INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Only stones that stay within the house or button earn points. This is your team’s goal for each end. Curling is a careful game of teams throwing and knocking away stones in order to gain position in the house.  It is possible to land a stone within the active play area but outside of the house. Stones in these areas are usually guards. They never count towards any points. Teams may end up scoring no points during an end. If nobody has a stone in the house, neither team gets a point. After all stones have been thrown in the current end, the team with the stone closest to the center of the target gets a point. All of the other stones behind it don’t count. This means that only 1 team can earn points during an end. If your opponent is occupying the button and you’re throwing your last stone, you have to knock the other stone away to prevent them from scoring. For example, your opponent has a stone on the blue ring. Your stone is in the bullseye. Your team gets 1 point. Any team can score up to 8 points in an end. You get multiple points only if you have several stones closer to the bullseye than your opponent. Having multiple stones in the house doesn’t count unless your opponent’s stones are out of the way. This is why knocking out your opponent’s stones strategically can be a big deal. For example, if Team B has 3 stones closer to the center than any of Team A’s stones, Team B earns 3 points. The colored rings serve as a guide when determining who scored. To determine the distance, stand directly over the stone and locate the edge closest to the center. Do the same for any other stones to determine where they fall in the house.  The stone’s edge needs to touch the outermost margin of the house or fall within it to count. Any stones outside of the circle are out of play. When in doubt, use a measuring stick to determine how far the stones are from the button. Referees do this when they can’t make a determination by sight alone. In professional matches, referees make the final decision on scoring issues. However, most leagues across the world don’t have officials supervising matches, so the players have to measure the stones themselves. Scorekeeping in curling is similar to writing out a baseball scorecard. After each end, determine which stones are closest to the center. Then, record the number of points scored. At the end of the game, add up all the points. The team with the most total points wins the match. If you have a scorekeeper, they can maintain a scoreboard updated after each end concludes.

SUMMARY: Get stones into the house to score points. Land the closest stone to the button to score a point. Have several stones closer to the target to score multiple points. Measure the stones’ distance from the circle to see which is closer. Tally up your points after all ends are completed.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Web browsers will record a history of sites visited by default. Your parents can check the history window to see all sites that were visited during a certain time period. Go into the settings of your web browser to delete the history. You can delete individual websites or clear the entire browsing history if preferred.   In Google Chrome, go to Settings, followed by the History tab to access History settings. You can also navigate Privacy settings here.   In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and click on “Choose what to clear.” You can choose from several different types of files to clear, including browsing and download history.   While it’s possible to keep browsers from tracking history altogether, your parents will likely notice this setting when they attempt to access their own history. If the browser supports multiple users, make sure that settings are unique to each user. Otherwise, it’s best to delete only particular pieces of browsing history. Move files you are trying to hide, such as chat logs or passwords, into folders that require passwords to access. Remove the files from plain sight – the idea is to make finding the files as difficult and oblique as possible.   Rename the file into something innocuous that doesn’t give away the purpose of the file. “Passwords.txt” is a bad choice! Files can also be hidden in file folders for existing programs that otherwise have nothing to do with your chat logs or passwords, such as the data folder of a game application. Files can be made invisible with the “hidden” property on Windows OS. You can find this option under the Attributes field in file Properties.   Hiding files in a similar fashion on Mac OX is a bit more complicated – it may be easier to physically hide the file in this case.   Cloud services such as DropBox or OneDrive can store your files while also requiring additional login steps to help reinforce your security. Give your phone a password to prevent your parents from having access to your texts and phone call history. If you have to leave your phone laying around to take care of a quick errand, make sure to put the phone to sleep in order to enable the lock. It’s a good idea to keep your phone on your person at most times.   Use a unique password this is difficult or impossible to guess. Use a combination of letters, number and special characters when possible.  Consider fingerprint unlocking if your phone supports the feature. This provides an extra layer of security to your phone. For additional security, apps such as Snapchat can help you delete texts and photos automatically if you don’t want them to be discovered. Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites you use should be kept private. This will keep your parents (or others) from finding your account and freely viewing your messages and photos. You’ll have to add them to your network for them to see your activity.   Make a second, family friendly account if you are concerned about your family seeing certain activities, but don’t want to shut them out of your social accounts completely. Adjust your sharing settings. Facebook offers selective sharing options that can help filter out who gets particular access to your photos and posts. If your items or chat log does get find out, be ready with a believable excuse. Parents aren’t necessarily prone to believing such stories, but depending on the item and the nature of your friends, you might be able to create a convincing argument. Just don’t throw your friend under the bus!   A few examples include, "I'm keeping that for a friend,” or “A friend grabbed my phone and took these pictures.” Use a friend that your parents don’t know in your cover story. You don’t want your parents to give your friend’s parents a call and blow your cover.

SUMMARY:
Delete your web history. Hide files properly. Lock your phone. Keep your online accounts private. Have a cover story.