Q: Stack up any cut brush (such as weeds, grass clippings, or shrubs) in a pile far from flammable objects to prepare it for burning. Burn the underbrush with a propane torch or flamer. Talk with your local fire department about local policies and gain approval for the burn before you start. Obtain a burn permit if necessary. Practice safety measures around fire to avoid losing control of it. Avoid putting debris with seeds into your compost, as this will make any weed issues worse.  Carbon-rich materials include: straw, leaves, wood chips, dead flowers, or shredded newspapers. Nitrogen-rich materials include: grass clippings, vegetable peelings, fruit rinds, or animal manure. If you own or can rent a truck, load up the back with trash bags of debris and bring them to your local dump. Call the dump beforehand to ask if they accept yard waste materials. Ask them about fees and whether they charge a flat fee or charge by weight. If you removed a lot of shrubs from the area, consider renting a wood chipper to dispose of debris manageably. Typically, gardening maintenance companies rent out wood chippers for a daily fee. Use the resulting wood chips as carbon-rich materials in your compost. Take extreme caution when using wood chippers, and follow the machine instructions carefully. If you have a lot of yard waste, call your local sanitation department and ask how much they charge for pickups. Waste management will take your plant debris and repurpose it as mulch. Typically, sanitation departments limit what they will and won't pick up, so specify what debris you have on the phone.  Keep your debris organized by size and material to make things easier for your local sanitation department. Alternatively, call a yard waste removal crew who can haul the waste away for a fee.
A: Conduct a controlled burn if permissible. The time from that it takes raw material to become decomposed compost can be 1 season or more. Visit your local dump. Rent a wood chipper. Contact waste management.

Q: Sometimes a software glitch can cause your iPhone to mute itself, but a hard restart can fix this problem. To restart your phone, hold down the Power button on top of your phone's casing and then swipe the slide to power off switch at the top of the screen right. After a minute, press and hold the Power button again until the white apple icon appears on your iPhone's screen. If you're using an iPhone 5 or older, the Power button is on top of the phone. Having Bluetooth on while not connected to a device (e.g., a car's stereo or headphones) can mute your iPhone's audio. To disable Bluetooth, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap the blue Bluetooth circle to the right of the Wi-Fi icon.  If swiping up opens the music control tab, swipe right to view the Bluetooth icon. If the Bluetooth icon is grey rather than blue, your iPhone's Bluetooth is already disabled. The problem might actually be with your iPhone's music volume and not your headphone jack. To change playback volume, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center, swipe left to access the music section, and drag the slider at the bottom of the page right to increase the volume. Your Control Center may open to the music section. Third-party headphones (e.g., any plug-in headphones that didn't come from Apple) can cause the iPhone's headphone jack to jam and get stuck in headphones mode. This problem is fixable either by using Apple headphones or by avoiding plug-in headphones entirely. Bending your plugged-in headphones increases the chances that the headphone plug will break off inside of the headphone jack. For example, if you're listening to music with your iPhone in your pocket, place your iPhone so that the headphone jack is facing up. To avoid moisture or grit build-up in your iPhone, don't leave it in places where dust, dirt, or moisture may accumulate (e.g., the console of your car or inside your desk drawer).  To remove grit or moisture, you can use a can of compressed air or a hair dryer on low respectively. Often times, iPhones stuck in headphone mode are simply suffering from a dirty headphone jack. Not only will having a case on your iPhone protect it from impact damage, it will also increase the space between the iPhone's bottom and the surface on which it rests. This will decrease the chances of lint and dirt ending up inside of your iPhone.
A: Restart your iPhone. Turn off your iPhone's Bluetooth. Raise your iPhone's playback volume. Use only Apple headphones or Bluetooth headphones. Avoid crimping or bending your headphones while they're plugged in. Store your iPhone in a clean, dry place. Use a case on your iPhone.

Q: An assumption of a mortgage is basically a “take over” of the entire mortgage by one person and removes the name of the other person from the mortgage. The person staying on the mortgage keeps the original interest rate, repayment period, balance and terms. Loans issued by the Federal Housing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs are generally assumable. Many conventional loans are not assumable. You can check with your lender to see if it is an option. If that person agrees, have them gather documentation showing  financial ability to pay the mortgage. Such documentation might include past tax returns, pay stubs, and bank statements. Follow the lender’s instructions on how to obtain an assumption. The person staying on the mortgage will need to send in proof they can pay the monthly debt alone. If the lender approves the assumption request, it will send an assumption agreement. It is advisable to have an attorney review the document to ensure when executed, you are no longer on the mortgage. The attorney can also draft and file property records showing you no longer own the property.
A: Contact your lender to determine if it has an assumption of the loan option. Ask the person staying on the mortgage if they would like to assume the mortgage. Contact your lender to request an assumption. Receive notification of approval of your assumption.

Q: Deep breathing is a great exercise to make use of when you’re feeling rage. It allows you to slow down and regain control of your thoughts and emotions as well as the situation itself. Do several cycles of deep breathing until you feel calmer. Try pulling in deep breaths from your diaphragm. Inhale and watch your belly expand. Exhale and watch it deflate. With each inhale, imagine yourself being filled with calm energy. With each exhale, envision the rage being expelled from your body. Rage can cause extreme physical tension in your body, which can actually lead to injury.  Progressive muscle relaxation is a useful exercise for easing this tension.  Take deep, calming breaths. Start at your toes and work your way up through your body, gradually contracting and relaxing each muscle group. For instance, you might tense your toes up and notice what that feels like for a few seconds. Then, release the tension and notice what that feels like before moving to a new muscle group. This technique also helps you become more aware of the experience of holding tension in your body. In the future, when you feel that tension, you’ll know how to relax your muscles. Aggressive actions like punching, throwing something, or yelling don’t always lead to catharsis. Why? Because you haven’t actually addressed the thing that’s making you feel enraged. Writing in a journal is one of the best ways to do this.  Start a rage journal in which you regularly jot down all the people or situations that rub you the wrong way. Describe everything in as much detail as you can. Once you’ve let off some steam, go back and re-read what you wrote. You might decide to go ahead and rip the paper to pieces. You might also decide to brainstorm some ways to actively problem-solve the situations that make you so angry.
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Take deep breaths. Relieve tension with progressive muscle relaxation. Journal.