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I want to go to a college in a different state, but the tuition is so incredibly high because I'm not a resident of the state. (the state is California). How do I become a resident of the state, and how long will it take?
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I would like to also add after so many I think 2 or 3 years of school in Cali your schooling becomes free.
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Im afraid of f... things up again. I go with the wrong people at school, and Im afraid of buying drugs and get admitted to the hospital again.... I was there for 9 months...
I need your advice.
Im from Norway, I apology my poor English. (link)
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I agree with the other answer. God can help you get through this. Friends come and go. Some bad and some good. Sometimes you just have to get rid of some and get new ones in order to feel safe and comfortable in life. Their is tons of kids out there and I know alot are good and perfect to be your friends.
Chad
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Alright, well in iTunes 5.9, I'm having some difficulty with album art. When I buy something from iTunes (or add it from a CD and paste in artwork) it doesn't show up when you right-click and go to artwork (like it used to) but it'll show up when it plays and when it's on an iPod.
Can someone tell me what's going on here? I think it's just one little sitting that I've overlooked :]
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Go here http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ and download the new itunes version 7.1. It will actually upon finishing installing ask if you'd like it to add album art to every song even those you've added. I was always having the problem you had and this fixed it and has a very good new look. O and if that doesnt work right click a song and say get artwork and it should for all songs. Hope this helps.
Chad
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what should i do with my dead ipod? are there any places i can send it in for money or a rebate on a new one? its a pink 2nd generation mini. thanks! (link)
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If your ipod is dead the only thing you can do is send it in to apple repair and they will fix it for a small fee. You cant get a rebate or a new one from it. The only thing you can basicly do is sell it on ebay but say its dead and im sure someone will want it. Im sorry this is like all negative stuff but its what you'll get from anyone else.
Chad
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My boyfriend and i leave together.When we come back from work/school e.t.che just sits there and i do the housechores even when am tired.I want him to know that am sometime too tired to work and need help around the house.I wish he would help without being pushed to,how do i tell this to him politely without hurting him and at the saame time convincingly? (link)
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Well you could maybe try a few things.Like go a week without cleaning and see if he decides to do something or maybe just not clean up after him let his stuff lay around. Maybe try sitting down and talking with him and telling him how you feel. Let him know how tired you are after work and that if he cared and wanted to really be the one to be there for you he should be pitching in. Hope this helped or gave you a few ideas with what to do.
Chad
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Do you believe in fate? by this is mean that you're destined to be with one specific person. What's your take on this? (link)
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Well it depends on just how special that person makes you feel and if they can keep you happy. I believe in it but not all the time. Ive felt in love before knowing a person before yes. But its totally in your heart and if you feel u've fell in love go with it but be careful and dont rush anything. Hope this helped. Need anything else just let me know. Just go for your fate and take things slow. Maybe he/shes the one or maybe it wasnt meant to be but it never hurts to try. Sorry most I toke from a previous answer I gave which was basicly the same question.
Chad Torres
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do u think love is real
and do u belive in love at first sight.......... (link)
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Well it depends on just how special that person makes you feel and if they can keep you happy. I believe it in but not all the time. Ive felt in love before knowing a person before yes. But its totally in your heart and if you feel u've fell in love go with it but be careful and dont rush anything. Hope this helped. Need anything else just let me know.
Chad Torres
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i have a boyfriend who i am inlove with
but he lives far away and would never expept my baby boy.
i met this guy
he is perfect
and amazingg.
and im afraid 2 get close to him bc he alot older then me
and 2day i think e finaly blew it with him
how do i get 2 him 2 no im crazy about him..but just scared bc of my past and my son.
