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I have locks. I love them, they are the rasta kind that you don't twist. I don't know if that makes a difference but here is the situation. When I wash them I like to let them air dry. They never really dry all the way and then they smell funny like a towel that has not dried properly. The only way I can get rid of the smell, or cover it up really, is to put some kind of oil in them that smells good. The thing is I would like to be able to do is have them smell nice right after I wash them without having to put oil in them. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Things I will not do:
Blow dry them with a blowdryer or a heater
Cut them off

Thank you for your time and energy!
Peace and love.

well, the truth is that they will not be able to smell good right out of the shower

i have curly hair and i let is air dry because hair drying them makes it all puffy and gross

you will jst have to put the oils and continue that

sorry if thats not the answer you're looking for

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What does 'mongomous' mean? I'm not sure if it's spelled right, it's probably not because I couldn't find a definition of it on google. It's just I've seen it a couple of times and I have an idea what it may mean.. but not completely sure. Any help?

do you mean monogamous?
that is the practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time

if not then go to dictionary.com
thats what i use all the time :)

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my hair has become so burnt from all the straigthening and highlights and product that ive put in it. i HAVETA strighten it now cause scrunching just poofs and its so discusting and frizzy. I dont know what to do with it! my mom says japeneeze straightening will just make it worse . frriizz stuff does not work. anything i can do or get done at the salon?

i would definatly recommend you not straightning for a while. it just seems that its gonna get worse from the straightning
also remember to condition it

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My mom got me a Ralph Lauren white turtleneck sweater for Christmas, and I love it. The only problem is that it looks sort of plain by itself. I want to add SOMETHING to it to make it look less plain. I was thinking a thick, brown leather belt slung across my waist. Do you think that would work? What else could I do with it?

P.S. The pony logo is green, if it helps.

ohh that would be cute, black i think would work too
and i liked the idea the other advice giver said, about the necklace, do that

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i need a good work out plan. im 15/f. i want to do crunches, some weights, yoga, and some kindof work on the legs?
i just dont know how often to do each without hurting myself or over-doing it.

if anyone has a workout plan set out for themselves, then please feel free to share :D

and if anybody has suggestions on what plan i could be on then that'd be great. :D

okay
you should work out every alternating day (so that way you are giving a day for your muscles to get stronnger)
excersize for 30-90 minutes
also when you do excersizes make sure you feel a slight difficulty but that it is not to tough.
and excersize based on how you feel, wether youre short or breath or light headed
dont overexert yourself
those are just some key things to remember

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(this might be in the wrong category but i couldn't really find one where it fit.)
Ok, so my neighbor i think is a smoker and every morning at like 6:00 he's outside on his patio and he's like coughing and throwing up and hacking really loudly and it wakes me up. So, i want to be polite and do something so that he'll maybe go do that in a bathroom so it wont wake me up. What do i do, should i leave him a note or something of that nature? Any good ideas would be extremely helpful, thanks in advance.

I think that a note would be fine.
just make sure its politly written and leave it in his mailbox or on his doorstep

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How can I prepare for that?
Are there any online places, that help you prepare, with questions, or etc ?

well, your not the only one
heres what im doing

below is a link to a website that gives you a SAT question a day, itll give you hints and let you know if you are correct or not
http://apps.collegeboard.com/qotd/question.do?BannerID=ba_189496&AffiliateID=1

also the best thing you can do is buy a SAT book
ps. you can buy one used for a cheaper costs
some come with disks that will give you more things
if you dont want to buy the book, go to your liberary and ask them for the book, they have tons. i recomend KAPLAN. that is very good and easy to understand

also go to your counsler and ask them if they have any practice tests they can give you and what websites you can use (they are very helpful when it comes to this)
one other thing is to go to your english teacher and ask him/her if she has a vocab list for the SAT (you can ask your counsler this if you want)

lastly, study and prepare
good luck! :)

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My baby is having a problem with getting rid of a diaper rash.

I have tried the following:

-Diaper rash ointments such as, A+D, Desitin (Zinc Oxide), and pretty much any other diaper rash ointment I can get out of the store.

