INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you feel like you're going to be overwhelmed when the breakup occurs, you will want to make sure you have a plan in place to make the stress as low as possible for you. This is especially important if your impending break up involves someone you live with.  Enlist a support network of friends and family members you trust. Make sure to give them a heads up about what's going on. Let them know you may need their help and keep their numbers accessible. Have someone be responsible for gathering any items your soon-to-be-ex has of yours and vice versa. Make an no-contact agreement with yourself in regards to your partner for after the break up occurs and try to stick to it. Have a plan for where you will stay and who will stay with you for a little while afterwards. You will want to give yourself some time to be upset, but you should also plan for some comfort and distraction during that time as well. Set aside some movies you've been wanting to check out, or books you have been meaning to read. Binge-watch the latest season of a favorite show. Stock your refrigerator with one favorite comfort food you love. If you have been preparing for the end of the relationship and you feel strong and at peace with your decision, consider ending it yourself. There's no need to drag something out that you are not interested in working on or isn't meant to be any longer. Instead of waiting around, unhappy, for your partner to open up the topic, take control of the situation.    Speak to your partner face to face. Don't end the relationship over the phone or over text message. Talk about the relationship and how it has affected you. Try to avoid blame or judgment.  Let them know why you are ending it and try to avoid cliché phrases such as “It's not you, it's me.” As you are preparing for this break up, take the time to reconnect with friends you may have lost touch with. It will not only help ease any stress you might be having about the break up, but will also help you move on post-break up, when you are ready. Trust your friends and let them help you through this. Whether it is hanging out with you eating ice cream and watching a movie, playing a game of basketball at the park, or going together to a party, allow them to support you and help you heal. You have been unhappy in your relationship, so it is easy to see how tempting it may be to seek out the affections of another person. Avoid looking for that type of comfort before your current relationship has been declared over. Even if your relationship is ending from a cheating partner, don't stoop to their level. Additionally after the break up give yourself some time to recover before looking for the stability of a new relationship. Be open-minded, meet new people, or check out a new scene, but honor yourself by not running to the next available relationship.

SUMMARY: Come up with a plan of action for when the breakup happens. Pick some distractions for immediately after the break up. End it yourself. Enjoy time with your friends. Avoid cheating and rebound relationships.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Though there is no cure for ALS, research is being conducted in the focus areas of nanotechnology, precision medicine, and drug development. Help to prevent ALS by giving money to the cause, either in a single payment or through recurring monthly donations. Visit the ALS Association’s website at http://www.alsa.org/ to donate.  Donations to the ALS Association are tax deductible. Donate online with your credit card or bank information, or mail in a donation. Each year the ALS Association holds a fundraising walk in support of research and care services for the disease. Visit the ALS Association’s website at https://secure2.convio.net/alsa/site/SPageServer?pagename=WLK_landing to find a walk near you and register. Encourage family, friends, co-workers, and other acquaintances to sponsor you, in person or through social media. Sign up on the ALS Association’s website to build your own fundraising page and host a charity event. Set a fundraising goal and organize an event to raise money. Your fundraiser could be anything from a bake sale to comedy night or cycling marathon, depending on the support and resources you have at your disposal.
Summary: Donate money for ALS research. Take part in the ALS Association’s Walk to defeat ALS. Hold your own fundraiser to benefit the ALS Association.

To build this love fort, you will need the following items: 5 sheets, a few blankets, one pole, 4 screw hooks, 1 spool of twine, 4 large safety pins, lots of pillows, a tape measure and scissors.  If you don't have a pole, substitute an old shower rod or broom stick. You can also substitute large pieces of fabric or sarongs in place of your sheets. Pick an area that is fairly large and clear of furniture (you may have to rearrange your furniture to make this work). If you want people to see your fort, pick a high traffic area, like your living room.  If you prefer to make your fort more private, you may choose to build it in your bedroom. This fort does not lend itself well to being built outside. Measure the pole. Screw two of the hooks into the ceiling so they are the same distance apart as the length of the pole. Cut two 3-foot long pieces of twine and use this twine to hang the pole from the screw hooks.  Use the twine to tie a knot around one of the screw hooks. Then tie the other end of twine around the pole. Repeat this for both sides of the pole. Beginning with the heaviest sheet, layer the sheets and fabrics over the pole, creating a tent-like shape. When all the sheets are layered, measure 2 feet down from the front of the pole and safety pin all the sheets together.  Make sure to safety pin the sheets on the other side of the tent as well. If you'd like the fort to be a little more private, add additional sheets and blankets to fill in the walls. Cut two pieces of 3-foot long twine and tie a piece to each of the two safety pins. Screw the two remaining hooks into the ceiling about 2 feet from either side of the pole.  Tie the two pieces of twine attached to the safety pins to the two new screw hooks in the ceiling. This will help redistribute the weight of the fort, plus it will give it some more of its shape. Fill your fort with pillows and blankets for coziness. To make your fort more romantic, add chocolates and champagne. Make a heart garland by cutting heart shapes out of newspapers and using a needle and thread to string them together.  Hang your garland over the sides of your tent. Try making a pom-pom garland by stringing pom-poms on a fishing wire, using a needle. Layer your pom-pom garland over your newspaper garland.
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One-sentence summary -- Assemble the materials. Choose the location of your fort. Hang the pole. Hang the fabrics. Hang the other hooks. Decorate the fort.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pour salt and/or vinegar into the pot. Add enough cold water that you will be able to submerge your fabric later.  For berry dye, use 1/2 cup of salt for every eight cups of water. For plant dyes, use one part vinegar to every four parts water. Bring the solution to a boil over high heat. Reduce the temperature to medium-low to maintain a simmer. Submerge the fabric and allow the solution to simmer for one hour. You can use tongs to carefully lower the fabric into the simmering solution. Remove the pot from heat and allow it to cool. Remove the fabric from the pot and wring out the liquid. Hand wash the fabric with just cold water. If you’re in a hurry, you can drain the pot and cool down the fabric right away with cold water in the sink.

SUMMARY:
Fill a large pot with a fixative solution. Add fabric to simmering solution. Rinse out the fabric.