INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Keep in regular contact with you friends to maintain the relationship.  Try to call at least once a week to chat with them and check-in.  By talking once weekly, you will ensure that you don’t miss any important news or updates that your friend might have. Text throughout the week and share funny stories or updates. Call them to vent occasionally and let them vent to you, too. If you know they have major events going on in their life right now, call to see if they’re okay or want to talk about it.  Share the important stuff about you, too! Let them know about your classes, love interests, and family. Make a note of their birthday on your calendar or in your planner so that you don’t forget.  Always call or text them on their birthday. Send them a card or buy them a gift to show your love. Even if you don’t text each other updates all the time, stay connected to each other via social networks.  Like and comment on their statuses and pictures.  If they post something sad or exciting, check in with them to show support. Instead of keeping things inside, share this sensitive information with others. Have a crush on someone?  Tell your friend. Be trustworthy so your friends feel comfortable sharing things with you, too. Don’t tell their secrets to anyone. If your friend is going through something, try to help them through it.  Sometimes, they just want to talk, so provide a listening ear.  But if they need help, try to offer that.  When you need advice, ask them for it.  Always be encouraging to one another. Say something like “I know you’re really stressed about the test, but I can study with you if you want.  We can go over questions tonight.”

SUMMARY: Talk at least once per week. Stay updated on each other's lives. Remember their birthday. Stay connected on social media. Share secrets. Ask for and provide advice.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If one of your big toes (or any other toe) gets inflamed and starts to hurt, take off your socks or nylons and take a closer look at it in order to determine the cause of the pain. If the condition develops slowly, getting worse over the course of many days, and you have a history of trimming your toenails short and/or wearing tight or narrow shoes, then you're likely dealing with an ingrown toenail. In most cases, it's easy to see where the toenail is digging into or piercing the soft tissue surrounding the nail bed.  In addition to pain and swelling, other signs to look for include redness and tender to touch, along one or both sides of the nail. Ingrown toenails are more common in adolescence and among athletes, especially males. The most serious consequence of an ingrown toenail is a bacterial infection stemming from a breach in the skin surrounding the nail bed. An infected ingrown toenail will get even more swollen and tender, quite firm and warm to touch, and eventually discharge pus that smells foul. Because of the warmth and swelling, usually some skin will peel off and look like a blister.  An infection swells because your immune system sends white blood cells to kill any bacteria within the injury (which is good), but sometimes the bacteria proliferate faster than the immune cells can contain them. If an infected toe doesn't go away within a week and/or seems to be spreading beyond the affected toe, then see your doctor about it. Your doctor may remove the ingrown nail wedge surgically. If you trim your toenails by tapering the corners such that they're curved with the shape of your toe, you're encouraging the toenail to grow into the skin on the sides. There are a number of other painful conditions that appear similar to an ingrown toenail that you should be familiar with. Relevant examples include gout (an inflammatory type of arthritis), bunions (chronic toe sprain leading to deformity), broken or dislocated toes, rheumatoid arthritis, necrosis (tissue death due to lack of blood supply), neuropathy related to diabetes, neuromas (benign tumors in the small nerves of the feet), fungal infection.  A gout attack comes on quickly, usually within hours, and creates intense pain and inflammation in the big toe. Gout is dietary related — from eating too many purine-rich foods such as seafood and organ meats. A bunion also affects the big toe and is caused mainly by wearing narrow shoes over many years. It's essentially a chronic joint sprain. The tell-tale signs are a crooked toe and achy, arthritic-like pain. Stubbing your toe or other foot injuries can trigger ingrown toenails.
Summary: Determine the cause of the pain. Look for signs of infection. Rule out other common causes of toe pain.

Use a powerful dishwashing detergent to clean your anodized cookware. You can also use more mild detergents. Avoid using baking soda or any other alkaline-based cleaning products on the inside of your anodized cookware. Clean your cookware with mild scouring powders, like Barkeeper’s Friend, Ajax, or Comet. Scrub with non-abrasive sponges, scrubby sponges, soft-bristled cleaning brushes, dish cloths or rags. Avoid using steel wool and only use abrasive scrubbing pads sparingly. Never use oven cleaner or other caustic cleaning agents on your cookware. Also avoid any liquid household cleaners. This includes floor cleaners, silver polish, grout cleaner, or porcelain cleaner. Don’t clean your anodized cookware with bleach.
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One-sentence summary -- Clean your cookware with detergent. Use gentle scrubbers. Don’t use cleaning solutions that aren’t intended for cookware.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Check the manual to find out where your intakes are located and whether they have built-in attachments for a garden hose. If not, you’ll need a set of motor muffs. Most manufacturers’ recommendations for flushing or running a motor out of water are similar. However, you should still check the specific procedure for your model. With the engine lowered into the vertical position (not tilted in the tow position), locate the water intakes on the sides of the lower unit. Screw the hose nozzle into one of the intakes. Your manual will most likely recommend covering the other intake with heavy tape. If you need motor muffs, you can purchase a set for under $10 (USD) at a marina, sporting goods store, or online. They look like earmuffs connected by a long, V-shaped rod. Many boat owners like to splash the insides of the muffs with water before attaching them to the motor. A better seal can help prevent the muffs from sliding off while the engine’s running. Slide the muffs onto the motor’s lower unit so they’re aligned over the water intakes. Be sure to position the muffs so the connecting rod is located in front of the motor on the opposite side of the propeller. While you should keep the engine in neutral while running it out of water, you still need to be careful around the propeller. Injury or damage will result if the engine accidentally slips into gear and the connecting rod is on the propeller side of the motor. One of the muffs has a nozzle, and the other is solid. Find the one with the nozzle, then screw your garden hose into it. Double check that the connection is tight and that the muffs fit snugly over the motor’s water intakes.

SUMMARY:
Read your manual before starting the motor out of water. Screw the hose directly into the motor if it has a built-in attachment. Purchase motor muffs at a boating store or online. Wet the muffs to get a better seal. Clamp the muffs to the motor and stay clear of the propeller. Screw the garden hose onto the muffs.