Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Find out if it is legal to burn the stump.

Answer: There may be restrictions in your area for open fires, especially if you live someplace with draught conditions. Before you begin, call the local fire department to make sure it's okay to burn your stump.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Check your state law. Answer any court papers. Continue to pay rent. Check what happens to your deposit. Receive a notice to vacate. Ask for money to move out. Sign a new lease. Consider suing your old landlord.

Answer: Each state is different. In some states, the new owner can evict you from the apartment. However, in other states, you can’t be evicted if you recorded your lease before the mortgage. You should research your law online.  Also check in with a lawyer. Money might be tight, but legal aid offices can provide you with legal advice about your rights and responsibilities if the building is sold in a foreclosure sale. You can find legal aid by visiting the Legal Services Corporation’s website at http://www.lsc.gov. Also contact the National Low Income Housing Coalition. They have information about the foreclosure process. If you are Section 8, then contact your nearest Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office. If you were given notice by a court, you need to answer the court. The purpose of the answer is to confirm that you are renting the property. Go to your county court clerk’s office.  You’ll need to file an answer. This document should contain your name and address, and also state you are living in the property and paying rent. You’ll probably also need to attach a copy of your lease. The court might have a form you can fill out as your answer. Check the website or ask the court clerk. Generally, you must continue to pay your landlord rent during the foreclosure process. Until the building is sold, your landlord is the owner, so make checks out to them. Foreclosure actions can take six months or so to complete.  Decide whether you want to pay rent to the new owner once the building has been sold. You don’t have a legal contract (lease) with them. Instead, you can wait to receive your notice to vacate, which means they plan to evict you. If you are Section 8, notify HUD that the ownership has changed. Your state law should tell the landlord what they must do with your deposit. Generally, they may need to refund it to you or transfer it to the new owner. Contact the current landlord and ask about the deposit money.  Keep hounding them. A landlord in foreclosure probably has a lot of problems and is very stressed. Their instinct might be to ignore your concerns. However, this is your money and you need to know what is happening with it. You may need to sue your landlord if they don’t refund the money or transfer it to the new owner. Talk with a lawyer. Your state law will tell the new landlord how they can evict you. Typically, they’ll need to give you notice to vacate. This should be written notice sent to you. It should tell you how much time you have to leave, e.g., 60 days.  If you don’t move out by the deadline, then your landlord will have to begin eviction proceedings. They’ll have to go into court to start the proceedings. Your landlord shouldn’t use self-help to remove you. For example, a landlord can’t cut off your utilities, change your locks, throw your stuff on the sidewalk, or threaten you. If they do, call the police. If you receive a notice to vacate, you can offer to move immediately  for money. This is called “cash for keys.” Basically, you give up your right to stay in the apartment for cash payment.  If you play your cards right, you could get the new owner to give you enough for a security deposit on a new apartment.  Get any agreement in writing and have it signed and dated by both you and the new landlord. The new owner might want to keep you as a tenant. If so, you can continue with the lease or sign a new lease with the landlord. Depending on where you live, your new landlord might have created a month-to-month tenancy by accepting your rent check. Depending on where you live, you might be able to sue your old landlord for violating the terms of your lease. Talk with a lawyer about whether this is a good option. You might be able to get compensation for the following:  moving expenses loss of security deposit cost of new security deposit difference in rent (if your new place costs more) any other expenses incurred in finding a new home


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Set bird feeders up in your yard. Offer birdhouses and other nesting shelters. Leave common nesting materials in your yard. Provide clean water in a bird bath.

Answer: While the goal is for the birds to eat the flies and the grubs, they have a very diverse diet. By including bird feeders in your yard, you will attract a variety of species.  Black-oil sunflower seed is the most common feed and attracts jays, finches, and sparrows.  Keep the feeders filled with seed or else the birds will leave to find other food sources. Have a variety of birdhouse sizes at different heights to cater to the various types of birds in your yard.  Clean the birdhouses once a year so they do not harbor mites or old nests. Make sure that the shelters are 20 feet away from feeders so nesting birds are not disturbed by others. Objects like twigs and dead leaves may make your lawn look messier, but they are used often by birds and other local species. Rather than raking these materials, leaving them in your yard helps birds build their nests and encourages them to stay in the area. Dead pieces of wood and leaves attract grubs and bugs and can also serve as a feeding ground for the birds. A bird bath not only gives birds a station to clean themselves, but it also gives them fresh drinking water. Maintain clean water for birds by purchasing a bath with a pump so the water is not stagnant, or replace the water every two days.  Do not fill the bird bath more than 2 inches (5.1 cm) deep with water, or else the excess water will make it difficult for the bird to fly.  Changing the water often will help prevent mosquitoes and other insects from laying their eggs.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Build up your self-esteem. Practice talking to new people. Put yourself out there. Don’t put too much pressure on new relationships. Learn to really listen. Become aware of when you talk too much.