-Corn starch and baby powder with cornstarch.

-Gold Bond medicated powder.

-Gold Bond Cream.

-Using baby wipes only when wet washrags are unavailable.

-Of course, diaper changes more frequent than normal.

-Letting it air out. (Diaperless crawling baby doesn't work so hot.)

-Using a blow dryer to dry the area.

I have gotten rid of most of the rash, but there are places left on his bottom that is still red and sore.

It isn't severe enough for me to feel he needs to go to the doctor, or trust me, we would be there already.
He seldom gets rashes, and when he does, they are usually difficult to completely get rid of. This one is being especially stubborn.

I know the cause already.
He is eating solid foods for three meals a day now, at 30 ounces of milk a day, 6 ounces of 100% fruit juice a day, plus his favorite snack, shredded wheat, a couple of times a day. Which means, the more he eats, the more frequently he moves his bowels.
(In case you are wondering, his pediatrician is aware of how much he consumes in a day, and says he is right where he needs to be on that.)

He isn't consuming anything new for it to be caused by allergic reaction. He is prescribed Benedryl to take in the event that happens.

He isn't ever left wearing dirty diapers, it is just that the sensitive skin on his bottom isn't used to all that pooping, which is recently 1-2 times daily.

So that is all of the information I can think of that can be helpful for you to help me.

Any suggestions of other home remedies I can try to get rid of this rash?


I kinda noticed that you said that you use washcloths to wipe him. i would suggest only using baby wipes so that it doesnt rub to much.

good luck, i hope everything works out for him :)

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OK so I have a blog site with blogger.com and I was wondering, if I signed up for adsense, would blogger.com get the money or would I?
thanks

i think you would :)

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I'm just wondering-is it weird for a columnist and a moderator to ask questions themselves?
I know a lot about different things, but some things I do not know, so I end up asking questions. Is there anything wrong with this?

Thank you! :)

that's not weird or wrong at all
because people are experts on one thing but clueless about others
plus this website is made so that everyone can help each other

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I think I might have a concussion.

It happened last night, I was playing tetris all day on the computer, then I stood up suddenly, got very dizzy, blacked out, heard moaning/breathing, then I opened my eyes and the first few seconds I couldn't understand what happened. Then I felt a huge pain on my head. I got really scared, but my mom was there and she comforted me, but I was still pretty upset and was crying for the next ten or so minutes. My mom said that I got a head rush, blacked out, fell, and bumped my head on the door. I had a pretty big lump on my head, but I iced it a little, and its gone down, although it still hurts to the touch.

When I calmed down, I felt more or less normal. I went to bed, and fell asleep almost immediately, at around 11pm. Or 10, I don't really remember, I'm not sure if I looked at the clock or not. I woke up at around ten, but I still felt very tired and still wanted to go back to sleep. I woke up a few times during the night because I kept on sleeping on my lump which really hurt.

I felt really weird throughout the day. I really want to fall back asleep again, although I'm not necessarily tired or sleepy. I haven't yawned once, for instance. My eyelids feel kind of heavy, but my vision isn't blurry. The part of my brain where I bumped my head feels a little numb and wierd, and I'll get some pain in other parts of my head. Sometimes my eyes hurt, too. None of this is extreme. I walk just fine, but carefully because I feel a little dizzy. I would not feel safe driving a car for instance. I don't think my ability to think is very good right now. I just feel like blah right now in my head area.

Do I need to see a doctor? Or should I wait a while to see if I get better. I don't think I have any memory loss, except I don't remember how I fell and I have no idea how long I was blacked out for. My mom was there, and she didn't seem too concerned, so I'm guessing I wasn't blacked out for too long, probably as I fell, and maybe a little after I hit my head. I don't feel comfortable to take a shower, either, but I could be paranoid.

It is the right side of my brain.

Please tell me what I should do. Are there any reflexes I could test by myself to see if I had any brain damage?

