Q: Everybody likes to hear positive things about themselves. Make this girl feel good about herself by giving her compliments. Compliment her on her sense of humor, her hairstyle, how well she does her job, and so on.  Some people start to feel uncomfortable with too many compliments. Keep your compliments light yet meaningful, and don't go overboard. Personalize the phone call by using the girl's name periodically throughout your conversation. Don't say her name at the start of every sentence, but throw it in casually every now and then so she feels special. It can be difficult to convey that you are listening to someone, since you can't rely on eye contact and body language. But you can do other things to show that you're listening to what the girl is saying. Try agreeing with or reacting to her statements, such as, “Really?” or “Oh no!” If you pay attention to what she says, she'll feel encouraged to keep talking. Keep the conversation going by focusing only on her. Don't check your email or surf the internet while you're talking to her. She can tell when you're distracted and will feel like you're not interested in giving her your full attention.
A: Give her compliments. Use her name every so often. Listen to what she says. Avoid other distractions while talking.

Q: This is a difficult trick to pull off, since the audience needs to be looking from exactly the right angle. Find a friend who's willing to take a look while you practice, and help you figure out the best way to position yourself while you try the steps below. Pick a pair of pants that has pant legs that hang down partly over your foot or shoe. The best pants will hide your heels, but keep the toes and center of your feet visible. Tell the audience you need space to concentrate, and to avoid falling on them when the levitation magic ends. The audience should be about 8–10 feet (2.5–3 meters) away. Make a big deal of "finding the right spot" to convince your audience that this is difficult. This is where a friend will come in handy, since you might have to experiment with this at different angles to find out where the illusion looks most convincing. Usually, the magician stands about 45º away from the audience, so the audience can see the back of your heels and your entire left foot, but cannot see the tip of your right foot. You can also think of this as standing on a clock face. Your toes are pointed at 10:30 or 11:00, and the audience is standing at 6:00. Make a big show of how difficult levitation is, and raise your arms into the air slowly as though you were pulling yourself up. Push up on the toe of your right foot only, where the audience can't see your foot. Raise your right heel, and your entire left foot, trying to keep them even with each other. Keep your left foot parallel with the ground. "Hover" for just a few seconds in this position. After a few seconds, drop back down to the ground. Bend your knees and ankles as you hit the ground, to make it seem like you fell from a taller height than you actually did.
A: Practice this in advance. Wear long pants. Stand back from the audience. Stand at an angle away from your audience. Stand up on the toe of your right foot. Drop your feet back onto the ground.

Q: There are four bases (first, second, third, and home plate), which are “safe spots” for runners during the game. They’re canvas or rubber-covered bags set up in a square, though it’s more commonly referred to as a diamond.  Bases are numbered counterclockwise from home plate: first, second, and third. Second base is on a direct line from home plate through the pitcher's mound. Each base is approximately 90 feet (27.5 meters) away from the previous one. The lines that connect the bases are made of dirt, so that runners may slide into bases, while the rest of the field is made of grass. The pitcher stands on a mound of dirt in the center on the diamond, approximately 60 feet (18 meters) from home plate. On the mound, place a small rubber plate, where the pitcher will throw from. A baseball that's hit and lands to the left of third base or the right of first base (as seen from home plate) is considered a “foul ball,” which invalidates the play. The foul lines extend from home plate out to the first and third bases, and then beyond into the outfield. The batter stands either on the left side of home plate or the right side, depending on which is their dominant hand. Paint a 4-foot by 6-foot (1.2 meters by 1.8 meters) box on both sides of home plate. Just behind home plate, paint a small box where the catcher and umpire (an impartial judge) will squat or stand and watch the ball after the pitcher throws it.
A: Place the bases on the field. Set up the pitcher’s mound. Paint the foul lines. Paint the batter’s boxes. Paint the catcher’s box.

Q: If you are not happy with the color of a text object (a block of text) in your document, you can change it easily using the Selection tool. When you click the text you want to change, a bounding box will appear around it.  You can also select text in the Layers panel. Find the layer that contains the text you want to change, then click the circle at the end of the layer name to select it. If the Layers panel is not already open, hit F7 to open it now. The palette is represented by a box that’s the same color as the currently-selected text. A larger palette will appear, containing a variety of colors from which to choose. To change the Stroke (the outline surrounding the text rather than the text itself), double-click the bottom of the two boxes. It will either have a red line over it (if there is not currently a Stroke color) or will be displayed as a box with a thick outline around it. ” The text in all of the selected areas will now change to the one you selected. If you’re dissatisfied with the color, press ⌘ Cmd+Z (Mac) or Ctrl+Z (Windows) to undo the changes.
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Click the first arrow in the toolbar to use the Selection tool. Click to select the text area that you want to change. Double-click the color palette in the toolbar. Select a color, then click “OK.