Answer:
You have to be comfortable with yourself if you want to not be shy around girls. Though you can’t build up your self-esteem in a day, there are some steps you can take to be a more comfortable, confident person who feels good about what he does and what he has to offer. Here are some steps you can take to work on building up your self-esteem:  Work on accepting the things you can’t change about yourself. Admit what the flaws that you can change are, and spend more time addressing them. Spend more time doing something you’re good at or developing a new skill, whether it’s in writing, running, or photography. Hang out with people who make you feel better, not worse, about yourself. Take care of your appearance. Though you don’t have to look like a model, showering regularly and wearing clean, well-fitting clothes can improve your self-image. Another way you can make an extra effort to not be shy around girls is to talk to new people more every day. You can talk to the new guy in school, the girl who works in your grocery store, or even to the guests who are visiting your neighbor. As long as you’re not intruding, talking to a new person can help you gain confidence and discover more things about yourself, as well as to get rid of some shyness that is making it hard for you to talk to girls.  Talking to new people will help you read people on an individual basis and to get a better sense about finding topics that appeal to every person. It can also help you learn different conversational rhythms and to be okay with the fact that new conversations can be a little awkward, at first. Talking to new people and being comfortable with opening up can also boost your confidence. You’ll feel better about yourself if you see that you can appeal to more people than the usual few people in your social circle. If you want to not be shy around girls, then one thing you can do is make an effort to be a more social person who has more things going on. Sign up for a sports team, a debate team, a community service club, or any number of things that will make you more likely to meet a variety of people of different ages and backgrounds and can get you comfortable with being yourself in more situations. If you live a more social lifestyle, then you’ll learn to be less shy when it comes to talking to girls.  If you’re used to being socially active in a variety of situations, you’ll slowly learn to talk to girls, even the most beautiful girls, just like they’re ordinary people. This will happen without you even thinking about it. The more people you know, the more social skills you’ll gain. If you only talk to the same three friends, then yeah, it’ll be a lot harder for you to feel less shy around girls. One of the reasons a lot of guys are shy about talking to girls is because they tend to idealize them, and to think that every girl they have a crush on or talk to is “the one,” or is this absolutely perfect, gorgeous person that they just have to be with forever. If you want to be less shy and have a more natural conversation, then you should take the pressure off and treat each conversation with a girl as just a conversation on its own terms, not the be all and end all for your relationship.  If you spend too much time thinking about your next conversation with the girl or wondering where it all will lead, then you’ll be much more likely to miss out on the present moment. Treat the girl you’re talking to like a human being, not a goddess. This will make you feel more okay with not being perfect yourself. Another way to be less shy when you’re around girls is to stop worrying so much about what they think of you and to take the time to really listen to what they have to say. This will give you a more clear picture of who they are and will also give you more things to talk about with them. If you make eye contact, put your phone away, and let the girl talk without interrupting or giving your own opinion, then she’ll be impressed by how much you care and the conversation will flow more easily.  If you really listen to what she’s saying, then you can follow up about what she told you about the next time she sees you. If you remember that she had a piano recital that weekend or that her cousins were visiting, then she’ll be really impressed. A lot of people tend to wait until their turn to speak instead of really listening. Stop worrying about what you’re going to say and hear the girl out instead. It’s perfectly natural to start rambling on and on about the most ridiculous topics when you’re around a girl. If you do catch yourself doing that, then you should be aware of it and try to turn your attention back to the girl and to ask her a question or get her to talk more. You can even laugh at yourself a little bit for talking too much before you move the conversation along. When you talk to girls, try to make is so that you and the girl do about half of the talking each; though one of you can talk a bit more, you don’t want to dominate the conversation completely or make her feel like she has to do all the talking, either.