In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you have your brain concentrate on a moderately difficult activity, it might stop causing the hiccups. If you have been drinking, you might have to concentrate a little harder, but in this case that might actually help. Try one of these tasks: Count backwards from 100. Say or sing the alphabet backwards Do multiplication problems (4 x 2 = 8; 4 x 5 = 20; 4 x 6 = 24; etc.) Say each letter of the alphabet and a word that begins with that letter Normally, we don't think about breathing. If you concentrate on it, however, it might help end the hiccups. Try holding your breath and slowly counting to 10. Try inhaling through your nose as slowly and as deeply as you can, then exhale slowly through your mouth. Repeat this several times. If there is an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in your blood, your brain will focus on this, and the hiccups may stop. You can increase your bloodstream's carbon dioxide level by breathing abnormally: Hold your breath as long as you can Breathe deeply and slowly Blow up a balloon Breathe into a paper bag You might try bending over as you drink, or drinking from the far side of the glass. Since this is an unusual way to drink, you will have to concentrate not to spill the water. The distraction might help end the hiccups. Make sure that is only water that you are drinking and not alcohol, which can cause hiccups. Being frightened is a good way to take you mind off of something, including hiccups. If you are really scared by something, your brain might focus on that rather than the hiccup reflex. For this to work, you will need a friend to helpask them to leap out of the darkness or jump around a corner when you least expect it.
Summary: Try counting or other rote activities. Focus on breathing. Increase the amount of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream. Drink water in an uncomfortable position. Have someone scare you.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: In the wild, wolves howl as a way of communicating with other wolves. However, wolves will often answer a sound that closely resembles an actual howl. Wildlife biologists use fake howling as a research tool to determine whether there are any wolves in a given area: they'll howl into the woods, then record the number of replies. Wolves howl as a territorial defense, as a social activity, and as a means of locating other members of the pack. In groups, wolves howl to motivate and rally one another to move or to hunt. Howl from a high place that is clear of trees. You want the noise to resonate! If you have access to the Internet, research wolf ranges and populations in your area. Wolves are endangered, and their activity has been well-documented by wildlife biologists. It is a common misconception that wolves only howl at the moon and, indeed, that they only howl at night. Wolves actually howl most frequently around sunrise and sunset, when they are generally more active than other times of the day. If you are trying to get wolves to howl back at you, it may help to howl when they are most active. Wolves howl to each other year-round. However, most packs do tend to howl more often in the winter than in the summer. Packs of wolves use a particular howling structure: the alpha wolf begins the howl with one high, piercing note, and then the rest of the wolves gradually join in with various low, mournful pitches. Wolves that howl alone are often trying to locate other members of their pack. Wolves are highly social creatures, and they are very good at pinpointing the origin of a howl. If you howl in the wild and there are wolves nearby, there is a good chance that they will come to you. If you don't want to encounter any wolves, consider leaving the area quickly.
Summary: Howl to find out if there are wolves nearby. Howl day or night. Decide whether you are howling alone or with a pack. Be careful.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Cut the excess and tuck the end in so that it does not stick out. This creates a closed, secure loop. Close the jump ring securely. Instead, slide one end past the other (perpendicular to the plane of the ring) to open, and slide back in the same manner to close.
Summary:
Follow instructions 1 to 3 as above, but skip step 4 above by not cutting the pin yet. Bend the head pin all the way around, then wrap it several times around the pin where it just comes out of the bead. Open a "jump ring" (basically a circle of wire that's not entirely closed) and slide on the head pin with beads and the earring hook. When opening a jump ring, do not pull the ends apart directly away from each other (such that they are still in the same plane); this weakens the ring.