INPUT ARTICLE: Article: This will cook the asparagus slightly. Stir the ingredients together to combine the flavors for 1 minute, or until the ingredients are cooked through. Then, remove the ingredients from the heat. Season the rice with soy sauce and red pepper flakes to taste and enjoy it immediately.

SUMMARY: Microwave the bowl for 30 seconds. Stir in the rice and 3 diced scallions and cook for 1 more minute. Serve.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: At this point, your child or teen may already be emotionally distant. Perhaps you have nagged them too often in the past, that they feel they can no longer expect emotional support from you. It’s not yet too late to mend those broken bridges. You are their only set of parents, after all. You just need to try harder in reaching out to your child. One rule you can follow is to count the praises and encouragement you give your child as well as the criticisms. The positive should always outnumber the negative. It may be difficult and would need a significant amount of your self-control, but let petty mistakes slide once in a while. Consistently nagging your child could cause them to shut you off, so that your disciplining and advice will only be tuned out. Get them to listen to you again by holding back the negative comments and by being more encouraging. Make time spent together happier by planning fun bonding activities you can do as a family. Teenagers may complain and appear bored or annoyed, but deep down they really appreciate these moments together. One possible reason for your child’s lack of motivation is the pressure of meeting goals they don’t feel confident enough to achieve.  It’s the “Why try in the first place, when I know I’ll fail” mindset that prevents them from exerting effort in their responsibilities. Remove this pressure by letting them know that you don’t care too much about the results. There’s merit in constantly reminding them that what you value more is their effort in these tasks. Help bring back their confidence in themselves by assigning them tasks that you know they could easily accomplish. Let them rediscover that they are capable of creating their own successes. This can also help them arrive to a bigger goal by doing only one simple task at a time, without being overwhelmed.  For example, if you’re teaching a child who is a little late in learning how to read, do not go straight to teaching them words. Begin with the alphabet even though they could already recognize all of them. Don’t forget to praise if they answer correctly. Or if your child needs help being more socially active, don’t force them to sign up for large classes or activities at once. Large groups can be overwhelming to shy teens. Instead, encourage new interactions with a few individuals at a time. Introduce them to a friend’s child that you know is friendly and shares common interests with your child, or plan a visit to your sibling's family and let them get to know their cousins.

SUMMARY: Mend bridges. Try to avoid nagging your child. Remove pressures that are causing your child to flounder. Give your child simple responsibilities.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Barrels can be found online or in brewing supply stores. They come in all sizes, from small, liter-sized barrels to big tanks used by commercial manufacturers. Smaller barrels are easier to use and smaller batches of whiskey age faster. Look for charred white oak barrels. This is the kind of wood used by the professionals. You may also char the inside of the barrel yourself with a blowtorch. Find the spigot, which looks like a faucet. Set it in the hole you'll see on one of the flat ends of the barrel. Next, get the bung, which looks like a cork. Place it nearby. If you have a funnel, you can set it in the bunghole, which will be on the rounded midsection of the barrel. Pour in enough water to fill the barrel. Plug the bunghole with the bung. Turn on the spigot for a moment to see if water flows. Afterward, check the rest of the barrel for leaks. Leave the barrel alone until it stops leaking.  It can take a day or more for the barrel to stop leaking. You'll have to do this process before every use. When the barrel is not in use, keep water in it to save time. Get enough whiskey to fill the barrel. For a small barrel, you'll need a bottle or 2. Opt for an unaged or younger whiskey. Higher proof whiskey ages better, so aim for a proof of 90 or higher. Keep the barrel in a closet, cellar, shed, or another area away from direct sunlight. Temperature changes can help the whiskey mature faster, as they cause the wood to shrink and expand. Spray the barrel with water or pass a damp cloth over it when it looks dry. This will protect the barrel and limit evaporation as the whiskey ages. Smaller barrels of whiskey will age faster. Typically, a 1- or 2-liter batch will be done in a month or 2. The biggest barrels can take several years. Barrels can be used several times, but will take longer to age the whiskey each time. The longer you age the whiskey, the more you'll lose to evaporation. Once the whiskey's taste is to your liking, remove it from the barrel. You can pour it out 1 glass at a time as you strain it. Straining is good for removing char and wood pieces. Place a cheesecloth over a mason jar or other storage container. Pour the whiskey over the cheesecloth. Remove the cheesecloth and the debris it has collected.

SUMMARY: Get an oak barrel. Assemble the barrel. Fill the barrel with water. Drain the water and replace it with whiskey. Store the barrel in a dark environment. Test the whiskey over time. Strain and bottle the whiskey.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/ in your computer's web browser. This will open your Google Account's Google Slides page if you're logged in. If you aren't logged into a Google Account, enter your email address and password when prompted before continuing. It's in the upper-left side of the page. Doing so opens a blank presentation. You can remove the pre-formatted title text boxes by doing the following:  Click a blank space on the slide. Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or ⌘ Command+A (Mac) to highlight the whole slide. Press the Del key (Windows) or the backspace key (Mac). It's a tab in the upper-left corner of the page. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. On a Mac, make sure you're doing this on the page rather than in your Mac's menu bar that's at the top of the screen. It's in the Insert drop-down menu. You should see your cursor turn into a cross. Click and drag from the top-left corner of the slide to just before the middle of the slide, then drag down to the bottom of the slide. This will be your card's left page. Type your card's message into the text box. You can center your text by highlighting the text, clicking the "Align" tab (which resembles four stacked horizontal lines), and clicking the "Center" option which is the second icon from the left in the resulting drop-down menu. If you want to use an image inside of your card, make sure the image is on your computer, then do the following:  Click Insert. Select Image in the drop-down menu. Click Upload from computer in the pop-out menu. Select an image, then click Open or Choose. Resize the image by clicking and dragging its corners inward or outward. Click and drag the image to the location on the slide in which you want to store the image. You'll do this by adding a text box to the right side of the slide:  Click Insert, then click Text box in the drop-down menu. Click and drag from the top-right corner to close to the middle of the slide, then drag down to the bottom of the card. Enter your text and images if necessary.

SUMMARY:
Open Google Slides. Click Blank. Delete the slide's contents. Click Insert. Click Text box. Create your text box on the left side of the slide. Enter any text you want to use. Add an image if desired. Create the card's second inner page.