Article: If you don't have cotton balls, or want to try another cleaning method, you can create a little saline solution to clean the area of bacteria. Here's what you'll need: A small cup Anti-bacterial hand soap 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1/2 cup warm water Cotton swabs Only touch your piercing with recently cleaned hands. Then, wash your small cup with antibacterial soap before you get started. Rest on clean paper towel to let it dry thoroughly. Put about 5 tablespoons of very hot water in the cup, then add about 2.5 teaspoons of the sea salt and mix it up thoroughly to dissolve it. Let the salt water cool until you can touch it comfortably. Dip a cotton ball into the mixture to check the heat level, and apply it with the cotton. Dab the skin around your piercing with a small amount of saline. Move the ring around and dab a little on the ring or stud itself. This helps to kill bacteria or other germs that could lead to an infection. Continue rotating the piercing gently and carefully as you apply. There might be a little crust forming around the area. Use a Q-Tip to soften it and wipe it away, but don't attempt to pick at the area or mess with it too much. Mostly you want to leave the piercing alone. This will feel weird at first, but try to keep your head tilted forward a bit so the water doesn't run back into your nose and burn. Blow your nose very gently, making bubbles and moving the mixture around the area. You can plug the other nostril if it helps. Do this for thirty seconds to a minute, or so. 2-3 times a day, it's important to wash your face and keep it clean. This helps to remove dirt and oils that may have accumulated around the area. It's very important to keep this area clean and avoid infection. Infected piercings will be red and and swollen, and may discharge some fluid regularly. If your infection doesn't heal, remove it and clean the area regularly. Once the infection heals, sterilize your nose ring and replace it, or have the piercing redone if necessary. If your piercing is infected, continue cleaning it as normal for a few days. Add a sterile saline solution additionally to your regular cleaning routine.
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Get the necessary supplies. Wash your hands with antibacterial soap. Dissolve some sea salt in warm water. Apply the saline with a cotton swab. Turn your head to the side and dip the piercing into the glass. Use a facial cleanser or hand soap to wash your face. Look for signs of infection.
Article: First impressions will often mark the success of a relationship, even if we're not deliberately thinking of first impressions in this way. When we meet someone new, especially a potential partner, we are evaluating whether this initial interaction is positive or negative. If it is positive, we will likely seek more information about the person. If it is negative, we may find that the relationship will be too much effort. Similarly, we may be subconsciously looking for similarities between ourselves and this potential partner. We are more likely to pursue a relationship with people who are similar than those who are dissimilar. A guy's interactions with friends may show you what he's like when he's very comfortable. If you're just getting to know this guy, he might not yet be 100% comfortable with you yet. His friends, on the other hand, may have known him for years, and he may act more relaxed around them. Get a sense of what your potential boyfriend is like with others. Pay attention to how he treats you in front of his friends. If he is rude or indifferent to you, this is a problem. You are, after all, one of his friends too, and you deserve just as much respect as the others. Your potential boyfriend should treat all people with respect, and if he is respectful to other women, that's a good sign. Observe how he interacts with other women when he's with you. Is he overly flirtatious, or does he only have eyes for you? Does he comment about how attractive other women are? There's a fine line between innocent behavior and behavior that signals potential cheating. If you're bothered by his behavior, talk with him calmly about it. How a person conducts himself in public is a good indicator of how he will conduct himself with you. Is he rude to wait staff? Is he helpful when someone is looking for their dog? These interactions will help you understand the kind of person he is. When your boyfriend meets your family and friends, they will form certain opinions of him. These can often be valuable because you'll see how others view him. If you trust your family's opinions, ask them what they think of your boyfriend. Do they see the positive things you see?
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Think back to your first impression of him. See how he interacts with his friends. See how he interacts with other women. See how he interacts with strangers. See what your family and friends think of him.
Article: This can usually be found posted underneath the hood of your car or in your service manual for serpentine belts (S-belts). If you drive a much older car, you may have a multi-belt design (V-belt). Either way, if you cannot find a routing diagram you should take a picture or draw one before removing the belt(s). Be sure to make note of whether the grooved side or flat side of the belt makes contact with each pulley. It is important not to put the new belt on backwards. There are a few things to remember when releasing tension on a belt. For serpentine belts this is done by compressing the spring loaded tensioner. The tensioner is just another pulley that the belt runs over, but only serves to keep tension on the belt and does not power any accessories. Some tensioners can be compressed by turning them with simple hand tools such as a wrench, and others may require a special tool. Usually twisting the pulley clockwise will compress the spring. V-belts do not have an automatic tensioner. They can be removed by adjusting the position of one of their pulleys to release tension. To loosen a pulley, turn it with a wrench or specialized tool. By convention, counter-clockwise will loosen the pulley. Once tension is released, the belt should slide off of the other pulleys easily. One reason for a damaged belt is a malfunctioning pulley. You should check the tensioner and all pulleys that the belt contacts. If one wobbles or does not spin freely then you may need to replace it.
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Locate a routing diagram. Release the tension on the belt. Remove the belt. Check the pulleys.