This is a constitutional requirement. You need to be born in the United States or be born to a natural-born American parent. The constitution also prohibits anyone who is not yet thirty-five years of age from becoming president. The average age of a man entering the Oval Office for the first time is 55 years old. In case you're curious, he's also married, has children, doesn't have a beard, and has a decent likelihood of being born in Virginia. This residency requirement is found in Article II of the Constitution with the other two eligibility requirements. While there are no educational requirements or experience necessary per se, most presidents have had advanced degrees and studied Law or Business before entering Politics. You're best off taking classes in History, Sociology, Law, Economics and International Relations. While you're at college, it's a great idea to volunteer on political campaigns (to get an idea of how they operate) and for the community at large. Getting active, involved, and recognized by your community (and as a leader at that) is best done as soon as possible. 31 presidents have had some sort of military experience, but that number is highly skewed to the past -- it's not as common as it once used to be. So while joining the military is an option, it's not a necessity. Though this isn't written in the books, generally presidential hopefuls start in the political arena on a much smaller scale. So get involved in your community! Run for mayor, governor, senator, or some other representative of your state. It's the best way to get your name out there. You don't have to do this. You could be some type of community organizer, lawyer, or activist, too. It's just that getting your name in the ring, getting to know people, and getting people to know you is the simplest way to getting your name on the big ticket at the end of it all. The sooner you pick a political party, the better. You'll have a consistent political record, start meeting people that will be totally worth knowing, and be able to develop your reputation from the get-go. It'll be a lot easier to get funding in 15 years when you desperately need it!

Summary: Prove you are a natural born American Citizen. Turn 35 years old. Live in the United States for at least 14 consecutive years before you run for president. Get plenty of education. Seek out a politically-related career.

Use a wide-toothed metal comb. Start at the back of your cat's head and work your way to the tail. Pay attention to the armpits and the belly, where hair gets tangled easily. Move the comb with the grain of the hair. Use quick, yet gentle, strokes. This will remove excess fur and help you to detect matting. Use caution if you decide to comb against the grain. It might help to remove the undercoat more efficiently, but it can also cause your cat great discomfort. Do this only if they don't seem to mind it. Otherwise, comb only with the grain. Use a fine-toothed metal comb. Comb with the grain of the hair. Be careful to avoid your cat's eyes, nose, and ears. Avoid nylon combs, which can generate static electricity and literally shock your cat. Avoid pulling on tangled hair. If you find a mat, start combing in downward strokes at the bottom. Gradually work your way up as you detangle the area beneath it. If the metal comb doesn't work, try using a mat splitter, which you can buy in any pet supply store. Use a brush with steel bristles to thin out the undercoat, which leaves the topcoat healthy. Start at the head and gradually move toward the tail. Move with the grain of the fur. Keep brushing your cat until the undercoat is gone. Usually you can figure this out by how much fur is on brush. Check the brush after a few strokes. Remove the hair from the bristles and continue brushing. Keep doing this until you pick up little to no hair. When there is hardly any fur on the brush, the undercoat is removed. Remove the undercoat every three weeks. As you brush the fur, check for any unusual lumps, growths, scabs, rashes, or flaky patches. If you find one, visit your vet to have it checked out. You'll need this for brushing around your cat's eyes. Sometimes Persians get a buildup of eye secretions that can affect their field of vision. A toothbrush with soft bristles will allow you to sweep away the buildup without harming your cat's eyelids. Use quick, gentle strokes. Brush away from the eyes. Persians often get feces stuck in their fur. This makes them prone to infections. Cut the fur around the back area of the legs near the anus. Repeat this process every 3 weeks. Avoid using scissors, which can pose a stabbing hazard.

Summary: Comb first. Comb the face. Detangle mats. Begin brushing. Use a child's toothbrush with soft bristles. Use grooming clippers around the hindquarters.

For things that grow, whether in height or weight, you can measure the rate of growth by finding the change in whatever quality you wish to measure, divided by the time. This formula can be expressed mathematically as: rate=ht{\displaystyle { ext{rate}}={
rac {\Delta h}{\Delta t}}} or wt{\displaystyle {
rac {\Delta w}{\Delta t}}} In these two examples, h{\displaystyle h} represents the height and w{\displaystyle w} represents weight. In both of these, t{\displaystyle t} is for the elapsed time. Some plants, like the Asian bamboo, grow very fast, with visible differences taking place within hours. For measuring something like the growth rate of a child, changes may not take place for months or a year or more. You need to select a time period that is relevant for what you are measuring. Suppose an elementary class plants bean seeds and begins measuring their growth as soon as the first sprout appears. A reasonable time measurement might be about a month, measured in days. Scientists raising an orphaned baby elephant wanted to measure its growth rate over the first 90 days of its life. Measuring a growth rate requires that you set some starting point and measure the size at that time. For the example of the students' bean plants, they chose the starting point to be the day that the first sprout appeared. The height at the point is set at 0 cm. For the baby elephant, veterinarians measured the elephant's weight the day it was born. Its initial weight on that day was 200 pounds. After the time elapses for your study, measure the height or weight of the object whose growth you are studying. For the bean plants, the average height of the students' plants on the 30th day was 24 inches tall. Because the plants began at a height of 0, the amount of growth was 24 inches. For the elephant, after the 90 day study period, the veterinarians measured its weight to be 400 pounds. Enter the data that you measured into the formula and perform the calculations to find the growth rate. For the students' bean example, the calculation will look like this: rate=24inches30days=0.8inchesday{\displaystyle { ext{rate}}={
rac {24{ ext{ inches}}}{30{ ext{ days}}}}=0.8{
rac { ext{ inches}}{ ext{ day}}}} For the elephant's growth rate, you must calculate the amount of change in the weight in the numerator as part of the calculation: rate=400200pounds90days{\displaystyle { ext{rate}}={
rac {400-200{ ext{ pounds}}}{90{ ext{ days}}}}} rate=200pounds90days{\displaystyle { ext{rate}}={
rac {200{ ext{ pounds}}}{90{ ext{ days}}}}} rate=2.22poundsday{\displaystyle { ext{rate}}=2.22{
rac { ext{pounds}}{ ext{day}}}}
Summary: Understand the formula for measuring average growth rates. Decide how long you wish to measure the growth rate. Calculate the starting size. Measure the ending height or weight. Use the growth rate formula for either height or weight.