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Q: All I can remember is that at the ending of this country song the son and father meet up and are standing beside a car..
maybe oklahoma by billy gilman?

Q: I really really want to do some type of summer program this summer. I'm hoping to study abroad, maybe to the UK (or anywhere, really, there's just the issue of not being able to speak anything but english and a little spanish)

I know that this is a stupid question, but are there any legitimate programs that I could get a full scholarship for? My family literally has no money to put into this, and I don't have the heart to ask for it. I can raise spending money on my own.

does anyone know of anything? Please! I want to get away so badly this summer, and I love to learn about cultures and stuff.
last year I went abroad for a semester with AFS it was AWESOME. I went to Costa Rica, I really connected with the place. Now I am a volunteer for the program, and I still am in contact with all my friends there. look up afs.org and everything you need will be on the site. They do give full scholarships for various reasons, and also financial aide. They have programs that range from short summer trips to full acedemic years abroad. Feel free to ask me any questions.

Q: I know, I know, its like, 5 months away, but I have to be early about EVERYTHING! Okay, I'm going shopping, for my dress within the first two weeks of January; I have a pretty good idea on what I'm getting already. It's not my prom, its my boyfriends, however, I want a small tiara. Nothing huge or fancy. I know he wouldn't care, and I'm not even going to let him lay eyes on the dress until the day he picks me up for prom. What I'm asking, is for a cute small but not outrageously tacky, tiara. Links would be wonderful!
Thanks & Happy Holidays!
these are really cute
http://www.tiaratown.com/floral.html

and here is a bigger selection:
http://www.stumpsprom.com/catalog.cfm?cat=18283

target: http://www.target.com/gp/search/192-3062342-1473950?field-keywords=tiara&url=index%3Dtarget&ref=sr_bx_1_1&x=0&y=0

jc penney
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/SearchDepartment.aspx?SearchString=tiaras&submit+search.x=0&submit+search.y=0&JSEnabled=false&mscssid=6b7b4c288d48c417ba699d637d4498ddfxMnVNoVzaGoxMnVNoVzaGW200B64113D32367C32A283B9EA92949CC9710836207&cmResetCat=true&hdnOnGo=true

pretty!!
http://www.rhinestonejewelry.com/tiarupto2who1.html

anyways, search on google also, there are more out there than you think!

Hope i helped!

Q: how do you do this?
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2058/2285437518_55829b2457.jpg?v=0
I'm pretty sure to make the actual heart it is like a light stick or flashlight/led type thing and then you set the shutter speed really slow on the camera, then move the light in a heart shape over and over while someone takes the picture.

Q: 15/f
Ever since about 1 week ago, i never really worried about the size of my stomach because i am skinny and have a very high metabolism rate. But lately, i have noticed my stomach is getting bigger and i don't like it at all. It is getting a little "Pouch" in the front. I hate it. After i eat, it gets so big and it looks like im pregnant or something. I don't know how to stop it. And after i eat, when it gets big, it stays like that for the rest of the day. I weigh 122 and i am 5'6 and a half or 5'7. I used to weigh between 112-115. Now, i am lucky just to get to 118. Ever since i have noticed it, i have been smaller portions of stuff but that's about it. My mom won't buy me the weight loss things because she says i don't need it. I also get on the treadmill every other day and i do crunches. What do i do? How do i get back to my old self? Any advice on this subject is needed! Thanks!
No offense, but after eating a meal you wouldn't expect your stomach to get smaller would you? That happens to everybody. The only way to make that "pouch" go away is to poop. Just as long as you are eating healthy and staying active, you shouldn't worry about that at 15 years old.

Q: Okay so im 18/F and i have canker sores. 2 on my tounge, and ones on the inside of my bottom lip. Ive gotten these types of thinks my whole life, and i know there a virus. But today i woke up, and i have one on the top back of my throat. Its really bothering me and it hurts to speak or swallow. I dont know if its the same thing as what i have on my tounge, but i would like to get rid of it fast. I dont want to have these sores when i go home to visit my family on Sunday. Is there anyone who can tell me why there would be on my throat like that, and how to get rid of it please?

