Q: If most of the original bluing is still in place, you may be able to touch up the bluing yourself with a cold bluing kit. If most of the original bluing has worn away, you may want to consider removing the rest of the old bluing and hot bluing the gun metal. Vintage guns dating back to the 19th century were blued using either the rust bluing or fume bluing process. These processes are not used commercially today because of the amount of time involved. There are products commercially available that will let you perform the rust bluing process yourself, or you can find someone who will perform this process for you. Vintage guns that feature silver soldering or brazing cannot be hot-blued, because the caustic salts used in this process will eat the silver. Double-barreled shotguns commonly used this kind of soldering or brazing to keep the barrels aligned properly. Hot bluing costs significantly more than cold bluing does, so you need to consider the cost of the re-bluing process you plan to use against what you spent to acquire the gun in the first place and its resale value if you were to sell it. You should also consider the intrinsic value of the gun, or what it means to you, as well as its actual monetary value. If the gun is a family heirloom, you may want to consider spending more money on re-bluing the gun, even if its monetary value is the same that of a gun purchased at a sporting goods store. In addition to the monetary and intrinsic value of the gun that needs re-bluing, you should also take into account the costs of the bluing process you are considering using.  Cold bluing, described in Part Two of this article, is the simplest of the processes, and therefore the cheapest, but it is also the least durable. If you plan to handle the gun a lot after cold bluing it, you can expect the cold bluing to wear off fairly quickly. Hot bluing, described in Part Three of this article, is more durable than cold bluing and lasts longer than either cold bluing or rust bluing, but it requires more work and more equipment to perform. If you feel the gun deserves to be hot blued, but you find the work involved too daunting to do yourself, you may want to hire it done. Rust bluing, described in Part Four of this article, is somewhat less materials-intensive than hot bluing, but more materials-intensive than cold bluing. It is also the most time-intensive of the bluing processes, as you have to let the gun metal rest for a time to achieve the level of coloring you want. Again, you may want to hire someone to rust-blue your gun if you find the process too daunting to do yourself.
A: Consider how much of the old bluing has worn away. Consider the age of the gun. Consider the value of the gun. Consider the potential cost of the bluing process.

Q: Prolia can be harmful to unborn babies. Prolia may also pass into your breastmilk, so you shouldn’t breastfeed while taking this medication.  Make sure to use reliable birth control if you are on Prolia. If you are taking Prolia and you become pregnant, stop the treatment immediately and consult with your doctor. This is a condition in which people have low levels of calcium in their blood. Prolia may further reduce the levels of calcium in your blood while you are taking it, which could lead to dangerously low calcium levels. Contact your doctor immediately if you notice any of the following symptoms while using Prolia: muscle spasms or cramps; numbness or tingling in your fingers, toes, or around your mouth; seizures; confusion; or loss of consciousness. Prolia is only meant for adults. This drug is harmful to children because it can slow down their bone growth and tooth development.
A: Do not take Prolia if you are pregnant. Avoid taking Prolia if you have hypocalcemia. Do not give Prolia to children.

Q: Hearing the sounds of different words can help get your mind in tune to finding rhyming words. Speak the words you want to rhyme out loud and say any rhyming words or phrases that come to mind.  Use this time to brainstorm freely. Don’t worry about whether the rhyming words you come up with are the perfect words. Just write down whatever comes to mind. For example, if the word you want to rhyme is “egg,” say it out loud and then say words that come to mind, like “peg,” “leg,” “Meg,” and “beg.” For words in the “Hard to Rhyme” row, you might be able to come up with rhyming words if you change your pronunciation. For example, if the word you want to rhyme is “grotto,” you could use the word “potato” if you pronounce is “pahtahto.” If you get stuck, try using different accents. Sometimes an English word spoken with a Texas drawl can sound completely different than the same word spoken with an Irish brogue. With some words, you simply won’t be able to come up with a rhyme, even if one exists. To get past this stumbling block, let you imagination go wild and simply come up with sounds that rhyme with the word, even if those sounds aren’t words. The sounds you come up with might lead you to a rhyming word.  For example, if the word you want to rhyme is “orange,” you might come up with the sounds “nornge,” “fornge,” and “slornge.” If you look at the sound “fornge,” you’ll see that it is close to the word “forage.” “Orange” and “forage” might not be perfect rhyming words, but sometimes an OK sounding rhyme is the best you can do. Even nonsense sounds are OK. If the word is “lounge,” and all you can come up with for a rhyming word is “tounge,” write it down anyway. You never know when a nonsense word or sound will fit into a poem or song. Most of the rhymes we think of are either monosyllable or polysyllable rhymes. An example of a monosyllable rhyme pair is “legislate” and “pontificate.” An example of a polysyllable rhyme pair is “monocle” and “chronicle.” But there are other, less convention, rhymes out there.  Eye rhymes are two words with similar spelling but different pronunciation. For example, “love” and “move” are eye rhymes. Eye rhymes work especially well in written poetry since the reader can see the patter than you are creating even if the words don’t rhyme in a traditional sense. Slant rhymes are two words that share a vowel or consonant sound. For example, “far” and “heart” are vowel slant rhymes, while “shape” and “keep" are consonant slant rhymes. Rich rhymes are two words that are different but are pronounced the same. For example, “maze” and “maize” are rich rhymes. There many good rhyming dictionaries online. Try Rhyzome.com, Rhymer.com, and Writeexpress.com. All of these sites allow you to enter the word you want to rhyme and then search for words that rhyme with that word. With Rhymezone.com, you can choose whether to include phrases in your list of results..  This should be a last resort since your poem or song will benefit most from your own creativity. However, sometimes even the best writers need to turn to a dictionary or thesaurus, so don’t be ashamed to turn to a rhyming dictionary if you get stuck. If you like the feel of a book in your hand, there are many rhyming dictionaries in print. Try the New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary or Merriam-Webster’s Rhyming Dictionary.
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Speak the words you want to rhyme out loud. Change your pronunciation. Use sound effects. Try out unique rhyming devices. Consult a rhyming dictionary.