Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Go to https://mail.google.com. Click the red spreadsheet icon. Select the spreadsheet that contains your contacts. Click CONNECT TO SPREADSHEET. Type the subject and message. Click GMASS. Click Send.

Answer: If you're already at your Gmail inbox, skip to the next step. It's at the top of the page to the right of the search box. A pop-up will appear. Click the menu, then select the sheet you just created. This creates a new message addressed to the email addresses in your spreadsheet. The addresses are all in the “To:” field, which means the recipients will all be able to see who else received the message. You can change this in a moment. Feel free to add attachments, photos, and stylized text as needed. It's the red button at the bottom of the message. This allows you to send the message to each addressee individually. This is a more private way to send a mass-mailing, and also prevents people from accidentally responding to everyone. It's the blue button at the bottom of the message. This sends the mass message to the addressed recipients.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Keep the temperature around 60° F (15.5° C). Give cyclamen bright but indirect sunlight. Encourage a humid environment during the winter. Water them daily with room temperature water. Expect blooms from mid-winter until early spring. Prune spent flowers and yellow leaves while they’re in bloom. Stop watering them once the blooms fade in late spring. Dig up the corm and replant it in early fall.

Answer: Cyclamen bloom during the winter in their natural habitat. They prefer temperatures between about 40° and 60° F (4°-15.5° degrees C). This is pretty chilly for indoors, but if you keep your house on the cooler side, your cyclamen will be happy.  If the temperature gets above 65° F (18° C) during the day, or dips under 50° F (10° C) at night, cyclamen usually won’t succeed.  Although they like cool environments and good air circulation, keep cyclamen away from drafty areas. Cyclamen love sunlight, but direct sunlight is a bit much for them. They don’t like that much heat in general, and hotter temperatures will often force the plants to go into dormancy. A sunny window is great for them, as long as the sunlight isn’t direct and the temperature is cool. An east or north-facing window is a good option. Daily misting is a good way to provide some humidity for your cyclamen when they’re in bloom. Another great option is to position their pots over a pebble-filled tray of water. They will not do well if the environment is dry or arid, and they crave moisture. Keep their soil moist but not soggy. Touch the soil daily and when it feels dry, water them with room temperature water. Always water cyclamen near their base, and never pour water over the crown of the plant. This can cause the corm (the bulbous part at the base of the stem) to rot. You can use tap water for this, as long as you've let the water come to room temperature first. As long as the temperature and light conditions are met, cyclamen will usually bloom from mid-winter until late spring. In some cases, very happy cyclamen may even bloom until early summer. The bloom colors vary, and you may see pink, red, white, striped or multi-colored blooms. Pruning will prolong the blooming season, because this allows all the nutrients to go to the healthy blooms and leaves. Use mini floral snips to cut off the dead blooms. You can use the snips to remove yellow leaves, as well, or simply pinch those off. Once new blooms stop forming and the old blooms are fading away, stop watering the cyclamen. The plants go into dormancy in the summer. If the soil stays moist during dormancy, the tuber (or corm) will rot and the plant will die. Once the soil gets dry, you won’t need to re-moisturize it all summer long. While the cyclamen is dormant, you can store it in its pot or dig up the corm and keep it in a box of dry peat moss. When cyclamen go into dormancy, their leaves turn yellow and they look dead. They aren’t dead! Dig up the corm, replant it in the fall, and start watering it again when new growth appears. Your cyclamen will produce another season of blooms. Cyclamen can live for many years and even though they look dead when dormant, they will spring back once the temperatures cool down.  The corm is the tiny bulb at the bottom of the stalk. The plant's roots grow out of this bulb. The corm sits at ground level and is mostly visible, and the roots grow into the underground. Store the corm somewhere dry, like a box of dry peat moss kept in a cool, low-humidity area of your home.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Turn off the fountain. Drain the water out of the fountain. Scrub the fountain. Clean the pump. Descale the fountain.

Answer: Before cleaning your fountain, it's best to turn it off and take the pump out to make cleaning easier. You can also remove any items in the fountain, such as large rocks.  Always check your manual before cleaning, as different fountains may require different cleaning methods.  Before you take out the pump, you can connect a hose to it and use it to pump the water out of the fountain into a bucket or outside. For smaller fountains, you can just dump the water out. For larger fountains, a shop vac may be easier to remove the water from the fountain. If the fountain is small, it may be easiest to bring it into a sink to clean. If it's larger, you'll need to clean it outside. A toothbrush or other soft brush is perfect for this purpose. Use a mild soap such as dishwashing soap or even CLR to clean the fountain.  If your fountain is copper, make sure you only use a very soft rag on it. Keep going until the fountain is clean. If you are having trouble removing algae, you can buy products specifically made for breaking down algae. Consider wiping the fountain down with a mild bleach solution to help keep new growth from happening. If you encounter any filters that look dirty, clean or replace them. Clean smaller fountains more often (once a month) and larger fountains less often (every other month or so). In a sink, unscrew the side of the pump that comes off, which should show you the impeller. You can use the same brush you used on the fountain to clean the impeller. Get all the debris out you can, and then replace the pump in the fountain. If your fountain has hard water buildup, use a special product to help remove it, such as CLR. You can also use a mixture of half white vinegar, half water. Let the fountain soak in the solution, and then scrub it again with a gentle brush or sponge. Use a dry rag to wipe off any leftover solution before you fill the fountain with new water.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Consider your own biases toward a topic. Talk with family and friends about their experiences. Step outside of your comfort zone to experience something for yourself.

Answer:
When considering a particular topic, if you have had any sort of experience with it—good or bad—there’s no doubt that those experiences help shape your current beliefs on the matter. However, it’s important to recognize that not all experiences accurately reflect the entire picture or the whole truth.  Part of forming an opinion comes from separating your feelings and emotions from the facts. For instance, if you were bit by a German Shepherd as a small child, you could hold the opinion that all German Shepherds are dangerous; or your opinion may be as extreme as believing that all dogs are dangerous. When seeking and forming your own opinion, like whether or not German Shepherds (or dogs in general) are good animals, you need to be able to set aside your personal experiences and look at the bigger picture. Having a conversation with those who are close to you may help you gain some perspective. People tend to trust those they are closest to, so you may be more likely to consider a differing perspective from your best friend rather than someone you don’t know.  For instance, if you are trying to form an opinion on healthcare laws, ask your friends and family what their experience with the healthcare system has been. Based on their experiences, you may be able to see areas where the law works and you support it; or areas where it doesn’t work and has room for improvement. Often times, though, your friend’s perspectives may align with your already-established beliefs, as we tend to surround ourselves with like-minded people. So try not to rely too heavily on the opinions of your like-minded friends and family. Doing so can limit your exposure to other valuable ideas and perspectives. If anything, these discussions may give you another way of looking at a situation and/or more reasons to support your opinion. This is particularly useful for topics that you have very little or no experience in. For instance, if you have a preconceived notion that people in a particular culture, or even town, behave a certain way, visit the place to experience their behavior for yourself. It’s possible you may be surprised. Or start small—if there is a certain type of food that “just sounds gross” to you, try it. Try to eat it in a variety of ways. Maybe the thought of eating shrimp sounds gross, or you don’t like the texture of raw shrimp, but it might actually taste good to you if it’s deep fried.