How to Clean an Oil Painting

Oil paintings are a unique and sensitive media. They can collect dirt and stains over time, though, and you might be at a loss on how to clean them — you can't use water, paint thinner, alcohol, or any abrasive force. Fear not, though! Here's how to bring out the original vibrancy of your oil painting.

Steps:

1. Buy several cotton swabs. Using your spit to clean a work of art might seem both crazy and profane, but it's a method museum curators around the world use. Saliva has enough enzymes to break down dirt and grime, but not so much that it will damage the paint. It'll take a lot of cotton swabs, though, so stock up with a full box.
   • Be aware that this method takes some patience — ask a museum intern how many hours it can take to clean a large painting this way. (Hint: It's more than 2.) But if you want to meticulously clean your painting with almost zero risk of damage to the oils, this is the way to go.
2. Lightly wet the swab with your spit. You don't want the cotton soaking wet, but it should be wet enough to pick up any dirt particles with ease.
3. Gently dab the wet cotton over the painting. Don't move the cotton from side to side, but instead up and down in small, soft dotting motions. Aim to work around a square inch at a time.
4. Wet the other end of the swab. Once the first end has picked up so much dirt that it's no longer useful, move on to the other end. When that one is dirty, discard the swab and move on to the next.
5. Keep a glass of water handy. You should be working slowly enough that you don't feel like you're running out of saliva. Just in case your mouth does start to get dry, though, take a sip of water and wait a minute or two before going back for more spit.

Source: www.wikihow.com

How to Be a Sign Spotter

A sign spotter is someone who finds wild signs and takes pictures of them. While it may seem like a joke, to some people this is actually how they make a living. Being a sign spotter isn't hard, it just requires good eye sight.

Steps:
 

1. Look for anything that may seem out of the ordinary. A missing letter, a weird combination of words, etc. Most of the time they don't turn out to be anything, so don't get disappointed.
2. These can be found mostly in foreign countries. Since most foreign countries don't usually speak English, the English on the signs may be a little scrambled. This makes for a funny sign.
3. Look for misspelled words. Sometimes, a misspelled word is spelled as something else, changing the message of the sign.
4. Look for words that don't belong. Like before, English in some foreign countries may not be the best.
5. Try and find words that when put together are disgusting. These make for a good sign.

Source: www.wikihow.com

How to Make a Tricky Code

Ever make "The Best Secret Code" and then someone figures it out? Don't you hate when that happens? with this nifty code, no one will ever know what your sending again!

Steps:

1. Write the message you want to be turned into code (i.e. "watch out"). Make sure to remove any capitols or punctuation.
2. Divide the message into groups of two letters (watch out). If your last group has only one letter, leave it be. The code will still work.
3. Reverse each letter in each pair (aw ct oh tu).
4. Add "ay" to the end of each pair (i.e. away ctay ohay tuay).
5. Run all the "Groups" together (awayctayohaytuay).
6. Add "b" to each end of the new "word" (bawayctayohaytuayb)
7. Send the message.
   Source: www.wikihow.com

How to Decipher a Secret Code

Did you come across a note in class that doesn't make any sense? It just might be a secret code! This article will teach you how to decipher secret codes which consists of sequences of numbers, letters or both combined.

Steps:

1. Determine what kind of code you have found. The type of code that can be deciphered with this method are simple replacements of a letter. For example: Every number 7 would be replaced with the letter B. If it doesn't look like a jumble of letters or a sequence of numbers, then you probably won't be able to crack it with this method.
   
   
2. Determine if the sequence of letters has been shuffled. If it hasn't been, then your job is immensely simplified. For letters, just shift every letter a space to the previous letter's spot. For example: The word "ABC," is decoded "Z.A.B." If this doesn't work, then shift the letters again and again, until you are back at the original message. If the message is a sequence of numbers, then start assigning numbers to letters, starting from "A: 1" all the way up to "Z: 26." Plug the letters in wherever their respective numbers are. If this doesn't work, then increase the numbers of all the letters by one (and making number 26 the new number 1). Plug in the letters again, and repeat the shifting until A is 1 again.
3. Look for anomalies in the message, such as single numbers or letters. These will most likely be the letters "A" or "I." The character repeated the most will often be "E." Watch for double letters, and take them into consideration.
4. Plug in as many letters this way as you can, then start filling in words, keeping track of which letters you are guessing at. Knowing what the note is about, or even the person who sent it, can be a great help.
5. Try to look for vowels. In most words, vowels and consonants come approximately alternate to each other. For example:

