INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The first step when teaching your bird the step-up command is letting it out of the cage and having it sit on a hand.  After it sits on your hand you will be able to use your other hand to start teaching it how to step up.  Once your bird steps out of the cage, offer your hand to it as a platform. Move slowly and make sure your bird stays comfortable. The aim of the step up command is to have your bird step from one hand to the other.  To do this you will need to bring your other hand up to the bird, offering a new platform for it to move up to.  Keep some of the following tips in mind as you work with your bird:  If your bird bites, move your hand in from underneath the bird. Bring your hand up to the area just above where your bird's legs meet its body. Keep your hand flat and level. Whenever your bird steps up successfully you can offer it a reward.  Giving your bird a tasty treat will help it understand that stepping up onto your other hand will result in rewards.  Always offer a reward when training your bird to step-up in order to get the best results.  Try to give your bird their favorite treat as a reward. Many birds love fresh vegetables, fruits, or seeds. Without enough training your bird may forget the step-up command or never properly learn it in the first place.  Whenever your bird is feeling comfortable you should try working with it, spending time with it, and reinforcing the step-up command to build even more trust.

SUMMARY: Let the bird sit on your hand. Bring your other hand up to the bird. Reward the bird for stepping up. Practice often.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Make one of the two models described above. Once you're finished, glue it to a large piece of foam board or cardboard. Color the foam board black to show outer space. You can use stick-on stars, or cover the background with glitter glue or glitter paint. Find a golf ball or a crumpled up piece of paper, about ¼ the size of your Earth model. Glue it on the board, close to the Earth. Crumple up another piece of paper for each of the planets. Glue them onto the board in this order:  Mercury — small, grey Venus — yellow, about Earth sized Earth (your model) Mars — red, about Earth sized Jupiter — orange and white, the biggest planet Saturn — yellow, almost as big as Jupiter, with rings around it Uranus — light blue, bigger than Earth but smaller than Saturn Neptune — light blue, about the size of Uranus Pluto — a tiny grey dot Closest to Mercury, the sun is an enormous yellow-orange ball. The sun is much too big for you to show its size accurately. You can either make the biggest ball you can fit, or just color a corner of the board yellow to indicate that the sun expands far beyond the edges.
Summary: Glue the model to a foam board. Paint the board black. Add the stars. Make the moon. Add the planets. Add the sun.

Be precise with your timing. After 8-10 minutes you can begin the final stages of the process. Read the packaging as the suggested cooking time could vary. Ideally, a properly cooked lasagna noodle has a hint of firmness and offers some resistance to your bite. Does it taste good? Now you can switch the element off. Lasagna noodles should be cooked to the 'al dente' stage, an Italian term which means 'to the tooth'. This is when the middle isn’t too hard, soft or mushy. Make sure they have been drained of all water. Release them slowly into the colander because the noodles could potentially still stick together. Be cautious when draining the lasagna noodles to avoid getting hit by steam. You can do this by laying them out on paper towels. Now your noodles will be easier to use when you go to make lasagna. For better results, instead of paper towels you can place lasagna noodles on oiled baking paper.
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One-sentence summary -- Check that 8-10 minutes have passed. Take a piece out and test if it's ready. Pour the lasagna noodles into a colander. Leave the lasagna noodles to cool before adding them to your dish.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If your parents start questioning your relationship with a specific person, you could tell them that you’re just friends. This may buy you some more time to keep hanging out. You could even tell them that you’re romantically interested in someone else to throw them off the scent.  This may be helpful if you want to date somebody who is the same sex as you but your parents don’t know that you’re gay or queer. If you choose to do this, be very careful about avoiding public displays of affection, like hand-holding and kissing. This is a definite gray area, but it could work if your parents haven’t specifically said you can’t go on group dates. Invite a whole group of friends, including the person you’re going on a date with, to go to dinner, to the movies, or some other fun activity. When your parents ask about what you did while you were out, you can honestly say that you spent time with your group of friends. Tell your parents that you’re going over to a friend’s house and instead go out on your date. Make sure your friend knows that your parents think you are hanging out together. And make sure your friend is okay with this arrangement beforehand!  This is always a little tricky, especially if your friend is going to be out somewhere they might run into your parents when you’re supposed to be together. If you and your friend’s parents are friends, this may not work. It would be really easy to get caught in a lie the next time they are talking. When you are making plans to see your date one-on-one, either talk in person or use an app rather than the messaging function on your phone. It’s easy for your parents to access your messages but if you have private apps that are hidden, they’ll be less likely to discover your plans. Check out the apps Telegram, Signal, CoverMe, Viber, and Kibo. They’re all free to download, and they each offer ways to keep texts secure and private so that no one else can access them. Malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and similar places that are popular stomping grounds for your friends and family are going to be off-limits for one-on-one dates. If you do decide to go out in public, be aware of your surroundings—you never know who could be nearby!  For example, if you decide to meet at the movies, arrange to arrive and go into the theater at different times. Select seats at the back of the theater so you can be sure that no one will see you. If you or your date can drive, you could go to the next town over to spend time together.

SUMMARY:
Lie and tell your parents the person you’re dating is just a friend. Hang out in groups so you can technically not break your parent’s rules. Ask a friend to cover for you so you can go out on a date. Coordinate your dates through private apps to keep them secret. Stay out of public places where you might see people you know.