Problem: Article: Have your dog stand in front of you. Hold a small, pea-sized treat in front of it and allow it to smell the treat.  Use treats your dog really likes when teaching it a new trick. Break treats up into pea-sized pieces so you can offer plenty of rewards without adding too many extra calories to its diet.  Some good treats to use during training include small cubes of cheese, pieces of hot dogs, or a small spoonful of peanut butter. Bring the treat to the floor in front of your dog between its front paws. Dogs naturally go into a ducking position during play, so it should follow the treat and lower the front half of its body when you touch the treat to the floor. When your dog has lowered its head and front limbs, immediately give it the treat and offer verbal praise. Say “Yes!” or “Good job!” enthusiastically to let it know it’s doing the right thing. Timing is key, so do your best to reward it at the exact moment it lowers the front half of its body. As soon as you’ve rewarded it, try to get it to follow your hand or say its name to get it back to a standing position before it lowers the back half of its body. If it doesn’t lower its head and front limbs, gently but firmly guide it into the right position. When you’re just starting out, your dog will probably lower its hind legs, too. Try keeping your hand under its belly so it only lowers the front half of its body.
Summary: Show your dog a treat. Lower the treat to the ground between its front paws. Give it the treat as soon as it lowers its head and elbows. Guide it into a ducking position if necessary.

Problem: Article: To sell off rare or valuable items that are in mint or near-mint condition, put them up at a local auction house. Most houses take between 20 and 50 percent of the sale price as commission, the exact total determined by how much the item sells for. Though pricey, this gives you access to high spenders, which is especially important for items like paintings, arcade machines, and historic artifacts. To find a local auctioneer, consult the National Auctioneers Association’s online database. When dealing with valuable items that are not quite mint condition, your best option is typically an online auction site. Places like eBay are great for attracting a wide group of potential buyers, but the items typically sell at lower prices. Though less trafficked, websites like Ruby Lane narrow your potential buyers to collectors willing to pay more for good quality antiques. Auction sites are particularly good for selling coins, video games, and other items that can be easily searched for. If you have a valuable, good-quality item that you want to sell quickly, your best option is a specialty dealer or pawn shop. Though they typically offer less than 50 percent of the current market value, you’ll get paid immediately and won’t have to deal with the auction process.  Pawn shops are best for general, high-demand antiques like jewelry, coins, and other valuable metals. Specialty dealers are best for high-value items like paintings or vases and specific items like movies, video games, and branded merchandise. Some dealers may ask you how much you’ll take for an item. Give them a number less than the current market value but more than your minimum sale price. Expect the dealer to haggle. Consignment shops are businesses that house and sell your goods in exchange for a percentage of the revenue. Though most well-known for clothing, consignment shops are often perfect solutions for antique jewelry and accessories, especially those that are not highly valued. Contact your local shop for info on how to give items.  For help finding local shops, consult the Association of Resale Professionals’ online member database at http://www.narts.org/i4a/member_directory/feSearchForm.cfm?directory_id=8&pageid=3300.  Consignment shops take between 20 and 50 of the final sale price, depending on how much the item goes for. After around 90 days, most shops will either return your unsold items or donate them to a charity and give you a receipt. Even if an item is incredibly rare, few collectors will be interested if it is broken, damaged, or beaten up. However, it may fetch a few dollars at a garage sale, especially if it’s only considered poor by specialist standards, not general use standards. If you think an item is still somewhat valuable, ask buyers for an offer instead of listing the price yourself, since they’ll often go higher than you expected. If an item is in good condition but missing parts, like a toy without the manual or a record without the sleeve, it may still sell on an online auction site.
Summary: Sell high quality, valuable antiques at a live auction. Use online auction sites to sell good quality items. Sell antiques to a specialty dealer or pawn shop for quick money. Give your items to a consignment shop if you don’t want to sell them yourself. Save poor quality items for a garage sale.

Problem: Article: If you want the song to start when you start your presentation, open the first slide. If you want it to start at a specific point in the presentation, open the slide you want it to start on. You'll be able to browse for either WAV or MP3 files.  In Office 2003, click the Insert menu, select "Movies and Sounds", and then select "Sound from File". Since PowerPoint 2003 and 2007 cannot embed MP3 files, you'll have the most success if you create a new folder on your computer and put the presentation file along with the audio file in the same spot. You can embed WAV files, but this can create a very large presentation file. It is recommended that you use a linked MP3 file instead. In the "Sound" tab, you can select either "Automatically" or "When Clicked" from the "Play Sound" menu. If you set the song to play automatically, check the "Hide During Show" box to hide the button for the audio file. Normally, the song will stop playing as soon as you move on to the next slide. By creating a custom animation, you can force the music to continue playing longer.  Set this to the number of slides in your presentation to have the music play in the background the entire time. Click "OK" after you're finished. Since the presentation will not have the music file embedded, you will need to "pack" the presentation and the audio together using the "Package for CD". This will allow you to easily share the presentation with others. You won't need to actually burn it to CD.>  Click the Office button, select "Publish", then "Package for CD". Enter the name of the folder you want to create in the "Name the CD" box. Click "Options" and ensure that "Include linked files" is checked. Click the "Copy to Folder" button. A new folder will be created with your presentation and the audio file, along with a PowerPoint player so that anyone can view the presentation, even if they don't have Office.
Summary:
Open the slide you want to start the song on. Click the Insert tab, click the "Sounds" button, and then "Sound from File". Decide how you want the sound to start playing. Right-click on the new audio object and select "Custom Animation". Click the "Multimedia Settings" tab and select the "Continue slide show" option. Select the "After" option and then set how many slides you want the music to continue playing for. Package the file.