How To: Hang plates for display

Washington PostHow To: Hang plates for displayWashington PostQ: I have a number of calendar plates dating from the 1920s to recent years that belonged to my mother. Everything I have read says not to put plates in the wire/spring-type plate hangers because it will damage them. Is this correct? I would like to ...

How to accomplish your goals in 2014

Christian Science MonitorHow to accomplish your goals in 2014Christian Science Monitor2013 has been a pretty good year for me. I lost about 25 pounds. I wrote a pretty good first draft of a novel that's currently “resting” (meaning I intend to drag it out again in a few months to start editing it and figure out whether it's worth trying ...

10 Tips For Maintaining Your 2014 Weight Loss Goals

Fox News10 Tips For Maintaining Your 2014 Weight Loss GoalsFox NewsFor that extra pick-me-up, we asked several celebrity trainers for their best tips to get (and stay) motivated all year long: Have a Deadline. You may be motivated to get in shape before spring, but New York City-based celebrity trainer Joel Harper ...

Fish strategies and recipes: How to land more seafood on your table for a ...

Washington PostFish strategies and recipes: How to land more seafood on your table for a ...Washington PostEating more seafood can be a key to a healthful diet. But it also can seem easier said than done. The hurdles? The people you cook for, and with, might not like fish. You might not know how to cook it. The cost can be daunting, and environmental ...

Your Step

PARADEYour Step-by-Step New Year's Eve Beauty Routine by the Dancing With the ...PARADEMelanie Mills, the makeup designer for ABC's hit show Dancing With the Stars, came up with these great makeup tips to make your Eve sparklier and more fun. Get her tips and follow her step-by-step regime below, and you'll be ready for all those New ...

The Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think by Julian Baggini – review

The GuardianThe Virtues of the Table: How to Eat and Think by Julian Baggini – reviewThe Guardian"By being willing to kill and eat," he writes for example, "we show that we are willing to accept that death is a fact of life, and that what matters is how we live while we are alive, not that we continue to live indefinitely. Eating meat is therefore ...

The year ahead: Pisces 2014

New York Daily NewsThe year ahead: Pisces 2014New York Daily NewsLove is right when it feels right; align with your heart and not your head. July is a business power month. Look for romance in August, when it's possible for love to envelop you. Love tips. An open heart can find love more easily than a closed one ...

The year ahead: Pisces 2014

New York Daily NewsThe year ahead: Pisces 2014New York Daily NewsLove is right when it feels right; align with your heart and not your head. July is a business power month. Look for romance in August, when it's possible for love to envelop you. Love tips. An open heart can find love more easily than a closed one ...

New Year's Eve Nail Art Tutorial: Sparkly Firework Nails (No Acrylics Required)

TheGlossNew Year's Eve Nail Art Tutorial: Sparkly Firework Nails (No Acrylics Required)TheGlossThis tutorial is easy enough for beginners and does not require long acrylics. It's kitschy and festive and not too serious, like throwing a cheap plastic hat over a sexy velvet dress. We'll be alternating firework nail art, classic glitter polish, and ...

The Art of Strategy: Or How to Fight and Lead Better

Daily BeastThe Art of Strategy: Or How to Fight and Lead BetterDaily Beast“Iron Mike” was obliquely referring to the fundamental strategic challenge faced by all generals and admirals, as well as by boxers: No matter how sound the original plan one develops to fight a war, it's bound to be tested once the action is joined ...

How to create a butterfly garden

Telegraph.co.ukHow to create a butterfly gardenTelegraph.co.ukWalking through the hay meadows in Transylvania this summer felt like a visit to a perfect place, not just for the wildflowers – the salvias, aquilegias and orchids – but for the butterflies you kick up with every step. It's not, I have to admit, quite ...

How to Fight for Freedom in 2014

Daily BeastHow to Fight for Freedom in 2014Daily BeastThe central fight of our time is against bureaucracy and fear. Only artists can change the rules of the game. I would like to say that 2013 will go down in history as the year of Edward Snowden's shocking revelations. From the standpoint of today ...

The best tips spur good trips

Columbus DispatchThe best tips spur good tripsColumbus DispatchBy Steve Stephens. Dispatch Sunday December 29, 2013 5:12 AM. Comments: 0; Tweet. Earlier this month I asked readers to send in their travel tips, wishes and anecdotes that might help other travelers on their journeys in 2014. Today we share.

