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I am going to a wedding at 11am this Saturday. I am worried the outfit I picked out is more for an evening wedding. Can I get some opinions?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000CEEPMS.16._SCLZZZZZZZ_SS384_.jpg

I am wearing this top with cream dress slacks and black heals. The cream 'belt' ties in a bow in the back.

Is this appropriate attire for a morning wedding?

The top from the image looks fairly casual. It might be too casual even for a morning wedding, and evening weddings are usually more formal.

Check the invitation. If it says "casual", "dress casual", or even "cocktail attire" (although if that's the case I'd recommend something more formal) then it's OK. If it's "semiformal" or "formal" then you should be wearing a dress.
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I've been losing alot of hair lately, mainly when I take a shower/bath there is a large amount of hair on top of the drain and when ever I run my hand though my hair there is always a few strands.
so I was wondering if its because of bad nutrition, dying my hair, or from straighting it.
I've died my hair many times before just this time its black. So maybe I'm just seeing all the hair now because its black and not the light brown it was before.
I'm vegan so I know I don't get enough calcium or protein ( I take a multivitamin for everything else ).
So could my hair loss be because of either those three things or some other reason?

You're right that you might be noticing how much hair you lose normally just because your hair is now black. I have black hair and it's really obvious how much hair I lose.

Try brushing your hair to see if it is thinner than it used to be. That should help you confirm if you're actually losing more hair or just noticing it more because of the colour.

If you are actually losing more hair then you used to, how long has it been since you last dyed it? If the problem didn't start from when you last dyed your hair, then it might be an actual problem and you should see a doctor.

If you dye your hair frequently, it might be irritating your scalp. I would suggest that you keep your hair the way it is until you know what's going on. Don't brush your hair too frequently either, because it pulls your hair out. Only brush to style your hair and to sort it out when it's messy.

If you know that you don't get enough calcium or protein, eat more legumes (such as beans) because they contain more proteins than other vegetables, and they are also a good source of calcium.
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Has anyone here seen the musical "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber on Fleet Street"? Does anyone know the name of the author of the novel it was based off of? Don't tell me to Google it. I can't find it on Google.

According to Wikipedia, the book is by Hugh Wheeler.

See for yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd_%28musical%29
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how do make another user on your computer and put a password on it? i want to make my own and my parents one how can i do that?

Control Panel > User Accounts > Create a new account

If you're not using Windows, specify what operating system you're using.
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what is the formula for the are of a triangle?

1/2 x base x height
or 1/2 ab sin C (if you're doing trigonometry).

By the way, you could have got the answer faster if you tried Google:

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ok so i just got $360 for my sweet sixteen but i cant think of anything to spend it on besides clothes!! help..what else can i get. any ideas?

Do you HAVE to spend it? Just save it for later if there isn't anything you want to buy right now. It'll come in handy when you want new clothes or a new phone or whatever.
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Is it possible to use brushes that other people have made on the Gimp program? I used to use photoshop and I have a lot of brushes that I used on photoshop before my trial ran out so would it be possible to use those same brushes on Gimp?

Thank you.

I don't think so. GIMP can only use .gbr, .gih, and .vbr format brushes, and Photoshop uses .abr brushes.
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ok, so i go on the net and some how limwire is installed to my laptop and itunes the only problem is I deleted and removed the software but it wont come off of my itunes and i redownloaded limewire but my problem is i cant get it off of my itunes and i dont want to get into trouble.how do i get it completely off of my itunes??

signed
despreate

Go to Limewire, click Tools > Options > iTunes > Sharing > uncheck the box next to "Share My Music".
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I went to my Itunes preferences, then to the iPod tab, but it wont let me choose anything, becasue it says iPod not connected. What should I do?

Disconnect your iPod and try again.

If that doesn't work, try restarting the computer and cleaning the connection parts of the iPod and the cable before you connect again, and try another USB port if you have one.
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umm i have iTunes & yahoo- i was wondering is there anyway i can put the songs i listen to on yahoo onto iTunes? i don't think it will work. but maybe someone does know how? i just got a new computer and really dont want put a lot of programs like limewire on it or anything-
so if any1 knows anything about a safe way to download music please let me know!
thanks
♥ britt

Record it.

Open Volume Control > Options > Properties > choose "Recording" > click OK > check the box under "Stereo Mix" or "Wave Out Mix" (you'll probably only have one of them).

Start the recording software and play the song. After the song ends, save the file and add it to iTunes.

