Q: Old furniture may have been tossed due to a bedbug infestation. Bedbugs are difficult to remove and tend to breed quickly. You do not want to bring bedbug infested furniture into your home. There may be rusty red stains on the furniture, particularly near cracks and crevices. Tiny pale yellowish flakes may be eggs or discarded skins. There may be tiny dark spots, which are droppings of bedbugs. Cheap wood may be cheap for a reason. When making a purchase, you want to check wood for common defects and imperfections. Some products, even if they are priced very low, may not be worth your time and money. A board may be curved from end-to-end, which can make it difficult to work with. Wood can also have crooks or uneven patterns. Wood may have a indent, known as a cup, running through the shorter side. Cheap wood may be cracked or filled with knotholes. While you may be able to work with cheap wood despite these flaws, an abundance of cracks and knot holes can make wood unstable. Knotholes are generally less of a problem than cracks. They can usually be worked around in a project, but some people dislike the appearance. There may be small cracks between grains of woods. Some pieces of wood may have a crack running all the way through the piece. These can be more difficult to work around when using cheap wood.
A: Watch out for bedbugs when examining old furniture. Check for common defects. Look out for cracks and holes.

Article: Spend some time thinking about your contributions to the company over the past year or so (or since your last raise, if you've had one). Write down anything that you think is significant. For example, consider whether you have: Successfully completed any important projects. Saved the company money or helped increase revenue. Performed above and beyond what was expected of you. Gotten positive feedback from clients, customers, or supervisors. Find out about the typical salary range of other people in similar positions, with similar levels of experience, to yours. Ask around among colleagues to get an idea of how much they are making. You can also consult with your company's Human Resources department, or check out websites like http://www.payscale.com/ or https://www.glassdoor.com/. Once you have done your research, decide on a reasonable amount to ask for. Make your target salary as specific as possible. Managers are more receptive to specific numbers than ballpark figures. For example, rather than giving a range from $40,000-$45,000, ask for $43,500. Keep in mind that the average raise is between 1% and 5% of an employee's current salary. Factor this in when deciding on your target salary.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Make a list of your accomplishments. Do some research on current salaries in your industry. Decide on a target salary.

Problem: Article: Major cities like Madrid and Barcelona act as travel hubs to the rest of the world, which makes them the cheapest and most convenient options for flying in or out. When booking your ticket online, look for flights that depart or land in a major city and compare prices with other destinations to find the best price. Some of the other cheapest cities for flights include Palma Mallorca, Malaga, and Valencia. The most expensive airports to fly out of include Bilbao, Gran Canaria, and Santiago de Compostela. You can purchase metrocards from a local station and use them for a week at a time, with a flat rate for unlimited rides. Individual rides cost about 1-3 euros, but the travel card lets you take as many rides as you want in a week. While high-speed trains generally cost between 50-140 euros, slower lines only cost around 15-45 euros per trip. Generally, overnight trains are the cheapest option, at about 18 euros per ticket. This French car service is extremely popular in Spain, and it's perfect for road-tripping across the country or between cities for a reasonable price. Simply create a profile and find drivers on BlaBlaCar's website, then book a ride online. For example, you can get a ride from Madrid to Barcelona for only 35 euros. Set up your ride-sharing profile at https://www.blablacar.es. If you're from the U.S. or any other English-speaking country that's not listed, just select the U.K. as your home country.
Summary: Fly into high-traffic cities for cheaper ticket options. Buy a metrocard if you plan on staying in one city for a while. Choose slower regional trains over high-speed trains like Renfe. Use car-sharing programs like BlaBlaCar for quick rides around cities.

Q: Baking soda can do an amazing job of absorbing unpleasant odors and neutralizing the air in a room. If you've recently cooked with garlic and find that the smell has lingered in your kitchen (or other rooms in your home) longer than you'd like, pour about 1/4 cup (32 g) of baking soda into a bowl. Place the bowl on a counter and leave it for 23 days. At the end of this time period, the garlic smell should be gone. If you're concerned about your fridge smelling like garlic, you can just leave an opened box of baking soda in the back to absorb bad odors. Leave the open box in the back of your fridge overnight and, by morning, the garlic odor should have vanished. If the garlic smell remains after you've left baking soda in the fridge overnight, clean the interior of the fridge to get rid of the smell. First, remove all of the food from the shelves and drawers in your fridge. Then, dampen a sponge with vinegar. Use the sponge to wipe down all of the interior surfaces of the fridge. This should get rid of the lingering garlic odor. In general, vinegar is a great cleaning agent and deodorizer. Fill a pan with 23 cups (470710mL) of tap water and heat the water to a simmer. Then add a few cloves, an orange peel, and 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks. Let the homemade potpourri simmer for at least 15 minutes to fill your kitchen with a pleasant aroma that will cover up any unpleasant garlicky smells. If you don't have spices on hand or prefer the smell of citrus fruits, try simmering 1 sliced lemon, some orange rind, and a handful of mint leaves in water. Select a bowl from your cabinet and fill it with 1 cup (240mL) of white vinegar. Vinegar absorbs smells from the air around it and can clear the air in your kitchen (or any room in your home) after you've cooked with garlic. By the time morning comes, the bowl of vinegar will have gotten rid of the unpleasant garlicky smells. If you don't have vinegar on hand, don't worry. You can use coffee grounds instead. Fill a bowl with 1/2 cup (64 g) of freshly ground coffee and leave it out overnight.
A:
Leave a bowl of baking soda in a garlicky area to remove the smell. Wipe down the interior of your fridge to remove absorbed odors. Simmer pleasant-smelling spices in a saucepan for 1520 minutes. Set a bowl of vinegar out overnight to absorb unwanted garlic smells.