space Fish! Avoid spikes, skeletal fish, and cannon toting sea snails in 42 levels of challenge and intrigue. Come swim in deep space and collect olives while avoiding peril! Complete against other players for the best times in each level!

How To: Make homemade rhubarb chutney

If you like Indian cuisine, then you have to love chutney! But you don't have to go out to eat in order to enjoy chutney, you can make your own right at home. And in this video, you'll get the recipe for a delicious rhubarb chutney, great for anything, but perfect for desserts.

How To: Avoid invasive fingerprinting techniques

Ordinary invasive fingerprinting techniques, such as dusting, are prone to damaging evidence. Micro-X-ray fluorescence images fingerprints without touching them. By stimulating atoms to emit signature wavelengths of light, MXRF also provides chemical information -- such as traces of soil or saliva left in the fingerprints -- in addition to the print pattern itself. Avoid invasive fingerprinting techniques.

How To: Avoid cut off rays in Trapcode Shine for After Effects

This software tutorial shows you how to fix cut off light rays when working in the Shine plug-in for After Effects. Shine is a 2D plug-in for After Effects, Motion, Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro that simulates 3D volumetric light effects within your editor. Watch and learn three ways to make your light effects perfect by stopping cut off problems in Trapcode Shine. Avoid cut off rays in Trapcode Shine for After Effects.

How To: Ski safely in deep powder to avoid avalanches

If you're a skiier, you already know the dangers of avalanches during your playtime. Watch this video to learn how to ski safely and properly. With these tips, you can minimize the likelihood of avalanches and danger. Watch this how-to video, and you'll be able to ski safely in deep powder without fear. Ski safely in deep powder to avoid avalanches.

How To: Cut when pruning plants

In this tutorial, we learn where to cut on plants to prune. A plant that has a woody stem can be shortened between the leaves, making sure to cut it towards a node because this is where it will heal most rapidly. If you cut it too close tot he bud it will dry out and healing will not occur. Slope the cut away from the bud so you give the plant a greater chance to heal and you can avoid infection. Pruning often gives you control over how big the plant gets, and you can also control what the si...

How To: Make a Blue Mountain cocktail

Matildo Nieva and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a Blue Mountain cocktail -- a rum-based cocktail with a citrus hint. The Blue Mountain is both refreshing and tangy and in fact, red! First, half fill the shaker with ice cubes. Then add the anejo rum, vodka, and Tia Maria. Next, add the orange and lemon. Shake well. Then strain the cocktail, garnish, and serve. Make a Blue Mountain cocktail.

How To: Make Flavor-Infused Vodka

It may sound complicated, but making your own flavor-infused vodka is effortlessly easy with delicious results, and it makes for a great last-minute holiday gift. All you need are some fresh fruit and herbs, a quart-sized mason jar, a bottle of vodka (make sure it isn't the super-cheap kind), and a few days of waiting time.

How To: Add an Extra USB Port to Your Wired Computer Mouse

Ever try plugging in two flash drives into your MacBook Pro before? The USB ports on MacBooks are not only directly side by side, they're insanely close to each other, so it can be extremely difficult to plug in a large USB device with another smaller USB device. Sometimes it can fit, but it's a strain on the USB port and the device itself. If one of the items in question is a USB mouse, then your worries are over...