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07/24/2017

Getting Rid of Baby Acne

Baby acne is a common condition that affects many babies within several weeks to several months of age. Most pediatricians agree that the best treatment for baby acne is nothing at all, since the condition is natural and will clear up quickly enough as long as the baby’s face is gently washed. Under severe conditions, though, your baby’s doctor may recommend a stronger treatment. Here’s what you need to know about getting rid of baby acne.
Part1
Home Treatment

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Wash your baby’s skin with water and mild baby soap. Wash your baby’s face with warm water on a daily basis. For severe baby acne, a mild soap may also be used.
Use soap formulated for babies whenever possible. Soaps meant for adolescents or adults may be too harsh for your baby’s skin.
If you cannot use soap meant for babies, use a mild moisturizing facial soap or a soap with a high percentage of emollients.[1] These soaps are usually mild enough for most babies, but you should stop use immediately if your baby’s skin turns red or if the acne gets worse.
Do not wash your baby’s face more than once a day. Over-washing the skin can irritate it, causing oil-producing glands to work even more and ultimately creating more acne.
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Avoid scrubbing the skin. When you wash your baby’s face, do so by patting it or wiping it down gently.
Since baby acne is caused by over-active oil glands rather than dirt, scrubbing the skin will only irritate it and cause the glands to produce more oil.
Use a soft sponge or terry washcloth to wipe your baby’s skin.
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Gently pat the skin dry.[2] Use a soft terry bath towel to gently pat the skin completely dry.
Do not wipe or scrub your baby’s face dry, since doing so can further irritate the skin and produce more oil.
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Do not use oily lotions. Avoid applying lotion to the face, especially over acne-covered patches, since lotion can aggravate the problem.
Even though the patch of acne may seem dry, the fact that it is caused by over-active oil glands means that adding further oil will only make the acne worse.
If you are concerned with how dry your baby’s face seems because of the acne, use a moisturizing baby soap as you cleanse the skin to minimize further drying out and pat the skin dry as soon as possible.
If your baby’s skin seems especially dried out, you could also try a non-oily cream instead of an oily lotion.[3] Only apply the cream to a small patch of skin and monitor it closely to make sure that the skin does not get worse. If the cream seems to help, you can apply it to the rest of the affected area.
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Do not squeeze the bumps. Do not, under any circumstance, attempt to “pop” your baby’s zits, since doing so is never helpful and is almost always harmful.
Squeezing the acne irritates the skin. As the skin gets irritated, the oil-producing glands react by producing more oil. More oil can cause even worse acne.
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Be patient. A breakout of baby acne usually disappears within a few weeks to several months without special treatment.
Even though this skin condition can look awful, it rarely causes your baby pain or discomfort. If it does, however, you can go to your doctor for more advanced, professional treatment.
Baby acne usually makes its first appearance at the 2 to 4 week mark, and it can last until your baby is 5 to 6 months old. The breakouts are usually at their worst between 6 and 12 weeks of age.
Note that baby acne is usually most severe when your baby is hot and fussy.
Baby acne generally lasts longer with breast-fed babies, since the same residual, oil-triggering hormones that the baby was exposed to in the uterus can come through the mother’s milk, too. As a result, it often begins clearing up as your baby is weened off of breast-milk. It may even clear up sooner if your baby’s oil glands have matured enough to handle the hormones before then.

