INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most ficus varieties excrete a toxic milky sap that causes skin irritation. To prevent rashes, wear thick gloves while pruning your ficus. Gloves made with latex or thin fabrics will not protect your skin from the ficus's sap. You can find thick gardening gloves at most plant nurseries or garden centers. If you notice diseased, damaged, or dead branches, prune them away at a downward slant with your loppers or shears. Cut the damaged branch back to a healthy area to help your tree heal and focus its energy on healthy branches. Dying or dead branches usually lose their bark and have grey or decaying wood. If your ficus tree has thinned out more than usual, inspect your ficus for scars where leaves used to be. Clip directly above leaf scars to encourage thicker foliage as your plant grows.  Leaf scars are small, round marks found where your plant originally grew leaves. They're usually lighter in color than the surrounding branch. Pruning above leaf scars should ideally be done in spring. If you prune back large branches or make many cuts, apply cut paste over the clipped area. Because pruning is like making many small wounds on a plant, cut paste will help your tree heal and protect it from diseases and pests while it recovers. You can buy cut paste online or at most plant nurseries. Because ficus plants are toxic, their clippings cannot be used as a mulch or compost. Collect the clippings in a trash bag and discard them when you're done pruning. For an environmentally-friendly alternative, ask local recycling centers if they can make use of your ficus clippings. Too much pruning can throw your tree into shock and leave it vulnerable to diseases. Limit yourself to removing less than 30% of your ficus's foliage and branch structure at a time. If any tree damage expands across more than 30% of the plant, hire a professional landscaper to determine the best treatment for it.

SUMMARY: Put on gardening gloves before handling your ficus. Inspect your tree for dying or dead branches. Prune above leaf scars to encourage fuller growth. Put cut paste on extensively pruned areas. Discard ficus clippings immediately after pruning. Don't prune more than 30% of your ficus at a time.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Its app icon resembles a multicolored musical note on a white background. If you accidentally deleted iTunes music from your iPhone or iTunes, you can re-download it as long as you're signed into the account with which you purchased the music. Click Account at the top of the iTunes window (Windows) or the top of the screen, then look at the signed-in account. It should match the one that you use on your iPhone.  If the signed-in account isn't correct, click Sign Out..., then click Sign In and enter your Apple ID email address and password. If no account is signed in, click Sign In and enter your Apple ID email address and password. The drop-down menu will appear. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so will take you to the iTunes Store tab. This option is in the upper-right side of the iTunes window. You'll find this near the top of the iTunes page. Clicking it shows you a list of all of your purchased songs that are no longer in your iTunes library. It's in the top-right corner of the song or album that you want to re-download. Doing so will download the song or album back onto your computer. You can find the music on your computer by selecting a song, clicking File, and clicking either Show in Windows Explorer (Windows) or Show in Finder (Mac).

SUMMARY: Open iTunes. Make sure that you're signed into the right account. Click Account again. Click Purchased. Click the Music tab. Click the Not in My Library tab. Click Download .


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You must be notified of a suspension within 24 hours of the decision being made. When the school calls you to inform you that your child has been suspended, ask for the details of the incident, how long the suspension will last, and why suspension was the chosen punishment. It can be easy to automatically assume the school isn’t taking the necessary time to address your child’s behavior issues. On the other hand, you might instantly assume your child is in the wrong. Avoid jumping to a conclusion until you hear all sides of the story. In most school districts, a student can only be suspended under specific circumstances, such as when other disciplinary actions have failed or the student places themselves or others in danger. Ask that the school provide you with a written explanation of your child’s actions as well as the specific rule that was broken. Having written documentation will help you to process the information later after your emotions have cooled down. It will also help make sure that you and the school are on the same page about the incident(s) leading up to the suspension. If you don't feel like the school’s explanation and written documentation answers all of your questions about the suspension, call the school and schedule a meeting with the principal or the teacher involved. Write down all of the questions that you have before the meeting to make sure you don’t forget anything. It’s best that your child doesn’t attend this meeting to avoid sending the message that you don’t support the school’s decision. You might feel angry at your child, or you might feel angry because you feel the school treated your child unfairly. Try to remember that it’s important to set an example for your child by controlling your behavior. When you start to feel angry, count to 10 and take several deep breaths to calm yourself before you react.

SUMMARY: Ask the school to explain to you exactly what happened. Don’t jump to any conclusions until you have all of the facts. Request written documentation regarding the suspension. Schedule a face-to-face meeting if you need more information. Try to stay calm and cooperate with the school even if you feel angry.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This preservation dries leaves, but does not preserve their color. Sandwich your fall leaves in between two clean sheets of heavy white typing paper.  Use paper that is at least as heavy as typing paper, rather than something thin like tracing paper. Otherwise, the leaves may bleed through and create stains. Lay the leaves out in a single layer. Do not stack or overlap the leaves since doing so will cause them to stick together. Choose leaves that are in good shape. They should be recently fallen and moist. The tips should not be dried or turned up. A large, heavy book should work. To reduce the risk of staining the book or other pressing object, as well as the work surface, place sheets of blotting paper or paper towels in between the typing paper and the book. This will help to absorb the moisture from the leaves. Press the leaves directly inside the book. Use an old book that you do not mind staining just in case the leaves damage the pages. Simply tuck the leaves away into the pages of the book. Allow at least 20 pages in between leaves for best results.  Telephone directories work very well, if you have one available. Put weight on top of the book. The pressing helps press out moisture as well as keep the leaf flat. This can be other books, bricks, or any object with some heft. They should be dried; if they are still pliable, press them for another few days.

SUMMARY:
Place the leaves between two sheets of paper. Lay a heavy book over the paper. Alternative pressing with a book: Check your progress after one week.