Article: Not every cat is going to take to being a therapy pet, just as not every dog is right for the job. If your cat is shy or particularly skittish, for instance, it will not likely make a good therapy cat. Your cat needs to be sociable and enjoy attention from complete strangers. earn your cat's communication style. Being part of a therapy team means you'll need to be able to handle your animal in whatever situation that comes up. The certification training will help you with that, but you need to be able to read your cat's body language and redirect it calmly when it is feeling skittish.  Ask yourself some questions. Can you tell if your cat is mad? Can you tell when your cat is unhappy with being touched? What does your cat look like when it is happy? Define what calms your cat. This may be anything from petting, to making calming sounds, to giving it some alone time. Practice calming it down whenever it is angry or frightened. When getting your cat ready, you'll need to complete a course sponsored by one of the certification programs. In that course, you'll learn how to appropriately handle your cat, as well as how to best prepare your cat for therapy. You can take the handler's course online, at places like the ASPCA's website. You also may be able to find short workshops in your city that fulfill the course requirements. Check with the organization you're getting certified through. Classes can run to $125.
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Decide if your cat has the right temperament. . Complete the handler course.

Problem: Article: to keep insects at bay. You can make traps and repellents using beer.  Try mixing equal parts flat beer with mouthwash, then add in Epsom salt and dry yeast.  Shake vigorously and put it in a spray bottle.  Use it as a barrier around locations you want to keep pest-free, and they are likely to cross. This layer solidifies into a thin sheet that will help protect you from being bitten, even if there are cracks where the skin folds.  This method was used by Native Americans and works against pests drawn to smell or those that bite.  You may still be pestered, but most insects will not be able to bite through this layer. The Cherokees and Akokisa used bear fat and alligator fat, respectively, as their natural insect repellent.  You may need to render the fat prior to usage.  Sometimes the fat was combined with pine tar for an especially greasy concoction. Black Jack can often be collected around, and in, shrubs to burn as an insect killer and repellent. Ensuring moisture in plant fires produces large amounts of smoke, helping to deter the insects.
Summary: Use beer Cover every inch of flesh with a thin layer of wet blue clay or mud. Plaster animal fat on your skin. Find native airborne flame retardant poisons.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Both adult carpet beetles and larvae can infest your home, but the larvae do the most damage by eating organic materials like wool, leather, and silk. To know where to focus the brunt of your cleaning, first look for the primary source of the infestation, which will be the area with the most signs of damage and beetles. Check dark, secluded areas like basements and under carpets and rugs for signs such as:  Brown, bristly, shell-like shed skins from the larvae Brown fecal pellets, about the size of a grain of salt Adult beetles, which are oval-shaped, can come in a range of colors and are just larger than the head of a pin. They can fly and typically live outside, but will lay eggs indoors in dark, secluded areas. Larvae, which are slightly longer than adults, often with tufts of hair, although some varieties can be shiny and smooth. They can be brown, red, white, or striped. A thorough vacuuming is the best and quickest way to remove carpet beetles and larvae from your carpeting. Focus on the source and the most infested areas, but vacuum your whole home to make sure you remove all beetles. Throw away the bag right away after you finish vacuuming.  Continue vacuuming your home at least once a day for a week. Depending on how bad the infestation is, you may need to vacuum multiple times a day for the first few days. Vacuum any upholstered furniture or fabric-covered areas that can’t be put in the washing machine. Check the labels on your rugs to see how they should be cleaned, and hire a steam cleaner if necessary. If some pieces of clothing or fabric have been badly eaten away, toss them into an outdoor trash can. Keeping infested garments makes it more difficult to stop the infestation. Toss out the clothing even if you don’t see any carpet beetles or larvae left on the material. Put all your clothing, towels, blankets, linens, and other fabrics in the washing machine and wash them on a hot cycle with detergent. Carpet beetles, larvae, and eggs are very resilient, and hot, soapy water is the best way to kill them. Dry clean any clothing items that can’t be washed.

SUMMARY: Identify the source of the infestation. Vacuum your whole home to get rid of larvae and beetles. Throw away infested cloth or clothing. Wash all your clothes, even if they don’t seem affected.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you want to be a master doodler, then you should be prepared to doodle wherever you go. Inspiration -- or boredom -- can strike at any moment, not just in your third period history class, so you should always be prepared to start doodling. You should always carry a notebook around, along with a few tools. You can begin with a few basic tools and use more artistic tools as your doodling skills improve. Here are some great tools to doodle with:  Simple supplies:  Pencil Ink Pen Highlighter Marker Ballpoint pen   Artist supplies:  Charcoal Chalk Coloured Pencils Paint Pastels et inspired. As soon as you feel the urge to doodle, just put your pen to the paper and get started. Whether you're thinking of an act, an event, a feeling, a person, a place, a song, or even your own name, you should just put your pen to the paper and start drawing to see what you come up with. When the urge to doodle strikes, don't ignore it (unless it's not appropriate for you to doodle), or the feeling may pass. You'll find that you can also become inspired after you begin to doodle. You don't have to wait for the feeling that tells you to doodle -- you can just start doodling and feel the inspiration seep into your pores. You don't have to stick to doodling just flowers, puppies, or your own last name. You can start by doodling a garden of flowers, then think of your best friend Mary Flowers and start drawing her pet poodle, Pork Chop, who makes you think of the delicious pork chop dinner you had last night...just start with one image and keep drawing whatever pops into your head. You don't have to stick to one theme or concept. No one is judging you -- and it's likely that no one will even see your doodles, so feel free to draw whatever you want.
Summary: Have the right tools. . Associate freely.

The Voter Registration Card (SEL 500) is available online as a .pdf form. You can download it in English or in Spanish. You will need to verify that you are at least 17 years old and a citizen of the United States. Then enter your personal identifying information and sign the form.  If you are homeless, provide the address of the place where you sleep, or enter the address of the county clerk. You can always pick up a ballot from the county clerk's office.  If you are concerned about your safety or privacy, download and fill out this Application to Exempt Residence Address from Disclosure as a Public Record (SEL 550) and include it with your registration card. Once you have finished and signed, mail or deliver the form to your county elections office. The addresses for of the elections offices appear on the second page of the form.
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Download the form. Fill out the form. Mail or deliver the form.