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Latest DMOJ CommentsThe latest comments on the Jetic's Online Judge websiteenWed, 03 Nov 2021 01:14:53 +0000jetic -> Shakespeare 1oj/problem/csci120p005#comment-28<p>Here's some python instructions: To test your code, you can read the hamlet text from the file instead of <code>stdin</code>:</p> <pre><code>raw_hamlet = [] with open("shakespeare-hamlet.txt", "r") as input_file: for line in input_file: raw_hamlet.append(line)</code></pre> <p>and when submitting to the OJ, replace the code above with reading from <code>stdin</code>:</p> <pre><code>raw_hamlet = [input() + "\n"] while raw_hamlet[-1] != "--------\n": raw_hamlet.append(input() + "\n")</code></pre> <p>Careful, when reading from <code>stdin</code>, the newline symbols will not appear in your <code>str</code>, this is different from using file operations. Please make sure you process the raw input for special symbols as well.</p> Wed, 03 Nov 2021 01:14:53 +0000oj/problem/csci120p005#comment-28jetic -> String practice 2oj/problem/csci125p020#comment-26<p>Hint:</p> <p>In Python, to keep reading from <code>stdin</code> until <code>EOF</code>, you can do this:</p> <pre><code>while True: try : line = input() ... except EOFError: break</code></pre> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:39:56 +0000oj/problem/csci125p020#comment-26jetic -> String practice 1oj/problem/csci125p019#comment-25<p>In Python, if you have 2 string <code>str1</code> and <code>str2</code>, and you want to know if <code>str2</code> is a substring of <code>str1</code>, you can simply use the expression</p> <pre><code>if str2 in str1: print("Is substring") else: print("Not substring")</code></pre> <p>The expression <code>str2 in str1</code> will return to you a <code>bool</code> value of either <code>True</code> or <code>False</code></p> Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:33:21 +0000oj/problem/csci125p019#comment-25jetic -> Function practice 8 (Village of the Sorcerer 4)oj/problem/csci125p017#comment-9<p>More sample I/O <a href="" rel="nofollow"></a></p> Tue, 21 Jul 2020 02:31:26 +0000oj/problem/csci125p017#comment-9jetic -> String Splittingoj/problem/csci125lab3p2#comment-8<p>Hint: here's the code for the main programme used in evaluation:</p> <pre><code>#include &lt;iostream&gt; #include &lt;iomanip&gt; #include "lab3p2.h" using namespace std; string ans[100]; int main() { string instr; while (getline(cin, instr)) { for (int i=0; i&lt;100; i++) ans[i].clear(); split(instr, ans); int i=0; while (i &lt; 100) { if (ans[i].length() != 0) cout &lt;&lt; ans[i] &lt;&lt; ' '; i++; } cout &lt;&lt; endl; instr = ""; } return 0; }</code></pre> Sun, 19 Jul 2020 16:17:09 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab3p2#comment-8jetic -> String practice 2oj/problem/csci125p020#comment-7<p>Hint:</p> <p>In C++, to keep reading in a complete line until EOF, you can do this:</p> <pre><code>string line; while (getline(cin, line)) { // do your stuff }</code></pre> Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:29:51 +0000oj/problem/csci125p020#comment-7jetic -> Function practice 9 (Village of the Sorcerer 5)oj/problem/csci125p018#comment-6<p>All in all, P018 is a lot more difficult for me since the test case designs are much more complicated. The actual solution is not that hard, and if you are me you are looking at around 30 more lines of code.</p> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:17:08 +0000oj/problem/csci125p018#comment-6jetic -> Function practice 9 (Village of the Sorcerer 5)oj/problem/csci125p018#comment-5<p>As the promised hint, this is what I used for the reference programme.</p> <pre><code>#include &lt;iostream&gt; using namespace std; int maps[100][100][100]; // maps[level][x_coordinate][y_coordinate] int start[100][2]; // the starting position on every map int houses[100][100]; // the level each house on every map points to. // houses[level][houseNumber] // alternatively, use houses[100][100][100] if it makes your life easier int k, n, m; int currentMap; // it is important to know which level/map you are currently on void drawTree(char a[][100], int x, int y); void drawHouse(char a[][100], int x, int y); void printMap(int map[][100], int x, int y); int checkMove(int map[][100], int x, int y); void movePlayer(int map[][100], int&amp; x, int&amp; y, int dir);</code></pre> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 05:12:59 +0000oj/problem/csci125p018#comment-5jetic -> For practice 2oj/problem/csci125p005#comment-2<p>Consider the following bare-bone code:</p> <pre><code>#include &lt;cstdio&gt; int main() { int n; scanf("%d", &amp;n); int a = 1; int b = 1; int tmp; printf("%d\n", a); printf("%d\n", b); for (...) printf("%d\n", a+b); return 0; }</code></pre> <p>Can you figure out a way to ONLY modify the for loop condition to solve this task? Please try.</p> Thu, 28 May 2020 18:51:08 +0000oj/problem/csci125p005#comment-2