Thank you, and I'm sorry if this didn't make sense, I'm having trouble thinking straight.

okay, i would suggest that you look through these links that are below and see if you have the symptoms of a concussion. IF YOU DO THINK YOU HAVE ONE, DONT DELAY. GO TO THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATLY AS IT CAN GET WORSE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!
http://mdmd.essortment.com/concussionwhat_rsym.htm
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/safety/first_aid/concussions.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/concussion/DS00320/DSECTION=2
even if you dont think that you have anything, i would go to the doctor, just in case because you want to be sure. an injury to the head is a serious deal
also did you by any chance throwup?

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15/f
This school year, my parent pulled me out of public school into catholic school. Freshman year so far has been great, except my old public school friends are starting to not understand me. They get mad everytime I hang out with school friends, and whenever I can't be with them they feel like they're completely losing me. But the thing is, they're not! I love them to death and they're my BEST FRIENDS but they don't really understand that. How can I fix our relationship? I don't know what to do with myself if I lose them. And everytime I tell them this they don't find it genuine. Please give me some tips on how to make our relationship better, and to make that best friends forever promise stay forever?

well, thats a bit dumb of them (no offense)
because where ever you go you're going to meet new people and any of them can become close to you.
i have moved alot and everywhere i go i have best friends and so now i have alot of best friends because they are all different and special to me.
so you should tell your "best friends" that in a new school you need to meet new people, someone to ask for the homework and to talk about the teachers and what went on in class. tell your friends that you do "love them to death" and tell them that in no way are you trying to desert them and that you just need to know people in your new seeting and that it might make it hard if you had no friends in your new school.
hope they understand that and if they dont i would stop telling them this and would just continue hanging out with both groups of friends and forget about what they think
good luck :)

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I have a dream dictionary. What words would I have to look up if I had a dream of someone trying to break into my house and kill me?

murder
break-in
fear
and anything specific you noticed

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im just curious buttt ;
what are your new years traditions. i know everyone does something different. i'm having a small party and i need some ideas. no drinkingg and all that cause none of my friends are into it. ideas?

watching the new years ball drop in new york on tv while eating candycanes (since you wint get them for a whole year, lol)

also just have some music on
get pizza out, chips w/ bean dip, yumm

and it should be a blast :)

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how old was leann rimes when she sang "How do i live"?

i'm so curious!

umm i think aroung 15

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Where can I play games that is free online?

For exapmle, when im at school they block a lot of the websites for games and then i get bored so yeah help me out please! thanks! :D

hmm, well depends on your school and if you're a guy or girl, lol

but
gprime.com is a random site to go on if you're bored

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I know that tour dates are being posted soon, but does anyone know when they're going on tour again and if it will be along the east coast?

also, who will they be touring with?

=]

well, i know that they willl be touring with Hannah Montana

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I always eat fast food on weekends because in the winter my family drives to NH every weekend. what kind of fast food is actually healthy?

subway!
it gets you full and its tasty
but you have to remember not to put in any mayo or too much mustard, no oil, no salt
it still tasty, i know cause i never put those things in my sub either
its really healthy too and get water w/ it
no cookie and no coke
yum

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I have a very slim phsyique. Like my body is very slender and long. The only issue is the waist area below and around my belly button. It's like this these two bumps of fat on either side of my navel. It's weird since the rest of me is slim. I don't have any other places on my body that are fatty like my tummy. Imagine this: Skinny rib area. Skinny waist area. Then *bowm*. Fat. It really is queer looking. So I need some exercises to target this tummy area. My natural waist is fine; I just need target exercises for the low-riding jeans waist area. Thanks, LOL.

crunches and situps
they are the best when targeting the tummy

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I asked for a camera for christmas, the sony cybershot 8.1 mp with the touch screen LCD and its only available online and i came to reason and yeah i really like it but i started to come to my senses that maybe 300 dollars is a lot for a camera right now. What cameras do yall have that you REALLY like and would recommend?
Thanks Guys =]

wow, im gonna buy a sony digital camera too
im considering this one cause its $99
heres the link
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665289471

and its a cybershot, too
:)

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