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1.well how much trouble do you get in if you are caught downloading music online?

2.how much trouble do you get in if you falsely accuse someone for sexual harrassment? (link)
Downloading music:

I was concerned too about this, because i use Isohunt

my friend told me:

Its only considered illegal if YOU upload music onto the site. Downloading it is fine FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
I just hope the information is acurate.




False Accusation for Sexual Harrassment:

If the law and courts are involved? A LOT.

This is a serious offence to appoint upon someone and if lied about, it is also very serious.(as is anything if you are lying in court, or to anyone about a serious matter!)

I'm not sure what the particular situation is for you concerning this topic, however make sure the person who made false accusations is as far away from the "offender" as possible, convince them stop the lying immediatley if you know them personally, or collect evidence against it to prevent further complications if possible.

My sister's friend has been (privatley) accused by people she knows personallly (including myself and even my sister) of accusing her step father of sexual harrasment.
(because we have the vast knowledge that this girl lies ALOT)

As a result he cant see his kids independantly, and if he does its under supervision. Hes not even allowed to touch them.

This is just one of the awful consequences he is facing as a result from a liar. However, he remains "guilty" becuause the possible lying has not been reported.

Im just warning you how serious this could get if taken into the wrong hands, lied about, even exxagerated etc.

Im not a professioal haha, thats what i would do if i was in that position.

I hope this helped, (and good luck if you need it! haha)


Take care!
- Alex


Strange Question:
What does it mean when a cat winks at you? I was sitting in my room this morning, and then looked behind me and saw my cat. I was like "Where the hell did you come from?" and then she winked it me!

Anybody know what that signifies? I've Google searched it to no avail. (link)
WOW my cat does this!!

He just looks at me with eyes full of admiration..and winks..or blinks at me.

I do find it adorable...( i think he just wants to win me over so I'll wind up feeding him whenever he likes! haha)

He does this after hes woken up, if i let him in, if im stroking him...

I just think theyre loving looks toards you to be honest.
Cats can understand what youre saying to them technically..they understand the tone of words..but they dont understand WHAT youre SAYING haha.

i could be totally wrong about tall of this, but when my cat does this its normally if im speaking in a soft tone towards him, petting him or if ive just done something for him! haha

Is this the same for your cat?

-Alex


For starters, exactly how do I make a guy horny? (link)
Be yourself.

To most guys, they dont want an ACT of some sort. make sure you baheve normally, maybe tease and flrt a little ... it WILL work :)

putty.in.hands :)

have fun :)

-Alex


how do you make cleaning your room fun? (link)
Yes, definatley play music!

Dance ( and sing :) ) whilst dusting and you'll realise that you will be enjoying yourself...(as lame as that may sound! haha)!

Convince yourself that what you're doing is productive, and the results will be excellent!
Not to mention that your parents/guardian will be impressed!

..just make sure you tidy it all in one go!

I've recently discovered that I easily become distracted from tidying because I admire my clutter in various storage devices!

have fun! :)

- Alex


Hello my name is Rebecca Anne. I have a 7 month old daughter named Rylee. I'm 18 years old. So for the past few nights Rylee hasnt been sleeping well. Its like when I put her down she screams and if I pick her up she stops. But I cant hold her forever because adventually my arms get tired. Can someone give me some advice on what to do please? I'm desprate lol. (link)
I presume you've tried everything in order to make Rylee fall asleep :(


here are a few links to sites to get you started:

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070300.asp

heres one link for " 31 WAYS TO GET YOUR BABY TO GO TO SLEEP AND STAY ASLEEP EASIER"

another link for "8 INFANT SLEEP FACTS EVERY PARENT SHOULD KNOW"

"http://www.askdrsears.com/html/7/T070200.asp

and another one to show you what is expected of sleeping paterns and habbits for babies as they grow:

http://www.babycenter.com/baby-sleep-basics


all i typed into Google was "how to get babies to sleep" and it resulted in displaying heaps of sites that offer advice!

( seeing as Rylee is at an age where she can cope with baby activities, you may want to contemplate investing in a baby bouncer...a material seat with ropes made from elastic that attatches to door frames enabeling a baby to bounce freely [whilst suported]...whilst this is a form of baby entertainment it CAN make them tired..and so will make falling asleep easier :))

Good luck :)

- Alex


is it right to have a bf or a gf, and yet flirt just for a change (link)
Its not right..but its not wrong either.

Make sure it's innocent, nothing too heavy otherwise this could cause future problems in relationships.

Consider your morels. Is the flirting for all the right reasons?

