INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Water snakes are usually deadly and it's unlikely you can get help quickly enough after being bitten, so avoiding them is your only line of safety. If you know water snakes are in a body of water, the safest thing is to stay out of the water. There are plenty of safe places to go swimming in the world, so choose those places for your next trip. Even if the water is usually safe, the heavy rains may have caused snakes that are usually land-lubbers to get caught up in the water and they'll be attempting to get back to safety.

SUMMARY: Know where the water contains snakes. Avoid going into rivers or other water bodies after heavy rains.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Grease the two cake tins then line with baking parchment. Nobody wants to eat a cake that has been handled by dirty hands do they? Then get self-raising flour, two eggs, caster sugar, unsalted butter (or a butter meant for cooking) and vanilla essence or extract. Make sure your work surface is clear (as clear as it can be with this many items!) Pour into the bowl, making sure not to spill any. Cut into small chunks, then put it in the bowl as well. Cream it together in the same way you would spread icing over a cake. Push it to the sides of the bowl. Eventually, it should look like it isn't two separate ingredients. Make sure not to get any shell in there. Mix it with the sugar and the butter. Don't worry if it looks disgusting - just make sure it doesn't curdle. Fold it in. The mixture should turn creamy and yellow. It should not be dough. Mix thoroughly. Mix thoroughly into the cake mixture. Cook for 20 minutes. Stick a fork into each of them, and if it comes out clean (without any cake mixture on) then they are ready. Please make sure you remove the baking parchment.

SUMMARY: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/Fan 160 degrees C/Gas 4. Wash your hands. Get out a big bowl, weighing scales, a wooden spoon (or electric cake mixer), and a sieve. Weigh 100 grams (4 oz) of caster sugar. Measure 100 grams (4 oz) of butter. Cream the sugar and the butter together. Break the 2 eggs into the bowl. Sieve 100 grams (4 oz) of self raising flower into the mixture. (Optional) add between one and four teaspoons of vanilla essence/extract into the mixture for a unique vanilla taste. Divide the mixture evenly between two 15 cm (6 inch) cake tins. After 20 minutes, check the cakes are ready. Being careful not to burn yourself, take the cakes out of the oven. Leave in the cake tins to cool for a few minutes, then take it out of the cake tin and place on a wire cooling rack.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Most universities will give you the option of either purchasing or renting academic regalia. For most people, renting academic regalia is more cost effective. However, if you are planning on becoming a professor, you might be expected to wear regalia as a faculty member at future events. In that case, purchasing your own regalia might be more efficient. Many universities have a specific provider of academic regalia and will not permit you to purchase regalia elsewhere. Other universities will allow you to buy or rent regalia from any provider you choose, or perhaps borrow regalia from an alumna. Always adhere to your specific school's regalia requirements so that you are allowed to participate fully in commencement exercises. Different types of degrees require varying academic hoods. To make sure that you acquire the correct kind of hood, inform your provider whether you are earning an Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or Doctoral degree. An Associate's degree hood is usually worn flat against the back like a cape or cowl. Note that Associate's hoods are not as commonly worn as graduate degree hoods--you might not need a hood to be a part of your regalia. A Bachelor's degree hood is 3 feet long and does not end in a sharp point. Note that Bachelor's hoods are not as commonly worn as graduate degree hoods--you might not need a hood to be a part of your regalia. A Master's degree hood is 3.5 feet long and comes to a point at the bottom. A Doctoral hood is the longest hood at 4 feet long. It has the sharpest point and also the largest trim of all hoods. If you're not using the university provider, it's important to double check that your regalia adheres to school standards. Make sure that your regalia provider has all the relevant institutional information so that you match your fellow graduates. American universities have a standard set of colors that indicate your field of study, rather than just your degree. These fields determine the color of the velvet trim that lines your hood. European universities are not standardized in the same way as American universities. Check with your institution to make sure you are purchasing the correct academic hood. Law students, for example, wear hoods trimmed in purple, while all Ph.D. students wear hoods trimmed in royal blue.

SUMMARY: Purchase or rent academic regalia. Consult your university policies about regalia. Tell your regalia provider which degree you're earning. Provide your seller with the name of your institution. Inform your provider of your field.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You can use the backboard of your frame as a template. Use an X-acto knife and a metal ruler to make clean, crisp lines. Use a ruler to make your lines, and cut the foam core using a straight-edge razor. Take 1 piece of tape stick it to another piece of tape facing the opposite direction, to create a crossed "X" shape. Stick this to your foam board, so one end of the "X" sticks to the board and the other's adhesive side is facing upwards. Place your artwork over top, sticking it to the other side of the "X". Make sure you cannot see any of the foam core after you place your art on top! Acid-free tape will keep your artwork in good condition for years to come. You can attach it with another "X" of tape. Measure your matboard from corner to corner to help you center it, if you need to. Place your art and foam core in the middle of your mat board, and smooth over the surfaces so the tape adheres to the matboard. Line up your acrylic spacers inside your frame's inner edge, and cut the spacers using wire cutters. Then, simply unpeel the covering from the adhesive side of your spacers and adhere your spacers directly to the glass of your frame. Your spacers will help your art fit tightly inside your frame. You should have 4 acrylic spacers, 1 for each side. You should be able to easily place the art inside of the frame. Then, place the backing to the frame over your artwork, and replace the back hinges using your fingers or a dull side of a knife. Your artwork should appear to be "floating" above your mat board.

SUMMARY:
Cut a piece of matboard to the size of your frame. Cut a piece of foam core .25 inches (0.64cm) smaller than your art. Mount your art to the foam core using acid-free artist's tape. Tape your foam core in the center of your mat board. Measure and cut acrylic spacers to the size of your frame. Put your floating artwork inside of your frame.