INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Place a small, firm foam roller on the floor in a large room. Recline on your back so that your neck is resting comfortably on the foam roller. Keep your arms flat on the ground, and lie with your back and head at rest. If you don't have a foam roller in your home already, you can purchase one at any store that sells yoga supplies or exercise equipment, or simply use a rolled up towel. Gently push your hips upward until they're about 24 inches (5.110.2cm) high. Lift your rear without changing the position of your neck or head. As you lift up your lower body, start rolling your neck left and right on top of the foam roller. As you keep your hips in the air and turn your head back and forth, you'll feel the muscles in your neck begin to relax If you need to stabilize your neck, clasp your arms together behind your head as you move over the roller. Keep your back arched and your hips in the air. Push your body forward with your legs so that your neck slides up and down over the roller. Continue to slowly turn your head left and right on the roller, so that all of your neck muscles and vertebrae have a chance to loosen up. Keep rolling until you feel the muscles relax. This should also stop any neck pain you're experiencing, even if you don't hear a cracking sound. Try to keep your head and shoulders as relaxed as possible while you're rolling your neck. This will keep the muscles loose and allow you to fully crack your neck. Stop rolling your neck if you feel any pain. Some people may find that the tension in their neck moves down to their upper back while they're using the foam roller. If this happens to you, move the foam roller down until it's under your shoulder blades. Lower your hips and chest until you're lying flat on the roller. Use your legs to move your body back and forth until your lower back relaxes. This step is optional. If your lower back feels fine after you've cracked your neck, you may skip this step.

SUMMARY: Lie down with a foam roller beneath the curve in your neck. Lift your back and rear off the ground to put weight on your neck. Roll your neck over the roller until you feel your neck relax. Move the foam roller down your back if you feel tension.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Use your fingers to break up the chocolate if it is soft or thin enough, and set it aside. For denser chocolate, place the chocolate on a cutting board and cut it up with a sharp knife. If you are using chocolate chips or chocolate that is already portioned into small pieces, then leave the chocolate as is. Gently stir the cream occasionally to make sure that it is heating up properly. Do not allow the cream to boil. Lower the heat on the stovetop to a medium-low temperature if the cream starts to bubble. If you are using a saucepan instead of a pot, make sure to use a potholder to hold the mixing bowl still when you stir. Add 4 cinnamon sticks or 1/2 tsp (1.15 g) of ground cinnamon to the cream while it is heating to give the finished fondue a festive taste. Then, let the cinnamon steep in the cream for 15 minutes off the stove. If you used cinnamon sticks, remove them after the cream is heated and before adding the chocolate. If you prefer, you can steep the heated cream with 1/2 tsp (1.15 g) of ground cinnamon and ancho chili pepper for a spicy Mexican chocolate fondue, or steep the cream with your favorite tea for a subtle earthy flavor.

SUMMARY: Break up 1 lb (453 g) of chocolate into small, 1412in (0.641.27cm) pieces. Heat up 2 cups (470mL) of heavy cream in the mixing bowl for 1-2 minutes.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Depending on the venue and your experience and style as a DJ, a club may have a specific stylistic request for you, or you may have more freedom to play what you want. But whatever the nature of your agreement, you need to spend some time before the set sketching out a basic theme, with at least your first five tracks laid out. Are you going to stick with straight-up club jams, or are you going to throw any surprises into the mix? Old-school disco fist-pumpers? Rock songs? Make sure you've got any swerves prepared for on your disc drive, or in your record crate. You can always throw the plan away, but at least you'll have something to start with and get a chance to read the crowd. If you drop a trance-beat banger and nobody moves, you'll know you need to switch up the theme. If the place goes wild, you've found your groove. If you've got your head buried in your vinyl crate and your mixers the whole time, you're going to lose them. It's important for a club DJ to pay close attention to what the crowd seems to be responding to, how they're reacting, and what the energy level seems to be in the room. It won't always be obvious, but a good DJ can learn to spot a crowd's needs before they're even aware of it themselves. Watch for bangers. Some songs will get people pouring onto the dancefloor, which you'll need to follow up with at least 2-4 similar songs to keep the party going. After that, you might start slowly transitioning away from that style, but matching beats so people won't lose it. Watch for the exodus. Likewise, keep an eye out for clunkers. If you throw on something with vocals and all of a sudden people lose it, consider dropping back into your straight-up instrumental set. Find out what people don't like. If every other DJ's going to play it, you might think you're above that new Top 10 single, but if people want to hear the newest dance jams, you'll be doing the crowd a disservice not to play it. Try to stay abreast of the commercial dance music that people are likely to want to hear. You don't have to play the basic song, consider drop a remix or a mash up, or remix it live. Maybe make a few edits of the most popular songs before you go and drop those. Every crowd will be different, and crowds can even change over the course of an evening, or over the course of an hour. Some crowds will want to trance out to nothing but heavy-banging house all night, while others will want to hear some Jackson 5. Pay attention to what works and what doesn't, and have a steady stream of old-school dance classics at your disposal. Sometimes a crowd that skews "older" may seem like an obvious choice for wanting classics, but not necessarily. Any time you're DJing for a non-club type of club atmosphere, in which the crowd isn't necessarily dance-music enthusiasts, you're likely to win the dancefloor will some well-timed classics. People are out to have a good time, not to think hard about the heady and artistic set of experimental electronic dance music you're curating. Give them the music fix they need, get them to dance, and reflect their energy back into your mixes. That's your job. There's no such thing as "a bad crowd," but there is such a thing as a bad DJ. Good DJs can read the room and supply an appropriate soundtrack. People may dance, people may not dance, but it's your job to do the best you can to read the room and reflect the vibe.

SUMMARY:
Start with a basic theme. Watch the crowd. Pay attention to the charts. Know when to drop some old school joints. Try to keep everybody happy and in the moment.