INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use your favorite web browser and head to an e-mail provider (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) and create an e-mail address from there. Take note of your new e-mail address as you'll be needing it to sign-up for Facebook. If you already have an e-mail address you want to use, proceed to step 2. On the URL bar, or address bar, of your web browser, type Facebook.com and hit enter. This should take you to the Facebook main page. On the homepage, you will see several fields under the label "Create an account." Enter your first name, your last name, a valid e-mail address, your preferred password, your birthday, and then select whether you are male or female. Click "Create an account" when done. Sometimes Facebook might show you a different page than what has been described. You might only just see a Sign Up button beside the Facebook name. Click on that. Enter the necessary details for the sign up, including your new e-mail address. Remember the e-mail address you used; this e-mail address is where Facebook will e-mail notifications that your new profile receives, so make sure you never forget the password for the e-mail. Facebook should send you a confirmation e-mail after signing up, so head the e-mail address you used to sign up and click the confirmation e-mail. Click the link they provided for the confirmation. Clicking the link should then take you to your new Facebook profile.

SUMMARY: Create an e-mail address. Head to the Facebook homepage. Sign up for Facebook. Confirm your registration.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are two ways to connect your wires, and it matters which way you choose. You will want to wire in series whenever you would like to raise the impedance of your system and wire in parallel whenever you would like to lower the impedance of your system. Wiring in series means that you start by connecting the positive output terminal of your amp to the positive wire on speaker A. Then you connect the negative wire of speaker A to the positive wire of speaker B. Finally, the circuit is complete when you connect the negative wire of speaker B to the negative output terminal of your amp. This can be done for any number of speakers, so long as you follow the pattern (amp+ +speaker- +speaker- +speaker- +speaker- +speaker- -amp). Wiring in parallel means that you will connect the positive output terminal of your amp to the positive wire of all speakers in your system. Then you would connect the negative output terminal of your amp to the negative wire of all speakers. These two wiring schemes have dramatically different effects on the impedance and power output in your system. Wiring in series increases the impedance of your system. This decreases the amount of power received by each speaker. Each speaker added will also raise the impedance of the system. Wiring in parallel decreases the impedance of your system. This means more power will go to each speaker because adding speakers to the circuit will lower the impedance of the system. The stereo head serves as the control panel for the system and sends signals to the amp. The amplifier, or amp, magnifies the signal from the stereo head and sends it to the speakers, which produce sound. The sub-woofers are the speakers responsible for producing sounds at a very low frequency.

SUMMARY: Know the difference between wiring in series and in parallel. Understand what effect different wiring has on your power output. Be able to identify the parts of your system and their functions.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you hydroplane, so much water has built up in your tires that they lose contact with the road. Your car will behave differently depending on how you've been driving and which tires are hydroplaning. If your vehicle has been driving straight, it will most likely feel loose and begin veering in either direction. If the drive wheels hydroplane, there might be an increase in your speedometer and engine RPM (revolutions per minute) as your tires begin to spin. If the front wheels hydroplane, the car will start to slip towards the outside of the bend. If the back wheels hydroplane, the car's rear end will begin to veer sideways into a skid. If all four wheels hydroplane, the car will slide forward in a straight line, as though it were a large sled. When you first start to skid, it can be panic-inducing. The car feels out of control and your impulse might be to do something rash. Try not to panic or lose your concentration. You just have to wait for the skid to stop, and stay alert so you can regain control of the car. No matter how your car reacts to hydroplaning, you can take the same steps to regain control. Bear in mind that most hydroplane-related skids last for just a split second before your car regains traction. Waiting it out is the best way to handle the situation. Don't slam on the brakes or yank the steering wheel, since these actions will cause you to further lose control of the vehicle. Accelerating into a skid can cause you to lose control of the car and make matters worse. Don't try to accelerate out of the skid; instead, slowly ease up, and wait a moment or to until you regain control before you accelerate again. If you were braking when you entered the skid, ease up on the brake until it's over. If you're driving a manual transmission car, disengage the clutch as well. Maintain a firm grip and carefully point the car in the right direction. This technique is known as "steering into the skid," and it's the best way to get your car back on track after skidding. You may need to correct the car's course a few times with light counter-steering as you're regaining traction. Don't turn too sharply or you'll overcorrect. Jerking the wheel back and forth could cause the car to spin out of control. Keep a steady hand on the wheel and steer with small movements to correct your course. Never slam on your brakes when you're hydroplaning, since it will make your car do unpredictable things. If you can wait until the skid is over to brake, that's ideal. If you need to break during the skid, pump your brakes gently until you regain contact with the road. If you have anti-lock brakes, brake normally, since your car's automated brakes will do the pumping for you.

SUMMARY: Understand what's happening when you skid. Stay calm and wait for the skid to stop. Ease your foot off the gas. Steer in the direction you want the car to go. Brake carefully.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Add a teaspoon of sugar or a pinch of salt mixed with baking soda. Crush a multivitamin tablet and add it to the water. Use aspirin. Keep the cut flowers cool and put aspirin in their water. Crush the aspirin in the water before adding the flowers.

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