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Wood and water can never blend. In the event that your floor was waxed or fixed, the floor can get recolored if the water just sits at first glance notwithstanding for a couple of minutes, envision the degree of the harm on the off chance that it were an overflowed zone. It is important that you are quick when managing the issues caused by water harm. It isn't simply at first glance in which you can have an issue; you can likewise risk dousing the hidden structures. On the off chance that you are on a staggered home, harmed floors can likewise influence the dividers and roofs of fundamental levels. It is fundamental that you know the best possible approaches to moderate the said issue and ensure that your house is shielded from dangers like these.
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You have to expel as much water from the surface of the floor. You additionally need to expel the water and dampness that is available on the sub-floor. On the off chance that you have compressed wood flooring, it would be much hard to achieve the sub-floor because of the waterproof nature of pressed wood. Drying it at the earliest opportunity will keep the wood surface from twisting however more significantly, it will decrease the odds of form and buildup develop.
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on the off chance that you have a major fan or on the off chance that you can lease an air blower, set them up on the influenced zone and guide it toward the territory that is water harmed. On the off chance that the harm is over another structure like a storm cellar or the ground floor, the fan ought to be likewise blowing however upwards to guarantee that the floor is dry on the sub-floor or more the roof. One approach to deliver this is to expel two or three boards keeping in mind the end goal to ventilate the underside too.
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Harmed floors can prompt white stains. To expel these stains, you have to get a delicate fabric and an extremely mellow grating, for example, toothpaste mineral oil and tobacco powder blend or a compound for auto polishing. The harm can likewise make dim spots caused by white water. In the first place, the encompassing floors ought to be veiled with concealing tape. Soak oxalic acids on the water until the point that it can't break down any longer. Pour it on the influenced region and after that get over the hardened precious stones.
Stage 4
It would be best that in the event that you have water harm that expands a wide territory of the house, you go to a water harm contractual worker; they can make appraisals about the degree of the harm and help you in checking if the dampness levels are in line.
Harmed floors can be a significant agony to address particularly after an overwhelming surge or when concoction related harm. This is to guarantee that the house is consummately dried out, keeping any wellbeing dangers to a few people and additionally to shield the structure of the home from long haul auxiliary issues. A dry floor is a sound floor so keep it dry with the assistance of these extremely valuable strategies.
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Hello lovely readers! It's your editor Paige here to explore the exciting world of publishing in this week's Book Beat. The air feels just a little bit cooler, and the nights are slowly starting to get a little bit shorter, which means only one thing: summer is almost over, and fall is coming. Thank God. As the seasonsREAD MORE
Hello lovely readers — welcome to another installment of Book Beat, from your Bookmarked editor Paige. While my week has been wonderfully exhausting chaos, it seems the publishing world has avoided too much controversy as summer starts its slow crawl into fall. Not gonna lie… I appreciate the break. Still, there are a few key events toREAD MORE
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Frederick Vettese is an actuary and partner at Morneau Shepell. He is the co-author of The Real Retirement and author of Retirement Income for Life. As an actuary, he has looked at the most common shockers that we prepare for in retirement. His conclusion is that some Canadians are over-saving for retirement because they fear events that will probably never happen. And he's got some math to prove it.
By the numbers
If the unexpected is truly unexpected, who knows what to expect? Well, the Society of Actuaries is a good group to ask. In 2015, they set out to identify the type of rainy day situations that retired Americans actually encounter and how they cope with them. We can assume that Canadians might expect similar situations. "When I looked at the list," says Vettese, "the shocks seemed to fall into two major categories: "supply shocks" and "demand shocks".
|Supply shocks involve a sudden loss of assets (our supply of assets goes down).
|A drop in home value of 25 per cent or more
|Running out of assets
|A loss in the total value of savings of 10 per cent or more due to poor investment decisions or bad investment
Loss of a home through foreclosure
|Demand shocks are events that require us to spend (the demand for money goes up).
|Major home repairs or upgrades
|Major dental expenses
|Significant out-of-pocket medical or prescription expenses
|A family emergency
|Victimization by a fraud or scam
|Significant damage to the home due to a fire or natural disaster
|Divorce during retirement
This may look like a long list of potential threats to financial security but Vettese points out that most "supply shocks" can be avoided by effectively managing investment risk. That's where a Lawyers Financial Advisor can help. Most "demand shocks" occur very infrequently and tend to be manageable when they do. Many of the medical and dental expenses may be covered by Provincial or personal health insurance plans. So, it's possible that many Canadians may be saving more than they have to and giving up some of their opportunity to enjoy life more in their earlier retirement years.
So what does Vettese suggest? He says, "It appears that the vast majority of retirees muddle through reasonably well, in spite of the odd retirement shock. I would therefore suggest we don't try to overthink the matter of rainy day spending by devising too elaborate a strategy." His suggestion is to hold back a smallish percentage of your retirement income each year and use it to build a reserve for rainy day situations. How much you set aside is up to you and will likely vary by the type of retiree you become. Learn more about budgeting for retirement spending based on your retiree type here.
To learn more about how to prepare for life's shockers in retirement, book an appointment with your Advisor and request your free copy of the latest book, Retirement Income for Life – Getting More Without Saving More by Frederick Vettese.


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South San Francisco, CA January 31, 2017 Submitted by SSFPD
On Tuesday, January 31st at approximately 7:50 a.m., a South San Francisco resident was walking on the Centennial Trail near the 1100 block of Mission Road. Three unknown male suspects approached him from behind and grabbed his cell phone. The suspects fled on foot towards Mission Road.
The three suspects were described as the following:
- Hispanic male adult, approximately 18-25 years of age, approximately 5'6" tall, 120-130 lbs. with short brown hair. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt with a red design on the back.
- African American male adult, approximately 18-25 years of age approximately 5'6" tall and 120-130 lbs. The suspect wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt.
- Male adult (unknown race and age), approximately 5'6" tall and 120-130 lbs. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the South San Francisco Police Department at (650) 877-8900 or anonymous tip line (650) 952-2244.


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Dark Brown Hardwood Flooring
If you had to narrow it down to one word to describe dark brown hardwood flooring, that word would most likely be "wow." Like a delicious cup of espresso coffee, dark brown wood floors are deep in color, strong on taste and will certainly energize a room.
Why Dark Brown Wood Floors?
Despite their reputation for drama, however, dark brown engineered wood floors can create a bright, cheery feel when installed in open or well lit rooms. As a matter of fact, if you have a room with a lot of sunlight, dark hardwood floors are the better choice, as they tend to absorb less light and rarely fade. They also hide dirt well, but you'll want to clean them often to show their rich color to its full potential. Graining may be less visible with dark hardwood floors, but that can work in its favor, as the color alone is a striking enough visual.
Dark brown, engineered wood floors have been consistently popular with architects and interior designers for both their beauty and their ability to provide serious contrast to boost any room. Let's face it, this color can show off a well-planned design like no other. Realtors agree, and have found that homes with dark brown hardwood flooring have been more appealing to homebuyers than those with monochromatic flooring. Despite its luxurious looks, dark brown wood floors are surprisingly versatile and accommodating to all motifs. A dark brown engineered wood floor can be paired with light, neutral or jeweled tone colors, or enhance a modern or rustic décor with equal impact.


