Q: You will need to trim the excess batting and backing fabric from your quilted project. Use a rotary cutter and your ruler to have a neat, square edge. Then start cutting your strips for the binding itself. Trim the selvage off the strips. You'll need four that are the length of your edges, but smaller in width than your border. Around 2-3" (5-7.5 cm) is an appropriate width, depending on the size of your quilt. This may seem confusing or counter-intuitive, but it's the easiest way to get going. Press the seams open and fold in half lengthwise. Press once more -- you want a firm crease on the edge of your quilt. Starting towards the center of one side (you don't want you ends to join near a corner - makes it a lot trickier), pin the raw edges of your pressed strip to the raw edges of the BACK side of the quilt. When you get to the corner you are going to have to miter each one. To do this: Fold the strip up at a 45 degree angle when you reach the corner of the quilt. Put a pin in at a 45 degree angle to hold that corner in place. Fold the strip down to match the raw edges with the next side of the quilt. The fold should line up with the edge of the last side you were pinning to. You will have a little triangle that sticks up place another pin at a 45 degree angle on the other side of the little triangle flap. When the strip gets back around to the beginning, fold the ends down so that the strips meet-up. Press with your iron to make a crease at both folds. Trim strips to about " (.6 cm) away from the fold. Pin together and sew seam right on the press marks of both strips. Press the seams open. You're almost there! Sew the binding to the back of the quilt with a " seam allowance. (If you have a walking-foot feature on your machine, use it here.) When you get to the corner, stop your seam about " away from the end of that side. Lift the presser foot and rotate the quilt in the new direction, putting the triangle flap the other direction start sewing from the beginning of that side. When all four sides are sewn to the back of the quilt, fold the folded edge of the binding to the front of the quilt and pin in place. Mitered corners should fall into place. It's like magic. Pin abundantly to keep the binding in place in preparation for machine sewing. Using either a matching thread or an invisible thread (good if you don't want your stitching showing as much on the back of the quilt), carefully stitch the binding down working from the front of the quilt. Carefully pivot the needle when you get to the corners and continue sewing all the way around the quilt. You may want to back-stitch at the start and finish.
A: Begin trimming and cutting. Sew the strips together to create one long strip. Pin your binding. Sew to your quilt.

Q: Studies have shown that patients who do not complete the full eight-phase course of treatment are more likely to lose the beneficial effects of treatment, or lack any significant benefits whatsoever. For this reason, it is imperative that you commit to the full course of treatment, if you or your therapist believes that EMDR treatments could help you. Phase one - this phase of therapy involves the therapist taking down the patient's history. The therapist will then assess the patient's preparedness to progress, and will work with the patient to develop a treatment plan. Phase two - during the second phase of treatment, the therapist will work with the patient to ensure that they have multiple methods of coping with emotional pain and trauma. During this phase, the therapist may teach the patient different stress-reduction techniques and develop a plan to process disturbing emotions as they arise. Phases three through six - in these phases of treatment, the patient will identify some type of vivid visual imagery they associate with the traumatic memory, a negative belief they hold about themselves, a positive belief they hold about themselves, and any other emotions or sensations related to the memory. Sessions during these phases will focus on the use of eye movement. The therapist will also teach the patient to focus on the positive self-belief that they have identified. Phase seven - during phase seven, the therapist works with the patient to find some type of closure on the trauma. If the therapist has not done so yet, they will now begin asking the patient to keep a log throughout the week, and will work on instituting the self-calming and coping techniques from phase two for use at home when the patient is keeping their weekly log. Phase eight - in this (potentially) last phase, the therapist will review how much progress the patient has made and evaluate how to move forward. In many ways, the course of each EMDR session is determined by the patient. The patient is always left in charge of deciding how much to tell the therapist in a given session, and whether they feel comfortable continuing or would prefer to stop. But through it all, it's important that you offer your therapist total honesty in everything you discuss. If you need to stop or don't yet feel comfortable proceeding on a certain topic, that is perfectly fine. However, in order to fully move past the trauma of the event, you will eventually need to open up about all aspects of the experience. As a patient, you have every right to withhold details or memories until you're more comfortable revealing that information, but it's important to know that prolonged withholding of information will extend the duration of the therapy, and may delay the healing process. Though the memories of trauma will continue to live on in the patient's mind, a successful course of EMDR therapy should help reduce or completely eliminate the distressing symptoms that had previously accompanied those memories. Once the memory no longer causes flashbacks, panic attacks, or symptoms of trauma, the therapist and patient will begin to develop new coping skills to help process and live with those memories, as well as any future trauma that may arise.
A: Follow your appointment schedule. Be open and honest. Develop new coping skills.

Q: Many graduate students have degrees in engineering or other fields. If you found your passion for physics later in life, you can still catch up and have a successful graduate school experience. You do not need to be a genius to get a PhD. Graduate school is hard work, but success depends on your dedication more than on your ability. Like undergraduate, you'll often need to take entrance exams to get into a graduate program. The GRE is the main test to take in the United States. The three primary sections of the GRE are quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, and analytical writing. Like the SAT and ACT, you can find any number of prep courses and prep materials for the GRE. You can also find practice tests to take online. Look into physics talks for the general public in your area or contact a physics department directly. Most places will be happy to give you information and point you to resources about graduate programs.
A: Don't be discouraged if you haven't focused on science earlier in your academic career. Work on your GREs. Try to meet and talk to physicists.

Q: Since slate tiles can vary slightly in size, it is important to do a dry run with your tiles so you know where to adjust the surface level and position of your tiles. Draw an "x" through the room with chalk. When the lines cross they will create a 90-degree angle on which you can check for even spacing. Use tile spacers during the dry run to ensure you have even spacing. If you do, you will want to reposition your layout, so that cut tiles of even width can be laid at either end. This will result in a symmetrical floor. Measure the tile to account for a one-eighth-inch (0.3-cm) grout space along the wall. You can cut slate tile with a diamond-blade wet saw, grinder or hacksaw with an abrasive blade. Place a line of chalk on them during your dry run, so that you can make this important change when you lay your mortar.
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Sketch a layout for the color scheme of the slate. Measure lines through the width and length of the room. Lay out your tile to figure out the best use of color. Decide if you will need to cut tile at the edges of the room. Cut tiles to fit around the edges of the room. Mark tiles that require extra thinset on the back to create an even surface.