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Something was left on my door, like an official piece of cardboard paper. It says it's from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Federal Investigative Services. The note on it says, "It is necessary that I speak with you regarding an individual who is being considered for a position of trust with the U.S. Government. Your comments regarding this individual's fitness and suitability would be greatly appreciated." It also has the name and phone number of an investigator on it.

Does anyone know what this is about?

Like the others said, it's probably someone that's applying for a job with the government. My neighbor was going for a promotion with NASA, so my mom had to fill out a paper, like what kind of neighbors they were, how often we associated with them, etc. It's probably something similar to that.

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what privileges/disadvantages does an 18 yr old yet/experience? what cant they do yet still?

If you're 18, you can buy cigarettes, vote, and go to war. But also, if you get in trouble with the law, you're tried as an adult, and you still can't drink alcohol.

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can a baby become addicted, and feel the need for tobacco if the mother smokes? can it become addicted to alcohol? anything?

I just did a health project on babies that were affected by the mother's use of illegal drugs. With any illegal drug, the baby will most likely be born premature, have brain damage, the woman is more likely to have a miscarriage, etc. The baby can be addicted to the drug and they will suffer from withdrawal symtoms. You can use google to find exactly what drug has what withdrawal symptoms.
As for alcohol and smoking, I'm not sure if the baby will necessarily become addicted, but they will be smaller than normal, and like the other columnist said, can suffer from Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.

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so, my sister is about to have a baby, and she cant think of ANYTHING to name the baby if its a girl! she already has two boy names picked out, Chandler Brady, and Noah Luke( so cute!:]). so, could anyone suggest any names that they like for a girl? anything will do. thanks so much!

My two favorite names for girls are Madison Elizabeth and Ava Grace. There's also tons and tons on babynames.com.
Good luck!

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im looking for a new job because i work at a drycleaners and its not worth what im being paid so was wondering:

1. where do you work?
2. how much does it pay?

Thanks!

I work at a grocery store as a cashier. The store I work at is family owned, so it's only located where I live. The specific store I work at hires at 16, but some hire at 15 1/2.
I make $7. But keep in mind-I live in Ohio, so the cost of living is much cheaper than let's say, California. Minimum wage here is $6.85. I started at $7 an hour, so eventually I'll get raises and everything. In my first six weeks, I made $530. Taxes suck.
If you decide to work at a grocery store, make sure you know your vegetables :)
Good luck!

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okay this is the most stupidest question i have ever asked anyone but here it goes, me and my friend were watchin grounded for life on TV today and it was the episode where the mom has the baby during Lilly's highschool graduation and she said she thought it was one of the last episodes and i said i thought it was one of the first because i swore i seen her later on the show or antother show...so we googled it and didnt really find anything but i dont know who the girl im thinking of is, she is on some TV show (maybe an older one) she is short kinda chunky and has like wavy dark brownish hair maybe was like 9 or 10 and on one of the episodes she left a bowl of pudding on the couch and her mom sat in it and she was wearing her sisters wedding dress so she put a big bow on the back blah blah blah but could someone PLEASE tell me which show this is and who the girl is when i try to think of the name i think of marcie or macy idk any help is appreciated because its been bothering me all day

P.S. sorry for how long it is for such a stupid question

In Grounded for Life, that episode is one of the last, if not the last. The other show you're talking about is Still Standing. The little girl's name is Soleil Borda. She isn't in Grounded for Life- the shows were made around the same time, so she couldn't have been.
If you go to imdb.com and type in Grounded for Life, it'll give you a list of the actors and which character they play, and then a list of shows and movies they've been in.

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ok im gonna have a baby soon and i really want to name if its a boy 'sean' or a girl 'brooke' but i have no idea wat their middle names gonna be can anyone give me some suggestions.

My cousin's name is Sean Albert, named after my grandpa. You can try something like that.
Also:
Sean Ryan
Sean Michael
Sean Patrick
Sean James
Sean Jackson
Sean Andrew
Sean Liam
Sean Anthony
Sean Joseph
Sean Jacob

Brooke Elizabeth
Brooke Lynn
Brooke Marie
Brooke Catherine
Brooke Madison
Brooke Madelyn
Brooke Grace
Brooke Taylor
Brooke Alexa
Brooke Alexis

Babynames.com is a really good site to look at. There's tons of names there. You could also have the baby's middle name be after you/your husband/parents/grandparents/anyone special.

