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My iron has black stuff on the bottom and it keeps rubbing off on white clothes but it won't be wiped off. Any tips for getting it off and any idea why it's there in the first place?!

If you can, determine what is stuck.

If it is waxy, then heat your iron as hot as possible and iron newspaper until it is gone.

If it is an oil based sticky residue, use a soft rag and wipe with ammonia. Then rinse well with water.

If it is hard water deposits, use vinegar or something like CLR (Calcium and Lime Remover). Again make sure you rinse completly.

If (as is most likely) it is starch residue, then elbow grease and a good cleaner such as Simple Green, Top Job etc. will remove it.

After you have cleaned the sole of the iron, you should iron several pieces of waxed paper to coat the bottom and help it slide over clothing rather than dragging.

CAUTION: When cleaning your iron do not immerse it in water, use a rag and wipe it down.

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im neww to this so sorry in advance if somethinn is wrong...

buttt i was wondering if anyone knew how to looose weight.. i know its a dumb question but ive triedd almost everything. i try dieting but i eat everything anyway.. i think its because i dont think i have self control, and i tried not eating.. and that didntt last long and people started to catch on. ive never tried being belimeic*.. that scares me.. andd i have a bigg sweet tooth. i just cant stop.. im not over weight.. i just have alot of muscel, but i do want to get rid of everything elsee..
thankss for your help.. =]

if you only eat say, a chicken ceasar salad, a diet coke and water, you're body is gonna start buring even slower because it will think it's starving. If you want to lose weight you have to eat! You need to burn more calories than you take in. For example, when you have your chicken ceasar salad, get fat free dressing which will only have like 30 calories, compared to normal dressing which has about 100. That way you will have 70 more calories to use else where. It's easier to diet if you eat several small means over the span of the day, and don't eat after 7pm (or eat light) because your body starts to burn fat slower then. Drink LOTS of water, it helps cut back on cravings and is really good for your body. When you're get a craving for something but you don't want to eat, ice is always a good substitute, the chewing and swallowing motion makes your body feel like it's eating, and your body uses like 23 calories to heat the water you take in to body temperature. So the colder the water the better. Here's a website for you to go to...You put in the amount of minutes you do for each activity (EVEN SLEEPING!!!) and it tells you how many calories you have burned for that day. http://www.healthstatus.com/cbc.html
So say you slept for a full 8 hours that's 480 minutes...

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im 14/f and my friend is hooking me up with this guy and we've been talking online but no matter how much i try to get off the subject hes always like what will you let me do to you the 1st time we meet will you let me finger you n all that shit
and im like really uncomfertable because i never kiss a guy before and i feel like different
should i meet this guy or is he just using me for head

please help
ill rate 5 no matter what

I didn't even read what every one else wrote you but I'm sure there saying the same thing I'm about to say. He's just using you...or shall I say planning on it. Don't meet him. You deserve better than that. The first conversations you should be having with a boy is him wanting to get to know you, not wanting to know what you can do for him.

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so i want to loose some wait this summer (20-40 pounds) i am not over wait i just feel fat because i have big bones. i was wonder how long should i go to the gym everyday. i dont want to over do it. and usual i only eat twice a day is that health?

There is no such thing as having "big bones" making you appear more overweight. I say that because I saw someone wrote you and advised not working out cuz your bones will get bigger! By the time you are 25, the growing process will be complete. After this happens, there can be no more growth - the bones are as big as they will ever be. A healthy weight loss is 1-2 lbs. a week. The 1st step is to boost your metabolism, to do this you need to eat SEVERAL small meals a day. If your wanting to work on your stomach, stomach crunches are the best thing for that. When you feel a slight "burning" you'll know it's working. Running or a slow jog is good too. You asked in your question was only eating twice a day good..no it's not. Your body needs energy and when you only eat 1 or 2 times your body doesnt get all the energy it needs from that so it gets stored as fat. Kind of like a reserve. It's like your body saying, hey she aint giving us enough food to convert to energy so we'll just keep this here, and then it gets stored as fat. lol I know I broke that down like barney style but I asked my husband to help me answer this question because he is a Marine and has to do physical training all the time but of course, I get my answer in military lingo...so I broke it down the best way I knew how...Good Luck

