INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Scales are most prevalent outdoors where they infest all species of trees, shrubs, perennial plants and annual plants. When the plants are small enough and infestation is not too severe, get rid of the scales in the same way as you would houseplants.  Scrub the scales off with your nail or an old toothbrush. Spray the plant with an insecticidal spray every four days or so. When the scale infestation is severe, use sharp hand pruners or loppers to trim off branches and leaves which hold high concentrations of these insects.  Make the pruning cut about 1/4-inch above a leaf or at the base of the branch. Use a garden hose to spray off the pruners or loppers before using them on another plant to remove any scale insects that may be left on them. This is also commonly called summer oil or dormant oil, to kill any remaining scale insects. Spray the oil on the tops and bottoms of the leaves as well as the stems. There are various horticultural oil formulas on the market that are all equally good. They are commonly mixed at a rate of 2 to 4 teaspoons per gallon of water, but this varies. Read and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations carefully. Shake the spray bottle vigorously to mix it initially and every few minutes while spraying to keep the oil mixed with the water. Spray the plants in early spring to kill any scale insects that have survived the winter before new growth starts. During the summer, spray the plants for scales in June, July and August but only if they return after the early spring treatment. Horticultural oils work by smothering the scale insects that are on the plant when it is sprayed. The treatment may have to be repeated after a week or two.

SUMMARY: Use the same methods as those used for houseplants when fighting a small-scale attack. Prune away parts of the plant that are infested with scales. Spray the plants with horticultural oil. Keep the seasons in mind.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Look for the Facebook app on your mobile device. It’s the blue icon with the white small letter “f” on it. Tap to launch. Tap your name on the header toolbar. You will be brought to your Timeline, or wall. Tap the About box right below your cover photo, and you will be brought to your page, with all your details. One of your profile data is for your current city. Look for “Live in” and tap on it. You will be brought to the “Places You’ve Lived” section. Your current city, hometown, and other places you’ve lived will be displayed. On top of your Current City data, tap the “Add city” link. Another screen will appear for this life story or event to be recorded. This is where you set your new location and all the relevant data that goes with it. Type in the location and address of your new location, and tap the “Create” button at the bottom. Your new location will be added and recorded with your history and profile. You can do this by tapping the Home or Back button of your device. Locate the app on your mobile device; it’s the orange flame icon. Tap the icon to launch Tinder. The new location you’ve set on Facebook should be automatically reflected on Tinder when you log in to it. Open the app from your mobile device and start seeing new matches from your new location.

SUMMARY: Launch Facebook. Go to About. Check the places you’ve lived. Add city. Exit Facebook. Launch Tinder.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Many professors are required to hold office hours and a lot of students do not take advantage of them. Check your professor’s office hours, which they typically provide at the beginning of the semester. Go to their office hours regularly to get help with an assignment, talk about exam prep, or ask for help with a paper. Not only will they be impressed with your work ethic, but you’ll stick out. You won’t just be a face in the crowd of students, and you’ll form a bond.  Don't come to their office hours every week if you don't have anything to discuss. However, once you have developed the habit of seeing your professor during their office hours, you may come and just talk for a while about any other topic, not related with school. By this time, they will probably realize you are interested in them. Familiarity can lead to fondness. Simply getting in face time with your professor can lead to them developing feelings. Try to arrive to your classroom or lecture hall a few minutes early, and make it a point to greet your professor with a smile. Say hello, ask them how their day is going, discuss an aspect of the class, whatever! Just make time to talk to them one-on-one. They will appreciate your friendly and outgoing nature. Ask them with a question about class or about a homework assignment. Share your thoughts on an interesting discussion brought up during class. Send them a link to an article that you think they would find interesting. Just do anything to make yourself stand out, and find reasons to start a dialogue.   In your e-mails, stay professional, but a little bit playful. If you're sending an e-mail at night or during a day off, think of a witty way to justify this. If your professor uses smileys, include a winky face too. Every professor's boundaries in correspondence are different, and you have to figure out the best way of writing to your teacher. You don't want to be just another student who sends them boring e-mails every other day. Even if you want to talk to them every day, limit your correspondence unless it’s absolutely clear that your professor wants to speak that much as well. If you overdo it, you will be a nuisance.

SUMMARY:
Go to office hours. Talk to them before and after class. Email them.