INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Instead of reacting to your emotions in a negative situation, take a moment to observe your physical response. As you observe yourself, take note of how the situation is making you feel. What physical reactions are you having to the situation? For example, if someone calls you a name, you might notice that your cheeks feel hot and your heart rate has increased. After you have noted your physical reaction to the situation, take a moment to acknowledge your emotional response. What emotions are you feeling as a result of the situation? For example, if someone calls you a name, you might notice that you feel angry and embarrassed. After you notice your feelings, let them pass without reacting to them. It's perfectly okay to put off feelings for the moment to deal with a situation, then do your emotional processing afterwards. Letting the feeling pass will allow you to respond with more assertiveness and less emotion. It may be difficult to put your initial feeling aside at first, but it will get easier with practice. Once you have detached yourself from the situation, take a moment to decide how to respond in an assertive, unemotional way. Or, don't respond at all! If you do not feel capable of responding without emotion, ask to be excused from the situation. For example, you might say, "Hold on a second. I have to use the restroom." Then go to the restroom for a few minutes and use the time to compose yourself.

SUMMARY: Observe yourself in difficult situations. Acknowledge your emotions. Put your emotions aside for the moment. Respond with assertiveness or excuse yourself.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Fill each cell in the ice cube tray evenly. Don't put so much pesto in that the cells overflow into each other. If you fill the whole ice cube tray and you still have more pesto, grab a second tray to use. The pesto may stain light-colored ice cube trays, so use trays you don't mind getting discolored. After 3 hours, remove the tray and check to see if the pesto is frozen solid. If it's not, put the tray back in the freezer and check back in another hour. Bend the sides of the tray to help pop out the cubes. You can also hold the tray upside down and gently hit the sides over a counter or table to make the cubes come out. Write the date you made the pesto on the side of the bag so you'll know how long it's been stored in the freezer for.
Summary: Scoop your pesto into an ice cube tray using a spoon. Put the ice cube tray in the freezer for 3 hours. Remove the frozen cubes of pesto from the ice cube tray. Store the frozen pesto cubes in the freezer in a plastic freezer bag.

A motion for contempt is a fairly standard document. Most courts have fill-in-the-blank forms you can submit without having to draft a court form by hand. Look on the court's website or pay a visit to the court clerk's office. Legal aid societies also often have motion forms available for download on their websites, along with instructions. Make sure you're using a form that is approved for use in the court that will hear your motion. Generally, you want to file your motion in the same court that issued the original order. If you live far away from that court and want to file a motion in a court closer to you, talk to a local attorney about that process. Your motion of contempt is based on another person's violation of a court order. You must either provide the docket number of that court order or attach a copy of it to your motion. Even if the court doesn't require you to attach a copy of the motion, go ahead and get a copy of the order from the clerk if you don't have one already. You'll need to present it when you go to court on your motion, and may also need to send a copy of it to the other party. Depending on the situation, you may not feel comfortable going before the judge on your own. You typically can get the other person to pay your attorney's fees if the judge rules in your favor on your motion. If you want a court to rule on your motion that didn't enter the original order, you should definitely consult an attorney. You should hire an attorney if you have a restraining order against the other person. You also may want to hire an attorney if there is a history of abuse, or you fear the other person will threaten or attempt to intimidate you. The motion form requires basic information about you and the other party. You then must describe the order and how the other person violated the order. You may have the option of stating what you want the judge to do about the violation. In some states the penalties for violation of an order are listed specifically in a state law. Others provide greater freedom for the judge to rule as they feel appropriate, based on the circumstances surrounding the violation. Some courts may require you to get your signature on the form notarized. Check the last page of the form to see if it includes a notary block. Most courts require you to submit your original documents along with 3 copies to the clerk. The clerk will stamp them all filed and then give the copies back to you. There typically will be a copier in the clerk's office that you can use if you need it, but you'll be charged a fee for copies. That fee may be a lot higher than what you would pay somewhere else. If you decided not to hire an attorney, you typically will need to file an appearance form that identifies you and allows you to represent yourself in court. You may be able to download an appearance form from the court's website. You should also be able to pick one up from the clerk's office. You may have to sign this form in the presence of a notary.
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One-sentence summary -- Find a motion for contempt form. Get a copy of the original court order. Consult an attorney if you don't want to represent yourself. Fill out your motion form. Make copies of your completed form. Complete an appearance form if you're representing yourself.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most stings occur when people accidentally step into or sit on a fire ant mound, disturbing hundreds of thousands of fire ants primed to defend their home. If you start feeling stings, the first thing to do is get up and leave the area as quickly as possible. Fire ants clamp onto the body with their mandibles and are difficult to remove. Quickly rub them off with your hand or a rag. Jumping into water or running the ants under a spigot will not remove them if they have already clamped down with their mandibles. If there's a chance more ants have gotten into your clothes, remove them immediately.

SUMMARY:
Move away from the fire ant mound. Remove the ants.