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Hi everyone, I'd like to hear your perspective(this question is especially for girls but guys are welcome to answer too). My problem is that I feel disgustingly and frighteningly ugly. My own reflection upsets me when I look in the mirror, and I find the idea of sex really scary. I've tried it a couple of times, but the guys I've been with have been really greedy and impatient and made me feel even uglier. They kept on going on about how pretty other girls were, and I think they just wanted me because I'm so insecure. Has anyone else been through this , and come out all right the other end(e.g. in a happy relationship, or just happier with themselves). Some days I don't even want to leave the house, I feel I look so bad.
Thanks in advance(22/f BTW).

ok, I'll be turning 24 next month... I must say when I read what you wrote I was like awwwww, I really did feel so sad for you... I have been there. And am proud to say that I changed my life around, am married to the love of my life and couldn't be happier and no, im not a size 2 either... size 16 to be exact, and now when I look at the mirror, I loveeee what is looking back at me and NO ONE could ever take that away from me again. Only you can change the way your life is right now, no sitting around waiting for it to get better, cuz it never will. 90% of the problem your having is all in your head and that wont change until you think differently. So here's my advice to you... If you don't like the way you look, change something about your apperance that you think will make you look even more pretty even if it's changing your toe-nail polish...something that minor. Start wearing make-up, part your hair a different way... Don't stand in front of mirror anymore and say im so ugly, feeling sorry 4 ur self. take a shower get all pretty-d up and right before you leave the house take a quick glance in the mirror, smile and be confident at that beautiful face lookin back at you. another thing, having sex with a guy and then him tellin you about how these other girls are prettier...that's a big NO all he wants to do is lower your self-esteem enough so that maybe you'll keep having sex with him because he is a loser. If all these other girls were so much better than you why aint he with them? see what I'm sayin... You deserve to be with a man that can treat you the way your supposed to be treated and you can't find him if your waisting your time on these losers that are as you say greedy and impatient and sooooooooooo not even worth YOUR time. My e-mail is lost_carolina@yahoo.com would love to talk to you again. I hate to see someone suffer the way you are now... Cross over onto my side, where you can wake up, look in the mirror and love what you see looking back at you, where you can wake up in the middle of the night and your man is right there holding you, being confident, loving the person that you are, and most importantly...being happy to be alive.

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My mum told me I'm fat today and I know I am but the way she said it made me feel like I should be anerexic.

She was petit in high school and when she had me she was still relly small. When she had my brother she got ffat but I feel alot of pressure to be thin. This summer I want to go gym like everyday but I don't know how to lay off me...she really bothers me abut my weigh and I will lose it...but in time!!!!!

She makes me feel bad...she actually makes me want to eat!!

Your mom should not make you feel like you have to "compete" with the way she looked back in the day. You are your OWN person with your own likes, dislikes, feelings and wants. The next time she says your fat! Say, Mom uhhh I think you need to look in the mirror!!!!!!! and if she gets mad at you or whatever say well how do u think it makes me feel when you say that shit (crap) to me? Don't take what she is saying to you to heart, as teenagers yall are already pushed enough by magazines, billboards, t.v. and friends into thinking that you can only be beautiful if your a size 2.. and that is NOT true. Real women have curves! and as soon as you except yourself for the beatiful person that you are when someone makes a negative comment, you'll know exactly where to tell them to shove it!!

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wat r som synonyms for the word 'said'? im writing a narrative piece for LA class n im really stupid with this stuf. i have:

remarked
replied
said
asked

and that is it. i checked the thesaurus on dictionary.com but it doesnt really help.

i appreciate it. kbyee

petitioned, remarked, talked, avouched, pleaded, reminded, taunted, avowed, dicated, hinted, described, hesitated, pointed out, repeated, insisted, insinuated, pontificated, reported, interrogated, prayed, replied, inquired, interjected, preached, reprimanded, drawled, intimated, proclaimed, requested, jested, pronounced, responded, elaborated, laugh, proposed, resumed, inferred, lamented, protested, retorted, lectured, proved, revealed, averted, lied, acknowledged, maintained, questioned, scoffed, mentioned, moaned, mimicked, quoted, snapped, addressed, muttered, adjured, sneered, sputtered, noted, narrated, disrupted, imparted, delivered, grinned, demanded.....