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Well if your really in love with your bf and think hes the guy you wanna be with try to ask him if he would be alright with you having a kid. You never know. But look into it. I mean how long have you been with him? Are you really in love with him? Sometimes people say they love you but in the heart they truely dont. About this other guy If you really think he would be the better half for u why not try a date with him? See how it goes? Your young(im guessing) so try other options if you have to and just go with the best of your heart. Who knows maybe this older guy will make you more happy or maybe the bf will. Just think and take things slow and it will all come to you. Hope I helped. O and good luck :)
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Me and this guy on the internet were friends. One day I our relationship changed from internet friends. I gave him so pictures and stuff happen. Now we don't talk at all and when we do talk he gives me little response. His responses are short and lack quality or actually caring about me as a person. Was what I did wrong enough that I shouldn't ever talk to him again. What should I do? I don't want to be know as a internet slut for his very own pleasure. Is there anyway I could gain his respect back? or should I just block him and stop talking to him? I just don't know what to do... (link)
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Well it seems like the guy is surely using you and has no interest in you at all. Most guys you meet online are fakes. He could've been some 60 year old for all you know too. There is alot of nasty sickos out there. And dont think your a slut it wasn't your doing, it was his head games. JUst move on away from him im sure you can do way better and find someone who will appreciate you. Hope this helped. If you need anything else just contact me.
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hey you..
Q- so this guy named chad found me on myspace nd we both fell for eachother.. then he started talking to my sister.. i got really jealous. problem shes closer to his age and i think he'd pik her over me.. wat should i think about my ideal guy?
ashley brooke (link)
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Umm id say dont worry he would never go for your sister. He loves you and would do anything for you. This summer if you get ur dads alone he'd like to be romantic with you.
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I found this desk online, and wondered if the site was trustable. especially since the desk is really cheap and has free shipping.
http://www.computerdesksnmore.com/O'Sullivan-11860-Horizon--L--Workcenter.htm
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I researched the site and its safe. But if you do get a site and get scammed your credit card holder can track it and refund u in 24 hours. Hope this help and love the desk hope you enjoy it.
P.S. The other day after testing this site they tracked my IP and called asking if I was having problems purchasing lol. Hope you enjoy your desk.
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I really like this guy. He is a lot older than me but I'm really into him. As far as he tells me, he's into me to. We've hung out a few times but nothing big has happened yet. Hes legal and I'm still underage. Hes starting to pressure me and i dont like it. What should i do?
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Well first off you should never let anyone pressure you. That is the last thing you want from someone because all it takes is one time and then they walk all over you. Age is just a number but to parents underage is a crime unless you get cool parents who dont care. You just need to follow your heart and your mind. Could be confusing but sometimes it just times some time to figure things out. Maybe awhile but if something is meant to be it will be. Just take things slow and don't hold on if you don't feel right. In time you will get all your answers and will realize if hes the guy to be with or if he was a waste. If you need anything else feel free to mail me back.
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What's the rule of thumb for keeping oscars in a tank? Like.. how many gallons per oscar should you have for your aquarium.
Secondly, do they go well with red parrot cichlids? (link)
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Rule is every inch of fish is a gallon. So if u have 4 fish at 4" then u need a 16 gallon tank. And they should go fine with any other medium agressive fish.
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my grandpa has alzheimers and he fell down the stairs last night. apparently his head was gushing blood and he wasn't responding to anyone and now he is in a coma. I don't think i fully understand what a coma is, and i really want to know if it's possible for him to live or what? what does this all mean? please help (link)
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Coma is a state of brain function. The human brain performs at different levels of consciousness. Each level does not have distinct boundaries, but rather, at one end blends into the level above it and at the other, blends into the level below it. At the highest level of performance the mind is perceived as alert, sharp, quick to respond to varying forms of input. Through a gentle phasing down, the brain may become progressively less responsive until, at the lowest level of function, the brain is in a state of coma. This represents the last state before death. This state most frequently occurs abruptly rather than in phases, usually followed by a progressive recovery.
The different shades of a color progress from extremely dark to so light that the color appears white. In this spectrum of shades, coma might be compared to the darkest shade where the color can still be distinguished before coming black. All the other shades represent lighter and lighter levels of consciousness to almost white, at which point the brain is in a state of full alertness.
Is this lowest end of the spectrum of consciousness not equivalent to the state of sleep that we all go through every night? In outward appearance indeed it is, but if brain function is measured during sleep, and indeed electroencephalography does measure such functions, the brain is then found to be in a state of readiness to respond to certain external or internal forms of stimulation and can jump from a "coma-like" state to full alertness in an instant.
