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How to Speak English: Reported speech/Indirect speech

In this Language video tutorial you will learn how to report another person's words. In other words how to restate what someone else said. This video focuses on two aspects. #1. What's the difference between quoted and reported speech? #2. When can we use say and tell? In quoted speech you quote the exact words spoken by a person within inverted commas or quotation marks. It is also called direct speech. Here is an example. Jennifer said, "I like birthdays." Whereas, reported speech does not ...

How To: Draw a black and white male zombie in MS Paint

Though it's not typical for idrawgirls to focus on the male gender, don't count this tutorial out if you're looking for good instructions on how to draw a zombie. This male zombie is being drawn in MS Paint, and you can watch the drawing take place while listening to the commentary on what's being done and what needs to be done to create the living dead. But don't fret, there is a wonderfully drawn woman right next to the horrific zombie, so it's not that far of a departure for drawgirls.

How To: Add and work with expressions in Adobe After Effects

This tutorial goes through the basics of how to add an expression in After Effects. It focuses on setting up a simple counter expression using the slider control effect. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructio...

How To: Firm your booty with a yoga wall-sit chair pose

In this video, Dina Prioste shows us how to your booty with a yoga wall-sit chair pose. Start off by sitting flat against the wall with your feet hip width apart. Hold this position for a few breaths. You shouldn't be sitting on an actual chair, just an invisible one. Now, grab a book and place it between your thighs, then squeeze as hard as you can while still breathing and focusing as much as you can. When finished, take a break and get back into the position and do that same move once agai...

How To: Make a cigar box ukulele

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a cigar box ukulele. This video only focuses one the cigar box for the ukulele. For this task, it is recommended to use a wooden cigarette box with a bottom that is about 1/8" thick. The bottom of the bottom of the box will be used for the front of the ukulele. Wider is better. It should be at least 6" wide and 2 1/2" deep. Remove the paper from the inside the box. Use a scrap tool or warm water if necessary. This video will benefit those view...

How To: Improve your short-term memory with brain exercises

In this video, we learn how to improve short-term memory. There are many brain exercises that can help, that will jump start your abilities. Remember to focus your attention, take mental snapshots, and connect your snapshots with memory. This will help you not only remember different things, but it will also help you to connect pictures and different details along with it. Just small things like this while you are younger can help improve your short-term memory while you are both younger and ...

How To: Do a yoga 'dedicated to the sage' arm balance pose

In this video, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a yoga arm balance pose. Warm up before you do this pose, to avoid muscle pull. Start in a wide lunge stance and work on getting your elbows down to the floor. If you can't do that, stack some blocks or books to where your elbows can stretch to. Now, sit back and stretch your foot, then go back to the same pose and get your shoulders down as low as you can. You can spread your arms out while doing this, and focus on relaxing and staying in balanc...

How To: Do a yoga dancer's pose with and without a yoga strap

In this tutorial, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a yoga dancers pose. Start standing with your weight on your left leg. Now, bend your right leg and grab it behind you. Now, lift your left arm up and keep raising your right leg. Open up into your back bend and lean forward. As you lean forward, you will create balance on your left leg, so focus on a spot that is in front of you. If you can't reach your foot behind your body, use a yoga strap or belt to help you reach. Doing this will help in...

How To: Concentrate on a single mix when DJing

Learn how to focus on a single mix when on the decks. While DJing might appear simple to the untrained eye, truly mastering the turntables requires as much time and dedication as mastering any other instrument. Fortunately, the internet is awash in free video DJing lessons like this one, which make the learning process easier than it's ever been. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.

How To: Do chakra purification with mantra

In this tutorial, Dina Prioste shows us how to purify chakras with yoga. First, go into a gentle back bend while chanting a mantra. Then, lie on your back with your feet flat on the ground. Next, lift up your hips and place your fingers under your thighs and look up at the ceiling. When you do the chant, feel the vibrations through your body and remember to deep breathe while focusing intently. When finished chanting, lower your back down to the floor and relax the body. This will open up you...

How To: Do a yoga boat pose with a twist

In this tutorial, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a yoga boat pose with a twist. First, start off with your knees bent and take your knees up so your shins are parallel to the floor. Now, interlace your fingers and push your arms straight out in the air. As you inhale, twist your body to the side while pushing the legs into your body. Keep doing this on both sides as you inhale and exhale as many times as possible. For more of a challenge, twist farther down on the ground, remembering to keep...

How To: Do a yoga boat pose with a twist for power

In this tutorial, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a yoga boat pose with a twist for power. First, begin in a boat pose raising your legs up and facing forward. Interlace your hands together and inhale. Exhale and twist to the left and right side while pushing your legs forward and back. Next, place your hands on the floor and fall into a reverse tabletop position. Inhale and exhale several times in this position, then return to the boat twists and do quicker for twelve times each side. Rememb...

