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Resting on all fours will help the baby into a good position. When the baby's head puts downward pressure on your cervix, the cervix starts to efface, or shortens and thins out. Resting on all fours for 10 minutes at a time, several times a day, can help move the baby's head into the optimal position. You are probably exhausted at this late stage of pregnancy and ready to just relax. But reclining or sitting back on the couch can be counterproductive to making sure the baby is in the right position for labor. Instead, lay on the couch on your left side, slightly rolled forward. Prop yourself up with cushions to make it comfortable. A birth ball is a large bouncy ball (they are also used in exercising) that can help you sit comfortably towards the end of pregnancy. You can also use this ball to help you cope with labor. Sitting or bouncing on the ball, while spreading your legs wide, can help the baby move downward.

summary: Rest on all fours. Don't recline backward on the couch. Bounce on a birth ball.

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To further assist you in determining the sex of fruit flies, it's helpful to know how they behave in general. For example, it is useful to note their mating habits so you can identify a male fruit fly by the way he behaves in a mating scenario. Female fruit flies choose a mate within 15 minutes. They decide based on the way the male dances and brushes against the female's body. When one fly is still while the other hops around like it is dancing, this may be a mating ritual. The male is the one moving. If you're studying fruit flies in a controlled environment in order to study gender differences, it's good to know how long they will live. Fruit flies only live for 1/3 of a year, or about four months. They are very sensitive to temperature. They can start reproducing within a week of being born, producing hundreds of eggs at one time. You can find fruit flies buzzing with a "buzz" sound around rotting fruit. They tend to lay their eggs in fruit that has just become ripe so that by the time the larvae hatch, the fruit is rotten enough to produce the juices the flies need to survive. Their mouths are shaped for sucking up liquids, making rotten fruit the perfect nest. You may find more females around such fruit since they are the ones interested in laying eggs.

summary: Note how females choose mates. Be aware of their lifespan. Notice where they like to live.

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Many speeches only present two or three main points. First, define these main points. Then, spend the majority of the time diving into details, providing additional facts, and convincing the audience of your main points. Separating your speech into sections not only makes it easier to follow, but also makes it easier to remember! Storytelling is a great way to remember something because every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. If you lose your place, knowing the "story" of your speech can help you find it again! If possible, turn your entire speech into one story, and tell yourself you'll be telling this story to the audience. For example, if your speech is about diabetes, see if you can frame your speech so you follow a day in the life of someone with diabetes. If that doesn't fit your structure, try telling the life story of someone who got diagnosed, started treatment, and now lives with diabetes daily. Trying to memorize your speech word-for-word in a short period of time is nearly impossible! If you don't have much time, focus on memorizing facts, and organizing those facts into a logical flow. Once you get up onstage, transform those facts into sentences. For example, if you're giving a speech about flight patterns over the United States, memorize how many planes are in the air at any given time, what the largest airports are, and how much money the top 5 airlines make per year. Organize your memorized facts into a logical chronology, but don't worry about memorizing the exact sentence you need to say in order to present your information. If your speech topic contains many sub-topics, try associating each category of information with a single word or phrase. Then, when you get to a part of your speech, or if someone in the audience asks you a question, use that word to remember the relevant facts and information! For example, if you're giving a speech about the species in the Everglades National Park, organize your facts into various categories depending on the animal species. That way, when someone in the audience asks you about birds of prey in the Everglades, you can recall the relevant information quickly and present it smoothly. Give your speech to yourself in front of a mirror at least once before you present it to the public. This can help you notice if anything doesn't make sense or flow logically, and it can also help you start developing the hand gestures and posture you'll use during the speech. You might be nervous about giving a speech because you keep imagining something going wrong. If that's the case, work through what you might do if something did go wrong. Walk through how you might give your speech without your PowerPoint, or how you might find your train of thought if you lose it. For example, if you're worried that you'll lose your train of thought, spend some time running over your speech structure. That way, if you do actually lose your train of thought while giving your speech, you'll know what comes next, and you'll be able to get back on track!
summary: Separate your speech into sections. Turn your speech into a story. Memorize facts if you don't have much time to prepare. Organize your information into categories if you have to give a speech about a wide variety of topics. Practice in front of a mirror to smooth out any kinks. Create a contingency plan.