INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Not everyone can be an Olympic-level athlete, so be realistic. Have you shown particular talent in skating classes? For example, stroking - gliding forward from one skate to the other.</ref> Does your family have the finances to support a career that could cost many thousands of dollars? It's difficult to put a dollar amount on just how expensive becoming an Olympic figure skater can be. Here are some basic costs to consider. Private lessons Skates and costumes Rink cost for practice Travel expenses for competitions and recitals A successful figure skater doesn't try to process every movement and technique mentally, but instead relies on muscle memory and instinct. Professional figure skating requires intense training and competition. Even for a young child the training is a full time job. Are you okay with sacrificing your free time in order to pursue this dream? For example, your peers may be playing video games, going to the movies, or attending other social gatherings. Would you prefer to be socializing, or on the ice?

SUMMARY: Start with group lessons and see if there are areas where you flourish. Consider the financial obligation. Gauge whether or not you're able to separate mind from body. Know that figure skating is high-pressure. Decide if you're willing to give up your social life for the love of skating.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: While punks in the 80s used crazy products like glue and starch to keep their mohawks solid, there are plenty of sprays nowadays that won't damage your hair. Use a hair spray with a tagline like "concrete", "frozen", or "solid", or with a description of extreme styles with height. To make the tips of your spikes pointier and resistant to fraying, grab a gel as well. Again, look for "max hold" or "freezing" gels. Hairspray will form the basis of the hold for you style, but gel is only for the tips of your liberty spikes or outside edge of your mohawk. While gel gives a lot of hold to shorter styles, it's too heavy to use as a main product, and will cause your mohawk or liberty spikes to fall over.
Summary: Look for a good hair spray. Get a gel for the tips of your spikes or mohawk. Use gel only on the tips.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Ladybugs can often be found clinging to leaves, blades of grass, and other types of vegetation. They're especially fond of warm, moist areas like fields, glades, and cultivation sites like gardens and crop plots. Just make sure you get permission before hunting for ladybugs on a stranger's property. The best time to go looking for ladybugs is late spring or early summer when things are beginning to bloom. As the weather starts to cool off, ladybugs often seek out warmth under rocks, inside hollow trees, and around the openings of homes and other structures. Most of the time, catching a ladybug is as easy as reaching out and plucking it from its hiding spot. Once you've got it in your hand, cradle it in your palm and form a "bowl" with your fingers to keep it from scuttling out. If you're worried about hurting your ladybug, you can also rest your hand on the surface next to it and wait for it to crawl right on. Ladybugs are small, delicate creatures, so be careful not to pinch, squeeze, or grip them too hard. Take a small butterfly net and slowly glide it along the edges of tall grasses or the leaves of flowering plants to shake stray ladybugs loose. If that doesn't work, hold your net up under leafy trees and shake or beat the branches to catch the beetles that fall. If you don't have a net, another option is to use an upside-down umbrella or tarp to collect the insects and debris that you sweep or beat from the thick foliage. Hang a section of bamboo, heavy cardboard tubing, or PVC pipe somewhere outside your home and scatter a small handful of damp raisins inside. The fruit will attract ladybugs from the surrounding environment, and the tube will give them a place to live, play, mate, and relax. You can turn pretty much any tube-like object into a ladybug feeder, including glass jars and old aluminum food cans. If you want your feeder to be able to stand up to rain and other weather conditions, go with a more durable material like bamboo, PVC, or metal. Prop a sheet of plywood or cardboard, a lawn chair, or a similar flat surface against one of the exterior walls of your home and drape a white cloth over it. Plug in small floodlight or black light in front of the covered board and leave it on for a few hours after dusk. As ladybugs begin to gather on the cloth, simply brush them off into a small collection container. You can pick up a cheap portable floodlight or black light from your local hardware store or home improvement center for as little as $10. UV light will draw curious ladybugs out of hiding, much the same way it does moths and other insects. After you've succeeded in catching one or more ladybugs, transfer them to a small ventilated container until you can prepare a more suitable shelter. Don't forget to poke holes in the top of the container so that your ladybug will be able to breathe. Cardboard food boxes with resealable flaps make excellent temporary housing for ladybugs. Don't leave your ladybug in its capture container for more than a few hours. If it overheats or loses oxygen, it may die.

SUMMARY:
Look for ladybugs in places with lush growth. Scoop up your ladybug gently by hand for a simple solution. Use a net to sweep or "beat" for large numbers of ladybugs at once. Craft your own simple ladybug feeder to make the bugs come to you. Lure ladybugs in after dark using a makeshift light tent. Store your ladybug in a box or jar until you can set up a habitat for it.