INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This might include hanging decorations like chimes or bird feeders, children’s toys, or personal deck chairs. If you finish cleaning the interior of the house early, focus on the yard, cleaning up fallen leaves and pulling any large weeds. The inside of the house should be your priority, but you’ll get bonus points from your landlord for taking care of the yard as well. Scrub porch steps with soap and a heavy-duty brush.  For a deeper clean on a concrete patio, squirt some dish soap onto the cement and scrub it into the concrete with a broom, then rinse it off again with the hose.  For a stone deck, use a gentler solution of one cup of brown soap or soap crystals in a bucket of water and pour it over the patio, scrubbing it in with a broom. Remove any remaining items stored there and sweep the ground thoroughly. Open the garage door and spray down the floor, aiming your hose toward the open garage door than the house.

SUMMARY: Remove any items you’ve left outside. Cut the grass and pull the weeds if you have a yard. Sweep and hose down the porch or balcony. Sweep out your garage.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: to God every day. Calm your mind, focus your thoughts, and open your heart up to God. When you're happy, say a prayer to express your gratitude to God. When you're sad, angry, or scared, pray for strength and guidance.  To get into a prayerful state of mind, it's helpful to read a Bible passage or recite prayers such as the Lord's Prayer or Hail Mary. Then, talk to God using your own words, like this: “Lord, I'm at a crossroad and need help making a decision. Please give me guidance and grant me the strength to follow your plan.” Try to find time each day to carefully read a few verses from the Bible. Read the passage slowly and imagine the setting as vividly as you can. Concentrate on the verses' meaning and how you can apply the message to your daily life. If your church offers a Bible study group, sign up for it to read and discuss passages with your community and faith leaders. Each day, jot down things you did right and what you could have done better. Then, on Sunday, reflect on the past week's entries. Try to think of a spiritual goal for the upcoming week based on your past entries.  For instance, if you were mean to someone last week, offering them a sincere apology could be your goal for the upcoming week. Examining your conscience on a regular basis and setting spiritual goals can help you live according to Christ's teachings. It's a bit like developing other healthy habits, like physical exercise. If you exercise every day, it becomes part of your routine and you get in better shape over time. Spiritual music, visual art, and literature can offer powerful, emotional experiences of God. A painting, for instance, could help you reflect on a story from the Bible. Nature's beauty, from the Grand Canyon to a lush forest, can also fill your heart with praise for the miracle of creation. When you feel like your faith is being challenged, the beauty of art and nature can help remind you that God has created an incredible world and has a plan for you.

SUMMARY: Pray Read and contemplate daily Bible passages. Write daily and weekly entries in a reflection journal. Look for signs of God's presence in art and nature.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Grease the inside of two 7-inch (17.78-centimeter) cake pans. To make the cakes easier to remove, consider lining each pan with a 7-inch (17.78-centimeter) circle of parchment paper. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl first. Add the sugar, baking soda, and salt. Stir everything together with a whisk. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients. Pour the soy milk, vanilla extract, olive oil, and vinegar into the well. Stir everything together with a whisk until the color and texture are consistent. Use a rubber spatula to scrape any leftover batter out of the bowl and into the pans. Gently tap the sides of each pan to help settle any air bubbles. The cakes are ready when a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. If the cakes are not ready by then, continue baking them at 5-minute intervals; check the cakes for doneness with the toothpick between each interval. Use oven mitts or a potholder to take the cakes out of the oven and transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Allow the cakes to cool off completely, then remove them from the pans. Run a knife along the inside of each pan first, then invert the pans to release the cake. Mix the powdered sugar, vegan butter, vanilla extract, and non-dairy milk together using an electric mixer. Start off with a low speed, then work your way up to a high one. Keep mixing until the frosting is creamy and smooth. The frosting should be thin enough to spread, but thick enough to hold onto the spatula. If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar; if it's too thick, add more milk. Set one of the cakes onto a plate, and spread some of the frosting on top with an off-set cake decorating spatula. Add the second cake on top, then finish coating the top and sides with the rest of your frosting.  For a more flavorful cake, add some sliced strawberries inside the cake, and whole strawberries on top.  If you are preparing the cake ahead of time, hold off on the strawberries until serving time, or the cake will get soggy.

SUMMARY: Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Mix together the dry ingredients. Whisk in the wet ingredients. Distribute the batter evenly between both pans. Bake the cakes in the center of the oven for 30 minutes. Cool the cakes on a rack before removing them from the pans. Prepare the frosting. Frost the cakes.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: ” The first thing you’ll need to do to register a UPC code is to apply for it through GS1, which is a not-for-profit organization that works to improve global communication. One of the ways they do this is with the use of barcodes. Log onto a computer and go to the GS1 website. Click on the button that reads “Apply Now” to get started on your application. Once you’ve clicked on “Apply Now,” you’ll be prompted to answer several questions and provide personal information, such as your company name and email address. Complete all of the required fields in order to get your UPC codes. The application includes questions about your business projections. It’s okay to provide your best guess in this part of the application. After filling out the application, you’ll be prompted to pay the application and initial fees. These will likely be high, as the codes are authentic and original, but if you expect to need 100 UPC codes or less, the fees will be lower. You can expect to pay at least $760 USD for these fees. There are many internet-based companies, such as https://buyabarcode.com and https://www.nationwidebarcode.com/, that sell UPC codes for as low as $100 USD. This may be more affordable and fitting for those selling 1 or 2 different products on a small scale, but these codes won’t include your company’s Company Prefix. This means that selling your products through major retailers won’t be possible.

SUMMARY:
Go to www.gs1-us.org and click “Apply Now. Fill out the application. Pay the required fees. Be wary of purchasing codes through a secondary market.