First of all, oral sex is NOT fingering or handjobs. The word "oral" refers to the mouth.

Second of all, I don't know how old you are, but just because your sisters or whoever (be it your friends, cousins, etc) are having sex, it doesn't mean you should be. I know it may be confusing because in this day and age, it seems that EVERYONE's doing it. But if you rush yourself into something, especially something as big as this, you're just going to end up regretting it.

If you're extremely religious and devoted to god, wait until marriage to have sex of any kind.

If not, wait until you're absolutely ready.

And by "ready", I don't mean "damn, this guy's hot. I should have sex with him". I mean that you should not only be CERTAIN that this is something you want to do, but that you should be fully aware of the consequences and be prepared to deal with them.

Also, most girls are too stupid to follow this advice, but if you're certain you're gonna be having sex, you need contraceptives. Birth control. Condoms. Personally, I think that if you're not mature enough to buy a condom or get birth control pills, you're not ready for sex.

I'm not gonna give you answers (I'm not here to do homework for you), but I'll try to help. Honestly, you should try looking in your textbook. We're not going to explain it any better than your textbook is.

I don't remember too much about this part of math (it's been a while), so I can't help on every problem.


>> y = 5(x+2)^2 + 7
Finding the vertex is extremely simple.
If you know calculus (You probably don't, but):
Find the derivative, set it equal to 0, and solve for x (This is your x-coordinate). Then plug the x value into the original equation and solve for y to obtain the y-coordinate.

If you dont' know calculus:
1) put the equation into y = ax^2 + bx + c form.
2) plug your a, b, and c values into this equation:
x = -b / 2a
Whatever you get for x is your x-coordinate.
3) plug your newly-found x value into the original quadratic equation and solve for y. That's your y-coordinate of the vertex.

>> "Find the standard form of the ellipse given by the equation x^2 + 25y^2 -2x + 150y + 201 = 0"
You should have been able to figure this out simply by looking at the next question about the ellipse in standard form.

The standard form of an ellipse is:
(x-h)^2/a^2 + (y-k)2/b^2 = 1
The center of an ellipse can be determined by looking at the equation in standard form:
center = (h, k)

(h, a, k, and b are all constants. keep this in mind)
How to get from x^2 + 25y^2 -2x + 150y + 201 = 0 to standard form:
1) organize the equation. put the x terms together and the y terms together. put any constants on the other side of the equation. Use parentheses if it helps:
(x^2 -2x) + (25y^2 +150y) = -201
2) Complete the square for each group in parentheses. (If you dont' know how to complete the square: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/sqrquad.htm)
Your result should be in this form:
a(x-h)^2 + b(y-k)^2 = C [all letters here other than x and y are just constants. don't freak out. you will get a constant in front of the squared terms only if you factored a constant out after completing the square. make sure you DO factor if possible.]
3)divide by a and b.
4)If c does not = 1, divide by c.

>>"Find the distance between the two points (3,-4) and (-4,5)"
Distance formula!
D = square root of [ (x - x)^2 + (y-y)^2 ]
Note that by (x-x), I don't mean zero. It's the difference of the first x value and the second x value. Same goes for y.
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/distform.htm

How much of a burden debt is depends on how you handle it. I haven't been through it yet (I'm going to college for free), so I'm just going to pass on what I heard.

- One of my mom's friends, after getting her degree and a job, continued to live with her parents. This is pretty much looked down on in the adult world ("OH DAMN. SHE'S 25 AND LIVES WITH HER MOMMMM. WHAT A LOSER."), but really, it's smart. Because she had less expenses, she put virtually ALL her paychecks into paying the loan off. And she paid it ALL off in like one or two years.

- My friend's brother got his engineering degree about a year ago and now lives with four other guys. This also saves him a lot of money, and leaves him with about $2000/month of spending money after paying all sorts fo bills and whatnot. If you were in this position, you'd have about $2000 a month to pay off your loan.

- Another one of my mom's friends, however, can't afford big wedding because she's already up to her neck in college debt and has yet to pay it off.

Paying off loans just requires you to be SMART. It's much more than just paying the minimum value that they require; if you do that, it'll take forever to pay off and with interest, you will end up paying MUCH more than you borrowed.

See if you can stay with your parents or live with other people so you can have as much money to yourself as possible. Also, don't waste money on things you don't need; put as MUCH as possible into paying the loan off so you can get it out of your way and on with your life.

Are you talking about creating a 3D image or just making the blue and red effect in general? I don't have 3D glasses so I can't tell what the picture looks like through them.

