Shaquille O'Neal was known for double-handing the ball into the goal so forcefully, the backboard would shatter. While rim technology makes that not particularly possible any more, it's still a powerful and demoralizing dunk to pull off. You need a really high vertical to pull of a two-handed dunk. Practice standing under the rim and jumping straight up until you can touch your wrists to the rim. Suggesting you're so high you could dunk it twice, in the double-pump dunk you bring the ball back down to chest level at the apex of your leap, then force it back up to slam it with authority. Some notable players, Tracy McGrady among them, would do this regularly while spinning in the air, doing a 360 dunk variation. As you approach, bring the ball into your abdomen and back, extending your arm behind your body and up in a circular fashion, like a windmill spinning. At the apex of your jump, bring your arm all the way around to throw it down like a boss. Dominique Wilkins, the Dunkmaster General of the 90s, used to blow crowds away with this spectacular dunk. Either two-handed or one-handed, the tomahawk dunk involves bringing the ball back over your head by bending your elbows and slamming it forcefully into the hoop, as if you were chopping a tomahawk. "Dr. J" Julius Erving popularized this poster dunk, as well as Darryl Dawkins, who broke several backboards tomahawk dunking. While he wasn't the first player to complete it, Vince Carter wowed crowds at the 2000 NBA dunk contest by passing the ball under one leg while in the air and slamming it with authority. It didn't hurt that his forehead was almost touching the rim. If you've worked your ups to that height, try passing it under one leg and dunking it.

Summary: Learn the two-handed slam. Add some flair with a double-pump. Turn on the windmill. Chop the tomahawk. Go between the legs.

with a round brush. Start with damp, freshly-washed hair. Blow dry your hair straight by running your hair between a hairdryer and a round barrel brush. Keep the round brush under your hair, and the hair dryer over your hair. Use a flat iron to smooth out flyaways. If you don't have an excessive amount of flyaways, rub a pea sized amount of serum in the palm of your hands and apply it to your hair to tame the flyaways. Work in sections from 1 side of your head to the other. You can use this technique on bangs as well. Make sure that your hair is dry first. Apply a heat protection spray, then let it dry as well. Use a flat iron to straighten your hair like you normally would. As you reach the ends, twist your wrist to rotate the iron upwards. Let your hair cool before setting the style with hairspray. If you have curly hair, blow dry it straight with a round brush first. Keep the brush on top of your hair rather than under it so that the ends curl outward. Touch things up with a flat iron, if needed. Apply a good heat protectant, then blow dry your hair as straight using a round brush. You can also use either a paddle brush or a blow dryer with a comb/pik attachment. Gather the upper three-quarters of your hair into a bun, then straighten the bottom layer with a flat iron and a low-heat setting. Let down another layer of your hair, and repeat the process. Keep going until you reach the top of your head. To get your hair straighter, place a fine toothed comb below the flat iron as you run the flat iron through the length of your hair. You may have to work in smaller sections if your hair is very thick. Apply a hair oil or serum to smooth any stray strands and add shine. Apply a high-shine gel to your hair, from roots to ends. Comb your hair back with a fine-toothed comb, so that it flows away from your front hairline and the part disappears. Apply more gel to the top of your head as needed to finish the wet look. Leave the ends alone. Straighten your hair first, if it is curly or wavy. A thick, fabric headband will look trendy, but if you want something fancier, try a decorative metal one instead. Experiment with brushing your hair straight back, away from your hairline, or parting it down the center or off to the side. Make sure that the headband that you are using goes with the rest of your outfit. For example: A thick, fabric headband will look better with a casual outfit than a fancy outfit. If you are wearing jewelry, match the metal headband to whatever you are wearing. Pair gold jewelry with gold headbands, and silver jewelry with silver headbands.

Summary: Blow dry your hair Straighten your hair with a flat iron, then flip out the ends. Use a blow dryer and a flat iron if you have textured or natural hair. Create a sleek look by applying gel to wet hair and brushing it back. Accent your straight style with a headband.

You'll want to remove all glue, dirt and existing mortar before you start laying your new tile floor. The floor should be completely clean in order for maximum bonding between the tile and the thinset. TSP, or trisodium phosphate, is a great all-purpose cleaner if you need to use it. It cleans extremely effectively, but is no longer as widely used today as it was before because of environmental concerns. Most people decide to lay tile from the center of the room outward, which is important if you're dealing with even-sized tiles. This method will create a nice effect in the center of the room, but tiles in the edges of the room will need to be cut. You may decide to start tiling from another spot in the room, especially if you're using irregular-sized tiles. You may choose to have uncut tiles on the sides of the room and work from there if cabinets, sofas, or other furniture is covering tiles on one side of the room. This article will assume that you want to start from the center of the room and work outward. Make sure you do a dry layout with your tile and spacers directly on the cement board before you lay down the mortar. A dry layout will allow you to visualize the room as it might be when everything is finished. Experiment with different layouts until the right one catches your eye. Set up your chalk string in the center of each wall by measuring the wall and putting the string exactly in the middle. Leave the string in place after you snap it to use as a guide for your first few tiles. Lay down some floor tiles along one of the center lines to make sure you marked the center of the room properly. If you realize that your chalk lines aren't square, redo them now. When you're laying the tile, alternate which box you're pulling from to account for any variation in color among the boxes. If you're making a design or pattern with the tile, put the tiles in order so you know which ones you need at any specific time. If you end with a very small or very large space in comparison with the size of the tile you're using, move everything down so the extra space is about the width of a half a piece of tile and snap new chalk lines to use when placing the tiles. You don't want to have to cut your tile into small pieces to finish a row along the wall.
Summary: If you need to, clean the existing floor thoroughly with a non-toxic floor cleaner. Decide where you want to start your tile. Find the center of the room by snapping a chalk line in the center of the room widthwise and lengthwise. Line up your boxes of tile and open each one.