I could go on for days lol no not really but Hope this more than helps you!!!

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How do I cut holes in my jeans to look "natuaral"?

Take scissors and made a little cut, about the size of a dime, near the knee of ur pant leg, and one near the pocket on the front of ur jeans. Then pick the hole, so that the hole will fray!

You can take a cheese grater and on the side with the little holes grate small sections w/o ripping a whole completely.

Good Luck! I hope I've helped you!

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i already aproached one columnist to help me out with this one- but i need all the help i can get. to make a long story short, i need to know a place where i can get free prenatal care. my guardians have pretty mch given up on me and told me im on my own- so i need help guys- PLEASE! 5's for all answers- helpful or not.

Go to your local Health Department. If your under the age of 18 the state pays for EVERYTHING. My sister goes there to get birthcontrol and she has never had to pay a dime. http://local.yahoo.com/results?fr=iy-text-lcl-res&stx=health+dept at the top of the page type in your city, state and zip and that'll tell you where your local health department is.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/files/portal/medicalinfo/pregnancy/pub-pregnancy-prenatal.xml
toll-free 1-800-230-PLAN or 1-800-230-7526 to ask medical questions, or to schedule an appointment with the Planned Parenthood health center nearest you.

*ADDITIONAL* No, your parents or guardians do not have to be there with you. My sister started going at 16 right by her self.

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hey.....
2 days back i tried da home kit pregnancy test...and its come negative... wel da night before it i had alot of almond and dates(does dat have any affect over da result?) and i tried da test early in da morning at 5:50am.. early morning urine(is dat fine?)...and da very next day i got my chums...
well what i wanted to know is... should i take a test again.. and if yes..when should i take it(as in should i take it on da early morning urine itself) or anyother time of da day...plz do lemme know..
and plz do tell me if dates and almond had any affect on my result dat came negative.. i dont think so..but still wanted to clarify..
thanks for everything
waitin for ur replies.

The next day you got chums?? Dunno what that means... So the next day when you took the test again with early morning urine the test results where what? No dates & almonds will have no effect on how your test will come out, no food will affect the result.

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Hi
Thanks for your time.
I have Tinnitus and am always careful with medications. I have just had a flu vaccination and I see that it contains a minute amount of neomycin.
I know in its full antibiotic dosage this substance can be harmful but in the small amount in the vaccine can it harm my ears?
The Dr says know but wanted to double check for future reference and peace of mind.

Thanks so much for your help
PS Do you know a good website that lists drugs and harmful effects on Tinnitus?

What are the possible side effects of neomycin?
decreased hearing, ringing in the ears, or a feeling of fullness in the ears;
*hearing loss or loss of balance due to ear problems; You may not be able to take neomycin, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment if you have this condition.



The following list of DOs and DON'Ts can help lessen the severity of tinnitus:

Avoid exposure to loud sounds and noises.
Get your blood pressure checked. If it is high, get your doctor's help to control it.
Decrease your intake of salt. Salt impairs blood circulation.
Avoid stimulants such as coffee, tea, cola, and tobacco.
Exercise daily to improve your circulation.
Get adequate rest and avoid fatigue.
Stop worrying about the noise. Recognize your head noise as an annoyance and learn to ignore it as much as possible.


Information pulled off this site: http://health.yahoo.com/drug/d00312a1
Hope it helps~

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how can I set password on a file or folder in Windows XP?

Ok, I'ma going to assume this is what your talking about, if not lemme know and I'll try it again...lol. on your screen right click and a list of options should come up Arrange Icons by, Refresh, Undo Delete and so on, what your looking for is "New" click that and your first option that should come up is folder, once you click that it automatically goes on your screen along with your other yahoo messenger, internet explorer, other icons. you can label it what you want and just open the folder and save the password or whatever you wanted to be put in it.

