Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Take glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate supplements. Try doing some yoga. Do water exercises. Give the joint some rest.

Answer: Look at your local pharmacy or health food store for a supplement that combines both ingredients. Take the pills according to the directions on the bottle and let your doctor know about them as well. Ideally, the supplements will help you to strengthen the cartilage in your joints. Yoga is a great way to relieve joint pain while also exercising your joints. Yoga can also help reduce stress, which can make your joint pain more manageable. Look at your local gym or recreation center for swimming or water aerobics classes. Working out in water offers gentle resistance that can help to improve flexibility and minimize pain. It works best with lower limb joints, such as the knees. Don't overdo water exercises or you can overtire your joints. Aim for 30 or 45 minute classes that meet 3 times per week. There are also many exercises that you can do at the gym for joint health. For example, to strengthen your leg joints you can perform deadlifts, calf raises, or lunges. Sometimes your body simply needs a chance to relax and recuperate. If your joint is in pain or stiff, shorten the duration and intensity of any exercise program. Avoid lifting heavy objects or straining the joint until it is pain-free. In your daily activities, try to limit the movement of the joint.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Understand locus of control. Understand self-efficacy. Increase your sense of self-efficacy. Examine your own excuses.

Answer: The first step to stopping making excuses is to examine how much you view life as being in your control. Excuses are often made to shift blame away to circumstances beyond our control. If you hear yourself saying that you cannot lose weight because your partner bakes too much, you are shifting the blame to someone external and you instead need to take personal responsibility. Internal locus of control is the extent to which you assume responsibility for your actions and believe you can control your life. Having an internal locus of control better focuses you for future success. External locus of control protects your self-image by blaming fate or others and escaping ownership of your mistakes or failures. Your belief in your ability to complete a task greatly influences the actual accomplishment of that task, whether it is a work, fitness, or personal goal. Self-efficacy is based on your past experiences with a task, seeing how others have experienced the same task, how people treat you related to performing that task, and your emotional cues related to the task. If you have been successful at gaining muscle mass by lifting weights in the past, you see your friends doing the same, you hear people comment positively on your larger muscles, and you feel pride seeing yourself in the mirror, you will be more likely to again achieve an increase in muscle mass, instead of making excuses that you cannot do so. There are many things you can do to start building up your confidence in yourself. Small changes allow you to quickly meet goals and start increasing your self-efficacy. Try making small changes to start. Instead of revamping your entire diet, start by increasing your water intake for a week, then move on to decreasing sugary treats the week after that. Reflect on past successes. Remembering how you have previously accomplished goals will give you the support you need to accomplish the next one. Visualize your success. See yourself in that smaller dress size. Choose a role model. If you are trying to get fit, find a friend who has recently gone through that adjustment herself and look to her for inspiration and advice. Allow some self-doubt. Don't expect to be perfect because setbacks and pauses will occur in your journey setting yourself up to be perfect will only lead to disappointment. Expect to have self-doubt and you can more easily adjust and move forward. Make a list of the excuses you make, consider why you make them, and decide which ones you want to work on stopping first. Review the excuses you are making about your performance at work. If you find you complain about deadlines, for example, maybe you need to re-examine your workflow process. Consider what excuses you make about getting healthy. One of the most common is that you don't have enough time to exercise. That's why doctors now suggest to get your exercise in ten minute increments that's just a brisk walk on a coffee break! Think about the excuses you make about achieving your life goals. Make a list of what you want to accomplish in life and list off why you feel you aren't achieving these goals, then try to problem solve ways to overcome any personal obstacles you find. Remember that nothing will change until you do.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Explain when you were able and available to work. Describe your job search. List any job interviews you had. Be honest if you turned down employment.

Answer: The key to continued eligibility for unemployment benefits is that you are able and available for work. If you weren't both able and available all 7 days of the week, your benefits may be reduced. For example, you may have been unable to work for 2 days because you were sick. Be honest about this in your claim certification. If you were unavailable for any other reason, state that reason specifically. You may be able to keep your full benefits for the week if you were unavailable through no fault of your own. You're expected to actively look for work the entire time you're getting unemployment benefits. Some states may have specific job search sites you're supposed to use. You may also be required to attend a specific number of interviews each week, or submit a specific number of applications. Write down the name and address of any company where you submitted an application, along with the job title for which you applied. Include the date you submitted each application, and the current status of that application. This includes any follow-up calls you've made to the company or any letters you've received regarding your application. If you had job interviews over the course of the week covered by your certification, provide the name of the employer along with the date and time of the interview. You may also include the job title for which you were interviewed. If you scheduled future interviews, you may want to list those as well, along with the date when the interview is scheduled. Refusing a job offer may mean you're no longer eligible for unemployment benefits. However, you're not required to accept just any job offer as a condition of keeping your benefits. You are only required to accept an offer that is suitable for your educational background and work experience. For example, if you have a law degree, you wouldn't be required to accept an offer to be a clerk at a supermarket or fast food restaurant. If you turned down an offer but believe it wasn't in keeping with your qualifications, be prepared to explain that.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Monitor the hole to see if it grows. Probe the size and depth of the sinkhole. Call a professional landscaping company.

Answer:
Sinkholes are often triggered by weather phenomena, such as a heavy rainstorm. Once a sinkhole has formed, though, it can continue to grow, as further portions of limestone or other carbonate rocks fall away. As long as a sinkhole continues to grow on a day-by-day basis, do not attempt to fill it in. Once the sinkhole has stopped growing and remained the same size for a few days, you can fill it in. Only relatively small, shallow sink-holes can be filled by homeowners. Take a pole or stick (even a tree branch would do), and probe around in the sinkhole. Note how deep and wide it is. Exercise caution when walking around the edge of the sinkhole! The ground can be very unstable, so take care not to fall. Do not attempt to fill in a sinkhole larger than 3 feet (0.91m) in diameter. Large sinkholes can be deep and potentially dangerous. If the sinkhole is deeper than chest height, do not step down inside of it. Deep sinkholes, and holes with steep walls, pose a high risk of collapse. If you're concerned about working in and around a sinkhole, or if you think that the sinkhole is too large for you to fill, it's time to call professionals. Use Internet resources to find a local landscaping company, and explain that you're hoping to have a sinkhole on your property filled in. Landscaping companies will have more experience in dealing with this phenomenon than the average homeowner. When dealing with very large sinkholes, you'll need to contact local authorities in the city or county in which the sinkhole has appeared.