INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Get out a silicone mold with about 15 small cavities. Spray the mold with a light coating of cooking spray. Take a paper towel and wipe away the excess oil from each cavity. Preparing the mold will make it easier for you to get the jello shots out. Set the mold on a baking sheet or cooling rack.  If you'd rather fill individual shot glasses, just set them on the baking sheet. Avoid using small paper cups since they may fall apart when you pour the hot jello mixture into them. Each cavity or glass should hold about 1 ounce of liquid. Transfer the silicone mold on the baking sheet to the refrigerator and chill the jello shots for at least a few hours until they're completely set. You can chill the jello shots overnight.

SUMMARY: Prepare your jello mold. Refrigerate the caffeinated jello shots for several hours.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You should train your bird to step up on your index finger. Place your index finger in front of it, say “up,” and give it a treat every time it steps up. Practice this even when you aren’t putting it back in the cage, so it doesn’t assume that step up practice will translate into going back into the cage. In fact, sometimes you should put it in the cage and let it come back out, so that it does not know for sure that returning to the cage translates into a prolonged period of enclosure.  You can try practicing with things other than your finger, includes sticks. Ladders can be particularly useful because birds naturally like to walk up them. Training your bird to do this can be an easy way to get them back into the cage. Because birds like to move upward, your bird will often grow fonder of this trick if you begin to lift your finger slowly after it steps up.  Some people recommend that you perform this procedure every time you return your bird to its cage. The idea is that, if you allow it to fly back on its own volition it might come to believe that it sets its own schedule for outside time. Once you have it on your index finger, you need to secure your bird so that it can’t fly off, but also so that it is still comfortable. One way to do this is to press your thumb lightly against your index finger, securing the birds feet to your finger. Alternatively, you can hold your other hand over its back gently, so that it will not be able to extend its wings out. You should practice these positions during regular training, so that your bird becomes accustomed to them and does not anticipate that it means a return to the cage. Also, if it becomes second nature, you will be less likely to forget to secure it and allow it to fly off when it is someplace foreign or dangerous. If you are having trouble controlling your bird, you can have its wings trimmed, permitting it to fly only a little or not at all, depending on how short they are clipped. This can, however, be counterproductive, because your bird will not tire itself outside of the cage and might be less willing to return.

SUMMARY: Train your bird. Hold your bird so that it can’t fly off. Ask your veterinarian about trimming your bird’s wings.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: In some places the minerals in the groundwater, lime, magnesium, and calcium in particular, will cause spots to appear. If you notice crusty buildup on your car windows that is stubborn and won't come off, you probably have hard water. You'll need to clean the hard water spots as soon as possible. Hard water spots that can etch the glass of your car if left for too long on its exterior. Thankfully, your hard water problem can be taken care of with just a few household supplies. Vinegar, specifically, is an exceptionally good cleaner when it comes to removing hard water stains. For your hard water cleaner, you'll need:  Cloth (microfiber recommended; clean cotton OK) Distilled water Spray bottle or bucket Rubbing alcohol White vinegar If your windows are still looking cloudy or less brilliant than you'd prefer, you may need to apply some polish to your car windows. You'll want a polish that doesn't contain oils, as these are included to help polish paint, but you should be able to find a multi surface finish restorer that'll work on car windows at your local hardware or auto store. When polishing, use a soft cotton cloth or an old, clean, soft fabric t-shirt.

SUMMARY: Identify hard water buildup. Assemble your supplies. Polish your glass to restore hard water damage.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Post signs around the community letting people know they can drop off materials to be recycled at your home or chosen location. Then, take the items to a place where they can be recycled. This will be especially helpful if you collect items that cannot be recycled at the local recycling center, such as electronics, batteries, and paint cans. ighlight eco-issues. You could organize a film festival in your community focused on ecological issues. Watch An Inconvenient Truth, The Day After Tomorrow, Soylent Green, or Erin Brockovich. If children are attending, consider adding WALL-E or FernGully: The Last Rainforest. If you plan this in advance, you could add your city to the Wild & Scenic Film Festival Tour. This shows participants that it is important to consider where your products come from and how they are made in order to leave a smaller footprint on the environment. Invite local artists and crafters who make their products sustainably. For example, choose artists who use recycled materials in their projects, or knitters who use eco-friendly yarns to create clothing and other items. You could organize a poetry reading at a local coffee shop or bookstore to create a platform for people to share their opinions, worries, and hopes about the environment. An event like this also helps connect people through a love of nature. Choose poets or poems that focus on environmental issues, such as eco-poetry.  You may also want to include dramatic readings or performances as well. You can choose to read poems like “Flood” by Pablo Neruda or excerpts from Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. This is a fun way to get people together for a good cause. Invite local musicians to play music in an outdoor venue. You could even find musicians who use recycled materials for their instruments, or musicians whose music focuses on nature or environmental issues.  You could charge an entry fee and donate the money to an environmental cause, such as saving endangered species. Alternatively, you could leave a donation box out so that people can donate money. If you don't want to charge an entry fee, you might require that people bring bottles to recycle or participate in a neighborhood clean-up if they want to see the concert. You could play recordings or have bands cover songs like “Mother Nature’s Son” by the Beatles, or John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change.” to increase oxygen in the air. Trees are great for the environment, as they turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. Gather a group of people together and arrange to plant trees in your community. Get permission before planting in public places such as parks, or choose to plant trees in your own or your neighbors’ or friends’ yards. Invite your neighbors to help clean up the area in which you all live. This is a great activity to do with children. Pick up trash, pull weeds, or even do minor repairs to fences or houses in the area. Invite adults and children from your neighborhood to participate in a nature scavenger hunt. Create a list of items to find, such as: a yellow flower, a green leaf, a ladybug, a feather, a smooth rock, a blade of grass, a puffy cloud, something blue, etc. Consider handing out prizes to the winners, like eco-friendly tote bags. Set up a booth outside the local library or grocery store, after obtaining permission. Speak to people about environmental issues or hand out brochures or information kits. This can be a great way to educate others about important environmental subjects.

SUMMARY:
Collect recyclable items to reduce waste.  to highlight eco-issues. Organize an arts and crafts exhibition that focuses on sustainability. Set up a poetry reading to hear others’ opinions on the environment. Plan a concert to raise money for an eco charity. Plant trees Organize a neighborhood cleanup to beautify your community. Plan a nature scavenger hunt to connect with the world around you. Raise awareness in your community.