H__
H_W
_R_
Y__

• Most probably has a vowel between the consonants. So you can find that it's HEY HOW ARE YOU easily. Vowels appear the most in a code and especially the letter "E" needs to be checked first, as it helps reveal other parts of the code as well. For example, if you find that the letter "E" comes in a word "ARE", you will find that the same letter or number is substituted in other words such as "HE" and "BE" which helps break the code and get new substitutions.

1. Learn about different codes. The next step is code, which is much harder. Morse, Braille, and others are just ways (mainly cyphers) old soldiers could get a message. One way is connecting numbers to letters. For instance: “ 23 9 11 9 8 15 23” spells out “Wiki How”. This is an easy code. Another one commonly used in elementary school is pig Latin, which is where you take the first letter of each word and put it at the end and add ay. However, if the word starts with a vowel, just add ay at the end.
2. Learn other alphabets: Many languages don't write in the English alphabet neither in characters, but use lines and things like that. You will especially notice this if you read Arabic, Hindi, and other South-Asian languages.
   Source: www.wikihow.com

MILIKI ANTUSIASME

Apabila anda ingin menjadi pribadi yang menyenangkan, anda harus memiliki antusisme yang tinggi dalam menjalani hidup sehari-hari. Antusisme anda akan menular pada orang lain, baik itu rekan bisnis, anggota keluarga, maupun masyarakat.

Antusiaslah dalam menghadapi peristiwa apa pun dalam hidup. Ketika masalah datang berentetan dan anda merasa tidak sanggup menghadapinya, segeralah bangkit dan berantusias dalam memaknai karunia dalam hidup ini.

KEINGINAN ORANG SUKSES

Mungkin ada banyak keinginan dalam hidup anda, namun anda tidak mungkin meraih semuanya. Oleh karena itu pilih dan pilahlah keinginan yang bermafaat bagi anda dan orang lain. Anda juga dapat melirik beberapa keinginan orang sukses berikut ini:

 

1.       Orang yang sukses selalu ingin berkembang.

2.       Orang yang sukses tidak ingin partnernya mengalami penderitaan, sementara ia menikmati kesuksesan sendirian.

3.       Orang yang sukses akan dengan senang hati memberika pertolongan kepada orang lain yang membutuhkan bantuannya, karena ia ingin mengabdikan dirinya untuk kemanusiaan.

4.       Orang yang sukses tidak pelit ilmu karena ingin perkembangan ilmu dan keahlian dinikmati oleh setiap orang yang juga menginginkan kesuksesan.

5.       Orang yang sukses ingin menghargai orang lain dan tidak gila hormat.

6.       Lebih bermakna lagi, orang yang sukses menginginkan seluruh hidupnya bermanfaat bagi sesame, dalam situasi apapun.

TIDAK SEKADAR TAMPIL BEDA

Berani tampil beda untuk menarik perhatian orang lain terhadap anda bukan berarti anda mengabaikan perhitungan. Sebaliknya, anda tetap membutuhkan kecerdasan, ketabahan, dan komitmen untuk berbuat yang terbaik. Ada kalanya di dalam perjalanan anda untuk berani tampil beda, dicerca, diragukan, bahkan sangat diremehkan oleh orang lain yang menganggap anda hanya mengada-ada. Oleh karena itu anda harus berani membuktikan langkah yang beda itu di depan rekan anda.

Berani tampil beda bukan pula berarti anda nekat melakukan tindakan di luar kendali, hanya karena anda merasa kesal atau menyimpan dendam terhadap rekan kerja atau pesaing. Kenekatan hanya akan membuahkan kegagalan yang mengacaukan jalan kesuksesan anda. Jadi buatlah tampilan anda berbeda karena anda benar-benar menyimpan perhitungan matang. Perhitungan matang yang diikuti keberanian tindakan akan menciptakan kesuksesan, dan orang lain akan senang dengan pribadi anda yang demikian.