If you'd like to make a large, single layer cake, spray a 9 x 13 (22 x 33 cm) cake pan with cooking spray. For a round, double-layered cake, spray 2 9-in (22 cm) cake pans. Set the prepared pan(s) aside while you make the cake batter. For the best results, use pans that are metal instead of glass or ceramic. Turn off the oven and remove the cake from the oven. Turn the cake out of the pan and onto a wire rack. Let the cake cool completely before you frost it. If you'd like to bake the cake in advance, wrap the cooled cake with plastic wrap and keep it at room temperature for up to 1 day before frosting it. If you prefer, freeze the unfrosted cake for up to 3 months.
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One-sentence summary -- Preheat the oven to 350 °F (177 °C) and grease a baking pan. Cool the carrot cake on a wire rack for at least 1 hour.


High stress levels can slow intoxication. If you're doing something stressful while drinking, or feel stressed going into the situation, this could affect your buzz.  Try to calm down just before a night drinking. Before going out, do something that normally relaxes you. Watch your favorite television show. Read a book. Do some deep breathing techniques. Go out drinking with friends that decrease your stress level, rather than increase it. If you're with friends that tend to stress you out, you may not get as drunk as quickly. You should never drink on an empty stomach. This is very dangerous. However, do not eat a huge meal before a night of drinking. Food slows down your body's ability to absorb alcohol. If you start drinking just after a large meal, it may take you longer to get drunk.  Have a light meal a few hours before drinking. Go for something like a salad with chicken, a light sandwich, a serving of fish, or a small serving of pasta. Never drink on an empty stomach. While this will definitely get you drunk fast, it increases the likelihood of you getting sick from drinking. Drinking on an empty stomach can be very damaging to your health. If you're drinking with friends, you're more likely to drink fast. People finish their drinks quicker when in a large group. Drinking faster gets you drunk quicker, and also increases the amount you'll drink throughout the night. All of this can result in achieving a greater buzz faster. Do not neglect to track your drinks, however. It's easy to accidentally overdo it when drinking in a group, especially if you're around people with a higher alcohol tolerance. Be aware of how you're feeling when you drink. If you start feeling uncomfortable, it's time to stop even if your friends want to drink more. Drinking out of a regular beer glass may inhibit your ability to get drunk. Curved or fluted glasses may get you drunk faster. This is because it's difficult to measure the halfway point in a curved glass versus a straight glass. You will drink faster, as you'll be unsure of how much you're drinking.  If you're drinking at a bar, you may be served curved glasses if you order beer or champagne. If you're drinking at home, try picking up a few cheap curved glasses at  local supermarket or department store.
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One-sentence summary -- Go into drinking relaxed. Eat lightly prior to drinking. Drink in a group. Choose a curved glass.


After you finish the artwork of your zine, you may decide that you’d like to have more than one copy! To begin to photocopy your zine, fold out the zine into a flat page, then place this page on a scanner or photocopy machine.  Making copies of your zine helps you to reach a wider audience and also produces a product that has a more finished and less handmade look than the master copy. Make sure to use a copier that has a scanner, rather than a copier in which the paper will have to go through the machine to get copied. Because of the various multimedia that you may have used to make your zine, there is a chance that the zine could jam this type of copier, which would also damage your master copy. After you lay your zine out on the scanner of the copier, create as many copies of the zine as you wish. Keep in mind that color copies will be much more costly than black and white. You may want to make one test copy to make sure that the zine is copying correctly before you print several copies. Use the steps in Part One to fold your zine, cut along the central fold with an X-Acto knife, then refold the zine. Because your pages will be laid along a grid, it should be easy to understand how to fold. After you have finished your zines, go out and distribute them! You may decide to charge a small amount of money for your zines, or you may choose to give them out to free. Share your zines with friends and family, or go to small independent businesses like bookstores or record shops and ask if you can leave some of your zines there.
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One-sentence summary -- Fold out your zine. Create copies of your zine. Fold the copies. Distribute your zine.


Play with your cat regularly. Make sure you have regular play sessions, several times a day. Cats are sprinters rather than marathon runners so three or four, 5 - 10 minute sessions are better than a one-time 20 minute session of play. Get a little feather wand, some toy mice, or even just a piece of string (they never get tired of it). Shake the wand around at the cat's height, not yours. Throw the mouse and watch the cat wrestle with it. Hold one end of the string and either run around the house with it, or just wriggle it around. Cats are hunters, which means that they have periods of inactivity interspersed with hunting activity. Because cats like to sleep that doesn't mean that they don't need the mental stimulation with scenting out a mouse, stalking, and catching it would provide. Many behavioral issues such as house spraying, scratching, or aggression to other pets are caused because of boredom or frustration. So be sure to provide plenty of interesting things for your cat to play with. Make sure it has a high perch with a window view. This allows the cat to be entertained by the sights outdoors and to fulfill the feline need to be high up, as cats are naturally tree climbers.  If you live in an apartment make sure the balcony is cat safe and the cat cannot fall from a balcony rail. You may consider caging in an area of the balcony so the cat can lookout over the neighborhood but without the risk of injury. Likewise, make sure any opened windows are escape proof. Check screens to make sure they are secure and not damaged, so the cat cannot slip out when you're not looking. It's not only dogs that benefit from obedience training. Try clicker training your cat, which provides vital mental stimulation for your feline friend, and also helps it to bond with you. This training is done in a similar way to dogs, but just be patient with the cat and be aware you need to find a treat that really motivates the cat to follow commands. Leave out toys for your cat to play with when it isn't able to play with you. You could leave out toy mice or catnip, but you can also leave out items that are less expected, but safe for your cat. Try putting out a paper bag or a cardboard box for your cat to explore and play with. Give it lots of love and attention, if your cats desires it. You have about 20 years ahead of you with your cat, so make the best of it by building a bond of mutual affection.
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Ensure that your cat gets adequate exercise. Don't assume that your cat doesn't want to play, just cause it also enjoys napping. Give your cat a view of the outside. Bond with your cat by training it. Give your cat things to occupy its mind while you are gone. Enjoy time with your cat!