INPUT ARTICLE: Article: While you might be tempted to distance yourself from the key political players, it's best to get close to them instead. This will help you understand what they do and what their current goal is. Do your best to stay on their good side. Additionally, use your inside knowledge to avoid work drama. For instance, offer to help them with something or go to lunch with them occasionally. Be careful what you say in front of them. They can misuse your words against you. It's important to know the informal hierarchy at your job. For instance, your boss's secretary may have a low job title but probably has a lot of influence over your workplace. Pay attention to who seems to have authority in your office. Then, build a relationship with those who have influence. For example, you may notice that your boss's mentee has a lot of influence even though they're new. Invite them to lunch and offer to help them. more than you speak. Listening to what others say gives you more power than your might realize. You'll know what everyone is doing and about any gossip that's going around. Additionally, talking less will put you at a lower risk for oversharing something that you shouldn't. While you're at the office, try to listen more than you speak. Since people like talking about themselves, this will also make them like you more. This doesn't mean that you should avoid your coworkers. Make the rounds and greet people, but let them do most of the talking. You might say, "Hey, how's the project going?" Spreading rumors isn't the way to help your career. While it might seem to work for others, it's a dirty way to get ahead. Additionally, it can easily backfire. Don't trash your coworkers to try to make yourself look better. Try to establish a reputation as an honest, fair person who doesn't attack others. If you have a real complaint about someone, try to work it out with them. If you do find yourself a target of office politics, having good documentation can help you protect yourself. Save your email communications, document meeting minutes, and keep records of the work you contribute to group projects. Organize your documentation so that it's easy to access. For example, you might type up meeting minutes and send it to your coworkers so that everyone has a copy. That way, if there's a dispute later, you can pull out the minutes that everyone agreed to right after the meeting.

SUMMARY: Get close to the people who play dirty so you know what they're doing. Connect with people who have influence in your office. Listen Avoid bad mouthing your colleagues. Keep records of your work progress and communications.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When a dragon fruit is not ripe it will be green in color. As the fruit matures and ripens, the outer skin color changes to red or yellow, depending on the variety. When ripe the outer skin should be bright and even-colored. If the fruit has a lot of dark blotches on the skin, similar to bruises on an apple, then it may be overripe. A few spots, however, are normal. Dragon fruit wings are the leafy part that extend off of the fruit. When they start to dry out, turn brown, and wither, the dragon fruit is ripe and ready to be eaten. Conversely, if the wings are still colorful (ie red or yellow), that means the fruit is underripe and still needs more time to ripen. Once the dragon fruit has reached the stage of ripeness where the wings start to wither, the fruit should come off the vine fairly easily with a light twist. If the fruit falls off the vine on its own, it is overripe. The inside of a dragon fruit is usually white, deep pink, or purple, depending on the variety, and contains tiny black seeds. The black seeds are edible and are similar in appearance to those found in a kiwi. When ripe the inside of a dragon fruit should appear juicy yet firm in texture: like a cross between a melon and a pear. When a dragon fruit is overripe the inner flesh will turn brown in color, similar to the bruised flesh of a banana. You should not eat fruit that is brown or dried out.

SUMMARY: Look for dragon fruit that is red or yellow in color. Determine if the "wings" on the fruit have started to wither. Cut open the dragon fruit.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The symptoms of these diseases in chickens are similar to the symptoms in humans. Chickens will normally sneeze every once in a while, but if you notice persistent sneezing throughout your flock, that could be a sign of a respiratory disease. You may also notice coughing spreading through your flock. You'll see these symptoms in diseases like avian influenza and infectious sinusitis. Some of these illnesses are treated with antibiotics, but some are caused by viruses that can't be treated with medication. Infectious sinusitis can cause clear drainage from the eyes, as well as foaming discharge from the nose. These areas may also be swollen and stuffy. You may also notice raspy breathing. Sometimes, this disease can cause these areas to take on a purple hue. They may be tipped with blue or purple while the rest of the area looks paler than normal, for instance. While this condition isn't unique to this disease, it can be a symptom. The comb may also flop over. With pox, you may notice lesions on the face, comb, and wattle. Avian flu is a virus that cannot be treated with medications. All of the respiratory diseases can cause changes in egg quality. For instance, eggs may come out in funny shapes or not have hard shells. Different changes in eggs can point to different diseases. For instance, if egg laying slows down and you notice a decline in the shell quality, that could be infectious bronchitis. This disease can be treated with antibiotics. Newcastle disease will cause a decline in egg laying as well as in the inner egg quality. This disease cannot be treated with antibiotics, but your vet may give you some to prevent other infections. The avian flu, in particular, can cause some birds to die even if they aren't exhibiting other symptoms first. If you have an unexplained death in your flock, you may want to check your other birds for this disease. Infectious laryngotracheitis can also cause a large number of bird deaths, and it cannot be treated with antibiotics, as it's a virus.

SUMMARY: Look for coughing and sneezing. Check for drainage from the eyes and nose for infectious sinusitis. Watch for a purple color in the comb, wattles, and legs with avian flu. Check the egg quality. Pay attention to sudden deaths with avian flu.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: These files are usually in TrueType format (with extension ".TTF") and can be downloaded using the following websites. 1001 Free Fonts: Offers free downloads for fonts arranged in alphabetical order or by themes such as Decorative, Retro, Sci Fi and Horror. You can even find some fonts that appear as 3D images. Urban Fonts: Has a large variety of fonts of various language themes including old-fashioned English as well as Arabic, Chinese and Greek. MyFonts: You have to purchase most fonts here but free trials are available. Fontstock: Fonts arranged in alphabetical order and categories such as Elegant and Futuristic. There is also a separate section for Christmas fonts.

SUMMARY:
Download a font file and save it on your computer.