INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Staying face up, drape yourself over your swiss ball. Keep your hands behind your head, but don't grab it. Squeeze your abs and raise your torso upwards, but don't lose contact with the ball. Hold for 1 second, then lower yourself back down as you extend your abs. Repeat. Start by lying on your back. Raise your arms and legs so that they point straight up in the air. Reach toward your toes, flexing your upper abs as you do. Lower back down, then repeat the motion. Place the heels of your feet on top of a swiss ball while lying on your back. Push the ball away from your body by using your heels. This will move your body into a straight position. Engage your core while you do this. Use your heels to roll the ball back so that your knees move toward your chest. Repeat. Lie face down, flat on the floor. Raise yourself up on your toes, keeping your forearms on the floor and your elbows bent at a right angle. Contract your abs and glutes. Keep contracted and hold for a few seconds, such as a count to 20. Lower yourself back down slowly, then repeat the whole exercise several times. Lay flat on your back with your arms at your sides. Contract your core tightly and raise your torso up. As you do, raise your right arm and left leg. Let your right elbow and your left knee reach the same height. Slowly return to the ground and repeat with the other side. Lie on your back with your legs out and your arms at your sides. Raise your torso and legs toward each other. Keep your knees drawn up to your hips. Hold for a few seconds, then lower yourself back down. Keep your head and feet off the ground, and repeat the exercise. Lay on your back with your palms face down at your sides. Raise your legs up so that your feet are at a 45 degree angle up from the floor. Roll your shoulders up off of the floor, bringing your chin toward your chest. Exhale as you pulse your arms up and down at your sides for a count of 5 seconds, then inhalestill pumpingfor a count of 5. Repeat the exercise 10 times. Keep your shoulders, neck, and head relaxed as you lift your upper torso off the floor using your core strength. Focus the tension instead on your abs. If you're starting out, perform the exercise with a 45-degree angle from your hips to the floor, but bend your knees. This will take some pressure of your back. Repeat the cycle. Keep counting in units of 5 until you reach a complete count of 100. When you're done, lower your legs back down to the floor and rest. As you become more advanced, try reducing the size of the angle between your hips and the floor. The exercise will become more difficult the smaller the angle is.

SUMMARY: Use your swiss ball to work your abs. Flex your upper abs while doing toe touches. Engage your core with some fun egg curls. Hold yourself in a plank position. Step it up with an ab sprinter. Strengthen your core with a v-tuck. Push yourself with some Pilates 100s.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Potato beetles should be picked off by hand. Aphids can be sprayed off with a sharp stream of water. Alternatively, you can remove these pests with a natural insecticide, like neem oil, which can be found at your local garden shop.

SUMMARY: Remove pests by hand or with water.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Think about why you want to have a sleepover and write down a few reasons on a piece of paper. Write down that you want to strengthen your friendships and have a fun time with your friends in a safe environment. Consider what skills you'll learn from a sleepover, like how to become independent and deal with other people's differences in a controlled environment. Your mom probably had sleepovers when she was your age, so a reason like, "It's a rite of passage when you're young!" is perfectly reasonable. Possible reasons include strengthening friendships, getting new experiences, and learning how to host friends in your home. When you tell your mom that you want to have a sleepover, their first question is going to be, "With who?" Ask a few close friends if they want to have a sleepover ahead of time, and write down the names of any friends that say yes. Try to keep the guest list between 2-4 friends for your first sleepover. Even if your mom is already friendly with your friends' parents, try to get their contact information ahead of time. Your mother will have to coordinate pickup and drop-off times for the sleepover with your friends' parents, and having their phone numbers readily available will make this process easier. Even if you know your mom already has the phone numbers of the other parents, get them anyway. This will show her that you're serious about having a sleepover and will demonstrate that you're mature enough to host one. Where will everyone sleep? What time will you be going to bed? Are there any games that you're going to play with your friends when they sleep over? While your mom may set limitations on a lot of these questions, write out a few initial ideas to show her that you're capable of organizing it yourself. To avoid people fighting about who gets a bed, say, "We can have everybody sleep on the floor in sleeping bags!" Sardines, hide and seek, board games, and card games are all excellent activities for a sleepover. in your room before asking her. Once you've got a few reasons that you want to host a sleepover, a guest list, and some plans for the night, practice presenting the information out loud. Walk through each part of your proposal by saying it out loud in your room. Practice in the mirror to see how you look when you're presenting. If you get scared when talking to your mother about something you want, try to memorize the first couple of sentences. Start with something like, "I would like to talk to you about having a sleepover. I think that I'm old enough to handle having a few friends over, and this is my idea. I would like to invite Lisa and Sarah and their parents said it was okay. We will go to bed at a reasonable time and will sleep in the living room together."

SUMMARY: Write out a list of reasons why you want to have a sleepover. Ask your friends if they want to have a sleepover and create a guest list. Get your friends to give you their parents' phone numbers. Come up with plans for the sleepover. Practice your presentation

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Driving when you're tired slows your response times. Your focus and concentration is also compromised. During wintry conditions, this can be extremely dangerous. Try not to drive in snow or ice when you are tired or haven't had proper rest. Before you go somewhere, especially a long distance away, you should check the weather. You should also do this if you are going to isolated areas. This helps you know what to expect. If the weather is very bad, you should postpone your trip. When you travel in winter conditions, let someone know where you are going and what time you should arrive. Make sure your cell phone has a full battery whenever you leave the house. You may also carry a cell phone charger in your car and keep your phone plugged up so you always have a full battery. If you break down or have any problems, you will be able to call for help. Practice makes perfect! If you're unfamiliar with driving in snowy and icy weather conditions, practice after a storm in a large, empty parking lot with a seasoned driver. Practice how to brake safely, how to get out of a skid, and how your car handles in winter weather. This can actually be a lot of fun! Use winter weather as an excuse for a night in. Even if you can drive in winter weather, you are putting yourself at risk by going out. Other drivers pose a danger to you. Slick roads and black ice are also risks even to an experienced driver. Unless you have to go out, stay off the roads.

SUMMARY:
Refrain from driving when you're tired. Check the weather reports. Keep your cell phone charged. Practice driving in winter weather. Stay home if possible.