Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Spread your pesticide before a rain shower, if possible. Load your granular pesticide into a spreader. Walk the spreader across the yard, adjusting the settings if necessary. Cover the entire yard with the granular pesticide.

Answer: A granular pesticide works best if it’s able to soak into the ground. After you’re finished spreading the pesticide, it’s important to wet the grass so it can work most effectively. You can either plan to spread the pesticide before it’s supposed to rain, or you can plan on using a sprinkler to water the grass afterwards.  Look at the forecast in your area to see when it might rain. Try not to wait more than 3 or 4 days after spreading the fertilizer to wet the ground. Visit your local home improvement or garden store to find a granular pesticide that controls grubs. Pour the bag of pesticide into the yard spreader, checking the settings of the spreader to make sure they’re on an appropriate setting.  Make sure you purchase enough to cover your entire yard, looking at the bag to tell you how much surface area it will cover. For example, if your yard is 4,800 ft (1,500 m) squared, a bag of pesticide that covers 5,000 ft (1,500 m) squared will work well. Popular granular pesticides for grub control include GrubEx or Grub Killer Plus. If you don't have a spreader, pour the mix into a small cup and use this to drizzle the pesticide over your lawn by hand. With your pesticide loaded in the spreader, begin walking in a pattern across your yard, spreading the fertilizer. If you notice your fertilizer is coming out too slowly or quickly, adjust the settings on the spreader.  It’s important that your entire yard is equally covered by the pesticide. Walk in straight rows to make sure you know which areas you’ve already covered. Starting with a low setting on your spreader will ensure the pesticide comes out slowly. You can increase this if you find you’d like the pesticide to come out faster. Apply the pesticide to your entire lawn, paying close attention to the areas where the grubs have already affected the grass. Continue walking in straight lines across the yard, spreading an even layer of pesticide over the grass until you’ve covered the entire lawn. Once the pesticide is watered in to the grass, you’ll be set for the entire season.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Draft a contract. Send the draft contract to the other party for review and comment. Review the other party’s revisions and comments. Prepare a counteroffer. Review the other party’s revisions and comments regarding your counteroffer. Schedule an in-person or phone negotiation.

Answer: If you plan to enter into a contract and have been given the opportunity to prepare the initial document, spend some time creating the document. You will want it to look neat and professional, and not contain any illegal or nonsensical terms.  Since yours is the first draft, it should be your ideal contract. Include the terms that are best for you, but that are still realistic. For example, don’t include a $1.00 sales price for the strawberry shipment, since this may antagonize or insult the other party, and he or she ultimately may decide not to enter into the contract with you. If you and the other party have already agreed to some terms, such as contract length or shipment quantity, be sure to include those terms in the draft contract. Consider consulting with an attorney to help you draft the contract. An attorney may also be able to provide you with a ‘shell’ or ‘skeleton’ contract so you can just fill in the blanks with the information specific to your situation. Purchase a blank contract from an online resource or an office supply store. Make sure the online resource is reputable (check the Better Business Bureau or other rating organization). However, remember that there is no contract that meets the requirements of the law in all 50 states. Therefore, you must alter the blank contract in order to reflect any requirements of your state’s laws. Tell the other party that this is your opening offer. Also acknowledge that you welcome counter-offers or proposed revisions to the contract that you have proposed. Give the other party a deadline by which you need to receive his or her revised draft or comments on the current draft. You may go through several rounds of revisions before you narrow down the terms that are still in dispute. Keep an open mind throughout this process, and be sure to keep your lists on hand so you can make sure you’re not agreeing to terms that are not in your best interest. If you cannot agree to all the terms in the draft contract, identify the terms that you will need to negotiate. You may wish to make a counteroffer that reflects your idea terms, or you may wish to compromise on some terms in order to gain leverage for others. Submit the counteroffer to the other party.  If you are comfortable using word processing software, ask the other party to send you the draft contract as a Microsoft Word or other word processing program document. This will enable you to redline your edits and insert comments directly into the document so that the other party can see exactly what you are proposing as a counteroffer. If you prefer to handwrite your changes, print a copy of the draft contract. Then neatly write your proposed changes and comments on the same document. Having all offers and counter-offers on the same document will enable both parties to see the full picture of negotiations going forward. You may go through several rounds of revisions before you narrow down the terms that are still in dispute. Keep an open mind throughout this process, and be sure to keep your lists on hand so you can make sure you’re not agreeing to terms that are not in your best interest. If you and the other party have been unable to compromise on final contract terms, it is time to discuss those terms directly. Determine when you and the other party are available for a discussion, and whether you will meet in person, over the phone, or via Skype, WebEx, or another online platform.  Negotiate disputed contract terms with the other party until you can reach a compromise. In the strawberry example, you may offer a contract for a strawberry shipment in exchange for $200.00. The other party may then offer you $50.00 per shipment. You and the other party can keep negotiating until you land on a number that is acceptable to both of you.  Use some of the contract terms that are less important to you as leverage to get to the terms you want. For example, suppose that you don’t care where the strawberry shipment occurs, but you know that the other party needs the shipment to be made to a particular warehouse. You can agree to make the shipment at the warehouse in exchange for a higher sales price. Remain calm and composed. Negotiations can become heated, especially when the parties are discussing the contract terms that are most important to them. Keep your end goal – a finalized contract – in mind as you proceed through negotiations, and don’t let ego or pride get in the way of that goal.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Work on your self-esteem. Understand that the limits are never as bad as they look. Look up success stories for the blind. Learn about anti-discrimination legislation.

Answer:
Many studies have found that a blind person's biggest obstacle in finding work lies in his self-esteem. Many visually-impaired individuals automatically assume there is no place for them in the workplace due to their affliction. Fortunately, this is absolutely not the case. Before you even start sending out resumes, it's a good idea to nurture a positive attitude. Stamp out negative thoughts, and replace them with something positive. For example, if you find yourself thinking something like "I'll never find a job. No one will ever hire me because I'm blind," replace the thought with something constructive: "I may be blind, sure, but it doesn't stop me from being a worthwhile and valuable human being." In many ways, living in today's society comes with the expectation that you have full use of your eyes. If this isn't the case with you, it can be easy to feel hopeless about one's situation. However, the vast majority of modern professions are available for the visually-impaired to pursue. You should never let yourself get down. Being visually impaired may be tough in many situations, but if you take a moment to look, you'll find hundreds of success stories of people who have gone on to do great things in spite of their disability. Many of these success stories end up using their disability as a motivator to excel in other ways. Never let a disability keep you from doing what you are capable of. People with visual impairment are sometimes stigmatized in the workplace. However, anti-discrimination laws have made it so that it's never been easier to find work as a blind person. Mid-size and larger corporations are often offered incentives to hire the legally blind and visually impaired. Although you'll still need to have the other skills in order to be hired, you should never see your disability as an obstacle with the vast majority of jobs. In the United States, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was enacted to help ensure equal opportunities for people with disabilities. Depending on the country you're currently residing in, there should be similar laws passed to make it easier for you to find work.