INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Social media is not the only way to stay in contact with people.  Instead of getting updates about what your friends are up to via social media, give them a call or send them an email or text message.  Ask them, “What are you up to later?  Would you like to grab some pizza and hang out?” Without the constant instinct to check social media, you’ll be more engaged in the world around you.  Strike up a conversation with your seatmate on the bus.  “Lovely weather today, isn’t it?” you might say.  You could also get involved in your community.  Look up local charities or nonprofit organizations that offer volunteer opportunities.  You might be able to volunteer at your local soup kitchen, food bank, or home-building organization (like Habitat for Humanity). Check out local clubs and groups on Meetup.com.  The site allows people to connect and share their favorite interests, including movies, books, and meals.  If you don’t see a group you’re interested in, start one of your own! Social media isn’t just a great tool for communicating and seeing what others are doing.  It is also often a primary mode of getting the news.  But even without social media, you can stay informed.  To read the day’s news, read a newspaper, visit the site of your favorite news purveyor, or grab a periodical covering current events from your local newsstand. Many people have a long backlog of books they promised themselves they’d get to “someday.”  Now that you’re taking a break from social media, your “someday” has arrived.  Settle into a cozy chair with a mug of warm tea and one of the books that seem most interesting to you. If you like reading but don’t have books of your own to read, visit your local public library and check out a few volumes that seem interesting. Dust, vacuum, and do the dishes.  Go through your closet and identify clothes that you don’t wear anymore.  Take them to the secondhand store for donation.  Go through your books, movies, and games and look for ones that you’re willing to part with.  Put them up for sale on Craigslist or eBay. Use time that you’d otherwise devote to browsing social media to reply to your other correspondence (email or voicemail).  Get started on school projects or catch up on your homework.  If you work from home, use social media time to locate new clients or revenue streams. Take stock of everything and everyone in your life that you’re thankful for. For instance, make a list of friends and family who are always there for you when you’re down.  Make another list of your favorite things or places – your local library, for instance, or your game collection.  This will redirect your attention from social media and make it easier to take and maintain your break from it.

SUMMARY: Connect with your friends outside of social media. Meet new people. Read a newspaper. Catch up on your reading. Organize your house. Take care of business. Be thankful for what you have.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Make sure it doesn’t touch any part of the canal. Hold the dog's ear flap open if you need to. This will help to keep the nozzle and medication from being contaminated before the next application. Deliver the proper amount of medication into the ear canal. If the medicine is liquid, this is usually specified in a number of drops from a squeeze bottle. If the medicine is an ointment, then the proper amount may be specified differently. Make certain to aim the nozzle tip towards the opening of the ear canal so the medication actually gets into this area. Once the medication is delivered gently massage the base of the ear to make sure the medication is evenly distributed. Use a piece of tissue or a paper towel to wipe any medication that has spilled down the ear onto the fur. A dog's first instinct when you put medicine in its ear is to shake its head. After that initial shake, try to keep the dog from excessively shaking his or her head for a few minutes in order to give the medication time to work. You can release the dog if you don't think it will go wild, but try distracting the dog with gentle play or a food treat or even a short, slow leash walk. Once again, wipe around the ear to remove any excess drops that have drained from the ear. Make sure to give the medication to the dog as long as the label directions instruct. Failure to do so may result in not fully eradicating the problem and may even make the infection stronger by building its resistance to the medication.

SUMMARY: Carefully aim the nozzle’s opening toward the ear canal’s opening. Squeeze the tube or bottle gently. Massage the outside of the ear canal. Hold the dog steady for awhile. Apply medication for as long as prescribed.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Both your computer and the computer to which you want to connect should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network in order for you to access their shared files.  If you're connected to the other computer via an Ethernet cable, you should be able to access the shared files. If your router has different channels (e.g., 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), it's okay for the computers to use different channels as long as they're using the same network name (SSID). Click the Finder app icon, which resembles a blue face, in your Mac's Dock. Below the "Shared" heading on the left side of the Finder window, click the name of the computer to which you want to connect. This will bring up a blank window.  If you don't see any computer names listed in the "Shared" section, close and re-open Finder. It may take a few minutes for connected computers to show up in Finder. It's a button in the upper-right corner of the Finder window. Doing so opens a login form. Type the other computer's username into the top text field, then type in the password used to log into that computer. It's at the bottom of the window. This will prompt your Mac to display the other computer's shared folders. As long as you enter the correct username and password for the other computer, this will allow you to open any folders you see in the Finder window. You may even be able to add files and folders or edit the existing ones if the other computer allows it.

SUMMARY: Make sure you're using the correct network. Open  Finder. Click the computer's name. Click Connect As…. Click Connect when prompted. Enter the name and password for the other computer. Click Connect. Browse the other computer's shared folders.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Skeletons be found anywhere with a low-light level, such as in caves or at night.  Be careful when doing this; Skeletons can easily kill you if you aren't properly equipped with a sword. You may need to kill multiple skeletons before one will drop a bone. Wolves are most often found in any Taiga variant, as well as in forest biomes on Java and Legacy Console editions of Minecraft. Make sure that the bone is in your hand before proceeding. Walk up to the wolf with the bone equipped. Wolves aren't naturally hostile, though they will attack you if you first attack them. Right-click, left-trigger, or tap-and-hold the wolf until the collar appears. You should only have to do this a few times.  If you accidentally hit the wolf in the process, that wolf will attack you and cannot be tamed afterwards. The wolf will also cock its head to the side and sit down once you've tamed it. Tamed wolves will not despawn.

SUMMARY:
Kill a Skeleton to get a bone. Find a wolf. Equip the bone. Approach the wolf. Select the wolf until a collar appears around its neck.