INPUT ARTICLE: Article: For as long as possible, and certainly for the first 3 hours after receiving your piercing, leave your lip piercing alone. Avoid talking as much as possible. Until your piercing is completely healed, you should also avoid: Alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and drugs Sticky foods, including oatmeal Hard food, candy, and gum Spicy food Salty foods Chewing on non-edible items, such as your fingers, pencils, and pens. Cleaning time is the only time you should touch your piercing. Touching it too much can lead to infections, swelling, pain, and increased healing time. Don't play with it, don't let others play with it, and avoid contact and motion as much as possible. During the healing process, you should also avoid: Oral sex and kissing Sharing food, drinks, and utensils Licking your piercing or playing with it with your tongue or fingers Rigorous activity and physical contact involving the face This includes chlorinated water like pools and hot tubs, but it also means fresh water, lengthy showers and baths, and steam rooms and saunas. Keep your piercing dry, otherwise it will take longer to heal and may not heal properly. Don't clean your piercing with rubbing alcohol, scented soaps, hydrogen peroxide, antibacterial ointments, or petroleum-based creams or gels. These products can cause irritation, dryness, cell damage, or clogged pores. Keep the area around the piercing free of makeup, cosmetics, and facial creams or lotions. Not only can this aggravate newly healed skin, but the piercing can start to close immediately. After your piercing has healed, you don't have to keep up with the multiple daily mouthwash rinses and soaks, but clean the piercing and jewelry in the shower with mild soap every few days. Brush and floss regularly.

SUMMARY: Avoid eating, drinking, and smoking for the first 3 hours. Leave the piercing alone. Stay away from water. Avoid substances that could aggravate the piercing. Don't change the jewelry until your lip piercing has healed. Maintain good oral hygiene.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you start to get the feeling someone is becoming more of a roommate and less of a visitor, set some ground rules as soon as possible. This gives you something to stand on when you eventually need to kick them out -- you can point back to the concrete rules laid down earlier instead of getting emotional. Set your expectations within the first week. Do they need to pay rent? Do they have to be pursuing job interviews? Have clear benchmarks for them to meet if they want to stay in the house. A written and signed informal contract is the best way to set the rules and guidelines and what each of you expects. It's even better to have the document notarized. Most banks offer free notaries to those who bank there. Before formally asking them to leave, sit down and ask when they plan on moving out. Put the ball in their court, which makes it easier to stick to this move-out date as it approaches. If they don't have a timeline in mind, you should make one together. Come up with something concrete, such as "when they get a job," or "after 6 months." If they need a job, work together to come up with specific goals to reach for -- applying to one job a day, rewriting their resume, etc. Make sure they are actually trying to get a job and not just enjoying the free bed. If your friend or relative is breaking the rules, being disrespectful, or going back on their promises to you, write down the incident along with the date and time in a small notebook. Again, this gives you specifics to bring up when you talk to them about leaving, instead of vague generalities or emotional appeals. Keep this as impersonal as possible. Asking them to leave doesn't have to ruin a friendship, especially if you base your reasons in facts instead of feelings. Some people will get out on their own with a bit of careful nudging. Read over their resumes and cover letters as they apply to jobs, visit open houses with them, and encourage them to spread out and become independent. If you can help someone become self-sufficient, they may leave without causing a conflict. Review their goals and promises together regularly, working together to make them a reality. If you can help finance their new move, this may be all they need to get going.

SUMMARY: Set your rules and boundaries early on. Make a timeline for their departure. Make notes of issues and problems as they arise. Help them get back on their feet.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Locate the trip planner on the upper left-hand side of the Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) site. Enter your starting address in the top field and your destination in the bottom field. Below that, choose the date and time that you need to arrive or depart by. Click "Get Directions." A personalized Google map will be generated for you. Navigate to the center of the MARC homepage. Look for the Camden or Penn line. (The trip planner will tell you which line you should take.) Each line will be in bold font followed by links to its timetable. Click the printable version for easy printing or saving to your mobile device as a PDF. Note that only the Penn line offers weekend service. You can choose to download a full timetable or one tailored just for the week or weekend. Navigate to the fares page. Click the link for either the Penn line chart or the Camden line chart. Find your starting station in the "Departure Stations" column. Locate Washington, DC in the horizontal list of "Arrival Stations" at the top of the chart. Your fare will be listed in the box corresponding to your starting point. For example, if you're traveling on the Penn Line from BWI Airport, your fare will be $7.00. MARC accepts cash and all major credit cards. You can buy your ticket through many convenient methods. Purchase online or by phone (410-697-2212 / TDD: 800-828-1120) to have your tickets mailed to you. Other options include: On board the train from a conductor. Note that conductors accept only cash. An Amtrak vending machine A ticket agent at select stations A commuter store Avoid bringing large bags, which are barred during rush hour. Place carry-on luggage in designated areas. If you have a bicycle, you can only bring one that folds and store it in the designated area. Penn line trains have designated bike cars available only on the weekend. This is the only time you may bring a non-collapsible bike. Strollers and other baby carriages are not allowed on board. Small pets may be brought on board in their carriers. Keep them with you for the duration of the trip. Larger animals are allowed only if they're service animals. You may sit wherever you like. Safety rules mandate that you don't sit on stairs or stand in vestibules. If seats are available, you're not allowed to stand in the aisles. Unless you need to use the restroom, remain in your seat until you arrive at your destination. The MARC station is located below the historic Union Station. After disembarking, follow the signage to your intended exit or transfer. From here, you can transfer to the DC Metro (bus or rail service). You may buy rail tickets from designated vending machines. Visit the Metro website for more information.

SUMMARY:
Use the trip planner. Download a timetable. Get a fare estimate. Purchase your ticket. Stow your belongings. Note the restrictions on animals. Find a seat. Arrive at Union Station.