INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Anyone can make this hackysack, even if you've never sewed before. The result is pretty sturdy if you use strong thread. One disadvantage is that sand a great stuffing for beginners or people practicing tricks will leak out the hole. Most players will still have plenty of fun with rice or lentil stuffing instead. Find a pair of old socks without holes or worn areas. Cut off the tip of each one, about 34 inches (7.510 cm) from the toes. Thread a needle with a long piece of strong thread. Pull it through both sides of the sock, near the hole. Continue sewing by moving the needle back through the sock again in the other direction. Repeat this back-and-forth movement until the sock is sewn mostly shut. Leave a gap for stuffing the sock. Polyester thread is cheap and strong, making it a good choice for this project. The closer together your thread lines, the less your hacky sack will leak stuffing. Stick a funnel in the hole, or a rolled-up paper cone. Fill the sock with stuffing material. Uncooked rice or lentils are cheap and large enough that they won't fall out much. Plastic pellets or steel pellets from a hobby store will give more control, and feel more like commercial hacky sacks. Sand and birdseed tends to leak out of this style hacky sack. Finish sewing the hole shut once the sock is filled. Tie the thread into a knot and snip off the excess. For extra protection, pull the second piece of sock over the first. Sew it shut just as you did the first one. Align this sock so the two holes are on opposite ends, reducing the chance of material leaking out.

SUMMARY: Use this for an easy, but sturdy hacky sack. Cut an old sock. Sew one piece most of the way closed. Pour in rice or other material. Sew the sock closed. Sew the second sock over the first.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: When they've reached the fall-apart stage, take them out to get them ready for the next step. It's time for the final stage of cooking, which will ensure the ribs have a crispy exterior. If you treated your ribs with a rub, you can skip the barbecue sauce, but either way it adds a flavor burst to the ribs. Paint the top of the ribs with a liberal amount of barbecue sauce. You can whip up your own barbecue sauce by simmering the following ingredients together for 30 minutes beforehand: 1 1/2 cups ketchup 1/2 cup brown sugar 3 garlic cloves, minced 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt Let them cook for an additional 10 minutes under the broiler, until the tops of the ribs turn brown and crispy. Place them on a plate to cool for a few moments. Barbecue beef ribs are excellent with potato salad, macaroni salad and extra barbecue sauce.

SUMMARY: Remove the ribs from the oven or grill. Open the foil and add barbecue sauce. Place the ribs under the broiler. Remove the ribs from heat. Serve the ribs.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Speaking loudly and clearly is essential for stage actors. When you deliver your lines, make sure that you are speaking loudly enough that people will be able to hear what you are saying, even at the back of the theater. However, it is important to use your diaphragm to project rather than yelling. If you yell, then your throat will get sore and you may lose your voice. Take a deep breath into your diaphragm and then try practicing breathing out and saying "ha" at the same time. This will help you to identify your diaphragm. You should feel the breath coming from your abdomen and out through your mouth as you say "ha." After you have mastered this, try speaking your lines using your diaphragmatic breath. Speaking your lines clearly is also important for a good acting voice. Make sure that you are enunciating each word of your lines so that people will understand what you are saying. To ensure that you are speaking as clearly as possible, open your mouth as wide as you can when you speak. This will help you to enunciate your lines. Emoting is also an important part of delivering your lines well. To emote, try to think about what your character's emotions should look like. For example, if you are saying something that makes the character feel sad, then you might slow down the pace of your lines slightly. You might even allow your voice to register the emotion of sadness more dramatically by speaking with a bit of a trembling voice. Consider the appropriate emotion for each of your character's lines to determine how your voice should sound when you speak them.

SUMMARY: Project your voice. Enunciate your lines. Use emotion to emphasize your lines.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Retrofitting an existing room in your home or business is the cheapest and simplest way to protect your loved ones from storms or intruders. While building or installing a prefabricated safe room can cost between $2500-$6000, you can retrofit an existing room for a thousand or less. Choose a room that is in the interior of the house with no windows or skylight, and no walls shared with the outdoors A large walk-in closet works well. A safe room needs a door that can withstand high winds or being kicked in by an intruder, and should ideally open inwards rather than outwards in case debris is stacked outside the room during a storm. Remove the existing door and doorjamb. Replace the doorjamb with a steel one, and reinforce the surrounding wood with steel angle iron (which will prevent the door from being kicked or blown in). Replace the door with a heavy, solid wood door (such as one sold as an exterior front door for a home) or with a heavy steel door. Mount it so that it opens inwards rather than out. You can choose if you want to use a traditional deadbolt or a keyless deadbolt. The keyless deadbolt has the advantage that you don't have to find the key in case of an emergency, but can be dangerous if you have small children in your household who may lock themselves inside. Before installing the new locks and doorknob, reinforce the wood around them by installing steel or brass strike plates, which you can purchase at most hardware stores. Install the locks so that the door locks from the inside. If it's a traditional deadbolt, be sure to make a copy of the key and keep the keys in two separate but easily accessible locations, where you can find them immediately in case of emergency. If you are adding the safe room to new construction, you can reinforce the walls and ceiling with concrete, chicken wire, or steel sheeting before adding dry wall and paint to the walls. If not, you will need to tear out the existing drywall to reinforce the walls. The most cost-effective way to reinforce the walls is by pouring concrete into the cavity between the 2x4s in the walls. Then, screw plywood or 1-1/8 oriented strand board to the 2x4s on either side. You can then cover this with drywall and paint. You can also screw steel sheeting to the 2x4s and cover with drywall and paint. You will need to use steel sheeting or chicken wire in the ceiling, which can be done from the attic if you're in a one-story home, or applied directly to the ceiling (less attractive, but chances are good no one will be looking at the ceiling of your closet safe room). If you want to create a more complicated or stand-alone structure, its important that it is up to code. If you don't have a lot of experience with construction, you can contact a contractor or local storm shelter company for help planning and installing your project. Ask around for recommendations of local contractors. Ask family or friends who have recently remodeled or done construction work, or contact the National Association of the Remodeling Industry or a local building inspector, who will be able to point you in the right direction.

SUMMARY:
Select your room to retrofit. Replace the door. Install locks. Reinforce the walls and ceiling. Contact a contractor for help.