Q: Holding your breath deprives your brain of oxygen. Your body is used to a steady flow of fresh oxygen; indeed, you need to breathe it almost constantly to survive. If you hold your breath, you deprive yourself of oxygen, and your brain quickly descends into "crisis mode". If you hold your breath until you feel uncomfortableeven for just a matter of secondsyou will be able to make yourself lightheaded. Don't hold your breath for too long, or you might pass out. Whatever you do, do not deprive yourself of oxygen in a way that you can't manually override. You're playing with your life here. Only hold your breath if you are able to resume breathing again at a moment's notice. This means: Do not seal your head inside an airtight container, like a bag or a plastic wrap. Certainly don't plug your nose and your mouth at the same time. You run a high risk of suffocating. Do not try to make yourself lightheaded underwater. If you pass out underwater, you might not be able to bring yourself to the surface and you might drown. Do not try to make yourself lightheaded while you're doing anything that requires your full attention. Don't do this while riding a bike or driving a car. Don't do this while standing on the edge of a high place. You might crash; you might fall. Your vision may go dark, and your brain may feel temporarily empty. The sensation might be overwhelming; you might even pass out. Don't try to walk until your head clears. Make sure that you are always in control of whether or not you can breathe otherwise you risk brain damage or even death.
A: Hold your breath. Be very careful. Prepare to see stars and feel very dizzy.

Q: There are different types of insects that can be problematic in the garden, including ones like caterpillars and beetles that chew holes in leaves. These types of bugs can cause a great deal of damage to plants, so you should take steps to get rid of them. Along with using insecticide to treat caterpillars and beetles in the garden, you can also remove them by hand. Pick the bugs off the plant with your fingers and drop them into a bucket filled with soapy water. White, yellow, or brown discoloration on leaves could indicate that your garden is infested with bugs like mites or thrips. Both of these insects suck juices from plants and can cause leaves to discolor and die. When treating for thrips and mites, spray foliage, buds, and the soil around the plant. Thrips are a tiny winged insect with a slender body. Distortion such as curling and gnarling leaves indicate the presence of leafhoppers, stinkbugs, and aphids in the garden. These insects suck sap from plants, and this causes the leaves to distort and drop off. These bugs can be treated by spraying the plants with water, but use insecticide for more severe infestations. Fungi and other similar organisms can infest plants as well. In particular, blackspot mold, powdery mildew, and downy mildew can cause fuzzy or powdery spots on leaves. These problems are not caused by insects, so they can't be controlled with insecticide. The best way to control these issues is to prevent them by watering plants from below so the leaves don't get wet. Remove any leaves that show signs of infection.
A: Look for holes in the leaves. Check for discolored leaves. Inspect leaves for distortion. Look for fuzzy black, white, and yellow spots.

Q: Subtly let him know that you're not seeing anybody at the moment, but that you're open to the possibility. The one thing stronger than a guy's desire to ask a girl out is his fear of rejection. If you can relieve that fear then there will be nothing standing in his way. So make it clear that you'd say yes to him if he asked. Everyone knows that guys can be a little slow at reading the signs. So even if you feel like you've been sending out all the right signals, it might be time to up the ante a little. Smile at him, laugh at his jokes, touch his arm when you talk to him, sit close to him when possible - he should soon realize that he's the only one receiving such special attention. Don't underestimate the power of body language! When you're around him, keep your body language open. Crossing your arms makes you seem unapproachable and closed off. If you don't know what to do with your hands, order a drink, or rest them on your lap. Try not to fidget. Make lots of eye contact. If you're looking anywhere but at him while he's talking to you, you'll seem disinterested. Looking him straight in the eye and you'll appear confident and open. If you have plans to hang out with friends or to go to a party over the weekend, invite him to come along. With any luck, the two of you will spend the whole time together. It's not exactly a date, but it'll give you the opportunity to get to know one another a little better in a no-pressure environment. A trustworthy friend can be used to your advantage here. She can do some undercover digging and make comments or ask questions that you would feel uncomfortable with. Ask her to talk to his friends and playfully inquire about when he's going to ask you on a date. Get her to comment on what a good couple the two of you would make, in front of a group of people. It might be a little embarrassing at the time, but it will plant the idea in his brain. Just make sure that you can count on her to be discreet. Otherwise, using a friend to do your dirty work can seem immature. Find out where he likes to hang out in the evenings, what his favorite coffee place is or where he goes to the gym. Then, if you happen to "accidentally" bump in to one another, you can strike up a conversation. Remember, this tactic is to be used only once or twice. If you do it more often than that, he'll figure out that you're stalking him and you'll look like a creep. If he still hasn't worked up the courage to ask you out on a date, it might be time to take the initiative and give him a ready-made opportunity. Mention that there's a new bar in town that you'd be interested in checking out, or a new sci-fi film that you're dying to see. Hopefully he'll see his chance and offer to go with you. It's not the most romantic of proposals, but you'll still get your date! If you're tired of waiting around for this guy to summon up the nerve to ask you out, take matters into your own hands. This is the 21st Century after all. He'll be impressed by your confidence and won't be able to resist saying yes!
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Let him know you're available. Send clear signals. Invite him to join you. Get friends involved. Stalk him (just a little). Drop hints. Ask him out.