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Q: Okay I have had my ipod for about 3 years. I love it, I have about 500 songs on it! My old computer with my itunes that had all my songs on it crashed. So I got me a new one a little while ago. I have itunes downloaded but i don't know if i should use it? I bought some new songs i wanna download but when i plug in my ipod to sync, it doesn't give me the option to put all the songs on my ipod already in my current itunes library. I don't want to loose them they costs to much. What should I do?

im not sure if you know this but you can only download purchased songs (purchased from itunes) back onto your computer from your ipod. that being said these are the steps to download songs from your ipod to the computer:
1. when you plug your ipod in do not sync it. just click out of that box if it gives you the option
2. go to files and select transfer purchases from ipod. and then follow the instructions
3. if it says something like the computer is not authorized go to store (the link at the top of the window) and select authorize this computer or authorize computer. you can only have 5 authorized computers at one time. so if you dont use that computer a lot you can deauthorize the computer using that same link.

im not sure if i helped let me know how that works and if it doesnt ill try to figure something out!

Q: I dont want to post it for fear that someone might steal it. Its really original.. and SICK. (: Haha on New Years day I thought about 2011 and laughed cause it seemed pretty impossible to make glasses for that year and then went on MS paint and drew a pretty badass concept.

Like maybe I could sell my idea but how do I come about that sort of thing? Who do I sell it to? Or do I patent it first? IDK. How do I even patent something..? I'm 15 years old and in the United States.

Or, I could make the sunglasses myself but I'd rather not do that cause i have no idea how to do that and make them look good and legit like the ones you see on TV during new years.

So I either patent it, send my idea to companies, or make them myself. What do I do? A combo? Of which? And how?

THANKS SO MUCH. LYSM♥

I wondered what they were going to do as well haha.
so i found out who ran the event of the ball dropping in time square. the organization is called time square alliance i was searching and off to the right on this website

http://www.timessquarenyc.org/deals/deals.html

is an advertisement for what any ideas you might have for the event. and i felt like the glasses were included in that.

it seems to me like you're trying to make money off of this idea im not sure how to do that. i think you should email the company using the advertisement not give them the idea right away and then ask them

if you want to patent your idea go to this website

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/patent/patentfull.html

it shows you what a patent is, if your idea is able to be patented and you can look to see if the idea is already out and then from there it shows you how to patent something. (just click on the number you want to learn about..you'll know what im talking about when you get there)

that should ensure that they have to pay you. BUT they're might be people willing to give them their ideas without pay. so be careful with that!

hope i helped!

Q: whats a good way to pass the time in a hospital... for 3 days. have computer, any good games or anything please

it gives you an excuse to get things done that you normally wouldnt be able to cause you didnt have time

read a book that you havent had time for. those kind of things, get some me time.

best of luck to you or loved one

Q: Im getting a new cell phone for the first time in quite a while with T mobile and Im really not sure what phone to get.
At first I wanted a sidekick but now I kind of want a touch screen so its between a sidekick, the G1, and the Samsung Behold.
Does anyone have any of these phone and what is your opinion on them??? What one should I get??!?!

i got a sidekick a couple of months ago, and i dont like it that much.

you have to download everything like a calculator and alarm clock..which cost money. and when you take pictures you cant use them as a back ground, same goes for when you make voice records... you cant use it as a ring tone or anything.

theres just other little things i dont like about it. ive heard good things about the g1 though. i would look at reviews or go play with them at the store

hope i helped!

Q: what are these called and where can i buy them? i dont see them sold anywhere

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F82/MAU0/FQJ6J4ZT/F82MAU0FQJ6J4ZT.MEDIUM.jpg

i normally call them pop rocks

you get them around the 4th of july. the stands that they sell the fireworks at, they usually have them at the counter.

hope i helped!

