INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Your base-period wages include the first four out of five fully complete calendar quarters that you worked. This period starts at the date you are applying for benefits, not when you became unemployed. You may receive a "statement of wages and potential benefits amounts" from the state of Texas. This statement will include the following information about your base-period wages: Weekly benefit allowance (WBA) Maximum benefit amount (MBA) How the Texas Workforce Commission calculated your base-period wages. Ask for an alternate base period if you were out of work for at least seven weeks due to illness, injury, disability, or pregnancy within 24 months of the date you file. Use the information presented in your "statement of wages and potential benefits amounts" to calculate your benefit amounts. You will use your base-payments to discover your weekly benefit allowance (WBA) and maximum benefit amount (MBA). Take the following steps to learn what your benefits might be: For your WBA, find your base period quarter with the highest wages. Divide those wages by 25 then round to the nearest dollar. This number cannot exceed the maximum allowed on your benefit statement. An example of finding your WBA would be $1,500/25, which is a WBA of $60. To find your MBA, multiply your weekly amount by 26 and find what 27% of all your wages in the base period would be. Whichever number is lower is your MBA. An example MBA might be 60*26=$1560 compared to 20% of $1,500 which is $300. $300 in this case would be the MBA. Multiply your WBA by 37. If this number is less than your base period wages, you won't qualify for a claim. If you don't have your statement of wages and potential benefits amounts, but you know your basic income details, you can use the official on-line calculator. This calculator can be an easy way to get learn if you qualify and an get an estimate of how much you may receive. Go to https://apps.twc.state.tx.us/UBS/benefitsEstimator.do to find the calculator. You will need your W2 tax forms to learn what wages you earned. Find your wages for each pay quarter. These amounts are the Gross Pay. The calculator assumes you worked full time. If not, estimate your monthly or quarterly wages. Enter this information into the calculator and click "estimate" to finish the process.

SUMMARY: Find out what your base-period wages are. Calculate your expected benefits. Use the official on-line calculator.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The sun not only dries your hair out, it can also strip your hair of its color. Wear a hat when you'll be in direct sunlight for longs periods of time to avoid damage from sun rays. Hair oil replaces the oils in your hair that bleaching has stripped away. Use oil in your hair before showering to fill in the "gaps" in your hair created by missing oils. This protects against the damage of shampooing. Use oil in your hair after showering to do the same thing. It makes the hair appear soft and shiny. After the shower, use oil sparingly. Part your hair into a top and bottom section. For fine hair, use one drop of oil per section, for thicker hair add a drop as needed. Coarse hair can need up to five drops. Hair damage isn't all self inflicted. Every day, we deal with things which damage hair, and they are unfortunately unavoidable. Things like pollution, UVA/UVB rays and even your A/C and heater. Most hair protectants are for heat. Look for products that protect against heat, sun and weather. Since your hair is already rough, look for a product that also repairs damage. Split ends are almost guaranteed when bleaching your hair. If left unattended, a split end can split all the way up the hair shaft, making your hair look and feel straw-like. The best way to avoid further damage created by split ends is to have your hair trimmed every 4 to 6 weeks. To save yourself money between salon visits, you can learn to Cut Your Own Hair. This is a good option for small trims between salon visits. Continue to consult a professional at least every six months. If you can afford it, hair salons offer deep moisture or gloss treatments to keep hair soft and frizz to a minimum.

SUMMARY: Avoid too much sun exposure. Use hair oil. Use daily damage protectants. Trim your ends. Get a salon treatment.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: You want to make sure no further damage comes to your cards until you have the opportunity to sell them. You can buy plastic sleeves in bulk for about a cent a sleeve that will protect your cards from scratches. Buy toploaders for the cards that are more valuable. Toploaders are more rigid than plastic sleeves and prevent your cards from being creased. Examine your cards carefully to see what kind of condition they're in. Look for creases, smudges, tears and bent corners. Separate your cards into three categories: the cards in good condition, the cards in fair condition and the cards in poor condition. Separating your cards will make it easier to value them. There are some Pokemon cards that can be worth thousands of dollars if they are in pristine condition. If you come across an extremely rare card that you suspect is in perfect condition, you can send it to the PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator) at psa.com to verify its worth. Having proof that you're card is in great condition will dramatically increase its value. Only send cards you believe are in mint condition. The process can be expensive. The PSA scale ranges from ten for a card in mint condition to one for a card in poor condition. Even the tiniest smudge or scratch can drop a card from mint condition to one in good condition, dropping it in value substantially. There are only five mint condition, edition one Charizard cards in circulation, making them worth over a thousand dollars each. Collectors are always looking to buy things in sets. You'll have an easier time selling your cards if you sell them in sets. You can tell what set your cards belong to by looking at the tiny number in the bottom right hand corner of your card that is written like a fraction. The first number is the number your card is in the set and the second number is the number of total cards in the set. The base set has one hundred and two cards. The jungle set has sixty-four cards. The fossil set has sixty-two cards. The team rocket set has eighty-three cards. You can also group your cards in sets of holographic, shadowless or rare cards.

SUMMARY: Protect your cards. Grade your cards. Have extremely valuable cards graded professionally. Put your cards in sets.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Go to https://www.icloud.com/#iclouddrive in your browser. This will open the iCloud Drive page if you're logged into iCloud. If you aren't logged into iCloud, enter your Apple ID and password, then click . It's the cloud icon with an upward-facing arrow that you'll find at the top of the page. Click the MP3 file that you want to upload. You may first have to click on the left side of the window the folder in which the MP3 file is located. It's in the bottom-right corner of the window. The MP3 will be uploaded to iCloud Drive. Once the MP3 finishes uploading, click it in iCloud Drive to select it. It's an image of a person's head with a + next to it. You'll find this option at the top of the page. This option is on the right side of the pop-up window. It's in the lower-left side of the window. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu. It's in the drop-down menu. You'll find this option in the bottom-right corner of the window. In the box in the middle of the window, select the link, then press Ctrl+C (or Command+C on a Mac) to copy the link. You can paste the link elsewhere by pressing Ctrl+V (or Command+V). Send the link to friends, or post the link somewhere from which people can access it. Once people have the link, they can download the MP3 by clicking the link, then clicking Download a Copy.

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Open the iCloud Drive website. Click the "Upload" button. Select your MP3 file. Click Open. Select the MP3 file in iCloud Drive. Click the "Share" icon. Click Copy Link. Click Share Options. Click the "Who can access" box. Click Anyone with the link. Click Share. Copy the link. Share the link.