Part2
Medical Treatment

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Do not use over-the-counter medications designed for adolescents. Creams and ointments formulated for adolescent or adult use are far too harsh for a baby’s sensitive skin.
Using over-the-counter acne medication can irritate the skin, making the acne worse. It can also cause your baby’s face to become excessively dry. Worst-case scenario, your baby’s skin could become so dry that it begins to cause him or her pain.
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Only use over-the-counter remedies with your doctor’s permission. In most cases, over-the-counter creams will only irritate your baby’s skin and should be avoided. In special cases, though, your doctor may recommend a mild 1 percent hydrocortisone cream or ionic colloidal silver solution.
Hydrocortisone cream treats the dry, itchy, and sometimes painful skin that results from severe cases of baby acne. By soothing the skin, the cream reduces the production of oil, ultimately leading the a clearer complexion. Note that hydrocortisone cream can hurt your baby if it gets into the eyes or mouth, though.
Ionic colloidal silver solution is generally considered safer than hydrocortisone cream. It kills the bacteria that thrive in facial oil and soothes itchy skin.[4]
Only apply a small amount of either product to your baby’s skin and use the product for a maximum amount of twice a day for two days.[5]
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Ask for a prescription cream. If the baby acne on your child’s face appears to cause pain or discomfort, or if it lasts past a couple of months, your doctor may prescribe a gentle prescription acne cream to help clear the baby’s skin.
The cream is almost always a retinoid cream. Retinoids are a type of chemical compound that regulate the growth of skin tissue.
Common retinoid creams used to treat baby acne include adapalene, tazarotene, and tretinoin.
Apply the medicated cream as directed. Typically, the cream is applied topically by smoothing it over the affected area once a day, roughly 20 to 30 minutes after you wash your baby.[6]
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Inquire about dietary changes and other possible causes.[7] Some conditions may masquerade as baby acne when, in actuality, they are something else entirely.
If your baby is older than four to six months, the bumps on your baby’s skin are less likely to be acne.
Eczema is the next most common skin condition your baby may face.
These bumps could also be the result of a mild allergic reaction to a new food introduced into your baby’s diet. If you recently began your baby on a new food or drink, stop giving it to your baby and report the results to your baby’s doctor.

07/17/2017

Uploading Videos on Yahoo

You can upload your videos on Yahoo through Flickr. With 1TB of space, you can upload lots of videos, and photos of course, to Flickr. Each video can only be up to 1GB in size and should be playable for only three minutes, and the supported video file types include MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG, 3GP, M2TS, OGG, and OGV.

07/13/2017

Eliminate Mites from a Pet Hermit Crab Tank
Mites are a common parasite found on hermit crabs. They are microscopic so they may be difficult to see up close, but they may appear as small tan and black flecks that move around on your hermit crab. Left untreated, mites can cause stress and injury to your crab. Your crab can lose a leg or die due to this parasite.[1] Mites can also live and breed in your pet’s tank. It is essential that you clean your hermit crab’s tank and any tank accessories so the mites are eliminated for their living environment. You should also remove mites on your hermit crab and maintain a clean tank so the mites do not come back.

Part1
Cleaning the Tank with Water

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Place your crab in a holding container. To clean the tank, you first need to place your crab in a holding container so you can give the tank and the accessories a good clean. The container can be a clean plastic tub or bin. Your crab will likely run around the holding container while you clean his tank.[2]
You can leave a small bowl of dechlorinated water out and place it next to the holding container so it comes to room temperature. You can then use this bowl later to clean any mites on your pet so he is mite free when he goes back into his clean, mite free tank.[3]
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Use a small vacuum to remove the mites in the tank. If you’d really like to make sure there are no mites left in the tank at all, you can use a small vacuum to suck out any mites in the tank. Do this before you wet the tank, as the vacuum will work better on a dry surface. Focus on the corners of the tank as this is where the mites tend to like to hang out.
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Wipe down the tank with plain water to remove any mites still in the tank. Once you have removed the accessories, you can wipe down the tank with a wet paper towel. Press down on the sides and bottom the tank to swish any mites and remove them. Make sure you do this in the corners of the tank, as this is often where the mites like to hide.[4]
You can also rinse the tank out with tap water to drown and wash away any mites still in the tank. Try to eliminate any black flecks in the tank so the tank is spotless and clean.
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Let the tank dry in direct sunlight. Mites do not like direct sunlight, so once you rinse and wipe down the tank with plain water, you should let it dry completely in the sun.[5]
You can also let the tank dry indoors overnight. Once the tank is dry, you can place the sterilized tank accessories back into the tank.

