INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Whether you live in apartment building, are staying in a hotel, or work in a tall building, familiarize yourself with its floorplan and evacuation routes. Know the shortest and fastest path to the nearest stairwell, and know where any alternative exit routes is located. Talk to the building’s superintendent or management personnel about specific emergency procedures. Never take an elevator in the event of a fire emergency. Every now and then, practice taking the stairs if you live in an apartment building or work in a high rise. Make sure you’re familiar with how many flights there are and how long it takes to descend the stairwell. Use handrails and step to the right (or to the appropriate side as determined by your building’s emergency protocol) to make room for any emergency responders ascending the stairwell.  Turn back if you notice smoke coming from lower levels of a staircase. If possible, make your way to the building’s roof. Keep the door to the roof open to help clear smoke from the lower levels of the staircase, which will help those who might be incapacitated and allow emergency responders easier access.  Once on the roof, walk in the direction from which the wind is blowing, call emergency services if you haven’t already done so, and let them know your exact location. Tell your building’s management personnel about any potential difficulty you or someone in your office or household by have escaping via a stairwell.  If you use a wheelchair and cannot use a stairwell, try to find someone in the immediate area who can assist or carry you down the stairs. Call your local fire department's non-emergency number ahead of time to let them know about your mobility requirements in the event of a fire. If there is no elevator available and you're stuck on an upper floor, let emergency services know your exact location and create window signals using any available means. If you’re staying at a hotel, be sure to keep your key card handy as you evacuate your room and floor. In the event that the hallway or stairwells are blocked, you’ll need to return to your room, seal off any cracks around your door, cover vents, and use a flashlight or light article of clothing to signal your location in the window.  Remember to check your room’s doorknob before you exit in case there is a fire in the hallway. If you work in a high rise office, follow similar procedures in case all means of exit are blocked. Close your office or suite’s door, and make sure it’s unlocked or keep your keys or key card handy if it locks automatically.

SUMMARY: Know evacuation routes and procedures. Take the stairs. Take into consideration any mobility issues. Keep keys and key cards handy.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Oyster mushrooms are the easiest to grow, and a great choice for novices. To get started, buy them online, in a home gardening store, or in a homebrew supply store in the form of "spawn": spores or root-like mycelium stored in sawdust, grain, or agar. You can buy the spawn alone or as part of a complete oyster mushroom kit. Any oyster mushroom variety will work, but blue grey oysters and pink oysters are especially easy and quick to grow.Growing outdoors? "Plug spawn" is a slow but even easier alternative. Just drill holes in the side of a newly fallen hardwood log (avoid “softwood” or pine because they will inhibit the growth of fungus), insert the plugs, and wait for damp weather. If your kit came with a large bag of straw, that's a ready-to-go substrate, or material that provides nutrients and a place to grow. If you only have a small container of mushroom spawn, you'll need to make your own substrate, and heat it so only beneficial microbes can grow. Here are two ways to make a substrate: Cardboard:Best for spawn in sawdust1. Cut corrugated cardboard into pieces of equal size, a few inches square.2. Put the cardboard in a bucket and weigh it down with a heavy object.3. Add boiling water to submerge the cardboard.4. Cover with lid and let cool for eight hours.5. Wash hands with antibacterial soap.6. Squeeze out as much water as you can.  Straw:Best for spawn in grain1. Choose a cereal straw such as wheat or rye.2. Cut into 3–4 inch lengths (7.5–10cm) using a shredder or a weed whacker in a garbage can.3. Tie in a pillowcase or nylon mesh laundry bag.Submerge in pot of water on stovetop.4. Heat at 160–170ºF (70–75ºC) for one hour.5. Drain well and let cool to below 80ºF (27ºC). Now the spawn is ready to colonize the substrate with mycelium. Most strains do this best at temperatures between 60º and 75ºF (16–24ºC). Even small variations in temperature can decrease mushroom yield or encourage contamination, so try to find a room that stays at this temperature 24 hours a day.  Mycelium can grow at any light level except direct sunlight. Some growers find they get better results with low light on a daylight cycle (real or simulated). However, if you are using straw, too much light can cause grain to sprout and interfere with mushroom growth.  The ideal temperature depends on the strain. If your spawn came with instructions for a growing environment, follow them.

SUMMARY: Purchase oyster mushroom spawn. Make a pasteurized substrate. Choose a location with a steady temperature.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Worst means "worse than all the others; least helpful or skillful; most unfavorable or corrupt." Worst is a form of the word bad. Worst is a superlative adjective. A superlative adjective is one which is used to denote the extreme highest or lowest out of a group of nouns. This is used when comparing 3 or more things.  Unlike worse, you can’t use worst when only comparing 2 things. Dirty diapers smell worse than rotten milk, but week-old fish is the worst of all. Math is the worst of all my 5 classes. Worse and worst correspond to words like colder and coldest.  Use worse whenever you would use a -er word. The -er is the comparative. The weather in Boston is colder than it is in Miami. / The weather in Boston is worse than it is in Miami. Use worst whenever you would use a -est word. The -est is the superlative. Washington state has the wettest weather in the US. / Washington state has the worst rain in the US. The growing intensity scale of the word is: bad - worse - worst. Worst is the most bad and worse is more bad than bad. The weather in November is bad, but it's worse in December. The worst weather all winter is in January. Since worst is used to single out one inferior thing, it always comes after the word the.  I disagree. Eggplant and boiled cabbage are both vile, but squash is the worst! That is the worst cake I have ever tasted. Use worst to compare something to other things that are implied but not mentioned outright.  Chartreuse is the worst color [of all]. He’s the worst person imaginable [in the entire human population].

SUMMARY:
Know the definition of worst. Use worst to state that one thing is inferior to multiple other things. Understand the -er and -est correlation. Worst comes after the word the. Be aware when the comparison is implied.