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Sai Pallavi, the gorgeous actress who earned a huge fan base within a short span will be playing the role of an auto driver in the 'Maari 2' directed by Balaji Mohan alongside Dhanush.
The shooting has been begun for the movie. The Premam girl has reportedly said to have undergone a training to drive an auto to pour life into her character.
Maari 2 is the sequel to 2015 film Maari. Malayalam actor Tovino Thomas plays a pivotal role in the movie. The film also has Robo Shankar, Varalakshmi, and Krishna in pivotal characters.
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The Cook County State's Attorney has dropped all charges, and sealed the records of Jussie Smollett. He, in return, completed, allegedly, 16 hours of community service and forfeited his $10,000 bond.
The fix is in, folks.
It is incredibly important to note that the prosecutors did not dispute the facts in the case, they just dropped the charges, expunged the record, and sealed it all away. This is beyond a miscarriage of justice. Smollett has never stopped lying about the attack, and we can only conclude that he would have continued to do so in a trial, potentially leading to a conviction for an innocent person.
What has yet come to light is Kim Foxx's level of
corruption involvement in this decision. Which, one suspects, is total. Foxx attempted to interfere in the case on behalf of Tina Tchen, former chief of staff for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Why Ms. Tchen was involved at all is anyone's guess, of course. But then, in a move considered unusual and even inexplicable at the time, Foxx recused herself from the case. This was when it was still an actual hate crime against Smollett, as opposed to by Smollett.
Kim Foxx – Anti-Law?
Even worse, for Chicago, is that Foxx has now cemented her position as an anti-cop and anti-law 'prosecutor'. For those who came in late, Cook County elected Kim Foxx as a direct result of the handling of the Laquan McDonald case. Which many cops viewed as a justified or justifiable shooting (my opinion is that it might have been, but he went way too far in the shooting). Foxx charged the officer, Jason Van Dyke, with 16 counts of aggravated battery, two counts of first degree murder (with four additional counts of first degree murder dropped pre-trial). Each round fired resulted in one battery charge. He was then charged under 6 different flavors of first degree murder. This is, correctly, considered overkill.
Now, she is on the record as doubting the CPD's ability to investigate the Smollett case, and then tossing it out despite a Grand Jury finding, and the testimony of the actual attackers!
When the prosecutor's office is so clearly antagonistic to the police, the police have a history (not just Chicago, this is fairly universal) of tossing their hands in the air, and just looking the other way.
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According to this card, you've been through some tough times. Your guides and angels are telling you things are about to get better, and you need to relax and allow the better to happen.
Experiencing periods of extreme difficulty can have us expecting hard times and possibly creating them. We don't want that, so you need to relax.
As this card says, "The worst is behind you …" You don't need to worry like you did anymore. Things are about to get better, and it's okay to believe the hardest times have passed.
Your angels are telling you that it's okay to feel safe, and they are surrounding you and your loved ones. Giving you this safe haven is meant to allow you time to heal and regain your footing.
Angel Blessings,
Rev. Sheri
Founder, Angel Messenger
This card is from the "Messages from Your Angels" Oracle Card Deck by Doreen Virtue.
For a deeper explanation by the Doreen, consider purchasing this deck – available now on Amazon.com. Each deck comes with a guidebook that includes directions and layouts as well as detailed explanations of each card. Doreen's products can be found on Amazon.com and the Angel Therapy Bookstore. There is also a mobile app available for this deck.
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You can't see the updates I have on the blog! I have a listing of all my giveaways at the top right corner. Right now there are 6... And they are all great things! Since I know how many subscribers I have I know I should have many, many more entries!
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Both ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft are expected to launch in Vancouver by the end of the year. However, the requirements and processes are a bit more complicated than in other cities where ride-hailing exists. Here's a guide on how to become an Uber Vancouver or Lyft Vancouver driver.
What's on this page
- Ride-hailing Start Date
- What Do You Need to Drive for Uber or Lyft in Vancouver?
- How to Get a Class 4 Driver's License
- What are the Vehicle Requirements?
- How to get a Commercial Vehicle Inspection
- Insurance
- Background Check
- Vancouver Congestion Surcharge
- Startup Costs to Become a Ride-Sharing Driver
- WARNING about New Driver Signup Promotions
- Do I Pay Taxes on my Earnings as a Driver?
- Is It Worth It to Become an Uber Vancouver or Lyft Vancouver Driver?
- Helpful Links
Ride-hailing Start Date
Uber and Lyft are expected to launch in Vancouver in late 2019.
What do you need to start driving for Uber in Vancouver?
Here are the basics to becoming a ride-hailing driver: be 21+ years old, Class 4 or better driver's licence, have an Uber account, have a cellphone with data service, and have a vehicle that meets the requirements.
What license do I need?
BC has different types of licences with the most common being Class 5. You can drive for Uber or Lyft with Class 1, 2, or 4 (restricted or unrestricted) licenses. Class 5 is not accepted.
Class 1, 2 and 4 are all commercial licences but with different restrictions. Class 1 enables you to drive semi-trailer trucks and more; Class 2 allows you to drive buses and more.
People who hold Class 4 are typically taxi drivers, community shuttle drivers, and ambulance drivers. BC requires all ride-hailing drivers to have a minimum of Class 4.
What most people would need to drive for Uber is a Class 4 (restricted). See more below.
Class 4 driver's licence
There are two different Class 4 driver licenses: restricted and unrestricted.
The unrestricted is limited to vehicles with 10 passenger capacity (driver included) like taxis and limousines, whereas the unrestricted C4DL can drive vehicles like buses with 25 passenger capacity.
The Class 4 (restricted) is what most people would need to drive for Uber or Lyft.
The main reasons provided by the government for the Class 4 requirement was that they want to ensure greater safety for passengers as some additional driver's training is needed.
Furthermore, the government wants to equalize the playing field between the taxi industry and ride-hailing. Because of that all ride-hailing drivers will be treated the same way as taxi drivers under the law.
How to get a Class 4 Driver's License
To get your Class 4 licence, you'll need to get a learner's licence (by passing a knowledge test) before taking your road test for a full-privilege licence. ICBC listed all the requirements here.
Commercial Learner's License
To get your learner's licence you'll need to pass a knowledge test and meet medical standards. The test has 35 questions and you'll need to score a minimum of 28 correct responses to pass.
To prepare for the test, you will need to review the Driving Commercial Vehicles guide. This manual covers all commercial licenses in BC which means not all sections are applicable for Class 4.
No appointment is needed to take knowledge tests. The cost for taking these tests is $15.
You are not allowed to attempt the knowledge test multiple times on the same day. If you don't pass, the waiting period to retake a Class 4 knowledge test is 7 days.
The test is not available at every Driver's Licensing office, so please call ahead to confirm.
After passing the knowledge test, you will receive a learner's license. At this point, you are allowed to operate as a vehicle in the Class 4 capacity only if you have a full Class 4 Driver's license holder as a supervisor next to you. You are still not ready to drive for any ride-hailing companies yet.
Full-privilege commercial license
To obtain the full Class 4 driver's license, you must have a Class 4 pre-trip vehicle inspection and pass the road test. The road test is like every other road test where you are asked to demonstrate all or subset of the knowledge required.
You should bring the vehicle that is most familiar to you to ensure the best chance of passing. The fee for the road test is $40. Call to book your commercial road test.
If you don't pass, the waiting period to retake the pre-trip inspection and road test is 14 days.
What is new to many of us are the additional safety checks we must perform as a commercial driver. Therefore, you should take every opportunity to practice these new skills, build a routine to a point where you no longer have to think about them. This will ensure your success during the road test.
Driver's Medical Examination
To improve safety for passengers, ICBC also requires a medical examination for the initial application of a commercial license, as well as on every renewal at 5 years.
The medical exam can be completed at your own doctor or a walk-in clinic. The cost of the medical exam is variable so call around if you want to save some money.
For example, my doctor charges $200 for the exam. You also need to pay ICBC $28 to process the medical exam results.
ICBC will issue you the full license when all of the above are satisfied. The fee for a license that lasts 5 years is $75.
For many of us who is looking to drive for ride-hailing, we are simply driving the vehicle we drive on a daily bases. So there is nothing new in terms of road rules, familiarity with the vehicle, and actual driving.
Professional Driving School
There are driving schools to help train you for Class 4. The training is optional.
As an example, Fraser Valley Driving School is offering training packages for Class 4 (restricted) between $235 – $329.
What are the Vehicle requirements?
Your vehicle must meet the requirements to drive with Uber in Vancouver:
- 4-door vehicle with at least 5 seats
- Vehicle year must be 9 years or newer
- Good condition with no cosmetic damage
- No commercial branding
- Not salvaged or rebuilt vehicles
- Pass a vehicle inspection
- Be registered in BC
- Have insurance that lists your name
Vehicle Options
Uber X: The most popular options for riders.
Uber XL: Seat more passengers, earn higher fares. Most SUVs qualify to drive with Uber XL.
How to get a commercial vehicle inspection?
Your vehicle must pass a commercial vehicle inspection at a certified vehicle inspection facility and receive a Commercial Vehicle Inspection Report.
Uber partners get a discounted rate of $80 + tax for vehicle inspections at Canadian Tire, their preferred inspection provider.
ICBC has recently defined the fee structure for insuring ride-hailing vehicles. Instead of charging each driver, ICBC will collect from ride-hailing companies on a per-km basis.
ICBC will sell a blanket insurance certificate to the ride-hailing company like Uber and Lyft, not individual drivers, which provides the Basic insurance during ride-hailing use.
This blanket Basic coverage is mandatory for ride-hailing companies and provides coverage for Accident Benefits and up to $1,000,000 third party liability.
You and your passengers will be covered by the ride-hailing company's Basic insurance when you have accepted a trip via the app, when you are en route to pickup or transporting.
You will need to declare to ICBC on your next insurance renewal that you are participating in ride-hailing.
See here for more information from ICBC.
Background Check
When you apply for Uber, they will do a background check for you likely with a third-party.
For Lyft, you need to get visit the Vancouver Police Department, your local RCMP detachment, or police agency. Bring two forms of govt. ID, one with a photo. Be sure your request includes a vulnerable sector check. The fee is $75.
Vancouver Congestion Surcharge
In anticipation of increased traffic from ride-hailing, the City of Vancouver has approved a congestion surcharge called "Congestion and Curbside Management Permit, CCMP."
The CCMP applies only to ride-hailing companies, not taxis. The charge is $0.30 per pick and drop off in the designated area, zero-emission vehicles get a discounted rate of $0.15 per pick and drop off .
The area affected mainly covers Downtown, Broadway corridor between Clark Dr. and Burrard street. See the map below for details.
On top of the per use fees, City of Vancouver is also charging $100 annual licensing fee for each vehicle. No other cities in the GVRD as yet announed any annual licensing fee as of October 2019.
Startup Costs to Become a Ride-Sharing Driver
Below is a table that looks at the example costs of becoming a ride-sharing driver. The variable costs include the Driver's Medical Examination as that depends on how much you charge, whether you need to submit a criminal records check (Uber does it for you, Lyft needs you to do it yourself), and whether you need Class 4 professional driving school.
|Class 4 Driver's Licence Knowledge Test
|Class 4 Driver's License Road Test
|Class 4 Full License
|Driver's Medical Examination (depends on your doctor)
|Driver's Medical Examination Processing Fee
|Commercial Vehicle Inspection
|Vancouver Congestion Surcharge
|Background Records Check (Lyft only)
|Class 4 Driving School (depends on which driving school)
|$200 - $350
|$538 - $963
At the low end of costs, say you drive for Uber and don't need driving school, then it would be around $500. At the higher end of costs, if you drive for Lyft and needed that background check plus driving school, then it would be over $900.
Hidden Costs
Depreciation: As you increase the mileage on your car, you are also depreciating its value (ie, lower resale value).
Car scheduled maintenance: Car maintenance schedule is usually based on either time or mileage. People who drive very little usually will reach the time before the mileage cap. For these participants, driving for Uber actually help you make the most out of your maintenance cost. However, if you normally rack up tons of mileage, then you can expect more frequent visits to the shop and added maintenance costs. Extra tire wear should be added for to your costs as well.
Car care: Uber requires you to keep up a clean appearance of your car, whether you care about it or not. That means extra car washes and detailing.
Infractions on the road: Whether a ride-hailing driver or not, the driver is responsible for traffic infractions.
WARNING about New Driver Signup Earnings Guarantee Promotions
Uber and Lyft currently have promotional offers for new drivers but you need to read all the terms and conditions to understand!
Promotions vary as there are some are publicized via social media or on the company's website. You might also receive direct offers via e-mail if you are already signed up with the company.
Guaranteed Earnings versus Bonus
The kind of incentives being offered by ride-hailing companies include guaranteed earnings and bonuses.
For Uber Vancouver, I saw a promotion on the website which guarantees new drivers $800 as long as you have 100 unique rider trips within 180 days.
What does guarantee exactly mean? Well, say you made $700 only on those 100 trips within 180 days, then Uber will give you $100 bonus top you up to $800.
If you made $850, for example, on those 100 trips in 180 days, you get no bonus because you earned more than the $800 guaranteed.
Other private offers are available directly via emails from Uber. The offer I received, for example, promises $500 bonus on top of my earnings for the first 30 trips before Jan 31, 2020. This offer is basically designed to cover initial costs involved in qualifying as an Uber driver.
For Lyft, it says you get "a $500 bonus" if you apply with code by Jan. 9, 2020, complete your first ride within 180 days of your application date, and complete 70 rides within 30 days of your first ride. The terms and conditions are a bit unclear but I can see it being similar to Uber's bonus offer mentioned above.
Do I pay taxes on my earnings as a driver?
Uber drivers are considered contractors rather than employees (in most cases) which means you need to declare your earnings and pay taxes.
Is it worth it to become an Uber Vancouver or Lyft Vancouver Driver?
If you already have a commercial driver's license Class 1, 2, or 4)…
Then the cost and effort needed to get a Class 4 is longer in the equation. Your startup investment is a lot less compared to those who don't have a Class 4. Whether you drive a lot or little, you can recover your money/time investment more easily.
If you have a Class 5 or 7 driver's licence and want to dabble as a driver for a side-gig…
It would be harder to recoup your initial investment when you only drive occasionally. Fewer trips may also mean you may not qualify for any of the promotional offers.
If you have a Class 5 or 7 driver's licence and want to drive full-time or close to it…
By taking on more trips, you could recover some of your initial investment through promotional offers (again your mileage will vary) more quickly than those take on driving more as a side-gig.
You will also likely learn the system and figure out the best times time where you can make money more efficiently and thus recover your investment quicker.


