INPUT ARTICLE: Article: An attorney may notice legal issues that people who aren't trained in legal matters would not think to include or leave out. For example, an attorney may notice that the document uses language that could been seen as ambiguous and could lead to confusion. Some states might not require you to have the document notarized. However, having the principal’s signature notarized eliminates any doubt regarding the validity of that signature. The notary must verify the identity of the principal before witnessing the signature. Notarizing the power of attorney document reduces the chance that it will be contested by an outside party who may question its validity. You can find more information about notarizing a document at: How to Notarize a Power of Attorney Financial institutions, such as banks and brokerage firms, do not want to inadvertently accept fraudulent power of attorney documents. They have requirements that must be met in order to accept the document and give the agent the powers listed. In order to make sure that your document is sufficient, show it to your bank and other financial institutions before signing it, to make sure that they will accept it after it is signed. A power of attorney is not filed at any governmental agency, but you must have it on hand to present it every time you use it. Keep it in a safe in your home or in a safety deposit box until the time comes when you need to bring it out.

SUMMARY: Consider hiring an attorney to review the document. Have the document notarized. Show the document to any institutions you want to recognize it. Save the power of attorney document.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Talk to a professional about your treatment plan. Every head of hair has its own history and its own needs. If you plan to bleach in a salon, the stylist who will bleach your hair may agree to see you for a quick consultation free of charge.  You may need multiple visits before your hair is bleached to the right shade. Talking to your stylist beforehand will help you decide. Some questions you can ask include: "Will this damage my hair badly? What products should I be using before and after I bleach it? Will it take more than one appointment to get to the color I want?" Have your stylist test bleach on a strand of your hair. If you are planning to bleach your hair at home, test the bleach on your hair a few days before you bleach. If you are unsatisfied with the color or texture of the strand, take yourself in and consult with a stylist. Ask the stylist if the salon sells any Olaplex treatment products. These salon-grade products are designed to protect and rebuild hair before, during, and after intense chemical treatments like bleaching. If you recently treated your hair with any chemicals, wait to bleach. If you have recently dyed, highlighted, permed, or relaxed your hair, wait a minimum of two weeks before bleaching. For best hair health, wait a month or longer before you bleach. Wait even longer if your hair reacted strongly to the treatment.  Hair that is already suffering (brittle, dry, breaking) should not be bleached. Keep in mind that the darker your hair is, the more damage it will sustain in the bleaching process. People with darker hair tend to have more trouble both getting their hair to the desired shade (because there's so much difference between the starting and finishing shades). Long term bleaching can also cause thinning and irreparable damage. Because the bleaching process is less arduous on lighter coloured hair, these effects are not as common though the risks are still there, because less bleach is used and often less frequently. Reduce or stop using a curling iron, hot rollers, flat iron, blow dryer or other heating tools. Heat tools damage hair, and bleach is already going to be hard on it. Hair that is natural, not treated, is healthier and will suffer less from bleach. Don't wash your hair the day of the appointment. In fact, it's healthier for your hair to be a little oily when you bleach. Don't wash your hair for two or more days before bleaching.. Bleach, unlike some hair dyes, does not need to go on clean hair. Having dirty hair isn't going to stop the bleach from distributing evenly. There are a lot of products designed specifically for preserving and/or prolonging bleached and blonde hair, so it's a good idea to make sure that you can afford and access good products for caring for your new hair - before you make the jump. Some salons will sell it at touchups, but it's a lot cheaper to get something at the supermarket. Similarly, extra care needs to be taken with styling because the bleach strips the hair and makes it weaker, even with proper care, so if you're used to (for example) heat curling, consider also adding a heat protection product or non heat styling products to your repertoire.

SUMMARY: Get a hair consultation. Wait for your hair to heal. Reduce heating tools in the week before bleaching. Stop washing your hair. Save money for good products.


INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Some bullies start out as a friend, an ex, or someone else you know well. If it’s possible to have a reasonable discussion with the person, ask them to stop. Have the conversation in person, not through email or text. Be clear and direct, and say something like, “I saw those things you said about me on Facebook. That’s inappropriate and it hurt my feelings; I’d like you to stop saying those things about me.” If you don’t know who the bully is, or if you’re being bullied by a group of people, attempting to talk it out probably won’t work. If talking it out won’t work, don’t directly respond to the text messages, instant messages, emails or other communications you may have received from the bully. Bullies want to elicit a reaction from their targets, so firing back a text will only make things worse. Your best course of action is simply to disengage. Also, don’t threaten the bully to get back at them. Sending a threatening message out of exasperation will only provoke the bully to keep up the bad behavior, and it may get you in trouble, too. Screenshot or save every email, text, instant message, social-media post, and any other evidence of cyberbullying that you come across. Record the time and date that each message was sent. If you can’t screenshot the offensive messages, you can copy/paste them and save the text on your hard drive.  Having as much information as possible about the bully’s behavior will help you determine how to stop their behavior. You can also show this evidence to an authority figure to prove that you’re being bullied. Immediately put an end to the bully’s ability to harass you online by blocking that person from direct communication with you. Take advantage of social media sites’ privacy settings to make sure the bully can’t engage with you online anymore. Take the following steps to protect yourself:  Delete the person from your email contacts and block instant messaging communication. Delete the person from your social networks and use the online privacy settings to ensure that the person can’t get in contact with you again. Block the person from texting your phone.

SUMMARY:
Ask the bully to stop their behavior. Don’t respond to the bully’s messages. Save the evidence of cyberbullying. Block the bully on all online platforms.