I'm going to assume you just want the pretty colors.

To get the colors to look the way they do, you need to load the picture into Photoshop (I'm assuming you have Photoshop?). The basic idea is to get a blueish image and a reddish image and layer them over each other. Duplicate the layer (ctrl + j) and open the Curves Tool (ctrl + m). One layer will be the red, the other, blue. Use the curves tool to isolate the red on one layer, then again to isolate the blue on the second layer. Afterwards, set the top layer's blending style to "Screen". Then, you can shift the topmost layer around a bit. THE END.
(Here's a tutorial if my explanation makes no sense: http://www.photoshopvids.com/photoshop-training/photoshop-training-creating-3d-glasses-effect/ )

If you want to know how the actual 3D picture is created, the best way is to take two pictures of the subject. After you take the first picture, shift the camera slightly to the side and take a second. Then the method above is used to isolate the colors. The step in which the layer is shifted isn't needed because you've already moved the camera while taking the picture.

This method works with 3D glasses because of the way the brain works with depth. Each eye sees a slightly different image; each image is compared by the brain and the differences between them help determine what is near and what is far. The glasses ensure that each of your eyes only sees one of the images; when your 3D picture is viewed through the blue lens, you only see the red; and vice versa through the red lens. Thus each eye sees a different image, leading you to perceive depth.

My mom used to work for a gynecologist. According to her, the intrauterine ones are the WORST.

Why?
- It's a foreign object inside your body. Your body may react violently to it while attempting to rid itself of the "foreign attacker".

- risk of infection or hemorrhaging.

- I believe they used to use metal or something to make the insert, but changed it to a softer material because there was a high chance if it puncturing the uterine wall. Even though the material is softer now, there's still a chance of that happening (it even says so on the commercial).

- You need a doctor to put it in and remove it. If your contraceptive makes you extremely ill, if you'r eon the pill, you can just stop using the pill. But with Mirena, you have to make a doctor's appointment.

I'm not saying that this can and will happen to you on Mirena; I'm sure there's plenty of satisfied users. But I think with Mirena, there's more risks.

Also, keep in mind that certain doctors may tell you that an intrauterine thing will be "best for you" simply because they'll get a shitload of money from your insurance company for performing the procedure to insert it. Some doctors (especially if this is your first time ever visiting them and you've had no prior experience with birth control) care more about their paychecks than their patients.

In this time period, it's REALLY easy to lose your faith, what with all the crime ("why would God let this happen to me?") and, well, science disproving a lot of elements of the bible.

I'm a Roman Catholic, but I'm starting to lose my faith, too. Unlike you, though, I'm not trying to go back to religion, partially because of my cynical beliefs that most religions out there are just a form of social control, partially because I just DON'T like the way the Catholic church operates. For example, people who are divorced are completely shut out of the system and cannot receive communion because the church doesn't believe in divorce. Or how power-hungry the Catholic church is. Or how after each sermon (in my church, at least), they would list out all the church's expenses and ask us for money.

You don't HAVE to believe in God. I'm just saying.

It could be just the way the Catholic church does things. You stand, you kneel, you sit, you listen to long long speeches and you confess your sins to some guy behind a screen (this part, is, in my opinion, the most RETARDED aspect of this religion. But I'm not going to go into that).

You should check out other churches. Maybe other religions? I'm not saying you should become a Wiccan, but maybe there's a religion out there that encompasses what YOU believe a god should be better than the Catholic church does.

When I was a freshman in high school, I visited my friend's church. And DAMN. There was a youth group that occasionally put out performances, from skits to dances to recitals, all having to do with God. It was actually fun. And I'd bet my right leg that the youth group members (kids and teens) had a hell of a lot of fun putting them together, as well. It was pretty great; there was a sense of togetherness, a REAL sense of togetherness. It was entertaining, it was fun, very different from the routine Catholic church ceremonies.

After all, praising God can be very tedious and boring if going to church is just something you do because you HAVE to, and all you do is the same routine every Sunday. But if your church is different and holds performance nights and whatnot, it just may be something you enjoy going to. And if you enjoy it, you may actually get your faith back.

Don't say anything unless he asks. If you think it's going to be awkward to sit around with her dad, think how much MORE awkward it'll be once you start off with "Well, your daughter was a bit sexually frustrated, so we wanted to make out just a little bit." Don't even start a conversation about this. Not a good idea.