Part2
Killing Mites on the Tank Contents

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Dispose of the tank accessories, if possible. If you do not mind saying goodbye to your crab’s tank accessories, including any substrate on the floor of the tank such as sand, you can dispose of them. This is the easiest way to get rid of the mites in his tank, as this will ensure your crab’s tank does not contain any infected accessories or substrates.[6]
You should also throw away any toys that your crab played with in the tank, as these are likely also infested with mites.
Dispose of them by placing them in a garbage bag and removing the garbage bag to the garbage bin right away. This will prevent the mites from crawling back into the tank or from getting into other areas of your home.
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Boil the tank accessories for at least 20 minutes. If you cannot afford to throw out the tank accessories, you can boil them to get rid of the mites and place them back in your crab’s tank. Use distilled water to boil any substrate, like gravel, any rocks, and any tank accessories for at least 20 minutes. This includes food dishes, extra shells, and climbing toys like coral. This will help to sterilize the accessories and get rid of the mites.[7]
Allow the accessories to cool before you place them back in the tank.
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Bake any oven safe accessories at 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Another option is to bake any substrate, such as sand, gravel, or pieces of wood, on a cookie sheet. Bake them for at least half an hour and allow them to cool before placing them back in the tank.[8]
If you are worried about burning pieces of wood in the oven, you can sterilize the wood in your microwave. Put them in the microwave for two minutes and keep an eye on the wood to ensure it does not catch fire.

Part3
Removing Mites from Your Crab

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Wash your crab in a small bowl of dechlorinated water. While the crab’s tank is drying, you should give him a good clean too so he does not bring mites back into the tank. Use room temperature dechlorinated water to give your crab a bath at least one to two times.[9]
Place your crab in the bowl of water. Turn your crab upside down to get all the air bubbles out of his shell. Then, pour the water off your crab into the bowl. The mites will drain off your crab along with the water. Pour out the mites in the water, down the drain of your sink. Do this once more or until all the mites on your crab are gone. Make sure there are no mites in your crab’s shell.
You can also use a paper towel to squish any of the mites on your crab gently and carefully. Draining, wiping, and rinsing your crab should all help to remove the mites.
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Use mite specific medication for hermit crabs. You can get mite specific medication for hermit crabs from a vet that specializes in arthropods or from an exotic pet supply store. This is a good option if you have tried the plain water method and the boiling method, but the mites still have not gone away.[10]
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Do not use mite spray on your crab or your crab’s tank. Commercial mite spray that is not specified for use on hermit crabs can hurt your crab. They should not be used on your crab or on the tank.[11]
You should also avoid using bleach solution to clean your crab and your crab’s tank. There is a high amount of chlorine in bleach that can blister your crab’s gills and make him ill.

Part4
Preventing Mites in Your Crab’s Tank

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Keep the tank clean. To prevent the mites from reappearing in your crab’s tank, you should give the tank a thorough weekly clean. To clean the tank effectively, you should remove your crab from the tank and place him in a holding container. You can then use the plain water method to clean the tank and boil or bake the tank contents to sterilize them.[12]
If you keep a sponge in your crab’s tank to boost the humidity, you should smell the sponge to ensure it smells clean and not rotten. If it smells rotten, you should replace it. You can also place the sponge in the microwave and nuke it for several minutes to kill any mites.
Clean the lid of the tank, if you have one, once a day to keep pests like mites from getting into the tank. You may want to consider taping down the lid of the tank to prevent dust and pests from floating into your crab’s tank.
Avoid keeping live plants near your crab’s tank, as plants can attract their own pests, including mites. The mites can then move from the live plant into your crab’s tank.
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Remove any spoiled food in the tank. Mites are often attracted by your crab’s food and can burrow into the food, such as dried shrimp and plankton-type crab food. You can try feeding your crab only dry food for a little while, as strong smelling wet foods or fresh foods can attract mites.[13]
You should also remove all crab droppings in the tank on a daily basis and replace your crab’s water in his water dishes to keep it clean.
3
Check your crab for mites on a daily basis. You should take some time every day to give your hermit crab a mite check up. Examine him in the light for any small moving specks on his shell or on other parts of his body.[14]
If you notice that he has any mites on his body, you should give him a full immersion bath in dechlorinated water and do a thorough cleaning of his tank and the tank contents. This is the only way to ensure the mites are eliminated from your crab and his tank, and have a lower chance of coming back.

