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LADIES DO YOU LIKE IT......This past weekend, singer/actress Jennifer Hudson (Jhud) posted a picture of herself dressed in a snug black dress and rocking a new pixie haircut.....


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By Jc of The Natural Haven


If you are unable to see split ends (or even if you are), your hair will still indicate to you whether it is damaged or not. As hair grows and gets older it has a tendency to taper due to loss of the cuticle. If you have split ends then logically as the hair splits the ends will get thinner over time.


I have previously discussed the science of how hair wears over time and if you have not seen it, then here are the links:

1. Trimming for longer hair

2. Trimming how much and how often


Today I want to talk about one heat free method to ‘see’ split ends. This involves braiding hair in small-ishsections (around a square inch or so) and then checking to see if the ends taper or not (See the image below).







Tips to using this method successfully:



1. Tension: You should braid with approximately the same tension. Don’t increase the tension as you go along or you may get a false result.


2. Sections: Small sections are necessary since hair does not grow at the same speed. It is very possible to have much longer hair at the back than the front or vice versa.

3.Styling: If your hair has been cut into layers or weighted (thinned out in sections), this method is not useful for you unless you are growing out the layers and would be happy to loose the longer lengths.

4. Long hair: Hair around the 12-18 inch mark and longer has a tendency to taper not because of split ends but rather because of normal wear. You can still use the method above but must make your own judgement call on how much you wish to cut


What is your method for trimming?


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FOOD FOR THE NEEDY

Conservatives pushed through $40 billion in cuts to food stamps (a.k.a. SNAP--the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). If it becomes law, it would kick 4 million hungry people off of SNAP next year and force countless children to go to bed hungry.

There's going to be a fight in Washington over whether to enact the House bill as it stands or whether it can be scaled back. To win this fight, we have got to get the word out about what these cuts mean for families. Can you share this infographic that lays out the facts about this obscene attack on hungry families?

IT'S THE LAW!!!! AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE~OBAMACARE~~ NEED HEALTH INSURANCE READ..

A NEW WAY TO GET AFFORDABLE CARE OCTOBER 1, 2013

if you qualify for lower costs.

What is the Health Insurance Marketplace?

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The Marketplace is a new way to find quality health coverage. It can help if you don’t have coverage now or if you have it but want to look at other options.

With one Marketplace application, you can learn if you can get lower costs based on your income, compare your coverage options side-by-side, and enroll.

What you'll learn when you apply in the Health Insurance Marketplace

When you use the Health Insurance Marketplace, you'll fill out an application and see all the health plans available in your area. You'll provide some information about your household size and income to find out if you can get lower costs on your monthly premiums for private insurance plans. You'll learn if you qualify for lower out-of-pocket costs.

The Marketplace will also tell you if you qualify for free or low-cost coverage available through Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Most Americans will be eligible to use the Marketplace. Learn more about Marketplace eligibility.

How do I get help enrolling in the Marketplace?

The Marketplace will offer several kinds of assistance to help you apply for coverage and choose a plan that meets your needs.

• online questions and answers
• online chat — available now
• a toll-free call center—available now
• people in your community trained to help you apply and enroll

What if I have job-based insurance?

If you have job-based health insurance you like, you can keep it. You're considered covered. You may be able to change to Marketplace coverage if you want to.

Any job-based health plan you currently have qualifies as minimum essential coverage. You don't need to change to a Marketplace plan in order to avoid the fee that uninsured people may have to pay for 2014. If you'd like to explore Marketplace coverage options you can, but there are several important things to consider.

How can I get lower costs on Marketplace coverage?

You can save money in the Health Insurance Marketplace 3 ways. All of them depend on your income and family size.

1. You may be able to lower costs on your monthly premiums when you enroll in a private health insurance plan. These plans all cover essential health benefits and pre-existing conditions.
2. You may qualify for lower out-of-pocket costs for copayments, coinsurance, anddeductibles.
3. You or your child may get free or low-cost coverage through Medicaid or theChildren's Health Insurance Program CHIP. Some states will be expanding Medicaid eligibility in 2014, so you may qualify even if you have been turned down for Medicaid in the past.

What do small businesses need to know?

Small businesses may get health coverage in the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace. No employers are required to offer health coverage.

Starting in 2014, businesses with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees can use SHOP to offer coverage to their employees. This applies to non-profit organizations as well. You control the coverage you offer and how much you pay toward premium costs.

Health coverage through SHOP starts as soon as January 1, 2014. Open enrollment begins October 1, 2013. You can sign up and begin offering coverage any time during the year.

You have health coverage rights

Starting in 2014, insurance plans:

• Can't turn you down based on the health status of your employees or their dependents, even if they have pre-existing conditions.
• Can't charge you higher premiums for women, or increase your group's premium for employees with high medical costs.

These rights do not apply to grandfathered plans.

Contact your State Department of Insurance to learn more about your rights.

You may qualify for tax credits if you offer coverage through SHOP

If you have fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees making an average of about $50,000 a year or less, you may qualify for a small business health care tax credit.

• Starting in 2014, the tax credit is worth up to 50% of your contribution toward employee premium costs (up to 35% for tax-exempt employers). This will make the cost of providing health coverage lower.
• Beginning in 2014, the small business health care tax credit is available only if you get coverage through SHOP.
  
  
  

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PRECIOUS STONES OCTOBER ISSUE 2013

This issue is Amazingly informative.

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Justice Department Sues Texas Over Voter ID Law, Seeks To Intervene In Redistricting Case

AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department said Thursday it will sue Texas over the state's voter ID law and will seek to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's redistricting laws, prompting outrage from Texas Republicans.

Attorney General Eric Holder said the action marks another step in the effort to protect voting rights of all eligible Americans. He said the government will not allow a recent Supreme Court decision to be interpreted as open season for states to pursue measures that suppress voting rights.

"This represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights, but it will not be our last," the attorney general said.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn said his state should be allowed to write its own election laws.

READ FULL STORY

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