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Getting and staying fit
7 A reason to bargain
The Editors: Avoiding the fiscal cliff
8 CenturyMarks
Partisan suspicions, etc.
10 A role for everyone
Kenneth F. Baily: Casting the Christmas pageant
11 The bovine offices
Suzanne Guthrie: Meditation and milking
22 Who is communion for?
Charles Hefting: The debate over the open table
28 New to the neighborhood
Jesse James DeConto: Worship and community in East Austin
32 Jesus' Barrio
Chris Hoke: Inmates as apostles
12 Moral decisions in the megastorm; Awarded a free campus, Christian college declines; Foot traffic a worry at the Sistine Chapel; DNA experiment contains promise and ethical risks
36 Books
Randall Balmer: The American Bible, by Stephen Prothero
Kenneth P. Serbin: New Worlds, by John Lynch
Amy Frykholm: Thinking in an Emergency, by Elaine Scarry
42 Media
Jason Byassee: The zombie war
44 Music
Lou Carlozo: Lost in Transition, by Sixpence None the Richer
47 Art
Lil Copan: Smiling Ray G, by a Room in the Inn patron
35 Editor's Desk
John M. Buchanan: Awaiting God's reign
20, 21 Living by the Word
Emory Gillespie
3 Faith Matters
Carol Zaleski: Immortal dreams
45 Notes from the Global Church
Philip Jenkins: India's original Christians
24 Anya Silver: Nut salvation
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First, our spider management service will provide a visit to your residence to provide a thorough and extensive assessment of the interior and exterior property — looking for all the tell-tale signs of spider invasion. Next, we work with you to come up with a spider management plan that best suits your needs. Together we decide on frequency of spider management application as well as the best approach for you.
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Call Center Call Prediction in Internet Service Provider
We propose to develop a machine learning system which can predict which home users of an Internet Service Provider will call to within one week. Training data for the system will be provided via per-minute data gathered from modems by the Lifemote, labeled both manually and by the ISP call center via the Lifemote user interface. Roughly 3 percent of users call their ISP to complain each month. The goal of the project is identify the 10 percent of the population most likely to call with a false negative rate of less than 20 percent.


