Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Ask if there's a template you should use. Start with a clear heading. Write an executive summary on the first page. Organize your report in sections.

Answer: Many companies have a standard template that they use for all status reports. If your company has one, using it can help you keep your report organized and ensure all the necessary information is included. If there's not a specific template, there may be one you can use in your word processing app. You can also find sample templates online by searching for "status report template." Make sure any template you download will actually work for your project. You may want to let a supervisor look at it first. The title or heading of your report should state the name of the project or work you're reporting on, and the dates the report covers. If you'll be responsible for several reports, they should all be titled in the same format.  For example, your heading might be "August 2018 Parker Shipment Status." A report for the next month would be "September 2018 Parker Shipment Status." Before you come up with your own title or heading, check to see if your company has a specific format for status report titles. Managers are busy, and your manager may not have time to read your entire report. The executive summary provides the most important information up front so your manager knows the status of your project at a glance. For example, the executive summary for "August 2018 Parker Shipment Status" might be: "The Parker Shipment is ahead of schedule. However, we've used 50% of our budget with only 30% of the total shipment produced. Speeding up production may help decrease costs." Long blocks of text can take too long to scan, and are cumbersome to read. Use short paragraphs and bullet-point lists where possible, so your report is easier for your manager to digest. For example, you might have one section for accomplishments, another for challenges, and a third for solutions.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Keep things routine. Make sure your cats are getting enough space. Clean the urine thoroughly. Limit contact with the outdoors. Help cats adjust to any new family members.

Answer: Changes in a household can cause stress that triggers a cat's insecurity, leading him to spray to claim his space. If your cat has been spraying, establishing a routine can reduce his stress and eliminate spraying.  Feed your cat at the same time each day, and keep his litter box, bed, and toys in the same areas.  If you have company, put your cat in a separate room. This is especially important if your visitors have cats of their own whose scents may be transmitted via their clothing. This can trigger stress, and in turn spraying.  Certain pheromone sprays, available at most pet stores, are designed to calm cats. If you know a big change is coming, such as a new household member or pet, investing in one of these sprays can help cats transition. If you live in a multiple cat household, spraying is often a result of a cat's territorial nature. Making sure all your cats have adequate space can reduce spraying.  Provide multiple perches. Cats love to be up high to observe. You can either clear a window sill or space on a bookshelf or purchase cat condos/cat trees from local pet stores.  Have multiple sources of food, water, scratching posts, and toys available.  Provide more than one litter box. Although spraying is different from urinating, limited litter box space can trigger territorial responses like spraying. Invest in more than one litter box, and scoop both daily. Repeated spraying often comes in response to the scent of a cat's urine, especially in multiple cat households. Pet odors needs to be neutralized in order to stop recurrence.  Anything that can be washed in a washing machine should be, using standard detergent.  A concoction made from 50% water and 50% white vinegar can be placed in a spray bottle and squirted onto surfaces where a cat has sprayed. This neutralizes the odor and discourages future spraying.  Local pet stores, branches of Petco, and even some supermarkets and department stores sell cleaners laced with synthetic pheromones and certain enzymes that remove odors that encourage spraying. Oftentimes, conflict with a neighborhood cat results in spraying. Even if your cat is not allowed outdoors, if they see or smell a cat through the window they may resort to spraying.  Move furniture your cat likes to perch on away from the window. Consider investing in a cat tree to give them an alternative resting spot.  Close windows, blinds, or doors.  Consider attaching a motion detection devise to your lawn sprinkler, which will cause the sprinkler to squirt water towards your cat when he goes to the window. A new baby can cause spraying as your cat wants to make sure his territory is not being invaded. You need to ease your cat into this transition to make sure he doesn't start spraying.  Keep on a schedule, even if it's tough. When the new baby, your schedule will probably change dramatically. Try as best you can to keep consistent with your cats feeding, sleeping, litter box cleaning schedule. Do not give your cat extra attention before the baby arrives, as he will become accustom to added affection. This will result in a bigger letdown when the baby comes, which might make your cat act out for attention. Introduce new toys and baby supplies to your cat by letting him smell and examine them after unwrapping. Anything with a new or unfamiliar smell can cause spraying.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Beat the cream cheese and butter. Add the powdered sugar and milk.

Answer: Place the cream cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer or work by hand to beat the two ingredients together until you have a light, fluffy mixture. Continue beating the mixture as you add the powdered sugar and milk. Beat for several minutes, until the ingredients are well combined and the icing has the right consistency.  If you need to thicken the icing, add more powdered sugar. To thin out the icing, add a spoonful of milk.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Discard debris. Take care of collected yard waste. Have young people store their toys properly. Clean your gutters and drains. Drain your garden properly. Regrade your lawn if water pools in certain areas. Remove stumps.

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The classic example is a old tire or empty gardening pot. Items such as these can easily collect and hold small amounts of standing water.  Discard tires properly or drill holes in them to allow water to drain. Stack and cover containers such as pots whenever they’re not in use. Steps such as this are especially important to take late in the winter, preceding mosquito breeding season. Piles of raked leaves, grass, or other brush can collect small pools of standing water that you may not be able to see. They can also serve as hangouts for adult mosquitoes during the day. Dispose of these piles before they are able to do so. If you compost, be sure to turn your pile weekly at the very least. Irregularly used kiddie pools are especially likely candidates for standing water. That said, many different toys can collect small amounts of standing water that may be less apparent.  Encourage and help your children put away their toys inside or in a covered area. Make sure to get the little things too: that shovel in the sandbox or that frisbee in the corner of the yard are both ideal for small deposits of standing water. Gutters can fill and clog quite quickly, and can readily collect standing water. While a gutter cover can help, you’ll still need to check gutters regularly. Similarly, your downspouts and the drains or erosion-controlling troughs they pour into can get clogged as well. Check and clean your drains after any large leaf drops in the fall, and again at the end of winter. Standing water can collect in the areas of your yard that you keep watered, such as your garden. If ever you notice that a certain spot remains wet, it is likely collecting water above and below the surface.  Add sand to the ground near the area to allow water to drain away from the spot. Alternatively, dig a shallow drainage trough from a frequently wet area of the garden to another lower part of the garden that dries out more quickly. If water collects in shallow parts of your yard, work to raise that area of the yard. The easiest way to do so is adding soil to the area to bring it up to grade with the surrounding ground level. Alternatively, you can dig a shallow ditch from the shallow part of your yard to an area the water will be able to drain. Tree stumps that haven’t been fully removed can collect standing water that may not be readily apparent.  Instead of allowing a stump to slowly decompose, continue chopping it until you can till it into the surrounding soil or remove it entirely.