INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A legitimate excuse is one that could plausibly occur. A raccoon breaking into and flooding your apartment, for instance, is not a legitimate excuse. Excuses can include previous events, a sick relative, no access to transportation, or a family emergency, if your excuse is needed on short notice. Choose an excuse you can easily remember. There is nothing quite as humiliating (and heartbreaking for the host) as forgetting your own made-up problem. A legitimate excuse might include one such as, "I had to take my child to the emergency room" or "My car battery died unexpectedly." If you turn down an invitation to a significant event, you may have to field a lot of questions and needling. Practice your story, maybe even taking a moment to write down details of your given story to refer back to later. Be well informed of your fake needs, but do not sound forced or rehearsed. Take a moment to think about answers to any questions that are posed. Someone might ask how your emergency went. You can say something vague but helpful such as, "We were worried, but (insert name) is doing well now." In the case of car trouble, you could say, "I was so bummed! I was able to get my car running a few hours later." If possible, involve someone else who can corroborate your story. You could say, for instance, that you'd already promised a friend you'd take him to a sports game, and have him back you up. This is particularly important if you are turning down an invitation extended by a close friend or family member. These relationships can be fragile, and may deteriorate if your reason for not attending is not important or pressing enough. You can say that you have to take your child to a game, you have to take a friend to a lesson, or you promised a family member you'd attend their play. The possibilities are endless. If possible, give the host or the person inviting you plenty of warning that you will not be in attendance. This is both a courtesy and lends an air of legitimacy to your inability to attend. If possible, avoid waiting until the last minute and extending an excuse hours before the event is due to start. An ahead-of-time warning could include an excuse such as, "I have to pick a family member up from the airport that day." If an advance heads up is not possible, give them at least a few hours of warning. Do not call a few minutes before you were supposed to arrive and ask for a rain check. If you've given an excuse, follow through by providing additional details, if requested, discussing what occurred during the event, etc. Following through with your excuse will keep suspicions off of you and will make the person inviting you feel as though you weren't simply blowing them off. If you are concerned about divulging too much and revealing your hand, feel free to say something simple, such as, "I was so sorry I couldn't attend, but my family enjoyed their stay."

SUMMARY: Choose a legitimate excuse. Practice your story. Involve someone else. Give plenty of warning. Follow through with your excuse.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Visit the official website and download the appropriate PDFsam version for your system. An installer is provided for Windows and Mac while the Zip bundle can be used on any system where Java is available. Open PDFsam and select the merge/extract PDF module. Click Add and select the PDF document you want extract pages with PDFsam. Double click the "Page Selection" editable cell and write the page numbers or page ranges you want to extract. Multiple numbers or ranges must be comma separated. Set the file name and path of the resulting file. A friendly ding will inform you when your PDF file has been extracted.

SUMMARY: Download PDFsam from the PDFsam website. Install PDFsam. Select the merge/extract PDF module. Add the PDF document you want to extract pages from. Select page numbers you want to extract. Set the output document. Click Run.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: It's on the right side of the page. If you're already signed in to Twitter on your web browser, skip to step 4. You can use TweetDeck to manage an unlimited number Twitter accounts, but Twitter recommends signing in with an account that you don't share with others. TweetDeck creates 4 columns the first time you log in: Home: This is the normal tweet stream that you see on Twitter.com or the Twitter app. This stream shows tweets from everyone you follow. Notifications: Here's where you'll find all interactions, such as people tweeting at or following you. This is the same as clicking Notifications on Twitter. Messages: All your Direct Messages appear in this column. Double-click a message to view its contents and send a reply. Activity: This is the stream of actions being performed by users you follow, such as when they follow someone, favorite a tweet, or add someone to a list.

SUMMARY: Go to https://tweetdeck.twitter.com in your web browser. Click Log in. Log in with your Twitter username and password. Browse the four columns.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: With a flexible measuring tape, like one you would find in sewing kit, take a measurement around your head. If you don't have this kind of measuring tape, a piece of string will work. Write down the number of inches your head measured. If you used string, make a mark on it noting the measurement. You'll use this measurement to create the band of the cap. If you want to make sure the cap isn't too tight, you may want to add a little extra length. Cut the strip to your head measurement length and about 2 inches wide. After you cut it, circle it around your head to make sure it's the right size. Trim it down or cut a longer strip as needed. Staple the strip into a circle. A cereal box is a good option for this step. With the cardboard circle sitting on the table, or counter, place a coffee filter inside it with open end up. Place 4 to 5 staples around the edge securing the filter to the cardboard circle. This wrap should extend about inch past each side of the cardboard. Fold the extra down over the rim of the cardboard on the top and bottom. Then glue it in place to make sure it stays folded. You want the hat to appear all white, so try to make sure the cardboard is not visible. To do this, either use thick enough paper or fabric, or considering making it double thick with two layers. If you used a white shirt to cut out the collar, you could use more fabric from this same shirt. The portion of the coffee filter that you stapled to the cardboard will be the top of the hat so the staples don't rest on your head. Allow all of the glue to dry before placing the hat on your head.

SUMMARY:
Measure your head's circumference. Cut a strip of thin, flexible cardboard. Attach a coffee filter to the cardboard circle. Wrap white fabric or paper around the cardboard. Push the coffee filter through so the bottom becomes the top.