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The call is going out for local volunteers to serve for our Free Tax Prep Program, helping thousands of Mid-Southerners file their taxes at sites across the region.
Free Tax Prep volunteers partner with the Earned Income Tax Credit Alliance's work to improve people's financial stability in our area. Volunteers gain and share new skills as they help people who need assistance, promoting economic self-sufficiency for individuals and families across the Mid-South. It's a great opportunity to impact our community and meet new people.
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The Best of Id and Ego
By Erin Froehlich More Blogs by This Author
Hello and welcome back, psychology nerds, to my final blog in the Id and Ego series!
As those of you who had been following me will have noticed – I've been gone for awhile now. I got too busy with other projects to focus on my fun writing. Now, since my schedule has once again opened up (YAY!) and I can finally focus on blogging again, I've decided it's time for a real fresh start.
Hopefully, when I make the leap over to my new series, Mindfull, next week, you'll all follow me there, but before I go, I thought Id and Ego deserved a final nod. We covered a lot of ground in the series, but I have to admit some blogs were just a little bit better than the rest. In honor of the year it stood (started Nov 16, 2011) here's the best of Id and Ego. Check these out if you haven't yet or enjoy them again for old time's sake!
Getting to Know You: The 15 Best Questions to Really Get to Know Someone
This one was inspired by a personal treasure from my teen years – a notebook filled with interviews I collected from both friends and strangers. (Yeah… I was kind of a weird kid.) I shared my 15 favorite getting-to-know-you questions, and discussed what the answers to those questions might reveal. They're a great way to kill awkward silences or to start a conversation. What can I say? People love being asked to talk about themselves!
READ IT HERE: http://www.smartlivingnetwork.com/b26791
The Seven Deadly Facebook Sins
I'll admit it – I've been guilty of several of these on occasion, but I think we all have a least a few chronic offenders among our Facebook friends. You see them doing these things and you just want to shake them. "You're making people not like you! This isn't the way to get attention!" Unfortunately, saying that to them, even subtly with the best of intentions, can put you on dangerous grounds. If you're not close enough with your Facebook buddy to actually tell them they're repelling people, maybe share this on Facebook, invite everyone to read it, and let them come to their own conclusions. Or if you're worried you may be that obnoxious friend – check this out and see for sure. ;)
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The Psychology of Fatherhood
Though I wrote the blog with Father's Day in mind, the information I found writing it is fascinating in its own right. For example, did you realize men actually go through physical changes when they're expecting a little one? Or just how dramatically a father's involvement can affect their child's development? I was surprised to find it's not just a "parent" thing. Fathers have specific traits they tend to influence more strongly than mothers in their children. Puts your own father's influence into unique perspective!
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The Six Keys to an Unforgettable Movie Quote
As a psychology nerd and big movie fan, I was geeked to find study that gave me an excuse to write about both! Apparently, there's a reason why certain movie lines like "I'll be back." and "Here's looking at you, kid." are remembered for decades – and the rest are forgotten. Six reasons to be exact. Since writing it, I've had several people suggest using these tips to develop a catch-phrase or slogan. Makes sense to me!
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Science Shows: The Bonds We Build With TV Characters are Very Much Real
Living out in the country, it's actually impossible for us to get cable so instead we find a TV show we want to get into, get all the seasons on DVD, and we let that be our sole-source of TV entertainment until we run out of episodes. As you might imagine, seeing the same show day after day, sometimes for a month span, can have a big impact. It can also lead to some big disappointments when the show's finally over. Having just finished up the first season of Game of Thrones at the time, I was sad - and also intrigued by feeling sad. It occurred to me that I missed seeing these characters every day almost as I would miss a friend that moved away, and I felt a little silly. Turns out though, what I felt is actually quite common. In fact, there's actually a scientific explanation for it - they're called "parasocial relationships" and they can actually be good for us!
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The Top 10 Most Awkward Places to Be
As someone that comes from a socially awkward family, and is herself, socially awkward, this is a subject near and dear to my weird, anti-social heart. However, I think the list of places I compiled is one even the biggest social butterflies feel out of place in. Check it out for yourself thoughand let me know how I did. I had a lot of fun writing this one, and I think it shows.
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Thank you all again! If you've enjoyed what you read here on Id and Ego, never fear! Follow me in my new series Mindfull for more psychology and weird mind science jems! ;D
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What a great curtain call! I really enjoyed the series, Erin, and I plan on following Mindfull as religiously as I did Id and Ego!
I enjoyed all of your blogs very much, I am sad to see your "series" go.


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The Bisaillon Brothers
Jbis Art is the vision of Jeffrey Bisaillon and his brother Michael Bisaillon. The brothers were born in upstate New York
and have lived in various locations such as San Diego, Austin, Raleigh and Jacksonville, FL. They are currently based back in their hometown in New York.
The brothers have been producing art for over 20 years in many genres. Jeffrey has always connected with the abstract and has been painting abstracts for many years. Michael has always connected with symbology and thematic elements in pop art. In 2010 Jeffrey started his "Modern Simplicity Series" which was a total deviation from everything he had done previously. He set out to develop a series that was extremely modern and that he believed was the perfect fusion of art and design. From that series came the "Modern Visage Series" which utilized the idea of the cut out or cut through 3D space of the "Modern Simplicity" combined with homage to iconic people or brands that we all admire and hold deeply. As the brothers worked together on the "Modern Visage Series" ideas began to emerge involving Jeffrey's love of the Abstract and his keen eye towards modern art and design and Michael's love of symbology and the digital art process. Every idea and style of art the brothers have a passion for would come to fruition and pave the way for the creation of the "the POP Collection"
As new technologies emerge and become available artists must utilize them while at the same time respecting the artistic methods of the past. The brothers created a process where acrylic painting on both canvas and hardpanel is combined with mixed media, digital photography, graphic design and digital design. Paint must still be flung through the air and drip down the panel and canvas while at the same time incorporating the digital aspects of the artistic form for "the POP Collection" to come together as a whole. This philosophy is the cornerstone of the Bisaillon Brothers artistic endeavors.
"the POP Collection" acts as an intermediary between iconic imagery and culture as the "Modern Visage Series" does but goes back to their roots with the abstract and thematic elements. The digital age is upon us and our art will then reflect this, "the POP Collection" has arrived!
It was 1996 and shortly after the brothers moved into a house in Austin Texas Jeffrey said to Michael "The walls in this house are bare, we should make some art to hang" the rest is history still being made...
The Red UPC
With the increasing commercialization of everything branding has become ubiquitous.
The red upc code on each art piece glares out at us and distinctly defines the Jbis trademark.
Part signature, part emblem, part symbol, when you see it you know this is a Jbis Art piece.
Soon even our species will be branded via microchips and nanotech will evolve into picotech
much as the computer gigabyte will become the terabyte and then petabyte.
Somewhere in between we exist and such is the need for the red upc...