07/09/2017

Making a Cinnamon French Toast

Cinnamon French toast is a delicious sweet, spiced dish that can be served at any time of day. To make the toast, create a custard mixture with eggs, milk, and cinnamon. Next, dip slices of bread in the custard mixture and fry them until they’re golden brown. If desired, make a sweet cinnamon syrup to serve over the cinnamon French toast. Alternatively, make the toast into a sweet and salty sandwich or serve it with cold French vanilla ice cream.

07/08/2017

Thinking Outside of the Box
So you’ve been asked to think outside of the box for work, or you really want a creative idea for your new novel? Not to worry! Thinking outside the box, like any skill, is one that can be developed through practice. To get started developing your creative thinking skills, see step

Part1

Coming Up with Creative Solutions

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Change your space. It’s important to get away from all the typical routines in order to foster creativity. The idea of changing it up is a common one amongst successful and creative thinkers. This means that you either create a specific ritual around creativity, or that you simply find a way to take a break.[1]
Take a shower. There is something weirdly conducive about showering, as anyone who’s had that amazing idea while stuck in the shower (only to forget it when you finally locate a pen and paper). If you’re stuck on an idea, hop in the shower, with a pen and some paper handy and see what comes up.
Go for a walk. Like showering, something about walking fosters creativity. Whether it’s taking a walk as a prelude to getting started with your creative project, or as part of the project itself, taking a walk will help get those creative juices flowing. Steve Jobs used to hold walking meetings to brainstorm ideas. Tchaikovsky took several walks around his village before working on his latest creation.
Create psychological distance between your normal routine and the time for creativity. Writer Toni Morrison always watched the sun come up in the morning before she would begin writing. She felt that this enabled her to access her creativity.
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Brainstorm. Throwing out tons of different ideas, especially ideas that might seem slightly off-the-wall can be a great idea to pick out a few really good ideas. Brainstorming helps to open up your thinking so that you aren’t stuck in the same old thought patterns.[2]
The brainstorming stage isn’t about what is or isn’t feasible. Avoid limiting yourself when you’re brainstorming. This is the time when all ideas are welcome, no matter how silly or unworkable they sound. If you start limiting yourself during this stage of the thinking game, you aren’t going to progress very far.
Avoid saying things to yourself during this phase that will shut down creativity rather than encourage it. Catch yourself anytime you say: “That won’t work,” “We haven’t done it that way before,” “We can’t solve this problem,” “We don’t have enough time.”[3]
For example: say you get stuck while writing your new story. Instead of obsessing over the next stage of the story, start thinking throwing out ideas for what might happen next, or how the story might progress if there were no boundaries on what you could write (even if you needed to change the ending to make the story possible).
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Re-conceptualize the problem. Part of finding creative solutions and ideas stems from looking at the problem or project in a new way. Looking at something in a new way allows you to look at new possible solutions that you might not otherwise have considered. Fortunately, there are some concrete aids to re-conceptualizing that you can drawn on.[4][5]
Turn the problem upside down. This can be done literally or figuratively; turning a picture upside down can actually make it easier to draw, because your brain has to look at it in terms of it’s makings rather than what it thinks should be there. This works for more conceptual problems.
For example, if you’re writing a book and you can’t figure out how to get the protagonist to a certain spot in the story, ask yourself “does this character actually need to be the protagonist? how would the story work with a different character as protagonist? or more than one character?”).
Work backwards. Sometimes what you need is to focus on the solution first, and build backwards from that solution. For example: say you work in the advertising position at a newspaper. The paper is losing money because it hasn’t been getting enough ads. Start from the final, best outcome (having lots of the right kind of ads). Work backwards by contacting the types of businesses and groups that can provide the best, most cost-effective ads.
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Daydream. Daydreaming helps you to make connections and form patterns and recall information. This is key when you’re thinking outside the box, because daydreaming can help you make connections that you might not otherwise have considered. So often your best ideas seem to come out of nowhere while you’re daydreaming.[6]
Give yourself time to daydream. Turn off the computer, t.v., and your phone. If you’re constantly plugged into distractions it will be much harder for your brain to rest and make connections.
You can daydream while on that walk, or in the shower (this is one reason taking time to go for a walk or shower can be so conducive to creative thinking). Daydream in the morning before you have to get up, or at night before you fall asleep.
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Set parameters. Sometimes if you’re having difficulty thinking outside the box, it’s time to give yourself some basic parameters. This may seem like it would hinder creativity, but if you set the right parameters you’ll find that it can actually open things up for you.[7]
Starting too broad can put too much pressure on you. For example: instead of saying “how can I increase ad sales” ask questions like “how can I encourage ad growth from businesses in the community? what can I do to make ads in our paper seem like a good option?” or “how can I target the businesses most likely to place ads in our paper?” or “what compensations can I use to encourage businesses to advertise?”
You’re still asking open questions and still considering a wide variety of options, but you’re anchoring your ideas to a specific question or task. This will help you come up with more specific ideas.
As another example: instead of asking yourself “how can I make my young adult novel different than the others on the market?” you consider more specific parts of the story: “who is the main character? is this main character just like every other main character (white, heterosexual, pretty but doesn’t know it?)?” or if it’s a fantasy novel “what is the magic system like? is it the vague paganesque, witchy magic that is popping up all over the YA section?”
Or you could tell yourself that you have to rewrite a scene in your story only now the character doesn’t have access to their magic. How are they going to get out of the situation?
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Consider the worst case scenario. Fear is what holds back creativity. Fear is what makes you stick the paths that you know the best. When you consider the worst case scenario not only can you plan for it, but you can also convince yourself that the worst case scenario isn’t bad enough that you shouldn’t try.
For the ad person example: you might consider what will happen if you try to implement a creative new scheme to offer incentives for long-time advertising partners (like better placement in the layout, a full color ad for a reduced price, etc.). Perhaps the worst that could happen is that no one takes the offer, or that you lose money because of it. Come up with plans for how you might deal with these potential setbacks.
For the novel-writing example: your worst case scenario might be that no publisher or agent wants to market your novel because what they actually want is a clone of the latest YA bestseller.