Q: hi, a few years ago i dyed my hair black and it fell out.
it thinned out a lot because i waited a while. you could see my scalp, then i got protein treatments and my hair started falling out,.
well i dyed my hair red again and my hair is falling out again and its been like, two weeks.
every day i am tortured of the sight of my hair falling out, and i have hardly any way to get to town to buy protein treatments. i now have enough money to buy protein treatments..
i feel so bad because my family is so old fashioned they dont understand me..
i cant tell my dad my hair is falling out because hell kill me.
the last time my hair fell out, it costed about two hundred dollars to fix.
i only have 45 dollars.
i think i have enough for some redken protein treatment shampoo, i just need to know what i really need.

my hair is falling out and i need a solution fast on how to emotionally deal with this.
and what to buy.
please help me.
ive tried egg whites in my hair, and i cant try beer because im not old enough to buy it and my family wont believe me when i say what it's for.
my hair just keeps falling out
and ive cried a lot..
and i feel so much pain because hair loss to me seems very emotional, i dont know why ..
i justt need to fix it.
please help me.

i would stop dying your hair. if your going to buy products make sure it has keratin in it. (you can find it on the ingredients on the back of the bottle) keratin is what your hair is make out of and will help your hair grow. I know chi has a spray that you can use every so often. but if you go to Sallys the beauty product store they and ask a store person they should be able to tell you about some shampoos with keratin in it.

also ask them about any other product to put protein in your hair.

hope i helped

Q: can someone please explain go phones to me and how much they are? i think im gonna buy them for my boyfriend and i. thank you!! and what i need help with are the plans and like how much it costs and another question is if you have free minutes to at&t people still with the go phone and if its free to txt at&t people with go phones. thank you!!!

Go phones dont have plans, you pay as you go. so like if the phone is 20 dollars you pay 20 dollars at the counter and then you buy minute cards. so if you buy a card for 20 dollars (itll generally have 20 minutes on it)and you can use it until the minutes are up. and then you buy the cards when you need them again. Im not sure if its free to talk to someone with the same company as you. You could probably ask people in the electronics department (like at walmart if thats where your getting it from)

hope i helped!

Q: where can I see The Secret Life of the American Teenager Season 2 Episode 1 - Part 1 online
with subtitles? Or could someone give my the lines that go with the episode?

the only website that i found that had subtitles, you had to download the video.

http://www.tvsubtitles.net/tvshow-218-1.html

thats the website, all you have to click on one of the flags, and it should start downloading. the only problem was is that since it just aired last night its not up yet (the subtitles)
so i would give it two or three days and it will be there. and when it does come up just click the flag of the country that has the language that you want to view the subtitles it. [sorry if that was confusing]

also:

im not completely positive if they have subtitles, but itunes would have the episode in their store. you would just have to find subtitles that go with it.

hope i helped!

Q: my eyelashes aren't long but they're not short. Whenever I curl them and put on mascara, they aren't evenly separated, and some of them clump together and some of them are more curled than others even though i curl them all together.

any help with how to get my eyelashes evenly separated and look longer and more noticable??

mine never are seperate evenly so this is what ive come up with. (if you dont want to buy a eyelash brush) so take a paper clip and pull the end of it up so that it kinda looks like a "p". then take the part that is sticking out and seperate the clumped parts of your eyelashes.

as for some of your eyelashes being more curled... what i do is after im done and i notice the problem i take the mascara brush and just push and the parts that are less curled (try to aim toward more of the bottom of your lashes) and TADA

i hope i explained that good. if not let me know in a feed back and i can try again.

Q: ok so i litraly have over 70 or 80 scarves and i want to organize them in such a way that they look neat but are still visible for me to choose (i tend to scrumage and trash everything when i am looking for something :S) anyway so what is a good way to store them??

ohkay so i looked up a place where you can buy something like this they were around 50 or 60 bucks or so (some were more expensive) heres where i got it. http://onsmartpages.com/storefixturesusa/clothesracksaccessories/

im not sure how much space you have. some of those look a little space consuming.

hope i helped

Q: 1. is there any way to find out who commented it?
2. how could i add it to my blog, because my layout doesn't show the truth box?

i was looking around to see if you could find out who wrote in it, but i dont think there is a way. thats what every blog said. so im guessing there isnt a way

you cant add it to your blog. (well if you can i just dont know how) but idk if its your layout or if it cause you hide your comments. i had to play around with it but if its cause you hid your comments then you can still get it on your profile.

theres one or two ways.
1. i havent seen it work someone just said it did.
if you look at the html of the hidden comment code look where it says height and adjust it. the bigger the number the more space it will show. the person who mentioned it said theres was like 290 so i would start with that.