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A successor to the popular T1 GPS Watch, the T2 model encompasses all the successful aspects of the T1, as well as several exciting new features.
Housed in a stylish body design that comes in both black and white, the T2 provides accurate yardages to the front, middle and back of greens, with automatic hole recognition making transition around the course seamless.
The new Smart Scorecard feature provides auto scoring by detecting how many shots you've taken on each hole, as well as the ability to analyse your round shot by shot when you've finished using the Aerial Map View mode that comes as part of the downloadable T2 Data Manager software.
As well as all the functionality that you would expect from an everyday watch, including time, date, alarm and stopwatch, the Voice Caddie T2 has a comprehensive fitness mode that measures distance, average speed and calories burned. The device is also water resistant up to a depth of 30m.
The T2 comes preloaded with 30,000 courses, with over 40,000 courses available worldwide, and as with all the products in the Voice Caddie GPS range, there are no annual subscription fees.
A swing tempo analysis feature enables the user to measure the ratio of backswing time to downswing time, while the rechargeable battery provides ten hours of continuous GPS use, or six weeks of ordinary use.
Data collected in both the fitness and golf modes can be stored for reference at a later date, with the additional benefit of being able to access live fitness information whilst in golf mode.
The Voice Caddie T2 Hybrid Watch is available now with an RRP of £179. For more information, visit the Voice Caddie website or follow @VoiceCaddieEU on Twitter.
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"If Mr Tehan were serious about education, he would work with states and territories to provide fair funding for every child rather than come up with solutions that pit one sector against the other."
This feels like Groundhog Day. I am a little sick of the politics associated with state education. The way this is going I might threaten to vote Labor in the next election 🤷♂


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NORWALK — Xerox (NYSE: XRX) announced today the appointment of Joanne Collins Smee as chief commercial officer and a member of the company's Executive Committee, effective immediately.
Collins Smee will be responsible for sales excellence, channel strategy, order to cash and technology, services, software, and future solutions offerings. This includes delivering compelling offerings through effective and enabled routes to market with a seamless order to cash process for our clients.
"We are creating a friction-less system that ensures the best products, software, services and technology are delivered to our customers in a timely manner," said Steve Bandrowczak, president and chief operations officer, Xerox. "Joanne's global technology delivery experience will create stronger and more effective routes to market for our offerings."
Collins Smee joins Xerox from the U.S. Federal Government where she was leading Technology Transformation Services, overseeing technology and process design teams focused on transforming the way federal government agencies build, buy and use technology. Prior to that Joanne worked at IBM in a variety of global executive roles, including client sales, support and delivery of technical products and services.
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Belfast sends a DeLorean 'Back to the Future'
Tomorrow, 21st October 2015, will be the exact date that Marty McFly visited in a modified DeLorean in the second of the Back to the Future movies. While we are still waiting for flying cars, Mr. Fusion and Jaws 19 (this time it's really really personal), we now have hoverboards and something that even Robert Zemeckis didn't imagine would exist in 2015: an electric DeLorean.
On that exact date, Queen's and NIE Networks will unveil the latest version of the famous car, which students and staff have modified as a hi-tech EV - the first of its kind in the UK or Ireland. It is thought to be the first DeLorean to be built in Northern Ireland since production came to a halt at DeLorean's Belfast factory in 1983.
Students and staff from Queen's School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, supported by NIE Networks, have painstakingly restored and modified the DeLorean DMC-12 over the last eighteen months. It will be revealed on Wednesday at the Ulster Museum. Local school children will get a preview of the car on Wednesday morning, with the opportunity to find out more about the Electrical Engineering courses on offer at Queen's, while members of the public can find out more about the Queen's Electric DeLorean project at a free public lecture at the Ulster Museum at 6pm.
Dr David Laverty, who leads the project, is the 'Doc Brown' of Queen's Electric DeLorean. He said: "In the future, more and more of our energy will come from renewable electricity - whether to power appliances in the home or our means of travel. The electrification of transport is a major global challenge, so projects like the Queen's Electric DeLorean are crucial in equipping young engineers with the knowledge and expertise to build the EVs of the future.
"This project was about modifying a car into an EV, but we wanted to do it in style. The DeLorean was the obvious choice because of its strong connection to Belfast and its starring role in the Back to The Future movies.
"The DeLorean was in a poor state of repair when we took ownership in January 2014 and since then our students have worked with experts within Queen's Electrical Energy laboratory - one of the few university facilities in the UK dedicated to teaching and research of electrical generators and motors - to develop the car's hi-tech electric engine. We are using the original drivetrain from the DeLorean, including its Renault gearbox, which our students have modified so that it is driven by a 270 horsepower electric motor, giving a top speed of 120mph.
"As Doc Brown said, 'if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything'. We are very proud of what our students have accomplished during this project. Queen's Electric DeLorean has equipped them with the skills, knowledge and experience for a career in electrical engineering."
Gordon Parkes, HR Director, NIE Networks, said: "It's fantastic to see the electric DeLorean conversion completed. This has been a unique and exciting project that NIE Networks has been proud to sponsor.
"We've supported this project because it's an original and innovative way of engaging and promoting STEM subjects to school children and students. What better way to prove that anything is possible with Engineering than with a project that has used 'smart' technology to convert the iconic DeLorean car into an EV.
"At NIE Networks we predict a skills shortage in power engineering throughout the next ten years and beyond, this is despite the power industry providing many opportunities for, highly skilled and secure jobs with circa 38,000 new power engineering jobs across the UK over the next decade. The essence of engineering is to find solutions to new challenges and this project has enabled Queen's students to gain excellent learning and build essential skills for the job market. Working with Queen's we have a stimulating agenda planned for the future, where the DeLorean will visit schools and careers events to promote engineering and hopefully inspire the Electrical Engineers of tomorrow."
Professor Stan Scott, Head of the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen's said: "Today's unveiling of Queen's Electric DeLorean is not only an opportunity to celebrate the work of our students and staff, it is also a chance to give school children an insight into the exciting courses on offer at Queen's. This project has attracted interest from around the world with students from world-renowned Princeton University joining us at Queen's over the summer to work on the project. Projects like this, alongside industry placements and study abroad schemes, ensure that Queen's graduates are equipped with skills that set them apart in a very competitive job market - I doubt there are many others who can claim to have built an electric DeLorean!"


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A woman who works with her hands is a LABORER; a woman who works with her hands and head, a CRAFTSMAN; but a woman who works with her hands, her head and her heart is an ARTIST. ~ Louis Nizer
Monday, June 9, 2008
Cannonball, Part 2
and then your fold out has all the deets about the party! (so you don't have to look at all the writing when you're playing with your spinner)
I love how folded out it all still looks like one continuous scene...
I put the ball on a dimensional in my Hoppy puddle like I did on my previous cannonball post, and then used a word window punch floating in another little puddle for an innertube(I just drew in a little curved line to look like it has a hole in the middle).
If the water looks shimmery to you, it is! I used a bottle of Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist (contains Twinkling H2O) I got, it's the first time I've tried it out*! SO shimmery and I chose to start out trying just this color ("Guatemalan Green", which actually looks very turquoise as you can see here) since it would work for both water and sky. I like how it's looks, but I warn you it's pretty messy(in a squirt bottle, not aerosol so it sprays everywhere!) and to get a nice opaque color the paper gets really saturated, so make sure you use a heavy weight cardstock to prevent a lot of warping* (I'm out of my Papertrey White, this is SU! and it's a wee curvy now even after drying) I masked off a horizon line before spraying(and made a little matching piece to put behind my track) and then sponged on some Cool Caribbean ink for clouds. I went over the water by stamping my little waves from the set in Cool Caribbean.
I saw some invitations at the store recently that had the headings for party details in the center instead of left justified and I really liked the look of it, so I did that here. See how to mount these stamps on your block to get them straight, evenly spaced, and stamped in a flash here!
I have some more ideas for how to make the front layer even more wavy, but I'll save that for another card, time to go get sealy! ;)
Reminder: Tomorrow is the last day to enter my contest!!
*If you have any tips for me about using this stuff, I'd love to read your words of wisdom! :)
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OMG how cute is this!!! I wish I had your brain! LOL I am trying to get my pieces ready for your guest designer challenge but I'm not sure if I'll make it in time. Atleast I am playing with these adorable sets!!ReplyDelete
Very cool Melanie, I love to see you having fun with those. I can definitely imagine you at your desk smiling all by yourself... ;-)ReplyDelete
I love it Mel! Totally fun and too cute!ReplyDelete
What an awesome card! You are just full of ideas... TFS!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 7:58 PM
Melanie - WOW-You have totally OUT-DONE-YOURSELF with this card. Just when I thought you couldn't improve an already GOOD THING-WOW! Thanks for the smile! KadieReplyDelete
What a great invitation! Which one does Jonathan like? This is one of my all time favorites, I think. Oh, I love them all!ReplyDelete
Oooh I love this one even more!! Awesome card!! Soooo Coool!ReplyDelete
What a fantastic invite!!! I totally LOVE that fold with the little guy disappearing behind!!! Way to go!!!! I've heard of that shimmer mist, but haven't tried it yet.......is it BLINGY enough???!!! That's my question!!!! LOLReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Just adorable!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2008 at 6:54 AM
Too darned cute! These stamp sets of yours have endless possibilities! Rock on girl!!ReplyDelete
OMG , This is way tooooo CUTE !! I love it !!!ReplyDelete
too cute! I'm making invites for my son's bday too - they are as cute as this though!! Thanks for sharing all your ideas!ReplyDelete
This is so super cute!! I love the colors of the water, makes me wanna go swimming!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 11, 2008 at 10:05 AM
This is ADORABLE!!!ReplyDelete
That is really cute! It is such a fun card.ReplyDelete
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Lately I have been talking about my new healthy plan. Even though I have been using Take Shape for Life to lose weight and get healthy, I could describe my eating habits as fitting within the Paleo diet. eMeals offers a Paleo Meal Plan to make this way of life super easy! Here is one of their delicious recipes from that plan Lemon Thyme Chicken.
- 6 (12-oz) bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh thyme
- 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper
Preheat oven to 400°F. Run fingers under skin of chicken breasts to loosen skin from flesh. Combine garlic, thyme, lemon rind, oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Rub mixture under chicken skin. Place chicken on a rack in a broiler pan rubbed with oil. Bake 45 minutes. Increase oven temperature to broil; broil chicken 3 to 5 minutes or until skin is crisp. (Shred and reserve 3 breasts for Chicken Stir-Fry recipe.) Cut remaining chicken into serving-size pieces.