Congratulations on the baby! :)

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whats the abriviation 'BTW' mean????

By the way.

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wellll
its almost christmas time
only 23 more shopping days left!
but the question is, how do you go shopping when you have no money!
im 15, and no one will really hire me for a job, i have to wait until im 16.
and of course i have no money!
i am trying to do odd jobs and collect momey for gifts
but i still dont have much
all my friends are asking me what i want them to get me for christmas, so i know they are all getting me something
so i have to, of course get them something too
what should i get them!?????!!!?
i mean, i dont want it to be cheap like a pair of earings or something
something they will be happy to get, but it cant be wicked expensive
ANY IDEAS?!

For Christmas, I really don't think you need to go all out for your friends. Save that for birthdays. Just give them a little something, and it's still meaningful.
Last year for Christmas, I got my friends a coffe mug, with two packs of hot chocolate and some candies inside. Then I made chocolate covered pretzels and chocolate covered peanuts and put them in little baggies. I got this stuff at the dollar store, for probably under $15, depending on how many you're getting.
Or, you could do like a movie themed gift. Give them $10 to blockbuster, popcorn, and candy.
You could also buy a picture frame and put pictures of the two of you in it. Meaningful, and cheap.
Earrings is fine, maybe just give them a necklace, too, or a braclet. You can also just get them nail stuff, like top/base coat, french manicure kit, things like that. Or a make up bag. You can buy a bag for cheap, then put like eyeliner, mascara, and eyeshadow in it. Or just do a variety of soaps, body washes, sprays.

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I live in Illinois and i have cingular as my cell phone service


does it cost money to *67 somebody?
what bout *69

I don't think it costs anything extra for *67, but for *69 it does, but I'm not sure how much.

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Alright, I was going to put highlights in my hair at home, but everyone is saying it's bad..and eh yeah.


Alright well, my hair is a medium-dark brown. I want to put black in it, but i want highlights..i don't know if that'd look good or not..but can i buy the package to dye your whole hair black, but just put highlights, can i just do that or not?


or can i dye my hair blonde at home? or do i gotta go to a salon?
thanks!

Since you have dark hair, I really wouldn't recommend going blonde. That usually looks horrible because you can see the roots, salon or not, just dyed or not.

Highlights are hard to do by yourself. I've done highlights in my mom's hair, and it didn't really turn out as highlights because it was hard. I'm sure if you use foil or something it'd be a lot easier, though. If you get the black highlights and don't like it, you can always dye it back.

For highlights, you should go to a salon. If you dye your hair blonde, you should go to a salon as well. If your dying it from like dark brown to black, you don't really need to go to a salon, since it's not as hard as highlights. If you mess up, its not as noticable since you're going darker.

And,you can buy a box for all over color, just highlights, or both.

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I'm trying out for my all state choir in two weeks. I'm getting braces in one week. Will the braces affect my singing in any way?

It can, but it might not. When I first got braces, it didn't at all. However, when my friend got them, it did. But, she also got this metal bar thing behind her bottom teeth because her tongue was pushing her teeth forward or something. But that lasted like a week. My Spanish teacher had them and she had a lisp. I'm not sure if that was because of the braces or not, she just got them off and I didn't pay attention. Anyways, if it does, it most likely won't last more than a week. Nothing to worry about. :)

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There is a new series coming up on either nick or disney channel.
I can't really remember the name of it.. it's something like "Between the Bell" or something with the word "bell" in it.
and its about these kids in high school and things happen between classes and stuff...

can someone tell me what its called? thanks

Its on Disney Channel and its called As the Bell Rings.

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I have to get up at 6:00 A.M for high school... In your opinion, is it better to shower the night before, or when you wake up? Because, I have P.E...and when I take a shower, I preferably wash my hair. So, which way do you do it? This is a really weird question LOL

I take showers at night. This way, you don't have to wake up as early, and you don't have to blow dry your hair, which will prevent it from getting as damaged. In P.E, at least for my school, we didn't sweat at all. But, we also didn't get the oppurtunity to shower after. It would take me an hour to shower, blow dry, and straighen, so I'd deffinately shower at night. If you're scrunching your hair or something, then take it in the morning.

