While the oven is heating, chop 2 onions. Also chop 5 cloves of garlic. Place the neck bones in a bowl or colander in the sink. Turn on cold running water. Place each neck bone under the water to remove cartilage, fat, and blood. Once all of the cartilage and fat are removed, rinse the neck bones one last time. Drain the water. Use a knife to remove tough fat and cartilage. Sprinkle 1.5 teaspoons (7.4 ml) of salt and 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) of pepper over the neck bones. Use your hands to mix the salt and pepper into the neck bones. Mix the salt and pepper into the neck bones until they are evenly coated. Make sure to wash your hands with soap and water afterward. Spread half of the chopped onion and garlic on the bottom of a roasting pan. Pour 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of distilled white vinegar into the pan. Then add 1⁄4 cup (59 ml) of water to the pan. Use a spoon to spread the remaining chopped onion and garlic over the top of the pork. Cover the pan with aluminum foil. Place the pan in the oven. Bake the neck bones for 2 hours. While the pork is cooking, use a spoon to scoop up the juices. Pour the juices over the neck bones. This will prevent the neck bones from drying out. Remove the foil after 2 hours. Bake the neck bones uncovered for 45, or until golden brown. Remove the neck bones from the oven. Serve with rice or potatoes.

Summary: Preheat the oven to 375 °F (191 °C). Wash 4 pounds (64 oz) of pork neck bones. Season the neck bones with salt and pepper. Place onion, garlic, vinegar, and water into a roasting pan. Lay the neck bones side by side in the pan. Bake the pork for 2 hours. Baste the pork every 30 minutes. Bake the neck bones for an additional 45 minutes.


Your vocal cords will naturally heal themselves over time. Encourage this process by resting your voice. If you use your voice rigorously during an episode of laryngitis—e.g., shouting, loudly singing, etc.—you’ll risk permanent damage to your vocal cords. You may need to let friends and family members know that you can’t speak loudly, so they aren’t confused. Although they’re delicious, spicy foods can have a negative effect on the vocal cords. Spicy foods will stimulate stomach acid, and cause it to move up into your throat. Damage to your vocal cords over time can lead to chronic laryngitis. Excess consumption of spicy foods also commonly causes heartburn or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).  Both of these conditions can lead to chronic laryngitis. Both alcohol and caffeine dehydrate your body. General dehydration can lead to dry vocal cords. This will lead to cases of acute laryngitis. To keep your body—including your vocal cords—properly hydrated, an adult man should drink about 15.5 cups (3.7 L) of water each day. An adult woman should drink about 11.5 cups (2.7 L) of water each day. and avoid secondhand smoke. Smoking (in addition to its many other health concerns) will dry out and irritate your throat and vocal cords. This, in turn, can lead to frequent cases of laryngitis. Even secondhand smoke can dry your vocal cords and cause a hoarse voice. Long-term smoking can permanently damage the larynx and cause the notorious “smoker’s voice.”

Summary: Speak as little as possible when your voice is hoarse. Avoid eating spicy foods. Limit alcohol and caffeine consumption. Quit smoking


Double-click on your preferred browser’s icon on your desktop to open it. Once you have the browser open, click on the address bar at the top of the screen, type in www.twitter.com, and hit Enter. You will be taken to Twitter’s home page. Click the first box at the top of the screen and enter your email address or Twitter name, then click the second box and type in your password. Once you have finished entering the information, click “Log in” to access your Twitter news feed. Click the gear icon at the top-right side of the screen then click “Settings and privacy” from the options. You will be taken to the General settings of your account. The first setting you can edit is your username. Click inside the first box then type the username of your choice. The next choice is your email address. You can click the box and type in another email address if you want to change your primary email. These are both simple processes through Twitter; just click on the box beside “Language,” and then select the language you want to use. The same can be done for the time zone; click on “Time zone,” and change it from a list of all of the time zones in the drop-down menu. Click on the drop-down menu for “Country” then select the country you live in from the list.  Click on the first box if you do not want to be informed before viewing sensitive media. The second check box will automatically mark media that you tweet as containing sensitive material if it does. When you are finished, go over your changes to make sure everything is what you want it to be, then click the blue “Save changes” button at the bottom of the screen.

Summary: Launch an Internet browser. Head to Twitter’s login page. Log into your Twitter account. Access the General settings. Change your username. Edit your primary email address. Set your language and time zone. Select your country. Review and save your changes.


If you can't make it to a concert or sporting event, the money you spent on tickets does not have to go to waste. You can also try buying a few extra tickets to an event at student prices. Then, sell them to friends and relatives who do not go to your college for an extra cost. If you go to a school with a big sports culture, tickets to things like football and basketball games are in particularly high demand. Many students resell old textbooks at the campus bookstore at the end of the year. However, resale prices there tend to be low. You can try reselling your books on your own. You may get more money going this route.  The website BookScouter will give you an idea of how much a specific used book tends to sell for. You can then try to sell the book online for that price, or try to resell it to another student for a similar price. You can also go to local used bookstores. If you have a book that's in quality condition, you may be able to resell it there. If you just got a new phone or laptop, do not throw out the old one. You can resell old electronics online or through a used electronics store. People may need the parts, or be okay using a used laptop that's less pricey than a new one. You can auction off old clothes on websites like eBay. You can also stop by a local thrift store or secondhand shop and see if you can get any money for old items of clothing. You can also look for online consignment shops, like ThredUp.
Summary: Sell tickets to events you're not attending. Resell your textbooks. Sell your old electronics. Sell your old clothes.