Thanks!
finally found someone like me : ). Yep, I've gotten canker sores my WHOLE life too. Luckily, in the last few months they have slowed down a little bit. Here's what I did.
1) started drinking bottled water, limited tap water.
2) stopped eating candies with lots of color dyes in them (eg m&m's, skittles, etc)
3) pretzels (they have a unique type of yeast in them that has been known to cause canker sores)
4) some vitamins- zinc, regular centrum, vitamin c, and acidopholis)
5) salt water rinse (I know it hurts, but it really does soothe the pain.)

and when they get REALLY bad (like one time I had 8 in my mouth at once) I get a numbing mouthwash from my dentist.

I am not sure which one of these things is working for me, but I really would rather not experiment. I'm just so happy to not have any more sores!

I hope one of these things works for you like they did for me... although there are sooooo many causes of canker sores out there

good luck

Q: okay so in december i'm finally hanging out with this kid who i've wnated to see FOREVER. he is 5 years older then me. (im 14) and he is very popular in my town, so one time hanging out with him, i'll be so popular. and on top of that hes the cutest guy i've ever seen. while me him my 3 good friends are goin to his friends house to burn but anyways now im gross. im ball and hairs a mess and just yuck. i plan on loosing weight, not that i need to just to tone up, then go tanning, get my belly tongue & nose peirced, nails & toes done, new hot clothes, teeth whitend, and TRY and gethair extentions. i dont know where to get them? i love in a suburb in MASS. near salemish. my hair looks like this now. http://z.hubpages.com/u/67398_f260.jpg .. i want it too look like this .. http://www.patricscolorroom.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Hair_Extension_Home_Page_After_SBS_900.JPG .. but not that color or curled. is there any place in MA that is CHEAP & looks good?! PLEASE HELP. and
Okay i'm going to give you the lecture even though you probably don't want to hear it. Probably around 99 percent of the time, at your age, a guy that is 5 years older than you is either trying to use you or take advantage of you. Not to mention it's illegal for you guys to actually "do anything" in a lot of places; which again, at his age, would be what he wants to do. Now if you were, say, 18, and he was 23 that would be a lot better because you have both fully matured.

Sorry, I have to say that because it's the truth even though I know you don't wanna hear it. Go to a ritzy mall and they should have everything; teeth, nails, clothes, piercings (think hard before you do that) and hair.

Also, you should not USE guys for popularity. Bad idea.

Q: What kind of activities are there in Kenya, Africa? Any time is good. Need prices in american money, though! (:
Also, what would you recommend for lodging/prices?
http://www.go2africa.com/kenya/tours?c=182

Just to let you know, next time you can just google it.

Hope I helped!

Q: well i know its pretty early to be thinking about this but i'm gonna be making end of the year shirts. i'm in 8th grade.
so for like leaving middle school.
what are some cute saying to go on themmm?
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
=Dr. Seuss

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
-Ralph Marston

and my personal favorite...
If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.
-Milton Berle

Q: Ok well one day my friend was sick so she texted me, asking me if I could get her work and notes from the two classes we have together. I did, and since than, she's been sick a lot (but that's due to the weather change turning to winter). The last 3 days that she's missed, she was actually skipping which i don't understand since she's a 91% average student. Photocopying is 10 cents per page and i have spent $2.60 on her so FAR, which is saying a lot.

Again, she's a 91% average student. And i have to photo copy her notes because the one note that I lent her to copy, she lost it! I can't loose notes when there's a quiz or test coming around so I have to photo copy them at school and give it to her sister to take home and give it to her.
Should I continue to give her notes since she is my friend and that's what a friend does, or not?
You have four options here:

1. Tell her that she needs to be more responsible and come to school and not skip (although if you want to stay her friend DO take notes for her on the days that she is REALLY sick.)

