Problem: Article: Bring a pot of water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the beans and allow them to cook, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes. Drain the beans, then place them into a large bowl filled with iced water. Let the beans sit in the ice bath for 4 to 5 minutes before draining and using them. If you want to freeze the beans, blanch them for only 3 minutes. Dip them in iced water, dry them off, then freeze them in zippered bags. Set a steamer basket into a saucepan filled with 1 inch (2.5 cm) of water. Add the green beans and bring the water to a boil. Cover the saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, and allow the beans to steam over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Place the green beans into a microwave-safe dish and add 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) of water. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, leaving a corner open for the steam to escape. Microwave the beans on high for 3 to 4 minutes. Keep in mind that it is difficult to cook green beans evenly in the microwave. Fill a pot with enough water to cover the beans by 1 inch (2.5 cm). Add a dash of salt, bring the water to a boil. Add the beans, then boil them until they are tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and serve the beans.
Summary: Blanch green beans if you wish to preserve their color and crispness. Steam green beans for 3 to 5 minutes for a quick and easy meal. Microwave green beans for 3 to 4 minutes if you don't have a stove. Boil green beans for 6 minutes if you don’t have a steamer basket.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: All the drivers you need are provided with your hardware in a CD or DVD, like for motherboard, graphics card, etc. Install all the drivers in your Windows main drive (normally C: drive).  Some manufacturers include bloatware, like Acrobat Reader's inclusion of the manual. Driver installation is easy. Just follow the instructions. Some of manufacturers include overclocking software. Only install that if needed. This is the first real step to speeding up your system.   Windows 10: Go to Settings > System > Apps and Features. From there, remove any unwanted apps.  Windows 7: Go to Settings > Add or Remove Programs and remove any bloatware if you have purchased the system from a vendor (eg: antivirus or other trial ware). This will help your startup time. For example, if you are planning to use another browser like Firefox or Opera, you may remove Internet Explorer from here. If you are using media players like MPC-HC or VLC media player, you can remove media features. You can also remove Windows games like Solitaire and Minesweeper from here.  Go to start and in Windows search. Type Turn Windows features on or off. Be very careful what you remove here. Some of the programs listed here are important for your computer. To remove a program, just uncheck the tick box of features you want to remove. Then click OK and wait for the prompt from Windows to restart. Click OK to restart for changes to take effect. It is not drastic but the startup times will improve a bit. It's a necessary step. All these are automatic and require minimal effort from the user.

SUMMARY: Install the drivers for all your hardware. Remove unnecessary apps and services. Remove the Windows programs that you do not need. Update Windows.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Choose a pot large enough to blanch one to two cups (250 to 500 mL) of whole kernel corn at a time. Place a metal steamer basket or fine mesh strainer at the bottom of the pot. Add roughly two to three inches (five to seven cm) of water to the pot. Use enough water that the surface  of the water is roughly an inch ( two  and a 1/2 cm) below the steamer basket or strainer.
Summary: Prepare pot for steaming. Pour kernels of corn into steamer basket or strainer. Cover pot and raise heat to bring water to a boil. Steam kernels of corn for approximately four minutes or until tender. Remove steamer basket or strainer with corn from the pot carefully. Plunge corn into ice water bath to stop cooking process. Use or freeze whole kernels of corn.

Place a bucket underneath the pipes to catch any water that may drain out. The trap is the curved pipe that dips below the horizontal and vertical pipes.  Try to unscrew PVC pipes by hand. If you can't unscrew the pipes by hand, then use a pipe wrench or channel locks to loosen the connections. Check the trap for clogs and clean the trap if needed.  If you find the clog in the trap, reattach the trap. Turn on the hot water and see if the sink drains. If the sink is still clogged, then follow the next steps to use the cable auger. Push the end of the cable auger into the stub pipe until the auger meets resistance. Tighten the lock screw. Push forward as you do this to guide the auger deeper into the pipe.  If the cable catches on something, then turn the handle counterclockwise and pull the auger back. If the auger meets resistance again, continue pulling the cable out and cranking the handle clockwise until the cable catches on the clog. Reattach the horizontal pipe and the trap. Do not tighten the plastic parts too much or they may crack. If the water runs slowly, then fill up the sink part of the way and use a plunger to dislodge the remains of the clog.
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One-sentence summary -- Open the cabinet beneath your sink. Detach the trap. Empty water from the trap into the bucket. Remove the horizontal pipe that connects the trap to the stub pipe in the wall. Pull out about 18" (46 cm) of cable from the stub pipe. Crank the handle in a clockwise direction. Retract the cable from the stub pipe. Turn on the hot water to see if the sink drains.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If your bat develops any cracks during the knocking in the process, you can fill them with liquid super glue. Purchase the superglue online or at a hardware store. Squeeze a small amount of the glue into the crack and spread it around with the cap of the glue. Let the glue dry for 24 hours before using the bat. You’ll want to allow your bat to absorb all of the linseed oil completely, which will take about a week. When it’s completely dry, you can use the bat as is or apply a face tape to the bat to prevent cracks while you play. Keep the bat out of direct sunlight as the oil dries. Cricket bat face tape can be purchased at a cricket store or online. Peel the back of the face tape off and lay the sticky side down on the flat side of your bat. Wrap the edges of the tape around the edges of the bat. Use a credit card to smooth over any bubbles in the tape. You can purchase a toe guard online or at a cricket store. A toe guard is made of rubber or plastic and fits on the end of your bat. Apply superglue to the back of the toe guard and onto the flat end of your bat. Glue the toe guard to the bat and cut off the excess around the bat with scissors. A toe guard will prevent water from being absorbed when you hit your bat against the wet ground.
Summary:
Use liquid super glue to fill in any cracks. Let the bat dry for a week. Apply bat face tape to the bat to prevent future cracks. Glue a toe guard to the end of your bat to repel moisture.