INPUT ARTICLE: Article: For example, a cup or a roll of duct tape. Also use a Sharpie™ with both a fine and regular tip for this whole project; it makes it pop more than pen or pencil.   Make sure no single pattern is touching the same pattern.  Make any final touches you feel are needed.

SUMMARY: Find something small and circular. Trace the circle many times with multiple overlapping areas. Black out a few non-touching areas of your choosing. Use patterns to fill the rest of the spaces. Alternate filling the background from black to white in the patterned areas, so that a pattern with a black background is touching a pattern with a white background. Finished.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Talking about your assignments for a class you share is a great ice breaker. Whether you're picking a study date so you guys can study together or complaining about how hard you think the next test is going to be, it's an easy way to start a conversation with a classmate you haven't talked to before. Ask them questions about their favorite artist, hobbies, or food, and try to get to know them.  You can say something like, “This test is going to be hard. Do you want to help each other study?” Invite them over to your house for the study date. Once you're hanging out and studying together, turn on some music and ask them what they would like to listen to. Offer them snacks, and try to get to know them better. Keep the conversation flowing throughout your study time. Who doesn’t love a good story? If something someone said reminds you of a related story, tell them the story! It's a great way to catch people's attention and keep them interested. For example, if someone happens to mention their dog, tell them a funny story about your dog that their story reminded you of. Amusing stories have the power to grab people's attention and make you appear super interesting. Make sure the club features an activity you enjoy or are interested in learning more about. This is an easy way to meet new people with similar interests. Some types of clubs you could join include yearbook, newspaper, art club, and various sports clubs. Don't hide in the corner. After all, you're at a social event to mingle, not to go unnoticed. Talk to everyone there so you can easily transition into starting a conversation with the popular people. Go with a friend if you're scared to go alone. Put together a birthday party or get-together, but don't leave people out. Invite the popular people along with your other friends, and don't leave anyone hanging at the party. Make sure you have awesome music, tasty food, and maybe even a theme to make it interesting. Everyone will remember you for that impressive party you threw. Make sure you keep it PG, which means no alcohol, drugs or sex! The party will be fun without all of those things.
Summary: Start a conversation about something you have in common. Tell an anecdote. Join a few school clubs. Attend social events. Make your own social event.

Tailors, seamstresses, clothiers, and other garment makers generally use tape measures to get the correct measurements of a person when fitting for clothes or altering items. These portable, flexible tools are your best friend when it comes to measuring your pants.  When measuring with a tape measure, pull the tape taut, but don't stretch it. Clothing tape measures are often made of a soft synthetic material that can distort if stretched, resulting in inaccurate measurements. You can also use a plastic measuring tape that you might find in your toolkit. This type of tape measure isn’t as easy to use, but it will still bend, allowing you to measure curves. If you’re measuring your pants to figure out which style and size is right for you, it’s best to use a pair of pants that fit you properly. Ideally these pants will not be too worn out or stretched. The legs of the pants should also extend roughly to your ankle bone, or a little lower depending on preference. Not all types of pants will have the same measurements. Grab a few different kinds of pants that fit you well. Dress pants will be slightly different than chinos, or jeans. The easiest way to measure pants is to lay the pants on a flat surface. If you try to measure a pair of pants that you are wearing, you may not get the right measurements as you shift your body to see the measurements.  Your pants shouldn’t be too worn in so that you can get a realistic measurement. If the pants you are measuring are wrinkled, quickly smooth the fabric out with an iron. Measuring your pants is mostly the same for both men and women. However, sizing for men is typically represented by the length of the measurement in inches, whereas women’s sizes are typically represented by another number.
++++++++++
One-sentence summary -- Use a measuring tape. Use a pair of pants that fit you well. Lay your pants flat on the floor.

Q: This cannot be emphasized enough! Gerbils have very thin skin on their tails. If you try to lift him up by his tail, the skin would slip off of his tail, exposing the bones. If the skin comes off, your veterinarian would need to amputate that portion of the tail. Otherwise, the damaged portion of the tail would slough off. The portion of the tail that you grab may actually break off as a defense mechanism. In the wild, this allows gerbils to slip away from predators that grab them by the tail. Unfortunately, your gerbil’s tail will not regrow once broken off. In the wild, a predator bird will swoop down from overhead and scoop up a gerbil with its claws. If you reach down and wrap your hand around your gerbil, he will probably think you’re a predator. To avoid being seen as the bad guy, scoop him up from underneath, rather than grabbing him from above. When you have picked up your gerbil, do not try to lay him on his back in your hand. In the wild, gerbils typically do not lie down with their bellies in the air. If you try to put your gerbil in this position, it will feel very uncomfortable to him. He may struggle so much to get out of the position that he injures himself. If your gerbil starts to nibble at your hand or looks like he wants to jump, do not punish him by yelling at him or flicking his nose. Punishing him will serve only to make your gerbil fearful of you, which would weaken your bond with him. Instead, give him a gentle puff of air.
A: Do not pick up your gerbil by his tail. Refrain from picking up your gerbil from above. Avoid placing your gerbil on his back. Do not punish your gerbil.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's the apple-shaped icon in the top-left corner of the screen. This option is near the top of the drop-down Apple menu. Doing so will open the About This Mac window. You'll find information about your Mac's processor, RAM, and graphics unit in the About This Mac window. It's at the bottom of the About This Mac window. This will open the System Report window. Click the right-facing arrow to the left of the "Hardware" heading that's in the left-hand pane of the System Report window. If the arrow to the left of "Hardware" is facing down, the menu is already open. You will see a list of your Mac's hardware components below the Hardware heading; clicking on will display its specifications in the System Report window's right-hand pane.  For example: if you want to check your graphics card's model, click Graphics/Displays. You'd click Memory to get a better look at your Mac's RAM. To view the processor's specifications, click the Hardware heading.

SUMMARY:
Click the Apple menu. Click About This Mac. Review your Mac's information. Click System Report…. Open the "Hardware" menu. Select a hardware item to check.