2(this is what i did)if you have one code to hide your friends and comments. change it so that there is one for each. and then if you have to adjust th eheight of the friends code or comments code.

hope i helped=]

Q: 16/f

This is a long, somewhat confusing question. I realize that it is a lot of work to figure this out so any serious answers will definately be rated appropriately. I really appreciate any advice.

For the last couple of months, I have had several 'downs' and few 'ups' with this situation. I am being harassed by girls from my school, some are "ex-friends" and others are just people who don't know me. I am wondering what is the most beneficial next step to take.

Involved People (females aged 15 to 17+):

Myself - Usually in a good mood, polite, kind to others, strongly opinionated, willing to stand up for causes which I believe in. Straight A's (with very few exceptions) and a dedicated student. Last summer I went to many parties. Strong willed, self confident and "always dressed up" describes me.

Tracey - One of my best friends, ex-best friends with Annie, used to be good friends with Danielle and Kaya.

Danielle - Last summer we were best friends, she is a "party animal," low grades, jealous of her best friend, Kaya.

Kaya - Danielle's new best friend, many insecurities, low grades, treats people badly to make herself feel better (laughing at overweight people), acts like she is amazing.

Annie - Used to be best friends with Tracey. Follows Danielle and Kaya with whatever they do.

Here is a basic timeline of the sitation for reference, I have all of the recent activity documented carefully on my computer:

November - Danielle and I got in an argument. I was talking to people at our lunch table about how I was worried about her. I also said she is friends with people then just ditches them and that I was thinking I should talk to her about it. It got back to her before I talked to her about it, she got mad and I apologized. She said tons of mean stuff to me so I ended up not talking to her for weeks. I was excluded from everything and always ended up at home doing nothing.

December - Things were great, Annie always told Tracey how much she disliked me (behind my back) but we started to become friends. At the end of the month I was excluded from "secret santa" because of my dispute with Danielle, and everyone (lunch table people) said they didn't want ME making conflict.

January - Conflicts were slightly resolved but Tracey and I noticed we were being excluded from all events and birthday parties. We started to become closer and hang out a lot.

February - Some "tough/druggie" girls attacked me, saying I "dress like a / am a tramp" and I was hit in the back of the head. I walked away from them but everyone was talking about how I "ran away crying." I still do not see why they did this and it is completely unfair. I do not dress out of the ordinary, usually - when I wear a skirt I have long legs so it looks short, but who cares anyways. I always avoid walking that way now.

March - Annie began to get mad because Tracey and I were so close. She started talking behind my back again and to Danielle and Kaya (Annie did not like Kaya at the time). Danielle, Kaya and Annie began to grow closer due to their hate of me. The 3 of them would always make plans infront of Tracey and I and purposely not invite us.

April - Danielle wrote a blog about people she hated, and I said "Honestly, do you consider me one of those people?" In reply, she went crazy and said a ton of mean things about me. She said I shouldn't bother replying because she did not want to start a "bitch fight." I was outraged, and told her to say it to my face. At school she couldn't look at me and was afraid.

April Cont - Kaya stood up for Danielle and said I was "attacking" her. I was just not letting Danielle walk all over me, I no longer wished to be friends with her and immediately stopped talking to them. I told Kaya that it was not her business. One day at lunch, Kaya and I got in a big arguement and she ended up leaving the table.

April Cont - Kaya, Danielle and Annie went to the "tough/druggie" group of girls and told them what was happening. I started to be harassed by these new girls (I will call them the hawks) and they threatened to beat me up. I backed off, feeling overwhelmed. I completely stopped talking to all of those people.

April Cont - At the same time, Tracey told Annie that she felt excluded, so Annie went against her. It was now Danielle/Kaya/Annie against Tracey and I.

May - Danielle tried to start a fight with Tracey over the computer over nothing. Pointless things continued to happen even though we weren't speaking to Danielle. I started talking to Annie and Kaya again (I regret this now) and we were fine together. I tried to be nice and work things out since the whole fight was over very little. I tried to resolve things with the "hawks" but I was still constantly stared at by them at school.

