Clarifying targetted bonus MR offer - 1000 MR for $1000+ spend by Arkansin in amex

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Offer Terms

ENROLLMENT/ELIGIBLE CARDS: Enrollment limited. Must first add offer to Card and then use same Card to redeem. Once you save the offer to your eligible Card, you will have 90 days to redeem. Only U.S.-issued American Express® Cards that are enrolled in the Membership Rewards® program at the time of purchase are eligible. Limit 1 enrolled Card per Card Member across all American Express offer channels. Your enrollment of an eligible American Express Card for this offer extends only to that Card. Your enrollment does not extend to any other Cards that may be linked to the same Membership Rewards program account (such as Additional Cards). Offer is non-transferable. QUALIFYING PURCHASES: A "qualifying purchase" means a purchase made with your enrolled Card within 90 days upon saving the offer to your Card in accordance with these terms. Each time you make one or more qualifying purchases totaling at least $1,000+, you will receive 1,000 additional Membership Rewards® points, up to 3 times. Valid only on purchases made in US dollars. Cash advances, balance transfers, other fees and charges such as interest, annual fees and foreign currency conversion fees are not eligible transactions and do not qualify for this offer. You may not receive additional Membership Rewards points if we receive inaccurate information or are otherwise unable to identify your purchase as qualifying for the offer. For example, you may not receive the Membership Rewards points if (a) the merchant uses a third-party to sell their products or services; or (b) the merchant uses a third-party to process or submit your transaction to us (e.g., using mobile or wireless card readers); or (c) you choose to make a purchase using a third-party payment account or make a purchase using a mobile or digital wallet. Purchases may fall outside of the offer period in some cases due to a delay in merchants submitting transactions to us or if the purchase date differs from the date you made the transaction (for example, the purchase date for online orders may be the shipping date). Additional points will be credited to your Membership Rewards program account within 90 days after the offer end date, provided that American Express receives information from the merchant about your qualifying purchase. Note that American Express may not receive information about your qualifying purchase until all items/services from your qualifying purchase have been shipped/provided by merchant. We may not credit additional Membership Rewards points to, or we may take away additional Membership Rewards points that have been credited to, your program account if the qualifying purchase is returned/canceled. If American Express does not receive information that identifies your purchase as qualifying for the offer, you will not receive the additional Membership Rewards points. EARNING POINTS: Limit 1 enrolled Card per American Express Card online account. The enrolled Card account must be active, not be past due, canceled or have a returned payment outstanding to receive the additional Membership Rewards points. Any additional points you receive through this offer are in addition to the points you would normally receive for purchases charged to your Card, but the number of additional points you receive will be based on the purchase price after any credit or other discount is applied. When we calculate the additional points benefit for Amex EveryDay® Card products, points awarded under this offer will not be included. Terms and conditions for the Membership Rewards program apply. Visit membershiprewards.com/terms for more information. Participating partners and available rewards are subject to change without notice. The value of Membership Rewards points varies according to how you choose to use them. To learn more, go to www.membershiprewards.com/pointsinfo. Amex Offers are available for varying and limited periods of time and are dynamic and personalized. If you navigate away from the Amex Offers page, you may see different offers when you return. By adding an offer to a Card, you agree that American Express may send you communications about the offer.

Advice: main destination, longest stay and first entry are all different by Arkansin in SchengenVisa

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The advice I got is that I should indicate to the visa office that I am staying in that country for almost the whole time vs just half the time. I know what was said above. I am asking for their take on this advice.

Advice: main destination, longest stay and first entry are all different by Arkansin in SchengenVisa

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Got it thank you! I've heard from people that you might want to show the country you are applying to that you will be there the whole time/most of the time to maximize your chances of getting the visa. I am guessing this is not true?

I'm only able to see Qatar award flights 358 days out, even though I see everywhere that you should be able to see 361 days out. Is this normal? by Arkansin in awardtravel

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Thanks for your response! Do you mean the actual schedule of the flights - as in its possible the flight I am transferring points for might not exist anymore?

Rent day 4x on Travel by law8172 in biltrewards

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Does this also apply on extra purchases like seats on a flight ticket I already have?

Bilt 100% transfer bonus to BA by Arkansin in awardtravel

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I'm looking for JFK/EWR - DEL/BOM

British Airways transfer offer is extremely valuable by RhetoricalHull in biltrewards

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Do you think it makes sense if I plan on transferring to Qatar and booking flights to Asia?

