Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find your audience. Consider a career as a children's entertainer. Think about doing stand-up comedy. Get a job as a filmmaker. Consider becoming a musician or adding music to your story. Become a religious officiant.

Answer: Many professional storytellers get more successful in their business when they identify a particular audience for their tales.  Ask yourself what kind of stories you like to tell and who they would most appeal to.  For instance, if you love metaphorical fables about anthropomorphic animals, or tall tales about fantastic happenings, you might be best suited to storytelling for a youth audience. Many professional storytellers reach out to the primary consumers of stories: Many professionals will admit that opportunities for children's entertainment far outnumber gigs for storytelling to adults. Being open to a young audience will help storytellers build a career. Librarians often pull double duty as both librarian and storyteller.  If you have a passion for telling stories, you might be able to introduce a storytelling program to your library. Essentially, the most highly paid professional storytellers for an adult audience are stand-up comedians.  Comedians have a knack for timing and know how to make people laugh with their stories.  If that sounds like you, start out by doing open-mic nights and hone your jokes.  When you feel comfortable, move on to booking professional gigs at bars and nightclubs. Film is a powerful medium that engages sight and sound.  Almost nothing can compare with the ability of film to inspire, excite, and convince us to suspend our disbelief.  Becoming a filmmaker usually requires at least a four-year degree in film.  You can make as many kinds of films as there are kinds of stories: westerns, sci-fi movies, romantic comedies, thrillers, documentaries, and dramas.  Consult with the film’s writer to talk about their vision for the script and characters.  How do they see various lines of dialogue being delivered?  How do they imagine the characters moving and the sets looking?  Since films almost always begin as a screenplay, use that as your bible and integrate the writer’s vision into your filmmaking process. Make shorter films first to get a feel for how the medium works.  Most phones have a video function and can be a great first camera for a young amateur filmmaker. Get a production internship with a film studio to learn how the industry works.  Continue developing your filmmaking abilities with new projects and developing new contacts with actors, producers, and studio executives. Singer-songwriters set stories to music and can use the rhythm and volume of their music to add gravitas to their storytelling process.  Whether you rock out with a whole band behind you or simply strap on an acoustic guitar, music can be an effective storytelling medium.  Another community of professional storytellers includes those who tell their stories with a guitar, drums, or other musical instrument.  Including music in the narrative can get both children and adults involved in clapping or singing along to your story.  Musical storytelling can also constitute an important educational tool by providing new linguistic structures to young children. Think about adopting a spoken-word storytelling style.  While spoken-word storytelling requires no musical instruments, it does require a sense of timing, rhythm, and (often, though not always) rhyme.  Look for opportunities to perform at open-mic nights in your local coffee shops and bookstores. If you are a religious individual, you might feel called to put your storytelling skills to use in the service to your higher power.  Priests, imams, and rabbis don’t just recite ancient passages from their holy books. They must prepare innovative sermons and stories for their congregations.  Storytelling is integral to keeping their attendees engaged the religious service.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Clean your hands and sampling area. Assemble the device. Wait for the glucometer to prompt you for a sample. Test your blood sample. Wait for your results. Read the results.

