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I'm Bekki. I'm 19. Ask me anything! I'll give you my honest opinion. :)

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What is a software that i can use to make like only one thing in the picture colored while the rest of the picture is black and white? thanks in advance

For me, I used adobe photoshop elements 2.0 or something like that. I'm not sure if you can get it for free but I know it did what you desire and so much more! I just did a search on downloads.com check it out: http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0-1-0.html?qt=adobe+photoshop&ca=20 they have adobe photoshop elements 3 and 4! I dont know if you can use the feature you want for free but try it!

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well im 5'7..kinda tall..so im like huge both ways..what kind of excersise do you do?

THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

is this the 13 or 16 year old?? well i guess it doesnt matter because you just want to know about the excersizes but what i do is this:
i'll start off with the treadmil and stay on there anywhere from 10-30 minutes walking at a steady pace
then i'll walk my dog around the block.
after that i'll kinda tone it down with gym excersizes. and that consists of basic crunches, toe touches (with weights), weight lifting, lunges, jumping jacks, sit ups (with 8 pound weights)...basically the things you would do in your P.E. class
Doing all of this I tend to burn about mmm i'll say 600 calories or more. If need be i'll do the gym excersizes twice.
Hope this helps and if you need anything feel free to ask :)

Good Luck

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I am 16 years old and im overweight..i weight almost 200lbs. I feel really bad about it and i was wondering if anyone had any dieting tips or anything on how i could loose weight before the summer is over...THANKS!!!

I'm going to tell you the same thing i told the other girl. I cant tell you the ideal weight for you because i dont know how tall you are. but if you dont know your ideal weight then i also suggest to you that you play around with it and see how low you can get without looking ill..
all i can say is that you want to workout..it really helps..working out and drinking plenty of water will get the weight off..
what i do is i eat what i want and make sure that i work off enough calories to kinda balance it out.
working out for me consists of taking my dog for a walk around the block and walking a steady pace on the treadmil..and these excersizes we used to do in gym class..
if you need anymore help drop one in my inbox.

Good Luck

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so im sick of being overweight. im 13 and weigh 167lbs..sad i know..but anyhow does anyone have any tips for losing wieght?

if you have any exsercies please be specific=)

thanks soo much!!

ok i dont agree with the last person on the "how much you should weigh because your 13" thing..we cant tell you how much you should weigh beceause we dont know how tall you are...if i were you i would just experiment..see how low you can go without looking anorexic..cuz if you are very short even 120 can still look fat.
Now how to lose the weight? good question...i've been battling this ever since i was young and i have to say the thing that works for me is eating what i want..but watching my calories.
I am 15 years old, 5'8, and i weigh 315 pounds..disgusting right? tell me about it.
So I should get no more than 1200 calories a day...and this is what i do to achieve that..
Lets say I consume 2000 calories..thats obviously alot more than 1200..thats 800 calories more to be exact..
so what i do is workout for however long it takes to burn most of those calories..
i have been in this situation before and i think i burned about 600-700 calories..
and believe it or not this is very effective. esp. for me because im such a picky eater and i can eat what i want and how ever much of it i want just as long as i work the extra calories off later..
if you need anymore help with this please notify me..just drop one in my inbox..

Hope I Helped
Best of Luck To You Darling

EDIT: Some things I do to burn the calories include walking on the treadmill, walking my dog, and excersizes we did in my gym class

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THIS IS LONG BUT I NEED SERIOUS ADVICE! THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME SO PLEASE HELP!!!!

note: it'd be easier to help me if you're a person who LOVES music or knows a lot about it and bands and touring..

okay so i really LOVE music.. it's my life.. without it i seriously don't know where i'd be right now.. who i'd be friends with.. or anything..

i want to do music in my future.. i recently stumbled across this girls myspace and saw that she works with music and works on the road touring and stuff.. such as being a guitar tech, subsituting for band members if they're sick or cant play, selling merch, etc. for different bands and tours and stuff..

i'm not talking about pop music and all.. i'm talking about from first to last, MCR.. etcetc.

so she does it for those kind of bands.. i'd LOVE to do that but i don't know how to get started.. i play guitar, i can read music, i LOVE music, i've been to TONS of concerts and i know how eveything works.. how do you get these kind of jobs? i'd love to go on tour with bands and sell merch and be a guitar tech and everything like that because music is my life!

can someone give me advice please! this is very important to me! thank you!

