INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Although you can eat the seeds whole, grinding them allows your body to absorb more of the omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, and antioxidants. Put a few spoonfuls of whole seeds into a mortar, blender, spice grinder, or blender. Then, pound the seeds or grind them until they're fine like breadcrumbs. You can also grind the seeds in a clean coffee grinder. Whether you're using ground beef or making vegetarian versions, replace 1/4 cup (31 g) of the breadcrumbs with ground flax seeds. The ground seeds bind the mixture together so your burgers, patties, or meatloaf hold their shape. Ground flax seeds are a great gluten-free replacement for breadcrumbs. The next time you're mixing up a tasty smoothie or dressing for salad, add a few spoonfuls of ground flax seeds. You can also mix them into stew, chili, or soup to make them even heartier. You could even add ground flax seeds to nutritional shakes or milkshakes! If you'd like a low-gluten baked good, replace 10 to 15% of the flour with ground flax seeds. To cut some of the fat, use 3 parts of ground flax seed for every 1 part of butter or oil. For example, if you're making muffins that call for 1/2 cup of butter, use 1 1/2 cups (375 g) of ground flaxseed instead.

SUMMARY: Use a grinder to reduce seeds to a powder for more nutritional benefits. Use ground flax seeds as filler for burgers, patties, or meatloaf. Blend ground flax seeds into smoothies, salad dressings, or soup. Use ground flax seed to replace flour or fat when you bake.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Especially if you want to re-wear the sweater without ornaments attached, a thick weave will really help you hang and remove ornaments without ripping the sweater or putting too many holes into it. Stick with a fun Christmas color, like green or red, or go more neutral with a brown or tan sweater. A baggier sweater will work better for this DIY since it won't press as tightly against your body. Visit a thrift store to find a great option. Use ornaments that you wouldn't mind if they accidentally got broken or banged up. Thrift stores often have sets of old ornaments, or you can find inexpensive packs at the dollar store. For the bows, use gift wrap stick-on ones, fabric bows, or use wire-edged ribbon to make bows yourself. Anywhere from 15-30 ornaments should be good for your sweater. Keep in mind that they definitely don't need to match, and they don't need to be super attractive, either. For a flashier sweater, opt for glitter-covered ornaments. They'll add sparkle to your outfit, and they'll catch lots of light, making you the star of the party. Play around with the spacing before you actually attach anything. Maybe you want to line the collar, sleeves, or bottom of the shirt. Maybe you want to cover the entire surface of the sweater with as many ornaments as you can fit. For this kind of ugly sweater, it's best to decorate only the front side. If you do the back, it's more likely you'll accidentally break some ornaments if you sit down or lean against something. Once everything is in the place where you want, thread hooks or wire through the ornament's hole, thread that through the sweater, and tie it off or twist it so that the ornament won't come loose. If you're using stick-on bows, you don't need to worry about using hooks on them. Try putting your arms through first and then bringing the body of the sweater down as slowly and carefully as you can. If you need to, ask a friend to help! At the end of the night, you could just take off the sweater. If you want to try and save some of the ornaments, you could undo them first.

SUMMARY: Choose a sweater with a thick weave to make it easier to hang the ornaments. Gather an assortment of ornaments and a variety of bows. Lay out the sweater on a flat surface to space out the ornaments. Secure the ornaments and bows into place with hooks or wire. Put your sweater on carefully so that you don't knock off any ornaments.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: To improve client efficiency, you can personally check in with your clients, or focus on specific high need clients, and discuss possible inefficiencies or issues. Ask your clients how their overall experience with the company has been, as well as how they feel their project manager, leader, or contact is doing in terms of time management and communication. You should also make sure employees are maintaining active communication with their clients and touching base on a daily or weekly basis. Though your employees may have a lot of projects on their plate, it is important that they keep communication with their clients open and accessible. This will show they can efficient with their time and maintain an efficient relationship with clients. You should be willing and ready to note any feedback from clients you receive in your weekly check in. Create a client feedback system where feedback is entered weekly or monthly in a survey or checklist. You can then review the feedback with your employees to give them a sense of client expectations and needs. You can also use client feedback to identify client inefficiencies, such as missed deadlines or failed communication. You can work with your employees to create possible solutions for these inefficiencies, such as scheduling deadlines one week early to ensure they are met or maintaining daily check ins with clients to keep communication open and accessible. While you do not want to micro manage your employees or your clients, you should have a good sense of where client projects stand and recognize when deliverables are being met. This may mean walking the floor of the office several times a day to check in with certain teams or areas or scheduling daily or weekly check in meetings for employees working on certain accounts or projects. Try to identify projects where clients are high need or high risk and keep a close eye on these. You may also want to ensure the employees on the account or project are prepared to tackle the needs of the client and can respond well to the client expectations. A big part of setting a project up for success is making sure the employee and the client work well together.

SUMMARY: Set up weekly check ins with clients. Ask clients for feedback on your company's efficiency. Monitor project timelines to ensure deliverables are met.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you encounter difficult stains that do not come off with a commercial cleaner, paint thinner applied with steel wool can help. Make sure to follow package directions, especially any safety instructions, before applying paint thinner. Then, work the paint thinner into the frames using a steel wool sponge until the stains come off. Be gentle when using steel wool to avoid scratching the frames. Some steel wool pads have soap built in that can help you clean. After cleaning your frames, they may look a little dull. Apply water using fine steel wool, buffing the surface of the frames until they shine. Outdoor frames may become dull due to a process called anodizing. This looks similar to rust and cannot be polished off. Aluminum frames that appear rusty should be treated by a professional cleaner. Never apply any product, even household products, to the full window frame without testing them first. Before applying a product to your window frame, apply it to a small portion of the frame that's mostly out of sight. Make sure the cleaner does not cause a negative reaction, such as discoloration, before applying it to the rest of the window frames.

SUMMARY:
Use steel wool and paint thinner for tough stains. Polish your frames when you're done. Test your product on a small part of the window frame first.