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Recently Added DMOJ ProblemsThe latest problems added on the Jetic's Online Judge websiteenTue, 29 Jul 2025 16:16:02 +0000Tax Calculation (Advanced)oj/problem/csci125p032<p>You are tasked to calculate income tax for your friend Waldo Weirado.</p> <p>The Canadian 2024 federal income tax bracket works like the following:</p> <table class="table"> <thead><tr> <th>Tax Bracket</th> <th>Tax Rate</th> <th>Income Range (CAD)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>First Bracket</td> <td>15%</td> <td>$0 – $55,867</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Second Bracket</td> <td>20.5%</td> <td>$55,867 – $111,733</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Third Bracket</td> <td>26%</td> <td>$111,733 – $173,205</td> </tr...Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:16:02 +0000oj/problem/csci125p032Tax Calculationoj/problem/csci125p031<p>You are tasked to calculate income tax for your friend Waldo Weirado.</p> <p>The Canadian 2024 federal income tax bracket works like the following:</p> <table class="table"> <thead><tr> <th>Tax Bracket</th> <th>Tax Rate</th> <th>Income Range (CAD)</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>First Bracket</td> <td>15%</td> <td>$0 – $55,867</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Second Bracket</td> <td>20.5%</td> <td>$55,867 – $111,733</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Third Bracket</td> <td>26%</td> <td>$111,733 – $173,205</td> </tr...Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:16:38 +0000oj/problem/csci125p03121 Pointsoj/problem/csci120p011<p>In this task, you are required to be the judge of a 21 point poker game.</p> <p>The rules of the game is simple, two players each have a maximum of 5 poker cards, this includes 4 suites:</p> <pre><code>Heart Diamonds Club Spade</code></pre> <p>The actual cards:</p> <pre><code>Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack, Queen, King</code></pre> <p>In the 21 point game we don't count the Jokers.</p> <p>For simplicity, Ace counts as 11 points; Jack, Queen, King count as 10 points.</p> <p>Two player...Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:36:50 +0000oj/problem/csci120p011Quadratic Equationoj/problem/csci120p010<p>In this task, you are required to come up with the solution of a quadratic equation.</p> <p>A quadratic equation can be written as:</p> <pre><code>~ax^2 + bx + c = 0~</code></pre> <p>The solution to a quadratic function is also very simple, it might have 0, or 1, or 2 solutions depending on the values of \(a\), \(b\), \(c\).</p> <p>Your task is to write a program to calculate the solution(s) to a quadratic equation.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will contain a single int...Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:54:03 +0000oj/problem/csci120p010This or Thatoj/problem/csci120p009<p>In this task, you are required to determine whether a given input is a string or integer.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will contain a single integer \(N\) (\(1 &lt; N &lt; 100\)), which is the number of test cases.</p> <p>The next \(N\) lines will each contain a single entry, of either string, or int type. Note that numbers with comma should be considered as <code>str</code> instead of <code>int</code>. Note also, that empty lines should be treated as <code>str</code>.</...Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:25:55 +0000oj/problem/csci120p009Dict Practice 3oj/problem/csci120p008<p>In this task, you will need to generate some code.</p> <p>You have obtained an Old-to-Modern English dictionary that you want to use in a python programme. The linguist in charge wants you to write a script to transform this dictionary to a python script file.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will contain a single integer \(N\) (\(1 &lt; N &lt; 100\)), which is the number of entries.</p> <p>The next \(N\) lines will each contain two words: the old Enlgish word, and its moder...Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:51:36 +0000oj/problem/csci120p008Shakespeare 3oj/problem/csci120p007<p>In this task, you will need to generate some code.</p> <p>Shakespeare's English spelling is noticeably different from your standard English from 2021. We've provided you with a list of words alongside their contemporary version <a href="">here</a>.</p> <p>Your job is simple: given an input sentence in Shakespeare's English, replace the words that are spelled differently from our English with the correct word from <a href=""...Tue, 02 Nov 2021 21:31:53 +0000oj/problem/csci120p007Shakespeare 2oj/problem/csci120p006<p>In this problem, you are expected to read information from <code>shakespeare-hamlet.txt</code> (<a href="">Click to download</a>), and perform basic occurrence count.</p> <p>You will need to design a programme that can follow a shakespearean dialogue. For every test case, the computer will prompt you with a sentence from Hamlet, and you will need to print the next lines.</p> <h4>Input Specifi...Tue, 02 Nov 2021 20:17:54 +0000oj/problem/csci120p006Shakespeare 1oj/problem/csci120p005<p>In this problem, you are expected to read information from <code>shakespeare-hamlet.txt</code> (<a href="">Click to download</a>), and perform basic occurrence count.