Hope this helped.
Take care,
Alex.


A while ago something asked a question about flirting and a columnist responded with a website that had advice by category (answered by 1 girl) and a page with links to different flirting tips articles.

I tried searching for the question, and I tried googling the website to no avail. Please, does anyone remember? (link)
http://www.google.com/custom?q=Teenage+flirting+tips&sa=Search&client=pub-7633868334978438&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%233399FF%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23666666%3BVLC%3AFFFFFF%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3A000000%3BLBGC%3AFFFF00%3BALC%3AFFFFFF%3BLC%3AFFFFFF%3BT%3ACCCCCC%3BGFNT%3AFFFFFF%3BGIMP%3AFFFFFF%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en



thats a HUGE link but i typed it in and it worked :)

i went on this earlier..hopefully its the one youre after!!


sorry i didn't know what to put this under but, i have a problem with my makeup staying on for a long time. No matter what i do it just wont stay on for more than an hour unless i keep puttin it on, especially the eyeliner. Any tips on how to get the eyeliner to last longer atleast? (link)
It's fairly expensive..but it's a wonderful invention!

An American brand called "Models Prefer" make up..heard of that?

Their face Primer is AMAZING!

I really do reccomend it to you!

here's the website

http://www.modelsprefer.com

You may fnd some other products you like. i have a whole case FILL of Models Prefer make up , and the Primer itself costs £15 in the UK ( $22) but worked out a total bargain because the cae of make up cost no more than £35!


Not only is the make up frienly to skin, but it looks too fabulous for words!

You can purchace it on the website too!

QVC have them on regualarly over here, so it may be worth watching!

Have fun!
Alex


What are some good songs to encourage someone who has recently gone through a break up?

Not sad, "I want you back" type songs, but songs that help you get over that person.

Thank you! (link)
Kelly Clarkson - "Walk Away"
"Since U Been gone"

(basically implies get out of my life ) haha.

Paramore - "That's What You Get"

(Realising faults, how you can overcome it)

Christina Aguilera- " F U S S "

(Great song for realising you dont need "him")

Tracy Chapman - "Give Me One Reason "

Rascal Flatts - "I'm Moving On"

Carly Simon's classic- "You're So Vain

No Doubt "Don't Speak "

Sorry if you dont like them but ive just realised that this bad have LOADS haha!

Theory Of a Deadman: - "Confession"
- "Say Goodbye"
- "no surprise"
- "better off"


Nickelback- " Hole In the Head"

Evanescence -"call me when youre sober"

Alanis Morissette - " You oughta know"


a really good song by an unsigned american band called 3Against1 called "It's Over"
(myspace.com/3against1)



thats all i can think of right now!!

Hope these are ok :)

Alex


Anyone know the song that's playing in the following video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=z1TVWvsiteQ

it's important, please! (link)
Bryan adams originally sung this (and wrote this)
..can i just add...the song is at the beginning of the video!!

..and it made me cry :(


i'm a 22 year felmale and was very clingy to my exboyfriend and is the reason why we broke up.

what i want to know is why do people become clingy what causes this and how can you stop?

him and i still care for each other but i still show him that i am clingy and we both don't like the fact that i became like this. (link)
Im sorry to hear this.

I know EXACTLY where you're coming from.

To be honest, I felt I was clingy..and the only reason was because I was insecure due to HIS actions.

He basically controled me like a robot..and my first boyfriend was the same.

Unfortunatley he moulded me into this clingy monster, who WASNT the real me at ALL and all I could do was secretly blame him, whilst he PUBLICALLY blamed me.

I hope you were treated better and im not sure if these are the same cirumstances for you, however, it doesnt seem to me as if your ex reasoned with you (un-harshly), or tried to help you.

(maybe if he did you'd still be together :()

Please realise that you are able to control yourself, and you CAN gradually stop..once youve found the right person who doesnt make you feel clingy!

I think clingyness is a result from not being able to truest them, or feeling unloved in some form. I know this is true in my case!

You want to show him youre not clingy?

If he calls you...dont pick up first time.

Wait for him to call. If he hasnt called you back 3 hours later, YOU call ( whenever you like)casually apologise, saying you were busy and didnt realise he rang.

If he texts, emails you..or contacts you in any form (APART FROM SPEECH!) Then delay your reply.
(MORE THAN 10 MONUTES!! haha)

Unless he urgently needs you... you can be as lazy as you like replying, even though i know it's tempting to tet him back, myspace him back or whatever IMMEDIATLEY!

