Identify the saw palmetto by its small size of 7 to 10 feet (2.1 to 3.0 m), horizontal snaking trunk, and round crown of large, fan shaped leaves. Find the saw palmetto bush located in lowlands and savanna scrubs of the subtropical Southeastern United States, most commonly along the south Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Saw palmetto is especially common in Florida.  Look for berries in the fall months of September and October when the fruits are ripe. You will know they are ripe by their dark brown to black color. Make sure you find a plant that is wild and growing on public land. Saw palmettos are a cash crop in Florida and you can be fined if you are caught picking berries that are being commercially farmed. You can find the berries at the base of the palm fronds. Be careful when you reach in to pick the berries. The “saw” of saw palmetto refers to the sharp prickly frond stalks. Saw palmetto berries are similar in size and oiliness to a black olive. Like an olive, they have a pit. Take small nibbles of the sweet, peppery, and pungent fruit.  If you do pop the whole fruit into your mouth, remember that there is a pit. The strong flavor of the berries was described in 1692 by shipwrecked Quakers as the flavor of rotten cheese steeped in tobacco juice. Others say the taste is like a sweet, especially strong bleu cheese.

Summary: Find a saw palmetto plant growing wild. Pick a few of the ripe black berries. Eat the berry slowly to get used to the strong flavor.


Using a good amount of latex, pour it into the mold making sure to rotate the mold in your hands to get the liquid latex into all the recesses and work out air bubbles. A small brush may help you work the latex into deeper parts of your mold. Catch this latex in a clean bucket and put it back in the container to save it for the additional coats.  Rotate the mold 90 degrees every 5 minutes, so that the latex is evenly distributed to the back, front, and sides of the mold. This will help prevent the latex from pooling up, and becoming too thick in one spot. A hair dryer on the lowest heat setting aimed inside of the mold will speed up the drying process. With a hair dryer, it should only take an hour or so for the layer to dry. Repeat this process until you have built up at least six layers. If you live in a dry climate, allow a day for the latex to air-cure. In a more humid climate, allow 48 hours. After the latex is cured, and before removal, dust the inside of the mask with talcum powder. Then, carefully peel the neck away from the mold and add talcum powder between the latex and the plaster mold. The talcum will fall into place as you peel the mold from the plaster keeping it from sticking to itself. After you have removed your mask, trim away excess latex to clean up the edges. Be sure to use a knife to cut away holes for the mask wearer's eyes. Mix small amounts of acrylic paint with latex in small containers (cap these when not in use). The colors will appear much lighter when wet (for example, when dry a light pink will become a blood red).  Experiment with these latex-acrylic paints until you get the look that you want. After the mask is painted, attach hair cut from an old wig, feathers, sequins, or other elements. You can glue these in place with tinted latex. Be creative, and have fun!

Summary: Pour latex into the mold. Turn the mold right side up to allow the excess latex to drain from the mold. Peel the latex away. Paint and add details.


” You’ll find the tab when you scroll to the bottom of the page. It’s under the heading “Presence.” ” Once there, click the “Reach Your Fans on Facebook” button. It’s on the next page, and this will in turn launch Facebook in a separate tab. At this point Facebook will ask you to allow the app some permissions. None to post to Facebook for you, but just those necessary to manage a page. Allow everything that Facebook asks. You will then come to a page asking you how you’d like to configure other ReverbNation Facebook apps. For all intents and purposes, your ReverbNation artist account and Facebook page are now combined.

Summary: Log into your ReverbNation artist profile. Click “Facebook. Go the page titled “Share Your Music on Facebook. Click the “Get Band Profile Now” button. Allow the app permission. Click “Sync with ReverbNation Artist” next to the desired page.


If you go straight from school to studying, you may feel burnt out and struggle to concentrate. Taking half an hour to prepare your mind and body for a study session can help you study more effectively.  Go for a short walk before beginning to study. Stretching by walking can help your body loosen up and clear your mind in preparation of studying.  If you're hungry, eat before studying but stick to a light snack or a small meal. Eating a heavy meal before studying can result in sleepiness. This can make it difficult to concentrate on studying. The mindset you have going into studying can affect the effectiveness of your study session. Work on fostering a positive mindset going into each study session.  Think positively when you study. Remind yourself that you are building new skills and abilities. Do not get discouraged if you struggle with something. Remind yourself you're studying because you need to improve so it's okay if you don't understand some material.  Do not engage in catastrophic or absolute thinking. Catastrophic thoughts include things like, "If I don't get this now, I never will." Absolute thoughts are things like, "I always do poorly on these exams." Instead, try to be realistic. Think to yourself, "I'm struggling with this information at the moment, but if I'm persistent I'm sure it will come to me."  Do not compare yourself to others. You're focused on doing well on this assignment for yourself. Other people's success or failure should not matter. Memory games, always known as mnemonic devices, are a means of remembering information by creating associations. They can be extremely helpful when it comes to smart studying.  Many people remember subjects by stringing words together to form sentences, the first letter of each word signifying part of a topic that requires memorization. For example, the sentence "Kings play cards on fat green stools" can be used to help remember the taxonomy ranking for animals: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.  Make sure you use mnemonic devices that are easy to remember. If you're creating your own mnemonic device, pick words and sentences that have personal meaning to you and that you will easily remember later. If you have notes, rewrite them. Rewriting the notes you have, changing the wording slightly, helps you actively engage with the material. You're not just repeating information but trying to explain it over and over again. This can help you process information and more easily remember it later on. Don't just copy out the material over and over again. Instead, try to condense it to the most basic points. Then, try to condense it again, until you have gotten to the most essential points.
Summary: Prepare your body and mind before studying. Study with the right mindset. Use memory games. Rewrite your notes.