INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Hold a level on the ground and against the wall to find the floor's highest point. Measure up the wall about 48in (120cm) or 1912in (50cm) above a lower cabinet. Mark this spot with a pencil and draw a straight line through it all the way across the wall. Use a ruler to trace any lines. You want to keep them as straight as possible since you'll use them as references when hanging the cabinets. When you're finished tracing the line, you can use a level to check it. Using a tape measure, note the dimensions of the cabinets. The line you drew earlier represents their bottom edge. Measure up from it to sketch the cabinet's height. Then, use the ruler to make a 2nd straight line all the way across the wall so you can keep the cabinets level later. When hanging multiple cabinets, always start with the corner cabinet if there is 1. Otherwise, start with the leftmost cabinet. The cabinets need to be screwed into the wood studs in the wall. The easiest way to find them is with a stud finder purchased from a home improvement store. Mark these spots in pencil so you know where to hang the cabinets. Another way to find the studs is to knock on the wall. You'll hear a lower, fuller sound when hitting a stud instead of empty space. If you can't find the studs, you can do it by drilling partway into the wall about every 16in (41cm). You'll have to repair these spots with spackling or another substance before hanging the cabinets. First, measure the length between the studs, then transfer this onto the cabinets. The cabinets will have a thick support rail on the top and bottom. There should be 1 mark on each of both rails. Some cabinets will have another one of these thick support rails in the middle that you should also mark. At the home improvement store, pick up a 1in 4in (2.5cm 10.2cm) ledger board or wall cleat. Line the board's top edge up with the bottom line you drew. Use 114in (3.2cm) drywall screws to secure it to the wall. This board ensures the cabinets are level upon installation. If you have a friend who will hold the cabinets as you install them, you don't need a ledger board. Instead of a ledger board, you may also use a cabinet jack. Set the cabinet on the jack and raise the jack up so you can reach the cabinets while you work.

SUMMARY: Measure up from the floor to find where the cabinets will rest. Outline where the 1st cabinet will hang. Mark the stud locations on the wall. Mark the length between studs on the cabinets' backs. Hang a ledger board on the bottom line you traced.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Watch videos or go to a live show that another ventriloquist is putting on. You can pick up some tips and learn what works and what's funny, and what's not. Jeff Dunham, Ronn Lucas, Jay Johnson, or Terry Fator are examples of excellent ventriloquists that you can learn from. If you truly want to be a ventriloquist, it's a great idea to take a few lessons. You'll learn about the types of puppets available as well as how to move them realistically. These lessons also focus on voice techniques and can help you learn how to talk without moving your lips like a pro! Look online to find ventriloquist lessons near you. Ventriloquists are performers, so it's only natural to study the performing arts. Take theatre, improv, music, or acting classes to hone your skills as a performer. You can also take voice lessons. Comedy, or comedic writing, classes would also be incredibly helpful for putting together a funny skit. Do an Internet search to find classes in your area.

SUMMARY: Research other ventriloquists. Take ventriloquist lessons. Study the performing arts.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Reading a variety of riddles will help you understand how a riddle works. There are many books of riddles available, or you can find some online. Many cultures have riddle traditions. Viking and Anglo-Saxon riddles are still very popular with English speakers, even though they were first told more than a thousand years ago! These riddles often have simple solutions such as "key" or "onion," but are told in a creative way. You can find many collections online. Riddles are also quite popular in modern fantasy literature, movies, and TV. J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit has a whole chapter devoted to "Riddles in the Dark" told between two characters. Riddles can be about anything you can imagine, but physical objects that people are familiar with are very, very common topics. Other topics are natural phenomena like a storm or snow, an animal, or an action. Avoid topics that are very abstract or require specialized knowledge. Some riddles are very short, just a phrase or two, while others are more like a miniature story. You can make your riddle to be any length you want, but it shouldn't be so long that your audience can't follow it. Here is an example of a very short riddle from the Anglo-Saxon ''Book of Exeter'', written in the 900s AD: "A wonder on the wave / water became bone." (Answer: ice on a lake.) Here is an example of a longer riddle from the Book of Exeter: "When I am alive I do not speak. / Anyone who wants to takes me captive and cuts off my head. / They bite my bare body / I do no harm to anyone unless they cut me first. / Then I soon make them cry." (Answer: an onion.)

SUMMARY: Read a lot of riddles. Decide the subject of your riddle. Determine how long you want your riddle to be.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Think about your current state of mind and life circumstances and ask yourself if your romantic feelings might be caused by these factors. Sometimes life events can cause people to seek comfort, stability, excitement, or validation from other people in our lives who they don't genuinely want to be with. Avoid pursuing a relationship with your best friend if you might be using them to feel better. For instance, you may seek comfort and distraction in a romance with your best friend after a death in the family. Take things slowly in your new relationship so that you can both figure out your feelings without distractions. Romantic touching and sexual contact can blur the lines of a relationship and confuse boundaries. Try to let your physical relationship evolve naturally out of genuine chemistry and affection. Acting on physical urges too soon may make the situation awkward or increase the intensity of your relationship very quickly. Moving slowly is a good way of avoiding confusing hot-and-cold behaviour. Making a grand romantic move one week, then acting like a casual buddy the next will leave your friend unsure of your feelings. Take things slow and gradually build up to bigger gestures or commitments so you won't be overwhelmed by the situation. For instance, don't show up to your friend's workplace with flowers one day and introduce them to colleagues as your "buddy" a few days later. Taking things to the next level with your best friend can reinforce an already strong bond, making it tempting to spend all of your time with them. Take some time apart to pursue your own interests and to make sure that you get the chance to miss each other. This will make you appreciate each other even more while reducing the risk of becoming annoying to each other. For example, take time to visit with other friends or spend some quiet time alone at home.

SUMMARY:
Make sure that your motivations are pure and not temporary. Avoid getting physically intimate until you are sure of your chemistry. Be consistent about your romantic advances to avoid confusion. Give each other space sometimes to avoid getting tired of each other.