Write an article based on this "Connect a microphone to your computer (optional). Download and open the Mixlr application. Sign in or create an account. Use the sliders to control the volume of each channel. Open the "Monitoring" menu and select a listening device. Click "Add Sounds" to add sound files to the playlist. Click "Select Source" to pull audio from other hardware connected to your computer. Select a microphone from the menu at the bottom of the Microphone channel. Open the "Settings" menu. Click the Mixlr icon to start your live stream. Use the playback controls to manipulate the playlist while you stream. Press "Stop" to stop the live stream."
article: If you plan to live stream voice, then a microphone is necessary. Most modern laptops have an internal microphone, but desktops will need to connect one externally. Streaming audio files or playlists can be done without an attached microphone. Enter your username and password and click "Log in". The main application window will load with 3 channels: Playlist, External Source, and Microphone. If you have a Facebook account, you can use it to sign in without creating a new account Dragging upwards will increase the channel volume, downwards will decrease. Dragging the slider all the way down will turn the channel off. Any combination of the 3 channels can be used simultaneously throughout a broadcast. You can also click a channel icon to quickly toggle a channel on and off. A monitor allows you to hear the sound that is playing through your stream. It is highly recommended to use headphones as a monitoring device if you plan to use a microphone during your stream. This button is in the bottom left corner of the window. A browse dialog will open to select sound and music files from your computer. Selected files will display in a list below your channels. You can add any number of files to a playlist. Drag and drop to rearrange tracks in the playlist. You can toggle the playlist display by clicking the "Show/Hide" button at the bottom of the Playlist channel. This button is at the bottom of the External Source channel and will open a menu displaying the available audio hardware you can use. Audio mixers or speakers are some examples of external sources that can be used. You can select "Reload devices" from the menu if you have a device connected but do not see it listed. This button will either be labeled "Select Source" or display the name or the microphone currently selected. The menu will display all microphones available for use. You can select "No Input" from the menu or turn the channel off if you do not want to use microphone input. This is indicated by the gear icon in the upper left corner of the window. Here you can enter a name/category for your stream, toggle recording, or test mode. A stream name/category will help other identify your stream on the mixlr website. All streams are recorded by default. You can toggle the feature by selecting the radio button. Test mode allows you to check sound levels and playback without streaming live. Close the Settings menu by clicking the gear icon a second time. This is the large button on the left side of the window. Audio from any of the 3 channels will begin broadcasting live to the Mixlr broadcast page. You can also start and stop streaming from the Settings menu. You can play, pause, skip, and repeat tracks in the playlist. If you have recording turned on, you will be prompted to listen to or save the recorded stream.

Write an article based on this "Increase the health of your body. Develop a range of faces. Attend a modeling convention. Become discovered as a short model. Be realistic in your pursuits."
article: Focus on a healthy lifestyle and diet. There is plenty of room in the modeling world for short people, but there isn't any room for models without work ethic. To keep a high level of work ethic and determination, you'll need to be in good health. Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Exercise at least twice a week. Limit the amount of alcohol and drugs you consume. Consume plenty of vegetables, grains, and eat organically as much as possible. Concentrate on your eyes, and learn how to project different emotions without moving the rest of your face. Follow other models on social media and see the range they can portray. Spend time in front of the mirror practicing different looks and body poses. You should be able to portray an emotion if a photographer asks for it on the spot. Work on developing faces that express some of the quintessential emotions like being happy, sad, frustrated, confused, or awe-struck. Develop subtle and exaggerate versions of each emotion to widen your range as a model. Instead of going to modeling school and spending money, attend a convention full of agents and talent scouts. Do a quick search to find the closest one to you and prepare for the convention. Before going to the convention, bring several copies of both your portfolio and headshot. A credible convention you can attend is ''Faces West''. This is a good convention for an aspiring model without an agent. If you market yourself properly, you find jobs that are seeking small and petite models. Some firms will hire you as a teen model, even if you're 25 years old because of your height and proportions. Some other avenues you can choose are body parts modeling and face/beauty modeling. Evaluate what parts of your body you find the most appealing. For example, if you think you have above average feet, market them. If you are constantly being complemented for your eyes and beauty of your face, market your face as a platform for make-up modeling. Even after working as hard as you can, sometimes your height will truly limit your options. You need to seek out realistic jobs instead of striving for the runway. The runway is not as realistic for a model under 5'6. There is, however, plenty of other types of jobs doing commercial, catalog, and print based modeling. Strive for your goals as a model, but if certain avenues don't pan out, seek out more attainable jobs.

