Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Connect the band to the capo. Connect the capo to the guitar. Readjust the tightness.

Answer: Tie one end of the band or string to the base. Secure a knot of the string near the edge of the base. This will create a permanent knot that is useful for fitting the capo to your guitar. Loop the other end of the elastic band or string around your base. Detach the loop before attaching to the guitar. Put the base across the guitar neck at the fret desired, and loop the other end of the band around the other end of the base. This will secure the base over the strings.  Make sure it is attached securely.  Depending on what elastic band you use, you might need to double loop it to increase the pressure. The pressure needs to be high to effectively press down the strings across the fret. Take it off and tie a knot on one end of the band to make it tighter. Repeat until the strings are pressed firmly against the strings.  Test the capo by playing a chord or a few notes. When you test the capo, play chords in the open position to test if the open strings sound good. The open strings are the notes that are affected by the capo.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Have your wife lie on her side supported by pillows. Massage your wife’s shoulders and neck to relieve stress-related tension. Rub and knead your wife’s back to ease her sore muscles. Help your wife relax with a loving scalp massage. Rub your wife’s legs and feet to help relieve pain and swelling.

Answer: The safest and most comfortable position for a massage is for your wife to lie on her side with pillows below her head and belly for support. That will help prevent strain on her uterine ligaments. You can also place a pillow between her knees to help cushion her legs and hips, and she may be more comfortable if her knees are bent and slightly drawn up toward her chest.  Allow your wife to determine her comfort level, and help her make any adjustments to the pillows or her position if she needs them. Your wife shouldn’t lie on her back, especially after her fourth month of pregnancy. This can create pressure on major blood vessels that can lower your wife’s blood pressure and cause decreased blood supply to the baby.  A semi-reclining position can also be effective for massage. For instance, you may place a pillow against your belly, then have your wife lean into you so her back is against the pillow. She can also rest her head against your chest, especially if you're just massaging her neck and scalp. However, if you're massaging her shoulders and back, she'll probably need to lean forward slightly. Your wife might also try kneeling on the floor facing the bed. She can then rest her arms on the bed to support herself, if that's comfortable for her. Cup your hand around one of your wife’s shoulders where it meets her neck, then slide your hand up to the base of her skull. Slide your hand back down to the outside of her shoulder. Use the base of your hand or the pads of your fingers to gently apply pressure anywhere the muscles feel tight. When you’re finished, repeat on the other side.  This is a good massage to do when your wife is sitting down. You can also run your hands up and down the outside of her arms as you do this. Try walking your thumbs up and down her neck on either side of her spine, especially near the base of her skull and where her neck and shoulders meet. While your wife is lying on her side, rub your palms along her back on either side of her spine. Pay attention to any areas that feel especially tight, then gently knead those areas with the base of your hands or your thumbs, working up and down her back.  You can also gently press in with your fists along her lower back. As your wife’s belly grows, it will create a lot of new pressure which can lead to back pain, especially at the end of a long day. Avoid massaging along her sides, as pressure in those areas can tickle or hurt. Cup both hands around your wife’s head, just behind her ears. Gently move your hands in a circular motion, either in the same direction or in opposite directions. Work your hands up toward her hairline and down toward her neck. You can also use your fingertips to apply gentle pressure to her scalp. When the rest of your wife’s body is feeling bulky and uncomfortable, a scalp massage can be a surprisingly soothing experience, and it can be a great way for you to be affectionate with her. A pregnant woman’s legs and feet can often get sore and swollen, especially late in pregnancy. Use your flat palm to massage up and down her legs, and rub the top and bottom of her foot with your whole hand, all the way up to her ankles. Then, use your thumbs to make gentle circles near her ankles, heels, and the balls of her feet.  You can also gently pull on each of her toes, or you can rub between her toes with your fingers. Avoid putting any pressure between your wife’s heel and ankle bone. This area contains a pressure point that may stimulate contractions.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Follow the MVP Code of Conduct. Take advantage of the benefits of being an MVP. Treat the MVP as a 1-year award that you can earn annually. Work to earn another MVP award in the same fashion as your first. Transition to the MVP Reconnect program if you’re a former MVP.

