As your hair grows longer, it will start locking naturally on its own. But this is the least advisable method for growing dreadlocks, as it may take at least 6 months for those with naturally curly or kinky hair. While you’ll have to do less preparatory work, growing your hair out will result in uneven locks that look worse than dreadlocks developed using other methods. As your hair starts to lock on its own, you may need to find a professional hair stylist to help shape them. Palm roll your locks in a uniform direction – clockwise – once they begin to lock on their own. You can also shape your locks by applying rubber bands from the individual clusters of hair. Use one at the root of the cluster and one at the tip for the best results. If your locks are of widely uneven size and don’t look good, you may need a professional stylist to help comb out and then backcomb your hair from scratch. Avoid massaging your hair or other motions that may shape your hair and interfere with the locking process. Just let the shampoo and soap flow naturally through the hair, and then rinse it out.  As your hair starts to lock, you'll want to wash the still-forming locks every couple of days. Keep your hair free of extra moisture by wrapping it in a bandana when it’s raining or when before you plan to exercise. Keep palm rolling your locks every other day to keep your hair compact, and the dreadlocks tight. Roll individual locks that are becoming frayed or loose every day, rather than every other day. If your locks are still growing very unevenly, or are fraying after at least 3 months of palm rolling, schedule an appointment with a stylist.
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One-sentence summary -- Stop getting haircuts to grow dreadlocks. Shape your growing clusters of hair. Wash your hair once a week with regular shampoo. Roll your locks to help them maintain their shape.

Q: This is one of the easiest ways to keep a cat indoors, especially so if you have multiple cats.  Neutering and spaying makes cats less territorial and inhibits their tendency to roam.  Cats that have not been fixed will not adjust as well to being kept indoors, especially if they used to have access to the outside world. Plus, cats that have been neutered/spayed are more sociable and tend to have better health. Place your cat in a location away from any doors or windows through which it might escape.  Click a clicker with one hand and, at the same time, use your free hand to administer a treat.  Say “Good cat” in a gentle, reassuring way and pet the cat.  Repeat three or four times per training session, and hold several such training sessions daily.  After a week or so, your cat should begin to associate the sound of the clicker with being in that location.  From then on, perform one or two sessions daily for another week. After the second week, your cat should know where it needs to be when you enter and exit.  From then on, click the clicker and administer two or three treats to occupy your cat just before you leave. Take the clicker with you or leave it right by the door.  When you come home, click the clicker and lavish your cat with positive attention. Sometimes your cat just wants to satisfy its curiosity about the great big world outside.  Place your cat in its harness and connect it to a leash.  Take your cat for a walk around the block, or take it to the park to help it get in touch with its wild side.  With luck, this will diminish your cat’s urges to go outdoors, at least for a few days.
A: Spay or neuter your cat. Train your cat to sit and stay away from exits. Walk your cat.

Article: A glucometer is a small, battery-powered medical device used to check the glucose level in your blood.  If you don’t have a glucometer at home, you can have your blood glucose level checked at a hospital. Each glucometer comes with test strips. Extra test strips can be purchased at any drugstore. This is a quick piercing action and takes only a second to complete. This should not hurt, and will be unnoticeable within a minute. The lancet should prick one droplet of your blood. You can then drop or place the blood gently on to the test strip for the glucometer to read. The glucometer will take a few moments to read.  To confirm hypoglycemia, your blood sugar level will have a result of less than 70 mg/dl. The normal blood glucose level is between 70 mg/dl (grams per liter) to 110 mg/dl. Another level determinant is in mmol (millimoles per liter). A normal blood sugar level is at 4.4 mmol - 6.1 mmols. When the sugar level is above 6.1 mmols, the patient is hyperglycemic. When it is below 4.1 mmol, the patient is hypoglycemic.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Get a glucometer. Use the lancet provided with the glucometer to prick your fingertip for a sample of blood. Place a drop of blood on the test strip provided with the glucometer. Read and record your result.

Article: If your vehicle was built prior to 1996, you will need an OBD I scanner.  Vehicles made after 1996 will need an OBD II scanner.  Connect the code scanner to the port beneath the dashboard and turn it on.  Once connected, use the scanner to bring up the error codes making the check engine light come on.  In some code scanners, it will provide the English description of the error code on the read out. If your code scanner does not, you will need to look up the code the scanner shows you to find out what it is. Insert the key into the ignition and start the engine.  Wait a minute for the engine idle to level off, then use a pen and paper to write down the RPMs that your engine settles and idles at.  You may need to let the engine run for a few minutes in order for it to come down to its normal idle speed. Keep the paper you write the RPMs on handy so you can compare it to the engine’s idle as you continue the test. With the idle RPMs noted, shut the vehicle back off and remove the key from the ignition.  Open the hood and locate the Idle Control Motor.  Once you locate it, disconnect it.  The way to disconnect your Idle Control Motor will vary from application to application; refer to your vehicle’s service manual for more specific instruction as to how to disconnect it. You can usually disconnect the idle control motor by unplugging the wiring clip going into it. With the Idle Control Motor disconnected, get back into the vehicle and start the engine again.  The engine should still start and run without any issue despite the idle control motor being disconnected. Be sure to tuck the wiring you disconnected up in the engine bay so it doesn’t get caught in any moving parts. Allow the engine to run for a minute so it settles to a consistent idle, then take note of any difference in the idle RPMs versus the idle you observed earlier.  If the idle has not changed at all, it’s likely because your idle control motor has not been functioning.  If the idle control motor was working, disconnecting it should have created a difference in the engine’s idle. This test confirms there’s an issue with the idle control motor, but not what the issue may be. If you identified a difference in engine idle RPMs with the Idle control motor connected and disconnected, confirm your hypothesis by reconnecting it and starting the engine again.  The idle should go back to what it was when the idle control motor was last connected. Refer to the note you took about idle RPMs to compare it to your first reading.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use a code scanner to check error codes. Start the engine and take note of the idle RPMs. Shut the car off and disconnect the Idle Control Motor. Restart the engine. Look for a difference in idle speed. Shut off the engine and reconnect the Idle Control Motor.