INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Dehydrating trays are 2 plastic or metal trays that stack on one another to air food out. Dehydrating trays can be purchased from a home or kitchen goods store. Get a set with a protective screen to keep bugs and dust out of your herbs. This method takes less time than hanging your herbs, but you have to trim your leaves to do this. Clip the leaves off of your oregano with shears or scissors. Set the leaves out evenly on top of the bottom tray. Leave 12 centimetres (1020mm) in between each leaf so that there isn't any overlap between your leaves. Once you've filled one of your trays, place the other tray on top. If your protective screen isn't built into your trays, place one underneath the leaves on the bottom tray when you're laying them out. Set the other protective screen on top of the second tray when you stack them. Take your dehydrating trays to a room in your home that's warm and well-ventilated. Turn the fan on low if the room doesn't have a lot of air flow. Avoid placing your tray next to a window or in a well-lit room. The sun will dye your leaves and may heat some of the flavorful oils out of your oregano. Attics are perfect for drying oregano on dehydrating trays. Basements are usually a poor choice since they tend to trap moisture in the room.

SUMMARY: Get a set of dehydrating trays with a protective screen. Set your oregano out evenly in between the trays and stack them. Leave the trays out in warm, well-ventilated area.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To determine the volume of a rectangular tank, multiply the length (l) times the width (w) times the height (h). The width is the horizontal distance from side to side. The length is the longest dimension, and the height is the vertical length from top to bottom. For rectangular tanks, the filled volume is simply the same length and width with a shorter height. The new height is the fill height, d. Therefore, filled volume is equal to the length times the width times the fill height.

SUMMARY: Find the volume of your tank. Calculate the filled volume.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: During this time, the dye will still be oxidizing and settling into your hair. Washing too soon can sometimes lift the color right off the hair, which you definitely want to avoid! This may mean skipping a workout or two in order to avoid the need to wash your hair. You can also wear a shower cap to keep your hair dry in the shower. Since washing can cause color fading, only wash every other day at most. You may even want to give your hair 3-4 days between washes, since it will likely be more dry after dyeing. If your strands get greasy between washes, try using a dry shampoo. These gentle, specially formulated products will help your color last longer and keep your hair healthy. Look for ingredients that will moisturize and help remove product buildup without stripping color, such as keratin, natural plant oils, and minerals. Since your hair will be more vulnerable to damage after the chemical treatment, you'll want to use as little heat on it as possible. This includes styling tools such as curling irons, straightening irons, and blow dryers. If you have to use hot tools, make sure to spray on a heat protectant product first and use either the lowest heat or cool blast setting. You should especially avoid using hot styling tools in conjunction with heavy styling products, such as gels, volumizers, hairsprays, and mousses. If your locks are still feeling brittle or dry, use a deep conditioning treatment or mask once a week. Work the product through your hair, concentrating on the tips, then run a wide-tooth comb through the strands to make sure it's evenly distributed. Leave the mask on for 20 minutes (or as long as the product directs), then rinse well. Look for a moisturizing mask that's specifically formulated for colored hair. This is especially important if your hairstyling requires heat tools.

SUMMARY: Avoid washing your hair for the first 48 hours after dyeing your hair. Wash your hair every other day or less. Use color-protecting shampoo and conditioner to wash your hair. Avoid using hot styling tools while your hair is still fragile. Deep-condition your hair once a week to keep it moisturized.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There might be just a handful of people who you have a hard time empathizing with, such as an annoying classmate or a nosy family member. It is also possible that you find it difficult to empathize with an entire group of people, such as women, Protestants, or Canadians. Try to pinpoint all of the people who you have trouble empathizing with, even if your list is long. Write out your list of people and/or groups of people. Now that you have identified the groups or individual people you cannot seem to empathize with, consider why that is. What is it about these particular people or groups of people that seems so alien? Do they make you feel angry, afraid, confused, or something else? Write out your reasons for feeling alienated from these people or groups of people. After identifying your reasons for feeling alienated, try to think about what you have in common with that person or group of people. Even if your lives seem completely different, you probably share some important goals and interests. For example, you might feel very different from someone who comes from a different country and religious background than you, but you probably both care about your friends and families, appreciate basic human rights and freedoms, and want to be successful. Focus on these common interests and this may help you to feel empathy for the person or group of people you have identified.

SUMMARY:
Identify people who you find it hard to show empathy for. Ask yourself why it is difficult for you to empathize with certain people. Look for common ground with people who are different from you.