INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Pour between 5 to 10 drops of olive oil onto a soft cloth and wipe it onto the surface of the steel. Olive oil will add shine to the stainless steel as well as hide scratches and prevent smudging. Follow up with a dry cloth to buff the oil dry. Use an olive oil treatment every month to maintain the quality of the steel. Sprinkle flour on top of the surface or on the bottom of the sink. Rub the flour into the steel like you are waxing a car. As you go, you'll see the surface start to shine. Make sure the surface is dry before you add the flour or else you'll end up with a doughy goo that will stick to the steel. Spray the polish onto a dry cloth and work with the grain of the steel. Once you've applied the cleaner, dry it off with a microfiber rag for it to really shine. Don't use industrial strength polish in your kitchen, since it will be stronger and could contaminate food.

SUMMARY: Apply a thin coat of olive oil for a natural shine. Buff a steel sink or appliance surface with flour once a month. Use a polish meant for stainless steel.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you are planning to fit the box into a specific spacesay, you are building a planter box for your garden, or you are stacking boxes of belongings into a moving van&messy;make sure to check your box measurements against that space. Measuring a space is much like measuring a box. If your box needs to fit along three axeslength, width, and heightthen measure those axes. If your box only needs to fit into a two-dimensional space on the ground, and height is not an issue, then only measure the length and the width. If you can physically bring the box to the space where it will rest: do so. This is the easiest way to ascertain whether the box will fit. If you cannot do so, visit the space with a tape-measure and the box dimensions that you wrote down. Imagine that the box is sitting in the space before you, and use the tape-measure to mark out the edges of the box. Simply multiply the length of a side by its width to find the area. In most cases, you will not need to know the area of the box sides but it may come in handy to know how many boxes you can fit into, say, a five-foot-by-five-foot storage space. For example: If the bottom of the box is 10 inches wide and 15 inches long, you can multiply 10" x 15" to get 150 square inches. This is the area of the bottom of the box.

SUMMARY: Measure the space where the box will sit. Calculate the area of each side.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Remove one of the bass drum heads and place a soft material such as a pillow or blanket inside the drum. The material must slightly touch both heads in order to achieve a muted sound. Once you've replaced the head you removed, re-tune the drum. The pillow will deaden many of the bass drum's overtones, resulting in a quieter, more muffled sound. Music stores also sell specially designed muting pillows for bass drums. These pillows come in a variety of weights and sizes, allowing you to adjust the level of deadening in the drum. Tom and snare drums can be deadened using plastic O-rings. These rings are placed along the top of the drums and help absorb some of the vibrations created when a drum is struck. As a result, the sound created by these drums will ring less, offering a more manageable sound. Drum gel may also be used in a similar fashion to O-rings. These are small adhesive gel packs that can be placed on the toms and snare to mute the drum. Other DIY options for muting the snare and toms include covering portions of the drum with fabric such as an old shirt, heavy duty tape (such as duct), or gum! Mute pads are placed entirely over the top of the drums (or cymbals) and almost completely deaden the sound of the drums. This makes mute pads ideal for perfecting hand technique or rhythm, but not a great choice when you need to actually hear how the drum will sound. Using mute pads also alters the rebound of the drum, causing your drumming to feel different.

SUMMARY: Fill the bass drum with a pillow. Mute with plastic O-rings. Use mute pads.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: A towel that's warmed to 37-40 C (100-105F) may be applied 3-4 times a day for no more than 10-30 minutes. This dilates the blood vessels and the warm sensation diminishes the pain by acting as a counter-irritant that masks the pain brought about by the inflammation. Sebaceous cysts may be covered if not causing the patient distress; most are non-dangerous and are only bothersome aesthetically. However, if it's infected, seeking medical treatment is wise. Be sure to routinely and thoroughly wash the skin with non-irritating antimicrobial soap in running water. Pat dry the skin using a clean cloth or towel and cover with a sterile gauze keep the gauze dry at all times. Avoid putting cosmetics and skin care products on the site of the cyst. This may cause further irritation and infection. This type of cyst dries up naturally; trying to pop it would put you at risk for further infection and may cause permanent scarring. Resist the temptation -- if it bothers you, get it removed by a doctor. If a cyst burst due to healing or accidental popping causing a break in the skin; wash the area thoroughly in running water using a non-irritating antimicrobial soap. If signs of infection occur -- pain, swelling, redness, and warmth sensation -- notify your doctor immediately for appropriate medical intervention. It's a very routine procedure and nothing to worry about; however, if left alone, you can become septic, which is a very, very serious condition. Even if your cyst doesn't seem infected, you may wish to visit a doctor. A very simple incision will be made, and the cyst can be gone in a matter of minutes. You may need to get 1 or 2 stitches once the cyst is removed.

SUMMARY:
Use a warm compress over the cyst. Keep the cyst clean. Never pop the cyst on your own. Seek medical intervention if there's a noticeable infection.