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I’ve been starting to do some simple card tricks and I’ve been using a plain playing deck. But the cards stick together to much so It’s hard to do a lot with them.

Should I try to find a place that sells cards used for magic tricks or just a new playing deck since mine is old?

I do not want trick cards, I want just plain cards that are easy to move and slide easily so I can do tricks better. Any suggestions on what I should get?

Since you’re just starting off, I would suggest you get a couple of new Bicycle decks. Most drug stores, grocery stores, and even Walmart and Target carry them. Prices will run about 2 to 3 dollars a deck so the price isn’t too bad either. The decks you get at the dollar store will wear down and stick quicker so the Bicycles are really the best for the money. Good luck

I’ve got a retriever/ redhealer mix that is about eleven years old. I want to teach her some tricks like fetch and stuff instead of just sit and stay. Do you guys have any tips?

In short: take small steps, be patient and consistent, and reward her well whenever she does something right.

Here are some sites that include explanations for a variety of tricks:
http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/dog-tricks.html
http://www.loveyourdog.com/tricks.html
http://www.critterchat.net/dogtricks.htm

My husband and I are going to be traveling with our 2 sons (18 months and 3 week old) from Illinois to Maine by car. I wanted to know if there are any tips/tricks to traveling that long with a newborn, whether or not I should sit in the back with them, etc. I know there are going to be frequent stops for diaper changes and feeding. We also know its going to take 3 or 4 days or so to get there. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

I have tried, and now we fly. Your kids are both under 2, so they fly free. If that drive is going to take 3-4 days, that means you are paying for food and lodging for days – would be cheaper and so much easier to just fly. If extenuating circumstances are forcing you to drive, I highly suggest a dvd player for your vehicle (they can strap on to the back of the front seats and are only a few hundred) and Baby Einstein dvds.

Does anyone know ways/tricks to learn the difference between preterite and imperfect in spanish?

This is tricky for English speakers to understand, even for me and I’ve been studying Spanish since 1975. I actually detest it when I have to teach it to my students because there are those gray areas of interpretation that are so, so ´´iffy´´. I’ll provide you with some rules about their separate use.

Preterite

1. Use when you are specifying a particular time period in the past> Last night, 2 days ago, last weekend., etc.. In other words, when there is a definite beginning and end.

El año pasado yo fui a España para visitar a mi familia.
(Last year I went to Spain to visit my family.)

Imperfect is used to talk about repetition in the past with a general reference to a time period. In English, we would use the phrase, ´´used to do something´´ or ´´would do something´´.

Había una vez la niña trepaba a los árboles y jugaba con sus muñecas.
(There was a time when the little girl used to climb trees and play with her dolls.)

Imperfect is also used during these times:

1. Describing background events in a story. What was going on? What was the mood of the character? etc.,

2. Referring to time is always in the imperfect: Eran las cinco de la mañana cuando el temblor occurió. (It was 5 am when the earthquake hit.)

3. Talking about emotions, thoughts, or physical condition is usually referred to the past using the imperfect: Yo estaba enferma y pensaba que nunca me mejorara. (I was sick and thought I would never get any better.)

Then when you use the I and the P in the same sentences, it can be just as tricky.

Yo estubiaba matemáticas cuando Juan llegó en casa.

I was (in the process of ) studying math when Juan got home.

Is there any videos or anything that teach you to train your cat to do tricks?

During training, use a loving and affectionate tone, rather than a disciplinary voice. Be sure to show Kitty how much you care for her (with love and treats), and she may respond by learning the trick you’re attempting to teach.

Here are some tricks that you and your cat may enjoy:

Come

Try teaching this one at mealtime. Use your cat’s name followed by the command "come." If necessary, tap on her food bowl to get her attention. When she comes, praise her lavishly and then give her the food. Eventually, your cat will associate the food with the command and then you will be on your way to owning a trained cat.

Shake Hands

With your cat sitting in front of you, touch her paw and say, "shake." As soon as she reacts and lifts her paw, shake it and give her verbal approval along with a treat. Remember to be consistent and repeat the command the same way each time.

Sit-Up

Place your cat into sitting position. Hold a treat over your cat’s head and say "sit-up." Do not give her the reward if she stands or grabs at the treat, just repeat the command and wait for her to try. When she does accomplish the desired behavior, give her the treat right away and repeat the command several times.