Answer: Becoming a Microsoft MVP doesn’t technically mean you’ve joined a club; rather, it means you’ve earned an award. And, like most awards, this one can be rescinded if you don’t conduct yourself in a professional manner. In reality, though, there aren’t any big surprises in the code of conduct, which can be found at https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/Pages/mvp-code-of-conduct. Grounds for having your award rescinded include, for example: harassing, abusing, or discriminating against others; libeling or slandering Microsoft or any of its employees; violating confidentiality agreements; plagiarizing the work of others; posing as a Microsoft employee. In addition to the honor of getting the award, there are also tangible benefits that come with becoming a Microsoft MVP. These include, but are not limited to, the following:  Early access to Microsoft products. Direct access to Microsoft product teams in your field. An invitation to the Global MVP summit, held annually at Microsoft HQ in Redmond, Washington, USA. Microsoft MVP awards last for 1 year, unless you do one of the following: give back the award; have the award rescinded for misconduct; or take a job with Microsoft. You can’t renew an existing MVP award, but you can be nominated year after year continuously. For example, you’ll see people in the field who style themselves as an “8-year Microsoft MVP.” This means that they’ve held 1-year MVP awards 8 different times (consecutively or not), not that they’ve held a single MVP award for 8 years. As soon as you finish celebrating your first MVP award, start thinking about what you can do to earn another one. Each year, your nomination will be evaluated over again, with the expectation that you’ve continued to share your passion, knowledge, and expertise. This means that someone who has held MVP awards for 10 consecutive years has consistently worked to earn that recognition the entire time. Microsoft MVPs often form both professional relationships and personal friendships during their terms. To help facilitate continued networking among former MVPs, Microsoft has created the “MVP Reconnect” program. It’s essentially an online forum that makes it easier for former MVPs to keep in touch.  You’re eligible if: you’re a former MVP who left the program in good standing (that is, didn’t have your award rescinded); you still meet the conditions of the MVP Code of conduct; and you don’t work for Microsoft. If you take a job with Microsoft or earn another MVP award, you’ll have to quit the MVP Reconnect program. You can join again if your circumstances change once more.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Get your acting face on. Ask to visit the nurse and get a hall pass. Describe your "symptoms" to the nurse.

Answer:
If you're acting fine and chatting with your friends in the back of the classroom one minute, then trying to tell your teacher you're about to puke the next minute, no one's going to believe you. To pull off the illness ruse, you've got to lay the groundwork:  Stay quiet during the day, with a concerned look on your face. Cradle your head in your hands and sigh deeply. Squint your eyes. Don't rush it. It's best if someone else brings up the subject of you not feeling good. If you lay it on thick enough, keeping your head down and looking ill, your teacher may say, "Is everything okay?" at which point you'll be able to play it off, and say, "I don't know, I just don't feel right. I think I'm okay." It's better to downplay it. After a long enough time has passed during which you can establish that you don't feel good, go up to your teacher: "Actually, I really don't feel well. I've got a bad headache and stomachache. Could I visit the nurse?" Get a hall pass and you're free of the classroom, your first obstacle. For another option, get up in a rush and ask to go to the bathroom. Leave hurriedly, as if something were very wrong, then take your time and head to the restroom slowly. Kill some time in the bathroom, wash your hands, and head back to the classroom after a long enough period of time to vomit has passed. Tell your teacher quietly you just threw up and you'd like to visit the nurse. You've got lots of options available to you, depending on whether or not you want to be sent home, kill the rest of the class period in the nurse's office laying on a cot, or if you just want to cut out after you get your hall pass:   If you want to be sent home no questions asked, say you vomited. No one's going to make a kid stick around school who just puked in the bathroom, risking getting everyone else sick. The nurse will call your parents and ask if you can be picked up, or let you leave if you drive to school.  If you want to kill the rest of the hour go with a headache. If you just can't stand the thought of another boring lecture on nothing, why not nap it off in the nurse's office? When the period's over, the nurse will probably check on you, at which point you can tell them you feel better and you want to go back to class, or you can say you want to be sent home.  If you want to cut the rest of the day without calling home then just leave instead of heading to the nurse's office. Sign out and head wherever you wish.