Part2
Maintaining Your Creativity Long-Term

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Eliminate negativity. The thing that will hold you back from thinking outside the box more than anything else is negativity. Consistently telling yourself that you can’t think creatively or vetoing every idea as too “out there” is going to severely limit what you come up with.[8]
Consider what it is that you tell yourself about your ideas. When you come up with that amazing book idea do you immediately think “I could never write that?” That is a surefire what to ensure that you never do write that.
Whenever you find yourself responding negatively to your ideas, replace the negative thought with a positive or neutral thought. For example: if you found yourself thinking “I’m never going to be able to entice advertisers with these incentives” stop yourself and say “I’m going to test out how these incentives work to get us better advertising faithfulness.”
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Keep your creativity sharp. Like any skill, creativity needs to be exercised to keep it going. Even when you don’t have a particular problem that needs your creative solution, keep working on your creativity. It will help you when you are suddenly confronted with something that needs thinking outside the box.[9]
Alphabetize words. Take a word from a magazine or a billboard and alphabetize its letters. For example: the word NUMBER would be spelled B-E-M-N-R-U. The reason that this exercise boosts your brain functions is that it forces you to use all the information you’re given (all the letters) and do something unusual with them. It trains your brain to come up with surprising connections and solutions and look at problems differently.
Make a game out of coming up with new or different uses for items in your house. This will teach you to look at items and situations with an eye for the unusual approach. For example: using an old boot as a planter, or building a table out of books.
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Change up your routine. Creativity thrives when you don’t stay stuck in the same old routine. Even the littlest changes can have good consequences for getting you out of a rut and encouraging creative thinking.[10]
Get outside your comfort zone. Doing new things, especially things you haven’t planned for helps you to cope more easily with new situations. It also helps to open your mind and introduce you to new ideas and situations which can help you come up with new or unusual ideas.
Be spontaneous. Do things that you haven’t planned for, occasionally. This will force you to adapt to the moment and overcome problems on the fly. You could even tie this in with an ongoing project.
Change little things. For example: walk home from work a different way each day. Change up which coffee shop you go to in the mornings.
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Study another industry. This will help to show you how people outside your chosen field operate and give you ideas you can incorporate into your field. The industry could be completely different from yours, or have some overlap, but it should be different enough to give you a fresh perspective on your own.
For example: the ad person might take a look at psychology topics or look into how the businesses they’re asking for ads from operate.
The novelist might read outside their chosen field (YA) looking at nonfiction, mysteries, and the classics for inspiration.
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Learn new things. The more you broaden your horizons the more connections your brain is going to be able to make. The more information your brain has access to, the more it’s able to come up with unusual ideas.
Take classes outside of your field. This could be anything from cooking classes (provided you aren’t a chef) or rock climbing. The novelist might then use what she learned in their cooking class to come up with a system of magic (the people who have a feel for what they’re doing and don’t use instructions as opposed to those who carefully follow a specific set of instructions).
Learn a new language. Not only does this help keep your mind sharp and forming new connections, it can open you up to new ways of thinking. The ad person might use it to start a section of bilingual ads that reach to a different group of people than she had normally been targeting.

