INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you're committed to building your vocabulary, set a goal for yourself. Try to learn three new words a week and work them into your speech and writing. With conscious effort, you can learn several thousands of new words that you'll remember and use. If you can't use a word effectively and accurately in a sentence, it's not a part of your vocabulary.  If you're easily learning three words a week, start upping the ante. Try to learn ten words next week. Looking up 20 new words a day in the dictionary will make it difficult to use any of them accurately. Be realistic and build practical vocabulary that you'll be able to use. If you're going to make a habit of learning new words, try some simple memorization techniques as if you were studying for a test. Hang post-its with the definition of a particular word you hope to memorize above the coffee maker, so you can study it while fixing your morning cup. Affix a new word to each house plant so you can study while watering. Even if you're watching TV or doing other activities, keep some flashcards with you and study your new words. Always be building. Start journaling if you don't already, or start a blog. Actively flexing your writing muscles will keep your vocabulary strong.  Write letters to old friends and use lots of specific details. If your correspondence is typically short and informal, switch it up and write a longer letter or email than you're used to writing. Take time in crafting letters as you would an essay for school. Make considered choices. Consider taking on more writing responsibilities at work. If you typically avoid composing memos or writing group emails or participating in group discussions, change your habits and write more. You might as well get paid to build your vocabulary. The best writers aim for concision and accuracy. Get out the thesaurus and use the most accurate word possible in your sentences. Don't use three words when one will do. A word is a useful addition to your vocabulary if it reduces the number of words in a sentence.  For instance, the phrase "dolphins and whales" can be replaced with the word "cetaceans," making "cetaceans" a useful word. A word is also useful if it is more descriptive than the word or phrase it replaces. For example, many people's voices could be described as "pleasant". But someone with a very pleasant voice could be said to have a "mellifluous" voice. Inexperienced writers think using the Thesaurus function in Microsoft Word twice in every sentence makes writing better. It doesn't. Using flashy vocabulary and  "spelling bee" words makes your writing pompous. What's worse, though, is that it also makes writing less accurate than more common words. Using the appropriate word is the mark of a real writer and a sure sign of advanced vocabulary. You could say that "Iron Mike" is Mike Tyson's "sobriquet," but "nickname" might be the more accurate and useful word in the sentence. Therefore, "sobriquet" may be less useful in your vocabulary.

SUMMARY: Set a goal. Use flashcards or post-it notes around your house. Write more. Use accurate adjectives and precise nouns. Don't flaunt it.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: It is important that guests arrive much earlier than the guest of honor, so if someone is running late, it will not ruin the surprise. Plan for guests to arrive at least 30 minute before the surprisee’s scheduled time of arrival. If someone is running late, advise them to remain in their car until the guest of honor has arrived, to avoid spoiling the surprise. This goes for before the party, as well as the day of the party. Store pre-purchased decorative items in a place where the honoree will not accidentally come across them. If you live together in the same home, try storing them at a friend’s house. On the day of the party, avoid highly visible decorations like lights or flashing signs that can easily be seen. Also, avoid decorating the outside of the location with balloons or signs. Whether the venue is public or private, tell guests to park cars out of sight to avoid being recognized by the honoree. This is especially important if people have unique or easily recognizable cars or license plates. Encourage carpooling to cut down on the number of cars present. For those who have a difficult time keeping secrets, encourage them to not be in too much contact with the honoree. Avoid telling children until the day of the event, to ensure they do not accidentally spill the beans. Talk about their birthday as easily and calmly as possible. This will keep them from becoming suspicious or thinking that everyone has forgotten about their birthday.
Summary: Time it well. Keep decorations hidden. Hide cars. Avoid telling people that cannot keep a secret.

Roll out the fondant with a rolling pin until it is 1.5 centimeter (0.6 in) thick, 15 centimeter (5.9 in) in width and 20 centimeter (7.9 in) in length. Arrange so that the 20 centimeter (7.9 in) length is the side closest to you. Lift the top of the fondant, the side furthest from you. Pull it towards you and fold it to create a smaller layered piece of icing that is 3 centimeter (1.2 in) thick and 7.5 centimeter (3.0 in) wide. Try to leave space and volume in the fold to create a larger bloom. Trim 1 centimeter (0.4 in) of length from each end of the folded icing. Begin to roll up the icing from one of your newly trimmed ends, like a Swiss roll. As you roll, hold the end where the two folds meet as the actual fold of the icing will form the rose petals. When you have the rose to its desired width and fullness, pinch the base that you have been holding to give the rose a more conical shape. After cutting off any excess icing, carefully push back and separate the layers with a cocktail stick to give the flower more shape. Finish by cutting little leave shapes out of green icing and stick to the underside of the rose.
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One-sentence summary -- Roll the fondant. Create the layer support. Trim the ends. Roll the fondant. Pinch the base. Shape the flower. Add finishing touches.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You'll notice black wires around the joints of character models, at the base of the model, and as control panels above the character model.  Click this wireframe to select it.  The entire wireframe should turn orange. In 3D animation, armatures go inside a character model and act as bones and joints. They keep all the parts of the character attached and allow you to move parts of the model. Object mode is the default mode in Blender 3D.  Once you select the armature control rig, click the drop-down menu that says "Object Mode" in the upper-left corner of the 3D view, then select Pose Mode to switch. If Pose Mode is not available in the drop-down menu, you do not have a valid armature rig selected. The black lines around the model are generally moveable parts of the right.  Click one of the moveable parts.  It should turn blue. To move a part of a character model in Pose mode, click the black line around a joint on the model, or one of the sliders in the control panel above the rig, and then press G to grab the part. Drag the mouse to move it. These Minecraft rigs have many unique animations already programmed in. You can access these animations using the control panel above the rig in Pose mode.  Experiment and see what kind of poses you can get from the rigs.

SUMMARY:
Click the armature controls of a rig. Switch to Pose mode. Click a moveable part of the rig. Press G to grab and move the part.