You'll just have to resist temptaion, reassuring yourself that its for the best :(

Dont have a hostile tone towards him if you want to maintain the peace, just explain that youve got alot going on blah blah..and if he doesnt seem to like it ( he wont come out and say it..unless youre ex is a rude as mine :)) but if he doesnt like it..you know its working.

If youre on a really good friends basis, then suggest to meet up in a week or so ( if you know he wont object).
The reason to meet up a while away is to show youre not desperate to see him but to show that you still care.

If he blows you off, just say it doesnt mattter and youll keep the original plans to go with your friend, but thought he may like shotgun or something.

However, if HE is the one saying, "can't we see eachother sooner?" then let him have what he wants...BUT if he says "Wednesday?" say..."uhh..no ...thursday :)"


Then you have control..which is the thing you lacked in your relationship.

I really wish you luck, being able to relate with this on so many levels.

Update me if you need more help or anything!

Take care,
Alex


14/f
i have a question on the rules of cheating.

okay well i had this boyfriend and we had gotten into a fight because he was playing witha girls hair and hands infront of me. i asked him why he did that and he gave me the "rules". he said what he did was being "friendly", kissing is "innocent" flirting and sex is the only thing considered to be cheating. i told him that those rules only apply to him. i told him what he did was flirting (innocent i don't know intentional? yes).kissing is where the cheating starts and the only he got right was that sex was cheating too. would you agree with me or not and why.

please and thank you! =]] (link)
Right.

Cheating is cheating. simple as.

I class cheating as being unfaithfl in any form.

you decide out of the below what YOU would class as cheating:

Texting suggestive messages to eachother, or in email form , myspace comments or whatever...

Seeing another person behind one's back (especially if guilt striken)

Heavy flirting

Holding hands

Kissing on the lips (and KNOWING it means something)

Making out

Groping ( of gentitals or breats), touching, or...uh."USE" of sexual organs, including foreplay, oral sex, intercourse.

As you can see the last section is the worst kind of cheating.


Things like going out AS JUST FRIENDS, staring at a "hot" girl, hugging, kissing on the cheek, friendly texts and messing about implying inuendo may not amuse you, and youll probably pretty much hate it..but it doesnt class as cheating.

However, there IS huge difference between innocence and intentional.

You may think its intentional when its innocent or vice versa.

you need to tell him what YOU think is cheating and ask him if he agrees. If he doesnt, ask him why.

Kising is worse than flirting, so i dont know wht he was on about there!

The hair thing would tick me right off..and the hands would probably cause me not to talk to him. However, i consider myself fairly jealous because im insecure over things such as this.

I'm Not sure if youre the same but you do seem concerned.

Personally, i would agree with you. kissing is cheating. it only gets worse from there.

you may be young, but it's best to educate him about the REAL RULES of cheating before he gets older, and where cheating could become far more serious.

I hope this helped!

Good Luck and take care
Alex.



ok so i can have sex....but i have never actually kissed a guy and i have waited so long that now i am terrified to do this...any tips for this ??? like i dont even know how to make out (link)
I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, its not meant to be in any way..but it seems to me as if something DRASTICALLY wrong has happened.

you MAY have left out some detail but im under the impression youve had sex, and you've never kissed a guy.

I can't understand how that works :S


...how can you have sex and NOT have kissed someone?

It sounds as if you didnt have emotional sex (which is the whole point of "making love" )..you just had...sex (with no meaning).

Have you not kissed a guy because you didnt like them, or you didnt have a chance( ?!), or for some other reason?

I think you need to choose your choice of guys very carefully from now on because it seems to me that youve been used :(

If there is no emotional act, before , during and after sex..then it couldnt have meant anything to HIM...(or you?).

I dont know how old you are, but it does sound as if youre confused and so have had sex under false circumstances.

when you say "KISSED" do you mean youve never even had a peck on the lips? Because that does count as a kiss..it just doesnt qualify as making out haha.

When the time does come for you to have your first kiss, do your best to relax. you dont need to KNOW how to make out. It DOES come naturally.
When youre used to it, you'll be fine.

Do what you wish, but consider my advice to not sleep with anyone until you KNOW youre emotionally ready, COMFORTABLE with them and in love (or have some sort of feelings for them, KNOWING they are mutual!)

I hope this has widened your eyes a bit.
If you dont take action now, it will become far more difficult to stop :(

Good Luck!

Alex


Whats some good christain worship songs ?? (link)
Check out Stellar Kart.

They have an awesome song called "Me and Jesus". they're a christian rock band.