Part3
Connecting With Other People Creatively

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Surround yourself with creative people. Humans are social animals. You’ll be inspired when other people are inspired. The creativity will remain high when you work or befriend people who inspire that creativity in you and in your work.
You find it especially helpful if you befriend people who aren’t in the same field that you are. These people can give you perspective on your work that you wouldn’t get from someone who is saturated in the same ideas that you are.
This is another reason why it’s so important to do things outside of your comfort zone. That is where you’ll meet people who challenge and inspire creativity in you, people who think differently from you.
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Pay attention to other people’s ideas. Ideas don’t exist in a vacuum. Even creative thinkers like Salvador Dali (as an example) started with ideas in his painting that he’d gotten from earlier sources. Paying attention to other people’s ideas will help foster your own.
You’ll see how other people think outside the box. Learning other people’s thought patterns and ways of thinking will help you keep from stagnating in your own thinking. You could even say to yourself “How might my creative painter friend view this problem of ads?”
You can also look at the ideas of famous innovators. Examine what ideas they had that worked and what ideas didn’t work. Look at their practices for encouraging creative thinking (like the examples of Steve Jobs, Tchaikovsky, and Toni Morrison in the first part of the article) and try those practices out.
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Learn to listen. One way to encourage creative thinking is to stay quiet and listen to what other people are saying. Part of why this is such a good idea is that it helps you really hear what other people are saying so you don’t present the same ideas that have already been presented. It also helps you to marshal your thoughts before you speak.
For example: the ad person tried to sell ads to a business that really hated the newspaper. If they hadn’t really listened to the concerns of the business (like they felt their ads weren’t given priority, and they didn’t like some of the content in the newspaper), they wouldn’t have gotten the business to place an ad. This business then became part of their scheme to bring other unsatisfied advertisers back into the fold.
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Remember, you will be presenting ideas that might be outside of “normal.” This is just something to remember when you’re engaging with other people, especially in terms of business relations. Sometimes the ideas from outside of the box aren’t actually the right way to go.
It’s also good to keep in mind that your ideas aren’t always going to work. That’s okay! It’s a part of the learning process and it’s why you consider the worst case scenario when you’re coming up with an idea.

07/04/2017

Making a Vitamin C Indicator

A vitamin C indicator is a solution used to test the levels of vitamin C in a substance. You can make a vitamin C indicator with cornstarch and iodine. Once you’ve made your indicator, you can test vitamin C levels in a variety of juices and foods.

