Feel around pipes and seals attached to the toilet and sinks in your bathroom for leaks. Make sure to do this regularly, because time makes all the difference when trying to prevent mold growth. If leaks are present, contact a plumber to repair them or take matters into your own hands by fixing them yourself. Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, washcloths and similar items can give mold a potential place to hide. Wipe these items dry or squeeze all of the water out after each use and store them in a towel closet or somewhere else dry between showers. After each shower, go over the walls of the shower in a vertical swiping motion with a squeegee so that you can quickly and easily get leftover water into the drain instead of allowing it to cling to the walls. Keeping shower walls dry contributes greatly to creating a low level of moisture in the bathroom. Apply a standard grout sealer to the spaces between your bathroom tiles each year to waterproof them. If at any point you have a particularly difficult time keeping your grout mold-free, you can also scrub it with bleach and a toothbrush or replace it completely by scraping it out with a flat screwdriver.
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One-sentence summary -- Find and fix leaks in your bathroom. Don’t keep loofahs, bath toys, or bathing products in the bath tub or shower. Squeegee away excess water after showering. Seal grout lines in tile flooring annually.


Leave for 4 minutes, then turn over and toast the other side for 4 minutes. Or, heat for as long as it takes to be browned on both sides.  Place the squares on each bread half. Leave about 1/2 inch (1.2cm) at the edge free of chocolate as it will melt into this area. Bake for 1 to 2 minutes or until the chocolate starts melting. It should have a glossy texture. Sprinkle a few small drops of olive oil onto each slice and season with a pinch of salt for each slice. If you don't like the thought of oil and salt on the chocolate, skip; however, it does bring out a great flavor, which is why this is a popular method. Enjoy with a hot chocolate and some fresh berries in a side bowl.
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One-sentence summary -- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Place the crusty bread slices on a baking sheet. Place in the oven to toast. Cut the slices in half. Break the chocolate into squares. Put the chocolate covered bread back into the oven. Remove from the oven. Serve immediately.


Unpack the closet contents onto nearby counters or a section of the floor. Once everything has been pulled out of the closet, you can begin to plan what types of item you’d like to put on each closet shelf. Reorganizing deep closet shelves while they’re still full of items would be a difficult task. A large, deep closet probably contains items used in each season. On each shelf, combine items that are used together in a specific season. So, as summer turns into fall, fill a small plastic container with your sunscreen, sunglasses, and small pool toys. Label this “Summer Pool,” and house it in the back of the closet. Or, if winter is over and spring has arrived, fill a plastic container with winter scarves, hats, gloves, and mittens. Label this “Winter Gear” and move it to the back of the closet while you’re getting out your “Spring” container. If you have albums of physical printed photographs, store them in boxes on a shelf of your closet. The depth of the closet will work to your advantage in this instance: you can add additional boxes farther back in the closet as your printed photographs continue to accumulate. Be sure to label the boxes so you know what photos are inside. For example, “Winter 2000” or “1993 trip to Tahoe.”
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One-sentence summary -- Take everything out of the closet before reorganizing. Re-organize seasonally to put less-used items farther back in the closet. Store boxes of photographs on their own shelf.


For example, 57.01 is large than 46.99 because the whole number components of the decimals are the first place to check when comparing the values.  No matter how many digits are to the right of the decimal, if the value to the left of the decimal point for one number is larger than the value for another number with decimals, the first number is larger.  Here is another example. Comparing 55.95 with 57.28, because 57 is larger than 55, 57.28 is larger than 55.95. One more example: Comparing 42.349 with 47.32, because 47 is larger than 42, 47.32 is larger than 42.349. If the numbers to the left of the decimal point are the same, compare the digits to the right of the decimal point to see which decimal is the larger number.  When the number of digits is different, this can be tricky. Comparing 12.57 and 12.75, because 75 is larger than 57, 12.75 is larger than 12.57. (You can also look at just the first digits after the decimal points; because 7 is larger than 5, you again see that 12.75 is larger than 12.57.) Comparing 14.92 and 14.092, you can see that the second decimal has three digits after the decimal point. However, by looking at the first digits only, you see that 9 is larger than 0, so 14.92 is larger than 14.092. You can also write a zero after the “2” in 14.92 to make it 14.920; because 920 is larger than 92, again 14.92 is the larger number.
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One-sentence summary --
Compare the numbers to the left of the decimal point. Compare the numbers to the right of the decimal point.