Article: If you're building a Rube Goldberg machine for a class or official competition, you will get a packet of information and rules. Before you plan or build your machine, read through this material carefully. While you read, identify the goal, requirements, and restrictions. If the material is unclear, ask your teacher, parent, or an official to clarify. If you don't follow the rules, you may get a poor grade or be disqualified from the competition. Rube Goldberg machines are complex structures that rely on chain reactions to execute one simple task. Before you design your machine, determine what you want the machine to do. If you are competing in a Rube Goldberg competition or completing an assignment for school, you may not have the freedom to choose this task. If can pick, consider some of the following options: Open or close a door Turn on a light Turn off an alarm Pour a bowl of cereal Turn on a faucet Developing a zany, complex machine is not an easy task. Before you create your own Rube Goldberg machine, you may find it helpful to see some examples. While you should use these examples as a source of inspiration and direction, do not copy someone else's machine. Instead of replicating these machines, make it your goal to improve, alter, or modernize them. Potential sources of inspiration include: Rube Goldberg's original cartoons Rube Goldberg Competition submissions YouTube videos of functioning Rube Goldberg machines
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Understand the rules. Select a basic task for your machine to accomplish. Look for inspiration.

Problem: Article: Keeping cedar in your closet will do double duty of neutralizing stinky shoes and also keep moths away from your clothes. Win/win! If you keep your shoes in a gym bag or a locker, try using mini deodorizers (like Sneaker Balls) to keep nasty odors at bay.
Summary: Store your shoes with a cedar block.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you begin thinking about downsizing, take some time to explore the job market and see what positions are available. This is particularly important to do if you are thinking about changing industries. Run online searches through job search engines. Talk to people working in the industry you would like to try out. Set up meetings with a job counselor to discuss your options. Once you have an idea of the kind of jobs that are available, begin a more specific job search based on the aspects of your desired job and how much you would like to downsize. While searching, keep in mind things like: Salary. Hours. Flexibility. Contract type. When you find a job posting that you are interested in, take the time to look at the company. While the job posting may sound intriguing, if the company comes across as inflexible or incompatible with the reasons you are downsizing in the first place, you may consider looking for a job elsewhere. Read the company's mission statement, history, and any other information you can find about them. If possible, talk with someone who has worked or is working at the company. You might find that you have transferable skills for a number of new positions. If you are not sure if you have the right skills for a specific job, consider looking into short term and temporary contracts in your desired field. These short-term jobs can give you an idea of what it is like to work in that industry and help you to determine if you have the right skills. If you don't mind moving companies but would like to stay in your current industry, you should consider looking for freelance jobs. Freelancing can give you the freedom to control how much work you take on and how much you charge, which could help reduce stress and time constraints.

SUMMARY: Start a general job search to get an idea of what positions are available. Tailor your job search to match your specific needs. Research the companies that you think you may apply to. Analyze your skills and your passions. Consider freelancing as an option for downsizing.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: In general, Roma tomatoes tend to work well for canned sauces because they contain less water and create a thicker sauce. Beefsteak, lemon boy, and better boy varieties also work well. Regardless of the type used, the tomatoes should be ripe and firm. Avoid using tomatoes that are mushy, bruised, or rotten. Set a large pot of water to a boil. Plunge each tomato into the boiling water for 30 to 45 seconds before removing it with a heat-resistant spoon or tongs. Immediately after the tomatoes are removed from the boiling water, they should be plunged into a bowl of ice water. This loosens the skins, making them easier to peel off for your sauce. You should be able to remove the skins by peeling them back with your fingers at this point, but if not, you can slide a smooth, sharp knife in between the skin and the meat of the tomato to begin the process. Remove the stem and the tough parts around the stem. Also remove any bruised, soft sections of the tomato. Hold each tomato half over a sink or extra bowl. Gently squeeze the half to drain it of excess water and the remove a good portion of the seeds. After the tomato is mostly dry, take a spoon to clear out the remaining seeds. You do not need to remove every last seed, but you should try to get most of them out. Place the tomato halves into a colander placed over the sink or over a large bowl. Allow the tomatoes to drain for 15 minutes or so. Removing as much moisture as possible will leave you with a much thicker sauce, and it will also reduce the amount of cooking time needed to create the sauce.
Summary: Choose high quality tomatoes. Boil the tomatoes whole. Quickly dip the tomatoes into a bowl of ice water. Slide the skins off. Cut the tomatoes into halves. Scoop out the seeds and squeeze out the water. Drain the tomatoes.

You might be tempted to cope with your panic episodes through self-medication with drugs or alcohol. This is always a bad idea. For one thing, it fails to address the underlying problem. You are merely masking it by temporarily altering your brain chemistry and putting yourself at risk for alcoholism, drug dependency, and a host of other health problems. For another thing, it is counter-productive. Once the sedating effects of the drugs or alcohol wear off, the panic often comes back more strongly because you have lowered your defenses. There are safe medications that you can use to temporarily control or reduce symptoms of panic disorder. This will not "cure" the problem or resolve it entirely, but it may prove helpful. Talk to your doctor about this option. Most often, meds will work best when paired with other treatments like therapy and changes to lifestyle that get at the root causes. One possible option is to take a serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant, like fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil, Pexeva), or sertraline (Zoloft). These work by changing the levels of the hormone serotonin in your brain, boosting your mood, relieving mild to severe depression, and decreasing the frequency of panic attacks. Antidepressants are generally safe and cause fewer side effects than other types of antidepressants. Keep in mind that antidepressants can take several weeks before they begin to work properly. You have to take them continuously, not just during an isolated attack. Benzodiazepines are central nervous system depressants that are useful in treating anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and other problems. Generally they act quickly, usually within 30 minutes to an hour, and give rapid relief of symptoms of anxiety or panic. Benzos are habit-forming when taken long-term or in high dosages. You can develop a serious physical or psychological dependence on them and experience withdrawal symptoms. They should usually only be used for a short period.
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Don't self-medicate. Talk to your doctor. Ask your physician about antidepressants. Ask your doctor about benzodiazepine.