2. Tell her that you can photocopy the notes but she needs to pay for them.

3.Don't do anything; keep on giving her notes...

4. Or if you would like to go the extra mile to teach her about responsibility, just make a seperate page of really bad notes and copy them for her and give those to her, so that way if she wants to keep that 91 avg she has to come to school. Just keep a better set of notes for yourself : )

Anyways If she's a good friend I dont think she would stop the friendhsip for any of these reasons, and if she does she is not worth being friends with.

Hope I helped!!

Q: Everytime i have to present a project, im always like oh no my face is going to get red! When i stand infront of my classmates im ok, but then when i start reading something or explaining something, i start to get all hot and feel my face burn. And its really annoying. Im not embarrassed at all! I dont get why this happens. i would really like it to stop. any help? thanx
that's funny because I used to do the same thing, my face would get soooo red. First of all,if you have fair complexion youre going to get a little red. Actually, most people do but if you have a darker skin tone you dont see it as well. But I used to do the same exact thing, until I went to a new school and at this new school like my WHOLE class was my friend, and when I would get done speaking they would all laugh out loud and say "you were SOO red!" So finally, I just laughed with them, and said "yeah i always do" and when I finally accepted the fact that I was going to blush and didn't get self conscious of it, it finally stopped. I think maybe the reason you blush is because you know you are blushing, if that makes sense.

Anyways, hope I helped!!!

Q: What happens if I accidentally swallow phlegms and muscus because I couldn't spit them out?
nothing, but if you swallow alot then you will feel kinda sick, and worst case is you will throw up

Q: hiow do you you know when you love somone
Thats funny that I just read this question cuz a few minutes ago I was just thinking about how unique and distinct and great and terrible it feels when you are in love. I dont know if it feels the same for everyone, but for me when I fell in love the first and only time, I would go to bed feeling like my stomach was in knots and I was going to throw up, although it shouldn't actually make you sick, but it's a very very distinct feeling when you can't think about anything else but HOW MUCH you like him/her. Like everyone else said: Trust me, you will know when you are in love.

Q: Does anyone know any legitimate websites/companies that are for typists? I need an at home part time job to supplement my income.
Medical transcription would be something to look into. I watched my mom do it all growing up. It's just a part time job, and I loved to sit and watch her do it because we got to see behind all the doctor patient confidentiality stuff, not that THAT has anything to do with taking the job. But my mom got paid pretty well, and with the hospital she worked with, it wasn't to hard of work. It's basically working on your own hours, as long as you get the job done on time. Hope that helped!

Q: I have two questions.

1. I want to buy the biggest ant farm available. However, I don't want one with the "farm" out line thing on the top. Where can you buy the biggest one. Even one that connects with other ones will work.

2. Where can you buy a queen. I am not going to go out in my yard and search for a queen ant. I just want to buy her and have her shipped to me. To put in my GIANT, HUGE, COLOSSAL Ant Farm.
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I know this all sounds crazy, but I am determined to do it. Thanks in advance for you help.
I don't know where you live, but it is illegal in the U.S. to order them. haha who made the law for that, i don't know. But maybe you could go to a foreign country where it is legal, order her, smuggle her through customs, all while managing to keep her alive. Or you could go dig her up in your back yard. here is a link for directions on how to find her. http://www.antcam.com/info/faq/1.1.html

Anyways, as for the ant farm...
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754575&cp&kw=antworks&origkw=ant+farm&sr=1

and here are some "professional" ant farms.
http://www.antcam.com/products/antfarm.html

Hope this helped!
p.s. This is a very weird post, but i'm hoping you have some rational reasoning behind it. : )

Q: where are the dangerous parts of ny?
Are you talking about the City? In NYC, I dont know about the rest of the state, but here is an excerpt from SuperMario on a forum I found,

"Manhattan: East Harlem, Central Harlem, West Harlem, Inwood, Washington Heights, LES projects

Basically the whole Uptown area of Manhattan is the ghetto. The projects in the LES aswell.

