Start with 1 tbsp (15 grams) of butter and 1 tbsp (9 grams) of flour and add more as needed. Soften the butter by placing it in the microwave for 5-10 seconds at a time. Do not melt the butter completely. You can mix the butter and flour with a fork until it’s smooth. Use your fingers to knead the mixture until it has formed a paste. You can make larger amounts of beurre mani in a food processor and store the balls in the freezer. Bring them to room temperature before use. Once you have thoroughly mixed in the beurre mani balls, return the sauce to a boil and cook it for at least 1 minute.  Add in another beurre ball until you get your desired thickness. Beurre mani is great to use for a sauce that has already been prepared but needs some added thickness. This works really well in pan sauces for shrimp scampi, turkey, or soups.
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One-sentence summary -- Mix equal parts of softened butter and flour in a small bowl. Knead the mixture and roll the paste into teaspoon-sized amounts. Whisk in 1 ball at a time to your simmering sauce.


Your project will have some text on it to represent your ideas. On your sketch, identify where the text will go. Use your research to write your text, though put it in your own words. In addition, make sure you are citing your sources, which means you are saying where you got the information.  Your teacher should tell you how should cite your sources or what guidelines you should be using. If you don't know how to write according to those guidelines, try an online resource such as Purdue's Online Writing Lab. It covers the basics of the major citation styles. If you're doing an artistic project, begin painting or drawing the pieces. If you're using something such as papier-mâché, start building your sculpture. If you're designing it on the computer, start making your art or gathering images to use. Write or type out your text. Put the finishing touches on the visual parts. Glue or tape the project together as needed, so it makes one cohesive whole. Use what you sketched earlier to pull your project together into your final draft.  Before you turn it in, make sure you covered everything your teacher asked you to. If you skipped something, see if you can add it in, even if it's last minute.
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One-sentence summary -- Write out your text. Paint or draw your project. Pull your project together.


Glycolic acid and benzoyl peroxide are two other ingredients commonly found in skincare products. However, these can also be quite drying on the skin, so it is best to avoid using them in combination with a harsh treatment like Retin-A. Retin-A works by exfoliating away the top layers of skin. As a result of this, skin can become thinned out and fragile. Therefore is not a good idea to undergo any facial waxing while you are using Retin-A cream. Retin-A treatment makes your skin hyper-sensitive to sunlight, which is why you only apply it at night. However, you should also take precautions during daylight hours by wearing an SPF every day. It doesn't matter if it's sunny, rainy, cloudy or even snowy - your skin needs to be protected. Retin-A creams should not be used if you are pregnant, suspect you might be pregnant, trying to get pregnant or breastfeeding, as there have been reports of fetal deformities following use of tretinoin treatments.
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One-sentence summary -- Don't use in combination with products containing glycolic acid or benzoyl peroxide. Do not wax Retin-A treated skin. Do not expose your skin to sun damage. Do not use Retin-A if you're pregnant.


Hand to hand combat is inevitable in Dark souls. That’s why Vitality (health) and Endurance (stamina) are the two most important stats for any player. Stamina is used for all actions by your character including striking, dodging, and blocking, as well as managing equipment load. Points into these stats early is always a safe bet.  Endurance has a hard cap at 40 for stamina, meaning you won’t receive any more stamina bonuses after that point. However you can continue to increase it for greater equipment load. You can increase your damage by increasing the stat with which your weapon scales, but the benefits early on will be minimal. This is best saved for later in the game. Stability is a rating for shields that determines how much punishment your shield can take before your guard is broken. Poise is a rating for how much you are staggered when you get hit. A higher number for these stats is always better. Having your guard broken leaves you very vulnerable to counterattack. Avoid it at all costs. Although optional, proper use of a shield can be an invaluable defensive option for beginners. A shield is much easier to time than dodging and some enemies may even stagger themselves when striking against it.  Your stamina will regenerate faster if you do not have your shield up. This means it is best practice to raise your shield before you are hit, then lower it before the next strike, if you have time. For beginners, find a shield that has a 100% physical defense rating. Otherwise you will still take some damage, even when blocking attacks. Reinforcing a weapon at the blacksmith will give you the most immediate increase in damage, especially compared to stat increases. Neglecting to upgrade your weapons will make the game significantly more difficult.  If you don’t plan to use a weapon much, it may be best to save the materials for something you will use more frequently. Almost all weapons in Dark Souls are viable. If you keep your starting weapon upgraded, it can carry you through the entire game. Enemies inflict a lot of damage with each hit in Dark Souls and the amount negated by armor is finite. It is important to strike a good balance between equipment load and poise. Lighter armor will give less poise but a faster roll via lower equipment load. All armor and weapons weigh a certain amount. Your equipment load is the percentage of the combined weight of your equipment compared to your burden stat, which is determined by Endurance.  It is important to keep your equipment burden below 100% or you will be unable to run or or dodge roll.  Lower equipment load (50% or below) will increase the length of your roll invincibility.
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Understand the importance of stats. Understand the “hidden stats” like stability and poise. Use a shield. Upgrade your weapon. Assess the effectiveness of armor. Understand equipment load.