Q: Whenever working with open flames, it's important to take precautions. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby when you're grilling. If you're using a propane grill, check for any leaks and ensure that any tubes and fittings are secure. Whatever kind of grill you have, there are a few essential tools you'll need to get your grill started. Tongs. You'll need these to spread the coal around. Long matches or a grill lighter. If you don't have long matches, you can light a piece of paper with a small match and use it to light the coals. Oven mitts. Remove all ash and grease from your grill, scrubbing with a grill brush to remove any burnt-on fats. Wipe down the cleaned grate with cooking oil. If you're working with a gas grill, heat it up before cleaning. Then use a grill brush to scrape off the loosened food and debris. Cooking with a dirty grill can impart unpleasant flavors to your food. If you don't have a grill brush, any metal-bristled brush will work. Charcoal grills have vents on the bottom of the grill. These vents allow air to enter the grill and stoke the fire. Opening the vents will make it easier to light the charcoal. The vent will usually be a circular disk on the bottom of the grill that you can twist to open the air holes.
A: Practice fire safety. Gather your tools. Clean the grill. Open the vents if you're using a charcoal grill.

Article: Search online for "exotic animal vet" and your location. It's wise to find an experienced exotic vet before you bring home your snake. That way, you can schedule an appointment as quickly as possible if it gets sick. While many snake owners don't bring their pets to the vet regularly, check-ups every 6 to 12 months are recommended for reptiles. At a minimum, you should get your snake an initial check-up soon after you bring it home. Make sure your snake appears alert and flicks its tongue in and out regularly. Check for any marks or discharges on its skin, eyes, and mouth, and try to listen to its breathing to make sure it's not wheezing. Each day, change and wash the water bowl and remove any droppings or soiled bedding. Try to clean up soiled spots promptly, as leaving droppings in the tank increases the risk of your snake getting sick. Be sure to wash your hands with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds after handling your snake or cleaning its enclosure. Keep your snake in a second back-up tank while you clean the main enclosure. Throw out all of the old bedding, and wash the tank and hiding spots with a reptile-safe disinfectant. Rinse away the disinfectant with hot water, then add fresh bedding and put the enclosure back together. You can find reptile-safe disinfectants online and at pet stores. Avoid washing the enclosure in the kitchen sink or near any areas where you prepare food. When your snake sheds, its old skin should come off in one long, tube-shaped piece. Make sure that the eye caps have shed; take your pet to the vet if they haven't so they can be properly removed. To promote healthy shedding, keep coarse branches in the tank and make sure the humidity stays between 40% and 60%. Shedding is an important indicator of your pet's health. Young milk snakes can shed 12 or more times a year, and adults typically shed every 2 to 3 months. The shedding process takes 1 to 2 weeks. Take your snake to the vet if it has difficulty shedding or hasn't finished shedding within 2 weeks.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find a local exotic animal vet with experience treating snakes. Check your snake for signs of illness every day. Spot clean the enclosure daily. Disinfect the tank once a month. Keep track of your snake's shedding.

Q: When you sell a stock for a profit, you are subject to what is known as a capital gains tax, or a tax on your profit. Profits can be taxed at two levels. If you hold your investment for more than one year, the profits will be taxed as capital gains at their tax rate, which is 15%. If you held your investment less than one year, they will be taxed as normal income. This means they would be taxed at the same level as your regular income as per your tax return. Tax loss harvesting refers to selling a stock at a loss, which can then be used to offset capital gains taxes on a gain. This is a powerful tool to use your losses to reduce your overall taxes. This means that if you sold a stock for a large capital gain this year, and also decide to sell a different stock (which may have lost money and be overvalued), you can use to the loss to offset the gain, and reduce your overall taxes. For example, assume you held a stock for over one year, and that stock increased in value from $10,000 to $17,000. If you sell that stock, you would normally be taxed $1,050, or 15% of the gain ($7,000). If you also had a stock that has lost a total of $5,000, you can choose to sell that stock to offset the $7,000 gain. In this case, your net gain would only be $2000, and you would therefore only pay $300 in taxes (15% of $2000). Short-term capital losses must first be applied against short-term capital gains (under a year), any extra can be applied against long-term gains (over a year). Long-term losses must first be applied to long-term gains, and then to short-term gains. If total losses for the year exceed gains, you can apply up to $3,000 towards reducing personal income taxes, and any extra can be carried forward to additional years to reduce future gains. A wash sale refers to selling a stock at a loss, and then re-purchasing the same stock, or a substantially similar stock, within a short time period. In this case, the IRS will disallow using the loss to offset gains. For example, you bought a XYZ stock for $100 in January 2014. On November 15th of the same year, you sell it at $90 and plan to claim the $10 per share loss on your income tax return. However, you hear a rumor that the company is selling very well going into the Christmas holidays after Black Friday so you buy the stock back at $88 on December 3rd. The government decides that you bought again because you expect the price to go up. They know that there was no real loss incurred. It was just a temporary exit from the investment which you plan to hold going forward. There is nothing that prevents you from buying and selling as often as you want, you just can't deduct short-term losses if you break the wash sale rule. If you have a stock that has lost money, you can consider selling it for tax harvesting purposes. There are, however, several considerations. Make sure you have good reason to sell any stock with losses, and make sure not to sell for tax-loss harvesting purposes alone. For example, if you have a stock that has lost money, and has become overvalued, this may be grounds to sell. Similarly, if you have a stock that has lost money, and you need to re-balance your portfolio, selling your losing stock can be a wise idea if the other stocks are still favorable.
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Learn about capital gains taxes. Understand tax loss harvesting. Learn the wash-sale rules before deciding to sell. Sell a stock for tax harvesting purposes.