To cook your own pumpkin seeds, you must start with raw seeds, and the best place to get these is a fresh pumpkin. Cut open your pumpkin by cutting off the top and quartering it, or by cutting an angled hole around the stem. Remove the seeds with a spoon. Transfer the seeds to a colander and rinse them under running water. Pick through with your fingers to remove the stringy bits and orange flesh. Toss the seeds to remove excess water. The easiest way to toast pumpkin seeds is to cook them in a frying pan. Place a dry 10-inch skillet over medium heat and let it preheat for two to three minutes. A dry frying pan means there is no oil or other liquid in it. Add the pumpkin seeds to the hot frying pan and spread them out in a single layer to ensure even cooking. Cook the seeds for four to five minutes.  As the seeds cook, toss them around in the pan or stir them with a wooden spoon every minute. The seeds are ready when they become golden brown and puff up. Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the warm seeds to a bowl. Drizzle in the oil, add the spices, and toss to coat. You can season the seeds with a pinch of:  Salt Pepper Cinnamon Curry powder Herbs, such as rosemary or thyme

Summary: Collect and clean the seeds. Heat the frying pan. Toast the seeds. Season with oil and spices before serving.


Visit the website for the Arkansas Secretary of State to obtain the address of your country clerk. If the office is too far, then visit your local DMV or the State Revenue office to fill out the form in person. You can also fill out a form at the Arkansas State library. Alternatively, visit your public assistance or disability agency to fill out a form in person. To locate a voter registration drive near you, call 1-800-482-1127. You can also email electionsemail@sos.arkansas.gov to locate a drive near you. Military recruitment and National Guard offices also have voter registration forms. Visit one of these offices to fill out a form in person. Make sure to fill out all of the required information in legible print, including your name, date of birth, address, identification number, and legal status. If this is your first time registering and you do not have an Arkansas driver’s license or a Social Security number, then you will need to bring a photocopy of a valid and current photo I.D. Then submit the application plus the photocopy of your I.D. (if applicable). If you do not have a valid or current photo I.D., then you must bring a copy of a bank statement, current utility bill, paycheck, government check, or another government document that shows your current name and address. Submit this with your application. To do this go to https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/VoterView/RegistrantSearch.do. You can also call your county clerk to check the status of your application. Visit the website for the Arkansas Secretary of State to obtain our county clerk’s phone number.

Summary: Go to your county clerk’s office. Visit your local public library to fill out a form. Go to a voter registration drive. Visit a military recruitment office. Fill out the form in blue or black ink. Check the status of your application after two weeks.


Wear your jeans like you normally would. Try to zip and button them up, if possible, as that will help stretch them out farther. You may want to do this without underwear, as you'll be getting in the bath with the jeans on. The water will help the jean fibers relax while your body will do the actual stretching. Fill the bathtub with warm water. Don't use hot, and don't add soap or bubble bath to the water. Just use straight water. Make it warm enough to feel comfortable.  Hot water can cause the jeans to shrink. Don't use soap because then you'll need to rinse them out thoroughly. Sink down into the bath while wearing your jeans. It may feel a little weird, but it's an easy way to stretch them out! Make sure the waistband is completely submerged underwater. You can achieve the same effect by just wearing the jeans as you normally would without water, but it will take longer. Let the jeans soak for a good while with you in the bath. Try expanding your stomach or bending at the waist to help stretch out the waistband in the particular. Get out when the water cools down. Shake as much water out of the jeans as you can, but don't stick the jeans in the dryer, as that will just make them shrink up again. Lay them on a towel or drying rack, and leave them overnight to dry.  If you want to speed up the process a little, you can place them in the washer on the spin cycle, but don't let them go through a rinse cycle. You can also hang them up outside to dry on a clothesline.

Summary: Put your jeans on. Run a warm bath. Hop in the bath with the jeans on. Sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Lay the jeans out flat to dry.


You can perform certain operations on a matrix to transform it while keeping it equivalent to the original. These are called elementary operations. To solve a 2x3 matrix, for example, you use elementary row operations to transform the matrix into a triangular one. Elementary operations include:  swapping two rows. multiplying a row by a number different from zero. multiplying one row and then adding to another row. You want to produce zero in your second row, so multiply in a way that lets you do that. For example, say you have a matrix that looks like this:You can keep the first row and use it to produce zero in the second row. To do that, first multiply the second row by two, as follows: In order to get to zero for the first row, you may need to multiply again, using the same principle. In the example above, multiply the second row by -1, as follows:When you complete the multiplication, your new matrix looks like this: Next, add the first and second rows to produce zero in the first column of the second row. In the example above, add the two rows together as follows: At this point, you have a triangular matrix. You can use that matrix to get a new linear system. The first column corresponds to the unknown x, and the second column corresponds to the unknown y. The third column corresponds to the free member of an equation. For the example above, your new system would therefore look like this: Using your new system, determine which variable can be determined easily, and solve for it. In the example above, you’ll want to “backsolve” – moving from the last equation to the first when solving for your unknowns. The second equation gives you an easy solution for y; since the x has been removed, you can see that y = 2. Once you’ve determined one of the variables, you can substitute its value into the other equation to solve for the other variable. In the example above, replace the y with a 2 in the first equation to solve for x as follows:
Summary: Understand elementary operations. Multiply the second row by a non-zero number. Multiply again. Add the first row to the second row. Write down the new linear system for the triangular matrix. Solve for one of the variables. Substitute to solve for the second variable.