</p> <p>Assume each line is a separate sentence, you are to <strong>count in how many lines did a single word show up</strong>. You will have to include both uppercase and lowercase occurrences.</p> <p>Hint: here's a list of spec...Tue, 02 Nov 2021 19:36:56 +0000oj/problem/csci120p005A plus B Simpleoj/problem/csci120p004<p>In this problem you will be required to calculate the sum of two numbers.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will an integer \(A\) (\(1 \le A \le 100\,000\)). The second line will another integer \(B\) (\(1 \le B \le 100\,000\)).</p> <h4>Output Specification</h4> <p>Output 1 line, containing one integer, which is the sum of \(A\) and \(B\).</p> <h4>Sample Input 1</h4> <pre><code>1 1</code></pre> <h4>Sample Output 1</h4> <pre><code>2</code></pre> ...Tue, 07 Sep 2021 22:58:15 +0000oj/problem/csci120p004A Family Problemoj/problem/csci120fin1<p>This problem requires you to print the family tree in pre-order traversal.</p> <p>Little Johnny Hottub wants to write a programme so that he can visualise his ancestries. He doesn't really care about siblings nor his ancestors' siblings, but he does want a good view of questions like who is his great-grandfather on his mother's side. Further more, he wants his classmate to be able to use this programme as well.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will contain a single integer \...Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:23:02 +0000oj/problem/csci120fin1Tower of Hanoioj/problem/csci120p003<p>In this problem you will be required to provide the best solution to the Tower of Hanoi.</p> <p>Tower of Hanoi is a mathematical game that contains three rods, a more detailed video description can be found <a href="">here</a>.</p> <p>You are task is, given the number of disks on Rod 1, give each step to move all disks to Rod 3 most efficiently (smallest number of steps). Just a hint, the solution is unique.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The fi...Wed, 17 Mar 2021 14:57:40 +0000oj/problem/csci120p003Dict Practice 2oj/problem/csci120p002<p>This is the more advanced version of <code>csci120p001</code>.</p> <p>Mr Cleese wants to know how many times a word appears in a sentence. Your task is to help him with it. In addition, the words may not be separated from the punctuation marks. Here's a list of punctuation marks you might encounter: <code>"</code>, <code>'</code>, <code>.</code>, <code>,</code>, <code>:</code>, <code>;</code>, <code>!</code>, <code>?</code></p> <p>These symbols can occur anywhere in the text.</p> <p>(Hint...Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:31:09 +0000oj/problem/csci120p002Dict Practice 1oj/problem/csci120p001<p>Mr Cleese wants to know how many times a word appears in a sentence. Your task is to help him with it.</p> <h4>Input Specification</h4> <p>The first line will contain a single English sentence. All words will be lower case and separated by a single space.</p> <p>The second line will contain a single lowercased word.</p> <h4>Output Specification</h4> <p>The output should contain only integer, the number of times the inquired word has appeared in the sentence.</p> <h4>Sample Input 1</h4> <pre>...Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:29:39 +0000oj/problem/csci120p001Student Presidentoj/problem/csci125lab4p3<p>Columbia College is choosing one student to be student president, and we need your help!</p> <p>All of the \(N\) students are standing in a circle, and they count from 1 to \(M\) repeatedly one after another. For example in the beginning, student No.1 counts <code>1</code>, then student No.2 counts <code>2</code>, and so on. When a student counts to \(M\), he/she is excluded from the next round. And counting restarts from <code>1</code> for the next student in the circle.</p> <p>Given the num...Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:59:59 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab4p3Skywalker Mazeoj/problem/csci125lab4p2<p>Skywalker is trapped inside a maze, and he needs your help!</p> <p>Given a maze \(N \times M\), the location of Skywalker and Princess Leia, you need to inform Skywalker if he could reach Leia without having to encounter any stormtroopers.</p> <p>The following is an example maze of \(3 \times 4\), with 0 being empty space, <code>S</code> stormtroopers, <code>L</code> being Leia, <code>K</code> being Skywalker.</p> <pre><code>SSSS K000 SSSL</code></pre> <p>Skywalker at each time can move ...Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:59:59 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab4p2Matrix Operationsoj/problem/csci125lab4p1<p>In this problem you are tasked to simulate a series of matrix operations.</p> <p>For any given matrix of \(N \times M\), the following actions can be performed:</p> <pre><code>1. Transpose (T) 1 2 3 4 1 5 9 5 6 7 8 -&gt; 2 6 10 9 10 11 12 3 7 11 4 8 12 2. Rotate left (L) 1 2 3 4 4 8 12 5 6 7 8 -&gt; 3 7 11 9 10 11 12 2 6 10 1 5 9 3....Sun, 02 Aug 2020 06:59:59 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab4p1Data Structure 4oj/problem/csci125p030<p>Village of the Sorcerer</p> <p>This practice problem will require you to utilise <code>Queue</code> to solve the reachability problem.