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Got to ride on some trails in Trussville today with Larry, Danimal and Graham. After I had already unloaded and geared up, I discovered that I managed to leave my keys at home! They went and rode for an hour until I could make it back.About 25 miles off road on single track and double track for me, slightly more for them. All in all, a good day to ride.


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We all know the feeling — you're overwhelmed, your mind and thoughts can't seem to settle down, and you might even be a little bit agitated.
Stress is something that affects us physically and mentally, and it's something that every single person experiences at some point. Whether it's a first date, a big presentation at work, or the unexpected curves that life throws our way, there's an endless list of things that can stress us out.
While we can't make stress go away forever, there are a handful of proven and science-backed activities and tips we implement into our daily lives to help keep the feelings of stress and anxiety at bay.
The team at Hola rounded up some of the best tips for fighting stress that even some of the biggest names in Hollywood use to chill out. Whether you hit the gym to escape like Khloe Kardashian and Elsa Pataky, or you practice daily self-care like Tracee Ellis Ross, there are simple things you can do to help yourself feel a little bit more relaxed every day.


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Over the course of our long drive to Barkerville, we passed through many beautiful areas of the province. Countless times I'd suddenly say, "Stop the car!" and my boyfriend would entertain me by making yet another stop for me to take photos.
Here's a prime example of this. I was tempted to edit the engine sound out but decided not to because I love hearing the bird song. Enjoy!
I mentioned in an earlier post that I napped for most of the day. It's almost 2am and I'm finally starting to feel tired. So I'm off to bed, but hope to be back tomorrow with more Barkerville road trip related posts to share.
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We break down one of the biggest buzz-words in beauty...
The Olaplex hair treatment is the one of the biggest advances in hair technology for years – but does it really live up to the hype when it comes to repairing damaged and brittle hair?
Kim Kardashian reportedly swears by the Olaplex hair treatment (it's apparently how she goes to platinum and back again without wrecking her tresses), saying: 'When your hair is really damaged, if you sleep in that, it really works. I notice a huge difference.'
In 2019 so far, it's been the best selling brand in Cult Beauty's 'disobedient hair' category – but what do the experts think? We spoke to two top stylists and a trichologist to get the low-down on the beauty buzzword.
What is Olaplex?
Olaplex was founded by Dean Christal, who teamed up with scientist Dr Craid Hawker and Dr Eric Pressly to cook up a new molecule that works from inside the hair strands, to strengthen and repair damaged locks where the structure has broken down.
Nicola Clarke, Creative Colour Director at Color Wow and John Frieda Salons elaborates for us. 'For colourists, the biggest game-changer in hair colour is Olaplex. It maximises the strength of hair by reconnecting broken disulphide sulphur bonds in the hair, which gives hair a thicker look and healthier and stronger feeling,' she explains.
'The hair bonds break when hair is coloured and subject to regular heat and chemical treatments. It allows you to rebuild the strength, structure and integrity of hair and it is compatible with all hair types.'
When should Olaplex hair treatment be used?
For best results, it's important to use it during a colour treatment, rather than after it.
This is where some of the confusion around the hair treatment comes in – the Olaplex hair treatment is not a cure-all for dry or damaged hair. It is a scientifically-developed treatment that works on hair condition from within, as opposed to a conditioner that improves only the superficial condition of damaged tresses.
Trevor Sorbie Manchester's Creative Director, Vincent Allenby clarifies: 'Olaplex is invaluable in maintaining the disulphide bonds within the hair structure during the colour process. These bonds are normally broken down during the colour process and can sometimes result in breakage and candyfloss results mainly in high lift situations such as balayage, highlights or lift tints. It's a must for anyone heading lighter.'
Olaplex is also split into three main stages, and when you use each one differs, with four hair maintenance products to support your hair condition.
Olaplex before and after
Olaplex 1
Olaplex No 1 goes on your hair while it's being coloured. It's mixed in with the colour and applied directly onto your hair.
Olaplex 2
Olaplex No 2 is applied when you're at the back wash sink. Once the hair dye has been rinsed, it's applied to the hair and left on for around 20 minutes, then rinsed out. A little bit like a deep conditioning hair mask.
Olaplex 3
Olaplex No 3 is your turn; an at-home treatment that you use once a week. Pop it onto damp hair, comb through so that it reaches every strand and then leave for at least ten minutes. Do it for as long as you can – make like Kim K and leave it in whilst you sleep, then wash out afterwards.
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Olaplex Shampoo and Conditioner – 4 and 5
Great news if you're worried about maintaining the condition of your hair: Olaplex now offers a shampoo and conditioner so that you can to keep up the good work on a daily basis.
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Olaplex No 6 Bond Smoother, £24, Cult Beauty
A smoothing styling cream that's great for frizz-prone, dry hair, Olaplex No 6 is infused with vitamins and minerals to repair and protect your mane. It promises a frizz-free style for up to 72 hours – winner!
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The newest launch to join the Olaplex family, No 7 is a lightweight daily styling oil that offers heat protection up to 450°. Not bad, hey?
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Does Olaplex hair treatment really work?
With such rave reviews and celebrity endorsements, does this treatment mean we don't need to worry about over bleaching and styling our hair any more? Not exactly. We asked trichologist Sally-Ann Tarver for her thoughts on the process.
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But she does warn that it's not a miracle fix for damaged hair: 'My professional experience of it is that it cannot rewrite the rules of chemical processing. Unfortunately using Olaplex does not mean hair can be bleached multiple times without disintegrating.'
So, if you're worried about the condition of your hair, next time you're headed to the salon for a colour treatment, ask your stylist whether Olaplex is an option for you.


