INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Because you’ll likely be leaving your hair in cornrows for several weeks straight, you want to make sure that you start with clean, well-conditioned hair. Wash your hair with your regular shampoo, and then use a deep conditioner to soften it. You’ll also want to use a hair gel of some sort while you braid, to keep your hair smooth, frizz-free, and easy to control and manipulate. Cornrows can be braided in any direction, so it is important that you decide where your part will be before you start braiding. The 2 most common part styles are either in rows from your hairline straight back to the nape of your neck, or braided in a circular motion around your head from a center part. You’ll need to use a rat-tooth comb to part your hair in the desired pattern, and to split your hair into sections for braiding. Fill a spray bottle with water and a little bit of olive oil and shake it well. Then, spray down the section of hair you are working with. Use your comb to separate off this section of hair in a row down your head. The smaller the part, the smaller the braid; the larger the part, the larger the braid. Use butterfly clips to hold your remaining hair in place out of your face. . Take the sectioned part of hair in 1 hand and pull a small piece from the very top (near your hairline) away from the rest of the bunch. Separate this small piece of hair into 3 sections of equal size. Start braiding these 3 pieces in the traditional braiding pattern: cross the right-most section over the middle section, then cross the left-most section over the middle section, back and forth. The cornrows are created by braiding your sectioned hair in a French braid really close to your head. As you work down your parted section of hair, continue your braid the same way you started it. However, as you braid, grab small portions of hair from the un-braided part and incorporate them into each strand you cross over the middle section. You are essentially creating a very tiny french braid.  As you add in hair, pull the braid tight and keep your fingers close to your head. Don’t braid your hair away from your head, as this will make your cornrows loose and appear funny. When you get to the nape of your neck, you may or may not run out of hair. If your hair is short, you will finish your cornrow by twisting the ends of the braid together to secure them and prevent unravelling. If your hair is a bit longer, you will continue your cornrow past the nape of your neck in a regular braid. Twist the ends to secure the braid when you’re finished.  You can choose to use small, clear elastic bands to hold your cornrows in place if you’re worried about the braids coming loose. Some people choose to put beads on the ends of each braid as a decorative detail. Work across your scalp, sectioning out even pieces of hair and braiding them into cornrows. The process can be quite time-consuming, so don’t be alarmed if it takes several hours to complete. Make sure that each cornrow is the same size and follows the same pattern, so that it appears even and intentional across your head.  If your hair is sticking out from your braids, it is likely not moisturized enough and your braids aren’t tight enough. Add more styling product, such as gel, edge control, pomade, or mousse, to remedy this. You might need help from someone to make sure that all your rows are even and parallel, especially on the back of your head.

SUMMARY: Wash and condition your hair. Decide where your part will be. Section your hair. Begin your first cornrow Add in more hair to your cornrow. Finish your cornrow. Cornrow the rest of your hair.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: website. The first thing you will need to do is open the browser of your choice.  Once the browser is open, type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar at the top of the screen, and hit Enter on your keyboard. You will be taken to the Yahoo! home page. Mail account. Once you are on the website, you will need to get to your mail. If you notice in the top-left corner of the screen there is “Mail” button located in the purple bar running across the top of the screen. Click on that to continue to the log-in screen.  You will now be asked to log in with your Yahoo ID and password. You will see two boxes for this information on the right side of the screen; click on each box, and enter in the appropriate information. When you’ve entered your log-in details, click on the “Sign In” to access your Yahoo! Mail inbox. After logging in, your Yahoo! Mail inbox will load on the screen. You will see on the left top of the screen, below the Yahoo! Mail logo, are five small pictures.  The first one is an envelope and your inbox; this will be the default selection. Directly right of the envelope is a small book with a picture of the top half of a person. This is your address book. Click on this to move on. Once on your address book has loaded, you are going to want to get to the Fix Duplicates menu. This is located on the right side of the screen below your number of contacts. The second option down reads “Fix Duplicates”; simply click on it to load a new screen.  This new screen will automatically search all your contacts so you do not have to look for the duplicates yourself. When it is done searching, it will list the number of contacts along with the duplicate matches. In order to fix the duplicate, click on the name of the accounts you want to merge or delete.

SUMMARY: Head to Yahoo! Log into your Yahoo! Open your address book. Access the Fix Duplicates menu.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You will need a file cabinet or hanger, as well as 43 files. This will allow you to create a file for each month, along with 31 files for each day in the month. There are a variety of ways you can create tickler files, but this is generally the most accepted and easiest to keep track of. You will need to label 12 of the folders with each of the months. Then label the remaining folders numerically, 1 through 31. Place the folders into the year's current month, starting with today's date. For example, if the date is June 15th, place folders 15-31 in the June folder, and 1-14 in the July folder. Note: June only has 30 days, but keep the "31" folder at the end of the month so that you can easily move it to the next without getting things out of order. Now that the folders are organized, it's time to start filling them. Place anything you need to remember in the appropriate folder. You can put in sticky notes with reminders, bills, letters, or anything else that needs your attention that day.  Place all of your future information in the appropriate monthly folders. When you reach that moth, you can then sort the items into the appropriate daily folders. If your to-do item is going to take several days, be sure to file it on the day it starts and not the day it's due! Your tickler file will only be useful if it is easily accessible. It should be within arm's reach of your primary work area. This will allow you to access the file without having to get up, which would be detrimental to its continued use. At the start of each day, remove the items from the day's folder and place them on your desk to take care of that day. As you finish each item, file it away in permanent storage or discard it. Move the daily folder to the end of the list in the next month of the tickler file.

SUMMARY:
Gather your materials. Label your folders. Organize the folders. Fill your folders. Place your folder nearby. Use your folder.