</p> <p>You are given a map for from the Village of the Sorcerer problems and the player's initial position. Your objective is to print out a map containing all the reachable points for that player.</p> <p>Hint: please make sure you have completed <code>csci125p014</code> before attempting this task.</p> <p>For each step, the player can move in four directions:...Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125p030Data Structure 3oj/problem/csci125p029<p>This practice problem will require you to implement a simple <code>Queue</code> class, supporting some common functions.</p> <p>The expected header is as follows (<code>p029.h</code>):</p> <pre><code>#ifndef _P029 #define _P029 #include "mylist.h" class Queue { private: MyList list; public: bool empty(); int front(); void push(int val); int pop(); }; #endif</code></pre> <p>Your task is to implement the actual functions for this class. You can u...Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125p029Data Structure 2oj/problem/csci125p028<p>This practice problem will require you to utilise <code>Stack</code> to solve the bracket matching problem.</p> <p>Brackets are used in many places, and in this task your job is to make sure the three types of brackets are syntactically correct. The rules are very simple, matching pairs of brackets are considered valid.</p> <p>E.g. the following brackets are valid:</p> <pre><code>()[{}] [[]]</code></pre> <p>The following is invalid:</p> <pre><code>[]] ({)}</code></pre> <p>OJ question <code>...Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125p028Data Structure 1oj/problem/csci125p027<p>This practice problem will require you to implement a simple <code>Stack</code> class, supporting some common functions.</p> <p>The expected header is as follows (<code>p027.h</code>):</p> <pre><code>#ifndef _P027 #define _P027 #include "mylist.h" class Stack { private: MyList list; public: bool empty(); int top(); void push(int val); int pop(); }; #endif</code></pre> <p>Your task is to implement the actual functions for this class. You can use...Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125p027Class practice 5oj/problem/csci125p026<p>This practice problem will require you to implement a simple list, supporting some common functions.</p> <p>In addition to your work on P025, P026 requires you to add support for <code>del</code> function to the list (removing an element from the list).</p> <p>The expected header is as follows (<code>p026.h</code>):</p> <pre><code>#ifndef _P026 #define _P026 class MyList { int value; MyList* next; MyList* last; public: int length; MyList(); ~MyList(); void prepen...Sun, 19 Jul 2020 04:49:35 +0000oj/problem/csci125p026Class practice 4oj/problem/csci125p025<p>This practice problem will require you to implement a simple list, supporting some common functions.</p> <p>The expected header is as follows (<code>p025.h</code>):</p> <pre><code>#ifndef _P025 #define _P025 class MyList { int value; MyList* next; MyList* last; public: int length; MyList(); ~MyList(); void prepend(int val); void append(int val); int get(int ind); int give(int ind, int val); }; #endif</code></pre> <h4>Class Specification</h4> <p><code>...Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125p025String Splittingoj/problem/csci125lab3p2<p>You are required to write <code>lab3p2.cpp</code> and implement a function that splits a <code>string</code> object by <code>+</code>, <code>-</code>, and <code></code>, without removing them.</p> <p>Here's the function prototype:</p> <pre><code>void split(std::string src, std::string* ans);</code></pre> <p>This function will detect the characters <code>+</code>, <code>-</code>, and whitespaces, and store the split segments into the <code>ans</code> array.</p> <p>For example, given <code>src...Tue, 14 Jul 2020 00:23:53 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab3p2String to Number Conversionoj/problem/csci125lab3p1<p>You are required to write <code>lab3p1.cpp</code> and implement a function that performs conversion from string to number.</p> <p>The function prototype declared in <code>lab3p1.h</code> is:</p> <ol> <li><code>int stringToInt(string &amp;str);</code></li> </ol> <p>This function will convert a <code>string</code> instance containing number characters only and sometimes preceding <code>+</code> or <code>-</code> signs</p> <p>After you are done, upload the content of your <code>lab3p1.cpp</code>...Mon, 13 Jul 2020 19:30:00 +0000oj/problem/csci125lab3p1