I hope you like them :)

Take care,
Alex


Where is this from?
"dead in her mind,cold too the bone,she opened her eyes an relized she was alone" (link)
ok..i googoed that and it came up with a poetry websites that lets you post your own poems.

One person wrote this:

" Dead in her mind, and cold to the bone,
She opened her eyes,
And saw she was alone.
She put her hands over her face and silently screamed,
Then closed her eyes, and began to dream.
She dreamt of his face, his touch and his smile.
Then realized her made life worthwhile.
Without him she was alone and scared.
The world was lifeless and nobody cared.
A part of her was missing,
Just like it must die.
So she walks alone in the rain,
So nobody can see her cry."


Is this what you were looking for?

Here's the link:
http://www.wittyprofiles.com/poems/47


18 Male

Hi there is this one girl that I really like. I mean we talk and stuff and usually play sports together. She is really competitive and so am I so we basically take it out on each other. Like I said I really care about her but the problem is she doesn't just flirt with me she acts like a playerette and messes with like every guy. Any tips to give me the competitive edge and also what are some good date ideas for the two of us. (link)
Hows it going? :)

If you play a game with her..dont let her win. this will make her happier she beat you :P

Then if YOU beat her...dont BRAG but tease her about it..and say that youll have to have a rematch sometime so you can kick her ass..or she could ATTEMPT to kick yours.

..or alternatively if she still beats you without you letting her (haha) then still insist on a rematch and say that you wont let her kick your ass again and youll attampt to kick hers ( and dont give up until you win!) :)

If she's easily offeded dont sound rude when you say it..just try to laugh or say it with a smile on your face!

Right,,the messing around with guys bit..I THINK is to get you wound up and concerned ..and it looks like its worked :(

if she does this INFRONT of you..after you telling her you like her..she must feel SOMETHING back.

If not and she is doing this as a nasty act I'd rethink about the girl.

However, if shes continuing to play sports or games with you..i doubt that alot :)


i dont know what you do play but it could be as simple as going to the park together and secretly taking a rugby ball and ask her if she wants a match and plunge into a game.


if you hit it off, suggest that you two should take a night off being competitive , or take a night off "you beating me" and go to the movies where the only thing thats ok for her to win is her choice of movie!


In the meanwhile, if youre concerned about other guys, try to engage her in converstation (with substance), catch her eye and smile randomly, try to make her laugh :). Hopefully this sould makke you seem more interesting than the others, and youll be ahead in the game!

Compliments are where it's at if you know she'll apprriciate them. comment on what shes wearing,ask her if shes done something different to her appearence, then continue to respond (if she asks why) with something like " oh i dunno then, its just..you seem to have more of a glow today than usual :)"

try not to sound corny when you say it.say it casually (casual as in if you were re-assuring you mum her new haorcut is fine lol) ..but smile when you say it! :)

I wish you luck, keep me updated!

after all, I'm here to help!

Alex :)


I have been crushing on this guy for a few years and every1 would b like ewwww gross u like him. But now every1 is falling all over him and he's the most liked guy in school

I wanna let him kno i like him, but i don't want it to be like every1 else.....do you know of a suddle way of telling a guy you like him? (link)
I know EXACTLY where youre coming from on this one.

Im in a similar situation myself :)

well to be honest ..if youve liked him for this long, you MUST see him for who he really is unlike everybody else. It seems to me this guy has recently had an outburst of "man" about him and so girls are noticing this more grown up guy.

Now obviously, due to this ,its stating to show on the outside and girls like him for what he LOOKS like.

Be friendly, chatty, act NORMAL around him.
Maybe create some inside jokes.
If this is a friend, i would just see what happens because chances are that there may be the possibility of him liking you too.

(im speaking from experience on this one :))

touch his arm lightly when in conversation ESPECIALLY if he makes you laugh...or you could say: *gasp and touch his arm* "I have to get to my lesson now buuut...ill..see you later!" smilem then walk away.( unless he offers to walk you then take the offer damnit!)

when in converstation, engage eye contact. or if youre in the same room..face his way but look elsewhere and glance over every so often to check if hes looking..which if he is you should smile!

laugh at his jokes. guys LOVE that.

these ARE typical girlie giveaways to indicate you like him.

..flipping your hair is a bit cliche so just twiddle a few strands every now and again whilst talking to him ..or if he's in the same room.

you really need to be interesting when you do talk to him. Make sure your converstations have substance. For example, don't ask him what he thinks of your new top, or if your bag would look better in a different colour. This will make you seem as if you are materialistic and not an interesting person!!

