Q: ACV is an astringent, meaning it constricts body tissues.  It serves as a great base for mixing kitchen ingredients that can battle the bugs. Add 32oz of apple cider vinegar to 2 Tbsp each of the following herbs sage, rosemary, lavender, thyme and mint.  Shake it each day for two weeks, then strain the herbs and dilute the oil mixture with water.  Use sparingly, this is supposed to be a strong one! If the vinegar base is too dense, or has too strong a smell for you, distilled water works well.  Boil water with 3-4 Tbsps of any of the following dried herbs: peppermint, spearmint, citronella, lemongrass, or catnip.  Use whichever combo you prefer.  Once it's mixed, let it cool down before straining.  Add in a bit of rubbing alcohol and you have a great mix. The spice comes from the turmeric plant, commonly found in curry.  Sometimes it's used in powders, mustards, and butters for its strong flavor and taste.  In lab studies, adding just 5% vanillin to various ingredients, including turmeric, increased ability to repel mosquitoes for up to 8 hours.  Try combining the two ingredients, 95% turmeric and 5% vanillin, to replicate the mixture.  Or experiment with varying combinations until you gain the greatest effectiveness. Turmeric has been used as an insect repellent in Indian families for generations.  Make the repellent by grinding turmeric together with navadhanya grains and water.  Once that paste is combined, add some slaked lime, which is essentially limewater, until the color turns red.  Use pure turmeric sprinkled where you want to deter pests.  The high curcumin content in turmeric hinders the insects' access to oxygen, and the antimicrobial aspects create an unendurable environment for bedbugs.  Mix turmeric powder and neem leaf powder together. Mix with water to form a paste. Smear over uncovered flesh.  The neem leaf has shown the ability to not only repel insects near the tree, but also disrupt insect breeding nearby.  This natural insect repellent combo will keep insects at bay for an hour or more. Reapply as needed. Simply combine 5 drops of dish washing liquid and 5 drops of essential oils – particularly citrus-based oils – to keep the eight-legged pests away.
A: Use apple cider vinegar (ACV) as a base for herbs. Mix herbs with distilled water. Combine turmeric with various ingredients to make an effective repellent. Use dish washing liquid to make homemade spider repellents.

Q: RealPlayer is a free media player that can download and format videos across all devices.  This opens the RealPlayer installer wizard. You may be prompted to enter the administrator password to complete installation.   A small popup from RealPlayer will display in the upper-right corner of the video that says “Download This Video.” ” The RealPlayer Downloader window will open and display the progress of your download. When complete, the Flash video will be saved to the RealPlayer Library.
A: Navigate to the RealPlayer website at http://www.real.com/. Click on “Download,” then select the option to save the file to your desktop. Double-click on the RealPlayer installation file. Follow the on-screen instructions to install RealPlayer on your computer. Launch RealPlayer when installation is complete. Open your Internet browser and navigate to the Flash video you want downloaded. Play the video, then place your cursor inside the video frame. Click on “Download This Video.

Q: You are solely responsible for your thoughts, and your outlook on life is a choice.  If you tend to think negatively, you are choosing to think that way.  With practice, you can choose to have a more positive outlook. Choosing to think more positively will not only help you take control of your life and make your everyday experiences more pleasant, but it can also benefit your mental and physical health as well as your ability to deal with change. Being aware of these benefits can help you be even more motivated to think positively on a regular basis.Here are some benefits of positive thinking:  An increased life span Lower rates of depression and distress Greater resistance to the common cold Better mental and physical well-being Better coping skills during times of stress A more natural ability to form relationships and cement bonds Recording your thoughts can enable you to step back and evaluate patterns in your thinking. Write down your thoughts and feelings and try to spot any triggers that lead to either positive or negative thoughts. Taking just twenty minutes to follow your pattern of thinking at the end of every day can be a valuable way to identify your negative thoughts and make a plan to change them to positive thoughts.  Your journal can take on any form that you like.  If you don’t care to write long-winded reflective paragraphs, you can just make a list of the five most prevalent negative thoughts and positive thoughts you had that day. Be sure to give yourself the time and opportunity to evaluate and reflect on the information in the journal.  If you write every day, you may want to reflect at the end of every week.
A: Take responsibility for your attitude. Understand the benefits of being a positive thinker. Keep a diary to reflect your thoughts.

Q: The easiest way to make the top fit over the bottom is to make sure both halves of the card are the same size, so you may have to trim a little. You will use the colorful front of the card as the box lid. This may depend on the design on the front of the card, or on how big the item is that you want to enclose. This demonstration uses 1 inch (25mm) for the top, and 1 and 1/16 (27mm) for the bottom. Add a little to the measurement for the bottom, so the top will fit over it. You can mark just the corners, making a square so you can see where to cut.  Leave one side of the box uncut to make a tab.  Do this for all four corners of the card.
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Gather your supplies and tools, listed below. Cut the card in half along the fold. Decide how tall you want your box to be. Draw a square in each corner of the top and bottom of the card, the size of your measurements. Score the card all the way along all four sides, using the squares to give you the distance from the edge. Cut along the score line from the edge to the next, perpendicular score line in each corner, but do so for only one side of the square you drew. Fold the sides up, and fold the tabs in. Glue each tab and paper clip it into place until it dries. Repeat the marking and scoring for the other half of the box. When your box is dry, place your gift or other small objects inside.