June - Tracey, myself and two of our other friends made a funny video and posted it on facebook. It wasn't about anyone it was just a pointless music video dancing around in big coats. Danielle, Kaya and Annie "copied" our video but tried to "copy our make-up, clothes and moves." They exaggerated everything and acted like completely sluts (I can honestly say that) then told everyone to "say whose is better." It was obnoxious.

June Cont - They began to harass me on MSN but I said "haha yeah you're great at being us. bye!" and blocked them. Kaya was me, Annie was Tracey and Danielle was my other best friend from the video. One day walking along the street after our friend's birthday lunch, Danielle and Kaya rode by on a bike and yelled "ugly ass sluts!" to us. We ignored them. Later on, Annie and Danielle apologized to Tracey and included me in the apology (it was never sent to me) and Tracey "accepted" their apology.

June Cont - Annie and Danielle left for a month long student exchange trip in Europe. Kaya found a new "best friend" (Ellen), whom I used to be friends with last summer but we rarely saw eachother. Kaya and Ellen posted pictures in short skirts and tanktops saying "oh ya.. this is how (my name) stands and dresses" and posted them on facebook. Kaya, Ellen, Danielle and Annie have all been put on "limited profile" for my facebook and cannot see anything except my name and a nearly blank page.

Ellen lives on my street, like a two minute walk away. She has been in many fights and now I am feeling threatened because in my honesty box on facebook, Kaya threatened that if I went to any bonfires or parties this summer that she would fight me or get other people to. Annie and Danielle are gone for three more weeks, but Ellen and Kaya are so close. In addition, they have all of the "hawks" on their side.

I have just been staying home/inside to avoid conflict and I am sick of this harassment. Please help. =(

PHew that was long, adn very confusing. alright so basically this is going to be hard but you need to tell someone that you trust an adult. its not fair that you have to stay home because your scared basically i would make sure to stand clear of them become on their good side. you dont have to be firends with them. honestly i dont knwo what else to do. if i was in that position i would feel like i couldnt do anythign cause after you tell someone then what are they going to do.. could be worse than before. so for a while at least you might have to suck it up make sure when you go somewhere you are with someone a friends family parents) just as kind of a witness i know that your parents cant always be there for you but when they can use them.

make sure your parents do know about this ordeal. it could help you they might have advice to. and if you are scared (which who wouldnt be) to go to parties then do your own thing this summer. if you can try to get away for a little while talk to your mom or dad about going ot vist family jsut to have things cool down a bit.

if that is not possible try getting a job or volenteering jsut so you have something to do this summer and your not hiding away wasting your summer completely. You can even throw your own little bash and invite close friends it doesnt have to be the part of the year and then exclude them just a friendly thing maybe a pool party or a sleep over type thing to celebrate summer. something so that you dont have to be in your house doing nothing because of this. dont let this get to your head you have a whole
summer not to worry about this USE IT.

ANOTHER THING which is not recommended but suggested (if theres a differences)is maybe its time to stop playing the good guy and sticking up for what is going on. i nnot saying ruin their life but you can make sure people knwo what is going on so there is no more people taking their side. i say this is not recommended because it could jsut blow up in your face adn make things worse but you never know. so take caution with that. but remember what they are doing to you will come around to them (karma)

when you do have to face the music when you get back to school talk to a cousulor (sp?) when you get back to school you dont have to tell on them or even gie names but ask him/her what to do. i hope ive helped some what and good luck.
=)

Q: alrighttt so i need a new straightener, because mine doesn`t really work any more the coating over the plates like wore down & you can see the metal underneath.. and when i straighten my hair it always has a wave to it because i have curly hair. i need a straightener that will get my hair pin straight. does anyone know any good brands i can buyy. price doesn't really matter.. nothing wayyy over a hundred dollars though...
thankss :)

Corioliss is a good brand. the one i have cost about 100$ and i got it in one of the keoshes in the middle of the mall. (the little stands that sells things but dont have a room)so anyways we werent going to buy it but i ended up gettin it for 15% off. but i was with my dad. i think as long as your with an adult (idk how old you are) you can get a discount at least from a keosh in a mall. just becuase most poeple arent willing to make deals with younger people including teenagers =)