Get All2Wav recorder if you don't already have something else that you can use. (http://www.naturpic.com/all2wav/)

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okay. so my friend made this song on her computer, an apple computer, and sent it to me so i could burn it onto a CD. BUt i cant, it says something about my computer no supporting the file. is there anyway that i can format the file so it does play on Windows Media PLayer? she make is on imoves, or something like that.
thank you so much!
♥

What's the extension of the file? Search for it on Google (or post it as additional information so I can suggest something that I know). If you can't see the extension, go to Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View and make sure "Hide extensions for known file types" is unchecked.
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I know I've seen the question on here, but I couldn't find it. I put my stepsisters songs on my iPod, but I want to load them onto MY computer. I know theres a way, but I don't know how. Please tell me how! Thanks!

First, make sure that your computer does NOT automatically update your iPod on connection (otherwise it will delete the song from your iPod), and make sure that you have "Enable disk usage" checked. (It's in iTunes preferences under iPod)

Now connect the iPod to your computer, then click "My Computer" on your desktop. You should be able to see your iPod. Click it and look for the song in there.
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I have an HpDeskjet 3500 printer. Its hooked up to my computer but I forgot which type of USB cable it uses. I have tried googling it but all I have found out is that they don't make this printer anymore. I mean is it USB 1.1? 2.0? It is highly unlikely that its 2.0 because my computer was made in 1998.

If the printer was made in 1998 then it's probably USB 1.1, but USB 2.0 is backwards compatible so it doesn't really matter as long as you have the right kind of USB (there are different types of USB, type A and type B and then big ones and small ones).
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can anyone tell me how many pounds are in one stone? Thanks. I rate high.

14 pounds.

Hint: You can easily find this information on Google or Wikipedia. Try this:

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or try typing in "stone" in the search box in Wikipedia.
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Im doing research on a man name John Lee Brians and i found a web site that looks like it has the information form when i did a google search below:
John Hampton Brians, b: 1825 - NC,
19 JAN 1932 - 5. Mary Elizabeth Brians Born: 26 AUG 1858 - Marr: 1876 - Green Alford Cato Died: 16 JAN 1923 - 6. John Lee Brians Born: 5...
www.theellisons.net/ghtout/gp2000.htm | Save

Now when i click on the site to view it it says "HTTP 404 - File not found
Internet Explorer " but when i enter in the web site "www.theellisons.net" it shows up as an index like page and has "Apache/1.3.33 Server at www.theellisons.net Port 80" at the bottom. Is there anyway where i can view this site? i really want the infromation.
P.S. Sorry for no captializing-habit

See the archives of the site from the Wayback Machine.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.theellisons.net/
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I had a very busy day. I got up at 5 and rode in a car for 2 hours to the airport. Then I went on 2 planes, one of which had a 3 and a half hour delay. Alos, I had to eat alot of disgusting fast food. I'm home now and exhausted. I just feel like I'm still on the airplane, my mind is wandering, I feel sick, and I am restless. Does anyone have any ways that I could relax? Or that would make me feel better?

Drink some water, you might be dehydrated. Milk helps calm you down too. Music also helps. Take a bubble bath, it'll help you relax. Of course, that might also make you sleepy. Stretching can be good too.
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I was just on a website, www.rotten.com, and i pretty much clicked on every picture on it. I'm not a murderer or anything, im a 15 year old girl. Basically i'm trying to say that i dont know what to do becuase I feel so dizzy and sick, and I think those pictures are going to be stuck in my head for the rest of my life? I dont know what made me look at them all, but i did and theres no turning back. How do i stop feeling so..i cant even find the word for it, and stop thinking about them, and function normally? Thanks, i'd really like to sleep, hah.

Exercise can help you calm down and get rid of the thoughts that you don't want. Afterwards, you should be quite tired, so get a rest. If you're not tired enough to sleep, read a book, just make sure it's not a horror story or something like that.
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I really want to make some xanga icons. But i don't know how! Please tell me!

Icons are images with a size that is usually 100 x 100. You can make them in Paint (that comes with Windows, if you're using a Mac I'm quite sure that there'll be something like that too) or the GIMP (you can download that at http://www.gimp.org).

Click the search button for a list of tutorials:

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I'm just curious. I know this sounds weird and I might sound uneducated, but are black roses just romanticized ideas by the silly minds of Gothic fashion fans, or is it actually possible to grow black roses?

As far as I remember, there is a kind of flower that looks like roses (and is often mistaken for roses, and I don't remember the name of that flower, I read about that more than five years ago) that comes in many colours, and there might be black ones.


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hey i no this mite b a stupid question...but where can you get cute backrounds for your advice column instead of the boring colors that thay provide..♥

http://advicenators.com/backgrounds.php

There are some backgrounds on the page, instructions on how to put them on your column, and a link to searching for more if you don't like the ones on the page.
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