The close outward similarity between sleep and coma triggered the most widely used definition of coma which states that "coma is a sleep-like state from which an individual cannot be aroused". In all its simplicity and apparent clarity, this definition is fraught with inaccuracy and danger. The very simple wording of the definition has made it easy to remember and to use and has allowed it to endure over many decades. Most professionals have accepted the definition and interpreted it in its most concrete sense, but herein lies the inaccuracy and the danger.
Upon closer scrutiny, looking at the first part of the definition - "coma is a sleep-like state", a redundancy appears. The word coma is derived from the Greek word Koma, meaning "state of sleep". The term was first used by our Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, to describe this very state of the brain at the lowest end of the spectrum of function. If "Koma" is translated into English, the definition then reads "the state of sleep is a sleep-like state". To that redundancy we must add the danger implied in describing coma as a "sleep-like state". To most individuals, a "sleep-like state" sounds quite benign, a situation which should be short-lived and followed quite rapidly by an "awake-like state". When this does not happen, families are perplexed, frustrated and distraught.
The second half of the definition "from which an individual cannot be aroused" is clearly inaccurate, for thousands of individuals have eventually been aroused from coma. The danger in that portion of the definition is in its interpretation, not by the families, but by the professionals who erroneously assume that since the individual cannot be aroused, then no effort should be made to arouse the individual, and such a statement becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Such attitudes lead to further family frustration, now compounded by despair and by anger.
The late Dr. Edward B. LeWinn, former chief of medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Philadelphia and later Medical Director of Clinical Research at the Institute for the Achievement of Human Potential in the same city, attempted to correct the definition, stating more accurately that "coma is a sleep-like state from which an individual has not yet been aroused".
The simple change from cannot to has not yet lifts all sense of hopelessness and creates a mindset in which efforts will be made to achieve the awaited arousal. The frustration, the depression and the anger of the families are significantly reduced. The motivation of the professional staff is increased. Potential for the future is enhanced as attitudes shift from negative to positive. A whole new mood is created in which relatives and professionals can work hand-in-hand and not in conflict with each other.
The LeWinn definition, while clearly creating a beneficial attitudinal problem, does not resolve the "sleep-like-state" issue. Sleep, and indeed coma, convey to the minds of most families and professionals a state of unawareness of one's surroundings. For many years this author taught families that when signs of awareness were present, the individual was no longer in a coma. But while an individual in a coma is unresponsive, we have no way of determining what the individual can hear or may be aware of. The term unresponsive applies to movement and language. When both are absent, an individual is incapable of letting anyone know whether he/she can see, hear, or understand. While a person described as being in a coma may be totally unaware of his or her state or environment, others may have some or even full awareness, contrary to our own perception of their condition. Many a recovered patient has related events that occurred when everybody believed they were still in a coma. I was impressed by twenty three year old Judy, who remained unresponsive in an intensive care unit bed for three months. When the professor, under whom I was working at the time, made his daily rounds of the patients, his whole staff in tow, several minutes would be spent at each bedside, talking to the patient and discussing the illness or injuries; but Judy's bed was always bypassed with a brief professorial comment such as "Judy is in a coma. She'll never wake up"! One day Judy did wake up and gradually regained her speech. As I sat on the end of her bed questioning her about her condition one afternoon, she told me that she "always remembered that darn professor refusing to stop by her bed, saying that she would not wake up"! Behind her apparent unawareness, Judy was totally conscious. Many similar stories abound. In fact, coma is a state of unresponsiveness and apparent unawareness.
Ambiguity of terminology was resolved by Dr. LeWinn for the second part of the traditional and still widespread definition. The author believes that all ambiguity can be eliminated if coma is redefined as "a state of unresponsiveness from which an individual has not yet been aroused".
This new definition remains as simple as the original, easy to remember, uncomplicated and far more accurate. In fact the same statement could apply to normal sleep and one might be able to say that "sleep is a coma like state", the exact corollary of the Hippocratic definition.