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Ok, I downloaded this movie (Hellboy), and the name's 'Hellboy divx', and when it's on my computer, i can play it on Windows Media Player fine, but when I put it onto CD, it says that Windows MP has encountered a problem and can't play....but when I try and play it on the DivX Player, it's fine!! I really don't know why....ok, so the name ends in 'divx', if it does only work with the DivX Player how come it worked with WMP when it was on the computer??
[help] DivX
Started by StarAngel , May 14 2004 10:24 PM
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Posted 14 May 2004 - 10:24 PM
Posted 14 May 2004 - 10:52 PM
Try another media player.
Do you have the latest codecs?
Do you have the latest codecs?
Posted 15 May 2004 - 09:45 PM
Not REALLY sure
Posted 15 May 2004 - 11:18 PM
Posted 20 May 2004 - 05:25 PM
Hmm nevermind I got it sorted thnx anyway!!


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Sadovska and another (Appellants) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) (Scotland) [2017] UKSC 54
On appeal from [2016] CSIH 51
An EU citizen with a permanent right of residence in a host member state may have that right removed 'in the case of abuse of rights or fraud, such as marriages of convenience'. The issue in this appeal is which party bears the burden of proof of establishing that a proposed marriage is one of convenience.
Ms Sadovska is a citizen of Lithuania. She moved to the United Kingdom in 2007 and has lived and worked here lawfully since, acquiring a right of permanent residence as an EU citizen pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC ('the Directive'). Mr Malik is a citizen of Pakistan who entered the UK with a student visa in May 2011 and has remained here unlawfully after his visa's expiry in April 2013, in breach of section 10(1)(a) Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Ms Sadovska and Mr Malik ('the appellants') maintain that they have been in a relationship with each other since February 2013, and decided to marry in January 2014.
On 11 April 2014, the appellants' solicitors notified the Home Office in Glasgow that they intended to marry on 17 April 2014 at Leith Registry Office and invited officials to interview them before the wedding. Immigration officers arrived at the Registrar's Office, interviewed the appellants separately, and then detained them before they were able to marry. Both were then served with notice that they were persons liable to removal from the UK: Mr Malik by having stayed after the expiry of his visa and Ms Sadovska by giving the Secretary of State reasonable grounds to suspect the abuse of her EU right of residence by attempting to enter into a marriage of convenience, contrary to regulation 19(3)(c) Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006.
The appellants appealed to the First-tier Tribunal. The judge held that the burden of proof was on the appellants to establish that their proposed marriage was not a marriage of convenience, and that they had failed to do this, having regard to the inconsistencies in their accounts at interview. The appellants appealed unsuccessfully to the Upper Tribunal and to the First Division of the Inner House, arguing that the tribunal had adopted the wrong approach to the burden of proof, and that the Secretary of State had failed to prove that the appellants were guilty of fraud, when the totality of the evidence relating to their relationship and the circumstances in which the interviews had taken place was taken into account.
The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal and remits the case for a full re-hearing by the First-tier Tribunal


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Donald Trump once again showed he was a liar, more than 13,000 times in less than three years, when he asserted yesterday, that he was the first President since George Washington to donate his salary to charity.
First point to make is if he did donate his salary, which one can highly doubt, who gained the benefit is the question. Trump has claimed he has given to the National Park Service (hard to believe); the Department of Education; the Department of Veterans Affairs; the Small Business Administration; the Surgeon General's Office; and the Department of Agriculture. I would think there should be some proof beyond his statement, with his consistent habit of lying about everything imaginable.
Secondly, the record shows two Presidents, both super wealthy for their times, regularly donated their salaries. These were the 31st President, Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), and the 35th President, John F. Kennedy (1961-1963).
Finally, even if Donald Trump is donating his salary, by playing golf, he has spent at least 83 years of his salary on his hobby, at taxpayer expense. And he has spent more on golf in less than three years in office than Barack Obama spent on vacations over eight years.


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drawing. drawing needs to be an opportunity to look, to really look with an openness. the whole needs to be involved; it is a psychic exploration, not imitation. cameras are very good at imitation, tools for creative use of imagery. when drawing, all assumptions about what can be seen must be lost. that way it becomes something other than a mechanical exercise.
creative is overused, an overused or perhaps merely abused. i was asked whether i am creative, it came up in an interview after i had enquired after the subjects ambitions, i found it difficult to reply. the question was specifically 'are you creative?' the answer should have been either: 'aren't we all?' or perhaps: 'given the right circumstance yes' the answer i gave was 'sometimes'. 'you' being the cypher and 'creative' being a cypher. by cypher i mean an unknown subject or entity unknown because the subject is bland (just trying to be clear). 'sometimes' seemed sufficiently broad to disperse any specificity and therefore active meaning; and seemed in the spirit of the question, though i wondered whether i wanted to get into the spirit of the question. even being facetious though i often find that conversations on creativity end up in syllogistic fallacies, and such. also i find conversations in art arrive to the same point(s). and facetiousness. art & creativity lead to being facetious.
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Discussion in 'Steroid Underground' started by simplysteds, May 24, 2018.
Would u guys do anything to replace this bunk stanozolol I purchased for u
Hasn't been here for months. I think your SOL.
Dammit, I wanted to try some of his Bayer Dianabol.
Just because they don't make it doesn't mean it's fake guys.
Figured rookie mistake
I wasnt poking fun at you for sure man. I was messing with high-risk. Sorry you got took for your hard earned money. Peace.
No worries here. Just wished I had known about this forum instead of getting caught up in the evo threads.
Better late than never brother. Lots of great help and info here. Stick around.
I for sure will there's plenty of good entertainment is some of these threads
I'm (very) late to this party but found the thread after google searching "simplysteds scam" and this was on page 2...
Your shit might kill somebody and hopefully there's a special spot in hell for the shills and spammer accounts created to bump you guys at all. Biogena cyp = fake Biogena enanthate = fake. Anastrozole = fake dynamic Anavar = .03mg of actual oxandrolone (claimed dosage was 10mg). Evolutionary.org needs to suck some Pringle's can sized dicks too for pushing you sons of bitches
Yeah bro, evolutionary is a shitshow in general. Mostly shill.bitches over there


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If you would like to see post one from this trip, click here.
Although our cruise was scheduled to leave on Saturday from Shanghai, we decided to fly from Beijing on Friday night. This caused a little anxiety getting everyone to the airport from school and work, but it all worked out great thanks to Emma's teacher for arranging a driver for the kids to the airport.
Friday night we stayed at a brand new Marriott in Shanghai. It was pretty swanky!
We did not have much time in Shanghai before boarding the ship so we decided to go to the famous Bund to check out the skyline. It did not disappoint! This skyline resembles that of Hong Kong, very impressive!
|male bonding at its finest
Besides the skyline across the river, The Bund is also known for the architecture. Each building is significant and represents a different architectural style, much of it is European. Not very Chinese at all.
|E fell in love with many Chinese kids. We decided since they take pics of us, we can take pics of them too.
|This is not the first time we have seen this, but definitely the first time we caught it on camera!
Our Royal Carribean ship, The Legend of the Seas, was docked right downtown which made for a beautiful backdrop once on deck.
|our ships pool with Shanghai in the background
|the lights just began to come on as we pulled away
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It's probably no secret that I like my jewelry sparkly. A quick look of my supply lists suggest a minimum of a gross of crystal in most designs....like Spirit Flight and Pacific Morning Glory
and lately I'm quite enamored with the Swarovski pearls....like in Cassandra
I'm in love with the light turquoise and the Crystal Blue Shade, and in pearls the Crystal Grey is going to pair nicely in many of my pieces.
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Finally, Google starts to back Chrome
Follow-up to Google Chrome from Omer's blog
In a previous analysis, I had contended that "competing with Microsoft requires that Google re-evaluates its image and marketing programs. Word of mouth can be a feasible marketing strategy for a start-up but is no longer appropriate for Google to compete in the application and mobile markets dominated by branded products. Google would need to adopt both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing strategies and make more use of its brand in order to penetrate its target markets."
Now, Google has launched web ads for Chrome. Chrome's current market share is slightly above 1 % but we will have to wait for some time to see the full effect of ads. If Google steps up this campaign and lends more support to Chrome from its strongholds in content services (like a native link between Chrome and Youtube, just speculating), we may end up witnessing another round of browser wars.
November 13, 2008
Google Chrome
Writing about web page http://www.google.com/chrome
Chrome is Google's browser, made available for download early September although it's beta (forever?). I've used it, pretty fast but does not seem to be as skillful as Firefox. My contention is that Chrome and Firefox will merge some time. Acquisition is self-contradictory in the open source world but mergers may make sense, even if it's very difficult.
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Hey Alex it might be a good idea --now that I think of it-- to seperate all these games into either a 'pre-release/beta' or 'completed' listing.
I noticed that you put up Garland's Quest --and though I'm greatly flattered -- it's not a complete game, or even what I'd consider a 'beta' since all the pieces aren't in place to make it into a full game.
This sort of thought brought me to thinking that we could have 2 votes. 1 for Best of All Time for 'beta' state games and Best of All Time for 'completed' games.
That or we should just axe the non-completed games form the list and only consider ones that are complete.
I'll see what I can do to add to the list later this week if I have time. I'm usually on top of most things going on so I definitely know a few myself.
Besides everyone can nominate for best game of all time right?


