Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Be honest. Give her a convenient way out if she doesn't want to be with you. Try to keep the conversation low-key. Don't press your friend for a decision. Listen and accept whatever outcome you get. Be ready to give your friend a little space.

Answer: Don't waste much time beating around the bush. Be simple and direct. Tell your friend how she makes you feel. This will be different for everyone, so try to follow your heart. A few things you may want to mention are suggested below, but feel free to phrase things differently if you think it will be more genuine.  Tell her that, lately, you've been thinking of her as more than a friend and that you wanted to know how she felt. Tell her that you've been struggling your feelings for some time and that you're just relieved to finally open up about it. Tell her that, no matter how she feels, you value her and you want to have a positive relationship with her. This is crucial — you don't want her to feel like you're only interested in knowing her if she wants to be romantic with you This conversation is likely to be a little awkward no matter which way it goes. However, you can make things much less awkward for both of you if you give your friend a reasonable way to say "no" without embarrassing herself. This isn't as hard as it sounds — basically, just mention that it's OK if she doesn't want to get together right now. A few things you may want to mention are listed below:  Tell her that you completely understand if she can't be in a relationship right now. Tell her that you don't know whether she has anything going on in her life that might keep you two from dating. Stress that you won't be upset if she doesn't feel the same way as you. Big, dramatic displays of emotion might seem like a good idea, but they can make this conversation a lot more stressful and tense than it needs to be. Try to talk in a calm voice and to use a friendly, lighthearted tone. You can even use a little humor to ease the tension by joking about how antsy you've been to talk about this — a well-placed laugh can make things much easier.  Note: You will probably want to avoid actually using the word "love." For many people, this word can have a huge weight that may make the prospect of being with you a little scary. Most relationship experts recommend against using "the L word" until after you're dating. The decision you're asking your friend to make is an important one. Don't force her into a position where she has to give you an answer right away or she may not be able to give the best, most honest answer possible. If she seems on the fence, tell her that it's alright if she needs some time to think. Tell her that you're willing to give her space while she's making up her mind. Ask for your friend's input throughout the conversation — be sure to allow her to express her self and not to dominate the conversation. When she comes to a decision (whether that's right away or days later), listen to what she says. It's OK to ask questions about the way she feels, but don't question the decision itself. This is her decision to make and yours to accept (not the other way around). If she doesn't feel the same way about you that you feel about her, don't try to change her mind. This is an easy way to come across as desperate. If you really love her, you should want her to be happy, even if you don't agree with her reasoning. If your best friend reacts positively, congratulations! Celebrate your success by planning a date with your new sweetheart. If, on the other hand, your friend doesn't like the idea of romance, you should be prepared to "step back" from your relationship — at least for a while. There may be difficult feelings on both side even if your best friend lets you down gently and gracefully.  Luckily, as the old saying goes, "time heals all wounds." Spending a few weeks or a month away from someone who's rejected you can be a very good thing. It can allow you to heal, accept the fact that you won't be getting together, and move on to new romantic prospects. When you do meet up with your best friend again, take things slow. You may not go back to the same level of intimacy you had before right away. Be willing to gradually work your way back into a close platonic relationship. It may not be exactly the same as the relationship you used to have, but it's unlikely to be worse.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Notice blended characteristics. Look for hints of brown and red tabby combined. Observe the legs and head.

Answer: Tortoiseshell/patched tabbies typically have tabby markings combined with another type of coat pattern. Tortoiseshell tabbies may exhibit any of the primary four tabby markings as the tabby component of his coat. Your cat is a tortoiseshell tabby if its coat has hair that is definitely ginger in addition to brown tabby spots or stripes. The telltale tabby markings are typically most prominent on the legs and head of a tortoiseshell tabby cat.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Use Oxyclean and ammonia. Use straight ammonia.