Wave

Swiping at a morsel of food is a natural behavior for a cat. Hold a treat in your hand. Place it in front of the cat’s nose but just out of reach of her front paws. Then, move it back and forth with your hands in a waving motion while telling your cat to "wave." As your cat reaches out for the food, it will appear as if she is waving. Once her motion simulates the waving behavior, praise her and give her a treat.

Provide plenty of affection, use a loving tone and always reward positive results with much praise and treats. This combination should have your fine little feline responding to your requests and impressing your guests in no time (if she’s in the mood, of course…).

Is there any videos or anything that teach you to train your cat to do tricks?

During training, use a loving and affectionate tone, rather than a disciplinary voice. Be sure to show Kitty how much you care for her (with love and treats), and she may respond by learning the trick you’re attempting to teach.

Here are some tricks that you and your cat may enjoy:

Come

Try teaching this one at mealtime. Use your cat’s name followed by the command "come." If necessary, tap on her food bowl to get her attention. When she comes, praise her lavishly and then give her the food. Eventually, your cat will associate the food with the command and then you will be on your way to owning a trained cat.

Shake Hands

With your cat sitting in front of you, touch her paw and say, "shake." As soon as she reacts and lifts her paw, shake it and give her verbal approval along with a treat. Remember to be consistent and repeat the command the same way each time.

Sit-Up

Place your cat into sitting position. Hold a treat over your cat’s head and say "sit-up." Do not give her the reward if she stands or grabs at the treat, just repeat the command and wait for her to try. When she does accomplish the desired behavior, give her the treat right away and repeat the command several times.

Wave

Swiping at a morsel of food is a natural behavior for a cat. Hold a treat in your hand. Place it in front of the cat’s nose but just out of reach of her front paws. Then, move it back and forth with your hands in a waving motion while telling your cat to "wave." As your cat reaches out for the food, it will appear as if she is waving. Once her motion simulates the waving behavior, praise her and give her a treat.

Provide plenty of affection, use a loving tone and always reward positive results with much praise and treats. This combination should have your fine little feline responding to your requests and impressing your guests in no time (if she’s in the mood, of course…).

I know lemon juice/lemons are supposed to get rid of the brown, dry elbows, but that doesn’t seem to really help me. What are some other tricks to help get rid of them?

First of all use moisturizers in a cream base. Oils and lotions are less effective. Second, moisturizers with exfoliants are especially effective when there is excessive scale that is hyperpigmented. Some suggestions: MD Forte sold at some spas; Amlactin cream, Aqua glycolic cream.

Currently living in a dorm without AC and 90+ degree weather…wah wah i know…we have 3 fans running (2 stand up fans and a medium table fan), and it seems that they are not helping. So I was wondering if there are some tricks to getting the dorm colder…any suggestions would be great.

put one fan in the window blowing out, another at the end of the area blowing in and "change" the air with outside air. I hope it’s cooler at night, this is when you’ll see a difference. It will never get "cold", only as cool as it gets outside.

What are some other tricks besides a manual, kickflip, and a ollie? Would a heelflip be to hard to learn for a beginner?

ok good tricks are obvs*Kick flip* *Heel flip* *shove It* *pop Shove it * *50 50* *K grind* *board slide* *Dark slide* cant forget the *oile* *Nolie* | Fakey all of the above. Which mean do the going backwards. *big spin* *Half cab* *Variel*

Sorry if i misspelled them but those are all the good ones

I have a 2 month old puppy. When I try teaching her simple tricks like sit, she just bites my hand. Having a treat in my hand won’t help either as the smell just drives her crazy and makes her hyper. Is she too young for tricks? At how many months should I start?

No, she’s definitely not too young to start training for basic obedience. If she can’t sit still during training sessions, train after a walk or a game of fetch. Dogs are much more open to learning once they are physically tired out, and not bouncing off the walls.

Have the treat in your clenched hand; don’t give it to her, no matter how much she mouths your hand. Move your clenched hand up in a vertical line – her nose and eyes should follow it and she should sit. Once she does, open your hand and treat.

This is a good way to teach her to sit – it’s also great because it associates the command with a hand gesture (clenched hand going up) which is always useful (if you need to give your dog a command in the middle of a conversation, if your dog is far away, if your dog develops hearing problems later in life, etc).