INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If your family seems to have a hard time letting go of their electronics, you may have to consider ways to integrate technology into your activities. One way is to collaborate with your family on a playlist using a smartphone or a computer. Create the playlist together, adding songs you think your family may enjoy. You can then listen to the playlist when you are traveling as a family or when you are spending time together. Having a family playlist can be a fun way to share your musical tastes with your family and bond in a fun way. You can also keep adding to the playlist, making it a common point of discussion in the family on a day to day basis. Another option is to play games on the computer or through a computer program together as a family. This way, you can all still bond and spend time together, and not have to give up the use of electronics completely. You may all choose a computer game you can play in teams for a game night. Or you may take turns playing an interactive computer game as a fun way to hang out on the weekend as a family. You may try switching up the types of games you play as a family on a weekly basis. For example, one night may be computer games and the following night may be board games or an outing outdoors. Having a variety of games can keep your family engaged in spending time together. Share information with your family through texting, video chat, and social media. Send your family interesting articles online or interesting videos so you can all discuss them later at dinner. Keep in touch through texting so your family is connected on a regular basis. Doing this can allow your family to use electronics in a healthy, productive way. You may try to encourage family to communicate through electronics and in person. This way, there is a healthy balance in how you connect with each other. For example, you may send a family member a link to an interesting online article. Then, you may all discuss the article later at the dinner table to connect in person and bond over a shared issue. Another way to integrate electronics into your family time is to play games that require family members to use their phones to play. There are trivia games and other party games that you can play using your cellphones as controllers. Check out the games that are available for your game console or computer. One option is the Jackbox Party Pack which includes trivia, drawing games, and fill in the blank games.

SUMMARY: Make a family music playlist. Play computer games together. Share information through electronics. Play games that incorporate cellphones.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Depending on your intended use, you may want to consider different strengths and weaknesses for different cards. For gaming, you should focus more on bandwidth (the speed with which data is read and stored) than RAM. Bandwidth is typically measured in megahertz or gigahertz (MHz, GHz) while RAM is measured in Gigabytes (GB). Most software, especially games, will post the minimum and recommended hardware requirements for running smoothly. This can be a good guideline for what kind of card to buy if you primarily want to upgrade to run that particular software. If you have the extra money, you may want to get a card that exceeds your needs to be able to run more intensive software in the future. Hardware and software evolve quickly. A very cheap card may become obsolete very fast, while a top-of-the-line card may drop in price by the time that level of processing power is necessary to run software. All but especially active gamers or designers should be able to find a very good graphics card for less than $400 USD. High-end graphics cards can reach in the thousands of USD. For the majority of people, spending this much is not necessary. High-end graphics cards often create heating issues due to their power usage. Most graphics cards will come with a fan or other heatsink, but you may have to purchase extra if your computer has poor ventilation. Extra cooling will also draw from your power supply. If you're already pushing the limits with the card, then you may want to consider upgrading the power supply as well.

SUMMARY: Compare card specifications. Check the requirements of the software you want to run. Choose a card that best fits your price range. Get a cooling system (if necessary).

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: if they share them with you. Acknowledge your friend's feelings by letting them know that you have heard them and that you are sympathetic to their plight. Name the feeling they have expressed and let them know that you are sorry for what they are going through. For example, if a friend shares with you about the difficult time they have been having with a coworker or classmate, you could say something like, "It sounds like you have been getting bullied by this person. I'm so sorry you have had to go through that." Or, if your friend shares with you about the sadness they have been feeling since their parents' divorce, you might say something like, "You've had such a difficult year. I'm sorry you've been feeling so sad." If you don't see your friend on a regular basis, calling or texting them once or twice per week is a good way to help them. Ask how they are, what's new, and if there's anything you can do to help them. For example, you might call or text your friend, "Hey Angie! Thinking about you! How's your week going so far?" Having things to look forward to can help your friend to stay positive and feel better if they have been struggling. Try to include your friend in your plans with other people at least once per week. For example, you could ask your friend to go bowling with you and some other friends on the weekend, make plans to check out a new restaurant or cafe together, or invite them over for a movie night at your place. Hobbies, sports, and other special interests can help people to feel validated and happy in their daily lives. If your friend used to participate in activities and they no longer have the time or interest, you might encourage them to get into them again. Try saying something like, "Remember when you took that baking class and made all those beautiful cakes? You're so talented! Maybe getting back into baking would help you feel better." Or, you could say, "You were always so active with student government in high school. Do you think you might like to do that in college as well?"

SUMMARY: Validate their feelings Call or text your friend 1-2 times per week to check up on them. Invite your friend to hang out with you and other people. Ask your friend what activities might make them feel better.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In general, people buy certain SUP lengths dependent on how much weight the board will carry. The lighter you are, the safer a shorter board will be for you. If you will be sharing your SUP with anyone on the water, like your kids or other family members, go with a longer board to make sure it can hold the extra weight. If you're very light, or 50125 pounds (2357kg), and will be riding alone, you can also opt for the shortest all-around boards, which are 910.5 feet (2.73.2m). The medium weight class will need a medium length board in most cases. Many all-around boards come in this size. This size is often the easiest to find for multipurpose use. These longest boards are often wider as well, making them safer to balance more weight. If your weight or your combined family weight is 200275 pounds (91125kg), plan on going with the largest available board. The surfing SUP sizing often goes by volume recommendations instead of length, since they are all shorter boards. This system has you multiply your body weight by a certain decimal depending on your experience level, to get a volume recommendation number. For example, beginners would multiply their body weight in pounds by 1 to 1.4. Intermediates would multiply their body weight by 0.8 to 1. Advanced surfers would multiply theirs by 0.6 to 0.8. The resulting number gives you a board volume recommendation in liters.

SUMMARY:
Get a 10.511.5 feet (3.23.5m) board if you weigh under 175 pounds (79kg). Use a 11.512.5 feet (3.53.8m) board if you weigh 150225 pounds (68102kg). Choose a board that's longer than 12.5 feet (3.8m) if you weigh 200275 pounds (91125kg). Follow a volume recommendation if you plan to surf.