Answer: Clean the stains of white shirts, especially white cotton shirts, immediately after the stain appears. It’s much harder to remove the stain once they’ve set.  Use a room with great ventilation. Protect your countertop or table by using an old towel to mix your ingredients. Also, use gloves to protect your hands. Use equal parts Oxyclean and ammonia, a 1:1 solution. Rub the solution into your stain for thirty seconds and allow it to penetrate up to ten minutes. Wash as usual in cold or warm water. Always make sure to treat your stained clothes with ammonia in a well-ventilated room. Use gloves.  Sponge fabric with ammonia. Let it sit for a couple of minutes. If you’re working with garments that contain wool or silk, cut the ammonia with water to create a 50/50 ratio.  Rinse and wash as normal.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Construct a healing chamber in advance. Add pans of water to the chamber and monitor the environment. Choose plants that are 2–5 inches (5–13cm) tall and have equal diameters. Cut each plant in half at a 45º angle. Join the two plants together with a grafting clip. Move the new hybrid plant to a humid, dark environment immediately. Gradually return the plant to more sunlight. After two weeks, return surviving plants to normal growing conditions. Plant the hybrid with the graft clip well above the soil.

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A healing chamber is necessary to protect the newly grafted plants while they are healing. For one or two plants, simply have a large plastic bag handy to place over each plant after the grafting occurs. For a larger number of plants, and a better chance of survival, build or purchase a large wooden or PVC frame, then draping it fully with polyethylene sheeting. Have a tarp or opaque shade cloth ready to block most sunlight from entering the chamber during the first stage of healing. Place a bench in the chamber to hold your plants.  Use a frame with a peaked roof so condensation runs down the sides and doesn't drip onto the plants. Place shallow pans of water around the floor of the chamber to increase the humidity. Before you graft any plants, you should monitor the environment in the healing chamber for at least several days to make sure it is stable. The temperature levels should be constant between 70 and 80ºF (21–27ºC) and the humidity should be 80–95%. Note that you should not store any plants in this chamber until they are grafted. Grafting is most successful on young tomato and eggplant plants, whose stems are still green (herbaceous) instead of woody. The stems should not have grown noticeably thicker, and each plant is usually ready when it has 2–4 true leaves. The most important note to remember is that the two plants should have stems with exactly the same size, so they can grow together without difficulty.   Note that the first one or two leaves the plant grows will be "seed leaves", not true leaves. These should be easily identified as they will be a different shape or size than the true leaves, but the exact appearance depends on species. If it's not possible to find stems of exactly the same size, you must use a rootstock (base) stem larger than the scion (top) stem. The other way around will not work. Use a sterilized razor blade or sharp knife to cut through the rootstock (base plant) and scion (top plant) stems. While the exact angle is not important, you should use the same angle for each so they fit together as closely as possible. Make the cut in one motion to keep the surface as flat as possible. Discard the top half of the rootstock and the bottom half of the scion plant.   Cut each plant above the smaller lower "seed leaf" but below the higher, full size leaves to prevent the scion plant from attempting to grow roots, which can lead to infection.  See Understanding Grafting Basics for more information on rootstock and scion plants. These clips may be made from silicone or rubber and should be available at gardening stores or online. Try to match the angles of the cut surfaces as precisely as possible, then hold the plants in place by closing the grafting clip around them. The plant must have time to grow the two vascular systems together, which allows sap to flow through the plant. During this time, keep the plant in a humid, dark environment to minimize the amount of water loss from the scion plant until this happens.  The healing chamber described earlier is perfect for this, with an opaque shade protecting it from the sun. For a smaller operation, put a plastic bag over the plant and keep out of direct sunlight. Water the base of the plant or mist its leaves if the environment is below 85% humidity. You should keep the plant in the special environment for at least 4 days, and it will often take a week before the leaves return to a full, healthy state. Even then, you should gradually alter the environment for another few days, or up to a week. Increase the amount of sunlight it receives gradually and reduce the humidity by occasionally removing a pan of water or lifting up the plastic a little higher.  Wilting is normal for the first day, but mist the plant's leaves if it occurs. If the plant continues to wilt for three or four days, the graft was unsuccessful. Although this method is quite reliable, this still happens about 5% of the time even in the best of circumstances. If the plant's leaves are still wilted, they are not likely to survive, or at least not likely to do well this growing season. The healthy plants can now be returned to normal growing conditions for a seedling about to be planted. The exact conditions will vary according to species. The point where the two plants are joined should be at least 1 inch (2.5cm) above the soil, to reduce the chance of the upper scion plant trying to grow roots. There is no need to remove the grafting clip, which should fall off on its own as the plant grows. Do not hesitate to prune away roots growing from the scion or shoots growing from the rootstock. You may also wish to prune away smaller branches so more energy goes into fruit production.