In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Before you buy your parakeet toys, test out the ways in which it likes to play. Make paper foraging toys or weave pieces of paper through its cage. Give it small objects from around the house like bottle caps or little balls and see how it reacts to them. This will help you determine what kinds of toys to invest in. You may also find that your bird enjoys the simple toys just as much as ones you bought at a pet store. Make sure that you give your bird safe things to play with. Avoid anything treated with harsh chemicals or solvents. Make sure that the toys you are giving your bird are appropriate for their size. Parakeets can get stuck and die in toys intended for larger birds. You should also avoid any toys with sharp edges that could poke your bird or lose strings that could strangle them. If you are in doubt about the safety of a toy, talk to a clerk at your pet store or email the toy retailer. Because parakeets can see the full spectrum of colors, they are particularly attracted to colorful objects. When considering toys, you should buy things that have vibrant coloring. Bright primary colors, like yellow, red, and blue, are great choices. Although you can give your bird toys that are drably colored, they may not play with them as much. Be sure to choose toys that are colored with non-toxic materials. Parakeets are social birds by nature and make a lot of noises. Because of this, they also enjoy toys that make a lot of sound. Toys with bells attached to them are particularly popular with parakeets. You can also hang a few small bells in your birds cage. Avoid buying the Christmas style "jingle bell" with openings. Your parakeet may get stuck in the holes. Instead, buy an open-bottomed bell. Parakeets are particularly fond of toys that mimic foraging activities. Because parakeets have smaller beaks, you will want to invest in foraging toys that are made of soft-woods or cardboard. Wooden toys are a particularly good choice because they are also safe for your bird to chew on. Avoid plastic toys if you can. These can contain harmful toxins. If you own a single parakeet, you might want to consider installing a mirror in its cage. Parakeets are social and like having other birds like them around. If you install a mirror, your bird will chirp at and interact with the mirror as if it is another parakeet. You may have to clean the mirror occasionally. Be warned though, sometimes if a bird is lonely, it will never leave the mirror. This means that they may stop eating and drinking, and could be fatal.
Summary: Evaluate how your bird likes to play. Find safe toys. Pick brightly colored toys. Choose noisy toys. Buy foraging toys. Place a mirror in their cage.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: As your urine reacts with the chemicals on the urine strip, the strip will turn a yellow, maroon, or purple color. Follow the directions printed on the side of the packaging, which will tell you how long you should wait. Most ketone strips ask you to wait 40 seconds for best results. Waiting too long to read the resultsor not waiting long enoughcan result in a misleading reading. If you look at the ketone-strip container, it will have a series of colored squares on one side. Hold your colored ketone strip up to the side of the container, and find the color square that best matches your urine strip. It may be the case that the color of your urine strips fits in between 2 of the color squares on the packaging. In this case, assume that the higher reading is a more accurate result. Once you've matched your urine-strip color with a color square, look closely to find the number and description that correlate with the color. The standard ketone-level descriptors include: "Trace," "Small," "Moderate," and "Large." The colors will also correspond to numerical values: 0.5, 1.5, 4.0, etc. These measure the amount of ketone in your urine in units of milligrams per deciliter, or units of millimoles per liter. Healthy people not on a keto diet will have extremely low levels of ketone in their urine.
Summary: Wait for the ketone strip to change its color. Match the ketone strip with the color indicators on the packaging. Read the numerical value beneath the matching color square.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Once the pig has been secured to the spit, lift and place it on the supports to rest it over the pit. The pig should be centered and suspended roughly 1-2 feet (.30-.60m) above the coals. Any closer and the heat may cause the skin to scorch. Make sure the spit doesn't slide or move around after it's been mounted. Make sure you have help getting the pig positioned over the coals. They can be heavy! Let the pig cook at a moderate distance from the coals. One helpful guideline to keep in mind is that the pig should cook one hour for every ten pounds of its weight; for a pig of average size, 75-100 pounds (34-45kg), this means 4-6 hours on each side. Sit back and enjoy a cold beverage in the meantime! At the halfway point, turn the pig over to begin cooking the opposite side. Remember to keep the pit hot by adding more wood provisionally, and rake and reposition the coals if any one part of the pig is cooking faster than another. "Slow and low" is what experts recommend when roasting a whole pig. It's time consuming and demands constant attention, but makes a great centerpiece for a day of cooking and socializing. Brush on a coating of barbecue sauce, or use a turkey baster to drench the pig in a savory marinade as it cooks. This will ratchet up the flavor and keep the skin crisp and juicy. When the pig is nearing completion, its skin will begin to brown and bubble, but there's no way to tell if the meat inside is done except to temp it. Use a professional-grade meat thermometer to take an internal temperature reading in different areas of the pig. The soft belly and bacon sections (the fatty tissue on the backside) are best served at around 145F (63C), while tougher, more sinewy parts like the shoulder and haunches will need to be at least 160-165F (74C) before they're safe to eat. You will need to take a temperature reading several times throughout the cooking process. Do not serve the pig if any part of the meat is below 145F (63C). If an area is particularly slow getting done, reposition the coals underneath that area to increase the heat. After 10-12 hours the pig is now a crispy brown and the internal temperature is rightit's time to eat! Take the pig off the coals, remove the spit and tell everybody to dig in. You can either carve the roast up into sections, dice it all together like pulled-pork barbecue or have everyone tear off their favorite sections by hand. When cooked right, the meat should be tender enough to pull apart. Slather the roast pork in your favorite sauce, serve it with a few sumptuous sides and enjoy! The meat should be juicy when fully cooked, but not bloody or red. If it isn't quite done enough when you cut into it, it may need a few more minutes. Pair a roasted pig with other backyard cookout favorites like grilled veggies and baked beans, or go for the more island-inspired flavors of wild rice, fried plantains and pineapple.
Summary:
Hoist the pig onto the supports on either side of the pit. Allow the pig to cook for several hours on both sides. Take the pig's temperature in multiple spots. Carve and serve the roast.