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Latest post on 19 April 2016 - 02:18

Thanks La vie08, that's a fantastic suggestion! I'll definitely search them out and get in contact with them. It would be great to be able to avoid the whole agency fee thing. Thanks again!

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Latest post on 18 March 2016 - 22:44

Coconut oil is great for the hair (and the skin, and for cooking...), but it's going to work as a sealant for moisture. It's not going to impart moisture to your hair by itself. I use it by itself or mixed (whipped) with shea butter and a bit of lavender essential oil on damp hair. You can also add some into your regular conditioner to increase slippage and ramp up the moisturizing factor.

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Latest post on 22 February 2016 - 16:46

I feel your pain! I'm just at the end of getting licensed as a psychologist in Abu Dhabi, and I would have KILLED for someone to talk me through the process and get support from when I started. There seems to be very little online and the HAAD website (Abu Dhabi's version of DHA) is so difficult to figure out. Good luck in figuring all this out. I wish you all the best!

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Latest post on 31 January 2016 - 13:41

I'm also interested in this. Specifically, the Marina Square area or Mangrove Place building.

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Latest post on 24 November 2015 - 03:59

I had mine done at 43, three years ago now. I'd had myopia and strong astigmatism my whole life. The freedom of not having to wear glasses to walk around, when I get out of bed, to drive, and not having to buy prescription sunglasses or fear the ocean because I can't see anything is WELL worth the hassle of buying cheapo reading glasses (which I needed within 6 months of the surgery) for reading and computer work. I had a fog over my vision for the first week or two, but was still able to get around, drive, etc. I even traveled to Belgium the week after! That probably wasn't the best decision -- trying to read signs in a foreign language when everything is still foggy was a hassle -- but it worked out fine. I've never had any side-effects after the first week or two, and would recommend this as as option for anyone who's tired of being dependent on glasses from the moment they wake up in the morning to the minute they go to bed.

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Latest post on 20 June 2015 - 15:43

Learning to spell English is a good start! Wow, rude much?

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Latest post on 15 May 2015 - 02:02

There are several companies in the U.S. that do authorizations for clients based in the ME or elsewhere. Try googling. I used Authxperts in Washington, D.C. from Ireland to do the last 2 steps (U.S. Dept of State and UAE embassy attestations) of my degree copy. This went pretty quickly (document mailed there then FedExed back to me) and the price was reasonable. I had a friend back home do the initial notarization of the copy and the Secretary of State's attestation in my home state. That saved a bit of money.

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Latest post on 26 March 2015 - 22:53

That's a complicated, longwinded, and specialist question. If you google HAAD license exam and nursing, there's actually a good bit online about it, particularly for nurses, including step-by-step guides for getting through the process. There's the occasional similar question on general forums like this, but it's a complex, frustratingly poorly described process and few answers can be found. I know. I'm going through it now for an allied health position and there's literally no help around. Unluckily for me, not much on Google either. Nurses have the best luck because so many of you have gone through it. Best of luck!

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Latest post on 23 March 2015 - 22:25

Have you read "Curly Girl: The Handbook"? You can get it as an ebook off Amazon as well (see link below). Lots of great tips and advice from a curly hair stylist specialist. Also, try researching some of the videos on Youtube related to the "natural hair" movement. They're primarily for those with tightly curled and coily/kinky hair, but the general information is good for everyone with curls. Some main tips: avoid most shampoos because of their highly drying ingredients. Most curly hair gets frizzy because it's not moisturized anywhere near enough. Consider shampooing with conditioner instead (called the "no-poo" method). Also deep conditioning and oil treatments, avoiding heat, detangling with your fingers instead of a comb or brush, following the LCO or LOC method (liquid/water, cream, oil) for moisturizing and sealing in your moisture, sleeping with a satin/silk head wrap or on satin pillowcases, etc, etc. Hope this helps. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Curly-Girl-Enhanced-Ebook-Handbook-ebook/dp/B003YL4KS0/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1427134629)

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Latest post on 18 December 2014 - 00:39

You're welcome @yorkgirl68. Best of luck!

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Latest post on 16 December 2014 - 00:38

Your marriage license is legal, of course. But, because it is a U.S. license, you've got to have it attested in the U.S. That's what the whole attestation process is - to have the local state and national authorities verify that it's real, before sending it on to the Qatari embassy of that country. The U.K. doesn't have the right to verify that a document from the U.S. is legal, or vice versa. Check with the U.S. Department of State's website. You'll probably have to get it notarized by the New York Secretary of State's office, before sending it on to the DOS.

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Latest post on 31 October 2014 - 01:48

Hi YOLO, AP courses aren't really a "program" in the same way that IB is. The U.S. high school (secondary school) system generally works this way: all students take some core classes (e.g., English, Math, science of some type, etc, etc) combined with elective classes (e.g., foreign language). So, over the course of your high school education, you'll progress (using math as an example), based on your academic capability through algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and whatever mindbending options there are above calculus :) AP classes are the most advanced option for your subject class. You can choose an AP option for your English, math, history, science, foreign language, etc. [In the old (very old) days, we only took 1 or 2 AP classes. These days, students often take multiple AP level courses because competition is so high.'> Depending on the score you get on the AP exam towards the end of the year, you then earn a prorated number of points/credit toward your undergraduate college/university course requirements in that subject area. Rather than the GCSE/A-levels, high school seniors take the ACT or SAT exams (this is a choice; if you don't intend to go on to college/university, you can simply graduate with your final subject grades and grade point average). The score they obtain on the ACT or SAT exam is counted heavily (along with their high school GPA, extracurricular activities, college application essay, and possibly community service) towards each university's acceptance decision. This is a pretty simplified explanation, and it's based on my experience in high school and college yonks ago. Though I worked with high schoolers for years and years after that, so it should still be mostly accurate. <em>edited by Jamuseire on 31/10/2014</em>

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Latest post on 08 October 2014 - 23:28

Thanks @bubblewrap83, that's very reassuring! I just wanted to get a sense if it was even remotely possible. I'll definitely be checking with the company PRO, but all communication is on hold right now due to the Eid holidays.

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