In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Standing up taller can make you look five pounds lighter, so why wouldn't you do it? Stand in such a way that your pelvis is relaxed and downward with the belt line slanting forward and your backside angled back and behind (not under) you. Line your rib cage up with your stomach. Roll your shoulders back and let them drop down gently. Center your head over your spine and elongate the back of the neck by imagining a string tied to and gently lifting the crown of your head. There are a lot of ways to put your wardrobe to work for you in the battle against the belly.  By choosing the right fabrics and styles, you can create the illusion of a smaller tummy.  Pick fabrics that skim the body.  These include woven cotton, silk or rayon blends and lightweight wool blends.  Stay away from fabrics that cling such as Lycra and lightweight knits; they tend to emphasize every bulge. Divert the eye.  Look for garments with features that draw the eye away from your mid-section.  For example, tops with detailing around the neckline or a ruffle down the center give the eye something else to focus on rather than your stomach.  Wrap tops and dresses are also good choices as long as they're not made from the kind of clingy fabric you're looking to avoid. Add a belt.  Use a wide belt in a dark color to cinch your waist, separating the hips and bust and creating a waistline. Play around with patterns.  Geometric and floral patterns can be a good way to disguise a bit of a belly, but you'll have to experiment at bit with the size of the pattern; make sure it's scaled to your body size. Put color to work for you.  Yes, black is the most slimming color, but it's not your only choice.  Celebrity stylist Phillip Bloch recommends purple, navy, burgundy, eggplant, charcoal gray and deep emerald for a slim look.  You might also want to go monochromatic and dress head-to-toe in just one color--another way to look long and lean. Shapewear can give you the more fashionable figure that you're looking for.  It comes in  many different styles but a high-waisted bike short might be the best for keeping a tummy (as well as hips and thighs) looking slimmer.  Choose a control level--light, medium or firm--that gives you the look you want without causing you great discomfort or outright pain.
Summary: Improve your posture. Choose belly-flattening fashions. Use shapewear.

Meat tenderizer powder, sold in grocery stores, can break down the proteins found in blood stains. While it is recommended by some silk experts, meat tenderizer does have the potential to break down silk and wool fibres as well. Test this method on a small corner of these fabrics first, to see if damage occurs. Put about 15 mL (1 tbsp) unseasoned meat tenderizer into a small bowl. Gradually add water while stirring until a thick paste is formed. Do not use seasoned meat tenderizer, as the seasonings may stain your fabric. Spread the paste on the dried blood stain and gently rub it with your fingers. Let it sit for about an hour. After the hours is up, rinse the paste out with cold water. Wash the fabric as usual, but air dry rather than using a drier, since the heat can cause remnants of the stain to set permanently.
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One-sentence summary -- Use this on any fabric, but cautiously on silk and wool. Wet unseasoned meat tenderizer. Rub the paste gently into the fabric. Rinse out the paste before washing.

Q: Cutting down a tree is no small feat, and before you start, you need to wear the right protection. Always wear a logger's helmet, earmuffs, a face screen, safety glasses, thick gloves, and Kevlar chaps.  A helmet protects you from falling branches, earmuffs and a face screen protect your face and ears, and safety glasses keep the dust out of your eyes. Kevlar chaps stop chainsaws the instant the bar hits your leg. Most trees are taller than you think and can reach farther on the ground than initial estimates. By using the "axe handle trick," you can determine how far the tree is going to fall.  Hold your axe vertically at arm's length and close one of your eyes. Either walk toward the tree or back away from it until the axe is even with the treetop and the bottom even with the base. Your feet should be located where the treetop rests after falling. Add 1 to 2 feet (0.30 to 0.61 m) of extra room just to be safe. Although many crepe myrtles won't be tall enough to pose serious damage, some can reach up to 33 feet (10 m). For these trees, cut away any brush around their trunk using garden shears and lay out two escape routes on the side of the tree. Each escape route should be around 45 degrees from the other in opposite directions. Think of the felling direction as the bottom line of a capital "Y", and the two top lines the escape routes. Before cutting down the tree, look out for loose branches, dead branches that are still attached, and buildings, fences, or power lines that are in the felling zone.  Loose or dead branches should be removed prior to cutting. Determine which direction the tree is leaning by looking for the side with the heaviest load/branches. If your felling zone contains buildings, fences, or power lines, stop here and call a professional. Using an axe, make a notch cut that is 1/5 of the way into the tree’s trunk. The bottom cut should be 30 degrees from the horizontal plane, while the top cut should be 60 degrees from it. The notch cut will be the direction the tree falls.  Always start with the top cut. If you meet the top notch perfectly when making the bottom cut, the wedge will drop out. If you don't, you will have to extend the cuts from the top or bottom to let the wedge drop free. Your felling cut should be level with the apex of your notch. Draw a line with a piece of chalk connecting both sides for a guide.  Once the tree begins to lean, pull your saw free, hit the saw's chain break, and move to one of your escape routes. Keep your eye on the tree so that you can properly react if it falls in a way that conflicts with your plan.
A: Wear the proper safety gear to protect yourself. Estimate the felling zone using an axe. Cut a way for two escape routes using garden pruners. Examine the tree for potential problems. Create a notch cut using your axe. Cut the tree horizontally with a chainsaw using the apex as a guide.

Problem: Article: Try a bold color like red, or a color like black that will look silly if it's chipped because you're biting your nails. If you don't like color, polish them and apply some shine and growth promoter or petroleum jelly. It's harder to bite nails that are looking great. This is another great way to keep your nails covered. Get your nails professionally manicured, which involves getting acrylics glued to your nails. They last for ages and when you get them taken off, you will have your real natural nails underneath. If you're really determined, you can get a particularly expensive manicure with artificial nails. This will make you feel even worse about biting your nails and ruining your pricey look. Keep gloves in your back pocket and wear them when you want to bite. This will motivate you even more if it's the middle of summer and you look ridiculous wearing gloves. If you're writing or doing something else that is particularly tough to do with gloves, you will be even more motivated to stop biting your nails. Remind yourself that if you didn't have a nail-biting problem, that you wouldn't need to wear the gloves.
Summary:
Cover your nails with nail polish. Wear fake nails. Cover your nails by wearing gloves.