In the fast-paced world that we live in today, power and air-driven tool maintenance doesnt seem high on our priority list. However, tools are an expensive investment and every one of us wants a power or pneumatic tool to work properly and safely when we pick it up to use it. The best way to ensure this is to perform regular maintenance and cleaning. There are some simple routine maintenance, cleaning, storage and proper usage tips that anyone can understand and perform. The…
Paper Or Plastic? What’s Your Time Management Style?
When grocery shopping, you have the choice of paper or plastic grocery bags. Paper used to be the most common. Now plastic has taken its place. Most people use plastic because that is what is offered. However, you can still get paper and some people prefer that option. Then there are the few who bring their own environmentally-friendly cloth bags to the grocery store every week.
What does this have to do with time management? Really… nothing… except the analogy that ev…
A Stress Management Game Or Just Another Game Of The Management?
How can stress be controlled and eliminated? Stress can be eliminated by two methods- physically or mentally. Well, appropriate methods will have to be applied at the appropriate time to eliminate stress. The person with whom you use this method with must have the capacity to absorb it and emulate it on a permanent basis.
Since stress has been accepted as a part of life (there are different types and levels of stresses at different stages of life), there are numerous cours…
Handouts As Public Speaking Tools
Handouts are important tools for effective public speaking. They serve as guides for your audience. Handouts will allow the listeners to follow what you are discussing. Handouts are important and should be well prepared.
When giving out the handouts to your listeners, remember to choose the right time. It is not recommended to give them out right away at the beginning of your speech. This will only make the listeners tend to lose focus. It is important in public speaking t…
How to manage your password smartly
Web users have gotten used to signing up to dozens of websites to enjoy free services. However, the dozens of online identities are increasingly getting out of hand. Learn how to use password manager to manage your multiple online identities.
The Ultimate Classroom Management Challenge: Teaching In The Hormone Zone
Teachers, it’s the ultimate challenge in classroom management, isn’t it? If you find it challenging to teach and counsel students suffering from “hormone poisoning,” here are some great interventions to help your teens use their heads instead of their hormones. All of these delightfully different methods are taken from Youth Change’s Solution Center; there are hundreds more there if you need them:
On-the-Job Kissy-Face
When kids debate your site’s standards regulating ro…
The Trap And Poker Psychology
Everyone who plays poker has heard of “having a poker face” or being trapped. Having a poker face is more than just the look on your face, it’s all of your body language and actions combined.
A good poker player is an observant poker player. You have to learn to associate your opponents facial expressions, body language, speech, and even the bet amounts with what they eventually are revealed to have been holding in their hand.
Facial Expressions: With online poker, you …
Play Money Poker vs Real Money Poker
In this article on poker, Im going to talk about people who enjoy playing poker at online poker websites, but who like to play for play money and some of the reasons they want to do so.
I play a lot of online poker. I play for real money, but also play poker for play money at a few different online poker websites. Playing Texas Holdem Poker is fun regardless of the money on the line or lack of it.
Whenever you go into any of the poker rooms, there are always people the…
Basic Poker Rules – Poker Hand Ranking
For those that do not know the basics, here are the ways the hands and cards are ranked in poker.
Number of cards in the deck: 52.
Number of suits: 4 (Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, Clubs)
Number of cards in each suit: 13 (In order of rank; Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2)
Number of cards in a poker hand: 5 (even in games where you are dealt more than 5 cards, only 5 cards count as your poker hand.)
Rank of poker hands from highest to lowest:
1…
What to Look For When Purchasing Woodworking Tools
How to purchase the right Woodworking Tool.
Choosing the Right Nail Gun/Nailer for You
Unlike most tools, nailers are not designed for general purpose use – there is no all-purpose nailer that you can use on all your jobs. Nailers are meant to be used for specific jobs, so prior to buying a new nailer it’s important to know the tasks for which it will be used.
Getting the right Saw, Saw Selection Tips
Choose a blade size