In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you've discovered fleas or ticks indoors, it's most likely that they're still hiding on your family dog, cat, or other pet. Bathe your pets with a special shampoo that's designed to kill fleas and ticks: In a bathtub, laundry tub, or outside, rinse your pet to get his fur wet. Apply the shampoo and massage it thoroughly into his fur. Let the shampoo sit (check the bottle for the specific amount of time). Rinse the shampoo out of your pet's fur. In case your pet has any ticks burrowed in his skin, it will be necessary to remove them immediately. If you don't feel comfortable, talk to your vet. To remove ticks: Grab tweezers and gloves. Put on the gloves. Locate the tick and use the tweezers to squeeze the tick. Be sure to grasp near its head, as close to your pet's skin as you can manage. Do not squeeze the tick near its belly. Hold on to the tick firmly with the tweezers and pull it straight out. Use the hottest water possible and high-soil settings to wash clothes, linens, bedding, towels, and even toys. Use the highest drier settings as well, to ensure that the washing and drying process kills any fleas, ticks, and larvae that might be hiding out. Don't forget to wash pet bowls, water dishes, and anything that needs to be washed in the sink that could be housing adults or larvae. Once everything's been picked up and put in the washing machine, thoroughly vacuum everywhere and be sure to get in all the nooks and crannies. When you're finished, dispose of the vacuum bags immediately, as they can house living flea larvae. Use either an aerosol spray or dust that's designed to kill fleas and ticks, such as Ultracide, Onslaught, Permethrin, or Bifen. You can also use other pyrethrin-based pesticides, but make sure they contain an insect growth regulator that will prevent reproduction. Make sure all people and pets are out of the house, and wear protective gear like gloves and a mask. Start away from the front of the house and work your way toward the door, focusing especially on areas where pets spend a lot of time. Apply a light mist or dusting to floors, carpets, on and under rugs, pillows, on and under furniture, window sills, curtains, pet beds that couldn't be washed, baseboards, and all cracks and crevices where ticks and fleas could be hiding. Keep everyone out of the house until the spray has dried or the dust has had time to settle. Once your spray has dried, apply a desiccant that will dry out and kill insects and arachnids and their eggs. Focus on areas that pets frequent, behind and under baseboards, carpets and rugs, behind doors and moulding, and all other nooks, cracks, and crannies. Good desiccants for this purpose include: Evergreen Pyrethrum Concentrate Drione Dust Boric acid, which is good for eggs and larvae If there are fleas or ticks living in the vicinity of your home, you must also deal with them, otherwise the infestation will keep recurring. Ticks can be found in overgrown areas, wooded areas, and tall grasses. Fleas like shaded, damp areas, such as under trees and shrubs. Remember to spray the lawn, bushes, shrubs, trees, fences, sheds, and play areas to keep away ticks and fleas. You can use the same product you applied inside your house to target flea and tick habitats outside your home. You may have to regularly reapply pesticide outside if you live in an area that's prone to flea or tick infestations. Consider applying an insecticide outside every three months to keep pests under control. Within 48 to 72 hours of treating your house, clean everything again to pick up dead fleas, ticks, and eggs. Ideally, you will only have to go through this process once, but it may take several cleaning and insecticide treatments before you fully destroy all the ticks or fleas plaguing your home.
Summary: Treat your pets. Remove ticks from your pet. Wash everything. Vacuum your entire house. Spray your home with insecticide. Apply a desiccant. Spray outside. Vacuum, dust, and mop the whole house. Repeat as necessary.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you are shy and want to talk to people at school or work, it's important to practice the skill of talking to others. It's a good idea to practice on a family member or a friend, somebody you have total trust in and who is willing to help you. This doesn't mean yelling; it just means not whispering or speaking inaudibly. If you whisper when you talk, no one will hear you. Talk in an appropriate tone of voice; don't whisper or yell. If you know very outgoing people, they tend to be very loud and clear when they're talking, and sometimes like shouting, too. Reading aloud helps to talk loud and clear. If you get nervous when you're talking, it's okay! Even though you feel like it is the end of the world when you say something you didn't mean to say, you can just try harder the next time you talk to the person.
Summary: Practice. Talk loudly enough so that people can hear you. Work through your nerves.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you want to add crunch to your salad with croutons, wait until after you've mixed in your dressing. This prevents them from getting soggy before you eat them.
Summary:
Add any additional toppings after you mix your salad.