According to this video, you can ripen a avocado by wrapping it in foil and putting it in a 250 degree oven for about 10-15 minutes.
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How to ripen a rock-hard avocado in 10 minutes
How to avoid a thin, shaky voice when you are about to give a speech
Jackie Gartner-Schmidt is a speech-language pathologist at the University of Pittsburgh. She studied why people’s voices tremble or even squeak when they get nervous. It’s because our vocal cords close up as a protective response to stressful situations, so we don’t accidentally inhale water. In the video above, filmed at a TEDx event, Gartner-Schmidt shows […]
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No more meetings -- change the word “meeting” to the word “review”
My friend Allan Chochinov, Chair at MFA Products of Design, wrote an interesting article about getting rid of meetings and replacing them with reviews. “As you may know,” he told me, “I’m super-committed around the importance of prototyping ideas, and have encouraged an ethos of “No prototype, No meeting” in our design department at SVA […]
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Why you should store your plastic wrap in the freezer
When I was young, my mom banned plastic wrap from our kitchen because it frustrated her so much when it would invariably cling to itself. Apparently you can avoid this problem though just by storing the plastic wrap in the freezer. The cold temporarily reduces its clinginess. From Mental Floss: The cold temperature alters the […]
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7 high-tech vaporizers on sale for up to 65% off
Vape technology has been around long enough that vapers are starting to get picky about their gear. Luckily, so are we. From disposable models to cutting-edge touchscreen atomizers, there’s a vaporizer in this roundup to suit every taste. Hera 2 – World’s Most Advanced Dual-Use Vaporizer Choose between dry herb or oil extraction modes – […]
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Learn how to draw portraits, comic books, & more with this training
With enough practice and commitment, anyone can be a visual artist. But without the right instruction, that time spent honing your skills could seem like an eternity. If you really want to see where your talent can take you, you need sound fundamentals – and no matter what discipline or genre you lean toward, the […]
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This bundle teaches you how to market on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, & more
Theoretically, there’s never been an easier time for marketers. The ubiquity of social media means a good word – or a good brand – can spread like wildfire with very little effort. But as limitless as the internet is, there’s a lot of competition and noise to contend with. And the vast graveyard of failed […]