How To: Improve posture by activating your upper back muscles

In this video, Ozzie Jacobs shows how to activate your upper back muscles in order to tone them effectively when at the gym. As Ozzie explains, this is often more difficult to achieve due to the tendency of your shoulders to slump forward due to the effect of gravity. In order to properly activate your upper back muscles at a machine like a rowing machine, Ozzie advises her viewers to make sure that their back muscles are tightened, focusing and consciously trying to pull your shoulder blades...

How To: Do a yoga bind to stretch shoulders

In this tutorial, Dina Prioste shows us how to do a yoga bind shoulder stretch. Binds are when the hands are clasped together in any pose while you are doing yoga. Start in a side angle pose and take your top arm and place it behind your back while grabbing the other hand. If you have a lower side angle pose you can use a strap to help you stretch out, but not hold the other hand just yet. This is a great way for beginners to learn how to bind. You can also reach your hands under your thigh i...

How To: Do a yoga upward facing two foot staff pose

In this video, we learn how to do a yoga upward facing two foot staff pose with Dina Prioste. You will need two large blocks and make sure your body is warmed up. Now, line your head up with the blocks and take the palms of your hands onto the floor pointing towards your feet. Your shoulders should stay in line with your hips. Now, lift your hips up and keep your elbows in, don't let them go wide. Practice keeping them in as you deep breathe. Release back down, then get into the same position...

How To: Draw a tree using pencil

This video demonstrates how this artist draws a tree using a pencil and paper. After creating the outline of your tree trunk, darken the line and add shading as necessary throughout the tree to add dimension to your drawing. The darker shading is focused on the outside edges of the trunk, lightening as you go towards the center of the trunk. Sharpen your pencil as necessary, since it is easier to add detail to your tree with a sharp pencil. Add further branches to your initial trunk and creat...

How To: Install a replacement window in your home

Renovating your home can bring new life into an old space. There are many areas to focus on when you're renovating your home. One of the best areas involves the windows. Many windows from the past, aren't as energy efficient and don't hold as much cold or warm air as the new ones today. So in this video tutorial series, you'll find out how to install replacement windows in your home today. It's a diffitul task that requires time and patience, but will result in a beautiful window in the end. ...

How To: Get the Wedding Crasher achievement in L4D 2

BOOMER! As you may know, that saying is uttered a lot in the hit Valve game, Left 4 Dead 2. This achievement tutorial focuses on the DLC, The Passing, and requires that you use two controllers to get this achievement. It can be difficult to get, but is totally worth it in the end. So check out the video above for more information on how to get the Wedding Crasher achievement. Good luck and watch out for those zombies!

How To: Get the 100 Morden achievement in Metal Slug XX

The great thing about the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii is their capability to time travel. Well, kinda. Old games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Super Mario 64, take gamers back to a much more simpler time. This achievement video focuses on just that. If you've loved playing the Metal Slug games at the arcade, why not bring it to your Xbox 360? In this tutorial, you'll find out how to unlock the 100 Morden achievement in the newest game, Metal Slug XX. It's a fun side-shooter filled with stu...

How To: Tag your friends on Facebook videos

Social media is the name of the game in this day and age. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn are just a few areas of interest that people spend most of their time on. This tutorial focuses entirely on Facebook. In it, you will learn how to tag your friends on Facebook videos. It's easy to do and will keep your videos nice and organized in case you forget who is who. Enjoy!

How To: Make an Atkins low carb teriyaki stir fry

During a time when it's more important than ever to watch what you eat, more and more chefs are creating tasty dishes that are easy on the belt but full of flavor. Out of the many diets, one of the most popular is the Atkins diet. It mainly focuses on the amount of carbs you eat and how to limit them. So in this specific diet tutorial, you'll find out how to make Atkins low carb teriyaki stir fry. Ingredients are listed below, enjoy!

How To: Use a straightening iron to curl your hair

As a new or busy mom, you may think you have no time for style. Well, in this tutorial from the experts at Modern Mom, get help from Robert Steinken, a Hollywood hair stylist, on how to tame your tresses quickly and easily. This video will focus on using a straightening iron to create fun curls in just a few short minutes. This method can be used for anything from bouncy curls to free flowing, beachy waves.

How To: Whiten teeth and enhance eyes in Photoshop

The white bits on a person's face are often what make them appear healthiest and happiest. In this tutorial, learn how to enhance someone's face by improving the white areas of their faces. In it, you will learn how to focus on the eyes and teeth of your subject to whiten and enhance them. With this trick, your subject will appear cleaner, healthier and more alert.

