Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Gather your materials. Prep the green material for the tail. Sew the 2 pieces of green fabric together. Create the fins. Cut a split into the fins. Sew the elastic band at the top of the fins.

Answer: To make Ariel's tail and fins, you'll need 1 large piece of green fabric and about a yard of shiny turquoise blue fabric. For the green fabric, you need a fabric that has some stretch to it. Spandex is a good choice. You'll also need a sewing machine, green and blue thread, scissors, and about 12 inches of elastic. Lay out the green fabric on the ground and have a friend trace a mermaid tail around your body with a sharpie. When tracing around, make sure your friend draws the lines about 1 inch away from your body so that the final piece won't fit too tightly. Cut the piece out of the fabric after the traced lines are drawn. You need 2 of these. Since you need two of these green pieces, you could save time and ensure the pieces are identical in size by fold the green fabric in half before you start. That way you can trace around your body and cut them both identically at the same time. When you lay down on the green fabric, you want to make sure you're on top of it from the waist down only. The fabric needs to extend past your feet when you lay down. This is so the fins can be drawn. If you prefer, you can lay down on a large piece of paper and trace your body onto that. You'd then use that as a stencil with which to cut the fabric down to size. You want to sew the two together all the way around the tail, leaving only the top part open and unsewn for your waist. This is so you can slip it on once your costume is ready. Take your green fabric and lay the end down on top of the shiny turquoise blue fabric. Trace around the bottom of the green fabric, where the fins are, onto the blue fabric. Then cut the fins out of the blue fabric. Sew the blue fabric on to the green. Now you need to cut a split into the bottom of the tail so that you'll be able to walk. Cut the split right up the middle of the fins, starting at the bottom, up to your knees. This creates an opening for your feet and bottom part of your legs, so that you can walk in the costume. You can cut the split just at the bottom of the fins, so it does not show your legs. You'll do this right where the green tail meets the blue fins. Sew it all the way around. This allows you to slip the costume bottom on, and the bottom of the tail will cling at the bottom, resembling Ariel's tail.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Buy high quality shrimp for pets, and feeder shrimp if you're breeding them as animal food. Introduce the shrimp to the new water slowly. Feed the shrimp tiny amounts of fish food. Change the water once every week or two Be cautious about adding other fish to the tank.

Answer: "Feeder shrimp" are bred to produce high numbers of young, but they tend to be more fragile and have shorter life spans. Well treated ghost shrimp should live for a couple of years, and will be much easier to care for and breed. The seller should know which type of ghost shrimp he sells. You can also guess based on the living conditions: if the shrimp are kept in a cramped space without many plants, they are probably feeder shrimp. Float the bag of water with the shrim inside on top of the tank's water. Every 20 minutes, dispose of 1/4 of the water from the bag, then replace it with water from the tank. After you've done this three or four times, pour the bag out into the tank. This lets them adjust to the temperature and chemical change slowly. Shrimp are active scavengers, but while they can live off algae and plant debris if required, you should encourage reproduction by giving them a minuscule daily allotment of fish food. A single crushed pellet a day can sustain six adult shrimp. If you keep other fish in the tank, use sinking pellets, since the shrimp will not be able to compete for floating food with larger animals. . Even if the water looks clear, chemicals could be building up that prevent the shrimp from thriving. Change 20-30% of the water every week for best results. Make sure the water temperature of the old and new water is the same to avoid stressing the aquarium's inhabitants. Changing 40-50% of the water every other week may also work, especially if the tank doesn't have many fish or shrimp for its size. Almost any medium to large fish will eat ghost shrimp, or at least spook them enough to make breeding difficult. If you want a more varied tank, add snails and small fish only. If you have decided not to use a breeding tank, do not include any fish at all in the single tank you have. The adult shrimp will already eat many of the young shrimp; with additional predators, not many young will survive to adulthood.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: "Break" his remote. Put his video game controller in jello. Change his desktop picture.

Answer: If he loves to channel surf as much as the average brother, then this will be the perfect prank for him. Just take a tiny piece of clear tape and cover the light on the remote just enough so that it no longer works. He'll be completely confused when he tries to watch his favorite show, and may even try to put in new batteries before he figures out your trick (if he figures it out at all!). This works best when you have his least favorite TV show playing. Make a box of jello and pour a layer into a container large enough to hold the game controller. Use food wrap to completely cover the game controller, then for added security, place it into an airtight bag and seal tightly. When the layer of jello has hardened, place the controller on top and cover it with a layer of liquid jello. Let it harden. Take out the jello. Place the controller back and watch him freak out. If he actually manages to step away from his computer for five minutes, change his desktop picture to something completely ridiculous as quickly as you can. Pick My Little Ponies, Teletubbies, or pictures of the cutest cats you've ever seen. This works best if he has a laptop that he'll be taking out in public later, so he can surprise a room full of people with the desktop filled with flowers and puppies.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Preheat the oven. Shape the dough. Make the straws. Cook the straws.

Answer:
Preheat the oven at 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Let your pastry dough thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Lightly flour your work surface. Roll out each sheet of dough until it is a 10 inch (25.4cm) by 12 inch rectangle. Beat the egg with 1 tablespoon (14.8ml) of water. Brush the mixture along the surface of the dough. Sprinkle half the Parmesan cheese, Gruyere cheese, thyme, salt, and pepper on each piece of pastry. Use a rolling pin to gently press the ingredients into the dough. Cut each sheet on the short side into 11 or 12 small strips with a pizza cutter or sharp knife. Twist each strip and lay them on the baking sheets. You should have 22-24 straws when done. Cook the straws for 10 to 15 minutes. They should be lightly brown and puffy. Turn each straw over and cook for another 2 minutes. Take them out and let them cool. Serve at room temperature. Make sure you do not overcook these. The cheese will burn.