Problem: Article: College professors and teachers often keep regular open office hours for their students to visit them and get extra help. Taking advantage of your professor or teacher's office hours is a wonderful way to help yourself succeed. Don't wait until you are struggling with something. Attend your professor or teacher's office hours and talk with them about a class reading that you enjoyed, your ideas for the next paper, or even your desire to succeed in the course! Many professors and teachers will also meet you outside of their office hours as long as you make an appointment. If your professor or teacher's office hours are not convenient for you, then ask your professor if they have any other availability. While it is ideal to have perfect attendance, you might get sick at some point and it is acceptable to miss 1 or 2 classes due to illness. Email your professor or teacher as soon as possible to let them know if you need to miss a class due to illness. Avoid being too personal in the emails to develop more respect with your professor. Make sure to review your professor or teacher's policy regarding missing class and making up work. You may need to provide a doctor's note or some other form of documentation to show that missing class was unavoidable. It is inevitable that you will have questions at some point during the class. Make sure to ask your professor or teacher any questions you have as soon as possible. You can email your professor with a question, but make sure to do it at least a few days ahead of when you need an answer. Your professor may not answer their emails right away.
Summary: Meet with your professor or teacher during their office hours. Email your professor or teacher if you must miss a class. Ask questions in class if you do not understand something.

Problem: Article: The dry ingredients are the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Place all the dry ingredients in a sifter and shake it back and forth over a bowl to eliminate the clumps. These are the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract. Some people like to add these ingredients individually, but others stir them together in a second bowl and before adding them to the dry ingredients. Slowly pour the cake batter in. Make sure to get every bit of the batter into the pan. Then you may frost or decorate as desired. Enjoy!
Summary: Sift the dry ingredients together. Stir in the liquid ingredients and mix well. Grease and flour an 8 inch round pan. Bake at 350F (177C) for 30 minutes. Let the cake cool for five minutes. Wait until the cake is completely cool.

Problem: Article: You don't want your girlfriend to think that this is just another day. You want to show her that you're breaking from the normal pattern of behavior. This will set you up for more successful romance. A good place to start is by making an impression on her by changing how you present yourself. Turn up the sexy and you'll start seducing her before you know it. Dress to kill. Forget the sweatpants or jeans and a tee shirt: you want to show her that tonight is going to be different. Put on a pair of nice slacks and a dress shirt. Be sure they match (try a dark purple top with black pants or a navy blue top and brown pants). Get someone to help you make sure your hair looks nice too. If it's a really special date night, you might even want to go to a salon to have it styled. Your girlfriend will think that you stepped right out of a magazine. Smell amazing. Girls are very sensitive to smells. A really good smell might not guarantee you success but a bad smell will almost definitely count against you. Use a light body spray or scented deodorant to get yourself smelling good. Do something outside of the norm for how you usually act around her. This, much like a change in clothing, tells her that things are going to be different tonight. This can help grab her attention and set the stage for romance. If you're usually very scripted in how you talk and interact with her, break the script. Instead of sounding all cool and collected, let your softer, hidden side shine through. Another example is if you're usually very shy around her. Tonight, take charge in your interactions. She'll be very turned on. Touch plays a huge role in romance for women (as it does for men). If you're too quick to rush into the actual act of sex, your girlfriend can be turned off and feel overwhelmed. Use touch to set the stage, create some sexual tension and start warming her to the idea of romance. What you have to understand about women is that their sex drive tends to work very differently from a man's. Women tend to have their sex drive tank when they're stressed, sad, tired, or sick feeling in any way. If she's suffering from one of those bad moods, it just might not be possible to get her feeling in the mood and trying will only upset her more.
Summary: Make an impression. Do something uncharacteristic. Make use of touch. Make sure that the timing is right.

Problem: Article: When nearing the top of the escalator, step off promptly and confidently. If you hesitate, you will end up falling onto the floor and potentially injuring yourself. To step off, simply lift your foot and place it on the stationary metal plate at the top of the escalator. Release the handrail and continue walking forward. It's easy for small, light objects such as the hems of clothing to get "pinched" here. Make sure your loose clothing is either gathered in your hand or high enough from the escalator that it won't get caught. Some people believe that an escalator can reach out and "grab" you as you ride. This is a common myth. As long as you keep your shoes and loose clothing away from moving parts, you will be fine. If your clothing gets caught, try to press the emergency stop button at the top or bottom of the escalator. If this doesn't work, try to get out of the clothing. It's better to be embarrassed and naked than injured! If you dawdle at the exit you could cause an accident. After all, the people moving towards you on the escalator can't control their speed. If you block the exit, they will simply run into you. Instead, walk quickly away from the exit area before setting down your bag or stopping.
Summary:
Step off promptly. Keep loose clothing clear of the top step. Move away from the exit area quickly.