Besides, you two are dating, unless her parents are the most religious people on earth, they KNOW you're not just going to hold hands and discuss your feelings when you're alone. Couples kiss. Couples make out. Her parents have been there, done that. And it's not like you guys are "too young" for it (you drive, so you're at least 16, yes?).

Something like this happened to me with my boyfriend once. Well, worse. He had to go take a shower but I got some stuff stuck in my hair and decided to rinse it out in the sink (not a smart idea)... And suddenly his mother knocked on the door because she needed her glasses out of the bathroom. So when I walked out and handed them to her, she looked a bit surprised that I was there, but that lasted about half a second and then she asked me for the glasses.

She hasn't treated me any differently since then (Back when it happened, I thought I would never get over the future awkwardness). Why? Probably because she knew that if we've been going out for like a year, I've probably seen him naked plenty of times. We probably shouldn't have shared the bathroom like that when his parents were home, but anyway. Your girl's dad's reaction was similar. He just calmly asked you to back out of the driveway; he didn't seem shocked or appalled or disgusted or angry. So he prooooooobably doesn't see it as a big deal.

If I'm wrong and he actually DOES confront you about it, you have to be straight with him. Tell him that you've been dating for x amount of time, you care about each other, blah blah blah, and kissing is something you're going to do. But if he doesn't want you doing it on his property, you should acquiesce to that demand. Make sure that your girlfriend also participates in this discussion and backs you up. Not only because it was her idea in the first place, but if it's just you saying you're going to be kissing while she's just sitting quietly, it MAY give off the very subtle impression that it isn't consensual.

I think going to the 4-year school will be MUCH better for you in the long run. I don't think going to college just to play a sport is the greatest idea; after all, it doesn't guarantee you a career in the sport, it doesn't ensure that you will be a WWE superstar. And you said so yourself, you're talented, but you're not super amazing at it.

If you don't see yourself turning this into a career, if you can't picture doing it in ten years, twenty years, forty years, go with the 4-year school. In this economy, having a stable career is vital and getting your degree can put you on the the right track.

Also, you're not letting go of wrestling by going to the 4-year school. You said so yourself that it has a good wrestling program!

Just tell her straight up:
- leg hair is embarrassing for someone in junior high / high school / whatever school you're in. Kids are immature. They tease.
- Summertime = shorts time.
- tell her it makes you super uncomfortable.

But you know, whether or not your mom will agree just depends on her personality. My mom, for instance, was pretty damn controlling (still is), and COMPLETELY REFUSED. But then one day, a couple weeks later, I just shaved my legs anyway. And she didn't do anything about it. (After all, what the hell CAN she do? I'm not saying to go against your mom's wishes, but if you're really desperate to do so, well, it's not like shaving's that big a deal).

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Look, there's pretty much NO WAY.

Sperm aren't geniuses, they're stupid little cells that swim around in watery substances. They don't know how to maneuver between layers of fabric, nor do they have any sense of where they are.

People get pregnant because the penis is in the vagina; sperm enter a moist place and just keep traveling. But if your guy had his clothes on, then that won't happen. If he ejaculated, there were two layers of fabric in the way; the sperm didn't get through. You're not pregnant. It's pretty much IMPOSSIBLE.

Stop stressing out about missing your period. The more you stress, the later you may get it.

Hell yeah, I'd be mad.

I mean, he's trying to pick up other girls while he's already MARRIED to you.

At this point, you shouldn't even give a shit that you went on his page to see it. It's Facebook; everything's public. If he didn't want you to see it, he shouldn't have done it.

You and he need to have a long, long talk about his online 'habits'.

My sister's gotten earrings stuck TONS of times.

Your options:

- If you got it done professionally, you can go back to that place and ask them to remove it.

- Emergency room.

I would recommend the emergency room; if your earring is somehow STUCK inside your ear, even with the back off, you should go to someone that has been medically trained to deal with this type of shit. I don't know if piercers know what to do in that situation or if they know how to prevent damage to the cartilage / prevent infection.

Both ends are screwed on.

If you can't get unscrew it, either ask someone strong who can or go back to the parlor and ask the person who did it to switch it for you.

This is illegal. Do you want to see him arrested?

Don't even bother because it's not worth the risk, and if he has ANY brain he will not "notice you" because you're just a kid and it's a felony.

If you're about to reply with a "But I really, really like him!", just think for a minute. This isn't about you, especially not with this age difference. Think of the consequences he may have to face.

Seriously, just find someone in your age group. I know it's cliche to say this, but there's PLENTY of other fish in the sea. Don't go after people over 18 until you're at the age of consent (which between age 16-18, depending on the state you're in).