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Is running a half a mile in 4 mins and 43 seconds fast regular or slow?

Here's something that you might find useful since I've noticed this question has been asked a couple times... The world record for a 1 mile run is: 3:43.13 Your height, weight and age have alot to do with answering your question as far as how fast or not fast your going but to me it sounds pretty average.

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Alright i`ve been taniing at the tanning bed..&& my little sister well isn`t old enough to go so she asked if i`d lay out at my grandma`s with her && i said yes.. Well my mom said i shouldn`t do that because my aunt did that && got burnt real bad && had scapes all on her chest.. So i want to know if this is a good or bad idea.. I mean my sister looks up to me && i said i`d do it.. But i don`t want to do anything dangerous.. But my mom might be makin it up i couldn`t tell if she was serious so please tell me ladies!!

I've been tanning for a while now and have never heard of or encounterd that whole getting scrapes on your chest thing? I tan, and also lay out and go to the beach and lay out. Once you have a base tan from a tanning salon, you laying out in the sun will only help you get darker..Of course you already know the side effects from tanning beds-pretty much the same as the uv rays from the sun, but besides that, your only "helping" your tan.

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I dont know how to match clothes so I usually wear baggy clothes.. because what I try to put together looks weird.
Is there any websites [pictures] that could give me a better idea?
I dont know what colors to match or what looks good.

Ok, Here's a complete outfit that's supercute and targeted for Summer '06
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4765298

paired with this bottom:

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4745225

Baggy shirts a essentially a No~No, they make you appear "fatter" than you really are and no girls wants that!
Big bottoms however, are in style, one's like these: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4745217
You said you didnt know what colors matched... Most colors will go good together except brown and black shouldn't be mixed. Stripes that go side~wayz are bad cuz the make you look WIDER. Stripes that go up & down make you appear taller so that's a good thing if your a shorty like me~
Take a night to completely go through your closet and get rid of clothes (or store them elsewhere) that no longer fit you. pair together for school what you think would be cute outfits (this gives you more time to hit the snooze button if your outfits already been picked out) then save the back of the closet for the clothes that your like HMM? love it? hate it? I dunno but I dont want to throw it away! those get to stay in the closet but pushed to the back! Hope I helped!!

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taking steriods causes you to gain weight.
but after you stop taking it do you loose the weight?

When your taking steriods the weight turns to muscle so when you stop taking them, after a while its bascally just turns to fat if you dont work out. Also I know you didnt ask this but I'm going to say it anyway incase you or someone you know is considering taking them...

Anabolic steroids cause many different types of problems. Less serious side effects include acne, oily hair, purple or red spots on the body, swelling of the legs and feet, and persistent bad breath. Some of the more serious or long-lasting side effects are:

premature balding
dizziness
mood swings, including anger, aggression, and depression
seeing or hearing things that aren't there (hallucinations)
extreme feelings of mistrust or fear (paranoia)
problems sleeping
nausea
vomiting
trembling
high blood pressure that can damage the heart or blood vessels over time
aching joints
greater chance of injuring muscles and tendons
jaundice or yellowing of the skin; liver damage
urinary problems
shortening of final adult height
increased risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and some types of cancer

Specific risks for guys include:

testicular shrinkage
pain when urinating
breast development
impotence (inability to get an erection)
sterility (inability to have children)

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Alright, Im going to preface this by saying, Im not your average asshole guy who thinks the world loves him, so temper your responses as if youre talking to someone who is reasonable and who approaches things with a relatively open mind.

So, Im in this relationship. One in a long line of similar ones, I have a tendancy to get into the serious kind, and my girlfriends tend to stick around for the better side of a year. My current and I are just about at the 18 month mark.

We have hit this point where I am comfy. I like talking to her, and having her around, and doing the cute little couple things,but I also like my space, and try to communicate that to her in a non hostile or not "get off my back" toned way. I try to just let her know gently when I need to just chill out and not be sitting on the couch with her in my lap.

