INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When you want to include a citation at the end of a sentence clause, you have to put the citation information between the last word in the clause and the punctuation that follows. To begin creating this citation, place a left parenthesis here. For instance, if you wanted to begin a citation for a sentence on water levels in North Texas, you would write: Water levels are at an all-time low in North Texas ( You don’t need to use the author’s first name when citing in APA; just the last name will do. If the article doesn’t have an author, use a shortened form of the title.  For example, if you wanted to cite an author named Jean, your sentence at this stage would look like this: Water levels are at an all-time low in North Texas (Jean To shorten an article’s title, simply write the beginning words of the title up to the first noun. For example, you can shorten "A Particularly Fascinating Story in a Greenwich Village Bar" to "A Particularly Fascinating Story". If the author’s name is included in the text of the sentence, then your parenthetical citation should not include the author’s name. This should be the publication date for the original publication. For instance, if you’re citing a PDF of an academic article, you should write the year that the article was published and not the year that the PDF itself was created.For example:  Your example sentence should now read: Water levels are at an all-time low in North Texas (Jean, 2006 If the work has no publication date, use “n.d.” in place of the year. If you’re writing a direct quotation or if you’re referencing information that comes from a specific page of the publication, then you need to include the number for that page. Place a comma after the year, followed by “p.” and the number for the page. If your example sentence included a direct quotation, it would read: Water levels are “at an all-time low” in North Texas (Jean, 2006, p. 36 Add a right parenthesis after the page number and before the punctuation. If this is the end of the sentence, put a period after the right parenthesis. Your completed citation should read: Water levels are at an all-time low in North Texas (Jean, 2006, p. 36).

SUMMARY: Open a parenthesis at the end of the clause. Write the author’s last name after the parenthesis. Place a comma after the author’s name and write the publication year. Add the page number if you’re directly quoting a part of the publication. Close the parenthesis and add appropriate punctuation to complete the citation.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: The pattern you’re laying your flooring in will affect how much you need. Measure the square footage of your floor (1 square meter is about 10.5 square feet). Then add 5-7% more square footage to account for waste if you’re laying your boards straight. Add 15% waste if you’re laying the floors in a herringbone pattern. There are plenty of places you can order your flooring from, such as home improvement stores, flooring wholesalers, and construction contractors can all order flooring for you. It's probably best to look at the flooring online or in-store before you decide on which flooring you want for sure. If you’ve chosen free-floating, or laminate, flooring, test fit 2 pieces by clicking them together. If it comes apart easily or doesn’t join securely, avoid it and purchase a different variety to avoid problems down the line. Open your boxes of engineered hardwood in the room where you’ll be installing it. Make sure the pieces are flat, not leaning against something, which could warm them. Allow the flooring to sit for 3 to 4 days in that room so it can acclimate to the temperature and moisture and expand or contract as necessary. If you’ve recently installed new drywall or plaster, wait at least a week before opening your boxes of hardwood. The moisture present in most basements and garages is bad for engineered hardwoods. It can warp the wood and permanently damage it.
Summary: Measure the square footage of your floor. Order your floors. Let the flooring acclimate for 3 to 4 days. Avoid storing the hardwood in the basement or garage.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The singer should be a trained vocalist, as power metal music can be extremely vocally demanding. Many Power Metal vocalists choose to sing in a high vocal register, but this is not a necessity. Lyrics are generally high fantasy themed, featuring references to Elves, Dragons, Lord of the Rings, and other fantastical elements, though your songs should be about whatever you want them to be about. Many bands choose to tell fantastical, epic stories through their music. Mastodon even recorded a concept album about Moby Dick. A common element of most power metal songs is the fast, intense instrumentation. This makes power metal parts particularly difficult to play, so start by writing them and practicing at a comfortable speed and gradually speeding up as you learn the parts. You will probably find yourself writing songs between 150 and 200 bpm, so you will need a drummer who can keep up. In particular, power metal drumming is important in dictating the rhythmic drive of the music. You will want a drummer who can keep good time, hopefully with two bass drums and double kick pedals, and to use these quite frequently. The rhythm guitar is the backbone of power metal music, playing the chord progressions that compose the "meat" of the song. Playing a power chord, then picking the root note palm muted is a very common rhythm guitar technique in power metal. However, power chords don't necessarily have to be built off of the root note of a chord. For example, in pre-choruses, going up or down a third can sound very epic, and builds up nicely to the chorus being on the root note. Key changes can sometimes be found in the final choruses of some songs, where the main progression is moved up a tone. Minor and harmonic minor scales are great to use, while some modes, such as phrygian and dorian can also be useful. Guitar harmonies are very common as well, with third and octave harmonies being the most common. Quartal (fourth) harmonies are not as common. Sweep picking, tapping and fast alternate picking are commonly used for solos, but don't think you can just play fast and people will enjoy it! In good solos, bends add an extra degree of emotion when used properly.

SUMMARY:
Write epic lyrics and sing them well. Gradually increase the speed at which you practice the song. Have chugging rhythm guitars. Have fast, shredding lead guitar licks.