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Jmm
Member
08-16-2002
| Sunday, August 22, 2004 - 10:50 pm
Who, Try this site, it has a couple of "nail polish" stop biting items. They are reasonably priced too. http://www.folica.com/Nail_Bitin_291_1.html
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Ddr
Member
08-19-2001
| Monday, August 23, 2004 - 2:13 am
Who, is it a Sally Henson product? I remember seeing something at Walmart.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 6:16 pm
I have a TV question...If I change to digital cable, will I see a change in picture quality if I'm still using the same regular (non-digital) TV set?
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 6:42 pm
Thanks Jmm for the link. That looks like what I'm looking for. Ddr....It could be Sally Henson. I know I checked our local Walmart, and they didn't have it. But maybe I just didn't look hard enough. Maybe if I look for the brand name, then for the product, it might stand out better. Or maybe nobody in Longmont chews their nails? I'll be interested in responses to BR's question. Comcast stops by every month or two and tries to convince me to switch to digital cause "everyone else will eventually anyway."
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 7:10 pm
I had digital cable for a little while- I dunno- I guess there's a difference but I personally don't think it's that significant. What did annoy me about digital though would be when I was flipping through channels and there'd be a bit of delay- like on a normal TV as soon as you hit the button you see the next channel and with digital the channel had to sort of load up or whatever. There was the TV guide thing on the bottom and it didn't keep up with the channel switching. Plus if there was a problem the screen went crazy with little digitally squares if that makes any sense. I switched back to normal cable for a few reasons: It's cheaper and I didn't care for most of the extra channels I was getting. I could easily live without them. I didn't like having to have a cable box either because it messed up my VCR recording different channels on the same night. My cousin had the newer version of digital (I'd done a 3 month trial when it first came out) and hers has a built in TIVO kind of function which was cool but it turned out that was just a free trial when she first got it and then they charged more for it later. I would maybe see if the cable company will set you up with a free trial period and you can decide for yourself if you want it or not. It's not hard to switch back. And the "everyone will eventually anyway" line is such a scam- good for them. Doesn't mean you have to right this minute if you don't want to. I can see that if you're going to buy a new TV- then you might as well get digital for the extra money since everyone will probably have to get one of them eventually anyway.
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Draheid
Moderator
09-09-2001
| Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - 7:45 pm
Babyruth: With digital cable you receive a device called the set-top box. This box acts as both a tuner and decoder for your TV. When you tune to older channels such as your local stations or the standard cable channels you were receiving before subscribing to digital service, these are still coming to you in 'analog' format so the quality will not be improved over not having digital. These are usually tuned between channel 2 and 77 on the TV or the settop box. The digital comes in usually above channel 100. Most cable networks now offer additional versions of their service such as Discovery which offers Discovery Kids, Discovery Health, Discovery Times, etc. all sent from their studios in compressed digital format. These are then decompressed and converted to an analog signal to play on your television. These will have better quality because they are digital from the source directly to your settop box. Digital cable also has the ability to deliver 'OnDemand' programs. These are things like pay-per-view, movies on demand, HBO even offers many of their series shows 'OnDemand' if your cable provider offers them. Bottom line is you will not see much if any improvement on the standard channels but you will have many additional channels that probably are better quality through digital technology. Hope this helps.
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Conejo
Member
08-23-2002
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 6:04 am
Thanks for the info Dra! I have digital cable and had often wondered what the difference was as I see NO difference in the picture quality. However, I do get 'On Demand' and 'I control' movies and shows - which is a really nice feature. I can select/rent a movie for a 24 hour period and am able to stop, pause, FF, etc. just like a DVD or VHS tape without leaving the house.
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 8:35 am
I have a question for all you out there with tattoos; or in the theater. (What could the connection, possibly be? Well....) I have 3 tattoos. And one I want to cover for the wedding, because it's on the back of my shoulder. And while everyone who is gonna be the at the wedding, knows I have this tattoo, I don't want it to detract from my gown, veil, etc... So, my question is...does anyone know of some good body makeup? Either like specially made to cover tattoos, or maybe like theater makeup. I don't want it to start wearing off, cuz that will look even worse! Thanks, all!
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Mware
Member
09-14-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 8:58 am
Sounds like a job for Pamy. Paging Pamy to the Dumb Question thread, Stat!
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:11 am
I have one on my shoulder also, but I've never tried to cover it up. I will ask the drama teacher at my school. She may know because of theater makeup. When do you need to know by?
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 9:21 am
Bandit, I found these websites for you: http://store.covermarkusa.com/ http://www.dermablend.com/index.aspx http://www.stageandtheatermakeup.com/fpowder.htm?source=fazzle http://www.colortration.com/ http://beautify.lifetips.com/Cat.asp__Q__id__E__478
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 10:43 am
Thanks Herc!!!! Hermi, not immediately--I'm still 29 days out. Thanks for checking!
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 10:49 am
Herc, look what I found in one of those links you posted:
Looks perfect, but $30?!?!?!? Am I cheap or is that a lot for something I'm only gonna use that one day?