Method1
Making Your Indicator

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Gather your materials. Before you can begin to mix your indicator, you must first gather your materials. Most of these materials can be purchased at a supermarket, health store, or pharmacy. However, some ingredients may be tricky to find, so you might have to order them online:[1]
Cornstarch
2% iodine solution
Test tubes, which have measurements on the side in milliliters.
Gather liquids of you’re choosing, like orange juice, lemon juice, and so on. Once you’re vitamin C indicator is ready, you probably want to test the vitamin C level of a variety of substances.
An eye dropper
A pot
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Make a paste with cornstarch. To start, take a tablespoon of cornstarch and put it in a small bowl. Add a small amount of tap water, just enough to work the cornstarch into a fine paste.[2]
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Pour in water and boil. Once your paste is ready, measure out 250 milliliters of water with your test tube. Pour this into the cornstarch paste. Put this in a pot and heat over the stove until it boils. Boil for 5 minutes.[3]
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Place 10 drops of the starch solution to 75 milligrams of water. While your water is boiling, measure out 75 milligrams of water in a test tube. Once your water is done boiling, take your eye dropper. Use your eye dropper to add 10 drops of the starch solution to the 75 milliliters of water.[4]
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Add drops of iodine until the solution changes color. You can now add your iodine. Clean out your eye dropper and then fill it with iodine. Gradually add drops of iodine until your solution turns a dark purple-blue color. Your vitamin C indicator is now finished.[5]

Method2
Using the Indicator

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Prepare your indicator for use. You can use your indicator by placing drops of various liquids into the indicator. Indicators turn colorless when exposed to vitamin C. Therefore, you only need a small amount of liquids with a high level of vitamin C to cause the indicator to lose color. You need a larger amount of liquids with a low level of vitamin C to change the indicator’s color.[6]
If you want to test various liquids, put a bit of the indicator in a few different test tubes. You will be adding drops of different liquids to each test tube. You do not need a lot of indicator to start with, but make sure amount are consistent from test tube to test tube. For example, if you put 5 drops of indicator in the first test tube, you should put 5 drops in all other test tubes.
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Add 10 drops of various juices to each test tube. Assemble a variety of liquids to test. Use your eye dropper to add 10 drops of each liquid to each test tube of indicator. Then, see how much the color has changed in each tube. Make sure to wash your eye dropper each time you measure out a new liquid. You do not want to accidentally mix liquids, as this will cause inaccurate results.[7]
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Measure the samples from lightest to darkest. Liquids with a high concentration of vitamin C will have changed the indicator to a light, possibly clear shade. For liquids with a low concentration of vitamin C, the indicator will be darker, retaining a lot of it’s purple-blue shade.[8]
Some test tubes may be very similar in color. If you’re struggling to see which is lighter and which is darker, hold the test tube up against a white background like a white wall or a piece of paper.
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Count how many drops it takes for a sample to change color. If you only have one test tube, there is another way to compare and contrast vitamin C levels. Using one liquid at a time, record how many drops of each liquid it takes to cause the indicator to change color. The lower the number of drops, the higher the concentration of vitamin C in a substance.[9]

Method3
Avoiding Pitfalls

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Practice basic safety when using the stove. As you’ll need to use the stove to make your indicator, practice basic safety. If you’re younger, ask an adult to help you before you use a stove.[10]
Do not leave the handle of a pot pointed off the edge of the stove. You could accidentally bump into the handle, causing boiling water to fall on you.
Do not use metal utensils to stir you solution. These heat up in hot water, and can burn your hand.
If you’re using a metal pot, use oven mitts to remove it from the stove to avoid burning your hand.
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Be careful handling iodine. Iodine is safe, but can be toxic if swallowed, so it should not be ingested. It’s safe otherwise, but can easily stain clothing. If you’re handling iodine, it’s a good idea to wear old clothes or an apron.[11]
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Consider purchasing indophenol. If you do not want to make your own vitamin C indicator, you can purchase a bottle of idophenol online. This is a liquid that, like a cornstarch solution, turns colorless in the presence of vitamin C. You can buy a bottle of indophenol online, and use it as you would use a cornstarch solution.

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