INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Heavier clothing can add a few pounds to the scale. While this might not seem like a big deal, a 2 or 3 pound difference could you put you in a higher health bracket and result in higher premiums. Wear lighter clothing, and make sure to wear garments with sleeves that can easily roll up. You'll have to do so to get your blood pressure taken and to get blood drawn. If you're nervous while getting blood pressure taken, this can affect results. Try to stay calm in the waiting room as your vitals are usually the first thing a nurse or doctor will take.  If the hospital allows, see if your blood pressure can be taken after the exam itself. You may be feeling calmer then, especially if you're afraid of needles or other aspects of a doctor's office.  Find ways to relax in the exam room while waiting to have your blood pressure taken. Practice deep breathing exercises, call a friend, read a book, or do a relaxing activity like a crossword puzzle.  Deep, soothing breaths can also help. Breathing in through your nose and taking air down into your abdomen can lower your heart rate and blood pressure. Weight/height charts often determine insurance premiums. Slouching can cause you to lose half an inch or more when your height is taken, affecting how much it's appropriate for you to weigh. Stand up as straight as possible when doctors take your height so you can get an accurate measurement.

SUMMARY: Dress light. Stay calm while getting your blood pressure taken. Stand up straight when your height and weight are taken.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Sweep up any debris – leaves, twigs, etc – and move any outdoor furniture out of the way. Make sure that pets and kids can’t get into the area, particularly if you’re going to use bleach. Make sure to protect nearby plants. Hose them down to give them a protective covering of water (it will help any bleach or vinegar slide right off) or cover them with light plastic. You can also create barriers between the area you’re cleaning and any grass by laying down rolled up towels or sheets at the edge of the grass. Using your garden hose or buckets of water, rinse down the area to be cleaned. You can also use a bucket of water and a mop if you’re worried about the water draining properly. Depending on the type of cleaner you’re using, you’ll want to spray, pour, or spread your cleaners over the area to be cleaned.  Use gloves and a protective face mask for this step, especially if you’re using bleach. You can let any of the mixtures soak for a few minutes or up to half an hour if you have particularly dark stains. If the stain persists after scrubbing, you may need to apply a second coating of cleaner. Wait 15 minutes before scrubbing again, and then hose it off. Once your cleaner has had time to soak, scrub at the stains with a short scrub brush. This will loosen up any stubborn dirt or grime that isn’t already lifted by the cleaner. Once you’re done scrubbing, use a hose, spray bottle, or bucket of water to rinse the area you cleaned. This might take a few rounds, depending on the size of the stains you cleaned and how much cleanser you had to use.  You can let the area dry naturally, particularly if you’re cleaning on a hot day. Make sure that you hose off any plants or planting beds that are around the concrete patio and may have been sprayed with cleaner.

SUMMARY: Clear the area to be cleaned. Protect nearby greenery. Hose it down. Apply the cleaner. Scrub with a short scrub brush. Rinse off the cleaner.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: These photos will help you tell the story you want to tell. The clientele should be excited and intrigued by what they see in the brochure.  Some good examples include: A smiling visitor hugging a dolphin at a sea life attraction, or a woman relaxing with a massage in an open-air spa that overlooks the tropical sunset. Make sure the photos are in color, and have a high-quality resolution. Do not use stock photos which generally look fake, and off-putting. Use real life images, or photos you have taken yourself at the location. People enjoy seeing others having fun, so try to include photos of people enjoying themselves at your destination rather than showing an empty hotel room or deserted beach. This will invite readers to project themselves into the photo. Each vacation will have a different feel/tone. You will want to convey whether your destination is relaxing, exciting, or somewhere in between.  To convey a relaxed feeling appropriate for a spa, use muted pastel tones. Children's destinations are best marketed with bright, bold colors. Historical site brochures can be given an "antique" feeling with sepia and earth tones. For each panel of the brochure, use the same color. If there are different colors for each panel, it can become distracting and gaudy. While you never want to distract the viewer too much, these three things can help in the aid of the story you are trying to tell.  Use a thin border to contain each of the panels in your brochure.  A thick border can become distracting. The border should be a color that is a slightly darker/lighter shade of the tone that you use for the rest of the brochure. If you want to highlight key points of your story, use bullet points or asterisks.  Generally, 3-4 is the range you want to stay in. Try to highlight things that are not written about in the sentences. Designs can also help, such as stars, rainbows, arrows, etc. Add these where and when you see fit. Once more, do not overuse these, and bog down the viewer in the visuals. The clientele should want to read more, not necessarily look more. The 3-4 sentence sections should match what the visuals are saying. For example, if you are talking about restaurants in your section, use a picture of a restaurant. If you are a student, a standard folded piece of paper will work just fine. However, professionals should look into printing brochures at facilities that specialize in printing.  Tell the printing company that you want the brochures printed on high-quality paper. Cheap, flimsy paper can easily be torn, ripped, or water-damaged. Thick, coated paper provides resistance to accidents, and can be carried around mush easier.  If you wind up needing to use your home or business printer, just make sure to use thick, heavy paper. The settings of your printer should be set to the highest pixel quality so that your pictures come out clean and crisp. Make sure the printing company has not dramatically changed/altered the layout or design of the brochure.  For both professionals and students, this is a great time to go back and proofread one more time.

SUMMARY:
Choose eye-catching photos. Consider the color scheme carefully. Add in borders, asterisks, and designs. Organize the brochure so the copy and visuals work together. Invest in a professional printing company. Provide a final copy proof.