INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A berm looks most natural when it follows a curve or sinuous shape, blending into other curves in the landscape. As a guideline, keep the berm about 4 to 6 times as long as it is wide. To minimize problems with erosion, water runoff, and mowing difficulty, keep the maximum gradient below 5:1 (five times as wide as it is tall). 4:1 is possible but risky, and anything steeper requires specialized plants and erosion control. Most berms in home gardens are no taller than 24 inches (61 cm). An asymmetric appearance improves the aesthetics, with an off-center peak and a variety of slopes along the berm's length. Berms can act as miniature dams, altering the water flow in your garden. You may need to dig swales between the berms, build a culvert running through the berm, or regrade your garden. You may want to discuss this with a professional landscaper if you are building a tall berm (especially above 24 inches / 61 cm), or if you live in a rainy climate. A flat top reduces runoff and provides more water to plants growing on the side of the berm. While building your berm, do your best to avoid compacting the soil at the base with heavy equipment. If it's already compacted, loosen the soil by digging 8 inches (20 cm) deep to improve drainage. Dig into the surface of the area along the path of your berm. This creates a stronger bond with the next layer of soil. With a shovel or bobcat, pile on fill dirt, compacting it periodically. Shape it according to the layout you decided on, except 1 ft (30 cm) smaller on all sides. Rake it smooth and get all proportions as exact as possible. Well-compacted clay soil is recommended for steep or tall berms. Loam will typically collapse at slopes steeper than 35%. Gravel is cheaper, but the soil tends to wash through it and it is not compliant with some local codes. If you use it, cover it with at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) of compacted clay. Spread out a layer of topsoil over the entire berm, mixing it with the top 23 inches (57.5 cm) of clay. Pile on more topsoil to form a layer 1 ft (30 cm) thick. Roll an empty lawn roller over the top layer of soil, or tamp it down with your feet or a board. The berm will settle over time as water seeps through it, but a light compaction should be enough to minimize erosion. Establish a lawn over the berm, along with shrubs and trees in a pattern that doesn't interfere with mowing or walking. Add mulch while the plants are establishing roots to prevent erosion.

SUMMARY: Plan the shape of your berm. Determine the slope and height. Consider the drainage. Break up the soil lightly. Build the base from affordable materials. Add the topsoil layer. Compact the soil lightly. Plant on the surface.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Many people have explored a foreign country through this time-honored two-year program, which offers participants full immersion in a developing country in exchange for working on local development or infrastructure projects. state. The domestic version of the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps lets individuals live in another part of the country and use their skills to teach or work in low-income communities. AmeriCorps participants are usually provided a small stipend during their time of service. They also can receive an educational award, good towards collegiate studies in qualifying undergraduate and graduate programs. UN Volunteer options are highly specialized and based on the needs of specific sustainability initiatives the UN is driving in various parts of the world. They usually come with a time commitment and a living allowance but also may require volunteers to have demonstrated experience in certain fields. You can learn more about existing volunteer opportunities on the UN website. This organization connects volunteers looking to live and work on organic farms across the globe with opportunities on those farms. Participating farms will provide housing but not living or transportation expenses. You may need to use your savings or crowdfund the rest. There are a lot of volunteer programs that don't offer potential applicants transportation and/or living expenses. But you can look to cover these costs by crowdfunding your volunteer project. Set up a GoFundMe or Kickstarter campaign describing the experience in detail, including how you and those you will help will benefit. Share your campaign on your social media channels, and email links to your friends and family. Since people usually feel moved to donate to highly compelling crowdfunding campaigns, consider incorporating a video wherein you make a personal appeal to potential donors. Share background information about the importance of the cause you are volunteering, as well as what the effort means to you personally. Don't just rely on text or images a highly compelling video can really make your campaign stand out from all the rest!
Summary: Join the Peace Corps to volunteer in a developing country. Sign up for AmeriCorps to live and work in a different U.S. Apply to the United Nations (UN) Volunteer Program. Farm abroad with WWOOF World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Crowdfund a volunteer project.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your birth date, wedding anniversary, phone number, and home address are obvious picks, so just do not use them. Instead, think of numbers unrelated to major events and addresses in your life to create your PIN. One technique that works for PINs is to divide them into two groups of two digits and treat each as a year - so that, say, 8367 becomes 1983 and 1967 - and then find some event that corresponds to each year. Each event should be something personal, known only to you, or something historical but relatively obscure. From these, devise an amusing and odd phrase linking the two events, from which the events themselves, and thus the dates, cannot be easily deduced. Write down this phrase rather than the PIN itself. Another way to create a PIN that is also easy to remember is to translate a word into numbers (like on a telephone keypad). Ex: Wiki would be 9454. ATM keypads often have letters printed alongside the numbers. Don't keep the same PIN for all your cards. Have a different PIN for each one, so that if you do happen to lose your wallet, it will be much harder for the PINs to be cracked.

SUMMARY:
Choose a PIN password that is not obvious. Vary your PIN on different cards.