Shaping up your rose bushes sporadically as they fill out will encourage them to put more of their resources toward producing beautiful new buds. With a little attention here and there, you'll begin to see more dramatic flower production by the time the days start getting shorter. Avoid heavy prunings during the heat of the summer. Your roses will already be somewhat stressed due to the heat, so losing too much healthy growth only weakens them further. Any sections of the plant showing signs of disease should be dealt with immediately to prevent the condition from spreading. Similarly, old, brittle wood invites harmful pests, fungi, and bacteria to attack the plant, and should also be cut back as soon as possible. Throughout the growing season, the primary purpose of pruning is to keep your roses healthy and active. This can be achieved by removing any unhealthy-looking parts of the plant that could become an issue if left alone. Deadheading is the practice of snipping off spent or failing flowers in order to make room for new ones. Snip the stem down to first group of five leaflets below the flower cluster. In a few short weeks, another round of blooms will appear in their place. In most cases, you'll be making your cuts approximately 68 inches (1520cm) below the flowers themselves. During extreme heat, only cut back to the first set of leaves rather than going further down the stem. Deadheading is essential for improving both the health and aesthetic quality of your knockout roses. If a few fast-growing shoots exceed the length of the surrounding shoots, trim the longer sections to restore the plant to an even length. Repeat this process on all visible sides of the bush. Otherwise, it can quickly overtake its surroundings and begin looking unruly. In addition to vertical growth, new growth will also expand outward and below the plant in the spring and summer. This "leggy" undergrowth should also be kept short.
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One-sentence summary -- Do some corrective pruning throughout the peak growing season. Remove damaged and diseased wood. Deadhead dead and dying blooms to extend the bloom season. Aim for a uniform appearance.

Similar to the question of animal rights is the principle that killing animals for food, particularly as we do in the current system of meat production, constitutes unnecessary cruelty. Animals are sentient beings who are aware that they are alive and can be said to have consciousness. A prominent group of cognitive neuroscientists supported this with The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in 2012. Animals can experience pain and suffering. Thus, humans should avoid doing harm to them. Plants are not sentient and can't suffer. If crops aren't harvested, they'll die anyway. There is broad agreement that human beings have certain inviolable rights, such as the right to survival, yet the question of whether non-human animals also share these rights remains an open philosophical question. Nonetheless there are a few arguments you can reference. Some philosophers argue that animals also have a right to life, which humans violate when they kill animals for food, especially since humans can survive without eating meat. Animal rights activists and philosophers use the term "speciesism" to refer to the human disregard for the interests of non-human animals. Many philosophers argue that this is morally unjustifiable.
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One-sentence summary -- Articulate a strong desire to avoid unnecessary suffering. Ask them to consider the question of animal rights.

You should look for warning signs of a bad friend so you do not end up with friends who are negative and harmful. Avoid friends who belittle you by talking down to you or by putting you down with negative comments. These actions can be harmful to your self-esteem and your self-worth, leading to friendships that can be toxic and unhelpful. A negative friend may tell you that you're "worthless", "stupid", or "dumb". They may also tell you that you're wrong and that you don't know what you're talking about. They may put you down in front of others to make themselves look better and focus on the things you're bad at to make you feel diminished. Hanging out with negative friends may leave you feeling low, depressed, and worthless. You should also stay away from friends who are only takers and do not give you any encouragement or support. Friends who use you are only interested in their own personal gains and wins. They may show no interest in your own needs and fail to show up when you need them. For example, if you get a role in a film, a bad friend may suddenly start paying more attention to you and ask for autographs, which they later sell for gain. You should also try to rid yourself of friends who are always harping on about the negative aspects of a situation, as this can end up draining you of your energy. You may have friends who only view things from a negative point of view and refuse to focus on the positive aspects. This may then lead you to also adopt a negative point of view and put in you in a permanent state of negativity. If your friend is being negative, give them support and try to cheer them up; they may just be having a hard time. If this doesn't work and takes a toll on your mental health, seek new friends. Avoiding negative friends will allow you to spend time on your own development and not use all your energy on someone else's issues.
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One-sentence summary -- Stay away from friends who talk down to you or put you down. Avoid friends who use you. Try not to get involved with individuals who focus on the negative.

The Big Dipper is comprised of seven of the sky's brightest stars, and is found either high or low in the northern sky, depending on the season. It also rotates around the North Star, which is why it's important when you're trying to find your direction in the Northern Hemisphere. As long as you're located no lower than about 39 degrees north latitude (the latitude of Washington, DC), the constellation is always above the horizon. (You can see the Big Dipper at a lower latitude if you're on the ocean.) Four of the stars form the Big Dipper's bowl, while the other three form a handle. The phrase "spring up and fall down" can help you figure out where to look in the sky for the Big Dipper based on the seasons. In the spring and summer, it's located high in the sky. On fall and winter nights, you'll find it lower in the sky, closer to the horizon. Regardless of the season, the two stars that form the outer edge of the Big Dipper's bowl always point toward the North Star. If you draw an imaginary line from the pointer stars across the sky to the next brightest star, you'll find the North Star. If you're having trouble finding the North Star, stretch your arm out completely and spread your fingers. The distance between the top pointer star and the North Star should be about the same distance as your thumb is from your middle finger. Unlike the stars in the Big Dipper constellation, the North Star is always located at fixed point in the sky, which leaves it never more than 1 degree from true north. That means when you've identified the North Star in the sky, you know that you're facing north. From that position, the opposite direction would be south, while east would be to your right and west would be to the left. Using the North Star to find your direction works best on a clear night. If the sky is hazy or there are clouds, you may not be able to easily identify the Big Dipper. If you're in an area where mountains, trees, or other objects are blocking the night sky, you may not be able to use the North Star to find your direction either.
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Identify the Big Dipper. Use the pointer stars to find the North Star. Locate north.