> and i don't think that the girl had any connections to get her in with these bands like having a cousin or sibling in with these bands so i dont think just to have those jobs you need to have connections

i'm really not trying to be sarcastic..but have you thought of simply asking the girl about how she got started?

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how do you make a picture black and white, i tried paint but it just come out black.

haha wow! YOU MUST BE BLONDE! lol im sorry thats just funny..i've never heard of anyone using paint to make a picture black and white lol! wow..hehe sorry..okay so um the advice..well you'll have to download photo editing software..if you go to www.downloads.com and type in "photo editing" or "picture editing" it'll bring up a few things that you can download for free..you dont need a real fancy editing program..i think most programs have the gray scale feature..um i cant really help you any farther than that until you download a program..umm if you take my advice and need more help just drop one in my inbox!

Hope That Helped

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My hair is unmanagable.
Even when I straigten it, it is all frizzy and poofy. Its so frustrating.
I hate it.
I heard on advicenators someone telling someone else you can get your hair permanantly straightened in a salon for like 75 bucks. I don't want to get in Japanese straightened because it costs a lot of money. If I get it done at a salon for 75 bucks, how long will it last?
Does it really work?

Well I read over the person's advice before me and i disagree...I got a "relaxer" (chemical straightener) put on my hair back in November and it actually DID straighten my hair and made it alot softer....of course when i wash my hair and it air dries it's still a bit poofy but absolutely nothing like it was before and the curl is completely gone...You'll have to straighten it (with a straightener) to make it smooth and sleek but it is deffinately worth it...and a relaxer lasts until your hair starts to grow back out...and incase you decide to get it done...after you get it straightened you have to wait about 2-3 days before getting it wet (sweat can also mess it up) so you want to be careful about that...but darlin...it is TOTALLY worth it :)

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There's this talent show coming up and I want to sing in it. I've been singing for a long time in a choir and I've been very well-trained, but one thing is that I'm worried about. I don't know whether I have a good voice. When I listen to myself singing I think I sound good, but I recorded myself on a tape recorder (mind you, not the professional kind). It sounded too horrific to describe in words. And I know it's not because I'm not trained/have no vocal technique/straining/no breath control and/or not breathing correctly/no support/whatever, because I am none of those things. It's just the sound of my voice. I heard that tape recorders don't record accurately and everyone things they sound bad on a recorder, but I'm still worried that I have a bad voice. At the talent show, it would be very embarassing if everyone thought I had a terrible voice and no one has the gut to tell me, so I need to know before this happens. Is there any other way I can find out what I really sound like without expensive professional tools? I don't want to go to my friend and say "Let me sing for you and tell me if I'm good or not" because I can never know whether my friend is being honest or just doesn't want to hurt my feelings. Any ideas? Sorry this was long, but I need help.

OMG i love you! :) I have the EXACT same problem! only i'm not going to be in a talent show..so...the advice...I actually agree with the first person...a group is a pretty good way to go...simply because...you can do something just for fun which would not make you or the auidience think about your voice. But you know...I've come to realize..that the way you hear yourself...is infact the way you sound. But if there is no way you can get your friends in on it, then you could always just go solo and do your thing. Trust me, if you dont do it at all you'll wish you had..and if you do it and people dont like it..just think of it as a learning experience you know...Hows that old saying go...You Never Know Until You Try.....If you ask me...you've had the training...and a trainer wouldnt lie to you...so go for it!

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hey im 13 female and i have a pimple or zit under my bottom lip so it looks like i have a lip ring but i dont want it to iss there any tips about getting ride of it and preventing more? i was my face atleast twice a day.

