INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Disk Utility provides the same basic functionality as Chkdsk does for Windows machines. You will need a Mac OS X installation DVD. Hold down the “C” key. This will load the setup program for Mac OS. Choose your language to continue. You can find it in the desktop menu bar. Select the hard drive you wish to repair and click Repair Volume. If Repair Volume is successful, then you can run Repair Permissions as well.

SUMMARY: Launch Disk Utility. Turn on the Mac and insert the CD. Open Disk Utility.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: With the shears in your hand, stand next to a sheep and right click. You will shear the sheep. To retrieve the wool, simply walk over it.  You will get from 1 to 3 blocks of wool from each sheep you shear. Be careful in Minecraft Pocket Edition. If you're not careful, you can kill the sheep. To shear one properly, touch and hold down on the screen, in the way you'd break a block. Otherwise shearing the sheep can hurt the sheep and will kill it after 8 hits. With the shears in your hands, left click on the plant. Note that some plants can be harvested without shears but some plants are better harvested using shears, such as ferns, tall grass, vines, leaves and dead bushes. Use the shears to remove cobwebs almost instantly. Left click to begin the action. You'll get a piece of string for your efforts. Right click and the effect will be to produce red mushrooms and restores the mushroom to a cow. If you have misplaced the wool, you may need to destroy it. Without shears, doing this can take some time. To destroy, place the shears in your hands and left click. The shears will not be damaged by destroying wool blocks.

SUMMARY: Shear a sheep. Harvest plants. Destroy a cobweb. Use shears on a mushroom. Destroy wool faster.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It is important to keep your skin well hydrated because plaque psoriasis causes your skin to be very dry and itchy.  Apply moisturizers to retain the moisture in your body, especially after taking baths or showers. You should use mild, unscented moisturizers and lotions to prevent drying of the skin, itchiness, and scaling problems. Moisturizers with scents can sometimes contain allergens or irritants. This oil – easily found in most kitchens – can help you in treating psoriasis. Just apply a small amount onto the affected areas, massage it in a circular motion and let it stay on the skin for several minutes.  After the scaly patches have softened, you can remove the dead skin gently with a loofah or skin scrub. You can use this treatment several times a day until the scales have been totally removed. This is a supplement that comes in a gel-like capsule form that is usually taken to improve heart health. However, it's good for the skin too. It contains omega 3 fatty acids that help heal psoriasis patches.  Fish oil for the skin may not be taken orally but rather should be applied topically. Cut the gel capsule on the tip and let the oil ooze from the inside. Apply the oil to the affected areas of skin using a gentle circular motion. This will help in softening and smoothing scaly patches of skin. You can apply the fish oil several times a day until scales have been totally removed. Mild psoriasis on knees and elbows can be treated with a mild emollient, such as emulsifying ointment BP or white, soft paraffin. Both of these substances will minimize scaling and prevent development of cracks on the skin. These are available in many skin and hygiene stores, some grocery stores, and online. Many soaps contain harsh chemicals that can irritate the skin and make psoriasis worse. Therefore, it’s important that you choose hypoallergenic soaps which contain mild ingredients. A mild soap and warm water will help keep your condition from getting worse. Examples of mild soaps include Aveeno cleansing bars, Nivea cream bars, or phisoderm soaps.

SUMMARY: Apply unscented moisturizers to your skin each day to help fight plaque psoriasis. Apply olive oil to your affected areas. Try applying fish oil to keep your skin moisturized. Try paraffin oils or emulsifying ointment BP. Remember to use mild soaps to keep your skin from getting dry and irritated.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Show up early to the race and try to do a lap around the course. That way, you’ll be familiar with all of the turns, hills, and terrain and can better prepare. Familiarizing yourself with the course will also make it easier to plan how you’re going to pace yourself. A proper warm-up is crucial for getting your body ready for the race and preventing injuries. Before the race starts, go for a slow 10-15 minute jog to warm up your muscles. Then, do some dynamic stretches. Dynamic stretches are stretches that bring your joints and muscles through their full range of motion, and they’re better at getting your body warmed up than static stretches. Some dynamic stretches you can try are:  Walking lunges: step forward and bend your knee until your thigh is parallel with the ground and your opposite knee is just above the ground. Then, stand back up and repeat with your opposite leg. Repeat 10 times. Leg swings: hold onto something sturdy and swing one of your legs back and forth 20 times. Have each swing get bigger as you go until you’re using your full range of motion. Then, repeat with your other leg. Settle into the pace you’ve been training for and stick with it throughout the beginning and middle of the race. If you start out too fast, you’re more likely to lose steam and burn out later on in the race. You can always increase your pace as needed to pass people. By maintaining a steady pace, you’ll have more energy for the moments when you need to push yourself to run a little faster. Hills can slow runners down in a race, and if you know how to run up and down them to maximize your speed, it can give you a competitive edge. When you’re approaching a hill, increase your speed so you have more momentum going up it and don’t get slowed down. When you’re going down a hill, don’t slow yourself down. Lean into the downward momentum to take advantage of it and come off the hill at a faster speed. Hills are a good opportunity to pass people during a race. During the last 1 mile (1.6 km) of the race, increase your speed as much as you can. This is your last opportunity to pass people or maintain your position in the front. New cross country runners tend to start out fast and then lose steam by the end of the race. By maintaining a steady, manageable pace at the beginning of the race, you’ll have more energy to push yourself in the final stretch and pass your competitors.

SUMMARY:
Walk the course beforehand if you’re able to. Warm up before the race. Run at an even pace throughout most of the race. Use hills on the course to your advantage. Push yourself during the final stretch.