Q: Place 14 cup (59ml) of refined oil into a large pan. Use a heavy-bottomed pan if possible. Refined oils are purified oils. These include canola, soybean, palm, and corn. Place 1 cinnamon stick and the diced green chilis into the pan with the mustard seeds and onions. Stir the ingredients as they fry.
A: Heat the refined oil for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. Add the cinnamon and green chilis to the pan and cook for 2 minutes.

Q: Apply a clear base coat of nail polish to all of your nails before you apply your colored polish. The thin layer of base coat acts as a barrier to the dyes in the colored polish that can stain your nails and turn them yellow. Allow the base coat to dry for about 5 minutes before proceeding to paint them with your colored polish. A base coat also serves as an anchor for the colored polish to hold onto. Dark nail polishes (black, purple, blue, red) have pigments that can discolor your nails if the polish has direct contact with your nails. Applying base coat can help prevent this color staining, but in general, try opting for lighter polish colors every once in a while. Using lighter or sheer nail polish colors can give your nails a break from the harsh dyes found in darker polishes. Try giving your nails a break from nail polish altogether. Allow your nails to be naked and breathe about 3-4 days every few weeks. Going without nail polish for a few days will allow your nails to naturally be exposed to air for a bit before being painted over again.
A: Apply a base coat. Avoid dark nail polish. Go without nail polish.

Q: A great way to make a room feel cozy and inviting is to set it up so your guests feel drawn into it. Paint the wall across from the entrance a bright color, or hang a large, ornate mirror or lighting fixture. It will draw their eye through. Neutral or soft, pastel colors will make your home look and feel more calm. Focus on neutral colors on the walls and in your large pieces of furniture. Creams, grays, pastel pinks, blues, or greens, and white are all great neutral and pastel colors you can use to make your home look more cozy. If you're worried about neutral colored furniture getting dirty easily, purchase a slip cover in matching neutral color. When it gets dirty, you can pull it off and put in the washing machine, and it will look good as new! Although neutral shades are great for furniture, consider using warm colors as well. You can use them in your accessories, on the walls, or in your furniture. Warm shades like browns, reds, and oranges mixed with neutrals can make your home feel more cozy. If you want more color to break up the neutral pallet of your walls and furniture, add it using accessories and artwork. You can pick two or three accent colors and work them into your room in different ways. Try warm colored accessories: reds, yellows, blues, and greens. To work with your existing furniture, look at the accessories you already have in your home and consider putting them in a different room. Group your accessories by color, and then use one or two colors in each room. Sometimes you need a bright light if you're cleaning or reading, for example. But if you're looking to create a cozy atmosphere in your house, also include softer lights. You can use a lower wattage bulb than in your other lighting, or bulbs that are soft white or yellow. Place this lighting near where you relax, but not directly over that spot. Lighting feels much cozier if it's in your peripheral vision, rather than directly in your line of sight. Focus on one or two styles or patterns and use a mix of them in each room. It makes the space feel more personalized and therefore more cozy. For example, in your bedroom, you could pair an antique headboard with modern-looking bedsheets.
A: Set up a focal point across from the entrance to the room. Use soft or neutral colors. Use warm colors. Add pops of color with accessories. Use soft lighting. Mix your styles and patterns.

Q: Using a circular saw, make single cuts straight across the flooring that are about 1 foot (30cm) to 2 feet (61cm) apart. Be sure your cuts are perpendicular to the direction of the wood. Start on 1 side of the room and work your way systematically to the other side, spacing each cut about 1 foot (30cm) to 2 feet (61cm) apart. Always keep your hands away from the blade of a circular saw. Wear goggles over your eyes when operating the saw to protect them from debris. Wedge the pry bar into 1 of the cuts. Tap the end of it with a rubber mallet to drive the bar more deeply into the cut. Use the bar to pry the first piece of hardwood out of the floor. Be forceful if necessary. It doesn't matter where you start in the room. Start a discard pile for the removed planks.
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Make cuts perpendicular to the direction the wood is laying. Pry up the the first hardwood plank using a pry bar and mallet.