Article: Tap the Google Maps app icon, which resembles a red location marker on a road map. This will open the map view if you're signed into maps. If prompted, select a Google account and/or sign in before continuing. To find a location on the map, you can either scroll to it, or tap the search bar at the top of the app, and type the name of a location or address.  This displays the location on the map. This places a large red marker on the location and displays a pop-up menu at the bottom of the app. It's the third tab at the bottom of the map.  It's next to an icon that resembles a book mark. There are three pre-made lists on Google Maps.  These include; "Favorites", "Want to go", and "Starred places".  Tapping a list saves the location to the list.  Locations in each list have color-coded markers that appear on the map. To create a new list, tap  + New List in the upper-right corner.  Type a name for the list on the bar and then tap Create.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Open Google Maps. Find a location on the map. Tap and hold the location. Tap Save. Tap a list to save the location to.
Article: Place 1 cup (240 ml) of milk and 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine into a small saucepan. Heat the milk and butter over medium heat until the temperature reaches 120 to 130 degrees F (48 to 54 C). The butter won't melt completely. You're just warming the milk and butter which will help the yeast dissolve and activate. Put 2 tablespoons of packed brown sugar and 1 envelope (2 1/4 teaspoons) of instant yeast into the bowl of a stand mixer. Add the warmed milk and butter mixture and stir to dissolve the brown sugar and yeast. If you don't have a stand mixer, place your ingredients in a large mixing bowl and use a hand mixer or large wooden spoon to combine them. Add 2 cups of the all-purpose flour and 2 teaspoons of salt to the mixing bowl. Beat the dough for 3 minutes so that the flour is completely incorporated. If the dough looks very sticky and continues to cling to the sides of the bowl, slowly add more flour to make the dough soft. It should start to pull away from the sides of the mixing bowl.  Keep track of how much flour you add. Avoid adding more than 1 1/2 cups in total. Add the additional flour in very small amounts (about 1/4 of a cup at a time). It's easier to add flour than remove excess flour from your dough. Flour a counter top or bread board. Scoop the dough onto the work space and knead the bread until it's smooth and stretchy. This should take about 8 to 10 minutes of kneading. To knead the dough, punch it down in the center, fold it in half and push it forward with the palm of your hand. Continue the process of folding and pushing the dough. This kneading will activate the gluten in the bread and help your pretzel bread develop a good consistency. Grease a large mixing bowl and set your pretzel dough in the bottom. Cover the bowl and put it somewhere warm and draft-free to prove for one to two hours. Let it prove until it's doubled in size.  It's easiest to use a clear bowl. This way, you can keep an eye on how much your dough has risen. If you can't find a warm spot to prove the dough, try placing it in your unheated oven with the door closed. Turn on the oven light. This should warm the oven enough to prove the dough.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Heat the milk and butter. Combine the yeast and brown sugar with the warmed mixture. Stir in the flour and salt. Knead the dough. Prove the dough.
Article: You want to get a sense of what potential buyers are looking for in their homes. This could vary quite a bit by neighborhood.  Check out area business commentary, surveys, reports, and talk to realtors if they are willing to discuss buyer general interests. You want to get sense of consumer tastes. Think about asking people close to you what they would be interested in seeing for a new home--especially if a friend or family member is actually in the market. You can do this to either see if they want to hire you as a stager, or at least get information on potential clients.  Offer to do a couple of free stagings for the realtor to demonstrate your abilities. Get permission to put your business card or a small sign with your name and contact information on an early display when you do them. This will showcase your skills for the realtor and customers in addition to perhaps getting the realtor's reports on buyer interests and referrals. Many cities have a local real estate publication or might allow a contribution on matters of decoration in the local newspaper.  Look up the real estate publication's submission guidelines, and do the same for the newspaper regarding contributions. Contact the appropriate editor saying something such as: "I am a local home stager, I would like to write for your publication about my strategy for making a room look warmer." or "I would like to submit an article about home decoration." Proceed according to the editor's instructions. If they are not taking any submissions then you should move onto another venue. Ask the realtors you network with about cleaners, repair crews, painters, and other similar workers they recommend to homeowners when trying to improve a house for sale.  You may want to check the contractors against the Better Business Bureau reports to see if any problems come up. Look for reviews online and/or from other realtors and homeowners that used the contractors to get a reasonable idea of each one's cost, speed of service, and capabilities in case you need them to help with your staging projects later on. For example, if you find a painter that is fast and can do large homes, but is too costly, you may not get many customers when you start-up with no established reputation. On the other hand, a handyman that has a reputation for cheap, safe, and efficient electrical work might be useful if you need to alter lighting in a room.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Look at consumer reports for home buyers. Contact local real estate offices. Write for the community realty publications. Contact reliable contractors in the area.