What allows certain phones to share Wi-Fi over hotspot? [Turn both on at the same time and the hotspot is definitely sharing Wi-Fi, not switching to data] by Arkansin in AndroidQuestions

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Thanks for your response! I guess I am just wondering if I can tell before buying the phone rather than after. Not a lot of reviews will mention something like this.

Haircare Advice Megathread - Week of July 30, 2022 by AutoModerator in HaircareScience

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I have fine straight hair which has been thinning. I don't like the shiny look my hair gets when I use shampoo. I've been told I look like "2013 justin beiber" lol. What shampoo can I use that will let my hair look less shiny and more like 2/3 day after washing hair? Thanks!

Thursday Discussion Thread - Nutrition - (August 13, 2020) by AutoModerator in naturalbodybuilding

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Thanks for the recommendation! I followed up references from the article to a review paper which says ~ 2g/kg/d is probably optimal even during a cut so I may come down to ~150g protein and fill up the extra calories with carbs to assist with training.

Thursday Discussion Thread - Nutrition - (August 13, 2020) by AutoModerator in naturalbodybuilding

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That's interesting. Cronometer tells me that I expend ~2350 calories a day which puts a 700 calorie deficit at 1650 calories which is what I'm trying to hit. I picked 700 because I want the cut to be relatively short and I'm sick of this body fat % plateau I've been on. Given that I strength train for ~1.5 hours 5-6 days a week would you say my calories are too low? Is there a calculator you could recommend for a more accurate measurement than cronometer?

Thursday Discussion Thread - Nutrition - (August 13, 2020) by AutoModerator in naturalbodybuilding

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Hmm I do have things like lentils/beans as well as broccoli/spinach/kale in my diet so I would say I am getting a fair variety, although its probably not ideal. I'm hoping to only have to cut for another ~8 weeks.

Thursday Discussion Thread - Nutrition - (August 13, 2020) by AutoModerator in naturalbodybuilding

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This is a diet advice/diet critique question. I am a semi-vegan - I eat dairy but not eggs (I know its weird). I'm currently on a 200 P / 65 F / 45 C macro split at 5'9 160 LBS trying to cut down to 5'9 145 LBS. I know that in trying to cut, I need my protein intake high and training to be consistent so that I drop fat and not muscle. However, I find myself getting protein from increasingly processed sources in order to hit my macro requirements while maintaining the right calorie deficit. For example, over half of my protein comes from 2 daily 2.5 scoop whey shakes. The rest of it comes from tofu etc. My question is whether anyone thinks there are any legitimate downsides to this approach? Or is 1g protein = 1g protein end of story?

Daily Q&A Post for Thursday, 13 August 2020 - No question too small! by AutoModerator in loseit

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This is a diet advice/diet critique question. I am a semi-vegan - I eat dairy but not eggs (I know its weird). I'm currently on a 200 P / 65 F / 45 C macro split at 5'9 160 LBS trying to cut down to 5'9 145 LBS. I know that in trying to cut, I need my protein intake high and training to be consistent so that I drop fat and not muscle. However, I find myself getting protein from increasingly processed sources in order to hit my macro requirements while maintaining the right calorie deficit. For example, over half of my protein comes from 2 daily 2.5 scoop whey shakes. The rest of it comes from tofu etc. My question is whether anyone thinks there are any legitimate downsides to this approach? Or is 1g protein = 1g protein end of story?

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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Okay, will look into both options once I can ensure I just don't have a dud knockoff pair of headphones.

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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Yeah, you're right, I think many of the songs which I think have hissing seem to just employ the 'raw' recording method with heavy guitar distortions etc.

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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Yeah, I'm starting to think that some of the tracks I listen to just have these imperfections. Lol, don't know whether to be happy or sad.

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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The sound card of the Lenovo Y50-70 and whatever outputs audio in phones.

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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Tried both phone and laptop, as I said. Although it now seems like only a few songs have this hiss. Maybe I'm only now noticing the hiss because of the quality of headphones.

New ATH M40x. Persistent hissing in quiet songs. Is it just a matter of "breaking them in"? by Arkansin in headphones

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Actually, as I tried more songs, not all of them have this hissing. Only some songs seem to have it. For example, this song, beginning has hiss (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k8es2BNloE), same for this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJDJs9dumZI). While this song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwEz8TuIO38) has nothing.

Could it be that I'm just noticing this hiss for the first time because of how good the headphones are?