Article: When getting a watercolor tattoo, you want to make sure you pick someone who is well versed in the style. Check for artists in your area. Ask around for recommendations from people you know who have tattoos. Once you've narrowed it down to a few tattoo artists, ask to see samples of their work before deciding on one person. You can also find work for most tattoo artists online. Read online reviews to help you decide. When picking a tattoo studio, you want to choose one that follows hygienic standards. The needles that are used in tattooing can introduce infection to your body if the studio is not up to snuff. You should visit the shop in person before getting the tattoo, so you can check it out and talk with the people there. The studio should look clean, and it should have differentiated areas for tattooing and piercing. Make sure the business uses an autoclave to disinfect instruments. If it doesn't, go somewhere else. However, needles should be new with each customer. Also, tattoo artists should wear gloves when working on clients. Tattoos are expensive in general, but if you're getting a design from a quality tattoo artist, it's likely to run you even more. Get an estimate from your tattoo artist so you have an idea of how much money you'll need to have on hand, likely several hundred dollars or more for an extensive tattoo. Often, tattoo artists charge by the hour, meaning the more work your tattoo is, the more it will cost. In addition, it's customary to tip your tattoo artist about 20%, preferably in cash. The tattoo artist will sketch or transfer the tattoo on your body before they ink it in. Make sure it's exactly the size you want. Also, make sure the placement is where you want it. Now is the time to change your mind if you're going to. A watercolor tattoo, like any tattoo, needs to be taken care of. Treat it like a wound because that's basically what it is. You can remove your bandage as early as an hour after getting the tattoo. You'll need to use antibacterial soap on it while it's healing, making sure you pat it dry after washing (don't scrub it). Also, you'll need to apply an ointment, which you can likely buy at the tattoo parlor. Make sure to follow all the care instructions offered by your tattoo parlor. Wait to swim until the tattoo has healed, and be sure to use a moisturizer on it once it's healed.
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Pick a tattoo artist. Check for safety standards. Gather the funds. Make sure it's where you want it. Take care of your tattoo.
Article: Speak with students in more advanced Italian classes, or make friends with people who are fluent speakers. Conversing with people who are fluent in Italian is the best way to improve your language skills; it's impossible to get this kind of practice by reading a textbook or using other educational resources. Start an Italian discussion group that meets a few times a week. The goal should be to speak only Italian for a full hour or so. You can have everyone discuss a certain conversation topic, or simply go with how the conversation flows. Plan outings with Italian speakers so you can practice using the language in a variety of contexts. For example, you could go to a museum and discuss art in Italian. Find a way to speak Italian for at least half an hour a day. Even on the days when you don't meet with your group, give a fellow Italian speaker a call and chat in Italian for half an hour. Meet with an Italian instructor during his or her office hours and discuss the class in Italian. Get as much practice in as you can. Media immersion is a good way to continue improving your skills, and it helps you gain a deeper understanding of the Italian language through pop culture and other contexts. Rent Italian films and watch them with Italian subtitles, or no subtitles at all. Focus on understanding the language; soon you should be able to pick up on what the actors are saying. If you want to become fluent in Italian, there is no substitute for going to Italy and studying the language there for as long as you can. Attaining full fluency could take many years, but even a stay of 6 months to a year will vastly improve your language skills. Look for study abroad opportunities offered by your college or university. You may be able to spend a semester or a year studying in Italy. If you aren't affiliated with a school, look for work opportunities in Italy. Foreigners can work abroad through arts programs, organic farming programs, and other interesting opportunities. When you're in Italy, speak only Italian and try to avoid English. Don't gravitate toward the English-speaking foreigners you'll inevitably encounter. Many well-meaning Italians may assume you'd rather speak English, but you should politely continue to speak Italian, even if it's difficult at first. With enough time and practice, the language will begin to click and you'll be able to speak with fluency.
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Spend time with people who speak Italian. Consume Italian media. Study Italian in Italy.
Article: The holes must fit your fingers in such a way that you can hold the ball without having to squeeze and you can let go without your fingers getting stuck. Because you will be imparting rotation on the ball in the final split seconds that your hand is in contact with it, the importance of grip cannot be overstated. With the ball resting in the palm of your dominant hand, put your middle and ring finger all the way into the two holes that are side-by-side, and your thumb in the hole under them. The holes should be the size of the fingers and thumb, and you should be able to hold the ball easily in the palm of your hand. There shouldn't be tension in the web of your thumb, nor should it be slack. It should take very little pressure to hold the ball in your hand. If you could break an egg with that amount of pressure, it's too much. The characteristics of the core or interior weight block of the bowling ball play an important part in the ball's performance. While there are a number of different core alignments, there are two basic categories into which all balls fit. Determine which type you are using before you get started. Look over your bowling ball and see if it has just one "pin"--the spot on the exterior, usually of a different color, indicating the orientation of the core--or a single normal pin plus a second PSA indicator/mass bias pin. If there is only one pin, the ball should have a symmetric weight block. If you bisected the ball along the axis of the pin, you would discover that both sides are symmetric. This type of ball may be easier for a beginner to handle. A ball with an asymmetric weight block should possess two pins or a pin and an indicator. Just as the name indicates, these balls do not contain symmetric cores, and can contain any shape from that of a cube to something resembling the letter "L." It may prove slightly more difficult for a beginner to attain consistent performance with these bowling balls, but practice with a single ball can certainly change that. There are two separate guidelines used to suggest the size of ball that should be used. One rule of thumb focuses on the sex of the bowler, and suggests that adult women should use a 10-14 pound ball, while adult men use a 14-16 pound ball. The alternate guideline states that a bowler should use a ball roughly 10% of their body weight, up to the 16 pound maximum size of the ball for those over 160 pounds in weight. It is important to use a ball of the appropriate weight in order to impart the necessary amount of spin. A strong individual using a smallish ball could easily impart too much torque and put the ball in the gutter. A weaker individual using too heavy a ball could struggle to impart enough spin in order to make the ball hook. The weight of the ball should be clearly marked on it.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find a ball with the right grip for you. Identify the type of ball you are using. Select a ball of the appropriate weight.