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i want to know if im the only person that this happans to but whenever i click on columnists to see like who most recently answered questions or whatever it says error... why is this? cuz i want to ask people a problem i am having but i cant do that with not knowing who oftenly comes on and answers questions! thanks

You aren't the only person that is having this problem. I noticed this error message a day or two ago but I don't actually know the correct reason of why this is happening.

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does anybody know which sport is best for working the tricep muscles, or the arm muscles in general?

There are a few sports that work your tricep muscles and they are softball/baseball, swimming, basketball, football, cheerleading, and others. I would have mentioned one sport but there are others that work your tricep muscles too.

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I have a bit of flub going over the top of my jeans. Do you know any good work outs for abs? Preferably the lower abs!! thats where i need it the most

To tone your lower abdominal, you can do crunches and sit ups, and even running/jogging will help tone your lower abdominal.

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i wanna tone my tummy how do i do so?

To tone your abdominal/stomach, you need to do exercises or activitiers that target that area such as sit ups, crunches, riding a bike, roller blading, or running/jogging.

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When my ?'s are answered, people say "Inbox me if you still wanna talk" or whatever. How do you "inbox" a person.
May sound stupid but hey! Im kinda new...


5's for anything thats correct

This doesn't sound stupid at all, don't worry. That's another way of saying to ask them a question privately and to "inbox" a columnist, simply go to their column and click on a link that says "Ask Questions" or "Ask for advice" and then just ask them a question like you normally would but it's just to them. You don't have to be logged in to do this but you can if you want to.

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i recently got my belly button peirced 3 weeks ago, its healed really nicely. my boyfriend gave me a really pretty ring for it for my birthday and i can't wait to change it. Is it too early to change it, because it says wait 8 weeks, but its healed and i know a otn of people who have changed it earlier, thanks!

When I got my belly button pierced, I changed my ring after four weeks but you can change your ring, as long as you keep it cleaned and the ring in, it's fine.

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i have a really really bad sore throat. what can i do to make it go away?

Whenever I have a sore throat, which is all the time, I drink lemon tea with honey in it and that always helps relieve the pain and make it go away. You can always suck on a hard candy and drink water too.

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I want to put my advice column in my AIM profile but I just don't want to see a regular link. does anyone know of anyway i could make the link into a word like advice or something??

To put a link in your AIM profile that isn't the whole link, copy your column link, go to profile where you can edit it, click on "link", paste the URL in "Hyperlink URL" section and in the "Hyperlink Text" section, you can type in "My Column", "Click this", or whatever you want to type and then click "Ok" and then hit finish and that's how you do that.

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How can I straighten my hair properly so it will stay straight thru the whole day?

Most regular straighteners will straighten your hair but by the end of the day, your hair will probably wave. To straighten your hair properly, I suggest that you either buy a flat iron, CHI, or a Helen of Troy. These are the only straighteners that will keep your hair straight throughout the day. When you straighten your hair, do it in layers starting from the bottom. I usually do 5 layers all together and that works. You can also apply straightening serum that will protect your hair from the heat from the straightener and that will also keep your hair straight.

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Was wondering, does anyone happen to know what you can do/use to get rid of stretch marks? LAst summer I lost a lot of weight really fast because of allergies (every time I ate I'd just vomit, waaay too much mucus in my gut for the stomach to deal with plus food) and now I have stretch marks on my sides. They're kind of unsightly, so I just wanted to know what I could possibly do to get rid of them/decrease visibility.

To get rid of your stetch marks or just fade them, you just need to rub cocoa butter or Vitamin E cream over them and they will eventually fade if you keep on using one of these two things.

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heey does anyone know any quote websites?

Some quote sites are http://www.hellz-angelz.cjb.net or http://quotecraze.vzz.net, http://www.quotemania.2ya.com, http://www.sunkissed.cjb.net, and http://www.holliesquotes.com.

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I want to get a mystic tan from one of those spray things before I go to Florida (in 3 days) My mom says I could but I was wondering - when I go out in the REAL sun ..will anything happen (like color of my skin wise or health) if I already have the mystic tan on? Im only going for 5 days - Do you think I should even bother w/ the mystic tan ..ah what do i do?!

Don't get the mystic tan done because you'll tan when you go to Florida and you may get darker if you were to get this mystic tan done. It would be different if you weren't going to Florida. You can always ask someone who works at the tanning salon and see if it would be alright to get a mystic tan when you are leaving for Florida.

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I want to read the book THE NOTEBOOK, and I was wondering if it is the total same as the movie. DUH- It is based on the book though LOL, but is it somewhat different or drastically different-thanks!

Actually, the book and the movie are basically the same thing and there is no difference between them.

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Ok, well I have REALLY dark circles under my eyes! I don't how to get rid of them , and i get almost 9 hours of sleep! Ive tried falling asleep earlier, but it wouldn't work even if i could actually fall asleep earlier. I hate them and they look so ugly! Any ideas of how i can get rid of these ugly things, or at least cover them up?

To get rid or cover up dark circles, you need to buy and use a concealer, whether it's from Cover Girl or Maybelline, any concealer will work. You put it over your dark circles and it will cover them up and then you just put foundation/cover up/powder over your face.

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im really not comfortable with my body and i wanna try a diet..but i eat way too much and people always tell me how im not fat but they dunno that i suck it in all the time. This summer i wanna have a hot body and i dunno what to do! Does anybody know of any workouts that'll help me loose some pounds on my stomach?..thanks

You need to do abdominal exercises such as crunches and sit ups. This will tone your stomach and you won't need to suck in all the time anymore. Try running/jogging, roller blading, and riding a bicycle and that will help too.

Eating healthy plays an important role when wanting to lose some pounds on your stomach.

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I've been going to the tanning bed for a week now and everytime i go im all itchy afterwords...is this a form of me being burnt? And what can I do about it?? Someone please let me know im going crazy here...haha

I have never had this happen to me before. Do you stay inside the tanning bed for a long time? If so, then this itching that you get afterwards is probably from the heat and it could be a form of you becoming burnt. If you use a certain lotion everytime you tan, try using a different one and that may help.

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im really happy with the rest of my body, and only my arms are big and flabby. for prom i want to lose the fat on my arms, and tone them up. im a gymnast, and we do TONS of pushups at practice, and it doesnt do anything. i want to lose the fat on my tricep mostly. does anyone know any tricks? we have a formal coming up in a couple of months and i want to look good in my dress.

To lose the fat on your arms, you need to lift weights and keep on doing push ups because it will take a while to see results. That's basically the only way to tone your arms and to lose the fat on them.

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I have to make some kind of food for this international festival at school, our country is mexico. I have to bring something that will feed a lot of people and all the basics are already taken. Chips and salsa and cheese dip and quesadillas and rice and tacos are already taken. I need something thats big and easy. Any ideas would be very helpful, thanks!
I rate 5!

A few years back, I did something similar to this and I made taco salad and that was easy and fed a lot of people. You can also do churros, tortillas, burritos, and enchiladas (I think I spelt that wrong).

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I was just wondering how long it takes for your boobs to grow in after you get your period.Dose it happen right away?
i rate high. thanks :)

Once you get your first period, that's usually when your breasts start to actually grow. Every girl is different; they may develop breasts before their period or after. It doesn't happen right away but once you get your period, your breasts stop growing around the age of 18.

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last week was spring break for me, and i went to the beach. While i was there, i got sunburned. My face is peeling and all. My question is, will it be ok to get my eye brows waxed tomorrow or will it make my face peel more?

Yes, it will be alright to get your eyebrows waxed. It's just that it will hurt, since your skin is burned but it won't make your face peel even more.

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