INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Formal letters have somewhat long, detailed headers which contain both your own personal information and the information of the person you are contacting. Provide as much of this information as you are able to. The first thing you should do is to write your address (and/or your name) in the top left corner. Write the address in standard two-line form - in other words, put your street address in the very top left corner and your city, state, and postal code on the line below it.  If you choose to include your name, which is not required, put it in the very top left, rather than your address, which will then occupy the second and third lines. Here is a sample of how we might write our name and address:  John Smith 21 Jump Street Milwaukee, WI, 12345 Next, write the current date. Skip a line below your address, then write the date so that it's similarly aligned with the left edge of the page. Dates are written in the form: month, day, year. Always spell out the month of the date, but not the day or year. Here is a sample date of this form: April 1st, 2014 Finally, you must specify the name and address of the person you're attempting to contact. This is called the "inside address" because it's the same information as on the outside of the envelope, only inside it instead. Skip a line below the date and write this aligned with the left edge of the page as well. If you know the name of the person you're contacting, lead with this. If not, try to at least include his or her title (like, for instance, "Professor of English Literature" or "Senior Technician"). If you know both, write the name first, then the title on the next line. If you're writing to this person at his or her place of employment, next, write the name of this place. Finally, write your recipient's address on the following lines. Here is an example of an inside address:  Mrs. Jane Doe Director of Stadium Operations Wrigley Field 1060 West Addison Street Chicago, IL, 98765 The instructions above aren't the sole way to compose a header in a formal letter. Other options are acceptable as well. The most common alternative to the method above is to position your return address in the top right corner, rather than the top left corner, and to position the date under the inside address, rather than above it. In other words, in this alternative configuration, the return address is in the top right corner, followed by a skipped line,  followed by the inside address aligned with the left side of the page, followed by another skipped line, followed by the date. The above instructions assume you're writing a letter in a formal or business context. If you're simply writing a letter to a friend or casual acquaintance, you may want to skip the pretense of a formal header. If so, simply writing the date in the top left corner is sufficient. After this, you may proceed to the salutation and the body of the letter itself.

SUMMARY: Write your return address (and, optionally, your name) in the top left corner. Write the date below your contact information. Write the "inside address" below the date. Consider using an alternate header arrangement. For casual letters, simply write the date alone.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Sometimes it’s easier to remember something if you connect it to something familiar to you. This can help with certain kinds of memory loss from strokes. Make the association point something you already know and can easily remember.  For example, connect dates you need to remember with dates you know. This can be a holiday, like Christmas or your birthday. You may remember you have an appointment two weeks before your birthday or a month after Valentine’s Day. Connect people’s names to things you are familiar with. If someone you meet has the same first name as a famous person, use that as your association. Use details to help you remember what someone looks like and their name. For example, Billy with the blonde hair, Rachel with the red hair, or Ted who is tall. If there are important tasks you can’t remember to do, try to pair them with things you remember to do. This can help you build the recognition of the task so you can start to commit it to memory.  For example, if you always eat eggs or oatmeal in the morning, place a Post-it note on the egg carton or oatmeal container that reads, “Take your medicine” or “Feed the cat.” You might also try placing items near other items you use every day. For example, if you use the television remote each day, place your pills or cat food beside the remote. Another way to help build your memory is to work on visualizing what you want to remember. To do this, create a picture in your mind of what you’d like to remember. Visualize yourself in a past memory. If you want to remember to do something later, visualize yourself doing the activity. When trying to remember to do something later, try adding odd details. This can help you remember better. For example, if you need to go to visit your friend, imagine yourself going to see them while wearing a weird outfit or while riding a horse instead of driving a car. You can try to process information and commit it to memory through repetition. Repeat the information over and over again. Write it down and read it multiple times. Do this multiple times a day for as long as it takes to learn the information. After you read or repeat the information, try to explain it to yourself by putting it in your own words. This is a different process in the brain that can help you learn information after studying it. Part of increasing your memory is improving cognitive function. To do this, you need to stimulate your brain. You can do this by trying new things that push your brain to learn new information and do new things.  Try a new hobby the helps both your brain and your body. This may include painting, cooking, or gardening. Physical activity can help stimulate your brain and improve function. Consider trying a new activity, such as tai chi, swimming, or nature walks. Music can help your brain in many ways. You have to pay attention, listen to the words, understand the emotional and literal meaning, and even remember what you’ve just heard. This all is done easily as you listen to music.  Try listening to music every day. A recent study found that stroke patients who listened to music each day over a period of two months had increased memory and attention.  Music is also relaxing, which is good for your brain. Relaxing your brain can help improve healing and brain function. It may be helpful to use acronyms to trigger your memory. An acronym connects words with letters to form an easier to remember word. All you have to remember is the acronym letters instead of a full sentence. For example, if you need to go to the grocery store every Wednesday, you may remember SOW - Store Every Wednesday. If you are going to dinner with your children on Friday, you may remember DCF - Dinner Children Friday.

SUMMARY: Try memory association. Build off of things you remember to do. Visualize things. Use repetition. Try new things. Listen to music. Use acronyms.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you are not using your pen, keep the cap on it. This will prevent your pen from drying out. If you leave your fountain pen lying down, the ink will dry up in the nib. If you are planning to store your pen for longer than about a week, you should remove the ink so that it doesn’t dry up. Remove the ink cartridge and clean out the nib. Allow the nib to dry fully before storing the pen. Then you can store this pen in a pen case. If you leave the ink in the pen, the ink’s acids will mix with oxygen and start oxidizing the nib. Pen cases are intended to allow pens to lie flat. This is not beneficial for pens that have ink in them, since it will allow the ink to settle in the nib. Use these pen cases if you have already removed the ink, or if the pen is brand-new and you haven’t installed an ink cartridge yet.

SUMMARY:
Keep the cap on the pen. Store your pen pointing upwards in a cup or other pen holder. Remove ink for long-term storage. Store unfilled pens in a pen case.