Article: Before leaving for your trip, assess whether or not you meet the criteria for being deemed rehabilitated. If you don't, you risk being denied entry into Canada. To be deemed rehabilitated, you must satisfy the following: you have had only one conviction in total or committed one crime at least 10 years have passed since you completed your sentence; 5 years for summary (or minor) offenses the crime you committed is not considered a "serious" crime in Canada (i.e., the maximum prison sentence if convicted in Canada would have been less than 10 years) the crime did not entail use of a weapon, physical harm to a person, or involve serious property damage. Note that simply because your criminal records were sealed or expunged, you may still be prevented from entering Canada. The same applies to being pardoned. Getting a certificate of innocence may carry more weight. Canada weighs a conviction in the United States and other foreign countries against their own legal statutes. Although a conviction may qualify as only a misdemeanor in the United States, what matters is how much time you would serve if the crime were committed in Canada. You can find information about Canadian laws and punishments by visiting your library, contacting a Canadian consulate office, or looking up crimes at the Canadian Legal Institute Information website. You must present documentation about your conviction to a Canadian official at the port of entry. If you don't already have these documents, locate them: a passport, or a birth certificate plus photo identification a copy of court documents for each conviction, plus proof that all sentences were completed a recent criminal record check a recent police certificate from the country you were convicted in, and from any country where you lived for at least six months during the past 10 years. You should give yourself several months to find any necessary documents you are missing. You may get a passport at a post office. Copy of court documents are available at the courthouse where you were convicted. You may get a criminal record check from local police. Go to the police office where you live and request the check. They will provide you with a printout of the results. If you live in the United States, you should get a criminal record check from each state you have lived in for at least 6 consecutive months since turning 18. A recent police certificate may be obtained by contacting the FBI. Write to "FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services DivisionSummary Request, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306." An immigration officer will assess you at the point of entry. If you are denied, then you will not be allowed to enter Canada. There is no guarantee you will be deemed rehabilitated and allowed to enter Canada, even if enough time has passed since you served your sentence. If you do not want to risk being turned away, then you should apply for individual rehabilitation at least 6 months before your planned trip. At a bare minimum, if you plan to just go to the border or fly into Canada, you should have a legal opinion prepared by an attorney stating that your criminal convictions should qualify you as "deemed rehabilitated." Even if you have this document, however, you will not necessarily be admitted.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Perform a self-assessment. Research Canadian law. Gather all necessary documents. Secure documents you are missing. Travel to a Canadian Port of Entry.
Article: To be honest, most of your clothes can be worn a few times before being washed, but always remember this rule of thumb: if you don't want it on your nose, don't wear it. Pants are not as noticeable as shirts (pretty much all jeans look alike) and can be worn more times in a row than anything else. Just be sure they stay relatively clean and don't lose their shape; jeans can become stretched out after just a few uses. Many fashions promote revealing styles that are tight-fitting, attention-grabbing, low-cut, etc. Dressing up every once in a while is part of being young and beautiful, but for everyday stuff, your best bet is attractive, modest, flattering clothes that don't draw undue attention to your body. If you have a nice figure, it will be obvious in modest clothes. If attracting a boyfriend is one of your goals, you may be surprised to find out how many boys actually prefer it when things are left to the imagination. More importantly, a lot of the guys who want to see normal girls in ridiculous little outfits aren't the ones you want to be attracting in the first place. Don't be that girl who has to sit out of the soccer game because she can't play in her mini-skirt and wedges; it's much more attractive to be comfortable and to participate. High heels should be reserved for special dress-up occasions. Low heels or pumps can work in many situations if they're sturdy and comfy. The rest of the time, wear cute athletic shoes, sensible leather lace-ups, or whatever else fits the bill for everyday life.
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Wear clean clothes. Choose classy, modest styles. Wear practical shoes.
Article: By dehydrating your food, you take all of the liquids out. Once fully dehydrated, it's very difficult for bacteria to form, creating a food that can last for weeks or months without refrigeration. The content of the food, including fiber content and calories, stays the same with dehydrating (except for a loss of Vitamin C in some foods because of its solubility). With a food dehydrator, available at some grocery stores and at many places online, you can preserve fruits, vegetables, and meats. If you don't want to buy a dehydrator, you can also get the same effect from a low-temperature oven. Use the oven on the lowest possible setting, place your food on a non-stick pan, and use a small fan to keep the air circulating and prevent any moisture buildup. The process takes all of the liquid out of the foods, preserving it in a new, chewier form. Once dehydrated, you can store these foods without refrigeration for weeks. Dehydrating is particularly good for backpacking trips or other times when you need to carry your food with you. . Smoked meats have been a way for people to preserve food for thousands of years. The kinds of wood for the fire and the spices you put on the meat itself can create an array of delicious flavors on the meat. There are two kinds of smoking hot and cold. The differences are as follows: When you smoke meat using the "hot" method, you are cooking it at a low temperature (150 degrees Fahrenheit and up) for a long time. The "cold" method, on the other hand, is at less than 100F (37.8C) and is not really meant to cook the meat at all, but rather to seal the meat enough so that bacteria cannot grow in it. This method works particularly well if you're planning to cook the meat at some other point in the future. . Like smoking, curing is a process that has been around for thousands of years. The process involves using salt to leach the water out of meat, essentially dehydrating it. There are two main ways of curing meats: Dry curing involves rubbing the meat with salt and sodium nitrite and other spices of your choosing. The meat is then typically hung to dry. For safety, it's best to purchase a prepared mixture of salt and nitrate -- the amount should be about 1 teaspoon per 5 pounds of meat, but follow any directions on the mix that dictate amounts. Wet curing or brining also uses salt, but in a liquid solution. Meat is placed into a "brine" made of water, salt, sodium nitrite, and other spices to cure. The typical mixture is about 1 cups of kosher salt per gallon of water.
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Try dehydrating your food. Smoke meats Cure meats