How To: Do a force quit on any application on the Mac

Face it, nothing in this world is perfect, especially computers. When it comes to these compact and sometime sportable devices, problems can occur almost frequently due to a number of reasons. In this tutorial, you'll be focusing on how to get out a certain issue on a Mac computer. If you ever find yourself confronted with the 'rainbow wheel of death' this tutorial could help you out. Just like ctrl+alt+delete, this method can be easier to use on a Mac and take little to no time at all. Find ...

How To: Make restaurant style Buffalo wings

During any great sports party, three foods must be present: chips and dip, sausages, and of course buffalo wings. Nothing makes a football party like good ol buffalo wings. These little tasty morsels can be made in a variety of different fashions, but one of the most common is spicy. This tutorial will show you how to make restaurant styled buffalo wings from scratch. They'll be so good, you'll forget about the game and put your focus entirely on the wings. Enjoy!

How To: Cut a lightly smoked brisket

It's important when dealing with meat, that you know everything about it. From picking the meat at the store, to preparing it and finally eating it meat can be perfectly made as long as the chef knows what they're doing. If they don't it can be seasoned wrong and the true potential and taste can never be reached. This tutorial will focus on the cutting aspect of smoked brisket. Find out how to do so in the video above. Enjoy!

How To: Grow pineapples at home

This video shows how to grow pineapples at home. First, take a pineapple and slice off the top. Next, cut off all the meat from the top of the plant. Then start to peel all the bottom layer of leaves off the plant. Once the plant is well pruned, place it in water for about 2 weeks. You'll see new roots grow in the water. Once there is a healthy root growth structure the plants are ready to be transplanted. Then you'll put the plants into a pot. The transplanting part of the process will be fo...

How To: Make a candy butterfly with your kids

This video tutorial focuses on two things that can interest kids: candy and butterflies. Butterflies are beautiful creatures that are great to look at and move so gently every kid wants to touch one. And candy is, well, candy. It's sweet, tasty, and can make any frown turn upside down. So check out this tutorial and find out how to combine both these interests into one. Enjoy!

How To: Give a professional style back and shoulder massage

In this how-to video, you will learn how to do a 15 minute neck and shoulder massage. First, make sure your customer is comfortable and relaxed. Now, start by addressing the major muscles in the back of the neck, top of the shoulders, arms, and the back. Now, apply percussive movements over these areas. From here, focus on pressure points along the back. You can use your elbow when doing this part of the massage. Lastly, finish the massage with soothing motions on the entire area. This video ...

How To: Properly blow dry your hair

In order to begin a good blow dry of hair, start with clipping the hair so that small sections can be worked. Use a nozzle that focuses the heat on your hair dryer. One brush that can be used is a nine-row. It is a smaller brush used for small areas of hair. A paddle brush is used for longer areas of the hair. Use the brush to sweep the hair up from underneath. Aim the blow dryer on the hair pointing away from the face. Brush downward and follow the brush with the hair dryer. One section may ...

How To: Dance beginner tango with Michael Thomas

This is a video tutorial summarizing a one hour tengo dancing class. It tells its audience the different types of tengo and what each dance does. Primarily though this video focuses on ballroom tengo. First you should bring your partner to your left side and then step forward for the T-E-N-G-O then for the man you will go slow, slow, fast, fast, slow, do this with your feet. The woman will follow the man but the man must be the leader of the dance otherwise it will not look correctly. The lad...

How To: Dress to flatter a rectangular body shape

In this how-to video, you will learn how to dress for a rectangular body shape. This means straight up and down without much of a waist. This means you should emphasize your waist at all times. Try a checked top, as the horizontal pattern will give the illusion of curves while an empire line will add shape at the bust. You can further emphasize this with chunky knits and textures. This will help emphasize this. Also, floaty dresses should be used. Cinched waists, flowing skirts, and plunging ...

How To: Make a wire wrap ring

When it comes to displaying your own sense of style, there are so many different options to choose from. You can focus on the hair, hands, whole body, or even your toes. Either way, you can customize and create any stlye you can by easily choosing which jewelry to wear or how to wear your hair style. This video tutorial will help give you another great option to help achieve that personalized look. Find out how to make awire wrap ring easily. Enjoy!

How To: Moonwalk

The moonwalk has been written in history and will go down as one of the most well-known dance crazes next to the Macarena and the jitterbug. In order to moonwalk like Michael Jackson, it's important to focus on the pivot and push of the feet and legs while sliding. Make your moonwalk smooth with the tips and tricks given in this free dance lesson.

How To: Get a flat stomach without crunches

This video teaches you how to focus on your abs with breathing exercises. If you can do this exercise in small increments throughout the day you will lose inches and see dramatic results. She first tells you to places your hands on your stomach. Then breath in through you nose, pushing your chest up and out. Exhale through your mouth, pulling your belly button in toward your spine. Your shoulders should come forward and your hips should come forward a little bit, like the closing of a clam-sh...