**sleepiesheep**

well I know how you feel...i always have them one my forehead and cheeks..and there is a solution...If you havent tried Proactive...you should...its not too expensive and really works..but if thats too expensive for you...then they have something similar that you can get at walmart stores...I'm not sure on the name but i know its like AcneFree or something like that. It's cheaper than proactive but just as helpful. Hope i helped

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is it true tampons make your cherry pop? and does it mean you're not a not a virgin anymore?

yes, a tampon can possibly make your cherry pop. But that does not necessarily mean you have lost your virginity

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My parents have been telling me Santa Claus is real..I mean I am trying to believe but my parents have given off to MANY clues. I asked my mom the other day and she gave me the whole pep talk. Is Santa Claus real or is it his "helpers" who live w/ me?

sadly no santa claus is indeed not real...how do i know this? because every christmas my parents say "If you dont like it we can take it back"...but when i was little you couldnt tell me santa was fake...oh no lol...basically...your very own parents are "santa claus"

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I have gym and I am 13 and dont know who to ask, anyway gym class you know how girls go through theire monthly surprise and I dont know what to do! and i cant miss a class or I have to make it up and do like 40 laps alone!

pads or tampons hun! work wonders

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16/m
I am asking this because I don't really know where else to look. My hair always poofs up, no matter what I do and it looks terrible and is a hassle. It will stay normal looking though after I take a shower or wet it down, but when it dries it ALWAYS poofs up, I mean it stays together,becomes dull looking, poofs up and doesn't look good. Normally I will just use gel to get it in better shape and make it look atleast somewhat good (as in it doesn't poof up) and make it look less poofed up, but I don't always want to use gel.
I guess what I am trying to ask for help on is this, is there anything I can use on my hair that will make it not poof up and doesn't involve gel (as in I could just get up in the morning, comb my hair *or not* and go about my day normally with hair that isn't gelled or poofed up).

This really bugs me and I hope here atleast I can get some help in fixing it. Thank you.

my hair used to be like that too...i got a chemical straightener put on it and somedays i can get up and i dont have to do a thing to my hair but brush it! its really great!!

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Ok 4 about 2 weeks I have been loosing alot of weight! I mean like I have lost 7 or 8lbs in that time period. What I have been doing is not eating ANYTHING from 7:00am to 3:30pm and I have pratacly been starving my self. When I think of Food I get so hungray. But I don't feel like eating. I weighted 220lbs and now I weigh about 212. Is this healthy. I eat when I get home. No Smartasses please. Thanxs

you sound ALOT like me...and I have to say...NO it is absolutely UNhealthy...starving yourself now will eventually lead into Anorexia..and people can die from that...And besides...you may be losing weight now but it will alllll come back to you if you keep starving and then eating...esp. if you eat large amounts. Your best bet would be to eat a salad for lunch (if your school has them) or a small bag of chips and some water...the worst thing is to starve! thats how I've gained soo much weight...I've done exactly what you have and I am certainly not thin! The healthy thing for you to do dear is to eat regularly and just work out maybe 10 minutes a day...TRUST me...it will all work out! But please do not starve yourself! I hope I helped

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what would be an equation that has no solution?

8x-9=8x
8x-8x= -9
0= -9

zero cant equal negative nine. Therefore it has no solution

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8x-9=8x and 1/4x + 12= -1/4x Those two you can't solve for x right?

8x-9=8x you cant solve for but 1/4x+12= -1/4x you can solve! 1/4x+12= -1/4x equals -24 !! No um Prep I AM right...if you check the fricken answer 1/4 times -24 plus 12 equals 6 and -1/4 times -24 equals 6 therefore I am right...i'm not an idiot...we JUST went over this in school k?

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Tonight I have to go to this western mystery dinner thing. And I'm supposed to dress in western clothes. The problem is what can I wear cause I don't really have anything besides jeans. If anyone has any simple but creative ideas can you please let me know by like 3 today (sat.) If you read this after then just ignore it. Thanks

hmmm...well jeans are great! absolutely great! if you have some with holes in them thats even better!!! but if not, regular jeans are fine. If you have any form of boots (preferably cowboy boots or something similar) those would be cute with the pants tucked into them. As for the shirt, plaid shirts are awesome! BUT if you dont have that white tee's (or white tanktops) work great! and another thing that would be cute with your shirt (white tee or plaid shirt only!and only if you have the body to do this!!) you could kinda pick it up to show a bit of your stomach. But not too much because you dont want to look like a whore, especially if your 13-15 years old. If you dont know what to do with your hair, a cute suggestion would be pigtails...LOW pigtails...Like the ones that hang below your ears..if you arent sure how to do it, just simply part your hair down the middle and secure your pigtails near your ears..and let them hang in front of you! Now thats cute! lol! I hope I helped a little bit! If you need any help with anything I mentioned please leave me some feedback and include a screen name (MSN or AIM would be great) and i'll be more than happy to help! Good Luck!