Brooklyn: Bedford Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East NY, Flastbush, East Flatbush, Bushwick, Crown Heights

Brooklyn north is mostly slums.

Queens: Far Rockaway, Southside Jamaica, Queensbridge projects

Most of Queens is nice. The above two neighborhoods along with the Queensbridge projects stick out like sore thumbs.

Bronx: Mott Haven, Melrose, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Soundview, Highbridge, Tremont, East Tremont, Morris Heights, University Heights, Fordham, Fordham-Bedford, Wakefield, North Bronx projects, Castle Hill Projects

I've said enough on the Bronx.

Staten Island: Dont know too much.

Basically the above areas are the ghettos in the respective boroughs. That doesn't mean that they cant be resided in, just that they're undesirable. Some are really bad though."

Q: my hair has been falling out a lot lately. i'll be washing my hair and like 10 hairs will be on my hands. my hair never used to fall out so much but my eye lashes have been falling out a lot too. which they never really have before. any ideas what is happening or how to fix it? thanks!
There are many reasons why your hair might be falling out. 1) being sick with some illnesses (even the cold or flu) can cause hair loss in some people. If you are sick right now, wait until you get better and see if the hair problem is resolved. 2) Certain medications can cause slight hair loss. Research any medications that you are on currently to for side effects of hair loss. 3) Alopecia Areata, it is a skin disease that causes hair loss, and you should see your doctor if you think you have this. 4) Poor nutrition. Try adding more proteing and/or iron into your diet. 5) Styling/hair products. Some styling products in your hair can damage it and cause it to fall out. Try taking or substituting these products. Hope I helped!!

Q: ok boy boyfriend has a little sister , shes 6 ;
ok just now shes starting to sleep in her rom which is across from her brother [ boyfriend ] & she usualy sleeps with her mom and dad . But now sence she " says " she sleeps in her bed , she always gos to justins room and he lets her , he lets her stay up late and he holds her and everything . But i dont think he should keep doing it because he's going to mess her sleeping up for school and everything & he shouldnt baby her like he does because she's going to get use to it & how is she going to learn to sleep in her 0WN bed if she always crys and sleeps with justin ?


am i right or am i wrong ? beacuse he gets mad when i say he shouldnt do that .

thanks
It kind of depends on how well you know him. If you two are older and are close to each other's families, then it would be okay to either gently talk to him and maybe to get him to talk to her and start "cuddling" a little earlier so that she has time to go back to bed in her own room. Or, if you personally know his sister, then you could talk to her yourself and/or lay with her in her room, tell her a story, or whatever to make her feel safe. ON the other hand, if you do not know the family well, then it really isn't a place for you to step in. Either way, she will mostly likely grow out of it. Hope I helped!

Q: How much do collegers really party? Or drink? Or do drugs? Or participate in lewd activities? Honestly.
It all depends on the person. If they enjoy partying and drinking, there are definitely resources out there to do that. If they don't like to do stuff like that, you aren't forced to or anything. So if you like to party and drink and do drugs, you can. But if you don't enjoy doing things like that, you certainly don't have to. I know people in college who drink and party, and I know people who just like to sit in their dorm, study, and hang out with friends. There are also parties and stuff that don't contain drinking or drugs. Hope I helped!! Ace

Q: 17/F
I'm looking for an out-of-this-world camera. I have a Canon PowerShot SD630. Its a really nice camera, 12x zoom, 6.0 mega pixels, huge screen. Its great for a casual camera.
Howeverrrr, I'm looking for an awesome digital professional camera. One of those Nikon or Canon ones that range from $800-1200. I want a crystal clear photo in almost any light situation. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
My dad is a proffesional photographer.

this is the camera he has -
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=138&modelid=7246

and this is his website with all of his pictures on it.
www.iantracy.com

his pictures are all very clear, the website actually blurs them a little. hope i helped!!

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