Write an article based on this "Know your field. Get in good financial standing. Have your (and your business's) financial documentation ready. Present a sensible business plan. Offer collateral. Have a good reputation. Consider going public."
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When you approach a bank or another investor to ask for funding, you'll almost always be asked to prove that your business will be a money-making one. How well you're able to prove your point can make a major difference in how much money you're able to get (or whether you're able to get any money at all). Your most important weapon is your knowledge of the field you're getting in to. Know the barriers to entry you'll face, know the documentation and/or licenses you'll need to operate, know the sorts of expenses you'll be faced with, and, most importantly, know how you'll make money (and how much you plan to make). Be ready to offer concrete figures not educated guesses. For example, have an idea of exactly how much money your business will need to get off the ground a request for "about half a million dollars" is not very precise and won't inspire great confidence in your business plan. If you're unsure of where to start, try talking to an expert. Small business specialists at SBA and SBDC (Small Business Development Center) offices will be able to offer advice and resources for getting started on market research usually free of charge. When applying for a business loan, having a clean financial history is a must. Good personal credit, a responsible loan repayment history, healthy debt levels, and other positive financial metrics can greatly increase your likelihood of getting funding. If you've previously owned businesses, having a record of steady profits is a major plus, while having one or more businesses declare bankruptcy can be a major hurdle to overcome. To get a very rough idea of your personal financial health, try ordering a credit report. Under federal law, Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian, the "Big Three" credit report agencies, are required to give you one free credit report at your request once every year. Applying for a business loan can be a long, complicated, messy process. To minimize the amount of time it will take for you to get your loan, try to have all necessary documents ready ahead of time prior to applying. Different lenders and investors will require different types of documents, but, in general, you can expect to need at least the following: Personal credit history Business credit history Financial statements for existing businesses (plus any projected financial statements) Cash flow projections (preferably for at least a year) Personal guaranties from the partners/business owners A thoroughly-researched business plan is a vital part of any early fundraising efforts. Business plans should tell the lender or investor what products or services the company will sell, which markets it will target, how it will be organized, and, of course, how it will generate profit in the long-term. Try to keep your language as easy-to-understand as possible using short sentences and easy-to-understand words is fine. When possible, try to convey data visually (through charts and graphs), rather than through text. Though business plans obviously vary from business to business, many contain at least 20-30 pages of text, plus appendices for graphs, charts, and so on. Writing an extensive business plan can be a major undertaking, especially for someone without a writing background, so if you're unsure of where to begin, try checking out online help resources geared toward this topic the SBA, in particular, has useful guidelines available for free. If you're seeking a loan, your lenders will want some sort of assurance that they'll get their money back, even if you have a flawless history of loan repayment. For this reason, most business loans will require you to put up some sort of collateral (one or more valuable possessions, like a home or car) that the lenders will get legal ownership of if you fail to pay. If you have lots of collateral that is, if you're wealthy and you own lots of valuable things you'll have plenty that can be sold to repay the loan if your business fails, so getting a loan will usually be easier. Though it's possible to get business loans without much collateral to your name, it's not always easy you may need to get someone you know to offer their possessions as collateral instead. Note that the rules for collateral can vary from loan to loan. For example, many private lenders will accept a house as collateral at 75% of the market rate (minus the balance on the mortgage), while the SBA offers a slightly more generous 80%. Believe it or not, the reputation of both you and your business can have an effect on how easy it is for you to get a business loan. Today, many prospective lenders and investors will research you online (this may include public or semi-public information on social media and so on) when you apply for a loan. If you're found to be associated with crime, scandals, or misuse of money, it will probably be harder for you to get a favorable loan package. Unfortunately, this means that events from your past can eventually come back to haunt you, even if they weren't entirely your fault. For instance, if a former partner has been spreading rumors and accusations about you online, they may be factored into your loan application even if they're totally baseless. Some companies offer services that help "clean up" your online reputation. However, it is unclear how effective these are. Note also that being involved with businesses that the lending institution considers immoral or unethical can also keep you from getting a loan. For instance, many former pornographic actors have difficulty when applying for loans even long after they leave the field of porn. If you already have an established private business, one way to potentially raise lots of capital is to "go public." In an initial public offering (or IPO), a company offers up shares of equity (usually simply called stocks) to the public at large. Investors can buy shares from the company for a small percentage of ownership and to receive dividend payouts proportional to the amount of stock they hold. A lucrative company can get a major influx of capital from an IPO. In addition, publicly-held companies usually get better rates when they issue debt. Note, however, that publicly-held companies are subject to additional financial regulation and scrutiny compared to privately-held ones.