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ok i am 13/f,

I was wondering if 13 is too young for someone to usae a tanning bed. i know it is bad for you, but is it to young. i know poepl who are my age and go year roung. i am only going for a month because i have an occatuion i want a tan for, and where i live we dont uch sun. myother question is,can i getskin canser even if i am only going a month..it is kinda late now to ask for me last day will be 2 marrow. but i would ,like to know your oppion.

thx, i rate high!

Alyssa

No 13 is not too young to go to a tanning bed..HOWEVER you might get addicted which isnt always a good thing. and as for cancer it would depend on how often you went during that month and the bulbs they use. I think that if you have ANY doubts you shouldnt do it. An alternative to tanning beds would be a spray tan but i know those can make you look orange and streak and what not. but they are infact MUCH safer than a tanning bed. But your best bet would be a bronzer. A bronzer basically makes your skin have a slightly darker glow to it..and if you mess up..it washes off and the best part...NO STREAKS GUARUNTEED!! they make moisturizers (that you wash your face with) that have bronzers in them so you can deffinately try those! there's even make-up bronzers so if you really prefer a tanning bed go for it...but a much much much safer and best bet is a bronzer! Hope i helped! good luck

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okay i like this guy and i just talked to him and he said he could see me as a potential girlfriend, but i have no diea what that means. He aslo just got out of a dirty breakup (they were goin out for 8 months) so what is he trying to tell me?? please please help!!

well it could mean one of two things:

one: he really likes you
or
two: your on the rebound (if you dont know what that means its just sayin that since he just got out of a bad break up he could be feeling lonely or guilty or something and not mean what he says)

when he says he can see you as g/f potential he's basically saying that your his type of girl perhaps and he MIGHT be interested in dating you. so if he starts flirting with you dont get swooned so easily..he could be using you as a rebound! so give him some time and then if he still feels the same way maybe he does like you!!! hope i helped and good luck

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Hello, I am a girl and I want to buy an at home waxing kit for my face, mainly my upper lip and my eyebrows. I have sensitive skin. Im not that educated on waxing. I dont know the difference between, hot waxing, cold waxing, 'sugaring', and no heat waxing, ready to use strips, or something. There seems to be alot of products by sally hansen. My question is, which is the best, easiest, and cheapest one to buy? Keep in mind my skin is a little sensitive, and I dont have alot of money, either. 10 dollars is even alot for me. I also dont want the hair to grow back very fast, i just got a wax on my uperlip and it was a very bad job and grew back in 2 days. Any suggestions on which little kit thing i should buy (no nads)? THANKS!

well heres some waxing basics for you first:

Hot waxing: where you heat the wax up. but if you heat wax be sure not to get it too hot to where you burn your skin!
cold waxing: just regular wax usually attached to strips, which are patted onto the skin I believe its not supposed to be as painful as hot waxing (in my opinion neither hurt)
sugar waxing: no different than regular waxing, ive never tried it but people who have swear that it doesnt hurt at all(this may be your best option)
No heat waxing: the exact same thing as "cold" waxing
ready to use strips: just a term which means that the strips are already cut into pieces for you to use.

i'm not sure on the whole easiest, best and cheapest because i havent tried many waxes...but since you say you have sensitive skin try anything thats sugar wax. they also have things where you can bleach your hair but i dont know if you can on your face...esp. yours since its sensitive. My advice: stick to sugar waxing..and if thats too hard you COULD try cold wax..but whatever you do DONT DONT DONT DONT DONT buy those creams that "melt" away hair! it will do absolutely nothing but irritate your skin! and cause really bad rashes! and a little tip...when you wax...make sure you put some sort of soothing lotion over the area you waxed after you clean your face off! most waxes come with it but if not i spose you can buy some! hope i helped and good luck!

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