Guess what.

1) Downloading music off of Limewire is illegal.

2) There is really no legal place for free music. Think about it. If you worked your ass off over a song, would you REALLY want people to have it for free? Sometimes, one song is released for free download, but this is usually to promote the artist / new album (like iTunes's free Single of the Week).

Well, the guy you're talking about JUST wants to hook up with you.

Yes, men are more prone than women to short-term commitment (seduce, show signs of loyalty & etc., then leave) when it comes to sex / relationships. This could be an evolutionary thing dating back to our caveman days; an organism's main goal = reproducing to continue the species. Males can reproduce once a day if they feel like it; all it takes is sex...and then they can take off and find the next female to impregnate. Females, however, are limited to about once a year; once pregnant, she has to wait 9 months to give birth before she can be pregnant again. They can't leave; they have to tend to the babies.

So, yeah. This could be an evolutionary trait that men have had since the dawn of time (except now their motivation has changed from ensuring the survival of the species to getting laid).

Or maybe guys are just horny.

Either way, although there's always a good handful of guys that 'just like to hook up', there ARE guys out there that DO want a real relationship.

This is perfectly normal. Some people remember their dreams, some don't.

Try sleeping with a pen and paper near your bed. AS SOON AS you wake up, write down ANYTHING you remember about it. I had to do this for a week as a homework assignment, and it really did help. I do tend to remember my dreams, but if I don't think about them, I quickly lose the plot of my dream. When I was doing this assignment, however, I was able to remember MUCH MORE about what I dreamed than usual. Probably because I had to remain focused on it and write about it while it was extremely fresh in my memory.

Also, because your body cycles through sleep stages at night (there are 5 stages, the last being REM sleep), you may not be remembering your dream very well simply because you woke up in the middle of stage 1 - 4, in which you haven't been dreaming (yes, it IS possible to dream in these stages, but only REM sleep = vivid and emotionally envolving dreams). Try setting your alarm clock earlier or later. Maybe if you are jolted awake in the middle of REM sleep, you'll remember your dream. I'm not guaranteeing that trying this will happen, however. There is a high probability that you ALREADY wake up during REM sleep because, as your body passes through each sleep cycle (lasting about 100 min), you spend less and less time on nonREM sleep and more and more time on REM sleep.

But seriously, those ^ are just tips to see if you can remember any dreams. If you can't, it is perfectly normal and not a medical condition of any sort.

Hello, health care bill?

> Stay under your parent's insurance until you're 26. This is EXTREMELY important for people who are continuing college after a Bachelors degree and will not be able to get a good enough job yet to pay for their own health insurance.
> People can't be refused health insurance due to a preexisting condition. (I think this will first apply to children, then adults in a few years)
> 30 million currently-uninsured Americans will be able to have health insurance.
> Medicaid expanded.
> Employers w/ 50+ employees will have to provide health insurance or pay a fine.
> Having health insurance will be mandatory. Starting 2014, if you have not had health insurance for over 3 months, you will have to pay a $600 tax. There are exemptions from this rule, particularly for low-income people.

If you think you may be blind, you should see a doctor.

A typical color-blind test is the Ishihara test: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ishihara_9.png
(If you can see the 74, you are not color-blind in terms of red/green differences).

However, from an unprofessional opinion, you are likely NOT color-blind.
Here's why:
> Color-blindness in which one can't distinguish between certain colors tends to involve complementary colors. Red and green, blue and yellow, etc. This is because of the way we perceive color and the way the cones in our eyes are set up; there are three types and each is sensitive to a specific wavelength range. Color-blindness means lacking one (or more) types of the receptor cones, which would hinder your ability to distinguish between two colors.
> Color-blindness is a sex-linked recessive trait. Meaning that the gene is on the X Chromosome. You'd have to have a relative who was color-blind on each side of the family to inherit it and be affected by the gene (instead of simply being a carrier). This is extremely RARE.

Anyway, see a doctor. Maybe one type of cone in your eye is out of whack; otherwise you wouldn't be having trouble telling apart SHADES of one color.

Fun facts:

I am a champion procrastinator.

My hair has been every color of the rainbow.

I like art. In a perfect world, I'd be an illustrator or graphic designer. But in this world, I'm probably going to end up an engineer or an architect.

I tend to be pretty blunt. If you don't like it, too bad.

I have more piercings than I can be bothered to keep track of. They're all on my ears.

Oscar Wilde is awesome.

Julian Beever is awesome.

Hans Zimmer is awesome.

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