Article: Measure out 2 cups (24 ounces) of rice in a measuring cup. Then rinse the rice several times in a large bowl until the water is clear as opposed to murky. Try to use sticky or glutinous rice, which is more authentic and creates a slightly different flavor than regular rice. After rinsing, soak your rice in hot water for about an hour, as sticky rice cooks better after it has been soaked. Then use a strainer or sieve to strain the rice and remove the water. Pour around two cups of water in the bottom of a steamer. Bring the water to a boil. If you don’t have a steamer, you can simply boil water in a medium sized pot. After the water begins to boil, place the rice in the top compartment of a steamer and let it steam for around 25 minutes.  If you don’t have a steamer, place the sieve of rice above the boiling water, making sure that the rice doesn’t touch the boiling water. Cover the top of the sieve with a pot lid and steam for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes, take off the lid of the steamer and taste the rice. If it is still hard or slightly crunchy, use a spoon to flip the rice over and let it steam more, checking every five minutes or so to see if it’s done. Once the rice has finished steaming, remove it from the heat. After the rice has finished steaming, spoon it out onto a cooking sheet and spread it in a thin layer to help it cool. It’s essential to let the rice cool before beginning the fermentation process, and spreading the rice helps it to lose heat more rapidly.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Rinse the rice. Soak the rice for an hour. Boil water in the bottom of a steamer. Steam the rice. Check that the rice has finished steaming. Spread the rice on a cooking sheet.

Problem: Article: Nearly all universities and colleges offer a general education program or classes outside of an area of expertise that cover a broad range of topics and approaches. The material taught in general education courses focuses on interdisciplinary information so that you can gain knowledge and apply it to real life situations.  If you decide to attend university, make sure you take classes in a variety of subjects to broaden your general knowledge. Taking a diversity of classes has shown to make an impact in job interviews, collaborating with colleagues, and contributing to a community. College campuses offer many opportunities to join one or several different clubs in whatever you are interested in. Surrounding yourself with people of different backgrounds, ethnicities, and interests will only help you to gain more general knowledge.   Extracurricular activities enhance and refresh your mind and body which, in turn, will increase your ability to immerse yourself with new knowledge. Search for other ways to expand your general knowledge by looking out for service projects, event planning, or writing a newsletter. These activities will help you to stay up to date on relevant information. Faculty knows how people learn, or at least they know more than most. It is not uncommon to find students in faculty offices during meeting hours to discuss lecture, assignments, or just about anything else. Make yourself one of those students who visit faculty during office hours. You will learn more than you ever imagined.   Check your syllabus. That is where professors post their office hours for that semester. Or, you can usually find a schedule posted to their door or at the department assistant’s office. If you cannot meet during the assigned hours, call or email your professor to make an appointment during a different time.
Summary: Decide on a general education program. Join clubs, organizations, and honoraries. Interact with faculty and staff.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The idea behind minimalist pruno is that it’s more like making the type of pruno that inmates make, so it doesn’t require any fancy cooking tools or utensils. What you will need is:  One-gallon (3.8-L) sealable plastic bag Three clean towels A large bowl or sink Hot running water Spoon or t-shirt Break the oranges into wedges and place them in the sealable bag. Add the fruit cocktail and seal the bag tightly. With the fruit sealed inside the bag, squish the fruit between your fingers to break it up into small chunks.  The fruit is ready when it becomes the consistency of fruit pulp mixed with paste. You can substitute some of the orange with apples, peaches, pears, or any other fruit that’s available to you. Open the bag and pour in the water. Then seal the bag again. Place the bag of mashed fruit into a sink or bowl and cover it with the hottest water you can get from the tap. Let the fruit sit in the hot water for 15 minutes. Add fresh hot water every five minutes. If you don’t have a bowl or a plug for the sink, keep the water from the tap running over the fruit for 15 minutes. Once the mixture is good and warm from the water, wrap it in the towels to help keep in the heat. Then transfer the mixture to a dark place for 48 hours. The heat is necessary for the fermentation process, because otherwise the wild yeast will die instead of converting the sugar to alcohol. After two days, unwrap the towels from around the bag. The bag should have ballooned up with gases, so open the bag to release the gas. Add the sugar cubes and ketchup. Seal the bag and let the mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes to let the sugar dissolve.  The amount of ketchup you need for this recipe is equivalent to about 3.5 ketchup packets. If you don’t have access to ketchup, you can also use a piece of bread broken up into small pieces. When the sugar has dissolved, knead the mixture to incorporate the fruit, sugar, and ketchup. Then heat the mixture with hot tap water again. Let the fruit sit in the hot water (or under running water) for 30 minutes. After heating for 30 minutes in the water bath, wrap the mixture in the towels again. Stash it away somewhere dark and let the mixture sit for 24 hours. Once you get to this point, the mixture will take another 72 hours or so to turn to alcohol. Over the next three days, open the bag daily to release the gases and reheat the bag under hot running water for 15 minutes. Then rewrap the bag in the towel and return it to its dark place until the next day. When the bag stops bloating, the pruno is ready. After three days or when the bag stops bloating with gases overnight, open the bag and skim off the fruit mash to leave the liquid behind.  If it’s available, use a tea strainer, clean sock, or clean t-shirt to separate the fruit mash and strain the liquid.  Transfer the liquid to cups before serving, or return it to the plastic bag and drink straight from the bag.

SUMMARY: Gather a few supplies. Combine and mash the fruit. Add water and heat the fruit. Wrap and hide the mixture. Add the sugar and ketchup. Heat the bag again. Wrap and hide the mixture. Reheat the bag daily. Strain or skim before consuming.

Set it to the highest heat setting. If it has a steam setting, turn this off. Dry heat is best for removing the melted plastic or wax. An alternative for the brown paper bag is wax paper. Be careful not to use thin paper, as it can overheat the plastic or wax and cause a worse mess. Avoid paper with any writing on it, because the heat can cause the ink to transfer onto the fabric or carpet. Don’t push down too hard or stay on one section too long, because you do not want the substance to melt farther into the carpet or fabric. The goal is to get the plastic or wax to stick to the bag. This should be done while the paper is still warm from the iron. The plastic or wax should stick to the paper, leaving the surface clean. If there are still bits stuck to the carpet afterward, try gently scrubbing the area with a carpet cleaner, fabric cleaner, or rubbing alcohol. The remaining pieces may budge with a little bit of friction. If the plastic or wax still doesn’t come off, try freezing it with an ice pack and breaking it apart once it’s frozen. Vacuum the pieces when you’re finished.
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Grab your iron and plug it into an outlet near the stain. Cover the stain with a paper bag. Gently iron over the paper. Gently peel the paper bag off the fabric or carpet. Repeat as necessary.