But she, on the other hand, just cant seem to get enough. She wants me to hold her from the second I get home until the second I leave for work the next day, and generally suffocates me.

Now, Im pointing out what she does, but this behaviour has led to EVERY SINGLE BREAK UP Ive had in the last 8 years. 6 ltrs and a few month - 2 month beginnings. Girls hit this point where they want you around them 24/7, and excuse me if I like my partners to be _part_ of my life and not the entire focus of it.

So as I said, Im not an uncaring person. I cuddle after sex, I like laying together and watching a movie, I give her a massage nearly every night, but I dont want to be wrapped around ANYONE every second that Im not at work. I hate my job, and at times I enjoy going to get a respite from her. Its fucking ridiculous!

So, what the hell should I do? I mean, Im not going to say theres something wrong with me. Hell, I would say that Im more affectionate on a regular basis than the average guy I know, but I like a few hours a day to sit at the computer and play games, or to take a hot shower _alone_ or maybe, just maybe, fall asleep in a position thats comfortable to me, not that makes her feel like my teddy bear.

I cant figure it out. Are all girls like this? Or do I just have some wierd attraction to girls who do this and havent figured it out? I dont know. But its the reason I keep having to end relationships, and I like this girl, I dont want to break up with her because shes suffocating me.

Angry women responding saying Im a pig, or that I dont deserve her, or anything else of an un-thought out and abrasive nature will get a one and an angry riposte.

Being a girl I can honestly say I do understand what your saying and thank you for pointing out that you are a great guy to her and do want to be with her and not just wording your question like my girl is buggin' how do I get her away from me? lol know what I mean? Encourage her to do more things with her girlfriends!! Also when yall are spending time together is it discussing bills? watching tv? (something that take your attention away from her? she may not count that as "alone time") Go for long Sunday drives or actually sit down at the table for dinner together maybe this will give her the quality time she wants and she can start going out with her friends once in a while and give you more "me" time. I had to laugh when you wrote "maybe, just maybe, fall asleep in a position thats comfortable to me" I am so bad for trying to do that to my husband but I guess it's give and take and you have to know when to pick your battles.. He has has hot showers (90% of the time alone) and game playing time on the computer. If she still wants to suffocate you then it's time to have a talk with her. I cannot stress enough how important it will be to tell her how much you love her and want to be with her!! butttttt that you have a stressfull job and your with her every other minute that your not working and you just need time to "un-wind" ALONE. "Never make someone your everything, because when they leave, you've got nothing" I like to keep that quote in mind not saying that I think my husband would ever leave me for being clingy but it helps remind me that I am not just a wife but I am Kristen. Kinda like what you said about making them a H U G E part of your life but NOT the entire focus of it. Try explaining that to her also. Hope I helped...

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whats leading them on means? is that also means a player?

im from jamaica

leading him on means basically your leading him into thinking that you want more than you really want to give. Like say a guy likes you and wants to be with you and you like him too but nothing more than friends but you still flirt with him, your leading him on into thinking that you want to be with him too.

Player means a (usually male) individual skilled at sexual seduction.

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Obviously I know about intercourse but people have told me if you give a guy a blowjob, there's a slight chance you could get pregnant..

And how is it that his sperm is supposed to in-pregnate you if it's in your mouth? No it's not possible!!! And should you become pregnant from just giving a guy a blow job then you need to be on Ripley's Believe It Or Not!! The only thing you need to protect yourself from when giving a guy oral is STDs..

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What are some web-sites that I can go to to get cute quotes?

www.firehotquotes.com

Quotes about...

Away messages, Deep Thoughts, Flirty, Friendship,
Fun & Random, Girls Rock, Heartbreak, Insults,
Jokes, Love, Movie Quotes & New Quotes.

My Fav's I got off this site:
"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale."

"I may not get to see you as often as I'd like. I may not get to hold you in my arms every night. But no matter what I do, I know it's true, I'm in love with you."

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