INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Suck in a mouthful of air, close your mouth, and swallow. This is one of the only methods successfully used by a research team, who believe that hiccups might be a reaction to dislodge large pieces of food from the esophagus. You could simulate this by chewing and swallowing a moderately large mouthful of bread. Trying this with other foods, especially large amounts, is not recommended, due to the risk of choking. Trying this too many times is likely to lead to an unpleasant, bloated sensation. . Some people who burp on command repeatedly will induce a hiccuping fit.The same effect can be achieved by sucking in air rapidly to the back of your throat. Avoid overstimulating your glottis, or the flap at the back of your throat, by closing and reopening it rapidly. This is the same motion that occurs when you hiccup, so stimulating it intentionally may trigger hiccups. Your glottis is active when you say "uh oh." Be aware of straining it from burping or screaming as a form of singing. Understanding where your glottis is and when it is stimulated will reduce your chances of straining it. Sudden temperature changes may stimulate certain nerves that can trigger a hiccuping session. It is the same technique mentioned earlier about eating or drinking foods that contrast in temperature. Temperature change can also cause hives or swollen skin. Nervousness and excitement are likely emotions that will trigger hiccups. This is probably the least reliable method since most people hiccup only occasionally despite daily mood shifts. Still, if there is a movie, video game, sport, or other activity that makes you excited, scared, or nervous, be aware that it may induce the hiccups.

SUMMARY: Swallow a large mouthful of air. Force yourself to burp Take a shower with an abrupt temperature change. Trigger sudden emotions.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This method is more discreet and might be preferable to those who live in dorms or share a bathroom and don't want to rinse out their pads in front of other people.

SUMMARY: Lay down the pads on the floor of the shower with the dirty side facing up. Allow the pads to soak up the water while you take a shower. Wring them out when you are done with your shower. Leave them out to dry or add to your soaking tub. When you are ready to do your next load of laundry, toss the pads in the laundry basket and wash them with your clothes.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Include your name, address (as registered), ward and precinct if known, the address where you'd like your absentee ballot sent, and your signature. If you're voting in a primary, you'll also need to include the party for which you wish to vote. The majority of states allow for in-person and postal voting when it comes to doing it early. Some states are only postal or in-person and some have no early voting at all. Check your state's policies to see if this is an option. It should come with instructions and various return envelopes. However, if your state allows it, you can go cast your vote in-person before the election (depending on the state, it will be somewhere between 4 and 50 days prior to election day) to avoid the lines and hassle. Then, place it in the smaller brown envelope. Read and complete all information on the front of the envelope. Sign it when you're done. Make sure all your choices are clearly marked don't leave any room for interpretation. Follow the instructions on the ballot carefully. Place the proper postage on it, and then mail it to your city/town hall. The address should be indicated somewhere on the form or envelope. Alternatively, you or a family member can hand your ballot to your local election official. Once more, check with your state's policy. It must be received by the closing time on the date of the election day unless you're voting internationally. In that case, it can be received no more than 10 days after the election, so long as it is postmarked on or before election day.

SUMMARY: Apply in writing to your city election commission. Wait for your ballot to arrive. Fill out your ballot. Place the small envelope into the bigger envelope.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can use any browser, such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Opera. Type www.convertfiles.com into the address bar, and hit Enter or Return on your keyboard. This is a third-party website that allows you to upload and convert your files to a different format. It's not associated with Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice. " This option lets you upload a file from your computer, and convert it to a different format. You can find it in the green box with the "Select a file to convert" heading. Browse your files in the file navigator window, and click the ODS file you want to convert to XLS. This will upload the selected ODS file to the converter website. This will open a list of all the file formats this website can process and convert. This field should match the correct format of the document you're uploading. This will open a drop-down list of all the available file formats. This option will convert your uploaded ODS file to XLS, which you can open in Excel. This button is located below the Input format box. It will upload your ODS file to the website, and convert it to an XLS file. When your file is successfully converted, you will see this button on your screen. It will give you a download link to the converted file. This will automatically start the download, and save the converted XLS file to your browser's default folder for downloads. If you don't have a default folder set for downloads, you will be prompted to select a saving location.

SUMMARY:
Open your internet browser. Go to ConvertFiles.com in your browser. Click the Browse button next to "Choose a local file. Select the ODS file you want to convert. Click Open in the file navigator window. Click the selector bar next to "Input format" in the green area. Select OpenOffice ODF Spreadsheet (.ods) as your input format. Click the selector bar next to "Output format" in the green area. Select MS Excel 97/2000/XP (.xls) as your output format. Click the Convert button. Click the Click here to go to the download page button. Click the download link.