Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Wash your hands Rinse fruits and vegetables before cutting them. Use separate cutting boards and utensils for raw and ready-to-eat foods. Place seasonings in small bowls when working with raw meat. Marinate meat in the fridge and boil extra marinade before serving it. Wash all counters and surfaces after preparing raw foods.

Answer: frequently. Always wash up with hot water and soap after handling raw meat, poultry, or seafood. Don’t just dip your hands under water for 2 seconds. Wash them vigorously for a minimum of 20 seconds. Cell phones and computer keyboards are among the germiest surfaces, so remember to wash up after checking a recipe or sending a text. Wash produce under cold running water, and don’t use soap or detergent. Soak broccoli, cauliflower, and other items with lots of nooks and crannies in a bowl of cold water for 1 to 2 minutes. If you’re storing washed produce, place it into a new container instead of into its original package. Switch or wash the boards and knives you used to prepare raw meats before using them to prepare produce. Don’t store raw meat on a platter, then use the same platter to serve cooked meat.  For instance, don't season raw chicken on a cutting board, then use the same cutting board to chop broccoli. Even if you plan on cooking the broccoli, it might not reach the internal temperature required to kill germs in raw chicken. Replace your cutting board if it has deep, hard to clean grooves. Pouring required amounts of salt, pepper, and other seasonings into small bowls might mean you’ll have to do a few more dishes. However, you won’t have to grab seasoning packages with unclean hands or run to the sink each time you rub the meat with an ingredient. For instance, rub your chicken breast with salt, then reach for the bowls with pepper, garlic, and paprika. Wash your hands and the bowls when you’re done seasoning. Never marinate meat on the countertop or leave it unrefrigerated for extended periods. Excess marinade can make a great pan sauce, but marinade that's touched raw meat is a major health hazard. Boil it for at least 1 minute before serving it as a sauce. You can also prepare extra marinade, divide it, and keep a portion of it away from raw meat. Wipe down surfaces with a kitchen cleaner or a diluted bleach or vinegar solution. Use paper towels or a cloth designated for countertops and other surfaces. Don’t use the same sponge or cloth to clean both your dishes and countertops. Don’t forget about the sink, which harbors germs and residual food. Rinse away or pick up organic matter, then wipe it down with a cleaning solution.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Let go of the outcome. Be flexible. Be selfish. Maintain your values throughout the good and bad in life. Face your problems. Take a time-out.

Answer: One of the biggest changes to make is to let go of trying to control the outcome of every situation. Realize that the only thing you can control is your reaction to a situation, you rarely (if ever) can control the situation itself. The need for control is rooted in fear, and if you're acting from a place of fear, you are not loving life.  Ask yourself what you're afraid of if you relinquish the need to control the outcome of a given situation. As an example, if you feel your girlfriend forgetting the wine for a big evening is going to ruin the evening, question that assumption. Will it actually be ruined? It could be that your attitude will actually ruin the evening, rather than the lack of wine. For example: If you're just embarking on a relationship (or just looking), it's fine to plan ahead for where you'd like to see the relationship go, as long as you remain open-minded to the fact that it may not end up how you originally planned or envisioned it to be. Another example is if you have a health issue (of any kind). Instead of holding a constant anger about the situation, remember that you can't control the health issue (although you can do things to help or make it worse), you can only control how you act about the situation. This doesn't mean that you can twist your body into a pretzel shape, this means that you are open to different possibilities. It ties in with letting go of the need to control the outcome because if you aren't acting in a flexible manner towards life, you're going to come up against something that will break you. Be okay with changing plans or leaving some things undone if necessary. If you are rigid in your approach to most things in life, you can create resistance which will stop you from enjoying the present moment. Always thinking about others is loving and living your life. Do what you want to do as this life is yours and you have to operate it. Do not be distracted by anyone in your life with your aim. Regardless of whether you are at a high or low point in life, try to live by consistent values. Ask yourself if you are living according to your own values. If you find you aren't, try to align your life with the things you believe and hold true.  Try writing down the things you would want to be said about you at your funeral, or what you would do with your life if money was no object. This can help you figure out what is important to you and identify your personal values. Change up your regular routine. They don't have to be big changes, but doing something a little different each day keeps you on your toes, even if it's something as simple as taking a different route to work each day, or stopping at a different coffee shop occasionally. Everyone has problems, big or small. Ignoring or avoiding them only makes them get bigger and bigger until they've taken over your life. You don't have to face them all at once, but dealing with things as they arise, rather than waiting, will help your long-term ability to love life, because problems won't be building up.  Focus on finding a solution to the problem, rather than focusing on the problem itself. For example, if you're having a problem with your roommate, instead of focusing the problem itself and building it up, focus on what both of you need to do to make the living situation work. Ask yourself whether a problem is actually a problem. Sometimes you build something up into a problem without realizing why. For example: if making telephone calls makes you anxious, ask yourself why that is. Forcing yourself to come up with a reason for something that seems nonsensical can actually help you release the anxiety around what you feel is a problem. Sometimes the thing you need the most to get re-energized and life-loving is to take a break from everything. This means taking a little time to pamper yourself, or simply to give yourself some much needed rest.  Take a warm bath and put on an audiobook or music to listen to so your mind doesn't focus on all the things that might be worrying you. Let yourself do nothing but day-dream for awhile. Maybe you take the bus to work or school everyday. Use this time to zone out and catch up on imagination time, something that's important for your overall health and productivity. Do something fun. This can be anything, big or small (anywhere from reading a book you love to going on vacation), as long as it is something that allows you to take a break from everything.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Choose a type of grape. Prepare your own grapevine cuttings. Select a suitable location. Prepare the soil. Prepare a trellis for your grapevines. Know when to plant.