Ask him what he got upto at the weekend, or what music he's into at the moment .if a question leasds on to a discussion rather than a "yeah it was aa good weekend thanks ... see.. ya!" ,thats a good sign! ( you should try to keep this up so that eventually you could ask him out with you and a few friends and see what happens!)

Keep me updated! and GOOD LUCK!!

Alex :)


All he does is sit around and watch cartoons all day. Why wont he go out and make some money.
I say if he is old enough to carry a shovel he should.
He also sucks in school, I think he ll drop out from kindergarden. (link)
This question is VERY strange. If this is a fake post, then ive just wasted 15 minutes of my life trying to come up with a soloution to help you..which is ,after all, the reason you should be posting this..NOT to waste our time when we could be helping out another person.

Apologies if this ISNT fake...
In which case ignore all the above and read :)

This is my soloution:


Your son is in Kindergarten?!

That makes him no older than 8 right?
Shouldnt he be ENJOYING his childhood?...Once he graduates he will be in a career for DECADES. which is...until hes about 75. thats a long time!
...and as im sure youre aware if you are in a full time career..work is stressful, life dominating to a certain degree and is meant for poeple who can cope with such things...NOT for a child in kindergarten ! :(

Why do you feel your son of a presumably very young age needs to earn money when, quite frankly he has no use for it?

you are the one who provides him with life's essentials...by putting a roof over his head, loving him, feeding him and clothing him also.

i dont mean to sound rude in any shape or form, i just cant understand why you're expecting your son of a very young age to get a job instead of doing what small kids are meant to do...which is watching cartoons!
Maybe you could encourage him to carry out a more acedemic altenative such as reading..or taking up a hobby like swimming, join a baseball team or whatever.

Saying your son "sucks" in school is not a positive approach to take..especially with him being in kindergatrten. if you reveal your negative attitude, or worse TELL him that he sucks, your son will be very miserable throughout his school years because he has aknwleged that his own mother things he's useless.

This is where you can help and prevent this. if you feel he's less capable than other students, or not at a level a boy of his age should have reached by now ,maybe you ought to sit down with him and go though a learning pack that you are able to purchase at Walmart, a Mall or elsewhere. they have a vast variety of books based on education...and the themed ones such as Dr Zeuse's books are fantastic for children as they make learning fun.

Living in the 21st century is an advantage for children due to the internet and improving technology to help them learn. the amount of education material on the internet is insane!

Search for a website which is child friendly and educational simultaniously.

Hopefully you should see an improvement in 6 months, If they hold him back in Kindergarten, its not a big deal. hundereds of kids each year are held back in schools across the country!

Dont make the elarning seem like a chore by FORCING him to do this every night for hours on end if you choose to take my adivce. make it a fun experience and dont make him do more than he wants to do...because he could easily get fed up with it and then no effect would have ben gained.

please support your son, even if he doesnt meet your expectations. He has his whole life ahead of him, and he needs a mother to stand by his side along the way!

i wish you luck.
- Alex


I need alternativeish songs to play at a middle school dance.
We usually have just rap and hiphop, but we're having one where we don't play any of that.
What are some good dancing songs?
I've thought of

Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
Rollover DJ - Jet
For the Girl - The Fratellis

Help??? (link)
Lat year the school let the students decide which music they wanted to play. They put up a board and let people make up their own minds by letting them write their choices on it.

maybe you could have a suggestion box in which people can insert their ideas annonymously to prevent the critisizing of others.
What tended to happpen was that if a music genre wasnt liked for example, Rock, all of the people who hated Rock music would scrbble it out and write insullts next to the choice of song or band.

So, in doing this annonyously and having a variety would satusfy everyone at SOME point throughout the night and would prevent alot of squabbling beforehand :)

Good luck, hope it all goes well!

-Alex


My boyfriend and I have been together a little over three months. For his birthday, all he asked me for was the biggest best most amazing kiss ever. I've kissed a lot of guys, but its always been like a little peck. Now I promised him this big amazing kiss, so how do I pull it off? haha. ANYTHING can help. Thanks. (link)
Dont try too hard, because that will ruin the kiss for YOU!

Realise how much you mean to eachother.

It wont make feel you have to "be better" at it..this type of kiss will come naturally, trust me :)

Don't see it as "snogging", or "making out" or "frenching", simply gently kiss him meaningfully and naturally.


It's the best sort of kiss :)

You'll find this non-pressuring :)

Good Luck!

- Alex




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