INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Be sure to save each picture that you find to your computer. Try to find a variety of cats that vary in size, color, hair type, etc. Also, make sure that you get some pictures that are close-up shots as well as photos that show cats engaging in their everyday routine such as walking, eating, lying down, and interacting with people. You don't have to limit your picture search to the internet. You can also find similar pictures in magazines and pamphlets. Look at the picture and determine where you are on the anxiety scale. You do this by deciding how much anxiety you experience on a scale of 1-10. One represents virtually no anxiety while 10 reflects extreme anxiety. As you do this, try to keep yourself calm. Also, do your best to refrain from looking away. If you do find yourself looking away, be sure to refocus on the picture as soon as you notice. Continue this each day until you experience very little anxiety when you look at the picture. Determine in advance how long you will look at the picture each day. 10-15 minutes seems to be a reasonable amount of time to participate in this daily activity. If you find yourself getting anxious, try deep breathing to regain your composure. Sit in a chair that can support your back. Breathe in so that the air moves from your belly to your chest. Count to four as you slowly breathe in. Then breathe out so that you feel the air moving back down from your chest and out of your body. Count to seven as you release the air. Repeat as needed. Try using this relaxation technique as you look at the picture of the cat. After a few days of doing this, the anxiety that you experience should lessen. Be sure to always note where you are on the anxiety scale. Remember, your goal should be to get to a one or two on the scale. Use these pictures to create a collage by gluing them all onto a poster board. When you are no longer experiencing anxiety from looking at the picture of a single cat, now it's time to move on to looking at multiple cat pictures. Taking this approach allows you to slowly build your confidence. Be sure to spend several minutes each day intentionally looking at the collage. Continue to do this until the pictures no longer cause you anxiety. You are slowly increasing your exposure by starting with a picture of one cat and moving to pictures of multiple cats. The goal is to eventually desensitize yourself from cats altogether. However, if you start with multiple cats, it may become too overwhelming, causing you to quit before it works. Therefore, it's important to start with something that you can handle. You may want to hang the collage in an area where you will frequently see it. This can help quicken the desensitization process. However, continue to set aside 10-15 minutes specifically for this activity. Remember, the goal is to reach a one or two on the anxiety scale when looking at the collage. Search for short videos of cats on YouTube that are pleasant to watch and repeatedly view them for a few days. Initially this may be anxiety provoking but you should continue to watch the videos until they no longer cause you anxiety. Watching videos is a great way to prepare you for the transition from looking at pictures of cats to making actual physical contact. It may be a good idea to have a friend preview the Youtube videos before you watch them. This way you can avoid the occasional video that shows an unfriendly cat which could worsen the phobia. Continue to monitor your anxiety scale. When you reach one or two on the scale then you can move to making physical contact.

SUMMARY: Search the internet for images of cats. Select one of the pictures and print it out, preferably in color. Look at the picture for several minutes each day. Print out the remaining cat pictures that you have saved on your computer. Watch videos of cats.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Dig out the flesh, leaving a 1/2" (13 mm) thick layer on all sides. Use a potato peeler, a corkscrew or a paring knife. Screw the apple onto the top of the hose, and seal the connection with some plasticine. You can use a burning cigarette or other concentrated heat source to make the hole. The connection should be tight. If you see a gap between the plastic and the straw, then seal the gap with more plasticine. Cover it with foil, poke holes in the foil, light your coals and place the coals on the foil. Enjoy your homemade hookah.

SUMMARY: Cut the top 1/4 off of the apple. Poke a hole into the bottom of the apple. Cut a piece of garden hose to the desired length. Burn a hole into the side of a plastic bowl near the bottom. Insert a straw into the hole. Fill the fruit bowl with tobacco.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A duster bulb will enable you to apply a thin layer of boric acid. Squeeze the bulb to puff a small layer of powder along the floor and walls in your kitchen and bathroom. The layer should be barely visible to your eye. Do not apply too much boric acid. If you do, then the roaches will be able to detect it and they will avoid the area. Do not use a spoon to apply the boric acid. You can purchase the acid from your local hardware store. Do not apply the acid on countertops, especially where food is prepared. Drill a hole in your drywall big enough to fit the tip of the duster bulb. Place the tip of the duster bulb into the hole. Squeeze the bulb to dispense the boric acid in between your walls. Since roaches tend to live in between walls, this is an effective way to kill them. But do not use it in combination with sticky traps. The traps will prevent the roaches from going back home, which helps spread the acid to other roaches.

SUMMARY: Use a duster bulb to apply the acid. Administer boric acid in between your walls. Use it in combination with gel bait and bait stations.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The areas that you tie will end up white. The areas that you leave untied will end up colored. If you have a lot of folds in your fabric, be aware that those areas might not get dyed either. Some of the patterns you can try: Spirals Stripes Starbursts Crumpled Pick a point on your garment; it does not have to be in the middle. Pinch the fabric, making sure that you go through all layers. Twist the fabric into a tight spiral, like a cinnamon roll. Wrap 2 rubber bands around it to form a X and to hold the spiral together. This method works best on T-shirts. You can make several mini swirls on a large T-shirt. Roll or scrunch your fabric into a tube. You can roll it vertically, horizontally, or even diagonally. Wrap 3 to 5 rubber bands around the tube. The rubber bands should be tight enough to squeeze and indent the fabric. You can space them evenly or randomly. Spread your garment out flat. Take a fistful of fabric, then tie it off with a rubber band to create a little tuft. Do this as many times as you want over your shirt. Each tied off portion will make a starburst. This technique works best on T-shirts. Crumple the fabric up into a ball. Wrap 2 rubber bands around it to form a cross. Add more rubber bands, if needed, to help hold the bundle together. The rubber bands need to be tight enough to scrunch the fabric together into a tight ball.

SUMMARY:
Decide what sort of pattern you want. Twist the fabric into a spiral if you want a traditional swirl pattern. Wrap rubber bands around your fabric if you want stripes. Pinch and tie tufts of fabric if you want mini starbursts. Crumple the fabric up and tie it if you want a random pattern.