Answer:
As with any plant, certain types of grapes grow better in different areas and offer up different flavors and appearances. There are three general types of grapes: American, European, and Muscadine grapes. American grapes grow best in warm, sunny climates like that of central California. European grapes are common in Europe and Northern parts of the US, and Muscadine grapes are commonly found in the Southern US.  Within each general type of grapevine, there are multiple species to choose from which each offer up their own flavor, color, texture, and size. Visit a local nursery to find one that fits your needs and environment. Select plants that look healthy and strong, and are 1 year old. When possible, get them certified virus-free to ensure that their healthy growth is continued.  Look for plants that have an even root distribution, and whose canes are symmetrical. If you or a friend has another grapevine you’d like to plant from, you can take a cutting and plant it in a new location. To use your own cuttings: Cut the sections directly from the vine or from brush that has recently been pruned off. Make sure the cutting is 3 nodes long (the nodes will look like bumps). At the bottom of the cutting, make the cut at an angle. This cut should be at 45 degrees and 1/4 to 1-inch above the node. When taking cuttings, plant as many as possible - in as many locations as possible - to have a higher chance of success. Surplus plants can be given away. Grapevines are long term plants that can live between 50 and 100 years. Therefore, make sure that the location you select is a permanent one that will offer up plenty of room for future grapevines. Grapevines thrive in sloped and hilly areas that offer up plenty of drainage and sunlight. When possible, plant your grapevines on a downward slope on a south-facing hill, in an area clear of other trees and large plants.  In cold areas be sure to plant the grapevines in a sunny area, preferably facing south. A southern facing location may prevent frost nipping the vines. Also avoid "frost pockets" such as low-lying areas or the base of a slope, where cold air can pool and ruin a crop. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, north-facing slopes are sunnier. Grapevines are a bit picky about their soil conditions, so make sure your are just right before planting. Use soil that slightly rocky or sandy with a pH just above 7. Amend the soil to promote good drainage if necessary, as water-logged roots are not conducive to healthy growing grapevines.  For best results, take a soil sample to an agricultural extension office or soil testing laboratory for a complete soil test. This is usually cheap or free. If this is not possible, test the soil pH with an at-home kit and add pH adjusters to your soil if necessary. Although it may seem counterintuitive, grapevines do not like soil that is too nutrient-rich. Avoid heavily fertilized soil when possible, and follow recommendations from a soil test result or an experienced local grower. Grapevines are, as the name implies, vine plants that grow upwards along a support structure. If you are not planting your grapes along a fence or other structure, construct or buy a trellis for them to grow along. This is typically a wooden structure made of intertwined boards that allow the vines to wrap around them, providing a sturdy support system.  Latticed wood and wire can be purchased and attached to fence posts for an easy homemade trellis, if you don’t have the funds or ability to purchase or make your own. Don’t use a single stake (as you might for tomato plants) as this won’t provide enough support for your vines once they start growing. Wait to plant your grapevines until a frost-free day in late winter or early spring. Pruning should happen around this time in upcoming years as well. Contact your local agricultural service for exact planting dates.