INPUT ARTICLE: Article: As with alcohol and caffeine, tobacco dries out your mouth. Without enough saliva, it’s easier for your body to produce the symptoms of acid reflux or heartburn. It’s also important to reduce your intake of secondhand smoke, which will produce the same issues. Tobacco also decreases the lower esophageal sphincter's ability to function properly. Sometimes constricting clothes around your stomach can exacerbate GERD symptoms. Tight clothing can force the contents of your stomach up your throat, creating acid reflux.  Avoid belts Try elastic-waist pants rather than jeans if you’re overweight. GERD symptoms can be reduced or eliminated if you lose weight. Avoiding fatty foods, for example, can both help you lose weight and stop heartburn and acid reflux. Exercise can also both help your body process food and help you lose weight.  Keep track of the calories you consume. If you want to lose weight, decrease the number of calories in your diet. Start an exercise program. Exercise is an important complement to eating less and losing weight. Drink water before you eat -- it can help fill you up and hydrate you before you eat, helping you eat smaller portions.

SUMMARY: Avoid smoking. Wear loose-fitting clothing. Lose weight

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Computer-based surveys are easier to collect, but employees also know that there are ways to track their responses (even if you're not doing so). Allowing your employees to fill out paper-based surveys will make them feel that their answers are more likely to be anonymous. If you include the survey (and a blank envelope for returning it) with the invitation memo, employees don't need to worry about asking for one or picking one up from somewhere everyone can see them. It increases their sense of anonymity and allows you to keep their answers confidential. If you ask employees to give their completed surveys to someone within the company, they're less likely to turn them in. They might worry that the person collecting the surveys will look at their answers, or that they'll track which survey was theirs. Instead, set up a locked collection box where employees can drop completed surveys. Group incentives for completing the surveys can help increase the response rate. For example, you could offer in-office lunch to the department with the highest response rate. If your company is small, rely on individual incentives.
Summary: Give paper-based surveys. Include the surveys with the invitation memo. Set up an anonymous place for turning in the surveys. Provide incentives for completing the survey.

Tap the Firefox app icon, which resembles a blue globe with an orange fox wrapped around it. You cannot enable JavaScript in the Firefox mobile app, given that JavaScript is permanently enabled in Firefox. You can still enable cookies on Android, however. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. It's on the left side of the screen. This option is near the top of the page. Doing so will enable cookies for your Firefox browser.
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One-sentence summary -- Open Firefox. Tap ⋮. Tap Settings. Tap the Privacy tab. Tap Cookies. Tap the Enabled option.

Q: Place the section of the cotton material that is stained face down against a piece of dry paper towel. This will allow you to work the stain out of the cotton from the other side of the material. Pour a small amount of your solvent onto the cotton so that it seeps through the material into the stain. Allow the solvent to breakdown the stain by letting it to sit for a minute. Dampen a cotton ball or piece of cloth with solvent and gently blot the stain from the backside. This will push the marker ink out of the cotton and into the paper towel. Continue adding alcohol to the stain in small amounts and blotting. As you do so, remove saturated paper towels from below and replace them with dry paper towels that will soak up your solvent and ink from the stain.  Frequent paper towel changes are important, to prevent the cotton from re-absorbing ink that is transferred into the towel. Continue blotting and replacing the paper towel until no more ink transfers and the stain is removed from the cotton material. After removing the ink stain, allow the item to air dry and ensure the stain is removed. Avoid machine-drying the material until you're sure the stain is removed, as high-heat drying can make the stain permanent. Once you're sure the stain has been removed, wash the item normally.
A: Position the stain against a paper towel. Pour the solvent into the stain from the other side. Blot the stain from the opposite side. Change the paper towel frequently. Let the material air dry.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: . If the seller rejects your offer, they’ll tell you why. Ideally, they will only disagree on price, which is easy to negotiate. However, they might also disagree on other things, such as contingencies. Talk to your agent about how to proceed.  You can expect sellers to claim that there is another buyer interested in the property. Trust your research. If the home has been on the market 120 days, it’s unlikely a second buyer suddenly appeared at the same time you did. If you increase your bid, don’t go too high. You still need to be able to afford your house. You’ve been pre-approved, but you still need to apply for a mortgage. Complete the application and submit all required supporting documentation. Mortgage rates are determined when you apply (not during the pre-approval process). Don’t be afraid to shop around for the best rates. Check your purchase offer to see who will pay for them. You will need to pay for the inspection and appraisal fees at the time of service. If you plan to do the inspection yourself or do not want an inspection, then you may not have to worry about this cost. However, getting an inspection is a good idea in case there are any major issues with the home.  The appraiser will take photos and send those to the underwriter along with their report. The underwriter is in charge of approving the loan, so any issues may delay approval. In some cases, a rehab loan may be required to move forward. If the inspection uncovers problems, then discuss with the seller how to handle them. You can ask the seller to repair the problem before closing, or you can ask for a credit that will be applied against the purchase price. Depending on your contract, you might also be able to walk away from the purchase.  Your lender will be interested in the appraisal, since they won’t lend you more than the townhouse is worth. You can contest the appraisal if you think it is low. Your lender will probably require that you have homeowners insurance before they will give you the loan. You’ll need to pay your first year’s premium at closing. You can shop around for the best deal. At the closing, you’ll need to pay for your down payment, closing costs, and possibly the first payment on your mortgage. You may also need to pay your lawyer. You’ll need a certified or cashier’s check to cover the closing costs and your down payment. You’ll end up signing dozens of documents at your closing. Your lawyer or real estate broker should attend along with you in case there are any problems. Pay attention to the following:  You will receive a closing disclosure. This document should itemize how closing costs have been divided between you and the seller. Although you should have received this document a few days in advance, double check the information. Carefully review the terms of your mortgage. Again, there shouldn’t be any surprises. Stop the closing if the mortgage details are not what the lender has previously told you. At the end of the process, you should get the keys to your new home!

SUMMARY:
Go back and forth with the seller Apply for your mortgage. Have the home inspected and appraised. Purchase insurance. Get certified or cashier’s checks. Attend your closing.