Article: This is usually expressed as a percentage of alcohol by volume on the bottle. The alcohol content of alcoholic drinks can vary greatly. Beers generally do not go higher than 6%, unless they are specially made to taste stronger, wine can be anywhere from 8% to 14%, and hard liquors are generally around 45% to 55% and are poured in much smaller amounts. Unfortunately, the alcohol content may not be listed on the labels of your drink, so if you are uncertain, ask your bartender or liquor store merchant to find out the official alcohol content for you. A great way to keep track of your drinking habits is by marking each drink you have in a journal, your phone, or on a calendar. This shows you exactly how much you've been drinking, and can allow you to notice trends in your habits. Write down your number of drinks in your journal as you consume them to keep an accurate total. It's very important that you are 100% honest to yourself in your journal for it to be effective. You're the only one who will know what's in the journal, so do right by yourself and write down everything truthfully. When you are trying to control your drinking habits, going out to the bars or hanging out with people who drink a lot is a surefire way to feel pressured into keeping up with others. Try to avoid going out by inviting people over to your place instead, or suggest an alternative to the bars to meet up. Coffee shops, shopping centers, arcades, natural parks and trails, and the "downtown" area of your city have plenty of space to stretch out and be with your friends without the pressure of drinking. While it is great to limit your alcohol intake to the recommended amount each day, it is even better if you are able to take a full day away from the bottle every now and again. Choose 1 or 2 days every week to avoid alcohol, and you may find that it becomes easier to limit your consumption on days you do decide to have a drink. After having a few days without any drinks, set a date in the future where you will abstain from alcohol for a week straight. This will reveal to you how your emotions and physical appearance change under the influence, and will help you to cut down in the future. Cutting down on drinking is a difficult task, especially if you have been heavily drinking for a while. Simply reducing your intake to the recommended daily amount can make you feel emotionally unwell, but if you ever have the urge to go over your limit, remind yourself of why you are cutting down and find someone you trust to talk it out with.
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Determine the alcohol content of beverages you choose to drink. Keep a journal of your daily drinking habits. Avoid social situations where you would be pressured to drink. Plan out days each week where you will not drink any alcohol. Prepare to deal with urges by reminding yourself of your goals and talking to others.
Article: Once you have achieved lucidity, it is possible to act within and sometimes to control your dream. Acknowledge that it is possible, and encourage yourself to succeed - dreams, after all, are purely psychological so waking up from them is too. First of all, throw your head back and try to open your eyes. Concentrate on waking up. Use as much willpower as you can muster. Don't worry if this fails in a lucid state you have many options. If you want to wake up, read something like a book or a sign. Many people find that they cannot read during dreams or that the text changes. Concentrate on the words and the letters. This usually activates a portion of your brain that is disabled in REM sleep. Lucid dreaming allows you to realize that you are in control and often lets you direct a dream. The possibilities are, quite literally, endless. Exert your will toward changing the dream or at least the scenario. You might turn the tables on your nightmare, for example, by shrinking the monster that is chasing you. You might also escape by flying away. Try to blink. This will focus your mind on the act of waking. Close your eyes and wait a few seconds before reopening them. Try this several times. You might also try to ignore the nightmare. Close your eyes, tightly and try to think about the real world or a different scenario. Think of your bedroom like what is it like when you wake up. Talk to yourself and then try to open your eyes. If you can, escape the dream. You might try flying but also teleporting, willing yourself to a different location, running through a wall, or sinking down into the ground. Find a lull in the action, close your eyes, and listen to the activity of the dream fade away. If you find yourself on the brink of consciousness, focus hard on the light at the end of the tunnel - the fuzzy shapes of your bedroom - and bring yourself to them. To avoid falling asleep back into the dream, sit up in your bed, blink a few times, and focus on a clock or object. If all else fails, wait until the dream ends. Human dreaming occurs during Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep, and we typically dream for only about two hours per night, broken up into several REM cycles. Contrary to popular belief, moreover, time in dreams is not compressed. The activity in a dream takes about as long as if it were occurring in real time. All you need to do, then, is to wait anywhere from ten minutes to an hour and the dream will naturally end.
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Try to wake up. Control the dream. Wait out the dream.
Article: Most over the range microwaves include a short power cord that is designed to feed upwards into the cabinet that the appliance will sit underneath. Ideally, there will be an electrical outlet inside this cabinet that you can plug the power cord into. Your microwave's installation instructions will specify whether there are acceptable alternative locations for the electrical outlet. If there is not an outlet in a convenient location, contact an electrician for assistance installing one before you put the microwave in place. In general the bottom of the microwave should be no higher than 54 inches (140cm) from the floor. In addition, there should be approximately 20 inches (51cm) to 24 inches (61cm) between the bottom of the microwave and the top of the range. This will allow you to use both the microwave and the range safely and comfortably. Use a tape measure to verify the height of your microwave. Measure from the bottom of the cabinet you will install the microwave below to the height of the microwave. Make a mark at this spot. Measure the distance between this mark and the floor, and the top of your range, to make sure that the microwave will be situated within the acceptable height range. The microwave itself will have a fan, and since it sits above the range (where a range hood would normally go), both appliances will have to ventilate outside together. Ordinarily, there are two options: either the appliances will ventilate horizontally through a tube in the wall, or vertically, first through the cabinet above the microwave and then the ceiling or higher up on the wall. Your microwave may have additional fittings which you should set in place in order to allow it to ventilate properly. Check the installation instructions that come with your particular model to be sure. If you do not already have a ventilation system in place, contact a contractor to have one installed. If your kitchen cabinetry and framing are sturdy, they may be sufficient to support a relatively heavy over the range microwave. If the materials are less robust, reframe the area where you will install the microwave with two by fours. Some experts recommend reframing in all cases. Your microwave should come with a kit that has a framing template. Place it where you want the microwave to sit, and follow the guidelines to cut through the drywall. Remove the drywall and pull out the insulation from the area inside the wall. Secure two by fours between the wall studs. Check the instructions provided with your microwave for the exact dimensions. Fill in any empty space with new insulation.
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Make sure there's an outlet nearby. Check to make sure your microwave can be installed at the proper height. Determine the ventilation direction. Reframe the opening, if necessary.