Commonly, when coma lasts for a month or more, the individual's eyes may be open and may blink even though the person's stare is vacant, no purposeful responses occur, and no signs of awareness appear. At this state, most physicians will say that the individual is in a "persistent vegetative state" or PVS. This term was developed by Drs. Brian Jennett and Fred Plum, an outstanding neurosurgeon and a well recognized neurologist respectively. The intent was to describe a condition in which the vegetative or anatomic functions, such as breathing, maintaining a normal blood pressure, digesting and eliminating foods were maintained and would persist indefinitely in the absence of awareness. Unfortunately, the term has become horribly misused and has been a sentence to death for many, aside from another devastating misinterpretation by most nonprofessionals. The word vegetative is read by families as meaning "vegetable-like", giving them the impression that their loved one is now being treated like a cabbage or a turnip. All human dignity is destroyed. The permanence of the condition reflected in the the word "persistent" removes all sense of hope and since there is no hope, then no significant treatment should be applied. The end result is a slow death by infection or even by slow starvation, often in individuals who may have full awareness despite appearances to the contrary. Compounding the devastating sentence, many physicians do not even wait a full month to assign their verdict, despite the recommendation of Drs. Jennett and Plum, originators of the term PVS, to wait three months before making a determination. Many physicians will solemnly announce to a family two or three days after onset of coma that their loved one is in a persistent vegetative state and declare unambiguously that nothing can be done, adding insult to injury and preventing treatment at the most treatable stage. Only brain death is untreatable in the spectrum of brain functions.
With the new definition of coma as "a state of unresponsiveness from which an individual has not yet been aroused" there are no time boundaries to which the definition need be confined. No requirements for a new term, or a new description become necessary when an individual remains unresponsive for a long time. Indeed weeks or months after onset of a coma unresponsiveness represents only a prolongation of the initial state. The new definition does not preclude continuation of treatment or onset of new treatments even weeks and months after the original insult to the brain.
Additional qualifications of a coma have led to further confusion. Physicians and nurses frequently classify coma as light, moderate or deep. The implication is that a deep coma has a worse prognosis than a light coma. While the implication in itself is totally false, the qualifications are highly subjective.
What appears as a "light coma" to one observer, may be a "moderate coma" to a different observer. Fluctuation in the levels of an individual's reflex responses frequently vary from moment to moment several times a day. As a result, a single observer may at different time of the same day classify a coma as deep, light or moderate. There are no qualitative, quantitative or prognostic values to such a classification, but there are frequent frustrations and moments of despair for families who never obtain a clear determination of the state of their loved one. Jennett and Teasdale, recognizing the pitfalls of subjective qualifications, developed what is known as the Glasgow Coma Scale or GCS. Assessing three simple parameters consisting of eye opening, use of the voice, and best movement, the GCS assigns a score to each function with the highest number going to the best function and lowest number (one) going to the absence of function. The three scores are then added giving a range from a high of fifteen (15) to a low of three (3). A score of eight (8) or less defines coma. The lower scores indicate less brain function and suggest a higher degree of injury. While the score may be used to try to determine outcome, some very low scoring individuals have achieved excellent recoveries, as some higher scoring patients have failed to show any meaningful improvement.
The GCS has gained widespread use, particularly in the assessment of traumatic brain injury (brain injury resulting from an accidental blow to the head). The scale is highly reproducible from one observer to another, is quickly performed at the bedside and provides useful information on the progress of an individual. A family may be somewhat reassured if a score progresses from a four to a five over twenty four hours. A measurable function has greater value than a subjective assessment.
One limitation to the use of the GCS is the uncertainty as to how long after the onset of coma or injury to the brain it remains a useful assessment tool, and whether it is applicable to brain injuries resulting from causes other than a blow to the head. The author has used the scale in all forms of brain injury with equal satisfaction.
Other scales have tried to improve on the Glasgow Coma Scale, measuring different functions, sometimes in great detail. Neurorehabilitationists (therapists specialized in rehabilitation of brain injured individuals) are fond of the Rancho Los Amigos scale, developed at the rehabilitation institute of the same name in California. The scale assigns a value of I to VIII to the different levels of brain function from low to high. The main deficit in this system resides on the number of progressively improving function within one category that go unrecognized. Some therapies are designed as a function of the level assigned to an individual, some therapies may be delayed or denied because progress has not been recognized. Some scales are on the contrary so detailed that they become cumbersome, take too long on the assessment and assign points up to 135 or 160 and are thus difficult to qualify even though they give quantitative information. They remain of academic interest, but have no practical value in terms of treatment.