Everybody wants to fix the world. Here's how.

Washington PostEverybody wants to fix the world. Here's how.Washington PostI read magazines and books to learn how other people are making the world a better place. Now it's up to me? I appreciate the vote of confidence, but that's a lot of pressure. Especially because it's no longer just about volunteering on weekends or ...

Tips to maximize your moisturizer to love your winter skin

modOrationTips to maximize your moisturizer to love your winter skinmodOrationClear away dead skin cells. They keep moisturizer from sinking in. Buff your face gently twice a week with a jojoba-bead scrub or a mild exfoliant with fruit enzymes (we like Olay Fresh Effects Bead Me Up Exfoliating Cleanser). Always smooth lotion on ...

Tips to maximize your moisturizer to love your winter skin

modOrationTips to maximize your moisturizer to love your winter skinmodOrationClear away dead skin cells. They keep moisturizer from sinking in. Buff your face gently twice a week with a jojoba-bead scrub or a mild exfoliant with fruit enzymes (we like Olay Fresh Effects Bead Me Up Exfoliating Cleanser). Always smooth lotion on ...

Books Offer Career Advice, and Tips on How to Quit and Find a New Job

New York TimesBooks Offer Career Advice, and Tips on How to Quit and Find a New JobNew York Times“Reset: How to Beat the Job-Loss Blues and Get Ready for Your Next Act” is his blow-by-blow memoir of his struggle to restore his fortunes (today he runs a profitable public relations consultancy). “Fear quickly started to eat at me,” he writes. His ...

NYE Hair Tutorial: How to Make a 1960s Beehive

TheGlossNYE Hair Tutorial: How to Make a 1960s BeehiveTheGlossSubtle, natural hair is not for me. You can have your choppy Kate Moss layers and pixie cuts, I will continue to worship at the altar of pageant queens and 1950s pinups. Especially on New Year's Eve, bigger is always better. The beehive is a power hair-do.

Centrists! Here's how to prove your commitment to jobs

Washington Post (blog)Centrists! Here's how to prove your commitment to jobsWashington Post (blog)With a growing debate between the centrist and economic justice wings of the Democratic Party (or, to use Bill Keller's phrase, the center-left and the left-left), the centrists have been insisting on the primacy of job creation over a focus on ...

How to win every argument

The Week MagazineHow to win every argumentThe Week MagazineNot that passivity is the most effective strategy but if you're thinking about "winning" you're already headed down the wrong path. From a neuroscience perspective, "When an argument starts, persuasion stops." When an argument starts, persuasion stops.

How to ruin Christmas: A holiday guide to arguing with conservative relatives

SalonHow to ruin Christmas: A holiday guide to arguing with conservative relativesSalonWell, let's just get this bit out of the way: No, the First Amendment does not apply to private corporations, like A&E Networks. The “Duck Dynasty” guy has a contract with a corporation that allows them to suspend or fire him if they feel like it. That ...

How To Look Good In A Dress Shirt

Business InsiderHow To Look Good In A Dress ShirtBusiness InsiderFor those who wish to add more visual interest to a solid colour shirt, there is the option of white contrast collars. This is a style most commonly associated with bankers but is a great office choice. It is flashier than a plain shirt so other ...

Restaurant owner says he has tips to share

The Idaho StatesmanRestaurant owner says he has tips to shareThe Idaho StatesmanWhen the restaurant first opened, there was a no-tip policy. Customers were upset they couldn't tip, so owner Rick Boyd decided to accept and share them. “In some cases, customers were downright upset we weren't allowing them to tip,” he said.

Wrestling with how to revitalize LOVE Park

Philly.comWrestling with how to revitalize LOVE Park - and how to pay for itPhilly.com"Whatever we do, we should maximize the opportunity to make this a very special space," Clarke said last week. The questions are how much will it cost to give LOVE Park new life, and who is going to pay for it? The Nutter administration has planned to ...

Beauty resolution 2014 – Get flawless skin with these 10 tips

India.Com HealthBeauty resolution 2014 – Get flawless skin with these 10 tipsIndia.Com HealthBeautiful young woman applying organic cosmetics to her skin It's that time of the year when we all scribble our lists of resolutions and pray to every single deity we've ever known that we follow through. Drink less? Stop smoking? Lose a dozen kilos?