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The tank is soundless and lightless inside, and unless you reach out with your arms to touch the sides of the tank, you quickly lose sense of time and physical orientation.   As it turned out, getting into the tank and getting situated was the most awkward part, and once I was able to relax, it became quite pleasant and some of the best sleep I had in a long time. After getting in, I hung onto a pipe on the wall for a while. I was afraid if I let go of it my vertigo would kick in. Since I had the earplugs in, all I could hear was the rhythm of my breathing. After a while I decided to just hold onto a ledge at the side of the tub with the tips of the fingers of one hand. I practiced relaxing my neck and letting the water creep up on my face. Then I finally let go. Everything started spinning and I sat up with a splash, pawed at the walls, and reoriented myself. It’s actually not easy to sit upright in water that salty. And then I went through the whole process again. Logically, it was very silly. The salt water was eleven inches deep and the tank was shaped such that I couldn’t possibly change direction without bumping into a wall. But logic and emotion and instinct are not necessarily companions.   Eventually, at some point, after who knows how much time had passed, I let go – physically and mentally. Turns out it’s scientifically proven that loss of sensory input results in relaxation of the body. So, my friends were right, no matter how my body resisted it, I was bound to relax. According to a 1999 research study, during floatation there is an increase in the theta waves in our brain.1 Theta waves have been shown in other studies to be activated by meditation.2 They are also the brain waves active during REM sleep and the drowsiness immediately before and after sleeping.   In addition to increasing the positive theta brain waves, floating has been shown to reduce unwanted negative activity in the body. According to the same 1999 study, “Plasma and urinary cortisol, ACTH [adrenocorticotropic hormone], aldosterone, renin activity, ephinephrine, heart rate, and blood pressure, all directly associated with stress, consistently decrease.”3   That’s a lot of big words and a lot of references to body functions you may not recognize. Long story short, floatation makes your brain happy and reduces stress all over your body. And science backs this up. A 2001 study found spending time in the floatation tank showed a strong ability to reduce severe pain, increase optimism, and decrease anxiety and depression. In addition, study participants fell asleep easier following floatation tank treatment and experienced a higher quality of sleep.4   And if that’s not enough for you, it turns out floating in Epsom salt has benefits in and of itself. Epsom salt is comprised of magnesium and sulfate. According to the National Academy of Sciences most Americans are deficient in magnesium. Raising your magnesium levels can improve your circulation, improve your body’s ability to use insulin, ease muscle pain, regulate electrolytes, and relieve stress.5   According to the Universal Health Institute:   Although magnesium can be absorbed through the digestive tract, many foods, drugs and medical conditions can interfere with the effectiveness of this delivery method. Therefore, soaking in an Epsom Salt bath is one of the most effective means of making the magnesium your body needs readily available.   Epsom Salt also delivers sulfates, which medical research indicates are needed for the formation of brain tissue, joint proteins and the mucin proteins that line the walls of the digestive tract. Studies show that sulfates also stimulate the pancreas to generate digestive enzymes and help to detoxify the body’s residue of medicines and environmental contaminants. Studies indicate that sulfates are difficult to absorb from food, but are readily absorbed through the skin.   Plus when you get out your skin will be all exfoliated and soft. Actually, your whole being will feel exfoliated and soft. So much so that you might feel a bit disoriented and woozy for a while, but you’ll also feel really happy and at ease and you won’t much care.   Whatever your feelings are about floating, whether you think it’s for hippies or you’re worried about turning into a monkey-man a la Altered States, I would suggest letting go of that and giving it a try. I would suggest letting go altogether and experiencing what floating can do for both your mind and your body.   Tips: Cover any cuts you have on your body with Vaseline. Open skin doesn’t feel good when it comes in contact with the Epsom salt. You might have difficulty relaxing your neck on your first session. Bringing a small floatation device to tuck under your neck will help. You can use your arms to hold up your head, but then you don’t truly relax. Try not to have expectations of what your experience will be. Some people float for transcendental purposes, some just float to relax. You will enjoy it more if you let it be whatever it is for you, and know it might be different every time. Bring a brush if you have long hair. Trying to handle salt-soaked long hair after getting out of the tank isn’t the most fun. Don’t have anything scheduled following your float. You are going to be one mellow cat for at least a day or two. Plan on comfy clothes and long weekend of lounging.   