Coma represents the last and lowest level of function of the brain prior to death. As a general rule, if a patient in a coma survives the first seven to ten days following the injury to the brain, then long-term survival can be expected. The quality of that survival remains a subject of the debate.
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well i am 13/f and i like 2 boys. ones joey and i've known him for a little while but not really my friend but something about hims really sexy if you know what i mean. and the other guys casey and me and him have been like best friends since 7th grade, we've been REALLY good friends but we've been like "involved" just never went out. they both like me but who should i get more interested in (easy 5's) please help (link)
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Well your young and you have alot of life in you yet. Try going on a date with each and talk about things and see which you start to feel more comfortable with. Dont rush after one until you know hes the right choice. Trust me your young and will go through alot more guys so if you dont feel right after awhile its ok.
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i have a boyfriend and there are days when i like him and days when i feel nothing for him.
I get days where i think i wanna break up with him but i just cant because then im going to want him back.
I dont know what to do has any one felt this way?
should i stay with him or what
he's really sweet to me and so understanding but for some reason i feel nothing most of the time
what do i do? (link)
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Well if you feel nothing most of the time but still want him around id suggest sitting down with him and talking. Tell him you just want to be friends and maybe someday more if its right, but right now you just want to relax because it just doesnt feel right sometimes and you dont want to lose a good person from your life. I did this with my ex 6 years ago and to this day we've been best of friends. Good luck and dont worry tons of guys out there for you. Not all are right but you will find him.
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My aunt passed 8 months ago. Her and I just so happen to wear the same size clothing. About 4 weeks ago, my uncle brought over some of my aunt's clothes for me to go through and pick out what I would like to keep. He gave the clothes to us, so I'm not pressed for time to decide because we don't have to return them or anything like that, but my Mom has been rushing me to look through them so she can clear them out of the basement. Thing is, I don't want the clothes. It's not that they're unappealing to me. It's that it would just be too emotionally upsetting to have them. I really don't want them, and I'm firm in my decision. My mom views it as, "perfectly good clothes", and since they're free, she might be a tad bit mad if I didn't accept them. Don't get me wrong, I've very thankful for the offer. But I just don't want to look like a total jerkface to my unlce's family. *Do you think it would be rude of me to refuse the clothing? (link)
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Well I really dont think it should matter. I mean we all have styles and emotions. If that clothes would bring out your emotions then I dont see why you should have to take them. Sometimes my mom would buy me clothes and some I didnt like but I still said thank you and all and then just never wore them unless I was home all day. Do what you have to but respect your parents at the same time. Maybe talk to her and tell her why you don't want them. Im sure a mother would understand if you tell her your emotions will come out if you wore the clothes. Hope I helped you a little there. Good luck.
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The guy that I'm seeing is a real pig. He has a beer guy because he'll go out drinking all the time with his friends and down 12 beers. He farts all the time and has bad breath and body odor. He has red veigns on his nose from all his drinking. Also he dresses like he's thin, he'll wear tight jeans and t shirts but it looks ridicuous because he's about 30 pounds overweight.
It's really hard for me to get turned on by him. It's not just the way he looks sometimes he can be a real jerk. The last straw was when I phoned him on his cell on he told me to only phone him if it was after 6.
I want to dump him but I don't know how to go about it. Should I tell him that his appearance turns me off or would that be too mean? (link)
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Yea its not the same as when you met him so just tell him you dont feel the same anymore and be off. I just got dumpped a week ago because I became too sweet of a person lol. So thats a change and she just left me and thats all you have to do. Good luck and someday you will find a better man. Lots out there and im sure some are right for you.
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Does water temperature affect how fast a nail rusts? I'm doing a science project and I can't find any pages on the subject. I would appriciate any help! (link)
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Well from what I know humidity is what makes things rust real fast. No humidity it wont rust.
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I was just wondering what the different between kissing and making out is. Where is the line drawn? What is considered making out and what isn't? Is it something that is determined by you mouth or you hands or. . . ? That's always confused me so somebody please help! Thanks. (link)
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Yea kissing is just lips to lip or so on and making out you use your tounges.
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