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Happy Easter!
I made the one Easter basket out of coffee stirrers and cut a strip from a paint color sample card for the yellow handle.
The crayoning book and crayons are the pre-order gift for ordering The Book of Mini by @dailymini. I bought the pink Easter basket at the First Annual Garden State Dollhouse and Miniatures Show in New Jersey last weekend (so much fun!) from the table of Whimsies Dollhouse Shop.
I also made the little bunny and purple bowl of eggs out of polymer clay - as you can undoubtedly tell. Unfortunately, the bunny's ear broke and the pen color smeared when I glazed it, but I still like it.
I bought that fabulous red lamp in the corner from Mitchy Moo Miniatures. It fits my living room perfectly.
The distressed truck with the bunny and eggs is from Mini Fun Times on Etsy.
Yummy, yummy cookies. I bought these from Little Things by Anna.
The bakery has been busy baking spring cakes. I received this cake as a swap gift from one of the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts Online swap. I think that the theme was spring. It's so beautiful. My photograph does not really do it justice. It has very shiny chocolate frosting.
The bakery has made a varied selection of cakes and cupcakes from which to choose!
I made the cake in the middle out of polymer clay from a tutorial in The Dolls House Magazine, although I did make the flowers a little too big. The cupcakes in the front are from HBS Miniatures and the cupcakes to the left are from Ruth Stewart. My daughter bought the little lamb cake at the chldren's table at the IGMA show.
Now the bakery is busy making bunny cookies:
(also bought at the show from Whimsies Dollhouse Shop)
Meanwhile Waterside Way Apartment 2 managed to find and put out its Easter egg wreath.
Hope you all enjoy your Easter or your Sunday!


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Spicy Cacio e Pepe
A spicy take on a Roman classic
This delicious and easy pasta dish is tossed with sauce made from Pecorino Romano, olive oil, pepper, and starchy pasta cooking water. The result is a cheesy, tangy, salty and spicy treat. Our selection of Spicy Red Pepper Tonnarelli from Rustichella d'Abruzzo gives this dish a flash of heat that makes you want more with every bite!
Two tips to keep your sauce from clumping:
1. Finely grate the Pecorino. Romano isn't the easiest cheese to melt. The finer you grate it, the better off you are.
2. Use the hot water from the pasta pot, and boil the pasta in less water than usual. Use enough to cover the pasta with a little extra room. This will give you more starchy water, which will help make your sauce smooth.
Spicy Cacio e Pepe
- 1 pkg. Rustichella d'Abruzzo Spicy Red Pepper Tonnarelli
- 1 3/4 cups finely grated Pecorino Romano
- 2 T. Glorioso's Tuscan Olive Oil
- 2 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- Salt
- 1 C. cooked pasta water for the sauce
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Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 T. of salt. When the salt has dissolved, add the pasta and cook until al dente.
While cooking the pasta, add 1 1/4 cups of Pecorino Romano, oil, pepper, and a small ladle of pasta cooking water in a large bowl. Mix everything quickly to form a paste. We use a the back of a bamboo or wooden spoon to do this.
When the pasta is al dente, remove from the water and quickly add it to the cheesy paste. Stir fast and add a little more hot water from the pot if you need to. Get it to a saucy consistency. Not too pasty, not too watery. Sprinkle the remaining Romano over your servings and enjoy!


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Guidelines for Doing Stretching and Range-of-Motion Exercises
HealthWiki > Disabled Village Children > Chapter 42: Range-of-Motion and Other Exercises > Guidelines for Doing Stretching and Range-of-Motion Exercises
In this chapter:
|1. When doing these exercises, consider the position of the whole child, not just the joint you are moving. For example:
|The knee will often straighten more (and you will be stretching different muscles) when the hip is straight
|than when the hip is bent.
|This is because some muscles go from the hipbone to below the knee.
|To prove this, try to touch your toes with your knees straight. You will feel the muscles stretch, and the cords tighten here.
|In a similar way, movement in the ankle is affected by the position of the knee, and movement of the fingers by the position of the wrist.
|2. If the joints are stiff or painful, or cords and muscles are tight, often it helps to apply heat to the joint and muscles before beginning to move or stretch them. Heat reduces pain and relaxes tight muscles. Heat can be applied with hot water soaks, a warm bath, or hot wax. For methods, see How to Care for Painful Joints.
|For a stiff, painful joint
|apply heat for 10 or 15 minutes
|before doing the exercises.
|3. Move the joint SLOWLY through its complete range of motion. If the range is not complete, try to stretch it slowly and gently just a little more each time. Do not use force, and stop stretching when it starts to hurt.
|Hold the limb in a stretched position while you count to 25.
|Then slowly stretch the joint a little more and hold it again for a while.
|Continue this way until you have stretched it as far as you can without forcing it or causing much pain.
22, 23, 24, 25
|The more often you repeat this, the faster the limb will get straighter.
|4. Have the child herself do as much of the exercise as she can. Help her only with what she cannot do herself. For example:
|Instead of doing the child's range-of-motion exercise for her,
|have her do the exercise using her own muscles as much as she can.
|Then have her help with the other hand (or you help her if necessary).
Whenever possible, exercises that help to maintain or increase joint motion should also help to maintain or increase strength. In other words, range-of-motion, stretching, and strengthening exercises can often be done together.
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Dance in the dark - The Moon Dance
Sunday 20th January 2019, 6:00pm
(£15.95 including booking fee)
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About Dance in the dark - The Moon Dance
A Super Blood Wolf Moon will grace the skies on the 20th & 21st January. The Full Moon is also a Super Moon and Blood Moon. The eerie sounding lunar event will see three celestial events coincide, giving a phenomenal sight across the winter night sky.
Connect with yourself, be wild and dance on the Sunday early evening at this special Dance in the dark session.
After dancing & stillness, you're welcome to stay for Hedge Herbs Tea blend and treats.
In darkness, there is no visual stimulation, which allows us to drop deeper into meditation, get out of your mind and into the body. A chance to go inwards and connect deeply with yourself. Dancing can boost your overall happiness, release serotonin and endorphins, balance the mind and body and is a great form of low impact cardiovascular exercise. Arrive in a warm, lowly-lit, atmospheric and calming environment. There is nothing to learn or follow, it is simply a space to dance. Nobody is watching you. Dance to deep electronic, experimental, uplifting drumming and ambient music from all over the globe. People often come away feeling reformed, with a deeper conscious connection with nature, the self and others. Experience a sense of liberation, purpose and self empowerment.
Terms & conditions for Dance in the dark - The Moon Dance
This is a movement meditation. No alcohol permitted. No experience needed. Please wear comfortable loose clothing and some warmer layers for final meditation.
Firm Feet is run by Charlotte Boyd, combining her experiences and qualifications with movement, integral thinking, macrobiotics and traditional healing systems. Charlie runs Open Movement Meditation classes and holds Body awareness consultations in and around London.
You can email Charlie with any questions or find out more about other sessions in North & East London on her website:
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