Problem: Article: There are a couple of ways you could go about sealing the ends of the elastic. You can apply a product which was created to seal fabric, or you may choose to heat the ends. Either way, you want to be sure to seal the ends so that they won't fray. Look for a fray-stop spray at your local fabric store and spray both ends of your elastic. To seal the ends with heat, quickly pass the ends through a flame to singe them. Keeping the shiny, finished side on top, curve the elastic into a circle until the ends overlap about a quarter of an inch. Be sure not to accidentally twist the elastic when you are creating your circle. The headband should lay flat on your head. Heat a hot glue gun to a high temperature. Press the button on the glue gun to release glue and drag it across the width of the top of one end of your elastic band. Carefully place the other end on top of the glue and press the ends together. Hold this in place for a few seconds. Be careful not to burn yourself. The glue will be very hot. Wait 30 minutes for the glue to dry completely before wearing the headband. You can also sew the ends together. Thread a needle with a thread that matches your elastic and put a few stitches through the overlapped ends. Tie a knot to secure the stitches.
Summary: Seal the cut ends of the elastic. Curve the elastic into a circle. Connect the ends of the headband together.

Problem: Article: As long as you meet your school's financial aid deadline, you'll receive your Pell grant in full. However, it's always a good idea to get these things done sooner rather than later. The FAFSA can be filed (and the Pell grant thusly applied for) as soon as January 1st of each year. The closer you are to that date, the better off you'll be. Other loans, however, are first come, first served. When you get your award letter from your institution, they may have given you other grants -- the likelihood of which is maximized if you act quickly. You'll need your social security card, tax information and pay stubs if available. If you have yet to file taxes for the year, you can give your estimated tax information based on last year, but you'll need to update eventually. If you are a non-citizen, you'll need your records, such as you green card, to complete the FAFSA. This is your "federal student aid pin." This will be your number for the rest of your college career. Even though you'll file the FAFSA each year, you'll use the same pin over and over. If you are a dependent, your parent(s) will need a pin, too. Enter your pin and start filling out the form! This takes about 30 minutes to fill out and is pretty straightforward. You may fill it out on paper, but doing it online is much, much, much quicker. You'll be asked personal questions (like your address (tough one!)), financial questions, and then your parents will have to answer questions, too. Nothing too prying! You can fill out the FAFSA if you haven't been accepted (or done the accepting to) anywhere yet. Up to ten schools may be listed on the form. It should only take a few days to see your student aid report, or SAR. In fact, you can start checking the status online as soon as you submit your FAFSA. Once you get your SAR, you'll know how much aid you'll receive. This is the part where you get notified of your EFC. It doesn't mean you have to pay it though! At least not right now. It's just used to calculate aid. Each school that you were accepted to will notify you of the aid you qualify for (if you listed them on your FAFSA). Most likely, each school will be different. When you filled out the FAFSA, each school you list was be notified of your information and is therefore able to award you accordingly. If you've been accepted to more than one, weigh them against each other! If you qualified for the Pell grant, you will get it from every school. Each student that qualifies gets the amount they qualify for. However, cheaper schools may result in smaller grants. Once you've enrolled in a specific school, the aid will come to you. Your school will either issue you a check, apply the funds to your student account, or a mixture of both. It usually happens once per term. For the record, the maximum amount anyone can receive is $5,635 (2013-2014). And, of course, you can only receive it from one school at a time.
Summary: Act promptly. Gather up your important documents. Create a personal identification number, or pin. Go to FAFSA's website. Wait for your SAR. Get award letters from your schools. Let your school handle the processing.

Problem: Article: Engaging manual mode on your garage door while it's open may cause it to come crashing closed if the door spring is damaged. Avoid this by setting it to manual mode while the door is closed. If this is impossible because the door is stuck open, move on to the next step. Use 2x4s that are as high as the garage door opening. If you don't have 2x4s that will fit the opening, you can improvise by placing a sturdy item like a shelf in its place. Use a hammer to tap the planks in between the door and the floor on each side of the garage door opening. Using something sturdy to prop up the door will prevent it from slamming shut, even if the garage door spring is damaged. The manual release cord is usually red and located next to the garage door motor. Pull down on this cord to disconnect the trolley from the automatic opening system. Pulling the cord will allow you to manually open and close your garage door. Have someone help you as you manually close the door. Remove the 2x4s by tapping them out with a hammer as someone holds the handle on the door. Once the 2x4s are removed, slowly and carefully lower the garage door to the closed position. Prevent the manual release cord from getting caught on the garage door tracks by pulling it down and towards the motor when you're opening the door. If you have trouble doing this yourself, ask someone for help. If you want to set the garage door back to automatic mode, you'll need to pull the manual release cord towards the door opening while simultaneously opening the door. Doing this should reconnect the trolley to the automatic opening system and allow you to automatically open and close the door with the button again.
Summary:
Ensure that the door is closed, if possible. Prop the door up with 2x4s if it's stuck open. Pull down on the door's manual release cord. Remove the 2x4s and manually close the door if it was stuck open. Pull the cord towards the garage door motor to open the door. Pull the cord towards the door opening when engaging automatic mode.