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what causes TSS when using a tampon
and what are the syndromes of TSS like how do you know you have TSS

ill rate high

Its caused when you leave a tampon in for too long; longer than eight hours, I think.

Symptoms:
-High fever; about 102 degrees.
-Rash.
-Headache.
-Muscle aches.
-Sore throat.
-Cough.
-Nausea and vomiting.
-Diarreha.
-Abdominal pain.
-Lightheadedness or fainting.
-Confusion or disorientation.
-Low blood pressure.

If you leave a one in for too long and you get any of these symptoms, go to a doctor immediately. It can be life-threatening.

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what does everyone think are good baby names for a boy and a girl. give as many as u want. thanks to all!!

GIRLS:
Ava
Elizabeth (maybe Ellie or Ella for short)
Madison
Mackenzie
Madelyn or Madeline (Maddy/Maddie for short)
Adriana
Arianna
Cassie
Emily
Kristin/Kristen
Katelyn/Kaitlyn/Caitlin
Kaylynn

BOYS:
Brayden
Jack
Michael
Matthew
Connor
Andrew
Jacob
Caleb

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so what happened to that gurl who won for the next pussycat dolls i dont see a seventh girl in them? what the hack?

I heard somewhere she just went on the show to be famous, and didn't really want to be part of them. She just used the show to get noticed. They're doing another show this fall, or sometime soon.

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[I didn't know which category this should go under]

Okay so my skin is pretty fair. I'm mostly irish. However, I do tan a little bit. I know this is hard to judge, but how long do you think I could stay out in the sun without being burnt, because I want some color, but I am terrified of getting burnt again. The first time I went out this year, I was out for 3 hours straight and got a wicked bad sunburn.


I know its really hard to judge, so I appreciate any answers.

I'm the exact same way. My mom told me to go out everyday for about half an hour or 45 minutes. You'll gradually get a tan.

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I'm gettin my license in 2 weeks and I am so scared! I'm not a bad driver I just don't know what they are going to have me do. Has anyone tested for their license in North Carolina? If so what do you have to do for the driving test and is there a written test? Also do you drive your own car or is one provided for you?

There is a written test. It's supposed to be common sense though. At least, that's what I've heard. I haven't gotten my license yet, I get my temps in two weeks :) but my brother just got his. The acutal driving test is hard. My brother failed the first time, and for my cousin, it took him three times. There's cones set up that you have to drive through. There's two cones, a car apart. Then, a little behind them, there are two other cones. Then, behind them, one cone in the middle, kind of like this [hopefully it shows up right]:

x

x x

x x

Then, the person will tell you left or right. You have to turn whichever way, then reverse it back. My brother failed because when he took classes, the teacher told them they could go either way [why he didn't listen to the instructer in the car I'll never know, hah]. If you hit a cone, you lose points. If you knock one over, you fail and have to wait a week to take it again. I'm pretty sure how that works, it's what I've heard. For Ohio, at least. It could be different for different states.
They can provide you a car, or you can bring your own. If they provide one for you, they'll charge you. I recommend borrowing from someone who has the smallest car, so its harder to hit the cones.
Good luck!

Haha, okay so it didn't turn out right. The one where there's just one x, should be in the middle. And, the rest are spread out further. :)

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Does anyone know where I can find a free and legal website that lets you download the original/regular Sims game or other ones? Or at least where I can find the original Sims game for my computer or gameboy advance because I can't find it at Walmart, and you can buy it -without- having a different Sims game for the requirement. Thanks!

I'm pretty sure there's nowhere you can download it legally. Illegally, I'm not sure either. But, you can buy it really cheap now, since it's so old, for under $5.
You can order it off Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-15008-The-Sims/dp/B000040OEI/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-3072367-2808031?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1186616534&sr=8-1

Other than that, I can't find anything. It's tough to find because everyone wants to buy the Sims 2 with all those expansion packs now. For the requirements, those are for exansion packs only. And, of course, there's computer requirements so it'll run on you computer. Other than that, there isn't any. Good luck!

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