Q: yes actual bugs! they like swarm my computer screen at night. theyre little gnats or something.
i dont have any food next to my computer its all clean. what are they and how do i get rid of them? ive sqished like 30 of themin like the last 20 minutes! my screen is a gross bug graveyard!!

the light from the computer screen is atracting bugs make sure you close windows and doors and turn off the monitor (you dont have to shut off the computer) JUST monitor then spray bug spray around the computer but not directly on it =)

Q: okay so i just bought the book "the truth about forever" by Sarah Dessen and i was wondering..is it a good book? what were your opinions about it?
was it funny in any way? or was it boring? its seems kinda boring but i only got through the first couple of pages. any opinions would help.

thanks

That is my favorite book! in the begining she is ust getting some info, kind of back ground info so you know what going on. ive laughed while reading her books jsut cause her characters are so well explained that i can see what they are doing. its an awesome book she is also my favorite author. as long as you like the teenage love like stories you should like it.
other books by her that are good are this lullaby dream land. =)

Q: Is every piece of clothing that is made out of only cotton going to shrink?

IS there any way to prevent this from happening, and does it matter if the water is hot or cold? I have a pair of shorts that's 100 % cotton, and I want to have minimal shrinking when I wash them, so what should I do?

Thanks

Wash in cold water. clothes shrink in hot. and when drying them dont let them dry completely let them to get where they are damp and then hang them up to dry. =)

Q: ok im an italian and so i kind of have a mustache [im a girl] will nairing it make it come back darker?

nair isnt a good idea to use on your face. if you have like an allergic reaction its easier to see. plus your face is more sensitive so just because you used nair on other parts of your body doesnt mean there wont be a reaction to it if you use it on your face. getting it wax is a better idea jsut because it takes the hair completely out so you it shoudlnt come back too much darker if it does you can bleach it or get it waxed again =)

Q: When did you make your acount??

i dont know understand what you mean. If your talking about advicenators then July 30 or 31 of 2006. i hope thats what your talking about cuase if not im going to feel stupid haha

Q: i wanted to see this movie but my parents wont allow it. whats in it thats so bad? explain please.

well i dont know if you know the story but these teenagers fall in love over the summer allie and noah and then they are split apart at the end (of the summer)(her parents dont like him) anyways years later she finds him, and they have sex even though she is engaged, and its not like explicid (sp?) it just might be why your parents dont want you to see it.

Q: i'm so bored!! I have NOTHING to do! seriously!

I'm home with my grandma all day and we have nothing to do. My grandma doesn't have time to play around with me. (she always cooks, cleans the house, in the garden etc.)

It's really nice outside (85 degrees and sunny) but I'm on my period now, so I can't go swimming (don't tell me to use a tampon because I can't) My friends are gone away. I'm sooo bored.

Oh and also since i'm on my period, I have a lot of fatigue, so when my grandma gives me something to do... i'll be like "no, I don't want to do that"

all I do is watch TV and sit in front of the computer all day.

What else is there to do that I can do with my period?

Oh and I just got done with sports camps so I'm really sore too... so I don't want to go biking, camping etc.

HELP! Sorry for all the trouble. I'm just super super duper bored

i dont know how old you are, but you can look into a job for teens, maybe bagging groceries, or volenteering at your local hospital. I run into this problem all the time (i dont have anything to do in the summer) to me it seems like during the school year you never have time to do what you want and then when you get to the summer you have all the time in the world, and dont know what to do with your self. normally i make list to remind myself what i want to do, if something seems interesting painting my nails um taking walks.. making list of what i want (like clothes) never too early to start a christams list. You can read (i dont know if your in to that) Sarah Dessen AWESOME author. my favorite books by her dreamland, truth about forever, and this lulaby (Sp?). So yea. hope i helped

bio

heyy my name is samantha. I like to help anyone who needs it. I don't have alot of experience in some of the categories, but if you drop a question in my inbox and I don't know the answer ill be sure to find it one way or another. And no question is dumb so don't not ask something cause you feel that way!!! =)