Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find your fabric. Take your measurements. Mark and cut out your skirt piece. Sew the sides of your skirt together. Sew a gather stitch near the top. Mark and cut out your waistband piece. Fold the waistband in half and sew it into a circle. Mark and cut your straps. Attach the straps to the skirt. Add the waistband. Invert the waistband and wear.

Answer: You will need about three yards of fabric to make this dress. The best fabric types you can pick will be ones that are stretchy and drape well. Polyesters or knits are both good choices. Like all clothing, tailoring your dress to exactly what you need will make it look its best. You will need just two measurements before beginning: Your waist at its smallest part. The length from your waist to where you want the bottom of the dress to be. This will be its skirt length. Fold your fabric in half once and lay it on a flat surface. If your fabric is rectangular, make the fold along its length. From one of the two parallel free edges, use measuring tape to measure out the skirt length you determined earlier. Make sure the tape is straight and parallel to the long edge, not diagonal. Mark the skirt length on both sides of the fabric using either fabric chalk or straight pins. Cut straight across along these marks using sharp fabric scissors. Take the free long edges of your skirt and sew them together. The result should be a long tube. Many fabrics, especially ones with patterns, have only one side meant to be visible in the final garment. If your fabric is like this, sew the nicer sides together facing each other. You will flip the tube right-side-out later. Make a wide and loose stitch about half an inch from what will be the top of your skirt. Sew it completely around the tube. When you're finished, gently tug on one of the thread ends. This will "gather" the skirt, creating a slightly ruffled appearance. Do not trim the edges of the string until the complete dress has been sewn together. If you trim it now, the gather stitch will come undone. On a section of fabric, measure and mark what will be your waistband. This will need to be a strip that is six inches wide and one half to one third of your waist measurement. If your fabric isn't very stretchy, use your actual waist measurement instead. The more stretchy the fabric, the shorter this piece should be. Make the fold lengthwise. Then, sew the two shorter ends together. Make sure your stitches include all four layers of fabric. You will need two long strips of fabric to create the transformable "wrap" part of your dress. The length and width of these strips will be determined by your figure. The straps' widths should be around 10 inches (25cm) for a smaller chest, 12 inches (30.5cm) for an average chest, and 14 inches (35.6cm) for a large chest. You can make them wider if you would like your dress to have more coverage. Strap length should correlate with your height. If you are on the short side, make them around 85 inches (216cm) long. Those of average height should use 95 inches (240cm) and taller people will need about 105 inches (267cm). If you are unsure about how long they should be, add a few inches and trim after assembling your dress if needed. Place the two straps with one short edge flush with the top of your skirt. Position the straps so that they overlap each other slightly by roughly a half inch. Make sure that the unfolded straps lay parallel to the length of the skirt rather than in the opposite direction. Sew the straps to the skirt along the top edge. Pin the waistband around the top of the skirt so that the bottom of the waistband is upside-down and flush with the top of the skirt. Sew the two pieces together. Position the seam in the front center of the dress so that it will be hidden by the straps when worn. The waistband will be smaller than the top of the skirt. Gently stretch the waistband while sewing to properly line it up and give a snug fit. Once you've finished sewing, flip the waistband up and inward. Your dress is now ready to wear. One style is to wear the dress at the waist with the straps pulled over your chest and around the back of your neck. You can pair the dress with a similarly-colored tube top for more coverage.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Remove the handset from the cradle. Listen for a dial tone. Hold the handset with the dial up. Place your finger on the first number you wish to dial. Rotate the dial clockwise. Remove your finger from the opening. Find your second number and repeat steps four through six. Return the phone to the cradle when you are finished with your conversation.

Answer: The dial tone should be a mid-ranged, constant pitch. If you do not hear a dial tone, something is wrong. 3 Ways to Diagnose Landline Phone Problems The dial is located between the earpiece and mouthpiece of the phone. Each number has a corresponding hole that will allow you to place your finger in to begin dialing that number. Push through the metal stop until both the metal stop and the dial no longer move. This will allow the dial and the metal stop to return to their original positions. Do this for the remaining numbers.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find the latitude and longitude. Figure out the decimals. Identify whether numbers are positive or negative. Write latitude and longitude, including decimals.

Answer: Degrees of latitude and longitude are often broken down by decimals. Rather than minutes and seconds, lines representing one degree are divided to get decimals pinpointing the exact location. First, find the right degrees of latitude and longitude. For example, say your location falls at 15N, 30W. An online map can break down lines of latitude and longitude using decimal points. Usually, decimal points are made up of five numbers. For example, your location could be 15.23456 north and 30.67890 west. Rather than using the words north, south, east, and west to indicate direction, positive or negative numbers are used. For lines of latitude, lines north of the equator are positive while lines south of the equator are negative. For lines of longitude, lines east of the Prime Meridian are positive while lines west of the Prime Meridian are negative. For example, the line of latitude 15.23456 would be north of the equator, while the line -15.23456 would fall south of the equator. A line of longitude written out 30.67890 would fall east of the equator, while the line -30.67890 would fall west. It's simple to use the decimal degrees. You simply write out the line of latitude, including decimals, followed by the line of longitude, including decimals. Use positive or negative numbers to indicate direction. For example, say a line falls 15N, 30W. Using the decimal degree system, you could write this as "15.23456, -30.67890."

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Hire an attorney to review the contract. Determine whether the subject matter of the contract is lawful. Search for erroneous information. Identify an offer, acceptance, and consideration.

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If the contract is of substantial value, for example to buy or sell a house, an attorney should review the contract to ensure that nothing is overlooked. If you are ever in doubt, it is best to consult an attorney at the contract writing stage. A contract may be made for a wide variety of reasons, but to be valid, the contract must be made for a lawful purpose. Contracts to engage in illegal activity are not valid contracts and will not be upheld in court. Examples of illegal contracts are those for the sale of illegal drugs or agreements to commit a crime. If a contract contains misrepresentations (whether or not there was a specific intent to defraud), then the contract will be invalid. Double-check all information in the contract and be as specific and clear as possible to avoid possible accusations of misrepresentation or fraud. For a contract to be valid, it must have these three basic elements: a specific offer, acceptance of the terms of the offer, and consideration, which is the agreed-upon exchange of goods or services. A valid offer must be sufficiently definite. It must be clear, unequivocal, and direct. Make sure you have all the parts of a contract. Counter-offers are sometimes attached to a contract. However, the introduction of a counter-offer changes the contract. With most contracts, a counter-offer replaces the original offer and is treated as though it is a new offer. There must be acceptance or, in the absence of formal acceptance, performance. Acceptance must be made in the mode or method established by the offeror, and it must be made before the deadline in the contract. Although silence will not qualify as acceptance, certain actions may. For example, if a person sends in an order for goods, and the seller responds by sending the goods, then the seller has manifested acceptance of the offer. A contract must contain consideration: mutual promises to do something or to refrain from something that a party has a legal right to do. Without this mutual promise, there is no valid consideration and the contract is illusory.