Photos courtesy of Shutterstock. Topic:  Health & Medicine See more about: magnesium Becca Borawski Jenkins The post Float Therapy, It’s not just for Hippies and we have it here at EVIASPA appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Happy Valentines 2016/02/03/happy-valentines/ Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:55:53 +0000 Treat the one you LOVE to a Spa Day at EVIASPA!!! You’re Gonna Love Us!!! The post Happy Valentines appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Treat the one you LOVE to a Spa Day at EVIASPA!!! You’re Gonna Love Us!!! The post Happy Valentines appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Floating, yea it’s like that!! 2016/01/26/floating-yea-its-like-that/ Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:06:24 +0000 The post Floating, yea it’s like that!! appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> The post Floating, yea it’s like that!! appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> New look same suberb customer service. 2016/01/21/new-look-same-suberb-customer-service/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:52:02 +0000 The front may look some what different but the service is still 5 STAR inside. Come check us out today!!! The post New look same suberb customer service. appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> The front may look some what different but the service is still 5 STAR inside. Come check us out today!!! The post New look same suberb customer service. appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Coincidence 2016/01/20/coincidence/ Wed, 20 Jan 2016 01:44:54 +0000 So the New England Patriots are going to their 5th straight AFC Championship game this weekend against the Denver Bronco’s. Is it just a coincidence that they use float therapy for it’s many benefits and return each year just as good as the year before? Float therapy is not just for the athletes of the ... Read more The post Coincidence appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> So the New England Patriots are going to their 5th straight AFC Championship game this weekend against the Denver Bronco’s. Is it just a coincidence that they use float therapy for it’s many benefits and return each year just as good as the year before? Float therapy is not just for the athletes of the world, it can help us ordinary citizens in a variety of ways. Creative thinking, muscle fatigue, aches and pains, and detox to name a few. We here at EVIAFLOAT of EVIASPA use the exact same Float Pod as the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots and is it any wonder they are going for a chance to get two in a row. I am not a betting man, but I will go with the team that uses float therapy any day of the week. Just saying!! The post Coincidence appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Floating Benifits IV 2016/01/16/floating-benifits-iv/ Sat, 16 Jan 2016 21:24:01 +0000 Can’t sleep or stay asleep all night then this is for you!!! Overcome Insomnia by Floating Insomnia – floating will reduce stress and give your body a chance to sleep. Sleep is part of our natural life, and whilst still mysterious in some ways has obvious benefits experienced by us all. How sad therefore that ... Read more The post Floating Benifits IV appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Can’t sleep or stay asleep all night then this is for you!!! Overcome Insomnia by Floating Insomnia – floating will reduce stress and give your body a chance to sleep. Sleep is part of our natural life, and whilst still mysterious in some ways has obvious benefits experienced by us all. How sad therefore that our restorative sleep sometimes eludes us. There are thousands of reasons compounded from our individual experiences. However one stands out – stress. Stress has many meanings but in an unfair vicious circle, being deprived of sleep is itself a major stress. There is a solution. Floating in a float tank will release stress and allow you to sleep. The post Floating Benifits IV appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> Fibromyalgia Flotation Project 2016/01/08/fibromyalgia-flotation-project/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:56:52 +0000 EVIAFLOAT at EVIASPA is proud to announce that we are taking part in the Fibromyalgia Flotation Project. Do you suffer from fibromyalgia? If so please visit for more information and to start your therapy as soon as possible. We here at EVIASPA want to help alleviate your pain and if float therapy will help, ... Read more The post Fibromyalgia Flotation Project appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]> EVIAFLOAT at EVIASPA is proud to announce that we are taking part in the Fibromyalgia Flotation Project. Do you suffer from fibromyalgia? If so please visit for more information and to start your therapy as soon as possible. We here at EVIASPA want to help alleviate your pain and if float therapy will help, we are here to assist you. So don’t delay in getting the help we can offer you today. The post Fibromyalgia Flotation Project appeared first on Evia Spa. ]]>

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