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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 11:29 am
Bandit, Something to keep in mind. I'm a pro photographer and I'm happy to say that you can ask to have it removed from any Wedding pictures that you have done (of course they may charge extra for this). 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 12:12 pm
Heck, this is going to be your one and only wedding, isn't it, Bandit? I say you're worth it!!! And besides, who says you're never gonna have another reason to cover that tattoo again soon? You never know what big shindig will be next. And you'll be ready! Or you could recover some money by selling the kit to someone else who has a scar or varicose veins or something else she wants to cover.
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 12:33 pm
Jimmer, thanks. I thought of that (especially since I love playing with Photoshop!) but mainly I was talking about just during the ceremony when I'm walking down the aisle and my whole ensemble is under scrutiny! lol
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Thursday, August 26, 2004 - 1:57 pm
Thanks for the info, Who, Kaili, Draheid, and Conejo! Your answers were exactly what I wanted to know! I want to get some of the channels offered only through digital but can't seem to justify the cost. To hear the Comcast rep tell it, changing to digital will improve your TV picture, your health, your love life, your kid's grades, the dog's breath, your stock investments, and also bring peace to the Middle East. I just knew they were exaggerating about the TV picture and the dog breath. Thanks, you guys! 
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Carolinakisses
Member
10-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 10:55 am
I need help please by Wednesday 09/08/04. These are the only two questions I can not find the answers. I may just be over-looking the answer. All of the answers for my other questions were found on these two websites cyborlink.com and executiveplanet.com I have two questions and if possible can will you please post a link to the site where you found the answer. Question # 1 Does Belgium have a high level of uncertainty avoidance compared with other European countries? True or False Question # 2 Face saving is very important in Italian culture. That represents collectivistic culture. Is this statement true or false? Thank you in advance for your help.
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Carolinakisses
Member
10-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:31 am
One more question: Arabic is read from right to left and books or magazines start at what would be the last page in the U.S. Should printed literature have an impressive back cover, even if printed in English?
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:37 am
"The Geert Hofstede analysis for Belgium has a very high Uncertainty Avoidance Index (UAI) of 94, compared to other the average European countries' score of 74. (see European Countries graph below)" LINK "Due to the collectivistic culture of Italy, the male foreigner is likely to be more direct and more honest about his feelings than the female American might expect. Her initial confrontation with the foreigner could lead her to assume false characteristics simply because the Italian is being compared with a conceptual average American. The American female might interpret the Italian who is very direct and honest as a creep, or someone who has bad social skills, and is therefore a loser. Being direct is considered a bad trait in Western culture; thus the certainty that a person will pick the right mate in their first encounter is unfortunately quite small." LINK When meeting with Chinese business officials, saving face during conversations is extremely important. True or false? Answer: True. Chinese culture is a typical example of collectivistic culture emphasizing group identity. LINK So, I would say the first answer would be YES, and putting the above info together, Italy is a collectivistic culture. Collectivistic cultures, like Italy and China, emphasize group identity and saving face is extremely important.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:43 am
That third link- I think it might be the answer book for your stuff- heehee. It also has the Arabic question: Arabic is read from right to left and books or magazines start at what would be the last page in the U.S.Printed literature should havean impressive back cover, even if printed in English. True or false? Answer: True. I have been looking at it in html, but the document link is actually pdf. Here's the pdf link: link I also found this statement of some Egyptian info page in the Communications section: Link "Arabic is read from right to left and books or magazines start at what would be the last page in the U.S. Printed literature should have an impressive back cover, even if printed in English."
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 11:45 am
Whoa, using that same one, I found your exact Italian question and the answer is FALSE.
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Carolinakisses
Member
10-16-2001
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 1:05 pm
Kaili thank you so much for your help. That last link you gave me was the exact questions I had to answer. Silly me, should have looked in my book to see if it had any links. I'm at work now so I do not have my book here anyways. But I enjoyed reading the other websites. I copied and pasted the statements so it was more detailed that just a yes/no true/false answers. Thanks again, I love this board. CK
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, September 10, 2004 - 7:06 am
I have a question. Why don't most homes in Arizon and who knows where else have basements? My granma's house has one, but only kind of because her house is built on a hill so the "basement" is exposed at the back of the house but not the front. My dad and most everyone else there has no basement. I understand why there wouldn't be basements in Florida, Louisiana, etc. Arizona is DRY though. The only reason I can think is because of heavy rains and flash flooding there when the water doesn't absorb into the ground. Does California have basements? Who else doesn't have them?
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Littlebreeze
Member
02-18-2001
| Friday, September 10, 2004 - 7:51 am
Kaili.... don't know about AZ but a few days ago I finally found out why houses in FL are built on slabs. On the Weather Channel, in talking about the hurricanes, one of the anchors mentioned the fact that houses in FL have no basements. A gentleman from the National Hurricane Center explained why. It's geology. They can't dig basements because FL is a limestone shelf. Never knew that.
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