INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Moisture is a big factor in carpenter ant infestations. Often, a patch of wood will become susceptible to infestation after it's been exposed to moisture. By fixing or sealing any leaks that allow water into your house, you can make it much more difficult for carpenter ants to nest. Below are a few suggestions for eliminating the moisture that can contribute to carpenter ant infestations: Check around windows for signs of an improper seal Check your roof and weather-facing walls for leaks Keep basements, attics, and crawl spaces well-ventilated Look for and fix leaky pipes Clean clogged gutters to eliminate runoff water If carpenter ants can no longer get in and out your house, any indoor satellite colonies that are being fed by larger outside colonies will become isolated and may die off. Inspect the outside of your home for cracks, holes, and other small spaces that allow the passage of ants - pay special attention to the areas of exterior walls that are closest to the ground or foundation. Seal any holes you find with caulk or a strong putty. Also check around the points where water and electrical lines enter your home, as these points are extra vulnerable to ant infestation. Because carpenter ants like to make their nests in wood both inside and outside of buildings, finding and eliminating infested wood outside your wood can keep ants from making their way into your house. Carefully inspect any sources of wood near your home - if infested, move or carefully dispose of these wood sources. Places to look include: Stumps Firewood piles Old trees, especially if their branches touch your house. Piles of yard waste If carpenter ants are a recurring problem, you may want to think about installing a small strip of gravel or stones around your home. This "barrier" zone is fairly inhospitable to carpenter ants and may discourage them from crawling into your house through holes near the foundation. Consult with a contractor to discuss the practicality and affordability of such a project at your house, or, if you're particularly handy, tackle this home improvement project yourself.

SUMMARY: Eliminate sources of moisture. Seal up entry points, cracks and crevices. Eliminate wood materials near your home. Consider installing an artificial barrier.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pens that are made completely from plastic will melt if you attempt to smoke, so the metal tip is important to prevent the plastic from melting in the heat. Take the pen completely apart to obtain the metal tip and hollow shaft of the pen. Unscrew the tip from the pen. Remove the writing tip, ink chamber, and spring mechanism. Remove the back end of the pen. Insert the narrow end of the metal tip into the hollow shaft of the pen. Push it in as far as possible to create a seal between the pen and the metal tip. You can use a lighter to melt the plastic slightly to force the tip to bind to the end of the pen. Place a small amount of smoking material in the pen tip carefully to avoid breaking the seal between the pen and the tip. Breathe in through the end of the pen while you light the smoking material contained in the metal tip.

SUMMARY: Find a pen with metal tip. Disassemble the pen. Place the metal tip in the pen backwards. Fill the metal pen tip with smoking material. Light the smoking material and inhale.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Although bream can approach 6 pounds (2.72 kg) in size, most bream are less than 1 pound (0.45 kg), which means you can get away with a relatively light set-up. You can best enjoy fishing for bream with light or ultralight tackle, with a spinning or spincast rod from 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 m) in length and a reel designed to handle from 2 to 8 pound test (1 to 4 kg class) line. You can also do a decent job with a cane pole of 6 to 12 feet in length with an equal or longer line tied to its tip. Fly fishermen can also fish for bream using a 2,3 or 4-weight rod and matching line. While large baits and lures are appropriate for large fish such as bass, walleye, and pike, small baits and lures are appropriate for panfish such as common bream, Bluegill, Redbreast, Longear, Green, Spotted, Flier, and Redear sunfish, . Fishing for bream with corn and maggots is also common. If you prefer live bait, crickets and grasshoppers work best, but where they're not available, try red worms or pieces of nightcrawlers in warmer weather and wax worms or grubs in colder weather. Use long-shanked size 8 or size 10 hooks and weight the bait with a light 1/8th oz. sinker. Attach a small slip bobber to your line. If you prefer artificial bait and fish with a spinning or spincast rod, try tiny jigs such as the Lindy Little Nipper, Roadrunner, or Beetle Spin in weights from 1/32 to 1/16 ounce (0.89 to 1.78 g). If you fly-fish for bream, try small poppers, rubber-legged nymphs, or foam-bodied spiders. Lure-fishing for bream is commonly done with a rod and reel such as the popular spin cast reel. Experiment with several colors to find which one works for you on a given day, in the environment in which you're fishing.

SUMMARY: Use a light spinning or spincast rod and matching reel. Use small bait. Use a bobber or a spinner.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In order to find a boyfriend, you're going to have to look beyond school. Instead of hanging out at home, try going to your local pool, library, ice cream store, or mall, where there will be plenty of boys around! Take advantage for the summer and enjoy the outdoors, say hello to people, and try to make new friends. If you love theater or volunteering, consider joining your local theater group or club team, instead of playing and practicing at school. If there's nothing you really want to join, try something new, like a new sport or joining a young politicians club. Look for activities that are coed, and avoid all-girls things like all-girls sports teams or dance groups. Finding someone who shares the same passion as you also gives you a lot to talk about! If you're scared of joining alone, ask your friends to join with you. Feel free to try different activities if you don't like the first one you pick up. where a lot of people your age work. Getting a job has the added benefit of also giving you an added bit of cash. A job where you spend a lot of time working with other people, like washing cars or scooping ice cream, is an ideal way to get to know someone. You never know when the opportunity to get to know someone is going to strike. If a boy asks if you want to do something, say yes! If you're not free, ask if you can reschedule. Practice saying yes to things, even if they're new or seem scary. Keep an open mind. Your friends might know someone they can set you up with, so don't hesitate to ask! If you have any friends who are dating a boy at a different school, their boyfriend's friends or acquaintances might be the perfect guy for you! Ask your friend or their male friends to reach out and set you up on a blind date, or to plan a party where you're all invited. If you like someone and they haven't made a move, don't be afraid to make one first. You don't have to wait around until he asks you -- go up to him and ask for his number. Even if he says no, at least you're not spending your time playing guessing games! Go in with a plan, and ask your friends if you can practice with them. Going over the conversation a few times can help settle your nerves.

SUMMARY:
Hang out in social places. Prioritize joining activities in your local community instead of at school. Get a job Be available. Ask your friends to wingwoman for you. Take initiative.