INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Ice baths may help you get a burst of energy or might help you improve your mood. However, they aren’t appropriate for everyone, especially if you have an underlying health condition. Talk to your doctor about why you want to try cold therapy and if it’s right for you. For instance, taking ice baths can be dangerous if you have a heart condition. Your doctor can help you determine if you have any risks that might make it harmful to take an ice bath. Don’t fill up your tub because the ice and your body will raise the volume of the water. Turn on the faucet that controls the cold water and wait for the water to rise about halfway up the tub. Then, switch off the water faucet. Use cold water because warm water will melt your ice too quickly. Use store-bought ice or ice from your freezer, whichever is most convenient to you. Drop a few handfuls of ice in the tub, then check the temperature with a thermometer. Continue to add ice in small amounts until the water reaches about 68 °F (20 °C). If you like, it’s okay to lower your temperature so that it’s colder. However, don’t lower it below 55 °F (13 °C), which can harm your skin or your health. Sit back against the back of your tub and try to enjoy your soak. Breathe slowly in and out, drawing the air deep into your lungs. You might also count your breaths to help you relieve any tension in your body. Set a timer for 5 minutes and try to stay in the bath until it goes off. Get out of the bath early if you feel too uncomfortable or feel like your heart is racing. Don’t push your body further than it’s ready to go. You can still get the benefits you want without soaking in a tub. Instead, stand under a cold shower for at least a minute. If you can stand it, stay under the water for a full 3 minutes. For a daily energy boost, end your morning shower with a blast of cold water. Take your bath or shower early in the morning to improve your mood for that day. If you like, take another bath or shower later in the day. Continue using it as long as you feel like it’s helping you have more energy or to cope with your anxiety or depression. Cold therapy isn’t a substitute for working with a therapist or taking medication for anxiety or depression. Don’t stop any of your prescribed treatments unless your doctor says it’s okay.

SUMMARY: Check with your doctor before using cold therapy to treat yourself. Fill your tub halfway with cold water. Add ice to lower the temperature to about 68 °F (20 °C). Relax in the tub for about 5 minutes by taking slow, deep breaths. Take a 1-3 minute cold shower for an easier option. Use cold therapy once or twice a day to improve your mood.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Lay your rope and crown knot on your table and, using your fingers or a tool, like a screwdriver or fid, loosen the weave of your rope below the end strand fastener. You'll need your end strands to pass through the main body of your rope to complete your splice. After you loosen the strands, divide them into one near (closest to you), one middle (in between the other two strands), and one far (farthest from you) strand. This will make weaving your splice easier. Your final end strand will pass under and around the far strand to come through the gap between the far and middle strands. After this, you can pull the strand until there is no remaining slack, much as you did the first three strands.

SUMMARY: Loosen the weave of your rope. Weave in your final end strand.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's usually at the bottom-left corner of the screen. A window containing several icons will appear. Additional tools will expand. It's under "Administrative Tools." This opens the "Disk Defragmenter" window. If you only have one hard drive, it will already be selected. Windows 7 is set up to defragment your drive automatically on a certain schedule. You can update this options as you see fit.  The date of the last defragmentation appears in the "Last Run" column next to the drive's name. If defragmenting is set to run automatically, you'll see "Scheduled defragmentation is turned on" under "Schedule." You'll also see the date of the next scheduled defrag next to "Next scheduled run." To change your automatic defragmentation schedule, click the Configure schedule button, then make your selections. If the drive is not fragmented, there's no reason to run the tool. If the drive is fragmented, you'll see a message telling you to defragment. It's one of the buttons near the bottom-right corner of the window. The defragmentation process will begin.  The amount of time it takes to defragment depends on the size of your drive and the amount of fragmentation. While you can continue working during the process, your PC may behave slowly until optimization is complete. If you need to do work once the defragmentation has begun and you cannot tolerate the poor performance, you can click Pause or Stop on the tool. The advantage of Pause is that the tool will continue where it left off when it resumes—if you use Stop, you'll have to start from scratch.

SUMMARY: Click the Start menu. Click Control Panel. Click System and Security. Click Defragment your hard drive. Select a drive to defragment. Check the automatic defragmenting schedule. Click Analyze to see if it's necessary to defragment. Click Defragment disk.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can also use a silicone baking sheet instead. Try to use coarsely-grated Parmesan cheese; it will look more like shredded Parmesan. Avoid using the powdery, finely-grated Parmesan cheese. It will melt, but it won't create that pretty, lacey design. Gently press the back of a spoon against the mound, and swirl it around until the cheese flattens and spreads. Be careful not to great an indentation; you want it to be the same thickness all around. Don't worry if you see some gaps in your cheese. The cheese will melt together, and create a pretty, lacy design. Each mound needs to be about 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 centimeters) apart. You will have enough cheese to make about 8 to 10 such mounds. This is completely optional, but many people find that it gives the crisps extra flavor. If black pepper does not suit your fancy, consider using some of these other tasty seasonings:  Cayenne Finely chopped basil, rosemary, or thyme Garlic powder Smoked paprika The crisps are ready when they turn golden. If the crisps are not crunchy or golden enough for you, back them for 1 to 3 minutes more. If the crisps are too oily, set them down onto a sheet of paper towel so that they can drain. Once the crisps have cooled to room temperature, you can serve them.

SUMMARY:
Preheat your oven to 400°F (205°C) and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place a tablespoon-sized mound of Parmesan cheese onto the baking sheet. Flatten the mound until it is 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) wide. Continue making similar mounds on your baking sheet. Sprinkle the freshly ground black pepper on top of the mounds. Bake the crisps in the center rack of the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Allow the crisps to cool on the baking sheet before removing them with a thin, metal spatula.