Do this before you get started making the batter, so you'll be able to pop the cakes in the oven right away. Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Use a whisk to stir the ingredients and make sure they are fully incorporated. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar using a hand or stand mixer, or by vigorously mixing the ingredients with a spoon or spatula. Keep beating or stirring the ingredients while you slowly add the egg whites to the mixture. Add the vanilla and milk and continue mixing until all of the wet ingredients are combined. Place half of the flour mixture into the large bowl with the wet ingredients. Use a spoon to stir it in, then add the other half of the flour mixture. Keep stirring until the flour is completely mixed in. Pour equal amounts of batter into six different bowls. Dye each bowl of batter a different color of the rainbow by pouring in a few drops of the six different food colorings. Stir each bowl of batter well, continuing to add more food coloring until the batter reaches the hue you desire.  If you use gel food coloring, you only need a drop or two to achieve a rich hue. If you're using liquid food coloring, you may need to use several drops. If you have a standard set of food coloring that comes with red, yellow, blue and green, create the extra colors by combining the colors you have. Make orange by mixing red and yellow, and make purple by mixing blue and red. Each layer must be baked in a separate cake pan. If you have six cake pans, go ahead and pour the bowls of batter into the different pans. If you have fewer cake pans, pour batter into the pans you have and reserve the extra bowls of batter to be baked when after the first round of layers is done. Place the cake pans in the oven and bake the layers for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean. Don't over bake the layers, as this could affect the brilliant rainbow colors; avoid letting the tops get brown.  When the layers are ready, remove them from the oven and let them cool. Reuse the cake pans if you still have additional layers to bake.
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One-sentence summary -- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the dry ingredients. Combine the wet ingredients. Stir in the flour mixture. Divide and dye the batter. Pour the batter into greased cake pans. Bake the layers.


You can go to your county elections office to request a paper copy of the Kansas voter registration application. You can also go online to download a copy of the form at http://www.kssos.org/forms/elections/voterregistration.pdf. If you download the form, you will need to print it off if you want to turn it in in person. Make sure that your writing is clear and that the boxes you check are clearly marked. If the election workers can't read your writing, your registration may be delayed. You will need to affirm you are a citizen of the United States. You will also need to answer yes or no to whether you are a resident over 18 years of age. While it is not a question on the form, remember that if you are being supervised because of a felony conviction, you are not eligible to vote. This includes your legal name, address, gender, birth date and phone number in the top part of the form. You will also need to add your driver's license number or your social security number. These will help the election office verify your residency.  Check the box that indicates political party affiliation you would like to have. If you don't want to be affiliated with a political party, check the box that says "Not affiliated with a party." Fill out the location where you were last registered to vote, if you have been registered before. Look over your form to make sure that you have answered all of the questions correctly and that your personal information is correct. Your signature confirms that everything you have written on your form is the truth. Fold the form along the center line and tape it closed. You can send it in the mail to your local elections office. You can also hand deliver it to the elections office or your local Department of Motor Vehicles. If you're mailing it, find your county elections office address and write it on your form. Affix postage and mail it or bring the document to the county elections office. Your voter registration card should be sent to you in the mail. Getting the card will verify that you are officially registered to vote. Check the card for errors and return the card with changes to correct any mistakes.
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One-sentence summary -- Get a copy of the voter registration form. Fill out the information with blue or black ink. Answer the yes or no questions about your Kansas voter eligibility. Fill in your personal information. Sign and date the form. Mail or hand deliver your form. Wait to receive your voter registration card.


There are 2 basic categories of smartphone otoscope attachments—those that clip over your phone's camera, and those that attach by cable to your phone's USB or Lightning port. Shop online for a model that is compatible with your phone.  A traditional otoscope is basically a magnifying glass with a handle, a light, and a cone-shaped tip that is inserted into the outer section of the inner ear. Smartphone otoscopes either magnify the image for your phone's camera, or act as their own magnifying camera, and record video. Scopes range in price from less than $50 USD to over $300 USD. You can check product reviews for guidance, and you may also want to ask your doctor if they have any experience with or recommendations for such devices. If you're a MacGyver-type, you can even try making one yourself! Most if not all models of scope attachments pair with a brand-specific app. Download this app for guidance on installing the scope, using it, and saving or sending the images/video.  The apps are typically free, but of course you've already had to pay for the scope! Most otoscope attachments record video as opposed to taking pictures, since this makes it easier for the average novice to get some decent inner ear views. No matter if you're using a traditional otoscope or a smartphone attachment, never stick the speculum (the pointed part) more than 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) into your ear. Your inner ear is very sensitive, and you definitely don't want to damage your eardrum! If you are unsure of your abilities, or if you're experiencing ear pain, let a medical professional examine your ear instead. With the app open and the speculum placed just barely into your ear, you should see video of your inner ear appear on your phone screen. Follow the product instructions for recording video, and move the speculum around slowly to get a full view of your inner ear. Do not stick the speculum deeper into your ear if the image is grainy, blurry, or dark. Check the settings for the product to see if you can improve the image. Self-diagnosis is not recommended by medical professionals nor the manufacturers of smartphone otoscope attachments. Instead, you should send the video to your doctor or another trained medical professional for a proper diagnosis.  Some apps may provide a way to send the video directly to on-call doctors for diagnosis, possibly at a cost of around $15 USD per analysis.  Based on scholarly analysis of certain smartphone otoscopes, the image quality and diagnostic quality of scope attachments matches up well with traditional otoscopes. In fact, some doctors may even prefer the results they provide.
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Search online for smartphone otoscope attachments. Download the appropriate app and follow its instructions. Insert the speculum no more than 2 cm (0.79 in) into your ear. Move the speculum around slightly and record video of your inner ear. Send the video to a trained medical professional for diagnosis.