Answer: Use hot water and soap to wash your hands. Clean the finger you’re going to prick with an alcohol swab, or with rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball.  Alcohol evaporates rapidly so there's no need to dry the area; that will just recontaminate it. Let the alcohol air dry. Most glucometers instruct you to prick your finger for a sample, but some of the newer blood glucose meters let you use an area on your arm. Determine which of these areas is acceptable for your meter. In general, a finger prick is the most accurate. Alternative sites are okay to use when blood glucose is stable, but not when potentially changing rapidly, such as after eating or exercising, or when hypoglycemic or ill. Insert a test strip into the glucometer, ensuring your insert the proper end inward. Insert a lancet into the lancing device you use to prick your finger. Glucometers may differ in when you insert the test strip. Usually it is inserted in order to turn the machine on, but sometimes you have to put the blood on the strip and then insert it into the machine. Make sure you know which way your glucometer works before you prick your finger. A readout on the glucometer will tell you to put the drop of blood on the strip. The readout may actually say "place sample on strip," or it may give you a symbol, such as an icon that looks like a droplet of liquid. Prick your finger with the lancing device. This usually causes no, or very minimal, discomfort. You may need to squeeze or massage the finger you pricked on either side to squeeze out a drop of blood. Let the blood form a small bead on your finger. Hold the bead of blood to touch the tip of the strip at the right place, which should be indicated on the strip.  Some people find it more comfortable to prick the side of the finger close to the fingernail, rather than the pad of the finger – there are fewer nerve endings on the side, making it a less sensitive area.  If you find it difficult or painful to prick your finger, it may help to rinse your hand in warm water for a minute or two and then allow your hand to dangle at your side for another minute. This gets blood flowing to your fingers. Do this before you wash your hands with soapy water and use alcohol to clean the finger you’re going to prick. The newer strips offer a "wicking" action that will draw the blood up into the test strip. Older meters and strips require you to actually drop blood onto the strip. The glucometer will start to count down in seconds until your results are ready to read. Newer glucometers only take about 5 seconds, whereas older versions may take10 to 30 seconds. The meter will sound a tone, or beep, when it has a reading for you. The results will show up on the digital screen of your glucometer.  Results will vary depending on what time of day it is, how recently you ate, and what you ate. There is no single good result for every person. You should discuss your diabetes with your healthcare provider and set goals for your blood sugar.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Pre-heat your dehydrator to 95 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (35 to 46 degrees Celsius). Rinse the bay leaves under a cool, gentle stream of water. Arrange the herbs on dehydrator trays, in a single layer. Check the instruction booklet that came with your dehydrator for any other instructions. Check the bay leaves periodically.

Answer: Set the heat level higher depending on the area you live in. Places with high humidity, such as Florida, will need a higher dehydrator setting. Shake off the water and pat them with a paper towel to dry. Place the trays in the dehydrator and allow them to dry for 1 to 4 hours.  You will know they have completed drying when they begin to curl or crumble and the stems start to split.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Visit Identitytheft.gov. Call the companies where the fraud took place. Place a fraud alert on your credit report. Request a credit report. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). File a report with your police department.

Answer:
This website contains resources to assist you in reporting and recovering from identity theft. Even better, the resources are free. Many companies have identity fraud departments. Speak to this department or, if there is not an identity fraud department, then speak to a manager. Explain that you did not make the purchases and that someone stole your identity.  Request that any account be closed. If you have an account with the business, then change your logins, passwords, and PINs. If you do not already have a fraud alert or a credit freeze on your accounts, then you should request that one or the other be put in place. Call the credit reporting agencies to request. Go through the credit report to see if any charges have been made or if new accounts have been opened in your name. You will want to know the full extent of the fraud so that you can respond appropriately. You should report your theft to the FTC. You can do so by visiting the FTC Complaint Assistant and selecting “Identity Theft” under “Select a Category.” You can then choose your sub-category: Identity Theft, Attempted Identity Theft, Data Breach, or Lost Wallet or Purse.  Answer the Complaint Assistant's questions. If you need to chat with a tech specialist, you can click on the icon in the upper-right corner. Someone is available Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Once you answer the questions, you should be given an Identity Theft Affidavit. Save this and print it off. You can also complain to the FTC by phone. Call 1-877-438-4338 to make your report. You should go to your local police department and request to make a report of identity theft. When you finish, you should get a copy of your police report. Take the following to the police department:  any proof of the identity theft, such as bills, statements, IRS notices, etc. a valid photo identification issued by the government a copy of your FTC Identity Theft Affidavit proof of your address the FTC's Memo to Law Enforcement available for download at http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/pdf-0088-ftc-memo-law-enforcement.pdf.